For the past 46 years, the carved stone monument known as Izapa Stela 5 from southernmost Mexico has been discussed as a possible depiction of Lehi’s dream reported in 1 Nephi 8. From this the stela has come to be known in some Latter-day Saint circles as the “Lehi stone.”

In the very quote that inspired the title of this blog, Rene Daumal penned a profound though: “You cannot stay on the summit forever; you have to come down again.” The purpose of the climb is to reach the summit and…

Every now and then, someone will point to Isaiah 4:1 and claim it as a prophetic endorsement of polygamy in the last days. The logic usually goes something like this: “Seven women will take hold of one man. That sounds…