Random Posts
I’m a sucker for OOPARTs; (that’s short for “out of place artifacts”) archaeological artifacts that shouldn’t exist in a certain part of the world but do anyway. Most are frauds but there are a few that the jury seems to be still out on. The decalogue stone is one of these strange artifacts and I got to track it down and visit it.
Although no single comprehensive description of the Book of Mormon plates has been preserved, the Prophet Joseph Smith and several people closely associated with him made various statements that include partial descriptions of the plates. When we consider all the sources together, quite a detailed picture emerges of the physical characteristics of the ancient Nephite record.
What testimony have men, in the first instance, that there is a God? Human testimony, and human testimony only. (2:56)What excited the ancient saints to seek diligently after a knowledge of the glory of God, his perfections and attributes? The…
His Grace Is Sufficient
Brad Wilcox was serving as a member of the Sunday School General Board of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as a BYU associate professor in the Department of Teacher Education in the David O. McKay…
There are several similarities between the the parable of the sower, Nephi’s vision of the tree of life and the LDS doctrine of the degrees of glory, I’d like to point out a few.
New Post Updates
Climbspiration
These are the people who buy the life of this world at the price of the Hereafter. – Qur’an 2:86
POPULAR POSTS
- The Meaning of Isaiah 4:1 and Seven Women Taking Hold of One Man 247 views
- Characteristics vs. Attributes: Demystifying Lectures 3 and 4 120 views
- My Jacob 2:30 peer-reviewed paper is live! 98 views
- The Doctrine of the Gift of the Holy Ghost 80 views
- A Proposed Reinterpretation of Jacob 2:30 55 views
- 60 Great quotes on war 47 views
- Interpreters and Combinations 46 views
Book of Mormon
View AllRoom For Doubt Respects Agency
Enos is how old?
Constructing Nephi’s Ship
A look into the “Five Ks” of Sikhism and how the practice of this tenet of faith relates to LDS theology.
Finality Robs Symbols of Their Meaning
This quote brilliantly sums up a critically important key to understanding symbols. “One explanation of a symbol that has been given does not preclude someone else seeing beyond that. Symbols were intended to expand our freedom of expression and feelings, not limit…
Kids and the Temple
I posted this photo on Instagram yesterday and have been thinking about kids and the temple. According to Val Brinkerhoff in an interview with temple architect Keith Stepan, the Las Vegas and Portland Oregon temples were the first for over…
The Book of Mormon Condemns the New World Order
Well, it’s not technically a horoscope, but if anyone is curious about the future of any greedy, secret groups seeking to destroy any kind of government that grants liberty to the people, then here is a look at some history that they will and are repeating.
George Washington’s 1796 Farewell Address
Joseph Smith on Three Truths
The Proper Role of Government
Seventy-three Percent
My Dad is a Liar
The title of the post isn’t what you might think. For Father’s Day, I’m sharing an inspirational video that I found really touching. There’s this Thai life insurance company that puts out these emotionally over the top videos and I’m…
Blogroll
- A Traditional Architecture Glossary
- Academy for Temple Studies
- Book of Mormon Onomasticon
- Bruce Charlton's Notions
- Historical Monogamy
- Interpreter Foundation
- Isaiah Explained
- Isaiah Explorer
- Isaiah Institute
- Isaiah Prophecy
- Junior Ganymede
- Latter-day Saint Architecture Blog
- Latter-day Saint Temples
- LDSSymbols.com
- Leading Saints
- Number in Scripture by E. W. Bullinger
- Search tool for the Bible
- Search tool for the Book of Mormon
- Strongs Concordance
- TempleStudy
- The Ancient Context of Joseph Smith's Egyptian Alphabet and Grammar
- Webster's 1828 Dictionary

Recent Comments