Creating a Zion Culture in the Midst of Babylon

Elder David R. Stone of the Seventy delivered a fantastic talk in the April 2006 General Conference on the Subject of “Creating Zion in the Midst of Babylon” I found particularly poignant his comments on popular culture: Link to Full Article Text with links for video or Audio I quote some specific excerpts below that stood out by their relevance to the issue of Popular Culture. Too many of the people of the world [ and I would add even people of the church] have come to resemble the... ...more

The Inherent Flaw In Atheism

Atheism is to be distinguished from agnosticism, which asserts only that since God’s existence cannot be proven, no one can know whether or not there is a god. Atheism is the proactive statement that there is definitely and conclusively no God. Really the question of God’s existence is secondary. A more fundamental question is whether or not individual consciousness continues beyond and outside of this mortal life. If conscious souls are eternal, then it is not inconceivable that one... ...more

Guiding Principles for a Successful Life by Elder Richard G. Scott

LINK to Talk at BYU Idaho Link to Audio Guiding Principles for a Successful Life Elder Richard G. Scott Quorum of the Twelve Apostles To stand at this pulpit in the presence of such a concentration of devoted, righteous graduates, parents, and loved ones is to be filled with gratitude and appreciation. I am deeply moved as I contemplate what can occur in the coming years from what you graduates will do with what you have learned at this unique university. You have the potential for making critically... ...more

Obama looks at radical global warming fix (more pollution)

AP Newsbreak: Obama looks at climate engineering Apr 8 10:55 AM US/Eastern By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The president’s new science adviser said Wednesday that global warming is so dire, the Obama administration is discussing radical technologies to cool Earth’s air. John Holdren told The Associated Press in his first interview since being confirmed last month that the idea of geoengineering the climate is being discussed. One such extreme option includes shooting pollution particles... ...more

The Last Days: Dangers of the “New Age”

In recent decades there has been much interest in so-called “apocalyptic” events. People have cited everything from earthquakes to epidemics to tsunamis as signs of the last days. They are right. All of these things are signs that we are approaching the final drama which will end this age of the world and will usher in the millennial reign of Christ. What many of them fail to notice, however, are the social and cultural trends that are equally ominous. This essay will attempt to deal... ...more

"Why I am a Latter-day Saint" – Blake Knightley

Religion is such a personal issue. What makes a person embrace a particular faith? What makes him change from one faith to another? These are questions that not even the most knowledgeable psychologist can answer for certain. Sometimes we make the often unfair judgment that someone holds or converts to a faith out of some sort of fanaticism, that he or she was brainwashed. While brainwashing can and does occur, I think most people have sincere reasons for believing as they do. As a member of a church... ...more

The Third Eye and the dangers of seeking to “open” it.

Ancient Hindu philosophy teaches we are both physical and non-physical, that the non-physical or spiritual part of us exists primarily as a flow of vibrating energy. This energy comes in and out of the body and tends to be concentrated along channels of energetic flow. The points on the body where energy channels enter or leave the body are called in Hinduism Chakras. This system has been adopted fully by the new occult. Each of the seven chakras is believed to govern different aspects of consciousness.... ...more

Extraterrestrial Spaceships Answer to Climate Change?

This quite a interesting perspective on climate solutions….. http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/05/14/14greenwire-a-climate-solution-thats-out-of-this-world-19116.html New York Times May 14, 2009 A climate solution that’s out of this world By ANNE C. MULKERN, Greenwire One of the newest energy lobbyists claims he has the answer to climate change: spaceships. The government has in its possession “extraterrestrial vehicles,” lobbyist Stephen Bassett said, as in “flying... ...more

LDS Christianity Explained to New Agers: Souls and God(s)

This picture shows the difference between unorganized and organized matter. It symbolizes the difference between unorganized intelligence (consciousness), what the New Age calls the source and organized intelligence, what LDS call a soul. What the Masters-of-Wisdom teachings call God or the Source is nothing more than an infinite formless ocean of primitive intelligence (uncreated consciousness) which has yet to be given spiritual (etheric) or physical form and structure. It is not God because the... ...more

The Inherent Flaw in Atheism

Atheism is to be distinguished from agnosticism, which asserts only that since God’s existence cannot be proven, no one can know whether or not there is a god. Atheism is the proactive statement that there is definitely and conclusively no God. Really the question of God’s existence is secondary. A more fundamental question is whether or not individual consciousness continues beyond and outside of this mortal life. If conscious souls are eternal, then it is not inconceivable that one... ...more