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A Dialogue Between Joseph Smith and the Devil

30 May 20221 Feb 2026

What follows is an adaptation of a work by Parley P. Pratt entitled, A Dialogue Between Joseph Smith and the Devil. The original was published on January 1, 1844, in…

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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…

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.