As reflected in the title of this blog, I am a lifetime Mormon. I find it surprisingly energizing to think about and mull over the doctrines and teachings of the church and the scriptures. My purpose here is to force myself to give structure and coherence to those thoughts. While in my mind, ideas and supposed insights float around and seem gloriously brilliant. I’ve noticed, though, that when I try to put them in writing, the once brilliant thought fades to a lesser light, or worse–a bland statement so obvious it goes without saying.
Putting things into a structure understandable to others and, even more so, releasing it for view by an audience (however, limited) forces me to work through and develop my free-flowing mental effusions into a structured, useable form. I am looking for greater discipline and accountability in my thinking by doing so.
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