Is Satan necessary?
Occasionally I find myself in a conversation with those that ask the question, “Is Satan essential for the Plan of Salvation to work?” While I do not think this question is one of the more vital gospel...
View ArticleAlma 39 – The Law of Chastity
Alma does an excellent work in his communication with his son Corianton in this chapter. He doesn’t just correct his son, he helps him to see that his actions had consequences, and shows him how to...
View ArticleAlma 46-48 The Power of One
We read in Alma 48:17 that if all men had been like Moroni, the powers of hell would be shaken forever. Since Moroni is an important protagonist in these chapters, it is good to analyze what he did and...
View ArticleJesus Had to Overcome the Veil
Jesus Had to Overcome the Veil When Jesus was born, “the veil of forgetfulness common to all who are born to earth, by which the remembrance of primeval existence is shut off” was cast over him....
View ArticleThe Unpardonable Sin – Joseph Smith
The Unpardonable Sin – Joseph Smith I have a declaration to make in relation to the provisions which God made for every creature from before the foundation of the world to suit the conditions of man....
View ArticleWhy the Other Accounts of the First Vision Shouldn’t Challenge Your Faith
Why the Other Accounts of the First Vision Shouldn’t Challenge Your Faith Meridian Magazine – Mark A. Mathews · October 16, 2016 On the morning of a beautiful, clear day, early in the spring of 1820,...
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