How Buddha treated those who tried to kill him, when he helped people, and his final sermon
There were 3 things that stuck out in my readings this week: how Buddha treated those who tried to kill
Category: Religion
The 1879 version of the BoM claims 10-15 MILLION people died in the last Jaredite war. This would place their civilization at half the population of Rome, and left no trace of it.
Including wives and children, the numbers very probably must have been from ten to fifteen million page 606, footnote b
Reminder: Current GA owns a company that does a lot of construction jobs for the church. He’s profiting off his position as a GA
Craig Zwick has been a GA since 1995. His construction company, Zwick Construction, has done a shit ton of work for
Sisyphus
Sisyphus was a trickster character in Greek mythology. He was punished for his tricks with the task of rolling a
Teachers and Simplicity
There were 2 things that really stood out to me in the reading this week. The first being who teachers
#ThatHappened
Many of Buddhism’s concepts are used metaphorically in stories. Some of these metaphors are supernatural and completely unrealistic. Its another
Buddha’s Origin Story
The story of Buddha, who is also known as Siddhartha Gautama, Bodhisattva, and Shakyamuni, is a fantastic one. It is
Introduction
I was born and raised LDS. When I was 20 I read about the unsavory parts of Mormonism, and decided
A family member went on a “Nephite Themed” trek.
They went into the woods dressed in traditional cheesy Nephite costumes like the one above for a week to hike
Continue readingA family member went on a “Nephite Themed” trek.
Undeniable proof that the Journal of Discourses (JoD) was/is an official church publication.
This was originally posted on reddit here. You may have heard that the Journal of Discourses was not an official