Posted in Mormon-speak on May 21st, 2007 53 Comments »
When I was a teenager in Anchorage, Alaska, a friend of mine and I would sit in testimony meetings and make bets (don’t worry, Stephen, not for money!) about how many people would get up and say “I would indeed be ungrateful if I did not stand today and bear my testimony of the truthfulness […]
Posted in Worldview on May 20th, 2007 6 Comments »
I just read a very disturbing news story. Apparently, a 19-year-old father in Galveston, Texas, put his infant daughter in a microwave for 10-20 seconds. He told the police that he did it because he was stressed. His wife – the infant’s mother – didn’t blame the husband at all. “He […]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 19th, 2007 2 Comments »
For the past several years I, Stephen Erastus Knudsen III have been trying to put on a special Christmas pageant in my ward: “The First Nephite Christmas.” But each year I am told that the script is not quite ready — in fact after much discussion, my bishop’s (and Stake President’s) exact words were […]
Posted in Mormon Humor, Worldview, Language Blunders, Mormon-speak, Hoaxes on May 18th, 2007 5 Comments »
My mom sent me this sound-byte by email. From all the “from and to” email addresses I could see it had changed hands a few times. Anyone else heard this? Is it for real, or a hoax?
Posted in Worldview, Alien abduction narratives on May 18th, 2007 12 Comments »
What do Mormons think about UFOs? Alien abductions? Life on other planets? Quakers on the Moon?
I have heard many different thoughts over the years from members of the church. I have had many different thoughts of my own. I have even had a few encounters that I thought may have been UFO-related, […]
Posted in Worldview, Missionary Folklore, Mormon-speak, Lost Tribes on May 17th, 2007 19 Comments »
Glenn has invited me to be a guest poster on his blog, so I thought I’d start by posting on a topic I did some research on a number of years ago: the use of etymological/source language arguments to prove Gospel points. I have four examples:
Perhaps the most common example of this topic I’ve heard […]
Posted in Worldview on May 17th, 2007 14 Comments »
I had a dream one night when I was in the MTC. I dreamt that I was walking by a baseball stadium, and it was night and no one was around. I turned to walk down a long alleyway and all of a sudden I realized that Satan and his angels had lined […]
Posted in Mormon Humor, Worldview on May 16th, 2007 8 Comments »
I had a seminary teacher my last two years in high school who really took me under his wing and made me feel special. He was a really good guy who took a personal interest in his students and was able to see past my hot-shot cockiness to recognize the sincere desire I had […]
Posted in Truth on May 14th, 2007 20 Comments »
Since my last exchange with the valiant Brother Nathan Steed (a direct descendant from the historical Nathan Steed), I have been thinking a lot about the Lost Tribes of Israel. Although I hate to admit it (don’t worry, I will of course confess to the bishop on Sunday and will probably include it in […]
Posted in Mormon Humor, Missionary Folklore, Language Blunders on May 11th, 2007 4 Comments »
Some of the most popular missionary stories are the ones that deal with language blunders – either our own or someone else’s. Here are a few of the ones I collected over the years. To view more examples, click here. And of course, if you would like to add your own, please […]
