long ago ideas

“When we are tired, we are attacked by ideas we conquered long ago." - Friedrich Nietzsche. Long ago, Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery conquered false claims that the Book of Mormon was fiction or that it came through a stone in a hat. But these old claims have resurfaced in recent years. To conquer them again, we have to return to what Joseph and Oliver taught.

Friday, June 8, 2018

All you need is love

The summer of 1967 was called the "Summer of Love." Some people are calling for a "Summer of Love" this summer (2018) and it's a great idea for what we're doing here on this blog as well.

We love everyone anyway all year 'round, so let's spend the summer focusing on love and unity.


The Beatles released the single "All You Need Is Love" in July 1967. Maybe that's all we need here, too.

Maybe love will encourage our M2C advocates to reconsider and at least try to understand why so many Latter-day Saints still believe what the prophets have taught about the New York Cumorah.

That's a great starting place.

Let's see what happens this summer.







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I bring this up because some people have been upset/annoyed that I've been pointing out the way BYU/CES/COB employees have been promoting M2C.

In my view, you can't solve a problem that you haven't identified.

People losing faith in the Book of Mormon is a big problem. Maybe even bigger is the obstacle to faith created by the M2C proponents who teach the prophets are wrong.

If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.

Actually, Eldridge Cleaver said it this way:

‘There is no more neutrality in the world. You either have to be part of the solution, or you’re going to be part of the problem."

We all want to be part of the solution. And we'll do it with love.

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All You Need Is Love
Love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love, love
There's nothing you can do that can't be done
Nothing you can sing that can't be sung
Nothing you can say, but you can learn how to play the game
It's easy
Nothing you can make that can't be made
No one you can save that can't be saved
Nothing you can do, but you can learn how to be you in time
It's easy
All you need is love, all you need is love
All you need is love, love, love is all you need
All you need is love
All you need is love, love, love is all you need
There's nothing you can know that isn't known
Nothing you can see that isn't shown
There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be
It's easy
All you need is love, all you need is love
All you need is love, love, love is all you need
All you need is love (All together now)
All you need is love (Everybody)
All you need is love, love, love is all you need
Love is all you need
Love is all you need
Love is all you need
Love is all you need
Love is all you need
Love is all you need
Love is all you need
Love is all you need
Love is all you need
Love is all you need
Love is all you need
Yesterday
Oh yeah
(She love you, yeah, yeah, yeah)
(She love you, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Songwriters: John Lennon / Paul Mccartney
All You Need Is Love lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

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