Judge declares the Bible to be treason Well, a mock court under the administration of Austin A. King, since governor of Missouri, while Joseph Smith and others were taken by a mob and were made subject to this inquisition, and to a mock trial, and while undergoing this mock trialContinue Reading

Angels do not present themselves to men unless there is need. It is not their task to gratify our curiosity. We have no scriptural accounts of angels undertaking any service for man that man could have done without the assistance of the angel. With the plentiful precedents presented for examinationContinue Reading

The spirits of the just are exalted to a greater and more glorious work; hence they are blessed in their departure to the world of spirits. Enveloped in flaming fire, they are not far from us, and know and understand our thoughts, feelings, and motions, and are often pained therewith.Continue Reading

Angels who are resurrected or translated have the ability to hide their glory from mortals and appear as if they were mortals themselves. The apostle Paul said, “Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares” (Hebrews 13:2). As Paul has suggested, mortals have hosted orContinue Reading

In the New Testament we get a couple of accounts of the angels that were present at the tomb during the time that Jesus was resurrected. We read that the angels had a “countenance .. like lightning” – “The angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolledContinue Reading

The Scriptures Enlarge Our Memory The scriptures enlarge our memory by helping us always to remember the Lord and our relationship to Him and the Father. They remind us of what we knew in our premortal life. And they expand our memory in another sense by teaching us about epochs,Continue Reading

Satan has no power over the faithful dead Satan has power here over us to a certain extent. He can afflict us; he can tempt us; he can annoy us in many ways. These are the consequences of the fall and for a wise purpose belong to our probation hereContinue Reading

Sections 6,8, and 9 of the Doctrine and Covenants explain how revelation works. I find it worth noting that in the early days of the history of the church that the Lord outlined for the Saints how this delicate communication works. There are times when young people have expressed toContinue Reading

A few weeks ago I was blessed to visit some Church history sites that I have always wanted to visit. I came to Palmyra, Fayette, and Harmony (it is called Oakland today) in New York and Pennsylvania. Later I came to Kirtland and visited the temple, John and Elsa Johnson’sContinue Reading

I wanted to repost this as I am teaching Alma’s confrontation with Korihor. There is evidence that substantiates the claims of the Book of Mormon. While secular evidence will never prove the Book of Mormon to be true, it certainly will give us pause. Rational argument does not create belief,Continue Reading