previous: In Defense of Korihor . . . [W]e are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: but this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins
previous: Voices from the Dust: March 1996 One of the many pleasures of maintaining a Web page is that it acts like -- and please pardon the phrasing -- a web, drawing in and snaring old friends who have been lost for years. Few of these renewed contacts have moved
And it came to pass that the high priest said unto [Korihor]: Why do ye go about perverting the ways of the Lord? Why do ye teach that there shall be no Christ, to interrupt their rejoicings? Why do ye speak against all the prophecies of the holy prophets? Now
previous: Voices from the Dust: February 1996 from Dr. Cyril Port (c██████@t███████.com) 1 Mar 96, 6:08 p.m. You have been blessed with a voice -- the kind of voice which those of us who have decided to "leave the Church" have needed for a
previous: Chapter 34: The Last Supper And I seal up these records, after I have spoken a few words by way of exhortation unto you. —Moroni 10:2 How, I ask, am I to wrap all this up? Good question. I suppose a roll call of the players in this
previous: Chapter 33: Moon over Eastport Café My path over the subsequent year took me from Bonners Ferry to Orofino, Idaho, to Pasco, Washington, and finally to Wenatchee, Washington—the town where I was promoted to zone leader, and where I would eventually die. My release was scheduled for August
previous: Chapter 32: Dreadful Sorry Berenstein The nice thing about being dumped by the girl back home is that you instantly become a member of a tight, supportive fraternity. I mean, statistically, less than ten percent of the girls who promise to wait for their missionaries actually end up doing
previous: Chapter 31: A Lad Insane It started innocently enough. Elder Summers, as zone leader, periodically went on splits with the district leaders he supervised. One day he made plans to split with Elder Berenstein, who was the district leader in Ellensburg, a college town fifty miles north of Yakima
previous: Chapter 30: Inquiring Minds Want to Know I spent the bulk of the next forty-eight hours hauling Snow and Hering around so that I could say goodbye to investigators, local members, and fellow missionaries. On Wednesday, Snow dumped Hering off on a split with someone or other, and he
from Saint Peter the Apostate (a████████@a██.com) 19 Feb 96, 7:23 p.m. Sorry, I never made the apostle calling. I'm inactive L.D.S. I'll tell you what Mormons and loony fundamentalists have in common: they both believe that God and truth are
previous: Chapter 29: I Heard It Through the Grapevine On Monday, March 9, I heard from my father that he had transferred a healthy sum of money from my savings account to my checking account—so Snow and his new companion Elder Hering and I drove downtown to get my
previous: Chapter 28: John Snow, Spin Doctor Several rather interesting things happened in the subsequent days. First, a letter arrived for me from Canada Immigration. I was summoned to attend an "immigration inquiry" on Tuesday, March 10—a hearing at which it would be determined whether or not,
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