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Two Ways of Remembering the Dead in Manhattan

DanPeterson.Blog

Two Ways of Remembering the Dead in Manhattan

My wife and I attended a session at the Manhattan New York Temple late this morning. It’s a remarkable place, a small gem, astoundingly quiet and serene despite its being surrounded by the noisy and insistent bustle of New York City.

Become As Little Children

MikeChristensen.Blog

Become As Little Children

Jesus invites us to become like little children. Not childish, but childlike- aspiring to have attributes that children naturally possess.

Cardinal Dolan and his church

DanPeterson.Blog

Cardinal Dolan and his church

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the tenth archbishop of the diocese of New York, was a great friend of the late Elder L. Tom Perry of the Council of the Twelve Apostles. They agreed, I’m told, to abandon titles and to call one another simply “Tim” and “Tom”.

Commandeering Columbus Day is an iffy way to honor Native Americans

TomPittman.Blog

Commandeering Columbus Day is an iffy way to honor Native Americans

Giving Native Americans a holiday that was originally established for another purpose is like giving your wife a bouquet of flowers that was originally purchased and used for someone else's funeral. Sure, she got flowers, but did she really get a heartfelt token of your love and appreciation?

Virtual Fireside Tonight on “Freemasonry and the Origins of Latter-day Saint Temple Ordinances”

DanPeterson.Blog

Virtual Fireside Tonight on “Freemasonry and the Origins of Latter-day Saint Temple Ordinances”

We are doing the best that we can, within the significant constraints imposed upon us by the sacredness of the temple and, of course, by our own covenants concerning that sacredness, to deepen understanding of temple concepts and practices and to enhance appreciation for them.

Have you never been mellow?

TomPittman.Blog

Have you never been mellow?

One night in college I witnessed a man spend hours tearing down the faith of my roommates. The night became a life-lesson that I'm sure none of us have forgotten.

Did Lucy Harris Support the Book of Mormon?

DanPeterson.Blog

Did Lucy Harris Support the Book of Mormon?

I join my voice with that of John Taylor and millions of others; I’m not backing away from Joseph Smith, the Prophet who opened this last dispensation. Not even close.

The Halifax Explosion

DanPeterson.Blog

The Halifax Explosion

For a brief instant, the sea floor of the harbor was even exposed to view. Tsunamis passed through portions of the city repeatedly, then also repeatedly receded, pulling rubble and people with them back into the water. The entire residential district known as Richmond was obliterated.

Funny, Touching, Titanic

DanPeterson.Blog

Funny, Touching, Titanic

I do hope that the real J. Dawson is aware of the attention that he’s receiving, and that he appreciates it.

On his eightieth birthday

DanPeterson.Blog

On his eightieth birthday

When he died quite suddenly a little more than ten years ago, my brother was still a very vivid personality and, I thought, entirely vigorous and healthy. And, accordingly, that is how he is fixed in my mind and my memory still today.

Et in Acadia ego

DanPeterson.Blog

Et in Acadia ego

Last night, I spoke on a fairly long Zoom call with a friend who is a former mission president. He and his wife leave within a few days for a service mission in Kurdistan (specifically, in Sulaymāniyyah [السليمانية], northern Iraq, not too far from the border of Iran).

Should religious colleges and universities be permitted to continue having codes for student and faculty behavior?

DanPeterson.Blog

Should religious colleges and universities be permitted to continue having codes for student and faculty behavior?

"There is evidence that religious involvement is usually associated with better mental health."