In ancient times, cities had watchmen. What was a watchman, and what was their purpose? Watchmen were stationed on a wall or in a tower in order to look out for and warn of dangers approaching from afar. They were employed to protect cities as well as vineyards, fields, or pastures. They had an elevated […]
The 10th Article of Faith reads, “We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent” (emphasis added) In a revelation given 26 September 1830, the Lord said, “Wherefore the decree hath gone forth from the Father that they shall be
All Saints seek to have the Spirit of the Lord with them at all times, as well as maintain their liberty. Both principles are directly tied to each other. The scriptures teach clearly that you cannot have true liberty, if you don’t have the companionship of the Holy Ghost. We are given a promise
At times, members will get upset when they discover that a prophet of God lied. They will either reject the restored gospel as a whole or enter a level of cognitive dissonance, which leads to a denial of the facts. They will proclaim something like, “He wasn’t involved in hypocrisy, lying, or acting like a
“I want to warn this great body of priesthood against that great sin of Sodom and Gomorrah, which has been labeled as a sin second only in seriousness to the sin of murder. I speak of the sin of adultery, which, as you know, was the name used by the Master as he referred to
