My dear friend Lucia was twenty‐five when she married Richard Cooper in the spring of 1982. They both joined the Mormon Church in 1983 and two years later their daughter, Lisa, was born. In January of 1987, by speaking directly to Richard’s doctor, Lucia discovered her husband had AIDS. Back then that was an immutable…
Many years ago, I became acquainted with a man who was a Biblical scholar and who, at the time, was a prominent Protestant minister. He subsequently left the ministry and over many months, we had a number of gospel conversations. He finally decided to take the missionary discussions. I contacted the missionaries in my ward,…
The beautiful face of Tayva Patch and her exceptional talent is recognized by just about anyone who has viewed Church film productions in the last thirty years. From portraying Lucy Mack Smith in the Church feature film, Joseph Smith, Prophet of the Restoration, to her most recent touching role in Mormon Message’s Enduring Love, Tayva…
Nope, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints isn’t perfect…yet. Why? Because it’s made up of all us imperfect folks. From the get-go, detractors have pointed to the fleshly weaknesses—actual or contrive—of leaders and members of the Church as evidence that the Church as established through Joseph is not true. I suggest that the…