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Doctrinal Expositions

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…

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

Priesthood Keys Made Simple

"A man never has half so much fuss to unlock a door, if he has a key, as though he had not and had to cut it open with his…

Unrighteous Dominion

12 Oct 202131 May 2023

The following discourse is taken from the Millennial Star, a Mormon publication in England that accompanied missionary work in that country at the beginning of the work. In 1852 this…

Priesthood and the State

11 Sep 202129 May 2023

It might seem a strange thing to have a person full of the knowledge of God who knowingly exposes himself to false sacraments and ordinances devoid of any authority while…

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…

Priesthood and Authority

8 Sep 202127 May 2023

Jesus told Peter: "I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou…

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.