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At first glance, this article seems like a hot mess. But I believe that it's salvageable. In order that it might pass muster in any reputable peer-reviewed journal on the planet, as editor I would insist on inserting a word that not only encapsulates the article's content but elucidates its authors'...

It is maybe the most clear-cut instance on record where Russell M. Nelson can be seen doing his thing -- revising normal events into miracles after the fact, and reordering events to make those events seem even more miraculous. All set against the incredibly benign decision of what to name his son....

Great setup and knock-down! Round 2 TLDR: In a different chapter of his book, Russell refers to his heavenly visitation by the unremembered messenger as a dream . On January 22, 1972, I was in Sun Valley, Idaho, speaking at a meeting of the Idaho Heart Association. I was given a very lovely room in...

... Surprisingly, Russell can't seem to remember who gave him the message(?) Criminy, how many options are there?! Was it the Lord? The Angel Gabriel? Brother Joseph? Lucifer? The ghost of Narcissus? -- Oh well, at least we have it on Nelson's authority that such things are of no importance. And Ru...

Furthermore, it was impressed upon my mind that his name should be Russell Marion Nelson, Jr. Oh good lord. Of course you knew from the first paragraph that somehow this was all about celebrating him, but God likes to switch it up and make it a surprise, how would the tin man be delighted this time...

One autumn night in 1957, Dantzel awakened me with a very special announcement. She said, ‘‘During the night I had a remarkable vision. It was more than just a dream. I saw a little baby boy. He was a very special, handsome child. He had a round face and lots of hair; he looked just like you! I had...

My family moved up to Kent Washington just before my senior year during those heady days when the Church was true, Mormons were fun-loving and respectable, and all was well in Zion. A friend of mine from one of the other wards came to live with us a few months before receiving our mission calls (he ...

"Seek answers with a fervent desire to believe" "Your sincere questions asked in faith will always lead to greater faith" "Learn all you can about the gospel and be sure you turn to truth-filled sources for guidance" "Do not be led astray by those whose doubts may be fed by things you cannot see in...

More bolting the door on unapproved sources. Trying to keep kids and young adults living in fear of reading the CES Letter, or for that matter fully pursuing the footnotes in church essays. Information control a telltale cultish attribute. So glad my kids won’t be subjected to this fear mongering. ...

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