Ordinances that are performed by women
We talk so much about the priesthood and ordinances at Church, and we usually connect the two together. Since only men are given the priesthood, ordinances are always associated with men (with the exception...
Category: Gospel
Sacred Music Sunday: I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
One of my favorite hymn composers is Ralph Vaughn Williams. Every tune he pens brings to my mind the majesty of God. Near the top of the list is the hymn tune Kingsfold, which...
Guest Post: The Syrophoenician Woman Is My Hero
[Photo credit: “Tyre Al Mina” by Heretiq, Wikipedia Commons] By Kaylee I’ve been studying the bible story of the Syrophoenician woman. In the King James Version she’s called the Syrophenician woman. Matthew calls her...
Covenants: The Stuff of Dreams and Nightmares
I have been thinking and writing about temple covenants during the past few weeks. I am writing a paper for an upcoming Mormon Studies conference and am in the middle of cataloging the changes...
Exponent II Winter 2019 Preview: Letter from the Editor
And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. And [the man] said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And [Jacob]said, I will not...
Guest Post: She Pondered in Her Heart
By Alli C After nearly a year hiatus from scripture reading, I decided this year to give the “Come Follow Me” curriculum a try. Partly because my faith transition over the past year has...
Jesus Doesn’t Want Us to Teach the “Ideal”
So many times, when I or others have expressed that a particular way that a message at church has been framed or presented is hurtful or irrelevant to a swath of the congregation, the...
Sacred Music Sunday: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
My favorite hymn of all time is Love Divine, All Loves Excelling. It was written by Charles Wesley, and it is set to a handful of different tunes. One of the most common tunes...
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