Why else do you think we Mormons call it a Stake Center? Elder Bruce R. McConkie gave a devotional speech in 1980 titled “The Seven Deadly Heresies.” Here are the titular heresies, presented in the order given by Elder McConkie: “Heresy one: There are those who say that God is progressing in knowledge and is … Read more
Nauvoo’s East Grove. I visited this site in July 2013 as part of a church history study program. It wasn’t very windy when I visited, but it was very hot! I am currently reading Alex Beam’s new book American Crucifixion: The Murder of Joseph Smith and the Fate of the Mormon Church. Although I have … Read more
Don’t do it! As explained by the Encyclopedia of Mormonism, the concept of “eternal progression” is central to the Mormon conception of deification. Here’s the succinct explanation given by the recent Gospel Topics essay. Latter-day Saints see all people as children of God in a full and complete sense; they consider every person divine in origin, nature, … Read more