Legend has it that in the year 988 A.D., Prince Vladimir, ruler of ancient Kievan Rus’, brought Christianity to the Slavs. The apparent catalyst for his own conversion was a plea from Emperor Basil […]
[…] me that the Book of Mormon teaches that persons who are merely effects of the natural causal order, or “acted upon,” are not free. In contrast, those persons who break free of the realm […]
[…] to an Israelite origin as posited by Mormon scripture, genetic data have confirmed already existing archaeological, cultural, linguistic, and biological data, pointing to migrations from Asia as ” the primary source of American Indian origins
[…] pope called cardinals, who have the exclusive right to elect the pope; bishops, who represent the highest order of ministry; priests, who are the local ministers of the church; and laity, or ordinary Catholics […]
[…] ancient Hebrew literary form. Since they were little known during Joseph Smith’s day, any extended chiasms in the Book of Mormon would be evidence of the book’s ancient Hebrew origins. John W. Welch has […]
[…] for things that need to be said.” – Carol Lynn Pearson https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/CarolLynnPearson_snippet.mp3 I discovered that (Dialgoue) was the drink of water I needed after being in the desert for all these years.” – Devery […]
[…] “absolute beginning” or creation from “nothing,” but refers to the “beginning” connected with our earth and the order of worlds with which it is connected. We can see in this assertion the recognition of […]
[…] as those conferred by any Patriarch of the church: in fact it is his right.” By the order of the church as it existed in 1844, eleven-year-old Joseph Smith in could have received his […]
<i>Dialogue 18.3 (Fall 1985): 67–83</i><br> Van Wagoner defines polyandry as having two or more husbands at the same time. He identifies women who ended up marrying members of the Twelve or Joseph Smith while […]
[…] central window on the west gives the greatest story in human history: God becoming like us in order to save us. On the right is the pattern of preparation for that event, Christ’s descent […]