Jonathan Stapley – Wheat & Tares

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Jonathan Stapley's new book, "Holiness to the Lord" discusses the complexities of temple sealings.

Gospel Tangents, History, LDS, Mormon, Temple

Complex History of Women & Temple Sealings

April 6, 2026 — 3 Comments

Jonathan Stepley's book "Holiness to the Lord" is a candid look at temple worship.

Faith, Gospel Tangents, History, interviews, LDS, Mormon, Mormon Belief, Mormon Studies, religion, Temple, theology

Best Temple Prep Ever

March 30, 2026 — 6 Comments

Biblical Scholarship, Christian, Culture, Feminism, Gospel Tangents, Joseph Smith, LDS, LGBT, Mormon, Mormon Belief, Mormon Culture, Mormon Studies, patriarchy, Women

Women’s Priesthood/Heavenly Mother

August 16, 2021 — 15 Comments

Are children Born in the Covenant automatically inheritors of the Celestial Kingdom?

Church Policy, Gospel Tangents, History, Joseph Smith, LDS, Mormon, Priesthood, Temple, theology

Baby Blessings & BIC: Guaranteed Heaven?

June 25, 2018 — 3 Comments

In the 1800s, women anointed with oil, and laid hands on the sick to heal. (They didn’t use a stethoscope.)

baptism, Church Policy, Feminism, gender equity, Gospel Tangents, History, Joseph Smith, LDS, Mormon, Mormon Culture, patriarchy, Priesthood

Stapley on Cosmological Priesthood, Women Healers

June 11, 2018 — 8 Comments