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Interview on Project Zion Podcast

One Latter Day Seeker Posted on June 27, 2018 by Steve OttesonJune 27, 2018

My church, Community of Christ, has a podcast that often touches on topics that involve Latter-day Seekers (people from the LDS tradition who are checking out Community of Christ as a possible spiritual home). My wife Royleane and I were … Continue reading →

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For Everyone Born

One Latter Day Seeker Posted on May 24, 2018 by Steve OttesonMay 24, 2018

Music is such a powerful way that I experience spirituality. Music has the power to overwhelm me with emotions that I can’t begin to describe. A favorite hymn of my church, Community of Christ, is “For Everyone Born.” I first … Continue reading →

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Risen Indeed!

One Latter Day Seeker Posted on April 1, 2018 by Steve OttesonApril 1, 2018

At my congregation’s Easter service, I quickly picked up on the tradition that when any speaker would say “He is Risen,” the audience would reply “Risen Indeed!” It was a really lovely and powerful service today. The sermon talked about … Continue reading →

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Maundy Thursday

One Latter Day Seeker Posted on March 30, 2018 by Steve OttesonMarch 30, 2018

Tonight was my first time going to a Maundy Thursday service. Maundy Thursday is the Thursday before Easter, and it commemorates the Last Supper, and Jesus giving the new commandment to his disciples to love one another. We went to … Continue reading →

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Richard L. Bushman Seattle 2017 Fireside

One Latter Day Seeker Posted on November 21, 2017 by Steve OttesonMarch 30, 2018

Recently I attended an LDS fireside where Richard L Bushman, an acclaimed LDS historian and author, spoke on “Joseph Smith’s Gold Plates”. Here’s what I wrote on Facebook about this fireside: If I were to summarize his presentation: the gold … Continue reading →

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Joining Community of Christ

One Latter Day Seeker Posted on November 15, 2017 by Steve OttesonMarch 30, 2018

July 16, 2017 was an important day in my faith journey. On that day I officially became a member of Community of Christ (formerly known as the RLDS church). My local congregation has been a wonderful place for me to … Continue reading →

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Nauvoo

One Latter Day Seeker Posted on October 24, 2017 by Steve OttesonApril 3, 2018

I’m a big fan of Sunstone, both the magazine and the symposiums. We went to Sunstone in Kirtland in 2015, and this year we went to Sunstone in Nauvoo. Some of the Sunstone participants stayed in local rentals, but we … Continue reading →

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Missouri Church History Sites

One Latter Day Seeker Posted on October 22, 2017 by Steve OttesonApril 3, 2018

After visiting many restoration-based churches in Independence, we headed east towards Nauvoo. Along the way we visited several other sites relating to the Latter Day Saint movement. Liberty Jail From Wikipedia: “Liberty Jail is a former jail in Liberty, Missouri, United States, where Joseph … Continue reading →

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Independence, Missouri

One Latter Day Seeker Posted on October 19, 2017 by Steve OttesonApril 3, 2018

My wife and I recently visited Independence, Missouri on our way to Sunstone in Nauvoo, Illinois. There are a lot of interesting church history sites in Independence and in nearby locations. The most prominent is the 63.5 acre section occupied … Continue reading →

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The God I Believe In

One Latter Day Seeker Posted on August 16, 2017 by Steve OttesonMarch 30, 2018

When I had my rapid de-conversion from Mormonism, I didn’t know what to think about God or religion anymore. Many ex-Mormons become agnostics or atheists when they lose belief in Mormon theology. When you’ve been told your whole life that … Continue reading →

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