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Sunday, November 26, 2017
Spirit Adoption vs. Spirit Birth: Joseph Smith's Multiple Mortal Probations and Adam-God
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Note to the reader: I use the term multiple mortal probations loosely to describe a general concept and not to specifically reference Heb...
Saturday, November 4, 2017
Response to Jeff Lindsay’s Challenge
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Recently, an article by Stephen Smoot was published by Mormon Interpreter, which aptly points out the presence of the divine council, or at ...
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
"Prophets Before Adam"
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JS' journal , on April 28, 1844, Hyrum Smith preached a sermon I wish I could have heard. Here are JS' notes on the sermon in full...
To Be Baptised or Not To Be Baptised?
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In recent posts I've reviewed some of the 1835 changes in the D&C that demonstrate that baptism, authority and formal church organ...
Joseph Smith had "No Other Gift"?
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Compare Book of Commandments 4:2 to D&C 5:4 (see Quinn's discussion in Origins of Power , pp. 9-11) The original 1829 text says o...
Saturday, October 14, 2017
Changes to Joseph Smith's Revelations
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I'm reading D. Michael Quinn's The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power , which I highly recommend for its clear depiction of the evol...
Sunday, October 8, 2017
Roots of the Temple Endowment in 1829
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This is a quick and bumpy ride, so if you feel like things aren't quite fitting together, hold on tight and keep reading. The most ...
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