Commentary… Perfectionism 17 Apr 2022 Jesus said, "I would that ye should be perfect even as I, or your Father who is in heaven is perfect" (3 Ne. 12:48). This commandment hearkens back to the…
Doctrinal Expositions Progression & Probations 28 Feb 202228 Feb 2022 Dedicated to CS On a warm summer day in 1888, a 32-year-old Orson F. Whitney sat down in Heber, Utah, to enjoy the company of the then-Apostle, Lorenzo Snow. Snow…
Commentary… Jehovah and Q&A 27 Oct 20216 Apr 2022 Following is a series of questions I've received in response to my posts on Jehovah along with my answers: Q: So, was Jesus named Jehovah in the pre-mortal life or…
Commentary… Jehovah and Inheritance 26 Oct 20214 Apr 2022 To this point in my series of posts about Jehovah, it has been taken for granted that the word is a proper name belonging to one individual. Certainly, if there…
Commentary… Jehovah and the Son 24 Oct 20214 Apr 2022 The Jews of Jesus' time had a bone to pick with him, not because he claimed to be God the Father but because he claimed to be God the Son:…
Commentary… Jehovah In Body 21 Oct 20213 Apr 2022 When we combine the knowledge imparted by the Old and New Testaments with that of the modern revelations accepted as scripture by Mormons, new truths can be discovered. Today we…
Commentary… Priesthood and Lineage 7 Sep 202126 Aug 2022 According to the scriptures, a man must be "born again," or baptized, to "see the kingdom of God" (Matt. 3:3; see AOF 1:4). In the Book of Mormon, this event…
Doctrinal Expositions If You Could Hie to Sirius B 6 Apr 20215 Jan 2022 Kolob has been the fascination of Mormons ever since the Prophet Joseph Smith presented to the world the lost teachings of Abraham concerning the stars and our place among them.…
Replies to Thomas Revelation, Truth, and Error: Laws of Detection 31 Jan 20155 Nov 2019 Dear Joseph, I still haven't got around to changing my world view, as you suggested. But I feel concerned that even if I begin to see God's hand in my past, I may…