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    • Part 1: Intro and Scholarly Choices
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    • Post Script: Isaiah 53 and other topics
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Category: Presentation

Why I Don’t Panic Over Controversies Involving the Church

Why does there seem to be a steady stream of bad headlines about the church?

Has it always been this way?

How do we process allegations and bad news without losing our minds?

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Author Dan EllsworthPosted on March 9, 2023March 9, 2023Categories PresentationTags mental health2 Comments on Why I Don’t Panic Over Controversies Involving the Church

On Miracles

Are miracles part of the Latter-day Saint experience?

What determines how and when miracles miracles take place?

What is the value of miracles?

Are there warnings to accompany the experience of miracles?

These questions are explored in this presentation. Slides below:

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Author Dan EllsworthPosted on December 15, 2022December 15, 2022Categories Presentation1 Comment on On Miracles

Spiritual Experiences or Frenzied Minds

What do we mean by the phrase “spiritual experiences?”

Are spiritual experiences self-generated emotional phenomena?

What meaning can we attach to spiritual experiences?

Slides below:

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Author Dan EllsworthPosted on December 2, 2022December 8, 2022Categories PresentationLeave a comment on Spiritual Experiences or Frenzied Minds

Imaginary Jesus or The Revealed Christ

People look at the Gospels and claim a lot of conflicting things about how Jesus would approach today’s issues.

Why is that? Is there a better way?

Yes, there is.

Presentation slides below:

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Author Dan EllsworthPosted on November 19, 2022November 19, 2022Categories Presentation1 Comment on Imaginary Jesus or The Revealed Christ

On Authenticity

Can we be our “authentic selves” at church?

What does it even mean to be our authentic selves?

Slides available below:

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Author Dan EllsworthPosted on November 18, 2022November 18, 2022Categories PresentationTags Church Experience, mental healthLeave a comment on On Authenticity

Fallibility Doesn’t Matter.

Why are some Latter-day Saints consumed with questions around prophetic fallibility, while others aren’t?

This presentation explores that question .

Slides below for download:

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Author Dan EllsworthPosted on November 11, 2022November 11, 2022Categories PresentationLeave a comment on Fallibility Doesn’t Matter.

Presentation on Spiritual Discernment

How can we tell the difference between God’s influence and other things like emotion?

What are signs of good versus evil spiritual energy?

What are signs of demonic influence?

We discuss these and other questions in this presentation; slides here:

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Author Dan EllsworthPosted on October 23, 2022October 23, 2022Categories Presentation, Thinking About FaithTags Discernment, revelationLeave a comment on Presentation on Spiritual Discernment

Yes, Russell M. Nelson is an Authentic Prophet

Yes, Russell M. Nelson is an Authentic Prophet

What do we mean when we affirm that President Russell M. Nelson is a prophet of God?

In this presentation, we have resources to answer that question.

Slides for viewing and download here:

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Author Dan EllsworthPosted on September 19, 2022September 19, 2022Categories PresentationTags President Nelson, ProphetsLeave a comment on Yes, Russell M. Nelson is an Authentic Prophet

Healing vs. Destructive Empathy

Is empathy always a good thing?

Can it be used improperly?

What are some differences between empathy that leads to the well being of another person, versus empathy that facilitates their downward spiral?

These topics are covered in this presentation; slides below:

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Author Dan EllsworthPosted on September 11, 2022September 11, 2022Categories PresentationTags Cognition, mental healthLeave a comment on Healing vs. Destructive Empathy

Presentation: Judgment Day is Underway

Why are we here?

Where are we going?

What does “judgment day” mean?

How does God judge souls?

Is there such thing as “sad heaven?”

These are all discussion points in this presentation. Slides below:

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Author Dan EllsworthPosted on September 5, 2022September 5, 2022Categories PresentationTags Assumptions, scriptureLeave a comment on Presentation: Judgment Day is Underway

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  • About Nauvoo Neighbor
  • Latter-day Saint Witness Testimony
    • Witness Testimony: Frequently Asked Questions
    • Member Testimonies of Jesus Christ
    • Prophetic/Apostolic Testimonies of Jesus Christ
    • Personal Revelation
    • The Book of Mormon
    • Miracles and Answered Prayers
    • Missionary Work
    • Temple Work
    • Prophets
    • Repentance and Conversion
    • Gifts of the Spirit
    • The Afterlife
  • The Authorship of Isaiah
    • Part 1: Intro and Scholarly Choices
    • Part 2: Worldview in Biblical Scholarship
    • Part 3: Bias and Plausibility Structures
    • Part 4: Personal Agenda, The Problem of Consensus
    • Part 5: Background, Composition, Questions of Shifts in the Text
    • Part 6: Linguistics, Anachronisms
    • Part 7: Intertextuality and Qumran
    • Part 8: Concluding thoughts
    • Post Script: Isaiah 53 and other topics
  • Clarity on the Family Proclamation
    • Resource Page: Identity
    • Resource Page: Gender
    • Resource Page: Marriage
    • Resource Page: Warnings
  • Gospel-Grounded Understanding of and Ministry to Sexual Minorities
    • Resource Page: Sexual Orientation
  • #LightTheWorld
  • General Conference Odyssey
  • Radical Orthodoxy
  • Devotional
  • Temple Worship
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