https://youtu.be/Zp8Y3CAq-oQ?is=3TqmiOZUE-snTtkp   Here a couple of LDS Brothers talk about modesty. They keep it more levelheaded on this subject than I often can; I really can’t imagine anyone being offended by what they’re saying, though somehow I know people do. I’ll say they used great tact in this introductory message. It’s not intended to fleshRead more

https://www.youtube.com/live/bR3DTKvqWIY?is=A9_n-k3YF-S8DJ-q Be sure to see the expansive incredible work Rebecca is doing at her Examining Origins YouTube channel. Here is a taste of it. These are my notes highliting this video, with added commentary. There are no supposed mountains of evidence for evolution!   MUTATION & SELECTION: Mutations are not positive even if you wantRead more

Highlights & Commentary on Robert B. Spencer’s Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam & The Crusades     Quotes on Islam   Bertrand Russel: “Bolshevism combines the characteristics of the French Revolution with those of the rise of Islam. Marx has taught that Communism is fatally predestined to come about; this produces a state of mind notRead more

[For a color coded version of this essay with pictures, see this document. Evolutionists, to try and squeeze their theory into God’s word, claim that the paradisical state was before the creation and was merely the pre-mortal spirit realm. But the creation clearly happened before the fall. Adam and Eve were physical beings on theRead more

Opportunities for Home Schooling for Superior Education & Character Highlights & Commentary on The School Revolution by Ron Paul   Updated 2.28.26   Contents Preface & Introduction. 5 Part 1: The Centrality of Education. 6 Ch. 1: Educating for Liberty. 7 Ch. 2 Educating for Leadership. 8 Ch. 3 Educating for Legacy, Becoming Volunteers. 10 PartRead more

Click here for a PDF of this essay with added color coding. June 2026 edition. Shared with permission. Headers and bolding added by Nate Richardson. Richardson’s introductory note:   This essay helps to clarify doctrines about Adam, suggesting that Adam is a title used by both God, and the man who fell in Eden. ItRead more

The following is published on the church website at The Origin of Man https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2002/02/the-origin-of-man?lang=eng The full text of this article is included here for analytical purposes. I wish to draw attention particularly to the first several paragraphs, and the last several paragraphs. Here it is:   The Origin of Man February 2002 Gospel Classics: TheRead more

This movie Based on book return of the god hypothesis by Stephen Meyer. My notes here do not represent the views of Steven Meyer or the documentary, but are some highlights in my words of ideas I found interesting with added commentary, shared for educational purposes. I’m not on board with all his ideas, butRead more

  This is a tremendous book explaining leftism and explaining Americanism. The greatest problem is that we’ve not taught Americanism for the past two generations and we can’t defend what we don’t know. This is a great book that needs to be taught. It makes the battle lines clear.   Contents Part 1 Leftism.. 1Read more

  Contents of ‘No They Can’t!’ Introduction Ch. 1 Fixing the Economy Ch. 2 Making Life Fair Ch. 3 Keeping Business Honest Ch. 4 Improving Life for Workers Ch. 5 Fixing Healthcare Ch. 6 The Assault on Food Ch. 7 Creating a Risk-Free World Ch. 8 Making Sure No One Gets Offended Ch. 9 EducatingRead more

Give Me A Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media by John Stossel 2004 – Book Highlights & Commentary  Contents of ‘Give Me a Break!’ 1 What happened to Stossel 2 Confrontations 3 Confusion 4 Epiphany 5 Scaring Ourselves to Death 6 Junk Science andRead more

Stossel Videos Contents: 4 Socialism Myths Socialism Fails: Reason TV Not all Students are Woke Students $2 Million Government Bathroom Welfare for the Rich Bankrupting America Military Boondogles Biden Big Spending Trump Big Spending Free Stuff 2020 4 Socialism Myths – John Stossel   Video part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVBPgvY3TbU Is capitalism a raw deal? What aboutRead more

  These were excellent stories. Children who read them will have a better understanding of the gospel, and lots of good clean fun! As we begin I encourage the reader to Joseph Pearce’s work on the subject. He shares many clear analogies and lessons from these books, some of which appear in my notes here.Read more

This is an excerpt from my notes on Atlas Shrugged pertaining to the Fall of Adam. I summarize Rand’s message, and add my commentary after it in notes:         Don’t start your philosophy by saying that man is evil; that’s setting us up to fail. We come from a standard of good,Read more

Here are some highlights of the plot and characters of the text and their philosophies. Rand attacks the more radical elements of society. Rand teaches against socialism and a non-merit-based social structure. The emphasis I’ve placed on these notes is demonstrating good work ethic, which seems to be all but lost to this generation ofRead more

Ezra Taft Benson said “in many cases a higher degree today, in the so-called social sciences, can be tantamount to a major investment in error. Very few men build firmly enough on the rock of revelation to go through this kind of indoctrination and come out untainted. Unfortunately, of those who succumb, some use theirRead more

Benson taught that the greatest injuries to the Church come from within. He initially quotes President McKay they expounds. Here is the quote: “The Church,” says President McKay, “is little, if at all, injured by persecution and calumnies from ignorant, misinformed, or malicious enemies.” (The Instructor, February 1956, p. 33.) It is from within theRead more

This book was a collection of speeches. See JohnTaylorGatto.com. Gatto recently passed away. Introductory note on Gatto: I like Gatto’s message, he promotes home schooling, reconnecting to the family and community, the importance of work, and helping youth pursue their interests. This said, he probably takes things a little far sometimes. Throughout my notes onRead more

  These notes do not represent all concepts in the lecture series, only a few which stood out to me while I listened to them. Notes principally taken from his Book of Mormon and Pearl of Great Price courses. These courses are in audio format and some video format.. Topics: philosophy, repentance, forgiveness, honesty, emotion,Read more

      Introduction: Campbell finds themes from history and literature that communicate many consistent messages and reveal much about the true nature and purpose of life. His writings are renown and very interesting.   Cautionary note on Campbell: When we trivialize revealed religion into the realm of myth, it loses much of its power.Read more

  Here I will put a short precautionary note which I also put on my notes in Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand: “I do not openly endorse Rand’s materials, but have found, as with the apocrypha, that there is lots of good in them. If the reader can throw out the bad and keep theRead more

  The verdict is out on this for me but here are some evidences both ways for the initial moon landing. One interesting possibility is that it was legitimate, but there were parts of it they lied about. Here are my notes on some discussions I’ve had with friends on both sides of this issue.Read more

Here are highlights on several lectures of Peterson. We begin with highlights from the following compilation video: Jordan Peterson 5hr Compilation Notes Link https://youtu.be/W8e_dvbXoCQ (A guide to the video in the description gives a good preview to types of information presented: Video Guide: 00:08 Sacrifice Current Impulses For Future Gratification 05:37 Don’t Strive For Happiness 09:56Read more

  The following are a few highlights in my words with added commentary. Ch. 1 News As Political And Ideological Activism Ch. 2 The Early Patriot Press Ch. 3 The Modern Democratic Party Press Ch. 4 The Real Threat To Press Freedom Ch. 5 News Propaganda And Pseudo Events Ch. 6 The New York TimesRead more

  Note: This landmark book of the Latter-day Saints is a tremendous message of prophecy fulfilled in the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Richards points to many prophecies fulfilled. There are likely additional fulfillments which are yet to come. Let’s begin: Luke 10:1, weRead more

David Ridges has been a stake President and has written other books, namely the “Book of Mormon Made Easier” and other similar titles. ‘Signs of the times’ is mentioned 1,500 times in the Old Testament and 300 in the New. The earth has a temporal existence of 7,000 years. Temporal means time. Time has beenRead more

  See  https://harrypotterpower.com for the full article by Vance Farrell which gives a plethora of quotations and examples supporting the thesis that the Harry Potter books are inspired by and lead people to the occult. Here is a generated summary of this excellent article: Main Points the Site Makes Against Harry Potter The Books AreRead more

Butler ranks Rowling’s Harry Potter stories as far below the stories of Tolkien and Lewis. Butler sees Rowling’s work as significant but points out significant issues therewith. Butler says Rowling’s morality system is more emotionally based than principled, that her philosophy and theology are more ambiguous, and that the whole work is generally more shallowRead more

Shared with permission.   Article Contents: Introduction The background of The Chronicles of Narnia The background of The Lord of the Rings The background of Harry Potter The big differences between novels of Lewis and Tolkien vs. Rowling’s Criticism to Harry Potter’s novels Conclusions (Old link: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why–does–christianity–condemn–harry–potterwhile–approving–olivo/ )   Introduction Both, the British Christian writer,Read more

  See also the book by the same title. D’Souza has written many powerful books and documentaries.   Many are outspoken about their hatred for America. Professor Ward Churchill, one of the most outspoken anti-American people, says people in the world trade centers deserved their punishment. Says he would drop a bomb on America. HowardRead more

The message today is you can be whatever you identify as – but nature tells us the truth even when we don’t want to hear it. Gender affirming therapists reject all social expectations. They say gender is arbitrarily assigned, that genitalia doesn’t assign gender. A female (who thought she was a male) therapist was askedRead more

Diversity, equity, inclusion… We are told that racial tension in America is out of control.   Kate Slater made the Anti-Racist roadmap. She says whites must reallocate their resources. She says talk to babies about their racism. She says America is fundamentally inherently racist to its bones. She is upset about her 4-year-old preferring whiteRead more

Updated 12.27.25 These are links and prices to flashcard decks I found on Amazon. They are divided by topic, and each topic is divided into beginner / intermediate / advanced.   SECTIONS: Math English Foreign Language Science: Space, Physics Science: Biology Science: Geology & Chemistry History Religion Nutrition Herbs Trees, Flowers Art, Music Nature, Survival,Read more

(Given at a local meeting I attended.) He had a shirt that says, “Rebellion against tyranny is a righteous cause.” -Ezra Taft Benson   CORRUPTION IN THE POLICE Police quotas aren’t right – they say you need to give out x number of misdemeanors a day, but they don’t tell this to the public. ClearlyRead more

Naturally, the identity of the Holy Ghost remains unknown to the church, and the saints are not required to believe one way or the other on this inherently speculative topic.   Adam Michael is NOT The Holy Ghost: Proofs   Adam was baptized by the Holy Ghost. Adam had a body. Adam died and wasRead more

Sections of this Essay: Deseret News Reports Heber C Kimball Prophecies: Deception, Persecution, Elders Called Home, Return of Joseph Smith, Gathering to Missouri  J. Golden Kimball Relates Heber C. Kimball Prophecies from 1868 & 1856 in a Conference Report in 1930: Persecution Coming to the Saints to Test Their Limits, Won’t Endure the Test onRead more

Originally published in 2018, now republished with enhanced formatting and chapter overviews. The following is based on a simple reading of the text in the order it’s presented. General layout of the Book of Revelation by Chapter: 1-3 Letters to the 7 churches. 4-6 Sees a book with 7 seals; 7 periods on the earth,Read more

Here’s a few pages of excerpts and thoughts on this great talk on not tolerating evil. It’s applicable for the home and the public square. About 3 pages. Enjoy! PDF Document Read Online: (There’s a button to advance pages at the bottom of the document)   If that document isn’t working, here is the pastedRead more

Precautions with the Very Popular Adage, “Don’t Force your Kids to Heaven” 10.20.25 “Let your kids have agency” they say. “Don’t make all the choices for them” they say. These are half truths and are often used to excuse permissive parenting. Kids are minors. Adults are responsible for leading and training them. We give rewardsRead more

Collection of Vision Themes: Persecution, Apostacy, Counterfeit Church, Gathering, Call-Out, Economic Collapse, Civil War, Earthquakes, Famine, Plague, Invasion, Iniquity, Secret Combinations Vision Theme: Persecution & Apostasy   White Horse Prophecy, attributed to Joseph Smith The oft disputed White Horse Prophecy (1843) states “a man who had heard the Prophet give the toast returned to visitRead more

Vision Theme: Invasion John Taylor’s second vision (Horseshoe Vision) – Excerpt He said, “I saw Salt Lake City become a great and beautiful city, cement sidewalks and streets, wealthy people, beautiful homes, extending almost to the top of the mountain south of the state prison. People became indifferent. War began among the people. I sawRead more

Vision Theme: Plague Spencer, Visions of Glory (p. 128) About this time, a devastating plague swept across the nation.  It came in three waves.  Each wave more virulent, killing healthier people, and killing them quicker.  It swept across North and South America and around the world killing billions.  But the troops who arrived seemed toRead more

Vision Theme: Famine Patriarch Wolfgramm (Featured on p. 41 of Dreams and Visions of the Last Days Vol. 2 by Roger Young & Christopher Parrett) 1989 Big financial collapse last two years of a sitting president.  There will be a great drought about the same time all over the country. Anonymous ((Featured on p. 81Read more

Vision Theme: Earthquakes in Utah etc. David Wilkerson, published 1974 www.alamongordo.com “The United States is going to experience in the future the most tragic earthquakes in its history. One day soon this nation will be reeling under the impact of the biggest news story of modern times. It will be coverage of the biggest mostRead more

Vision Theme: Another American Civil War Excerpts from John Taylor’s second vision (Horseshoe Vision): He said, “I saw Salt Lake City become a great and beautiful city, cement sidewalks and streets, wealthy people, beautiful homes, extending almost to the top of the mountain south of the state prison. People became indifferent. War began among theRead more

Vision Theme: Economic Collapse Bishop Koyle – Summary  http://woodyoubelieveit.blogspot.com/2009/08/john-koyle-prophecies-dream-mine.html He was told by the messenger that there would be a great crash in the land before the period of famine began. This crash would be brought about by prices going up, which condition was illustrated to him as being like a person on high stilts.Read more

Vision Theme: Gathering & Call-Out Samuel Whitney Richards, March 1846 “I went to my Seventies Quorum meeting in the Nauvoo Temple. The whole quorum being present consisting of fifteen members….Dressing ourselves in the order of the Priesthood we called upon the Lord, his spirit attended us, and the visions were opened to our view. IRead more

Visions on a Catholic Rise To Political Power & a Popular Global Counterfeit Church William Branham: https://williambranham.com/1933-7-visions-of-william-branham/ Here is a vision about a “woman” who takes over, but more like symbolic of the NWO, and the brutality of the Catholic church who rises to political power in the NWO: Vision Six: Then there arose inRead more

Vision Theme: Persecution & Apostasy   White Horse Prophecy, attributed to Joseph Smith The oft disputed White Horse Prophecy (1843) states “a man who had heard the Prophet give the toast returned to visit the mansion of the Prophet, and so abused him with bad language, that the man was ordered out by the Prophet.Read more

Summaries of Visions of the Latter-day Saints As we look at summary points from various latter-day visions, you will see the following themes:   Earthquake Multiple Plagues Economic Collapse Worldwide Civil War in America (again) Foreign Troops in America/Nuclear Strikes Places of Refuge protect Saints from Calamities   Visions we will look at key pointsRead more

  Note: The author of this vision is unknown. Notwithstanding, I find it valuable as it matches with many themes in the corpus of visions. Here’s a PDF document of this so you can save print and share. Here it is: Recently I have been shown that events have been “moved up”. I have neverRead more

Boyd Tuttle on Charlie Kirk as a Slain Latter-day Prophet Shared with permission.   Since the tragic events of last week, the whole world seems to have been thrown into a tailspin in many respects, at least it has for me. As one of Charlie Kirk’s admirers, I feel like I have lost a closeRead more

This concept of an adult chaperone for young dating has been strongly impressed upon me repeatedly.  And I’ll tell you right from the start, it’s different from the way things are usually done these days. Parental approval is evaded and ignored in our society. Dates are often hidden conspiracies. A popular song says, “Don’t wantRead more

  This will be hard for some to swallow. It seems our society has almost completely lost the idea of family-based activities. In and out of the church.   ACTIVITY NEEDED   We need activities, and the church is good at providing tons of them. Weekly is a lot! We could even do monthly.  Read more

This is an excerpt from Joel’s World Affairs Brief (worldaffairsbrief.com) on 9.19.25:   Yesterday, a subscriber did a favorable post on his “Greater Light and Truth” blog about my work and the World Affairs Brief. I expressed appreciation to him about his general comments, but told him I wished he had covered my unique contributions to geopoliticalRead more

Clarifying what it means that “Families Can Be Together Forever” ONLY by the Priesthood: A Generous Perspective The following summarizes both points I’ve pondered upon over the years, and sudden strokes of inspiration from time to time which have given me this, which I consider a blessed, perspective belief and hope.   In heaven, willRead more

The following are highlights from a lecture with Kimberly Smith, on The Mormon Renegade Podcast Episode 11: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3c6y5gfH49U8s7pM5Wl6Yj?si=1A4WBluvQYK1ICg59nJOig&utm_source=copy-link (Not that I do not endorse all of the messages on this podcast.) Joseph Smith in the upper room of the Red Brick Store, revealing the signs parallels Jesus in the upper room before his death, revealingRead more

The Call to Flee Nauvoo – A Foreshadow of Our Day By my acquaintance Brother Smith of Colorado, shared with permission: These details are from notes I took from a BYU Church History class in 2003 or 2004 (the professor was Susan Easton Black). After Joseph Smith’s death, Brigham Young was busy preparing the ChurchRead more

Celebrating The Count of Monte Cristo Moral Lessons, Highlights, & Commentary on Alexandre Dumas’ Masterpiece Nate Richardson RichardsonStudies.com Special thanks to Mike Jayme for help in editing my notes on this book. I recommend this book most highly. When it comes to classical literature, this is perhaps my favorite volume. Like all great fiction, thisRead more

Copy of My Letter to Baptist Preacher Kent Hovind on the Mormons 2025 (I admire Hovind’s teachings on biblical creationism and science supporting the scriptures. In his seminars there was some bashing on Mormons, and I responded to such as follows. I delivered this letter to him in person when I met him in 2025,Read more

Bible Based Young Earth Geologic Column Theory A fascinating possibility! Provided by Lance Weaver

In the Beginning: Compelling Evidence for Creation and the Flood by Walt Brown is a tremendous textbook resource. DOWNLOAD: It is available as a free PDF at Creationism.org. I’ve also uploaded it directly to this site, available here. READ ONLINE: The book can be read at the author’s website, creationscience.com/onlinebook. PAPERBACK: The page where theRead more

David has done meticulous research on the science/religion subject, and demonstrates many well researched evidences supporting a young Earth and miraculous creation of animals and man. The work is 523 pages, and is both understandable and detailed, including many charts and color images. I’ve enjoyed speaking with David about his work and he is excitedRead more

Vance’s books contain thousands of meticulously cited facts against evolution, often in the words of evolutionists themselves, admitting the weaknesses of their theory. DOWNLOADS: For free downloads of Vance’s work visit https://evolutionfacts.com/Downloads.htm, or click here. Evolution Cruncher, the earliest edition of Vance’s work, is available there as a single download. I’ve also uploaded a copyRead more

Full video here: https://youtu.be/H2sWzApuuvc?si=Zkw_egj8YU4DshbK Here are some introductory highlights of points made in the presentation, you’ll find many more ideas evidences images and so on in the full presentation. How many pages of the Bible do we have to turn before we can find reliable truth? The 98% similarity to chimp DNA claim: Chimps’ genomesRead more

Social Standards in Scripture: Categorized Lists with Bible, Latter-day Saint, Islam & Hindu Passages (Generated by ChatGPT 2025)   Modesty Bible 1 Timothy 2:9–10 – “Women should adorn themselves… with modesty and self-control.” Proverbs 11:22 – “A beautiful woman without discretion is like a gold ring in a pig’s snout.” 1 Peter 3:3–4 – “LetRead more

  Judeo-Christian Family-Oriented Values: List & Bible References   (Generated by ChatGPT 2025)   Marriage & Sexual Ethics Marriage is sacred and ordained by God – A covenantal, lifelong union (Genesis 2:24, Ephesians 5). Sexual purity before marriage – Chastity is expected; sex reserved for marriage (1 Thessalonians 4:3). Marital fidelity – Adultery condemned stronglyRead more

Overview of Themes Unique to the Restoration   (List generated by ChatGPT 2025)   Continuing Revelation – God still speaks to prophets today.   The Plan of Salvation – A detailed view of pre-mortal life, mortal testing, and eternal progression.   Three Degrees of Glory – Heaven is tiered (Celestial, Terrestrial, Telestial), not simply HeavenRead more

Core Judeo-Christian Civic Values: Including the Bill of Rights, Comparison of Government Systems, & The Ten Commandments   (Generated by ChatGPT 2025)   Rule of Law No one is above the law – Kings, priests, and citizens must obey God’s law. Deuteronomy 17:18–20 – The king must write and read God’s law daily. Romans 13:1–4Read more

Comparison of Communism vs. LDS United Order (Generated by ChatGPT 2025)   Latter-day Saint Economic Systems: United Order (Law of Consecration): Voluntary covenant to consecrate all time, talents, and property to the Church. Members deeded their property to the bishop, who returned a “stewardship” portion to manage. Surplus was redistributed for the poor and commonRead more

Polygamy in the Bible vs. Modern Christian Interpretation   (Generated by ChatGPT 2025)   Biblical Examples of Polygamy: Abraham – Sarah and Hagar (Genesis 16) Jacob – Leah, Rachel, Bilhah, and Zilpah (Genesis 29–30) Moses – Married Zipporah and possibly an Ethiopian woman (Numbers 12:1) David – Multiple wives (2 Samuel 5:13) Solomon – 700Read more

Plural Marriage Overview, & Comparison of LDS and Islamic Polygamy (Generated by ChatGPT 2025) Islamic Polygamy: Scripturally sanctioned in the Qur’an: up to four wives if they can be treated justly. Still practiced in some Muslim countries today. Bound by laws of inheritance, support, and equality. LDS Historical Polygamy: Introduced by Joseph Smith in theRead more

2 Lists: Literary Themes That Do and Don’t Support Judeo-Christian Values   (List generated by ChatGPT 2025)   First, here are themes supporting Judeo-Christian values:     Good vs. Evil Sin and Redemption Forgiveness and Mercy Sacrifice (esp. substitutionary or self-sacrifice) Covenant and Faithfulness Justice and Judgment Free Will and Moral Responsibility Grace vs. WorksRead more

  Pros and Cons to Arabian Nights Stories: Comparing to Judeo-Christian Values   (List generated by ChatGPT 2025)   Background Arabian Nights (One Thousand and One Nights) is a collection of Middle Eastern, Persian, and Indian folklore with strong Islamic cultural and religious overtones, compiled during the Islamic Golden Age. Stories like Sinbad the SailorRead more

Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson: Modern Christian Fantasy   (List generated by ChatGPT 2025)   Overview: A four-book fantasy series aimed at young readers that clearly reflects Christian values and a biblical worldview, written by a Christian musician and author. Key Judeo-Christian Themes: Good vs. Evil – The battle against the Fangs and Gnag theRead more

    Popular Literature Authors Who NOT Teach Judeo-Christian Values (List generated by ChatGPT 2025)   Some classic authors explore moral issues but aren’t grounded in biblical values:   Mark Twain – Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Skeptical of organized religion and the Bible, though his moral vision critiques hypocrisy and injustice. Themes:Read more

Judeo-Christian Literature Writers   (List generated by ChatGPT 2025)   Dante Alighieri – The Divine Comedy Explicit theological framework of sin, judgment, purgation, and salvation.   Fyodor Dostoevsky – The Brothers Karamazov, Crime and Punishment Profound exploration of faith, doubt, redemption, guilt, and grace.   Charles Dickens – A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, Great ExpectationsRead more

Daniel Burdett is a Latter-day saint, a dentist, and MSW, who contributes freely his detailed research on the topic of creation in the church, particularly highlighting how teachings of the prophets contrast to modern Darwinian Evolution advocacy by scholars in the church. PDF: Darwinian Evolution Activism Within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter DayRead more

eBook from Deseret Book online. Paperback from Archive Publishers. Paperback on Amazon. PDF of the full book. While there are always complainers, the book “Man: His Origin and Destiny” by President Joseph Fielding Smith is a super classic, and shows plainly the scientific and doctrinal issues with Darwinian evolution. Many prophets have endorsed this work. Here isRead more

I graduated BYU in 2019 and was shocked at how they treat the evolution subject. You get a packet with some loaded opinions on evolution, and the words of the First Presidency on the first man are not taken seriously. Are you aware that BYU is supposed to be making students aware of the theoriesRead more

On page 57 of the evolutionist book Let’s Talk about Science and Religino (LTSR) the authors cast doubt on the “day-age creationism” model by claiming that “potential issues of compatibility [with evolution] only arise if one stipulates that the creative periods had to occur in the exact order described…” Described where? In Genesis Moses AbrahamRead more

Which side have you taken, if any at all? Are you aware of the prophetic warnings about those among us who will ridicule our doctrines? Are you aware of what evolutionists in the church like Spackman, Perego, and Wootton are saying? Are you aware of Elder Oaks’ warning against leaving everything to the scholars toRead more

On pages 50-51, the Let’s Talk about Science and Religion (evolutionist book) authors quote from the Church History Organic Evolution page on the church website  (https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/topics/organic-evolution?lang=eng). Let’s talk about some issues with this ‘Church History: Organic Evolution’ web page. See my PDF Article for the details:  

On page 62 the LTSR (Let’s Talk about Science and Religion, pro-evolution book) authors quote the following, claiming it as a First Presidency statement headed by Joseph F. Smith, though it’s actually just from a youth manual, has no signature, and could have been written by anyone: “Whether the mortal bodies of man evolved inRead more

  It seems we are putting a large emphasis on the diverse ways that God speaks to people – if finding your own way. I think we should shift the emphasis to Christ’s scriptures, as He is the way.  His messengers, ancient and modern, deliver His words, and by hearing them we hear Him.  Read more

The Fear of Silence is a fun and thoughtful read for both Christians and those typically uninterested in religion, just as many of its characters are similarly interested in religion, but who come to know through experience that the supernatural side of life cannot be ignored. Childlike imagination and brilliant mastery of the English languageRead more

Matt Walsh What is a Woman Documentary Highlights The message today is you can be whatever you identify as. But nature tells us the truth even when we don’t want to hear it. Gender affirming therapists reject all social expectations. They say gender is arbitrarily assigned, that genitalia doesn’t assign gender. This female therapist wasRead more

The ark structure is ideal, large ships today have similar structures. Only about 7000 animals would have to be on the ark. The flood word in Hebrew is “mabul,” it appears only twice, as in the flood of Noah, and in Ps. 29:10 which says God sat as king at the flood. Gen. 6 hasRead more

Ch. 1- 4 The 1960 movie ‘Inherit the Wind’ made fun of creation science advocates, mocking people who didn’t want evolution taught because of its atheistic themes. But what wasn’t pointed out is that the person advocating evolution also advocated several bogus Neanderthal finds like ‘Nebraska Man’ who was like the tooth of a pig,Read more

My notes here only scratch the surface to many awesome concepts from this book. Be sure to learn more from this book and other volumes in the stellar “Politically Incorrect Guide” series. Darwinism is accept now based on popular opinion rather than evidence. It’s the ‘scientific consensus.’ People claim that Darwinism is Central to allRead more

These are my notes on the presentation, and do not exactly capture the ideas presented. As they are extensive, permission has been obtained to share them from the author. As is typical, I don’t agree with all the ideas put forth in this documentary but share many fascinating elements of it.   Generally speaking, firstRead more

A Dover Pennsylvania school district had science teachers read a 1-minute statement saying intelligent design (ID) is an alternative to evolution. That life is too complex to evolve on its own, and that evolution’s theories have lots of holes. Many science teachers and parents became angry about this and sued the school saying that theRead more

This was written after his landmark “Signature in the Cell” book. He responds to some criticism of his work there. This is an excellent and detailed book going over specific evolutionist claims. My notes here only reflect a few general principles. Here is a summary of the book which he gives toward the end. 4Read more

This is a flagship creation science volume, and my notes here only scratch the surface on a few principles from the text. I don’t agree with all of his claims but will point out here many fascinating findings. Introductory Chapters (1-3) Modern science asks the wrong questions. The fact that we have energy from theRead more

https://youtu.be/rXexaVsvhCM The Cambrian explosion and other times in the geologic record show that birds appear suddenly reptiles appear suddenly fish appear suddenly there’s no intermediate species. Findings are going away from Darwin not towards him because we are finding more unique animals not animals with similar intermediate species. In the fossil record an animal appearsRead more

COVID: THE PUNISHMENT FOR ABORTION IN AMERICA Abortion came to America March 11 1970, the laws were passed that day for at will abortion in NY. Covid came the jubilee after that, march 11 2020 was recognized as the day when everything changed, when the schools and sports closed down, etc. the plague came throughRead more

A recent Church youth magazine made the following claim: “The Church has no official position on the theory of evolution. Organic evolution, or changes to species’ inherited traits over time, is a matter for scientific study. Nothing has been revealed concerning evolution. Though the details of what happened on earth before Adam and Eve, includingRead more

  Highlights by Beth Richardson, arranged by Nate Richardson Sections: Strike out Administering the time out Manipulation Encourage the good   STRIKE OUT Give 3 strikes, then time out. Note – another way of seeing 3 strikes is to give a reminder, then a warning, then a consequence. On the third strike they “take 5”Read more

My analysis of this debate contains bias in favor of Trump but consider the following, including some jabs at both sides. Why was Trump getting fact checked, not Harris? This was not a fair debate. I’m glad the debate host bashed against Trump so much so it would be clear to viewers how bias thisRead more

Scriptural Theme of Christ’s Return in 2 ‘Days’ (editing)   You’re going to like the analysis of some parables of Jesus that show the time of the second coming here.   This study is important because, if nothing else, it demonstrates that there are hidden layers of meaning in the scriptures available to those whoRead more

Highlighting Lance Weaver – Scriptural Reincarnation, Multiverses, & Gathering All Truth on Zion Media https://youtu.be/ofE8lqTwWu0?si=TbYIiWbhkO0dmWqg Warning – the following are not mainstream ideas and should be approached with caution. Ideas here go well beyond what I traditionally adhere to, but there are some possibilities to be entertained. I’m aware of a significant body of researchRead more

Bowers: Ch. 7 American Foreign Policy   The government orders the discarding of food so they can keep agriculture and market prices high. One man was fined for giving his excess to the poor rather than discarding of it. p125.   They call for famine assistance, but they created the famine. They ban trade whileRead more

  Bowers Secret Combinations: Introduction     Welcome to highlights of  Ken Bowers’ Hiding in Plain Sight: Unmasking the Secret Combinations of the Last Days. These highlights and commentary are by Nate Richardson. These materials are available at RichardsonStudies.com.     Here we will paraphrase many quotes and ideas from the book.   Heber JRead more

Bowers: Ch. 5 Welfare   Caring for the poor is not the duty of the government, it is the charity of the citizens. Socialists want to spend government money to help the poor, but they won’t give any of their personal funds to help. Examples are shown. Note- Studies have revealed that conservatives give moreRead more

Bowers: Ch. 3 How Firm a Foundation (Exposing Corrupt Foundations)     History is presented of Rockefeller, JP Morgan, Carnegie, and their ties to the Fed, IRS and income tax amendment. They get us to pay more taxes but are themselves exempt. When you tax businesses, they never pay it, they merely all increase theirRead more

Hunters Killers and Spiritual Wickedness – Nathan Reynolds Lecture on SGT Report – Highlights   See sgtreport.com   From a taken down video available on Nathans website Video Gallery   I believe this is the second part of the interview. I’ll look for the first. But for now, here we go with this one.  Read more

  Bloodlines of Monsters: an Interview with Nathan Reynolds, Illuminati Family Escapee   Full interview here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU4-3WEq41E   Video description:   In Episode 665: Nathan Reynolds, shares his harrowing journey from being born into a secretive family with a dark legacy to his experiences as an elite operative. In this gripping interview, Nathan reveals theRead more

Mormon Near Death Experiences & Visitors From The Spirit World on Zion Media with guest Mike Rigby   Full interview here: Download the Zion Media records here : https://bit.ly/zionmedialinks   Contact Zion Media here: https://forms.gle/qakbaTPNdKK3c3se9   Highlights:   He asked his grandpa why he got a warm burning feeling whenever his grandpa was present hisRead more

Full interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGXDZXpNHvI&t=334s They’re treating all kids as disabled. They all think they have anxiety and PTSD. Gender affirming care is a great evil. They consider all kids traumatized, treating them as emotionally damaged. Kids are now brainwashed into therapist lingo from having been taught that they are damaged beyond repair by mental healthRead more

(Image from Douce Apocalypse Manuscript https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douce_Apocalypse) APOPHYS COMET: April 13 2029 is when comet Apophys comes. This could be Wormwood. This comet of 2029 happens in the context of the final events, being the final trumpets of judgement that happen just before the Savior returns. Apophys is the size of the Empire State Building, andRead more

Worlds in Collision Laws have to match with facts, not facts have to match with laws. Laws are what we observe. Note- the author foolishly claims Moses heard God at the bush as a general noise, not actually God. Note- the author foolishly claims the ten commandments were just general noises that everyone heard. TheRead more

The Trump Shooting & Leviticus Parallels These ideas are from Jonathan Cahn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vKDJ072oVs See photos from https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/in-photos-trump-assassination-attempt-and-the-pictures-seen-around-the-world-1.7264036 More photos from https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/07/politics/photographers-trump-shooting-cnnphotos/ Leviticus 8:24: “And he brought Aaron’s sons, and Moses put of the blood upon the tip of their right ear, and upon the thumbs of their right hands, and upon the great toes ofRead more

Issues with the Marxist “EmPOWERment Trauma Informed” Model of Parenting   Too much bad parenting today is passed off by fake ideologies which skew the nature of life. Parents can be happy and effective as they employ true principles in their leadership. I’ll now respond to some statements commonly advocated with these methods, which areRead more

  Tim Ballard Innocent: Interview with Janet Russon – Highlights Full interview here: https://youtu.be/v_vQ_eIu3vI?si=b3iOCs0IRHIHgcUp   Janet worked with  Operation Underground Railroad (OUR) for 10 years. She defends Tim and the organization.   The 7000 children rescued statistics from operation underground railroad is not exaggerated. They don’t even count assists.   Tim always has been andRead more

Biden Stepdown Timeline: Ezras Eagle Unfolding, Public Deceived, AI, etc. AI vids of Biden? The “Consider the Truth” YouTube channel put out this video going over these findings. https://youtu.be/pAEIl2EZyd4?si=i_dhEvhwJujveSWI He shared the following link with his findings: https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1dO1N65zdhSrng4XbkxqTyhoNML8ovS2JTDnbWY0arpY/mobilebasic?pli=1 Which I’ll put here: 6/28 Debate (left calls for Biden to step down) Biden Struggles with oneRead more

From a Fox and Ted Cruz interview, 7.25.24, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PNEAWbpm5I The corporate media will create a fake image of her via billions in advertising. They’ll keep her in her basement like they did Joe Biden so she won’t mess things up. She co-sponsored Bernie Sanders’ Medicare for All Act Sponsored a bill providing illegals a rightRead more

RFK Jr. Points out Chronic Issues with the Republican & Democrat Parties: Spending, Swamp Creatures, etc. 7.22.24     (This unscripted telling message was given shortly after Biden dropped out of the race.)   Sections:   Biden’s Health Trump & Biden’s Swamp Creatures Big Issues of Debt Ignored Biden’s Promotion of Ukraine War Big IssuesRead more

Joseph Smith never once connected the Book of Mormon to Central America. Anonymous articles in the Times and Seasons said that Zerahemla was in Guatemala. But Joseph Smith said the Hill Cumorah was in New York. The scholars chose to reject the New York Cumorah and accept the Guatemala Cumorah. Thus was born the dilemmaRead more

Church scholars today reject what is taught in Letter 7 by Oliver Cowdery about the Book of Mormon Hill Cumorah in New York. Instead, they and there are 2 Cumorahs, and that the plates were magically brought to New York, as they claim the events surrounding that hill took place in Guatemala or something ratherRead more

https://youtu.be/Mf83EvgoAHA?si=zHI0-kg-IJJmFmkC See His Book Invasion: the intentional destruction of the American immigration system. He says a better title would be the intentional destruction of America through illegal immigration. Documentary coming fall of 2024 This Is Treason Biden signed 96 executive orders on immigration his first year in office, and 296 so far on immigration. BidenRead more

Highlighting Joel Skousen on Assassination Attempt not a Conspiracy, & Political Situation, 7.18.24 https://youtu.be/-pBUtZz_veA?si=zlaYIQLfNjmBZIAo Joel appears about once a month on this Last Dispensation channel by Troy. Sections: The Assassination Attempt The Nature of Evil Trump Concerns Puppet Presidents Future THE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT There was a fake message of there not being approval to shootRead more

Hear the full speech here: https://www.latterdayconservative.com/2023-joel-skousen-year-end-analysis/   My highlights on this lecture dramatically underrepresent the entire message he shared, & I can’t guarantee my understanding here reflects his message perfectly – I’m admittedly a novice on many of these topics. I’ve also rearranged the notes to fit into categories the best I can, as Joel’sRead more

Quotes from the Video Presentation of the “Let’s Talk Science” Rebuttal Here is the 3hr video on this material: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yB5lY9WaK4&t=2865s The following are small quotations therefrom to give you an idea of the concepts covered, and to have a bit of fun. Introduction: This is probably the most important video I’ve ever made, and theRead more

Hear the full speech here: https://www.latterdayconservative.com/2023-joel-skousen-year-end-analysis/   My highlights on this lecture dramatically underrepresent the entire message he shared, & I can’t guarantee my understanding here reflects his message perfectly – I’m admittedly a novice on many of these topics. I’ve also rearranged the notes to fit into categories the best I can, as Joel’sRead more

What the Health – Documentary Highlights by Nate Richardson   This was a great program, my notes here only highlight a few basic ideas, be sure to go for the whole program after this introduction.   A little meat daily & you’ll be 18 percent more likely to get colon cancer.   Processed meats areRead more

Elder Holland -Believe in angels and miracles. Note- expect them, the time is right. -Pray more earnestly like Christ in the atonement, this is urgent Note – we are entering the winding up scenes like Christ was. quoted DC 93? To proclaim the gospel unwearyingly, even in the night let them not rest due toRead more

  Prophecy of Queens 70 year rule in Isaiah 23   Special thanks to Tony Young for this research. See his website https://sites.google.com/site/thepoliticalkingdomofgod3/home     Isaiah 23 verses 15 -17 it also talks about Brexit the Lords visit = a passing comet   “15 And it shall come to pass in that day, that TyreRead more

Debunking the theory of old Earth repeated creations   These theories were advocated by Ken Peterson on the Mormon renegade podcast promoted these ideas (episode 98: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2jHPJBzkqC1YKBGDuc8lmD?si=0DDSrDwSQYO-63Ik76d3MQ ), and drew upon teaching the book “Earth in the beginning ” by Eric Skousen. That book has a few good points but lots of falsehoods.   KenRead more

Abbreviated version of my highlights and commentary on Dr. Leonard Sax’s “The Collapse of Parenting: How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Adults”   Ch. 1 The Culture of Disrespect Ch. 2 Why Are So Many Kids Overweight Ch. 3 Why Are So Many Kids on Medication Ch. 4 Why are AmericanRead more

Kreeft is a brilliant and bold Catholic professor of philosophy and does much work in Christian apologetics. He is both humble and instructive. He says the problem why the humanities keeps getting worse is that people deny objective truth, bravo Kreeft!   The follow texts he suggests are not all by Catholic authors, only aRead more

Contents The Politically Incorrect Guide to English & American Literature by Elizabeth Kantor, Ph.D. 1 P.I.G. Literature Ch. 1 Old English Literature: The Age of Heroes (Beowulf, etc.) 3 P.I.G. Literature Ch. 2 Medieval Literature: “Here Is God’s Plenty” (Christianity and Freedom, Authority, Chivalry, etc.) 4 P.I.G. Literature Ch. 3 The Renaissance: Christian Humanism (ChristopherRead more

  This book is shared freely at ogdenkraut.com and the Ogden Kraut Books YouTube channel.   https://youtu.be/oAo_um6vtbQ   He was set apart that his guardian angel would be with him night and day on his mission, directing him.   Being set apart for the mission he was told it would be just the first ofRead more

  Intro to Cyrus: He is one of the few who truly understands how to treat diabetes, with carbs! That fat causes diabetes, and decreasing fat gets rid of it (long story short). Here are notes on a few of his lectures and links to the full lectures: https://youtu.be/enIvfC985U8 He has diabetes type 1 heRead more

  I remember when I was a kid my older brother was contemplating going into sales, something he deeply dreaded, but was persuaded by a relative that it would bring him loads of cash, which it probably would have. My brother asked me, “if someone were to pay you lots of money to stare atRead more

Plastics break down and get into the air and into your body. These are toxic unnatural substances. CARPET: Carpets have plastics, they erode into micro plastics, toxic. Carpets have toxic fire retardant chemicals. WATER BOTTLE: A glass water bottle is ideal. There are various designs to avoid breaking the bottle. CLOTHES: Get rid of plasticsRead more

Principle: Make church activities religious, not just a social club. Tourism -This is the place monument -Ensign peak monument -Temple square -Church headquarters visit -Visit various temples   Educational -Watch & discuss a movie from Zion Tube -Analyze an important scripture -Make art of a scripture story -Write a favorite scripture verse on decorated paperRead more

My strong friend shared with me about using firm surfaces for walking, sitting, and sleeping to help the body be strong and avoid health issues of poor alignment etc. I’ve begun implementing these strategies with some success and am excited about these prospects of natural health. Here are some insights: The tissues (overwhelmingly bones, muscles,Read more

This is my friend Jared Crocker who worked for the medical supply industry, but upon learning that they just treat symptoms and make money, so he is leaving Babylon for self-reliance organic farming. He is in excellent health l, much further along the health journey than I, and advocates -no refined foods such as whiteRead more

Plastics break down and get into the air and into your body. These are toxic unnatural substances. CARPET: Carpets have plastics, they erode into micro plastics, toxic. Carpets have toxic fire retardant chemicals. WATER BOTTLE: A glass water bottle is ideal. CLOTHES: Get rid of plastics in clothes, seek pure cotton. All of this said,Read more

It doesn’t seem wise to parade on the anti-meat crusade. There is of course the New Testament verse that says those who forbid meat aren’t of God. But we have more recent revelation in the D&C stating that meats are ordained for our use, but to be used sparingly. It says they are especially forRead more

2023 I was in class one day having a little fun with the students in a ball game when they started joking around about how someone must be homophobic because they questioned something supported by the gay movement. I said, “it’s ok to be homophobic, so long as you treat everyone nicely.” Boy did IRead more

An excerpt from WorldAffairsBrief.com 8.25.23 by Joel Skousen   Historically, once homsexuality combined with all other aspects of moral decay gets a hold of young people’s minds, in combination with drugs, a bad music culture, permissive parenting, public schooling, and social media contagion, it only ends with the deadly eventual consequences of death, disease andRead more

  Scientists agree that a sign of delinquency is physical intimacy before marriage. It often results in -Poverty -Divorce -Chidren you can’t support -STDs -Emotional trama -Hopelessness toward the goal of a fulfilling stable family life   Studies show that physical intimacy before marriage leads to less stability in marriage and a higher probability ofRead more

This is the true story of Timothy Ballard rescuing children sold into sex slavery. A few messages from the movie: -If you let evil go unchecked, it will spread, and effect you personally. -Child sex trafficking is hard to even talk about, but is the fastest growing crime network, more than drugs. -There are moreRead more

  -The Beans were called to care for the Joseph Smith farm and improve relations there in New York. -People came into their home one evening asking to learn of Joseph Smith, they turned out to be hostile people against Joseph. Brother Bean was out, and Sister Bean prayed for help, then she felt theRead more

Consider some parallels with the Nephites in the new millennium and our new millennium. Chapters 1-11 go through the beginning of their new millennium up through when Christ returned at year 34 AD. Is this a parallel for the Lord’s return around 2034 AD? Is 3rd Nephi how the 3rd millennium AD begins? Remember aRead more

Note- these are my highlights of the lecture and I may have gotten something wrong here or there, be sure the visit the full lecture to get the full scoop (https://youtu.be/1zFa8qmQjBk?si=Twzj_XTz8ox3xTue). I love how this guy shamelessly rebukes the way we have strayed from doing things like politics and finance the Lord’s way, to justRead more

  A friend told me his brother had a neighbor who went inactive in the church or was otherwise not a good member, when the Teton dams broke, his brother’s house was fine, the waters rose up to his genealogy shelves in his home then stopped, and the inactive neighbor’s home was completely toppled, aRead more

  I’m seeing this all over the place, particularly in corrupt healthcare dogma.   “Shift judgment to curiosity!” Sounds nice, right? Wrong. It’s the farthest thing from nice. If your nice means no judgment it means no law, which means no order, which means anarchy. Anarchy is bloody, not nice.   This is a clarionRead more

  While many have strong conviction outside of The Church, the complete baptism of fire is only available in The Church. Josie Jo compiled the following, which I share with permission:   People can have many wonderful experiences outside of the church, but receiving one’s baptism of fire is not one of them.   JosephRead more

The following is adapted from the Bruce R McConkie biography, ‘The Story of Bruce R McConkie’ by Joseph Fielding McConkie, 2003 One approached Elder McConkie and said “I am a member of the Church of Christ” McConkie replied, ” well you can repent just like anyone else.” The man began to harass Elder McConkie andRead more

Oct. 2023:   2024 April 8 eclipse marks an x over new Jerusalem area (other strike was 2017.) Final warning. 7 years plenty 2017-2024, 7 years famine 2024-2031. End of 2024 is presidential election, very likely that based on Ezras Eagle prophecy, and Book of Mormon parallels, that several aspiring leaders will be taken out,Read more

Alma Allred:   “Linguistically, and biblically, neither from the Hebrew, nor the Greek can you separate Elohim from Jehovah. Our current use of the terms is primarily for convenience and is something “we” that is, the leaders of this dispensation have done—we have designated Elohim, as the Father and Jehovah as the Son, but inRead more

https://youtu.be/mZZ3aNBgGR0 Conscience is not like one of the five senses it can be changed when argued with. Is arguing whether a person should answer to civil duty to serve in war. We must decide what is wrong and right and usually this is done by conscience or reason. On every fact we have to reasonRead more

  REPUBLICANS COMPROMISE TO PASS GAY MARRIAGE BILL IN SENATE   As usual, controversial bills are given euphemistic titles that hide their real agenda. This one was called the “Respect for Marriage Act” but it was really only the “respect for GAY marriage act.” In the Senate on Wednesday 12 Republicans joined all the DemocratsRead more

It seems that those who live by faith have, like Joseph Smith, learned how to walk out on a limb, and expect God to help them. I remember the stories of Joseph needing something, and being able to pull it off against all odds in the allotted time frame. There are many such stories. ARead more

Some comments on the challenges of bedtime shared with me:   Key ideas: -old times families went to bed at the same time regardless of age -old times they worked harder manual labor and were more tired at night -old times they went down and up based on the sun -limiting screens before bed helpsRead more

Kreeft is a Catholic professor of philosophy and does much work in Christian apologetics. Listening to him he seems to have a humble and instructive spirit about him which I quite enjoy. The follow texts he suggests are not all by Catholic authors, only a handful are. See the full lecture from which this listRead more

It seems a popular sport these days for popular general authorities, scholars, or other ‘renown’ speakers to show up at a spiritual Saturday night stake conference session, and roast those present for Utah statistics on pornography use, anti-depressant use (actually they don’t roast us for that but it’s popular in Utah), and other lowly UtahRead more

  The following by Dennis Isaacson is shared with permission:   “What is dividing the light and darkness about? We know that the creation of our sun and moon hadn’t been mentioned yet when this occurred, so what is this referring to? Let’s examine this:   “And the earth was without form, and void; andRead more

Introductory Notes: *The following are traditionalist (not progressive) authors & teachers among the Latter-day Saints who have made significant contributions to the righteous education of the saints. *Some of these have written at length on the subjects they’re mentioned in, others are people in positions of authority who have made strong traditionalist statements in theRead more

These are my notes & commentary and do not represent a balanced summary of the author’s work. I’ve selected portions of the text which were relevant to me and placed them here in my own words, in an abbreviated fashion, with occasional added commentary. Though this article introduces some main ideas from the text, itRead more

These are 50 last days events identified by Duane Crowther. He has done extensive research on this and other gospel subjects and is a renown Latter-day Saint author. In the book there are supporting references from scriptures ancient and modern, as well as supporting and clarifying statements from the prophets. Some of his other booksRead more

The Effects of Family of Origin on an Individual’s Attachment Preferences Kourtney Hernandez, Katelyn Louder, Michael Kezele, Nate Richardson SFL 290 – Brigham Young University Professor Draper   Abstract   The family an individual is raised in can change their entire schema, perception, and trajectory of life. This study seeks to understand whether the sizeRead more

The author is a long-time social scientist and church member who has worked teaching in the CES program.   Home environment Quality time The crossroads Family traditions Children’s friends Peer pressure Television Music Movies Parental example Expressing love verbally Physical affection Support Marriage Family fun Discipline Worldy heroes Teaching correct principles Human intimacy Steady datingRead more

To the couple who is sexually active yet forbids from marriage, and thus forbids procreation of children together, we also ask: If your sexual intimacy is always hindered by the placement of some unnatural item between you, such as a condom, or some unnatural act such as spilling the seed outside, or some unnatural medicationRead more

God has ordained that men are to marry women. Further, God has ordained that there will be great joy in the friendship between brethren. “No man can love another man as much as I love Joseph.” – Brigham Young Thus we see that the highest form of love is not erotic/sexual/romantic, but the love ofRead more

DON’T:   -don’t inflict physical harm -don’t yell -don’t instill fear -don’t expect immediate obedience -don’t withhold meals & snacks -don’t isolate -don’t humiliate/ridicule/belittle/mock -don’t selectively enforce rules -don’t make threats & rules you aren’t willing to follow through on   DO:   -out of control children should be kept near a parent until theyRead more

The scriptures treating Eden say that Satan was the most subtle, above all the beasts of the field (Gen. 3:1). Subtle can be translated to naked in Hebrew. It also uses that word to describe Adam and Eve, stating that they were naked. Later we read of being clothed with coats of skins. One possibleRead more

There is a way of manhood, of the true man, even God our father, and we becoming like him, shed various things which are not compliant with the standard of his character (and there is a female counterpart hidden presently from view for sacred protection which pertains to our trial; we know she exists butRead more

Ideas I’ve heard for “The ice shall flow down at their presence” from D&C 133   -Ice moving to make a path -Heat coming from beneath, melting the glaciers and skating them down the hill to the sea. -Fires of the second coming turn the land into a paradise, not a cold wasteland, similar toRead more

Questions for the 1 Verse per Day Scripture Enthusiasts: By Nate Richardson, editor@richardsonstudies.com ———————————————————————————————————————— Have you heard it said that we should “read at least a verse a day in the scriptures”? In this article, I will teach why such an idea is not consistent with the gospel plan by posing a series of questions,Read more

4 Excuses People Use To Claim The Second Coming of Christ Is Distant by Nate Richardson, editor@richardsonstudies.com “The World is Not Bad Enough Yet” “The Lord’s People aren’t ready yet” “Much Prophecy Needs to Be Fulfilled Before He Comes (“wars, gatherings, meetings and stuff”)” “Past Prophets Thought It Was Soon, but We’re Still Waiting” Note: ForRead more

A popular theme in pop entertainment & media is that “anything goes” when it comes to sexuality, health, and beauty. Well, anything doesn’t go. This essay takes apart the argument that all bodies are equally beautiful, that there is no standard of beauty, and that beauty is wholly subjective. With all due respect to those whoRead more

Forgiveness & Tolerance: Compiled by Nate Richardson, editor@richardsonstudies.com -“Bless our enemies. Help us to understand them, and them to understand us.” This was an oft repeated phrase in President Kimball’s prayers. (“Spencer W. Kimball: A True Disciple of Jesus Christ” by Elder Marvin J Ashton, Gen. Conf. April 1985) -Holding a grudge is rejecting Christ, and bringsRead more

-Mega Weight Loss from Epic Running: I heard of a man who lost over 100 pounds, I think it was 150 pounds, in 3 months by running 5 miles a day and changing his eating. I threw this in here as a hopeful thing to remember when nothing else seems to work. And running 5Read more

On Godhead and Gender Fluidity: How Satan Desensitizes Us Against Truth by Nate Richardson, editor@richardsonstudies.com Here is an analogy to help you understand how the Godhead is 3 seperate people rather than the trinity idea of them all being the same person. Your mother is not your father is not your spouse. All of theseRead more

Saving the Human Race by Family Centered Life Plans: A Guide for the Aspiring Charitable Heart by Nate Richardson, September 2018 editor@richardsonstudies.com Topics here include a look at social work and therapists as being secondary to fathers and mothers. We compare homes to treatment centers and rehabilitation facilities. We look at balancing our desires toRead more

-“it has been frightening to me to see the churches closed, boarded up, with weeds growing in the yard, or open but empty. We face the frightening thought of a generation raised without any contact with scripture.” ((Elder Boyd K. Packer, ‘The Only True and Living Church’, Conference Report, Oct. 1971 https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1971/10/the-only-true-and-living-church?lang=eng&query=only+true+church#watch=video) -“When a communityRead more

  -4 Nephi 1:10 One of the marks of a righteous civilization is that they “multiply exceedingly fast”. They love each other and know what they have should be promulgated throughout the earth every way possible. Have children, lots of them, and don’t wait around about it. This “multiplying exceedingly fast” is recorded just beforeRead more

Careers Benefits of RN/NP/DNP VS MD (nurse track vs med Dr track) by Nate Richardson, editor@richardsonstudies.com, 2018 Nurse can still become a Dr just small steps vs large step. Nurse gets AS for the job, and gets more pay as they get BS MS NP and Dr degrees in nursing (NP, DNP). Nurses get jobsRead more

The top 3 things to look for in a spouse while you date? Look for 3 types of craziness. Other than those, it really doesn’t matter who you choose – God’s children can be compatible with each other if these 3 things are present. Crazy for you 2. Crazy for Jesus 3. Crazy for Mormonism.Read more

I’ve heard women say they want to be listened to, not given advice. While this can be accommodated to an extent, it’s not fair to ask a man to just sit and listen to his wife’s complaints and ask him to be restrained. Men love their wives. Thus it is in their nature to tryRead more

How to Do What You Love: Philosophical Discussion on 3 Options For Vocation by Nate Richardson, RichardsonStudies.com, editor@richardsonstudies.com It seems there are a few ways to do what you love. 1. persuade people to pay you for it 2. focus on getting money so you can arrange to do it 3. fit it in onRead more

For a video presentation of this article click here Joseph Smith said in plain English that Heavenly Father has a Father. Here is the quote from “Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith” page 373 (meeting of June 16, 1844), “I learned a testimony concerning Abraham, and he reasoned concerning the God of heaven. “In orderRead more

Newt Gengrich, though he is not all good, has come out and said that we should not let the Muslims who believe in Sheria law into the USA. We must understand that Article 9 of the US Constitution says that the US Constitution is the supreme law of the land. Those who are for ShariaRead more

Multiculturalism and leaving Babylon culture for higher like fat man leaves and looses taste for junk food by Nate Richardson 2018 We can come away from Babylon culture and start to learn to love better culture. Like a fat person can learn to enjoy eating salad and other things which will bring savor and health,Read more

WHY SATAN DOES WHAT HE DOES BASED ON MATTER AND INTELLIGENCE AND PHYSICS: Excerpt from “Hiding in Plain Sight: Unmasking the Secret Combinations of the Latter-days” by Ken Bowers Compiled by Nate Richardson RichardsonStudies.com After the Amalekites and Amulonites rejected the true gospel they still built synagoges and attempted to worship God. So we seeRead more

God’s People are His Glory by Nate Richardson RichardsonStudies.com 5-13-17 Mormon 8:15 defines the glory of God as his covenant people. God is full of glory, having a numerous people, and his glory grows forever, the more people come follow him. He continues to have children. He doesn’t rule over anyone save they are hisRead more

Scripture References from “Preach My Gospel: A Guide To Missionary Service” These are the scripture references from PMG, no more, no less. Compiled by Nate Richardson PreachMyGospelScriptorian.com RichardsonStudies.com For PDF version with better formatting: PMG Refs, complete Introduction D&C 88:77 Ch 1 What Is My Purpose as a Missionary? Your Commission to Teach the RestoredRead more

7 Ways Hollywood is Painfully out of Touch by Blimey Cow “Messy Mondays” (Jordan Taylor)

Violence is on the television screen at the public places and the people cheer; this is the sign that the hearts have waxed cold. They do this for entertainment – they don’t care about reality. They will not lift a finger to protect their nation nor the morals of their nation. They have no moralsRead more

Therapist VS Father as Saviors of Mankind A Peculiar Family Size Theory by Nate Richardson 5-4-18 RichardsonStudies.com Thesis: A father will save more souls by governing a large posterity than would a professional therapist in his line of work. “And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and theRead more

Family and Godhead in the Plan of Salvation by Nate Richardson 12-14-17 PDF chart format Family and Godhead in the Plan of Salvation by Nate Richardson 12-14-17

-secular= lack of sacred -sacred= only for those worthy; not secret, but must be qualified for. -temple= beautiful and extreme ecstasy, but only allowed in with recommend -body= a temple -immodesty= no temple recommend access to see the sacred -sacrament to who is unworthy= damnation -seeking false gods= pleasure in ways other than appointed methodsRead more

Why our Society is going to Hell by Nate Richardson 2-27-18 RichardsonStudies.com I was thinking “There are so many reasons why our society is evil” and decided to pen a few of them to get my thoughts straight. I’m puzzled when I meet people who thinks that the status quo is peachy. They say “WhatsRead more

Here we argue that our character is our fault, regardless of external forces and situations we’re placed into in life, leaving us before God in a state of point-blank accountability. We will also consider how Christ is merciful and takes into account our circumstances, though we do not excuse ourselves. -2 Ne. 28:23 this verseRead more

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Preach My Gospel Ch. 3 What to Study and Teach Scripture References compiled by Nate Richardson updated 1-26-18 RichardsonStudies.com rrnmailbox@gmail.com (this goes through each of the 5 lessons in Preach My Gospel Ch. 3 on what to study and teach. It is a list of the scriptures as suggested reading in those chapters by topicRead more

  Jewish scholar at BYU as guest lecture -can’t understand Christianity outside of its Jewish background -the genre of parables is to indict people whereas the sermon on the mount was to comfort people. -parables deal with things we already know about but don’t want to deal with. -lost coin elite person on knees lookingRead more