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What is the priesthood? What is the power of the priesthood and how does that work? What is the difference between authority and power? I come across questions like these regularly from friends, family, at church, and in online forums;…
Download the Maps Now! I have a couple of theories related to Book of Mormon geography. I have two maps below, one is more of an abstract model and the other one imagines a very limited area in the Illinois…
This will be the first in a series of posts exploring basic archetypal symbols and their meaning within a doctrinal context. This first post will focus on the number one and some of it’s many meanings.
The Power of Doctrine
In his book Increase in Learning, Elder Bednar teaches that principles arise from doctrines. If we take any principle of the gospel such as faith, repentance, obedience, etc and ask the question, “Why is this necessary?” the answer will always…
The “Conversion Spectrum” in the Book of Mormon
How are we “Saved”?
Saved by Grace, Judged by Works?
Do Latter-day Saints Need a Symbol?
I came across an interesting paragraph on the blog “Dave’s Mormon Inquiry” about symbols, the meanings that are attached to them and if Latter-day Saints should have a symbol representative of their faith.
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Myth is not fiction: it consists of facts that are continually repeated and can be observed over and over again. – Carl Jung
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