Comments for Life Outside The Book of Mormon Belt

Brilliant response Lisa.

Just wanted to add a somewhat tangential note on race. My brother-in-law served his mission in Brazil in the late 1960's. He was instr...

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traced the line of thinking to then-Elder Oaks trying to placate Ordain Women a decade ago, and Lisa Torcasso Downing at Outside the Book of Mormon Belt wrote an extensive response to an apologe...

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This. ALL. OF. THIS. At 53, I am well used to the gradual shifting and parsing of language that leads, over time, to massive changes in how doctrine is constituted, under...

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I so appreciate this thoughtful response. I especially resonated with the line, “And to be honest, I won’t be surprised to see you with us in 10 years.” When I thin...

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Every time I saw that FAcebookk post I decided to leave a comment, 2-3 paragraphs of my thoughts for my friends, but THIS. This is thorough! Thank you, THANK YOU Lisa! If...

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Thank you for writing this! It needs to be said. It must be said. And people need to understand this! Thank you!

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WOW. Amazing writing. Put into words things I didn't even understand I felt. This was very brave and very accurate.

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This is intellectual, historically correct, and filled with love; love is the true motivation for this entire movement in my mind. Thank you for your brilliant articulati...

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point out that we lead (or, I’d add, serve) by the Spirit. I wholeheartedly agree. In fact, I’ve argued that the gift of the Holy Ghost is the great equalizer in the Church. My personal opin...

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I agree with Nibley--that marriage will be different in the next life. And that's not to say that the difference will merely be a shift from monogamy to polygamy as the n...

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