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The Second Adam (is probably not Jesus)

14 Oct 20217 Jan 2022

There is a passage in the book of 1 Corinthians chapter 15 that has always been interpreted in the light of continuing a contrast between two people: Adam and Jesus.…

Calling & Election

3 Sep 202131 May 2022

It was noted in yesterday's devotional that Rebecca, the mother of the twins Jacob and Esau, learned of the differing merits of her children's spirits before they were born, citing…

Cry Out: “Your Refuge Is Made of Lies”

1 Sep 20213 Apr 2022

"This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Clap your hands in horror, and stamp your feet. Cry out because of all the detestable sins the people of Israel have committed"…

The Elevated View

3 Aug 202123 Jan 2022

Sometimes you feel like you're doing everything right in life. And in those moments the unfair events in life seem like a sign that maybe you aren't doing everything right…

Jesus Takes it Personally

25 Jul 20217 Jan 2022

Shortly after the death of Christ, an up-and-coming Pharisee, Saul, was dutifully persecuting Jewish apostates. While on the way to the city of Damascus, his next target for executing his…

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,…

Replies to Thomas

The Seed Must Die: Creation in His Image

18 Feb 201624 Mar 2020

Dear Joseph, I like what you've written to me about the need for faith, but I still find myself surrounded by evidences that God, as a supreme controller of all…

Replies to Thomas

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,…

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.