Alright, I’m very excited to announce a HUGE update to lecturesonfaith.com. At first glance, it has the same design and…
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When we ask for blessing, do we really understand what we are asking for and what the implications are? How…
Lecture 3 verse 2 states, “that three things are necessary, in order that any rational and intelligent being may exercise…
A comment in gospel principles class recently gave me pause. A fellow member suggested that we ought to obey God…
We’re going to look at three instances we have in the scriptures where God commands people to build boats. Why…
After the death of Nephi, son of Lehi, (Jacob 1:12, 2:1), the people under the reign of the second king…
I have enjoyed Margaret Barker’s books and words for many years. She introduced me to the idea of the Deuteronomist…
Nephi’s vision in 1 Nephi 11 is one of my favorite parts of scripture, as it is for many others.…
A few years ago I came across a footnote in the Church’s Gospel Topics essay Becoming Like God that stopped…
Lehi’s vision begins with a setting that mirrors his current circumstances. He finds himself in a dark and dreary wilderness,…
Note: The clue that led to the following article I owe to my good friend, Mike King. He explained the…
This episode examines a recurring pattern in the Book of Mormon where spiritual vitality declines gradually, then collapses decisively. It…
Introducing a new edition of the Book of Mormon that I’ve been working on that includes the Lectures on Faith…
Recently I came across a social media post that featured Galatians 1:8 and then pointed out that an angel appeared…
(Available on Spotify, Apple Music and many other platforms) I’ve been getting into song writing this year and while I…
This is a beast of a post, but it is packed with so many things from start to finish that…
I appeared in an episode of the Stick of Joseph show that finally went live recently, so I’d like to…
This was the 2nd episode I recorded with the Stick of Joseph guys. The information I share here is based…
I propose that Mormon demonstrates at least a couple of times how Nephi’s prophecy about war and the fountain of…
Every now and then, someone will point to Isaiah 4:1 and claim it as a prophetic endorsement of polygamy in…
Lecture Five of the Lectures on Faith is often brushed aside today as an “early” or “incomplete” attempt to define…