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Perfectionism

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…

Playing With Poison

24 Aug 20213 Mar 2022

It has been commented by some that partaking of a poisonous substance when commanded by a mortal mouthpiece for God will result in no harm, since the scriptures say: "And…

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Recognizing Answers to Prayer: A Radical Shift in World View

4 Nov 20145 Nov 2019

Dear Joseph, "God is your Heavenly Father and He loves you perfectly, and He is not a domineering, cigar-smoking authority figure who wants you to bend to his will.... You cannot…

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Mother Earth: Eternal, Geographical Inheritance

27 Oct 20145 Nov 2019

Dear Joseph, I can't help but wonder if my insistence on trying to solve my mental dilemmas with God's nature is just a by-product of having been raised to believe in…

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God, His Counsel, and His Councils

20 Oct 20145 Nov 2019

Dear Joseph, The story of the blind man and his haunting adversary was very interesting to me. Because of my reluctance to share my story (frankly, most people would say…

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The Invisible War

30 Sep 20145 Nov 2019

Dear Joseph. So I had kind of an intense meeting with my missionary friends a few hours ago. I've been very deep in thought since they left. I felt like…

The Key to the Science of Theology is a book written by the Apostle Parley P. Pratt, published in 1855, two years before his martyrdom. The author of this site, Joseph, has studied the Gospel of Jesus Christ as restored through the Prophet Joseph Smith Jr. in great depth for over a decade. It is his conviction that the writing of Parley P. Pratt most accurately conveys in succinct form what Joseph Smith Jr. had been piecing together all his life. This blog is an ode to that triumphant work and the glorious future it prophetically envisions.