by Dan Wees | Jul 4, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“[T]he Book of Mormon is best explained as a nineteenth-century work of scripture rather than a translation of a document from ancient America around 600 BC – 400 AD… while some Mormon scholars, mainly at BYU, argue for its antiquity, more and more Mormon scholars are...
by Dan Wees | Jul 3, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“Wise gospel students do not build their philosophies of life on the quotations of individuals, even though those quotations come from Presidents of the Church.” Bruce R. McConkie, Letter to Mr. Eugene England (Salt Lake City, UT: The Church of Jesus Christ of...
by Dan Wees | Jul 3, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“We should disconnect, immediately and completely, from listening to the proselytizing efforts of those who have lost their faith and instead reconnect promptly with the Holy Spirit. The adversary sees spiritual apathy and half-hearted obedience as opportunities to...
by Dan Wees | Jul 3, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Joseph Smith, Jr. claimed that the guardian of the plates commanded him to bring his brother, Alvin, with him in September of 1824 to secure the plates. However, Alvin died on 19 November 1823, which made it impossible for that to happen. Or did it? A false rumor had...
by Dan Wees | Jul 3, 2018 | Miscellaneous
An eternal principle of the Church; rarely addressed in the 21st Century… “The only men who become Gods, even the Sons of God, are those who enter into polygamy.” Brigham Young – 19 March 1866, Journal of Discourses – Volume 11 (Liverpool, England:...
by Dan Wees | Jul 3, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Old men in thousand-dollar suits would have you believe that modesty will prevent, or at least deter the predator. Let’s not fool ourselves & attempt to make the victims feel...
