In the LDS church I heard about the First Vision on many occasions and came to understand the significance of that event. It was a parting of the heavens and God was speaking to his children again. It was revolutionary…
I was married in the Las Vegas temple in April 2002. According to LDS belief, since I had been sealed in the temple then I was essentially set for life spiritually. All I had to do from that point forward…
In the context of any LDS discussion the Holy Ghost is both a physical personage and a force of spiritual power. Very few people attempt to actually explain the discrepancy, however they just admit that the Holy Ghost is needed…
As a member of the LDS church, I thought I had a very good understanding of God and his character. He was simply an exalted human that perfected himself enough to become a god. He was human yet divine. He…
When I was young, I remember at the end of a Sunday school class the teacher telling us that next week she was going to reveal to us a great secret. She was going to tell us the name of…
In the LDS church, the restoration of the Melchizedek Priesthood is heralded as one of the greatest events in modern times. It ushered in a newfound connection to God and a return to the proper ordinances of God’s kingdom. However,…
The Lectures on Faith are one of the most misunderstood aspects of the early church. However, with a little bit of research the truth can easily be discovered. It is also misunderstood because some people in positions of prominence have…
When studying church history, it is very easy for someone to find something that agrees with their conclusion and then use the source as a premise to support their argument. I have certainly done this, and it is the basis…
When starting to read the Book of Mormon the first verse is something I have read many times however have skipped over much of the meaning preferring to focus instead on the narrative. In the first verse of the Book…
Today in the modern LDS church the organization of the church, or hierarchy, is well defined and there is certainly no question as to the structure. The organizational structure itself is actually very similar to what you would find in…