2017 year end – social-validation feedback loop
Because so many new people are reading the blog, this week we’re republishing some of the more notable posts from 2017.___ Social-validation […]
Persuading by presenting facts as "consensus"
A common persuasion technique is to present “facts” as a “consensus” of experts. This is often done in scientific debates. It is […]
Lesson/fireside material
Readers often ask for help in sharing/presenting the information about the Hill Cumorah. Here is some material you can use. _____ Joseph […]
Opening the Heavens but censoring history
Readers have asked my thoughts about the presentation given by Professor John W. (Jack) Welch in November 2017 titled “Hours Never to […]
Letter VII #5 bestseller – Mormonism new releases
Some readers might like to know that the new preview edition of Letter VII: Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery Explain the Hill […]
More on Mormon doctrine
My blog posts merely reflect my opinions and thought processes as I evaluate issues. Recently I wrote a post about “What is […]
New edition of Letter VII book
I’m giving readers of the blog a preview of a new version of Letter VII that will be released in 2018. The […]
Lessons from the British Mission
Modern missionary work could learn some important lessons from the British Mission in the 1830s and 1840s. Then, as today, the Book […]
Oliver Cowdery and the Apostles
Some people wonder why it was Oliver Cowdery who wrote Letter VII. It’s an easy answer. Recall that Oliver Cowdery was ordained […]
Mormon doctrine, Letter VII, and the Apostles
In the previous post we looked at the criteria for knowing whether something is official Mormon doctrine. https://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/approaching-mormon-doctrine– Not every statement made […]