The Kinderhook plates are a small un-noteworthy blip in the story of Joseph Smith’s very complex and full life. Because they have nothing to do with revelation, there is no doctrine that comes from them and no real benefit to studying them. There is simply no reason for them to ever come up in normal … Read more
The First Vision is perhaps the most miraculous and spectacular event of the last days. That God would again reveal himself to man shows the love of God, the fulfillment of his plan, and clarifies misunderstandings of doctrine that developed when the original apostles were killed, creeds were formed, and Christianity merged with Roman governance … Read more
One of the arguments in both the CES Letter and Letter for My Wife is that science supposedly disproves scripture. When I first read that section, I immediately discredited it as having any validity. Because of my background, I am fully aware of the many assumptions and contradictions that are considered science today. It’s really hard for me … Read more
For many, the most controversial doctrine in the Church is polygamy. What anti-Mormons and those estranged from the Church try to make us assume is that Joseph Smith was a sex-crazed pervert and pedophile who tried to use his power to manipulate women and justify immoral relations with them. And because of this lust crazed … Read more