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Progression & Probations

28 Feb 202224 Feb 2025

Dedicated to CS On a warm summer day in 1888, a 32-year-old Orson F. Whitney sat down in Heber, Utah, to enjoy the company of the then-Apostle, Lorenzo Snow. Snow…

King Follet Sermon Witness: Thomas Bullock

12 Nov 20211 Jun 2023

Following my last post, today we examine another first-hand account of Joseph Smith's famous sermon given at the funeral of King Follet on Sunday the 7th of April, 1844. (This…

King Follet Sermon Witness: George Laub

5 Nov 20211 Jun 2023

The funeral sermon by the prophet Joseph Smith for his friend, King Follet, delivered in the afternoon of Sunday the 7th of April, 1844, has become recognized as one of…

Jehovah and Q&A

27 Oct 20216 Apr 2022

Following is a series of questions I've received in response to my posts on Jehovah along with my answers: Q: So, was Jesus named Jehovah in the pre-mortal life or…

Jehovah and the Son

24 Oct 20214 Apr 2022

The Jews of Jesus' time had a bone to pick with him, not because he claimed to be God the Father but because he claimed to be God the Son:…

Fruitful in the True Knowledge

19 Oct 202131 May 2023

In the book of 2 Peter, there is a set of instructions that Peter gives relative to making one's calling and election sure (chapter 1, verses 5 – 8 [see…

The Beautiful Green Valley

16 Oct 202131 May 2023

Today I am sharing another testimony borne by an "Old Nauvooer" in the Salt Lake City 20th ward around the turn of the 20th century, a nearly forgotten testimony from…

Brother Joseph: Correcting Corrupted Youths

14 Oct 202131 May 2023

An anecdote from the life of Joseph Smith shows the wisdom he possessed in attempting to rectify the course of troubled teenagers who he knew would otherwise go on to…

A Prophet Is Not Always a Prophet, But We Ought To Be

10 Oct 202131 May 2023

Joseph Smith once taught that a prophet is not always a prophet: "Visited with brethren and sisters from Michigan. 'A Prophet is not always a Prophet' only when he is…

Brother Joseph: No Fighting Among Saints

8 Oct 202131 May 2023

As the mayor of Nauvoo, Joseph Smith was keen on ensuring that the city represented the best of Mormonism as the religion was (and is) intended to pave the way…

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.