ONE MAN's GOSPEL STUDY NOTES
“There never was a time when there were not Gods and worlds and when men were not passing through the same ordeals that we are now passing through.” (Young, B., Deseret News, 16 November 1859, p. 290.) Joseph Smith taught … Continued
President Russell M Nelson taught, at the April 2018 General Conference of the Church, “Our Savior and Redeemer, Jesus Christ, will perform some of His mightiest works between now and when He comes again. We will see miraculous indications that … Continued
Digging through DISCOVER magazine last month (March/April 2023), I ran across an article titled “Mapping the Multiverse,” by Dan Falk. I enjoy reading well-written, thoughtfully-structured, informative discourses on space theory, with cool graphics. In the article, Dan enumerates current scientific … Continued
From the time Jesus Christ “gave up the ghost” on the cross to the current day, nearly 2000 earth years have elapsed. As a resurrected being, what has He been doing? Where has He gone? We have glimpses of His … Continued
The personage who is the Holy Ghost is also referred to as the Spirit (big “S”), the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of God, the Spirit of the Lord, the Holy Spirit of Promise, the Spirit of Truth, the Comforter, the … Continued
The ordinances and covenants of the Aaronic Priesthood, or “lesser” priesthood, are a preparatory necessity leading to the “higher” ordinances and covenants of the Melchizedek Priesthood. “Preparatory,” as it relates to the “lesser” priesthood, means to make ready “the way” … Continued
Gender (aka sex) is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal and eternal identity and purpose. (The FAMILY: A Proclamation to the World, 2nd para.) Unembodied, bodied (aka a living soul), disembodied, or re-embodied spirits contain gender attribute-specific components for … Continued
Within the passages of the Wentworth Letter, published in March 1842, Joseph Smith included 13 tenets of Gospel doctrine—the Articles of Faith. The foundational statement of those Articles include this declaration: “We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in … Continued
In a comprehensive sense, the Holy Ghost is the third member of the Godhead. As the name (or title) suggests, the Holy Ghost is a personage of Spirit, not having a body of flesh and bones. (D&C 130:22) In God’s … Continued
Diagramatically, the Jaredite “cycle” illustrates major categorical tendency for civilization to evolve through phased historical existence. HUMILITY PROSPERITY WEALTH WICKEDNESS PROPHETS REPENTANCE or DESTRUCTION The attached spreadsheet is in DRAFT FORM. BOOK of MORMON Timeline, LINK HERE Not An Endorsement