In a recent article on “MormonTimes”, LDS apologist Michael Ash tackles the problem of “Others” in the Book of Mormon. The problem being that the book doesn’t clearly acknowledge there being existing peoples and civilizations when the Lehites landed.
Why aren’t other peoples mentioned in the Book of Mormon?
For reasons I do not know, Ash declined [...]
Many members of the Church struggle with polygamy, but apparently none moreso than the editors of the Church website. I can only imagine the long meetings discussing how much detail should be included about the practice, with debates raging about openness and propriety.
A good example is the “Presidents of the Church” page on the Church [...]
In 2005, the Church released a “new” video telling the story of the First Vision, meant to replace the film from the 1970’s that has been seen thousands of times by anyone growing up in the Church at that time. If anyone hasn’t seen the two, here were my notes:
I think the best summary of [...]
An important part of being a “Prophet” is making “Prophecies”, so when discussing the Prophet Joseph Smith, it is logical for people to ask about his prophecies and their fulfillment. And any discussion of Joseph Smith’s prophecies will certainly touch on his most famous one: The Prophecy of the Civil war.
Members of the church love [...]