Join us as America reads the essay published on the Church's website under the topic: "Mother in Heaven."

During his lifetime, Joseph Smith and others published four first-hand, First Vision Accounts -in 1832, 1835, 1838 and 1842. Join with us as we read over and compare each account.

In honor of Pride Month, I wrote out a ten page essay that I shared on my personal facebook page. The essay seeks for greater inclusion for the LGBTQ members and poses a number of questions as to why the Family Proclamation is set up the way that it is. This is me reading that essay. It is my hope that everyone can come with empathy and leave an ally. 

EDIT: I made a mistake by saying "large majority" when speaking about intersex individuals. That is not correct. I should have said "large number" and I apologize for my misspeaking. 

America, Jessica and I give commentary to the Church's Gospel Topics Essay titled: "Are Mormons Christian?"

Joseph Smith organized The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1830. In 1832 Joseph Smith claimed that he saw Jesus Christ in a vision twelve years earlier. What evidence is there that Joseph Smith did, in reality, have this heavenly vision? Were there others that validated this claim?

Join us as we analyze historical documents (including letters, newspaper articles, and the religious activities of him and his family) and explore the evidence of Joseph Smith's first vision in 1820.

Join us as America reads the essay published on the Church's website under the topic: "Are Mormons Christian?"

This is part two of Jessica, America and myself giving commentary on the Gospel Topics Essay titled "First Vision Accounts."

America, Jessica and I give commentary on the Church's essay on the First Vision Accounts. This is part 1 of 2.

On March 20, 1826 Joseph Smith Jr. was put on trial for being a “glass looker”.

Join America and me as we read some of the trial accounts for Joseph Smith Jr. The first document comes from the article “Mormonism” published in the New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge in 1883. (Which is nearly identical to the court notes published in Frazer’s Magazine in 1873). Another document comes from W. D. Purple, published in the Chenango Union on May 2, 1877. The final account that we read is from the New England Christian Herald published on November 7, 1832. 

I also want to ask that you check out Mark Elwood’s book “The Glass Looker.” The book is filled with gorgeous illustrations and intriguing sources for Joseph Smith as a treasure digger. You can purchase his book on https://theglasslooker.com.

Joseph Smith's beginnings as a treasure digger and his using multiple seer stones, gives a whole new side to the origins of the Church and to the prophet himself. 

This is me reading the essay published on the Church's website under the topic: "Translation and Historicity of the Book of Abraham."