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BYU Library makes very funny commercial parodying Old Spice Man

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:27:36 +0000

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What's Wrong With '8: The Mormon Proposition' About LDS Support for California's Ban on Same-Sex Marriage

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:11:01 +0000

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How Students Destroyed BYU Religious Education

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:12:52 +0000

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Are Mormons Ready for an LDS Study Bible?

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:54:43 +0000

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LDS & Public Square

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:39:31 +0000

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peter on zionlist blog: First Post

2010-06-09T16:36:47.506128+00:00-0700

I've noticed that it's been slow around here. I really should be more vigilant about cross-posting from r/lds.

peter on San Diego Mormon temple getting touch-up

2010-04-28T01:41:38.928108+00:00-0700

It's a newspaper website. The supposedly reputable old guard media websites have comment threads that are almost as bad as 4chan.

San Diego Mormon temple getting touch-up

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:02:43 +0000

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BYU first, Harvard second on U.S. News & World Report's enrollment-percentage list

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:43:31 +0000

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After 100 Years, Are The Boy Scouts Still Relevant?

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:17:11 +0000

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BYU Cougars will play at Texas in 2011

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:51:54 +0000

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Prop 8 film sells out at Sundance

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:27:27 +0000

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peter on Just for the record, Meridian Magazine is not canonized scripture and just because an author has the name "McConkie" doesn't make her writings doctrine. Why do Mormon feminists insist on elevating Eve and women to a superior position over Adam and males?

2010-01-13T19:20:14.045559+00:00-0700

>In addition to her logic fallacies and self-contradictions, she extrapolates doctrine that doesn't exist. If you mean the author, *his* name is James Summerhays. I don't know if the sex of the author is relevant, but I thought I might clarify.

LDS Church response to Haitian earthquake

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:50:28 +0000

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peter on Getting to Know China

2010-01-13T18:02:38.558334+00:00-0700

Just don't [Google China](http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/world/asia/14beijing.html).

peter on Relocating: Why we should build chapels with access to public transit

2010-01-13T18:01:15.138334+00:00-0700

I think proximity to public transportation routes *should* be a factor in chapel location decisions, though certainly not the exclusive or predominating factor. My previous bishop's family had only one vehicle, so he traveled to church by bus the majority of the time. The fact that he could make it work is admirable. It's really only an issue in more urban environments, but proximity to public transit can also help college age kids and young single adults, who often don't have cars and are just starting to establish church attendance habits of their own.

peter on CES Fireside 10 Jan 10 - Neil L. Andersen

2010-01-13T17:56:11.892093+00:00-0700

This time of year, when I hear CES, I'm thinking Vegas rather than SLC. :-)

Relocating: Why we should build chapels with access to public transit

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:09:03 +0000

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peter on Really long and asinine discussion on the future of polygamy and what you should be doing about it

2010-01-08T19:52:36.125586+00:00-0700

Ugh. Too long. I'm sort of interested, but the length and high probability of irritation is going to keep me away.

peter on IamA Person Who Can't For The Life Of Me Stay Alert And Awake During Church

2010-01-08T19:27:10.165586+00:00-0700

Yeah, I feel the same way about overly participating. Some boring lessons would require more participation than would be appropriate in order to keep my attention.

MormonTimes - LDS Church acquires 13 acres in downtown Salt Lake City

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:22:20 +0000

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peter on IamA Person Who Can't For The Life Of Me Stay Alert And Awake During Church

2010-01-07T17:16:40.218877+00:00-0700

I had that problem in college, although it was due more to my lack of sleep than boring classes. You may have gotten out of the habit of extended concentration. Focusing on one thing for long periods of time is kind of a lost skill, especially if your job or home life involves a lot of multi-tasking. Here's my advice: make your church attendance more interactive. The obvious way is to answer questions and provide comments in class, but that's not always feasible and not everyone feels like piping up all the time. A better alternative may be to take notes. The late Henry Eyring had a tactic he used during boring talks or lessons: he would rewrite the talk or lesson in his head. I frequently do the same, but I jot things down on 3x5 note cards I keep in my scriptures. I usually like my version of the talk or lesson better than the one being given. I throw away most of those cards, but I file the good ones away and occasionally use that material in talks or lessons I have to give. And it definitely helps me keep my attention better.

New Gospel Principles manual removes all references to Mormon Doctrine

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:44:24 +0000

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10 Things I Learned From Being In A Bishopric

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:06:40 +0000

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Colombian Mormon denied political asylum

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:01:19 +0000

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