Lindsay Hansen Park on Garment Changes
LDS Garments have always been a point of contention with women in the LDS church. They have been uncomfortable, contribute
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Jasper Jesse Moss’s Autobiography Excerpt
Full article from The Christian Standard can be read here “About this time a new supply of preachers came on
Letter from Jasper Jesse Moss to James T. Cobb (December 17th, 1878)
Full letter can be read here “The Morley family would invite strangers from abroad & citizens of the immediate vicinity
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Emma Smith to Joseph Smith III – Datura Salve Recipe
The version presented here has been modified grammatical and spelling clarity where possible. It should also be noted that this
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Early Mormon Account of Mescaline
“Joy for the Topers.” Manti Messenger (Vol. 3 No. 16), January 24th, 1896. p2. Entrancing visions in mescal buttons A
Strangite Anointing Oil
When James Strang needed a house he told his followers that if they built it for him they would have
“Suffer my life to be taken” is nowhere near as brutal as what the Endowment originally said
I have always been interested in the Endowment, and as I have grown older I have come to appreciate ritual
Psychedelic Mormonism: The Visions and Blessings of Old are Returning (Sunstone 2024)
1. Introduction: Personal Story, Goal of Presentation Early Mormonism was full of remarkable and miraculous events, such as seeing the
On the Nature of Scripture
I have explored many religious traditions, which are all lovely, but the Restoration is my spiritual home. The Restoration has
Joseph Smith III on Revelation
This article was published in The Saints Herald 53:393, and is an address given in Independence, Missouri on April 18th,