Is the “Laying on of Hands” Essential?
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by Eric Johnson
1w ago
By Bradley Campbell When I speak with Latter-day Saints, we often end up talking about the issue of authority. The questions often asked are “Who has authority?” ” And, “How is this authority passed on?” Within an LDS framework, few topics seem as essential as the issue of authority. Some Latter-day Saints have explained that ... Read more ..read more
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Mormonism and the Dangers of Historical Fiction
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by Sharon Lindbloom
1w ago
by Sharon Lindbloom3 February 2025 The Netflix series, “American Primeval,” continues to be a hot topic in the news — and elsewhere. As reported by LDS historian Barbara Jones Brown, the series is “generating popular interest,” so much so that “books about the Mountain Meadows and Bear River massacres, along with biographies of Brigham Young, ‘Wild Bill’ Hickman and Jim ... Read more ..read more
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“American Primeval” and the Mountain Meadows Massacre
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by Sharon Lindbloom
1M ago
by Sharon Lindbloom17 January 2025 We had just watched a particularly brutal scene from Netflix’s new historical fiction series, American Primeval. On the screen, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints attacked and killed an entire U.S. Army camp in 1850s Utah Territory. My husband turned to me and asked, “Did that really happen?” ... Read more ..read more
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New York Times 1912 expose of the Book of Abraham
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by Eric Johnson
1M ago
Based on the research of Solomon Spaulding, the Episcopal leader in Utah in the early 20th century, the New York Times produced this expose of the book of scripture based on the three facsimiles included with the Pearl of Great Price within the Book of Abraham ..read more
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New Testament Introduction Part 1 and 2
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by Eric Johnson
1M ago
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Mapping Mormon Theologies
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by Aaron Shafovaloff
1M ago
By Aaron ShafovaloffUpdated October 17, 2024 Official doctrine Emeritus BYU Dean of Religious Education Robert Millet concedes: “I think most Latter-day Saints would be prone to answer this by pointing out the value and significance of living oracles, or continuing revelation, or ongoing divine direction through modern apostles and prophets, and thus to conclude that ... Read more ..read more
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Latter-day Saints’ Ultimate Reckoning with God
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by Sharon Lindbloom
3M ago
by Sharon Lindbloom11 November 2024 On October 22nd (2024) Seventy Jörg Klebingat of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints presented a devotional address at the Marriott Center on Utah’s BYU campus. He told his audience he desired to “speak to you today about how the atonement of Jesus Christ can make us confident to stand ... Read more ..read more
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The Saga of Paul H. Dunn and his many fairy tales: A Review of Lying for the Lord (Lynn Kenneth Packer)
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by Eric Johnson
3M ago
By Eric Johnson Published 11/11/2024 “When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.” — 1 Corinthians 13:11 When I was a young boy, a favorite was to spend time in my backyard with ... Read more ..read more
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Is God Our Literal Father?
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by Aaron Shafovaloff
3M ago
By Aaron ShafovaloffNovember 1, 2024 YouTube | MP3 | Spotify [Slides and notes forthcoming] Further reading ..read more
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Intelligence(s) and Spirits: Competing LDS Views
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by Aaron Shafovaloff
3M ago
By Aaron ShafovaloffCreated October 30, 2024Updated October 31, 2024 Early Joseph Smith Late Joseph Smith Contemporaries of the late Joseph Smith 1. Individual spirits are begotten from impersonal intelligence-substance Brigham Young held that genuinely new individuals were begotten from eternal impersonal spirit-element. Terminology Proponents 2. Individual spirits are begotten from self-directed intelligence particles Orson Pratt ... Read more ..read more
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