by kendalbhunter | Mar 11, 2008 | Joseph Smith: Mormon Prophet
This Sunday my church (the Mormon Church) studied the history of Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ. The lesson material covered Joseph Smith’s own words describing the events with the angel, the gold plates, and, most importantly,...
by kendalbhunter | Mar 8, 2008 | Joseph Smith: Mormon Prophet
One of the most stunning visuals in the film The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers was the scene of the ents attacking the stronghold of Isengard. Seeing this army of living oak, rowan, and beech trees chucking rocks at the tower and smashing the orcs was a hoot. Of...
by kendalbhunter | Mar 8, 2008 | Joseph Smith: Mormon Prophet
As some people see things, we are living in the Information Age. That is, the dominating and distinguishing attribute of our era is information. Earlier eras were known as the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age. The distinguishing characteristic was the...
by kendalbhunter | Mar 7, 2008 | Joseph Smith: Mormon Prophet
The March 2008 edition of the Ensign magazine (the official magazine of the Mormon Church), is devoted entirely to discussing the life, mission, teachings, and atonement of Jesus Christ. The main reason for doing this is to reinforce to Mormons the importance of Jesus...
by kendalbhunter | Mar 7, 2008 | Joseph Smith: Mormon Prophet
There was a lot of reminiscing when political commentator William F. Buckley passed on. I read and saw several of the “last interviews” various people had with him. One interview caught my eye. In it, Buckley discussed his experience at Yale as an undergraduate, and...
by kendalbhunter | Mar 7, 2008 | Joseph Smith: Mormon Prophet
William Moore Allred had this charming recollection about Joseph Smith, the first prophet of the Mormon Church: “[Joseph Smith] said it tried some of the pious folks to see him play ball with the boys. He then related a story of a certain prophet who was sitting under...
