At first blush, the Joseph Smith Translation for Mark 14:8 doesn’t appear to do anything:
Author: Julie M. Smith
I live in Austin, Texas, with my husband, Derrick, an electrical engineer. We have three boys: Simon ('98), Nathan ('01), and Truman ('04). We are a homeschooling family and I also teach at the LDS Institute here in Austin. I have a BA in English from UT Austin and an MA in Biblical Studies (Theology) from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, where I specialized in the study of women in the New Testament. I wrote my thesis on Mark 14:3-9, which I explored from literary and feminist perspectives to determine how the story teaches the audience about Jesus's identity. I wrote a book, Search, Ponder, and Pray: A Guide to the Gospels. It contains 4,000 questions (no answers) designed to get the LDS reader to really think about the scriptures and to introduce the major findings of biblical studies to the general reader. I like to read, buy books, and go out for ethnic food.
Sisterz in Zion
An amazing documentary premiered on byu.tv today between sessions of conference.
Loaves, Fishes, and Understanding
There are two very similar stories of miraculous multiplication of loaves and fishes in Mark’s Gospel.
Wow
When I was in college, I dabbled a bit with genealogy.
Pet Peeve #146
“Reverent” and “quiet” are not synonyms.
Inactivity and Rumors of Inactivity
A recent post over at FMH set off a firestorm (over 170 comments and still going) with the news that the writer’s husband had “recently attended a church meeting where the leaders discussed, among other things, the new statistic out from church-headquarters that estimates 70% of those raised in the church will go inactive/leave by the time they are adults.”
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Finding Jesus’ Sisters
Here’s Matthew 12:46-50:
The Structure of Matthew’s Gospel
Here’s one way of thinking about the Gospel of Matthew.
Primary Lesson Supplement #35
Holy Cow
A friend of mine is a dedicated genealogist.
Rose Marie Reid
In 1950s America, Rose Marie Reid was a household name. She was born one hundred years ago today.
Primary Lesson 34 Supplement
Mormon in the Congo
Moroni 8:14 never used to sit well with me:
Primary Lesson 33 Supplement
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Elder Oaks’ Public Affairs Interview
I decided that this is too important for a mere sidebar link. (I hope that it is an indication of things to come on other prominent topics.) I don’t want to take away from the discussion already under way at M*, so please head there to discuss. (Rosalynde and J. Stapley’s comments are particularly noteworthy.)
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“Gay, Mormon, and Married”
This is not the kind of article you see every day.
Primary Lesson 29 Supplement
300 West
This is what you see as you drive on 300 West just past 300 North in Salt Lake City:
Broken Confidence
Simon, 5, loves this little boy. His family is a little bit too Conspicuous Consumption for me, but how can you deny a five-year-old his best friend? Which is why I’m spending an afternoon at his 500$ birthday party at the karate studio.
Just Pretend It Already Has 26 Comments . . .
. . . because this may be the longest post you’ll read this year. (I want a Niblet!!) Randy wanted me (and Nate) to explore the issue of presiding a little more on the temple thread, but some yahoo cut off comments, so Randy emailed me.
Book Reviews: Juvenile Non-Fiction
If you are an adult, inevitability comes in the form of death and taxes. If you are a child, it comes as the middle school research project.
Book Review: A Rascal by Nature, A Christian by Yearning: A Mormon Autobiography
A Rascal By Nature, A Christian by Yearning: A Mormon Autobiography by Levi Peterson.
Book Review: An Advocate for Women: The Public Life of Emmeline B. Wells
An Advocate for Women: The Public Life of Emmeline B. Wells by Carol Cornwall Madsen
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Book Review: Contemporary Mormonism: Latter-day Saints in Modern America
Today I abandon my personal policy of only writing book reviews that are, on balance, positive.
Pretty Please
If any of you are familiar with the Morgan/Henefer/Coalville area of Utah and could recommend a place where two women, seven kids, and one husband along for the ride could meet up at a playground or similar, please email me.