by Dan Wees | Mar 16, 2021 | Miscellaneous
Take a look at the picture here. Study the word sequences. These five verses exemplify the repetition and the verbal delivery Joseph Smith used in orating the Book of Mormon. Verse three and four share the exact words “the half of.” Also notice how verse...
by Dan Wees | Mar 10, 2021 | Miscellaneous
by Dan Wees | Feb 26, 2021 | Miscellaneous
In early 1834, developing Zion – the promised land in Missouri – was meeting with a lot of resistance from the locals. It was apparent that stronger methods were required to create this utopia. On 24 February 1834, Joseph Smith, Jr. received a revelation...
by Dan Wees | Feb 23, 2021 | Miscellaneous
The (im)moral of the Story… The Nephi/Laban story is both 19th century mind-set and tell-tale evidence of fraud. Additionally, the story was likely borrowed from the Book of Judith. I don’t know how anyone can read it and come up with a different moral...
by Dan Wees | Feb 11, 2021 | Miscellaneous
On 2 May 1836, Joseph Smith, Sr., bestowed a Patriarchal Blessing upon William Harris. In the text describing the event, it is noted that William was granted an exceptional supernatural ability: “[T]hy arm shall prevail like unto the Almighty, for his power...
by Dan Wees | Jan 29, 2021 | Miscellaneous
On 1 November 1831, Joseph Smith, Jr. received a revelation: “And also the Lord shall have power over his saints, and shall reign in their midst, and shall come down in judgment upon Idumea, or the world.” Doctrine and Covenants (Hiram, OH: The Church...
