Latayne C Scott

Is there a Universal Grammar of God?

Where does my heart beat much of the time? In my family, in my writing, and in my Bible study…

14 years ago

Reason #166: Because of Letters Like This

I sometimes get letters like this. They do indeed cause me to pause and re-evaluate my reasons for writing what…

14 years ago

Reason #165: The Futility of Trying to Talk Grace to a Mormon

Mormons believe in grace -- as a subsequent to the exhaustion of your own good works. Yet, this is not…

14 years ago

A Book and Eternity

I love (and often mention) the generalization we can derive from Jesus’ feeding of the 5,000 – where the lunch…

14 years ago

Reason #164: The LDS Church is a Corporate Investment Entity

I recently read an article that quotes a former employee of the LDS Church who has insider information about how…

14 years ago

Reason #163: Because of the Joseph Smith Papers

Did you know that all of the published images (and transcripts) of the writings of Joseph Smith are now online…

14 years ago

Speaking at Women Walking With God

You can read more about this conference here. Over 800 women attended this year.

14 years ago

Reason #162: The Mental Gymnastics of Anticipating Polygamy

As a young Mormon woman I believed that I should prepare myself for plural marriage (the mainstream LDS church does…

14 years ago

Reason #161: Fanny Alger

On an ex-Mormon discussion board recently, the question was posed: What was the tipping point that caused you to leave…

14 years ago

Reason #160: LDS attitudes toward non-supportive books

When I was a Mormon at BYU, someone left a pamphlet printed by Jerald and Sandra Tanner on the doorstep…

14 years ago