When Moroni delivered the Book of Mormon plates to Joseph Smith in 1827 (on the night and early morning of September 21-22), it was the first day of the new Fall season. That date was not chosen by chance. The coming forth of the Book of Mormon was the signal that a new season of spirituality was about to dawn across the earth. Besides being the first day of Fall, that date was important for another reason.
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Why We Can’t Simply Dismiss the Book of Mormon Witnesses
For anybody who is actually interested in the truth, the evidence for or against the credibility of the Book of Mormon witnesses needs to be assessed on its own, independently. Merely brushing them aside because other people have sometimes erred is an evasion, not a genuine engagement.
Kate Holbrook and the Importance of Latter-day Saint Women’s History: A Virtual Fireside
Join us for a special evening commemorating the passing of Kate Holbrook, a leading light of modern Church history and a women's history specialist at the Church History Library. This event will take place September 18th at 6:30pm PDT.
Zion’s Camp and the Temple
Since the land and people of Zion have not been fully redeemed, Zion’s Camp marches on with the objective of redeeming Zion. Who is in Zion’s Camp today? Because they are being endowed with the power of God’s love needed to redeem Zion, those who hold an active temple recommend are the members of today’s Zion’s Camp.
“Throw a Cloak of Charity over My Imperfections”
After Wilford Woodruff was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, his greatest desire was to have his family accept the gospel. He diligently corresponded with them and often included his testimony in his letters. Here are some insights we learn from those letters.
VIDEO: “Is Eyewitness Testimony Reliable?”
Eyewitness testimony is used around the world in courts of law. But there’s a movement today that calls into question the reliability of eyewitness testimony. Is it true that eyewitness testimony is unreliable—and thus invalid? (And what does this mean for the witnesses of the Book of Mormon?)
The Photo in the LocketÂ
You probably know about the purported photo of Joseph Smith that his great, great grandson found in a locket. I had some questions about this discovery and thought I’d share my research to this point in a question/answer format.
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