Troy's Republic

My own writings on this web site are from my blogs, Some Mormon Stuff and Response to Damon Linker. From time to time I will add more.

Mormons try to avoid speaking about doctrine in a way that sounds too authoritative. Such things are reserved for General Authorities. I suppose by writing on topical subjects I have gone outside of the LDS comfort zone. Though I don't intend my writings to be presumptuous, I suppose to some extent they are.

There might be some doctrinal errors in the religious stuff. If you feel something is in error please email me at

I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and salvation comes by "relying wholly upon the merits of [Christ]" and pressing forward with a "steadfastness in Christ" (2 Nephi 31:19-20).

I believe that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is God's only true and living church on the earth. Restored to us in these latter days.