Believe All Things
Blog URL http://www.believeallthings.com/
Located South Jordan, Utah USA
Tags Politics, Government, Religion, Business, Education, Science
A personal blog which discusses principles related to politics, religion, science, and education from a distinctively Mormon perspective.
Latest Blog Posts
- Thanksgiving Reflections on Nov 26, 2009 in Religion Feasts Pilgrims
Today, I thought I would go back and do a little fact checking about the history of Thanksgiving. The following are some thoughts and reflections about this holiday. Many trace the modern history of Thanksgiving to a letter written in 1621 by Edward...
- Thomas Paine and Paper Money on Nov 21, 2009 in Money Constitution Continental Congress Thomas Paine War
Thomas Paine is well known as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States as well as an author and pamphleteer. In January 1776 Mr. Paine published Common Sense, the pro-independence monograph he anonymously published shortly after his immigrati...
- First Presidency Letter to U.S. Treasury in 1941 on Nov 20, 2009 in Socialism Communism Constitution David O. McKay Fascism Heber J. Grant J. Reuben Clark War
Tonight I came across Connor Boyack’s post that contains the full text of a First Presidency letter to the United States Treasury in 1941. This is one of those rare posts which deserve to be read top to bottom, given its length. Here is how it begi...
- Cleon Skousen on Nov 16, 2009 in Communism Brigham Young University David O. McKay Freedom
This last week I happened across an article by Brian R. Mecham which contained Thomas S. Monson’s comments at the funeral of W. Cleon Skousen in January 2006.1 At the time of the funeral, Thomas S. Monson served as the First Counselor in the First...
- American Welfare State on Nov 14, 2009 in Socialism Economics Gadianton Robbers Money
A couple weeks ago, I came across an article written about the effects of the American welfare state.1 Its provocative title immediately caught my attention since it seemed related to previous posts.2 The article is a review of Edgar K. Browning’s...
- No Atonement Except for the Character of Christ on Nov 10, 2009 in Jesus Christ Atonement Character Charity David A. Bednar Neal A. Maxwell Temple
Last weekend, in an address about the recent Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple Dedication, our stake president referred to a talk by David A. Bednar called “The Character of Christ.”1 In this talk, Elder Bednar stated: Last September I participated i...
- The Priests on Nov 8, 2009 in Religion Catholicism Christian Music
This week I received an email announcing the new album Harmony by The Priests, a trio of Roman Catholic priests from Northern Ireland. The group consists of Father Eugene O’Hagan and Father Martin O’Hagan, brothers from Claudy, County Londonderry...
