Oliver’s Apostolic Blessing
Today’s Come Follow Me lesson included a portion of Oliver Cowdery’s blessing to the original Quorum of the Twelve. A lot of […]
Writing to President Nelson – Correlation Department response
A lot of Church members write letters to President Nelson. He receives probably thousands of letters every day. As in any large […]
Creation of false traditions
We are seeing, right before our eyes, how false traditions arise and spread throughout the Church. The Gospel Topics Essay on Book […]
More on The Next Mormons – reasons for leaving
The Next Mormons book includes the results of surveys of both active and former members of the Church. The table below (11.3) […]
more on "good information"
Yesterday I broke my nose (again) playing basketball. At the doctor’s office, they suggested I get a pneumonia vaccine, which I did. […]
Letter IV – Moroni’s visit
The first detailed account of Moroni’s visit to Joseph Smith is included in Letter IV. You can read it in Joseph’s own […]
The Next Mormons by Jana Riess
Jana Riess’ book The Next Mormons has been getting a lot of attention, as it should. There’s a useful review of some […]
Which Cumorah narrative makes sense to you?
In evaluating the Cumorah alternatives, here is a comparison chart to consider. It lists the alternative explanations of well-known accounts in Church […]
The 4 Cumorahs
Yesterday, I listed the 3 Cumorahs, plus the hybrid. Today let’s discuss these four Cumorahs in reverse order. In this post and […]
The 3 Cumorahs
Last week, I suggested that the Hill Cumorah is the keystone of Book of Mormon historicity. According to the Gospel Topics Essay […]