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The First Man

26 Aug 20214 Mar 2022

The scriptures use many terms to refer to the first man, Adam. In translation these are usually, man, the man, the first man, and—most rare—the name Adam. If the scriptures…

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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…

Top Ten Ways to Lose Power in the Priesthood

27 Apr 20183 Mar 2022

King Benjamin once said, "I cannot tell you all the things whereby ye may commit sin; for there are divers ways and means, even so many that I cannot number…

Poetry

The Living Christ: A Poem

1 May 201713 Dec 2019

His life surpassed all—His atoned; By Sacrifice our souls are owned; Mid mortals—as He too was tried— None other’s strength mankind shall bide. Moses wrote of Godly power; John beheld…

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How Faith Can Soar to Knowledge

14 May 20155 Nov 2019

Dear Joseph, It's been a while since I've written; you've given quite a lot of information to digest in your letters to me and there's just been a lot going…

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The Postman

17 Nov 20145 Nov 2019

Dear Joseph, I haven't been able to devote as much time as I'd like towards reinterpreting my world view, as you've suggested. I mean, I find it hard to be…

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A House Better Left Desolate

23 Sep 20145 Nov 2019

Dear Joseph, The missionaries who have visited shared an analogy which I had no trouble accepting, and which I thought was actually pretty accurate all things considered. They said: "Imagine…

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.