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The Words of Christ That Are Yet to Come Forth
Principle among scriptures still to come forth are Jesus’ words to the Nephites, when he...
Isaiah’s Definition of a “Man”
Isaiah’s definition of what constitutes a “man”—in contrast to something less than a man—is of...
The Worth of Bringing Souls to Jesus
What set Jesus’ three Nephite disciples apart from his nine disciples was that they “desired...
The Restitution or Restoration of All Things
Peter’s depicting the time before Jesus’ second coming as the “restitution of all things which...
Denying the Image and Likeness of God
The Law When “God created man in his own image, in the image of God...
Turning the Hearts of the Jews to the Prophets
To latter-day saints who desire to “live by every word which proceeds forth out of...
Rising above Troubled Waters in the Church
How much confusion from a discordant society, chaotic world, and political and ecclesiastical leadership do...
How Isaiah Impacts Book of Mormon Prophecies
We may have noticed that when Book of Mormon prophets make predictions about the time...
End-Time Manifestations of an “Eternal Hatred”
In our day, as in Book of Mormon times, what the scriptures depict as an...
How Isaiah Defines the “Line-upon-Line” Principle of Learning
As Isaiah is the first prophet to address the “line-upon-line” principle of learning, his words...
Conspiracy Theories in Isaiah and the Book of Mormon
When truthers in the world warned against dubious measures implemented against the kind of plagues...
Question about Inconvenient Parts of Moroni’s Prophecy
Question: In my gospel doctrine class, I rarely find topics discussed that touch on censuring...
Question about Who Were the Magi or Wise Men
Question: Do we know who the wise men were who came from the east, bringing...
Ancient and End-Time Gift Bearers
As all that happens in the end-time has a type or pattern in the past,...
Question about Why People Aren’t Being Translated in Our Day
Question: Why don’t we hear of persons that are translated in our day? It seems...
Question about Temple Covenants and the Davidic Covenant
Question: How are temple covenants “manifestations of the Davidic Covenant” as you have taught in...
Question about Making Sure Your Calling and Election
Question: Does Isaiah teach anything about making one’s calling and election sure as the prophet...
Question about the Queens of the Gentiles’ Ministering Role
Question: According to Isaiah, what is the end-time role of the queens of the Gentiles...
Isaiah’s Context of Malachi’s Prophecy of Fathers and Children
From Isaiah’s covenant theology, Malachi’s prophecy of the hearts of the fathers turning to the...
Question about Why Joseph Smith Is not the Servant
Question: I recently watched a podcast that claimed the servant Jesus speaks of in 3...
Question about the Power of God Descending
Question: Who are the saints and covenant people of the Lord mentioned in 1 Nephi...
Question about the Palestinian–Israeli Conflict
Question: Can you explain the current armed conflict between Palestinians and Israelis from an Israeli...
Question about Failing to Acknowledge the Operation of Evil Spirits
Question: If the casting out of evil spirits was common in the past, and human...
Two Woman Figures in the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah’s prophecies address two kinds of end-time Israel: first, people like the Jews, who have...
Reading in Context—An Interpretive Principle
Built into Isaiah’s prophecy—and indeed into all scripture—are two different ways one may interpret them....
Following Jesus Christ, Not a Man
Nephi sees that “because of pride, and because of false teachers, and false doctrine”—which “pervert...
God’s Great and Marvelous Work
God’s performing his great and marvelous work “among the children of men" (2 Nephi 25:17;...
The Sealed Book of Isaiah
In this modern age, when materialism, idolatry, perversions, and telestial trivia seduce the masses, one...
The Fulness of Truth
Consistent with the “other books” that are to come forth that will fulfill his prediction,...
A Great Division Among the Gentiles
Paradoxically, on the other hand, as noted, because additional scriptures come forth only when the...
God’s Sons/Servants Overcome Sin and Iniquity
Those who attain this second level of blessedness are freed from iniquity as well as...
Three Years of Warning before Three Years of Judgment
According to Isaiah, God raises up his servant when the world is spiraling in a...
Future Zion and Jerusalem
“In that day the Lord will thresh out [his harvest] from the torrent of the...