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No Man “Holds” the Priesthood: Why Changing Ordinances Changes Priesthood

So much of the precepts of men that mingle with scripture are the result of imprecise language. This regrettable human limitation was pointedly lamented by Joseph Smith: “Oh Lord God…

Sin Made Simple

"Change your thinking... and participate in the purification ceremony [baptism] that is done in the name of Creator Sets Free (Jesus), the Chosen One, representing him and initiating you into…

Faith to Heal

10 Oct 202131 May 2023

The scriptures say "that God is the same yesterday, today, and forever, and in him there is no variableness neither shadow of changing" (Morm. 9:9). They furthermore contain many marvelous…

Priesthood and Good Works

9 Sep 202127 May 2023

In the New Testament an account reaches us of a man who could cast out devils in the name of Christ but who knew not Christ personally: "John said to…

Playing With Poison

24 Aug 20213 Mar 2022

It has been commented by some that partaking of a poisonous substance when commanded by a mortal mouthpiece for God will result in no harm, since the scriptures say: "And…

The Simpleness of the Way

15 Aug 202123 Feb 2022

In the days of Moses, the Israelites were afflicted by some type of poisonous serpents. God commanded Moses to make a model of one of the serpents out of brass…

Is Solitude Sacred?

12 Aug 202121 Feb 2022

Continuing on the theme of the vision quest and its role in the lives of holy people, and having touched upon the theme of the wilderness as a temple, we…

Going Through the Motions

28 Jul 20217 Jan 2022

Fake it until you make it. That saying has many worthy applications. Sometimes you just have to grit your teeth until the situation gets better. But the scriptures teach us…

Daily Devotional…

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…

Doctrinal Expositions

Are You Afflicted By Psychic Pride?

20 Apr 20185 Nov 2019

The great obstacle to developing one's spiritual senses is that of one's psychic pride. Pride in the pejorative sense is typically defined as excessive self-esteem or a dangerous overabundance of…

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.