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Some May Be “Born That Way”

There is a social movement in full swing among all ages of people in the world today regarding the exploration of sexual orientations outside the one established by God—namely heterosexuality,…

Why Does God Require Sacrifice?

14 Aug 202121 Feb 2022

Sometimes the God of the Old Testament is contrasted against the God of the New Testament by reason of the former seeming so archaic, demanding, and judgmental whereas the latter…

How Is Fasting Supposed to Be Sacred?

13 Aug 202121 Feb 2022

The scriptures abundantly indicate that fasting is a major component of spiritual experience. What is it about this practice that lends itself to the production or magnification of God's gifts?…

Poetry

How Many Times, Dear Brother?

18 Dec 20165 Nov 2019

How many times, dear brother? Have I heard you utter the plea: “If I didn’t have the Atonement, “I don’t know where I’d be.” “Maybe in a half-way house,” You’d…

Replies to Thomas

Wild Beasts That Are Past Feeling

15 Sep 20145 Nov 2019

Dear Joseph, "The murder discussion will be a lengthy one to pursue at the moment. But suffice it to say—again, for the moment—that our conscience is God-given. The first time you do…

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.