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A Dialogue Between Joseph Smith and the Devil

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

No Shame in Running

1 Aug 202114 Jan 2022

Retreat in battle is often considered the epitome of defeat, the hallmark of loss, and the product of cowardice. The saying goes that "Offense is the greatest defense" among man's…

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The Devil’s Rebuttal

16 Jun 20165 Nov 2019

Dear Joseph, Lately there's been a lot of discussion in the media about identity. It's made me think about what you have written before, that I am supposedly a son of…

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Revelation, Truth, and Error: Laws of Detection

31 Jan 20155 Nov 2019

Dear Joseph, I still haven't got around to changing my world view, as you suggested. But I feel concerned that even if I begin to see God's hand in my past, I may…

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The Invisible War

30 Sep 20145 Nov 2019

Dear Joseph. So I had kind of an intense meeting with my missionary friends a few hours ago. I've been very deep in thought since they left. I felt like…

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Is There No Other Way?

24 Sep 20145 Nov 2019

Dear Joseph, In between this last visit and the one, the missionaries stopped by while I was upstairs and gave my boy (who was in fact Batman at the time and as…

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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…

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The Devil Told the Truth

16 Sep 20145 Nov 2019

Dear Joseph, "...The original Hebrew word for ‘created,’ as found in [Genesis 1:1], does not actually mean 'to make' as we often assume it does. It means 'to organize.'" Very interesting,…

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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…

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.