Latayne C Scott

Reason #135: Two questions for Temple-Endowed Mormons

In the LDS temple endowment ceremony, there are two issues that a faithful Mormon must deal with. First, why is…

15 years ago

Reason #134: The Logic Required to Affirm LDS history

This article claims to have pinned down the date of Joseph Smith's supposed First Vision. It hinges on the account…

15 years ago

Reason #133: Today’s Mormons Don’t Know The Church’s Past

I have read that a very high percentage of members of the LDS church today are first-generation. Recently I had…

15 years ago

Reason #132: New Archaeological Site for Manufacturing Weapons

A newly-excavated archaeological site in Mexico shows a sophisticated Mayan manufacturing center devoted to weapons and tools. No metal weapons…

15 years ago

Chiasmus in my Current Novel

For literary geeks only: This is a chapter from the novel I am currently writing.  It includes an ancient literary…

15 years ago

Interview on Examiner

The Examiner recently interviewed me with the following questions: Q-How did you get started writing?A-Writing begins, I think, with the…

15 years ago

No Silent Reading

There have been many ground-breaking events in the history of Christian literature and its readers. Perhaps one of the most…

15 years ago

Reason #131: Joseph Smith Could Cut and Paste

A reader recently sent me a section of an article that's being circulated among Mormons. Its premise is that the…

15 years ago

Reason #130: Because I Won’t Ever Be that Fascinating

I was a faithful Mormon "girl" at BYU when Fascinating Womanhood by Helen Andelin was the gold standard for Mormon young…

15 years ago

Reason #129: Because the writing of some biblical texts in other languages does not support “reformed Egyptian”

Paul Davidson, on the Recovery from Mormonism discussion board, says a Mormon apologist defending the concept of the LDS teachings…

15 years ago