Some assume the creation story described in the opening chapter of the Bible is a literal description how the universe unfolded. Efforts have been made to try to fit the order of the seven days of creation into our scientific … Continue reading
The church recently announced a new edition of the scriptures noting that “more than 99 percent of the adjustments are in the study aids.” I spent some time looking at one of those aids — the Bible Dictionary (BD) and … Continue reading
This week’s Gospel Doctrine lesson (#5, “This Is the Spirit of Revelation“) covers D&C 6,8 and 9 which discuss Oliver Cowdery and revelation. Both sections 6 and 8 each discuss two gifts regarding Oliver Cowdery. Those who have compared D&C … Continue reading
LDS-Church-History will present an in-depth chronology on the life of Lorenzo Snow. This is done in conjunction with the new topic of study in LDS Relief Society and Priesthood meetings this year, which will use the manual Teachings of Presidents of … Continue reading
“Great Excitement [today] over the Election for a Presidet of the United States.” – President Wilford Woodruff “… a bad dose of politics was like the measles if it set in on a man it turned his hide yellow and … Continue reading
In our current election season, many issues have been debated about the economy, including wealth redistribution, social safety nets, economic recovery, the size of government, the poor and self-sufficiency. Brigham Young was faced with these same issues when building a … Continue reading
An announcement of The Joseph Smith Papers: Histories Volume 2, Assigned Histories, 1831-1847 edited by Karen Lynn Davidson, Richard L. Jensen and David J. Whittaker (volume editors) was made Sept. 25, 2012 at a blogger event. Some key members of the … Continue reading
Miracle #2: Self When Rene Descartes thought about reality, he wondered what, if anything could be considered absolutely real. As part of a thought experiment, he assumed an ultimate level of doubt, presuming that any and everything he perceived or imagined could … Continue reading
As society continues to migrate to towards secularism, a larger percentage of the population questions the existence of God and skeptics find it easier to dismiss scriptural or personal claims of miracles. Factors of modernity lead some to doubt the … Continue reading
While I was reading through some 1846 sources of the Saints trekking across Iowa, I came across an interesting entry in the journal of Willard Richards. On March 14th, he recorded a peculiar event — the healing of William Hall’s … Continue reading