What is Marriage? Part Four, Marriage isn’t Malleable

What is Marriage? Part Four, Marriage isn’t Malleable Part Three                       Part Five This is part four of my series on marriage. This article will focus on the second argument of some who think that marriage is changeable to no end, which is one of the … Read more

What is Marriage? Part Three, Marriage Has Public Value

What is Marriage Part Three, Marriage Has Public Value Part Two                            Part Four This and the following article will focus more on marriage’s relationship with the state. The conjugal view better describes what distinguishes marriage from other human goods, something that the revisionist … Read more

What is Marriage? The greatest debate of our day, Part One

What is Marriage? The greatest debate of our day, Part One Part Two As someone who belongs to the restored church of Jesus Christ (LDS), I belong to one of the more conservative religions around. As a social worker I belong to one of the more liberal professions around. Sometimes it’s quite a tightrope for … Read more

My position regarding the poor

I’m not going to use a lot of my own words for this post. Sometimes I just read scripture and I want to share it, either because it affected me or because I believe in it so strongly and I want others too, also. First, a brief quote from the prophet Jacob: “Think of your … Read more

The Atonement of Jesus Christ

I woke up this morning and felt a strong desire to write about the Atonement of Christ. I’ll talk about what the Atonement is, and why it was necessary. I felt a concern that people don’t know why our Savior needed to do what He did. First though, what is the Atonement? As used in … Read more