Alonzo L. Gaskill, an assistant professor of Church history and doctrine at BYU, brilliantly debunks the “Seal of Melchizedek” myth while sustaining the idea that, yes, we can create our own new meanings for symbols in our day.

“The Latter-day Saints are in many respects like other people who are not Latter-day Saints. We are apt to entertain views which are not very correct, and which may be the result of our traditions and preconceived ideas. This is…

I heard this story as part of a high councilman’s talk recently week and I thought I’d share it. This version was obtained from a 2010 Liahona article by Dieter F. Uchtdorf. An old Jewish legend tells of two brothers, Abram…