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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…

Doctrinal Expositions

Confusing the One Man Doctrine & The Law of Adoption: a New Approach to D&C 132:7

7 Nov 202425 Nov 2024

Few verses of modern scripture have been more fiercely debated throughout Mormon history as Doctrine and Covenants section 132 verse 7 (hereafter referred to as "D&C 132:7"). For mainstream Latter-day…

Doctrinal Expositions

Horite Priest-Kings, the New and Everlasting Covenant, & the Succession Crisis of 1844

23 Jan 202320 Jul 2023

Tall Tales & Many Wives In the late Spring of 1888, the American imagination was alive with stories of cowboys and Indians battling in the untamed frontier. Many larger-than-life stories…

Doctrinal Expositions

Plural Marriage & The Parable of the Talents

22 Dec 202015 Sep 2024

Forward This essay is being written in response to the appearance of a viewpoint among members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints espoused and common to the…

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.

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

Confusing the One Man Doctrine & The Law of Adoption: a New Approach to D&C 132:7

Horite Priest-Kings, the New and Everlasting Covenant, & the Succession Crisis of 1844

Plural Marriage & The Parable of the Talents