NOTE: Ideas here spin off from some thoughts that Blaire Ostler shared at Sunstone this weekend and are similar to ideas and thoughts she’s shared here, here, and here. God is plural. Elohim in Hebrew is a plural noun. Joseph Smith taught that the council of Gods commenced the work of Creation. The Book […]
Read more "Plurality of God"One of the biggest struggles I faced in the depths of my faith remodel that still resurfaces, especially when I find myself in an unfamiliar or new congregation, is feeling like I belonged at Church. I have felt this in other settings as well, but Church was the predominant place that I felt like I […]
Read more "I Belong to the Church…"Mormonism is deeply entwined with America and often carries with it a particular brand of American Exceptionalism. The Nashville Tribute Band has a somewhat surprisingly insightful chorus that conveys some of this: “Somewhere there’s a prophet In a place they call Kirtland And he’s building a temple to worship my God And I’m filled with […]
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Conor Hilton 