Wednesday, October 18, 2017

The prodigal Mormon apostle, Thomas B. Marsh

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The “Milk and Strippings” story as it relates to Thomas B. Marsh, onetime top LDS apostle turned apostate who came to Utah almost 20 ...
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Monday, October 9, 2017

Pratt's book was must-Mormon reading long ago

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I have always wanted to read early Mormon apostle Parley P. Pratt’s “Key to the Science of Theology,” a book that was heavily read by ch...
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Monday, October 2, 2017

Brigham Young and Thomas Kane: The Prophet and the Reformer

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Mormon leader Brigham Young and Thomas L. Kane, bred for wealth, were certainly oil and water at first glance. Nevertheless, Philadelphi...
Sunday, September 24, 2017

Eternal progression after death is fun speculation for Mormons

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A key difference between Latter-day Saints and many other Christian churches is that Mormons believe that there are various post-judgmen...
Monday, September 18, 2017

Book an overview of Joseph Smith's legal encounters

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The interest in “ Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith’s Legal Encounters ,” edited by Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welc...
Sunday, September 10, 2017

Assassination of Joseph Smith takes narrative approach to history

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“ The Assassination of Joseph Smith: Innocent Blood on the Banner of Liberty ,” (Cedar Fort, 2015) takes a narrative approach to the mur...
Sunday, September 3, 2017

Mormon folk tales regarding Cain, Bigfoot abound

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As Abel's murderer, Cain was commanded to wander the earth in punishment, a tradition arose that this punishment was to be forever, ...
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