Elder Bruce C. Hafen, General Authority and member of the First Quorum of the Seventy of the Church of Jesus Chirst of Latter-Day Saints, spoke at the 19th annual conference of Evergreen International. Evergreen, a nonprofit group, helps Mormons “overcome homosexual behavior” and “diminish same-sex attraction.” The conference was held at the LDS Church’s Joseph [...]
I have been slowly responding to the text of a presentation that Richard Bushman gave discussing Church members who have learned new facts about Mormonism— facts they find disconcerting. I have addressed 3 of the 4 characteristics he lists for a “revived Latter-Day Saint— someone who manages to still believe in Mormonism despite discovering a [...]
I can’t take credit for coming up with this question— and I wish I could, because I think it’s really incisive. It gets to some of the stickier issues that surface when dealing with truth and religion— issues that are hard to sometimes see from other angles. It is a hard thing to consider, really. [...]
While I have some issues with some ideas in your Revived LDS presentation, I applaud addressing this matter in a way that many believing LDS can’t— directly. You do a remarkably good job of understanding the issues and feelings experienced by many who make these discoveries (I wonder if you’ve felt some of these yourself)— [...]
On the rare occasions when I tell active LDS that I no longer believe in Joseph, the Book of Mormon and the “only true and living” their disappointment is clearly visible. They are certain that I am deluded, deceived or, worst of all, that through grievious sin (and the like) I have lost hope. You [...]
