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Doctrinal Expositions

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

23 Jan 20231 Feb 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…

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 202022 Sep 2022

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…

Daily Devotional…

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…

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…

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.