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Just a reminder that the Book of Abraham uses a lot of the same stories as the Kinderhook plates. I’m pretty sure Joseph had the story already in his head, and just needed a physical thing to “translate” so that he could prove he was a translator and the BoM was real.

September 1, 2017May 31, 2026 gileriodekel

Read about it here

D&C 87 and the South Carolina Nullification Crisis

June 3, 2017May 31, 2026 gileriodekel

You may have heard that Joseph Smith predicted the Civil War in D&C 87. This revelation was given on 12/25/1832, and

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Religion, Scholarship

Undeniable proof that the Journal of Discourses (JoD) was/is an official church publication.

June 2, 2017May 31, 2026 gileriodekel

This was originally posted on reddit here. You may have heard that the Journal of Discourses was not an official

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Personal, Religion, Scholarship

This is one of my favorite quotes, so I made a cool picture for it

June 14, 2016May 31, 2026 gileriodekel

“If a faith will not bear to be investigated; if its preachers and professors are afraid to have it examined,

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I think I just found the origin of where Kolob comes from. I may have actually found Kolob.

May 4, 2016May 31, 2026 gileriodekel

I’m working on a project and I have to do a lot of research on Joseph Smith Papers for it.

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