The Musing Ox

Category: LDS Theology

  • How the Atonement Might Work : Part 1

    Traditionally, we look at the gospel and the principles through an almost mystic lens. This is how I used to look at the Gospel of Jesus Christ as well, but through my studies I have found that a vast majority of the principles of the gospel make sense on a fundamentally human level. There are…

  • Three Types of Gratitude through Trials

    In this post I want to talk about gratitude in the face of trials. And I want to start this off in maybe an untraditional way, because nothing feels worse than having someone who has sailed through life lecture you about gratitude or perseverance. Obviously, we are not usually the best judges of this kind…

  • The Two Great Commandments

    In the 22th Chapter of Matthew there is an interesting story where a lawyer of the Jewish law asked Jesus Christ a question. The lawyer, while partaking in a religious interrogation of Jesus, seemed to have good intent in asking the question he did. What did he ask? Master, which is the great commandment in the law?…