Tagged with "Joseph Smith"
Car rolls into Mormon chapel at Joseph Smith Memorial Site
MR says: The accident was unintentional; estimates as to damage have not been released yet. A parked car rolled into the chapel at the Joseph Smith historical site early Thursday evening after its emergency brake apparently failed, according to Vermont State Police. Police said the 1997 Nissan Pathfinder...
D&C Lesson 13: "This Generation Shall Have My Word Through You"
Try to imagine your life without any contribution or influence from Joseph Smith. A myriad of blesssings would be lost without the work and revelations of the prophet of the Restoration. INTRODUCTION: Amos wrote of a time when the world would experience a famine. Behold, the days come,...
BYU professor discusses Book of Mormon translation and error corrections
MR says: SO interesting - he talks about some of the errors that crept in due to translators or typesetters trying to fix mistakes. It's cool to read about the research behind the process. After 25 years of research, Royal Skousen, a professor of linguistics at Brigham Young University, has compiled in-depth...
Defending the faith: A shallow Joseph Smith wouldn't have been up to the task
MR says: Sholars discuss the influence of Joseph Smith on world religion. Those who reject the claims of Joseph Smith often dismiss him as merely a shallow fraud who lurched from one crisis or opportunity for exploitation to another, improvising as he went. His unbelieving 1945 biographer, Fawn Brodie, set...
Documentarian who made 'The Mormons' fascinated with Joseph Smith
MR says: An interesting story of how the maker of *The Mormons* says she "fell in love" with Joseph Smith. Jane Barnes is not a household name among members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For the record, she’s the woman who put together the documentary called “The Mormons” that...
Defending the Faith: Joseph Smith's character
MR says: An interesting article that makes mention of Joseph's weaknesses, particularly quotes from those who knew him closely and still understood his mission amid observing weaknesses. Drifting inexorably toward old age, I’m more and more impressed by what Joseph Smith accomplished in his less than 39...
The Inquirer after Truth and the Sacred Grove
I remember the first time a testimony of Joseph Smith stirred in my heart. I was young, and I visited the Sacred Grove that day. I was a mischievous boy disturbing Primary classes for conscientious teachers in Southern California when something happened that changed me at a profound level. The...
Gospel Doctrine Lesson #4: “Remember the New Covenant, Even the Book of Mormon”
The Book of Mormon is as important closed as it is open. Its power and meaningfulness derive as much from its origin story as it does from the content of the book itself. As a result, it behooves us to look at this origin story as closely as we can. The complexity of the historical context of the...
D&C Lesson 5: "This Is the Spirit of Revelation"
Our Father sent us on a mission into mortality. He has provided some basic handbooks of instruction which we call the scriptures, but from the beginning he has shown himself willing to give individualized instruction according to the needs of his children. This individualized instruction is called personal revelation.
D&C Lesson 4: “Remember the New Covenant, even the Book of Mormon"
Most of the people who attack the Book of Mormon have never read it. I have found some success in refuting the charges of our detractors when I have given them a copy of the book and asked them to get back to me when they can tell me what it really says. The truth is that there is power in the book, and most people who read it feel it.
D&C Lesson 3: "I Had Seen a Vision"
We have almost always viewed the preparation for the restoration from the view of events on earth. But what of events beyond the veil? INTRODUCTION: We have almost always viewed the preparation for the restoration from the point of view of men and events here on earth. We have studied the lives...
Picturing history: Mansion House, Nauvoo
MR says: A cool visual of the place the Prophet Joseph lived during the end of his life. The Mansion House in Nauvoo, Ill., is where Joseph Smith and his family lived for about the last 10 months of the Prophets life. Since the Nauvoo House was years from completion, The Church of Jesus of Jesus Christ of...
Doctrine & Covenants Lesson 2: "Behold, I am Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World"
Learn more about the remarkable nature of the Doctrine and Covenants - that it teaches us about Jesus Christ in His own words. INTRODUCTION: If the major purpose of all scripture is to bear testimony of Christ, (and I believe it is) then the D&C makes a remarkable contribution to that...
Doctrine & Covenants Lesson 1: Introduction
Welcome to the Doctrine and Covenants, our 2013 course of study for Sunday School! This lesson will give an overview and introduction to what some affectionately call "our testament." INTRODUCTION: When Joseph Smith announced that the heavens were again opened and that the famine of Amos...
Vermont's connection to the Mormon Church
MR says: This is a great video segment featuring the prophet Joseph Smith, whose birthday is coming up right before Christmas. For Christians, the Christmas holiday is a time to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. In South Royalton, Vt., the birth of another man is memorialized year-round. "Joseph was...
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