Monday, April 23, 2018

The Ordination of Joseph F. Smith to the Apostleship

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Writing of the rather interesting ordination of Joseph F. Smith to the apostleship, Joseph Fielding Smith wrote: July 1, 1866, Joseph ...

The 1900 Decision Regarding Apostolic Seniority and Joseph F. Smith

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Speaking of events during the presidency of Lorenzo Snow, Joseph Fielding Smith, in his biography of his father, Joseph F. Smith, wrote th...

Ryan L. Rippee on the Post-Ascension Functional Subordination of the Son to the Father

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In his book defending the thesis that the Son (and Spirit) are functionally subordinate to the Father, even after the Son’s ascension and ...

Mormon 9:36-37 and God "Remembering" His Covenant

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Moroni, writing in Mormon 9:36-37, wrote the following: And behold, these things which we have desired concerning our brethren, yea, e...
Sunday, April 22, 2018

The Post-Ascension Functional Subordination of the Son in the Doctrine and Covenants

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There are many texts in the Bible that reveal that the Son, even after his ascension into heaven, is functionally subordinate to the Fathe...

"Jehovah" as the Father in John Taylor's Writings

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John Taylor (1808-1887), third president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, wrote a hymn, " Go ye messengers of glor...

Doctrinal Disunity among Protestant Denominations and Dissenters within the LDS Church

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Sometimes Protestant apologist attempt to respond to the charge that Protestantism is splintered, as Protestants disagree on many primary ...