Is God Still Progressing?
1. Introduction I was recently reminded of Bruce R. McConkie’s June 1st, 1980 talk, “The Seven Deadly Heresies”. In it,
Category: Religion
The Gift of Revelation (Part 1)
1. What Is Revelation? 1.1. Introduction Many Abrahamic religions argue that Divine gifts such as prophecy and new revelation are
My Relationship With The Term “Prophet”
Introduction A couple weeks ago I was catching a friend up on the recent Reform Mormon developments, and he half-jokingly
Unretracted and Unrebuked: The Enduring Authority of The Journal of Discourses
On September 13th, 1852, the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued a letter saying:
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Journal of Discourses Prefaces
The Journal of Discourses have a pseudo-canonical status for many Mormons, myself included. There are many platforms which have the
John Hafen’s “A Mother There”
In 1845 Eliza R. Snow wrote a poem called “Invocation, or the Eternal Father and Mother”. This poem articulates how
Meaning of the Reform Mormon Symbol
This has been the Reform Mormon symbol since 2003. That means that this has been a symbol of Mormonism for
… And I’m a Reform Mormon
I resigned from Community of Christ ten months ago, and in that time, I’ve come to some important realizations about
Timeline of the Restoration Church of Jesus Christ
I am trying to get the timeline straight of this church, so I thought I would make a post and
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“New Offshoot of LDS Church Springs Up” Sunstone Magazine, Volume 10, Number 10 (March 1986)
This article was published in Sunstone Magazine, Volume 10, Number 10 (March 1986). On February 8th, 1986 three people representing