Church history
I hope everyone is keeping up with their Gospel Doctrine lessons in Sunday School this year. There are some interesting aspects of […]
How to suppress Letter VII
I continue to be amazed at how many Church members have never heard of Letter VII, or even of Oliver Cowdery’s clear […]
"Early church members" – Joseph Smith Papers edition
I’ve commented before on the display in the Church History Museum titled “The Indian Mission.” See here. The display portrays the mission […]
2017 gospel doctrine comments
From time to time I’ll comment on the 2017 gospel doctrine lessons (Church History) like I did last year for the Book […]
Science and history
I’m working on a project that involves science, but I see a lot of parallels with theories that circulate about Book of […]
The Hill Cumorah by President Anthony W. Ivins
Anthony W. Ivins On April 6, 1928, President Anthony W. Ivins of the First Presidency spoke in General Conference about the Hill […]
Responsible physical evidence
Critics of the Book of Mormon point to the lack of physical evidence to corroborate the narrative in the text, but the […]
Oliver’s attention to detail and veracity
As I mentioned in a previous post, there are some who seek to persuade members of the Church to distrust Oliver Cowdery’s […]
Shifting to Church history
Because we’re studying Church history in Gospel Doctrine classes this year, I’m focusing more on that than I am on Book of […]
When absence of evidence is, actually, evidence
Ever since I first read the Book of Mormon, I’ve asked myself, if we’re going to find evidence of the Book of […]