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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…

Daily Devotional…

Classic Truth: The Light of Christ

14 Apr 20183 Mar 2022

The following address was delivered by Marion G. Romney in the April 1977 session of General Conference: My brethren, I pray, and ask you to join in that prayer, that…

Doctrinal Expositions

Not My Will, But Thine: The Calling and Election

5 Nov 20175 Nov 2019

“There is a law, irrevocably decreed in heaven before the foundations of this   world, upon which all blessings are predicated—and when we obtain any blessing from God, it is…

Poetry

How Many Times, Dear Brother?

18 Dec 20165 Nov 2019

How many times, dear brother? Have I heard you utter the plea: “If I didn’t have the Atonement, “I don’t know where I’d be.” “Maybe in a half-way house,” You’d…

Poetry

Mind as a Garden, Thoughts as the Rain

30 Jul 20165 Nov 2019

THY mind, O man, is as a garden; thy thoughts are as the rain, which nourish seedlings spread throughout, for weed or flower's reign. It is not thou who art the…

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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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Recognizing Answers to Prayer: A Radical Shift in World View

4 Nov 20145 Nov 2019

Dear Joseph, "God is your Heavenly Father and He loves you perfectly, and He is not a domineering, cigar-smoking authority figure who wants you to bend to his will.... You cannot…

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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…

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Creation and Consequence

8 Sep 20145 Nov 2019

Dear Joseph, I want to clarify that I didn't mean to say in my last missive that God is or isn't doing something he should or shouldn't be doing. I'm talking about our…

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.