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Doctrinal Expositions

Protology: Sinai and the Pre-Earth Council

21 Jan 202222 Jan 2022

The events of this transitory life can only be correctly understood with a knowledge of what transpired before this world and what will transpire after. This notion has been likened…

You’re Not Enough But You’re Not Alone

26 Jul 20217 Jan 2022

There is a lot of talk these days about being one's "authentic self." The tenor of the messages coming through social media call for individuals to become advocates of one's…

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.…

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Infinite: You and the Substance of the Universe

24 Oct 20195 Nov 2019

Dear Joseph, I’ve recently been thinking a lot about the origins of the universe—namely, the creation story of traditional Judeo-Christian doctrine versus the “organization” taught by the LDS church versus…

Doctrinal Expositions

One of the Plainest Books

25 May 201920 Jan 2022

The Beast of Revelation as an Extraterrestrial Introduction The following is a curated reproduction of an electrifying discourse by Joseph Smith that he gave just a year previous to his…

Doctrinal Expositions

By the Light of Truth

13 Apr 20185 Nov 2019

The Spirit is Willing, but the Flesh is Weak It has been said that we are not human bodies that have spiritual experiences, but spirits that are experiencing human bodies.…

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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…

Doctrinal Expositions

And the Gods Watched

8 Apr 201620 Jan 2022

Introduction The intention of this document is to provide, scripturally, a sound explanation of the various planets we observe in our solar system and what clues they may provide toward…

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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…

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.