Latayne C Scott

Reason #142– One Eternal Roundabout God

A Confusing Deity Everything about the Mormon godhead is a confused mess if you accept all the supposedly-inspired teachings of…

15 years ago

Reason #141: The LDS Trinity — or Trinities?

When I was a faithful Mormon I believed that the LDS understanding of the Godhead was much more clearcut and…

15 years ago

Reason #140: Changes in the “eternal” temple ceremonies

Many middle-aged and younger Mormons express doubt when told about the LDS temple endowment ceremonies of the past. A series…

15 years ago

Reason #139: The Downgrading of a “Standard Work” of Scripture

A recent article in an LDS publication gives a hint to how the Mormon church may choose to deal with…

15 years ago

Reason #138–Seer Stone Questions

The seer stone narrative has troubles. An important part of Joseph Smith's early life was a seer stone by which…

15 years ago

Testimonies from Ex-Mormon Scholars Offered by New Site

A new site, ExMormonScholarsTestify.org, gives reasons why thinking people made the decision to leave the LDS Church. My testimony is…

15 years ago

Reason #137: The Nahom Controversy

Some LDs writers have said that a settlement in southern Arabia named NHM is the Nahom of the Book of…

15 years ago

Three Holy Week Poems

FRIDAY Blood throbbing like muffled drums Tendons stretching like fence-wires: tune-taut But soundless His reproach streaks the silence like Lightning…

15 years ago

Reason #136: God was once a man; man can become a god

Quotes from Current LDS Manuals on Nature of God Christians have long opposed the LDS teaching about the nature of…

15 years ago

Review of When Mermaids Sing

The central plot of When Mermaids Sing by Mark Zvonkovic (IUniverse, 2008) focuses on the narrator, Larry, a man still…

15 years ago