As a financial services professional, and someone who studies religion, I was easily attracted to a book about the Mystery of the Shemitah by Jonathan Cahn that promised to cover both subjects with a bold unveiling of “last days” connections. When I found this mystery of the Shemitah in 2015 it put me on a …
Speaker: David Patrick
Jesus was Married: Celestial marriage and the Jesus Mormons are afraid to tell you about. The lost disciple and Women’s relationship to the Christ.
Evidence of Jesus’ marriage was once a common teaching of the Church, but has been lost as the Church has given up “the principle” for a more convenient world view. How can a perfect being and example that followed all of God’s laws not follow that one great law to multiply and replenish the earth? …
Michael-Adam-God: From Doctrine, to Theory, to Obscurity, and Back Again
Joseph Smith, Jr. went against centuries of Christian teachings to proclaim that we can be like God, thus revealing the idea of plural Gods in the cosmos, making room for Brigham Young to preach the so-called David Patrick
Continuity and Change in Temple Worship
The history of LDS temple theology and practice has undergone three distinct phases: 1) “Development.” From 1836–1917 temple theology and practice evolved and became standardized. 2) “Stability, Maturity, and Expansion.” From 1919–1975 a consistent temple theology and practice was integrated into LDS culture worldwide. 3) “Revision and Change.” From 1975–Present major changes in temple practice …