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This is an excerpt taken from the Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt in which his call to the apostleship was recorded. The charge given by Oliver Cowdery to Pratt and the twelve is nothing short of amazing and has always impressed me.
***NOTE: A peer-reviewed version of the essay has been published on Sept 23, 2026 at the Journal of Mormon Polygamy, read it here: https://journalofmormonpolygamy.org/jmp/article/view/50 In Jacob chapters 2-3, we encounter one of the most fervent and emotionally charged sermons in…
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There are a lot of things that I believe are true and a lot of things that I do not believe are true. There are also things that I “know” are true like the existence of the city of Jerusalem.…
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One understands oneself to be addressed [by God] through events … A person replies through the speech of his life; he answers with his actions. Events in daily life can be interpreted as a dialogue with God. – Ian Barbour
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