[…] Book of Mormon (hereafter BM), which Joseph Smith published in 1830, is mainly an account of the descendants of an Israelite family who left Jerusalem around 600 B.C.E. to come to the New World. […]
[…] a solution to this problem, is that we are steeped in a tradition which emphasizes the capa city of the individual to effect change, and yet we have accepted membership in a church which […]
[…] rejecting the latter, both desires and practices obscure relationships as a dimension of homosexual experiences. The opa city of the term “homosexuality” and its multiple and limiting meanings make it particularly unhelpful. The artificiality […]
[…] of Latter-day Saints in the twenty-first century know nothing of Joseph’s magical practices, there is ample evi dence to support the claim that they occurred. From a series of articles published in the Palmyra […]
[…] the temporal world. Carried further, this scenario means that all of our spouses and children are pre destined from the spirit world and that we really have not exercised free agency in selecting a […]
When the Savior said it, it seemed simple enough — to “ren der unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s and unto God the things that are God’s.” But when the demands of Caesar’s […]
[…] was a member of Zion’s Camp, the abortive expedition launched in 1834 to succor the Saints in Missouri; and, like others of its leading members, he was named in 1835 to the new, and highest, […]
In early March, 1937, El der Joseph Fielding Smith, of the Council of the Twelve, sent a strongly worded letter to church Commissioner of Education Franklin West. The subject of Elder Smith’s criticism was […]
[…] still true on January 28, 1832, as seen in the minutes of a meeting held in Independence, Missouri: “Names of Elders present who were ordained to the H.P.H. . . .” followed by “Names […]
[…] the world the problem would be relatively simple, as unique, homogeneous, and compatible politico-economic institutions could be developed consistent with the gospel principles. There would still be problems of maintaining such homogeneity as long […]