Alan I love President Nelson. I saw a portion of this talk on Instagram this morning and immediately felt the Spirit. I have no doubt that he genuinely believed all of the things he taught and prophesied about. He was a good man who had the respect of everyone who knew him. The spirit resonated through … Read more
There are two specific instances from my mission where the Spirit was so strong and unbelievably thick and powerful during discussions, when we shared the Restoration of the Gospel, the First Vision, and the coming forth of the Book of Mormon. Glen and Melanie The first was in my greenie area of Medicine Hat. My … Read more
Fawn McKay Brodie is perhaps the next most influential figure in shaping the falsehoods told about church history and the modern wave of anti-Mormon literature. She grew up in the Church and was a niece of President David O. McKay. But during her time at the University of Chicago she lost her testimony. This was … Read more
I listened to this Stick of Joseph podcast this morning where a group broke down the statistical probability that Joseph Smith could have “written the Book of Mormon.” When you actually look at the data, the naturalistic explanation collapses. Joseph was a 24-year-old subsistence farmer with a second-grade education, no literary training, and not a … Read more
Who is the Author of Letter For My Wife? What was his intent, what was his motive? This is what we know. His name is Thomas Faulk (sometimes referred to online as Faulkner). He was “born in the covenant” to two parents. He grew up in the Church, participating in Nursery, Primary, Boy Scouts, and … Read more
If Faulk’s intent was to persuade his wife, who never read the letter, why would he make a public website, and why would he make hundreds of revisions to it over time? Did he really think, that if he polished up the writing and added more pictures then his wife would read it? Not likely. … Read more
Thomas Faulk’s Letter for My Wife presents itself as a heartfelt explanation of lost faith from studying history, but when you look beyond the tone, the “letter” is actually something very different. When reading his introduction the “bold faced liar” bells rang in my head when I read that his “faith crisis” started when he … Read more
One of the arguments in both the CES Letter and Letter for My Wife is that science supposedly disproves scripture. When I first read that section, I immediately discredited it as having any validity. Because of my background, I am fully aware of the many assumptions and contradictions that are considered science today. It’s really hard for me … Read more
For many, the most controversial doctrine in the Church is polygamy. What anti-Mormons and those estranged from the Church try to make us assume is that Joseph Smith was a sex-crazed pervert and pedophile who tried to use his power to manipulate women and justify immoral relations with them. And because of this lust crazed … Read more
Do you remember the day we were finally sealed to our adopted daughter? It was during the chaos and confusion of COVID, when everything was delayed and the adoption process seemed to take forever. You fought so hard—you were diligent, persistent, and determined to arrange the sealing as soon as possible. And finally, the day … Read more