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Letter from Jasper Jesse Moss to James T. Cobb (December 17th, 1878)

Posted on October 4, 2024 gileriodekel

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

Posted on October 4, 2024 gileriodekel

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

Posted on October 4, 2024 gileriodekel

“Joy for the Topers.” Manti Messenger (Vol. 3 No. 16), January 24th, 1896. p2. Entrancing visions in mescal buttons A

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Cat Links Asherah, Culture, Religion, Scholarship, Temple Worship

Strangite Anointing Oil

Posted on September 30, 2024January 5, 2026 gileriodekel

When James Strang needed a house he told his followers that if they built it for him they would have

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“Suffer my life to be taken” is nowhere near as brutal as what the Endowment originally said

Posted on August 14, 2024February 12, 2025 gileriodekel

I have always been interested in the Endowment, and as I have grown older I have come to appreciate ritual

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Cat Links Community of Christ, Culture, ExMo, LGBT, Personal, Religion, Scholarship

Psychedelic Mormonism: The Visions and Blessings of Old are Returning (Sunstone 2024)

Posted on August 3, 2024August 3, 2024 gileriodekel

1. Introduction: Personal Story, Goal of Presentation Early Mormonism was full of remarkable and miraculous events, such as seeing the

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On the Nature of Scripture

Posted on July 8, 2024July 8, 2024 gileriodekel

I have explored many religious traditions, which are all lovely, but the Restoration is my spiritual home. The Restoration has

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Cat Links Community of Christ, Culture, Religion, Scholarship

Joseph Smith III on Revelation

Posted on May 6, 2024May 6, 2024 gileriodekel

This article was published in The Saints Herald 53:393, and is an address given in Independence, Missouri on April 18th,

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King Follett Sermon

Posted on April 11, 2024 gileriodekel

The King Follett Sermon was one of Joseph Smith Jr’s last sermons and one of his most noteworthy ones. Contemporarily,

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Cat Links Community of Christ, Culture, Religion, Scholarship

Everett Graffeo’s Prophecy, “In Search of a Name”

Posted on April 3, 2024April 3, 2024 gileriodekel

While I am no longer a member of Community of Christ, and don’t foresee that changing any time soon, I

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