Commentary… The Celestial, not the Terrestrial, Inherit the Earth? 7 Nov 20193 Mar 2022 "Also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial, and bodies telestial; but the glory of the celestial, one; and the terrestrial, another; and the telestial, another."There is one glory of the sun,…
Doctrinal Expositions The Tongue of Angels: The Necessity of the Holy Ghost in the Fulness of the Gospel 2 May 20185 Nov 2019 The introduction to the Book of Mormon gives the following interesting detail as to its contents: “The Book of Mormon…is a record of God’s dealings…and contains the fulness of the…
Replies to Thomas The Seed Must Die: Creation in His Image 18 Feb 201624 Mar 2020 Dear Joseph, I like what you've written to me about the need for faith, but I still find myself surrounded by evidences that God, as a supreme controller of all…
Replies to Thomas 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…
Replies to Thomas 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…
Replies to Thomas Trailing Clouds of Glory Do We Come 22 Sep 20145 Nov 2019 Dear Joseph, The missionaries have explained that in the preexistence we chose to come here so that we could learn and choose to become more like God. I think I understand…
Replies to Thomas Free Agency: Raise the Hand and Bow the Knee 18 Sep 20145 Nov 2019 Dear Joseph, Thank you for that in-depth breakdown of Hebrew and Genesis 1:1. That's the kind of stuff literally no one knows or would ever feel comfortable talking about. But…
Replies to Thomas Deep Admissions of the Creator 17 Sep 20145 Nov 2019 Dear Joseph, "With this doctrinal foundation laid, we can talk in a little more depth about what really happened during the creation." Yeah, go ahead. —Thomas Dear Thomas, As a…
Replies to Thomas Wild Beasts That Are Past Feeling 15 Sep 20145 Nov 2019 Dear Joseph, "The murder discussion will be a lengthy one to pursue at the moment. But suffice it to say—again, for the moment—that our conscience is God-given. The first time you do…
Replies to Thomas Accepting Christ and Glory, by Degrees 12 Sep 20145 Nov 2019 Dear Joseph, That's the sort of perspective that makes more sense to me. However, it does bring up some interesting possibilities. If a child being raised to believe something is…