Restoration Defense
Defending the Teachings & History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
About
Restoration Defense is a Richardson Studies website exploring topics related to church history and doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Restoration Defense is a Richardson Studies website and covers topics such as Joseph Smith, Revelation, Determining Doctrine, The True Church, and The Prophets.
For related special restoration topics such as the plan of salvation, the Book of Mormon origins (translation & geography), plural marriage history, and the Adam / God controversy, visit my other religion pages.
Books
Published:
Faith Crisis Vol. 1: We Were Not Betrayed by the LDS Church, written by Hannah & James Stoddard – Highlights (86 pages)
Rough Drafts:
Navigating Revelation – Determining Doctrine, Prophets, Scripture Cannon, Restoration (PDF)
Champions for Zion: Early Church Leaders on Building Zion by Jesse Fisher Highlights, Independent Cities, Consecration (PDF)
Cleon Skousen Book of Mormon Class Highlights (PDF)
Race: Religious Blessings & Cultural Counsel (PDF)
Hyrum Andrus Highlights (PDF)
Hugh Nibley Highlights (PDF)
Videos
Articles
2023
Baptism of Fire Only Available in The Church 11/05/2023
Bruce R McConkie Biography Highlights & Commentary 10/03/2023
Alma Allred LDS Institute Instructor Debates Protestants – Highlights 07/24/2023
Is the Jesus of Mormonism the Jesus of the Bible? Alma Allred Debate Notes 06/19/2023
What is Truth? Alma Allred Debate Notes 06/19/2023
Can Men Become Gods? James White (Baptist) vs Martin Tanner (LDS) – Debate Notes 05/29/2023
Is the Jesus of Mormonism the Jesus of the Bible? Alma Allred Debate Notes 06/19/2023
What is Truth? Alma Allred Debate Notes 06/19/2023
Can Men Become Gods? James White (Baptist) vs Martin Tanner (LDS) – Debate Notes 05/29/2023
2022
Sustaining Church Leaders & Following Conscience 12/14/2021
Cleon Skousen Highlights the Life of J Reuben Clark 11/03/2021
On the Doctrinal Validity of Joseph Smith Papers, Journal of Discourses, “Saints” Histories, Etc. 09/16/2021
Hugh Nibley: Pros & Cons (Mostly Pros) 09/16/2021
Suggestions for Bishops 08/09/2021
General Conference Highlights: October 2020 10/04/2020
Beware Persecution From Inside the Church – Prophetic Warnings 03/30/2020
Versions of the Talmud 03/30/2020
Know, Not Just Believe 03/30/2020
Nephites in Europe: Quest for the Nephite Remnant by the Joseph Smith Foundation – Documentary Notes 03/23/2020
Where is Joseph Smith in the Bible? Come and See 03/16/2020
A Few Notes on Joseph Smith 03/16/2020
Carrying the Gospel to the “Heathen” Nations 02/17/2020
2019
What we won’t give up, keeping us from Zion 12/26/2019
Testimony: Bearing the Weight, Why We Aren’t Raptured Upon Conversion, & Some Q&A 12/26/2019
I Believe: Part 3 12/26/2019
I Believe: Part 2 12/26/2019
I Believe: Part 1 12/26/2019
President Hinckley Outlines our Top Priorities 12/26/2019
Trusting Personal Revelation (Over well-meaning words of Respected Others) 12/26/2019
Without Vision, The People Perish: Reaching for Higher Fulfilment 11/30/2019
Priesthood 03/02/2019
Obedience to God Can Bring Seemingly Unrelated Blessings 03/02/2019
Joining The Church: Salvation, Alcohol, & Sexual Chastity 02/15/2019
2018
The Crucible of Doubt by Terryl & Fiona Givens – Book Notes 09/20/2018
A Great Terror: Decreasing Sabbath Observance & Scriptural Awareness 09/12/2018
Power of the Restoration: A Firm Foundation of Faith 09/12/2018
On Conspiracy & Staying in The Church: Responding to Christian Markham’s Two Churches Only Vol. 2 09/10/2018
Belief and Knowledge unto Obedience 08/02/2018
Magnifying Your Calling in the Church & Your Calling in the Gospel 07/25/2018
The Prophet Joseph Smith: More Than We Know by the Joseph Smith Foundation – Documentary Notes 06/30/2018
Be One: Celebrating Priesthood for Africans – Lecture Notes 06/02/2018
God’s People are His Glory 05/21/2018
The Need to Defend Truth by Elder Christofferson to Religious Educators – Lecture Notes 02/23/2018
Should we Limit our Studies to General Authorities & Conferences? 02/05/2018
Consequences of Rejecting the Prophets, Including Less Access to the Word of God 02/05/2018
Why am I a Latter-day Saint? Personal Revelation. 02/05/2018
What Constitutes Doctrine – An Explanation from the Prophets 02/05/2018
Commandments and Councils List 02/05/2018
Tithing as taught by the Prophets 02/05/2018
The Only True Church 02/01/2018
*The Mortal Messiah (all 4 volumes) by Bruce R. McConkie – Book Notes 02/01/2018
Special Witnesses of Christ: Prophets Know Him 02/01/2018
Sabbath is Not for Commerce or Sport: PMG Standard 01/27/2018
Why God Sometimes Instructs His People To Kill 01/27/2018
Personal Glimpses of the Prophet Joseph Smith, by H. & H. Andrus, summary & audio 01/25/2018
Prophets Teach Obedience 01/25/2018
Preguntas Y Respuesas Basicas En Cuanto De Como Vivo Me Fe 01/25/2018
Basic Q & A On Living One’s Faith As A Latter-day Saint 01/25/2018
Joseph Smith brief note 01/24/2018
Isaiah Class by Byron Merrill by BYU – Notes 01/24/2018
Hebrew eyes seeing the Parables of Jesus by Amy Jill Levine – Lecture Notes 01/22/2018
First Presidency Christmas Devotional 2014 – Lecture Notes 01/17/2018
The 7 Deadly Heresies by Elder Bruce R McConkie – Lecture Notes 01/17/2018
Brad Wilcox Lecture Notes 01/17/2018
Baptism 01/17/2018
400 Questions & Answers about the New Testament by Susan Easton Black – Book Notes 01/12/2018
We live in a Post-Christian Society by Elder Quinton L Cook 01/08/2018
We All Bleed The Same: Healing America Version by Alex Boye, Music Video 01/03/2018
Planted: Belief and Belonging in an age of Doubt, by Patrick Mason – Book Notes 01/01/2018
