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Posts about Joseph Smith and his history

Joseph Smith History
Steven C. Harper


Steven C. Harper
Nov 6, 2024
Section 3 Context
A respected and prosperous farmer from Palmyra, New York, Martin Harris left his home in the spring of 1828 and traveled southeast until...


Steven C. Harper
Nov 6, 2024
Joseph Smith’s Early Experiences with Revelation
Joseph Smith’s early experiences can teach us important lessons about how revelation from the Lord can flow to prophets and to each of us.


Steven C. Harper
Nov 5, 2024
A First Vision for Anxious, Sinful Teens (or Adults)
There is a sacred grove about fifty feet from my office It is in the atrium of the Joseph Smith Building on the campus of Brigham Young...


Steven C. Harper
Jun 23, 2022
Three Lines from Hymn 26: Joseph Smith’s First Prayer
When the powers of sin assailing filled his soul with deep despair, Joseph Smith sought the God of love. His humble prayer was answered....

Steven C. Harper
Jun 16, 2022
How Apostasy Shaped a Family that was Ripe for Restoration
Remember: “Long before Joseph Smith offered his first prayer, thousands and millions of people must have yearned, as Sarah did, for the...


Steven C. Harper
Jun 2, 2022
Starting Right: How an Assumption Led to Apostasy
Professor Stephen Webb (1961-2016) was a devout Christian but not a Latter-day Saint. He wrote the book Mormon Christianity: What Other...


Steven C. Harper
Jun 1, 2022
How I Became a Seeker
The plan is for us to seek our way from simplicity through complexity, by study and by faith, until we arrive at simplicity.


Steven C. Harper
Nov 28, 2021
Section 137 & 138 Context
Section 137 Soteriology (so·te·ri·ol·o·gy) is theology about salvation. Christianity’s soteriological problem is based on three...
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