Author: Jeremy Goff


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5 Things Every Mormon Should Have On Their Dating List.

5 Things Every Mormon Should Have On Their Dating List.

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5 Things Every Mormon Should Have On Their Dating List.   Everyone has a dating list of things they are looking for. Some lists are good, some are awful. I have talked with girls who have admitted they’d turn down a good guy if he was shorter than they are. Or if he was not a pre-med student. And I have met guys who would never date a girl if she was not unhealthily skinny. Or if she was not an RM. Instead of focusing on what you should NOT include in your lists I want to focus on...

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The Biggest Lie Satan Tricks Mormons Into Believing.

The Biggest Lie Satan Tricks Mormons Into Believing.

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The Biggest Lie Satan Tricks Mormons Into Believing.   When someone decides to stop going to the LDS Church typically it is because they have been offended or they feel judged by the shame culture. When this happens it becomes harder and harder to go to church. This is when Satan tricks them into believing that even though they know the gospel is true, they don’t need to actively live it by going to church. They say to themselves “I can believe everything, without going to church.” Because I have already written about both taking offense and the shame culture...

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3 Types Of “Testimonies” The Prophets And Apostles Have Told Us To Avoid.

3 Types Of “Testimonies” The Prophets And Apostles Have Told Us To Avoid.

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3 Types Of “Testimonies” The Prophets And Apostles Have Told Us To Avoid.   The first Sunday of each month always was the most nerve racking as a missionary. Never knowing what fast and testimony meeting was going to hold. Often testimony meeting was treated like an open mic night at church. When the testimony meeting went off the rails it was torture to sit there. Because testimony meeting has been brought to the media’s attention as of late with the  12-year-old girl who recorded her coming out of the closet speech that she gave at a testimony meeting...

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5 Things Every Single Mormon Needs To Remember.

5 Things Every Single Mormon Needs To Remember.

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5 Things Every Single Mormon Needs To Remember. As I talk with single Mormons around the nation I often hear disappointment and sometimes despair about their dating and marriage prospects. In a church that is so heavily focused on the family, a single member can often feel out of place and not understood. I know because I’ve felt this way. As a YSA when you compound being single with the so-called “decade of decision” when work, school, and everything else suddenly is thrust upon you, and well, sometimes lose focus and forget a few important truths. Here are 5...

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Understanding The Relationship Between Grace And Works.

Understanding The Relationship Between Grace And Works.

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Understanding The Relationship Between Grace And Works.   Immortality, salvation, and eternal life are used interchangeably in Christianity and sometimes Mormons also use them interchangeably. But they are not the same thing. Understanding their true meaning allows us to understand better the commandments and other Christians. But more importantly, understanding the difference between salvation and exaltation is key to understanding the relationship between grace and works. “Christians have often disputed as to whether what leads the Christian home is good actions, or faith in Christ … it does seem to me like asking which blade in a pair of...

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