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Thomas Paine and Paper Money

Greg M. posted an article on - Nov 21, 2009, 11:02 am
Thomas Paine is well known as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States as well as an author and pamphleteer. In January 1776 Mr. Paine published Common Sense, the pro-independence monograph he...
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First Presidency Letter to U.S. Treasury in 1941

Greg M. posted an article on - Nov 20, 2009, 12:32 am
Tonight I came across Connor Boyack’s post that contains the full text of a First Presidency letter to the United States Treasury in 1941. This is one of those rare posts which deserve to be read to...
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Cleon Skousen

Greg M. posted an article on - Nov 16, 2009, 5:00 am
This last week I happened across an article by Brian R. Mecham which contained Thomas S. Monson’s comments at the funeral of W. Cleon Skousen in January 2006.1 At the time of the funeral, Thomas S. ...
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American Welfare State

Greg M. posted an article on - Nov 14, 2009, 10:42 am
A couple weeks ago, I came across an article written about the effects of the American welfare state.1 Its provocative title immediately caught my attention since it seemed related to previous posts.2...
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No Atonement Except for the Character of Christ

Greg M. posted an article on - Nov 10, 2009, 5:00 am
Last weekend, in an address about the recent Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple Dedication, our stake president referred to a talk by David A. Bednar called “The Character of Christ.”1 In this talk, Eld...
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The Priests

Greg M. posted an article on - Nov 8, 2009, 1:54 pm
This week I received an email announcing the new album Harmony by The Priests, a trio of Roman Catholic priests from Northern Ireland. The group consists of Father Eugene O’Hagan and Father Martin O...
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Mayan Temple at El Mirador

Greg M. posted an article on - Nov 2, 2009, 11:20 pm
I recently came across the videos below about the Mayan Temple at El Mirador in Guatemala. The temple is located in the Mirador Basin which contains the Petén rainforest, the last tract of virgin rai...
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Parental Rights versus UNCRC

Greg M. posted an article on - Oct 26, 2009, 6:00 am
Parental Rights seeks “to secure a constitutional amendment that defends the rights of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children.” This is at odds with the United Nations Co...
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Twitter Moonwatch

Greg M. posted an article on - Oct 25, 2009, 11:06 am
Thanks to Twitterer azericsheats, I came across the Twitter Moonwatch and Meteorwatch Trailer hosted by the International year of Astronomy 2009 UK and Newbury Astronomical Society. Click here to vie...
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China and the Weakening Dollar

Greg M. posted an article on - Oct 24, 2009, 7:00 am
Recently, Forbes reported why a weakening U.S. dollar continues to threaten America and why China is changing its monetary policy. Earlier this week Michael Pento wrote, It seems nobody in this count...
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Dreams of Brigham Young University

Greg M. posted an article on - Oct 21, 2009, 11:25 pm
Today, Carrie told me of a talk given by Merrill J. Bateman about the history of Brigham Young University.1 Just as Henry B. Eyring spoke about the future of BYU in A Consecrated Place, Elder Bateman ...
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Dallin H. Oaks on Religious Freedom

Greg M. posted an article on - Oct 15, 2009, 1:20 am
Yesterday, Dallin H. Oaks of The Quorum of Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gave a landmark talk on religious freedom at Brigham Young University – Idaho. Elder Oak...
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Spiritual Knowledge

Greg M. posted an article on - Oct 11, 2009, 11:06 pm
In 1993, Richard G. Scott spoke about acquiring spiritual knowledge at BYU’s Campus Education Week. In beginning his talk, Elder Scott asked, “Why center on spiritual knowledge?” to which he res...
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Great Depression and Current Recession Compared

Greg M. posted an article on - Oct 10, 2009, 12:33 am
Earlier this week, Robert Higgs, Senior Fellow in Political Economy at The Independent Institute, spoke about the similarities and differences between the Great Depression and the current recession at...
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Dollar as Reserve Currency

Greg M. posted an article on - Oct 8, 2009, 3:29 pm
For a number of decades, the U.S. dollar has acted as the world’s reserve currency. A reserve currency is essentially a currency, . . . which is held in significant quantities by many governments a...
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Hyperinflation Video

Greg M. posted an article on - Oct 1, 2009, 9:51 am
Over the course of the last year, readers of this blog are aware that the United States has strayed away from the firm monetary policy1 outlined in the U. S. Constitution.2 The following video is par...
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Health Care Bill Constitutional?

Greg M. posted an article on - Sep 27, 2009, 10:49 pm
This past week saw a number of people question the constitutionality of President Barack H. Obama’s plan to reform health care in the United States.1 Michael Connelly, a retired attorney and Constit...
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Article on U.S. Constitution

Greg M. posted an article on - Sep 18, 2009, 10:37 am
Yesterday, an article about the United States Constitution was posted in the new Articles section of Believe All Things. We plan to use this section of the site to post information that will have a lo...
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End the Fed

Greg M. posted an article on - Sep 16, 2009, 7:00 am
The New American, the self-proclaimed “essential news source for freedom-loving Americans”, recently reviewed Congressman Ron Paul’s book End the Fed. According to the report, The . . . eleven-...
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Blog Update

Greg M. posted an article on - Sep 14, 2009, 7:00 am
We’ve made a few improvements on Believe All Things in order to improve accessibility to the information on the blog. One of these enhancements is the addition of a Site Map in the navigation bar at...
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Polarization in the Book of Mormon

Greg M. posted an article on - Sep 13, 2009, 3:47 pm
When we started this blog over a year ago, we had a general sense of the type of material we wanted to post. Somewhat unexpectedly, as one government “crisis” came and as another was introduced1, ...
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Awakening to the Spirit

Greg M. posted an article on - Sep 6, 2009, 2:28 pm
It has been a couple of weeks since the last series of posts in anticipation of the dedication of the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple.1 Since the dedication, much has transpired and other things took pri...
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Endowment Ceremony

Greg M. posted an article on - Aug 23, 2009, 11:02 pm
Writing in a book heralding the richness of women’s heritage in helping lay the foundation of the latter-day kingdom, Carol Cornwall Madsen quoted John A. Widtsoe who provided one of the most “exp...
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Gift of the Holy Ghost a Higher Endowment

Greg M. posted an article on - Aug 22, 2009, 11:41 pm
In 1902, the First Presidency responded to a question about the Holy Ghost, specifically, when did the apostles in the New Testament receive this sacred gift? The following is their reply: The follow...
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Greg M. posted an article on - Aug 22, 2009, 12:17 am
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Holy Order in the Book of Mormon

Greg M. posted an article on - Aug 20, 2009, 1:34 pm
The Book of Mormon contains a number of references to the holy order – or the Holy Priesthood, after the Order of the Son of God -1, many of which are found in the book of Alma. In “The Holy ...
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Baron Rothschild, John Taylor, and the Temple

Greg M. posted an article on - Aug 20, 2009, 12:21 am
In keeping with this week’s theme, the following is a story told by John Taylor about his conversation with Baron Rothschild and a latter-day temple to be built in Israel. In looking still forward...
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Savior's Appearance to Lorenzo Snow

Greg M. posted an article on - Aug 18, 2009, 9:47 am
In 1933, LeRoi C. Snow wrote about the Savior’s appearance to his father, Lorenzo Snow, within the confines of the Salt Lake Temple in 1898. At this time, Lorenzo Snow was the President of the Quoru...
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Ann Madsen – Leading Our Children to the Temple

Greg M. posted an article on - Aug 17, 2009, 12:56 pm
Dr. Ann Madsen, a senior lecturer in Ancient Scripture at Brigham Young University, gave a talk entitled “Come Ye, and Let Us Walk in the Light of the Lord – Leading Our Children to the Temple” ...
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Need for an Endowment

Greg M. posted an article on - Aug 16, 2009, 2:21 pm
Yesterday began the start of a series of posts this week about the endowment in anticipation of the dedication of the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple from August 21st to 23rd. Prior to the dedication and...
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Philo Dibble and the Three Degrees of Glory

Greg M. posted an article on - Aug 15, 2009, 11:57 pm
A previous post entitled Inspirational Poetry includes Joseph Smith’s poetic rendition of Doctrine and Covenants 76 or the three degrees of glory. Philo Dibble was present when “the vision” was ...
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Progressive Education in America

Greg M. posted an article on - Aug 13, 2009, 10:40 pm
This post is a follow-up to Boyd K. Packer on Humanism in Education. In 1953, Frederick F. DeArmond traced the history of progressive education in America to John Dewey and a dedicated group of Colum...
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