When was the CES letter written?
July 31, 2024On February 11, 2015, Runnells wrote on the ex-Mormon Reddit that he thought the subtitle of the CES Letter, “Why…
Where did Joseph Smith Find His Seer Stones?
July 31, 2024These stones have appeared in various cultural and religious contexts, including ancient civilizations, folk traditions, and notably in the early…
Why Did Emma Smith Leave the Church?
July 31, 2024The RLDS Church rejected Joseph Smith’s polygamy practice, which Emma denied her husband practiced for the rest of her life.…Why do some people think Joseph Smith did not practice polygamy?
July 31, 2024Modern LDS historians and scholars have provided substantial evidence of Joseph Smith's polygamy through research, including diaries, letters, and testimonies…
Are Mormons Christians? The Divine Union: Deification in Catholic, Orthodox, and Other Christian Traditions
June 24, 2024However, critics of the Mormon Church who ask: Are Mormons Christian? often present the doctrine of deification as a point…
The Seer Stones of Joseph Smith: A Historical Analysis
June 24, 2024Joseph Smith seer stone usage can be traced back to his youth in upstate New York, a region rife with…
Healing the Lexical Divide: Grappling with Critics of Mormon Christianity
June 24, 2024In the arena of religious discourse, the validity of Mormon’s positive claims that answer: Are Mormons Christian? In the positive,…
Joseph Smith’s Youngest Polygamous Wives: Sealings and the Question of Intimacy
June 24, 2024Many of the women in the Joseph Smith polygamy timeline, particularly to his younger wives, are believed to have been…
The Theology of “Sealing” in Early Mormon Church History
June 24, 2024With regard to matrimony, this belief is enshrined in Doctrine and Covenants 132:19, which assures that a marriage sealed by…Are Mormons Christians? From the Beginning: The Centrality of Christ in Early Mormon Theology
June 24, 2024Like Alexander Campbell, critics continue to be vocal in their dismissal of Mormon theology. They choose to emphasize Mormonism’s unique…
