The Tribal Church

Rebecca [from the-exponent blog] once asked me: In your ideal world, I’d assume there is no church outside of the family unit.  Is this the primary appeal of anarchy within the LDS context for you? It is evidence of the “Catholic-ization” of the LDS church that members refer to the leadership in Salt Lake as [...]

Manasseh’s future leadership role

Note: I suppose I could have gone further with this exposition, but I’m trying to keep my posts down in size.  Hopefully, there is enough here to generate a lively discussion, or at least give food for thought.  Click the links to see the scriptural references. An overlooked prophecy I like to think of the [...]

Establishing the tribes of Israel: the real reason for plural marriage

A review of tribal anarchism and polygamy and how D&C 132 and the doctrine of plural marriage establish the tribal ties among the saints.

The tribal nature of the gospel

Those people who accept the gospel through faith, repentance, baptism and confirmation are automatically put into a tribe of Israel by the Lord, which tribe they ultimately find out when they receive their patriarchal blessing. In fact, the main purpose of a patriarchal blessing, or the only real unique feature of it, is that it [...]

The secrecy of patriarchal blessings

From the time I first joined the church until now, I have always been told not to share my patriarchal blessing with anyone, as it is a very personal, private and often intimate text. And yet, I’ve always wondered, what do other people’s patriarchal blessings say? Is mine typical or extraordinary? And this curiosity has [...]