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Freemasonry, Joseph Smith, and the Hidden Architecture of Mormon Temple Ritual Introduction: A Brotherhood Within a Brotherhood On the night of March 15, 1842, a cold Illinois wind off the Mississippi cut through the streets of Nauvoo, Illinois — the ambitious, half-built city that Joseph Smith Jr. intended to be the crown jewel of his…
The Mormon Church’s $293 Billion Empire and The Question Nobody at Temple Square Wants to Answer An Investigative Exposé from a Traditional Christian Perspective Section One: Earthly Arms Hotel The majesty. The spectacle. The real estate footprint. Everything is over the top. Introducing the Mormon Church — formally known as The Church of Jesus Christ…
God’s Changing Mind? Continuing Revelation and the LDS Doctrine That Rewrites Itself Introduction: The Announcement That Asks a Deeper Question On March 18, 2026, the Deseret News published a story with a headline that most Latter-day Saints would receive as welcome news: women would now be permitted to serve as Sunday School presidents in LDS…
A New Textual Analysis of the Book of Mormon An Examination of Dr. John Knight Lundwall’s Groundbreaking Research March 17, 2026 | Mormonish Podcast, Episode E308 Introduction: The Keystone Under the Microscope There is a passage that every reader of the Book of Mormon encounters within the first few seconds of opening the text. It…
If you follow LDS apologetics or the broader conversation surrounding Mormon truth claims, the name Sandra Tanner needs no introduction. But for a new generation of seekers — active Latter-day Saints, those who have left the faith, and curious onlookers alike — her story and her legacy deserve a fresh telling. That is precisely what…
Nepotism, Family Networks, and the Question of Divine Calling in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints A Theological and Historical Analysis Introduction: The Family at the Top of the Kingdom Imagine attending a large corporate shareholder meeting, only to discover that nearly every seat at the executive table is occupied by a member…
Going Global While Growing Distant: The LDS Church’s Shifting Charitable Focus Introduction: The Question Jesus Asked First A lawyer once asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” It was a reasonable question, and Jesus answered it with a story about a man who crossed racial, religious, and social barriers to help a stranger left bleeding…
Image: An AI-generated image imagines the LDS theology of premortal existence, where spirits before birth were in the presence of God, where they developed character, exercised agency, and prepared for mortality. A Theological Essay from a Traditional Christian Perspective Introduction: A Different Starting Point When Elder Ronald M. Barcellos addressed BYU–Hawaii students in February 2026,…
Overview and Purpose Published in 2020 by Deseret Book, 175 Temple Symbols and Their Meanings is a 310-page reference guide by Donald W. Parry, a professor of the Hebrew Bible at Brigham Young University and a contributor to the Dead Sea Scrolls translation project. The book draws on President Russell M. Nelson’s teaching that “each temple is…
A Shockwave Through the Hierarchy On August 8, 2017, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued a brief, carefully worded statement: James J. Hamula had been “released as a General Authority Seventy… following church disciplinary action by the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.” That sentence — understated and clinical —…