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Doctrinal Expositions

Confusing the One Man Doctrine & The Law of Adoption: a New Approach to D&C 132:7

7 Nov 202425 Nov 2024

Few verses of modern scripture have been more fiercely debated throughout Mormon history as Doctrine and Covenants section 132 verse 7 (hereafter referred to as "D&C 132:7"). For mainstream Latter-day…

Of Paul, and of Apollos, and of Cephas: Dependency & Damnation

30 May 20234 Oct 2024

In February 1832, not even a full two years after the organization of the restored Church of Jesus Christ, the Prophet Joseph Smith received a revelation that completely upset the…

Doctrinal Expositions

Horite Priest-Kings, the New and Everlasting Covenant, & the Succession Crisis of 1844

23 Jan 202320 Jul 2023

Tall Tales & Many Wives In the late Spring of 1888, the American imagination was alive with stories of cowboys and Indians battling in the untamed frontier. Many larger-than-life stories…

Keeper of the Gate

17 May 202217 May 2022

In the Book of Mormon we read commentary from Nephi that appears to indicate that the only person who will stand to admit or deny us to heaven will be…

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…

Joseph Taught Rebaptism

27 Sep 202131 May 2023

An early practice of the LDS was that of rebaptism, or the baptism of person who had already been baptized (and this for themselves, not proxy for the dead). Brigham…

Classic Truth: Safety With Knowledge, Capsized Without

13 Apr 20217 Jan 2022

"If a person gains more knowledge and intelligence in this life through his diligence and obedience than another, he will have so much the advantage in the world to come"…

Doctrinal Expositions

Plural Marriage & The Parable of the Talents

22 Dec 202015 Sep 2024

Forward This essay is being written in response to the appearance of a viewpoint among members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints espoused and common to the…

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Classic Truth: Administering the Form Without the Power

5 Nov 20193 Mar 2022

The following is a story from the life of the pioneer saint, Joseph Bates Noble: By request, I shall attempt to refer to some things, of which I have been…

Replies to Thomas

Time: All is as One Day with God

21 Jul 20165 Nov 2019

Dear Joseph, Life: what a waste of time! I find it hard to believe that God would waste time having me and the other billions of humans bumbling about stubbing…

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.