Sunday Musings

When Jesus called people to preach the gospel, both during His time on Earth and also in more recent revelation, He told missionaries to follow a practice that has since been abandoned. But why?

Was "Honest Abe" the Great Emancipator who preserved the Union, as some church leaders have taught? An honest review of history suggests otherwise.

The Church just extended by five years the amount of time that unmarried Mormons can remain in their Young Single Adult ward. But is this a sign of a greater societal problem we need to grapple with?

Zelenskyy and his crew visited with leaders from the Church, but not the First Presidency. Why might that be?

Under what circumstances is it still okay to use the term "Mormon"? The recent changes have also produced some interesting legal updates that has gone unnoticed… until now.

The Deseret News once claimed that C.S. Lewis was the top-most quoted non-Mormon in general conference. Turns out, they're wrong. So who is it?

Church leaders have said conflicting things about whether we are supposed to live the law of consecration today. What does God expect us to do to live this celestial law?

Mainstream Christians criticize Mormons for having additional scripture beyond the Bible, yet themselves rely on doctrinal creeds that are not in the Bible. What gives?

If the Sabbath was made for man, then what are we supposed to actually do during that day?

In 1941 the top leadership of the LDS Church wrote a letter to FDR's administration expressing opposition to the New Deal and the war buildup… but is this letter real?

Connor shares a few topics he thinks the Saints need to hear more regularly and powerfully over the pulpit during general conference.

Elder Oaks said a decade ago that the Church does not give apologies. Perhaps this policy should be reconsidered?

In a world filled with deceptions, how can disciples of Christ seek and defend the truth? Connor shares three specific tips to identify truth-tellers amongst us.

What if a prophetic quote you have been sharing for years turns out to be falsely attributed? Worse, what if the only source of the quote was an avowed enemy of the Church?

Each year we are presented with a bigger and bigger number of total church membership. But these numbers do not present a complete picture of what's actually happening—and the results should concern us.

Last week at a Stake Conference in Sandpoint, Idaho, two leaders chastised the Saints for not following the prophet regarding COVID-19. What can we learn from this rebuke?

Latter-day Saints rightly champion the innocence of Joseph Smith in multiple trials on trumped up charges, pointing out how he was falsely arrested. But was he innocent of all these charges? And which claims against him are actually believed by Mormons today?

New claims of 2,000-year-old gold plates discovered in the Middle East excited many Mormons because of the similarity with the Book of Mormon record. Could this be validation of what Joseph Smith did, or is this new claim a fraud?

How prepared is the average Latter-day Saint family? Connor shares some data and discusses why church leaders are talking about this issue less in recent years.

As Latter-day Saints we believe in continuing revelation, but what should we make of the dearth of revelatory remarks from God in the past century?

Latter-day Saint men are taught that they are supposed to preside, but is this actually what God intends—and if so, what does it look like if husband and wife are "equal partners"?

The day many have long awaited is finally here, but why specifically did the Community of Christ decide to give up the Kirtland temple and other historical properties?

While it's important to focus on Jesus, what happens if we don't closely investigate and learn from how Satan operates?

How does the fertility rate of Latter-day Saints stack up against their peer religionists, and those with no religion? The data shows a worrisome trend we need to discuss.

Why does the LDS Church disarm its members while in chapels—except for one privileged class of people?