We start off with the Articles of the Church of Christ, a revelation from God to Oliver Cowdery an uninspired, irrelevant “first draft” of D&C 20. Then we discuss D&C 19, which contains the final…

Authority to baptize from John the Baptist, Joseph evacuated from Harmony by David Whitmer after divine intervention, Joseph Knight: the man in all the right places, and what the voice of God actually said in…

This week’s episode focuses mostly on Oliver Cowdery as he begins to help Joseph with the translation. We finish with section 10, which has the Lord declare that the Book of Mormon contains “the true…

We discuss Martin Harris’ early involvement with the Book of Mormon, from visiting scholars with copies of the characters on the plates, to translating with Joseph, losing the 116 pages, and finally testifying in court…

As with the first vision, there are additional accounts of Joseph’s encounter with an angel in September 1823 that provide more information than is found in the Joseph Smith History. After reviewing Joseph’s four accounts,…

Joseph produced four separate accounts of his first vision: 1832 (while the fulness was on the earth), 1835 (while the church was being downgraded), 1838 (during the Missouri debacle) and 1842 (in the middle of…

We start off with an overview of the Book of Commandments and Doctrine and Covenants, then dive into a discussion of Section 1, a preface given by revelation in November 1831. D&C 70:1-4 D&C 88:84…

We wrap up the Book of Mormon this episode, discussing how we mock God and deny the mercies of God when we think that children and people without the law need baptism to be saved,…

We compare ordinances listed in Moroni with how the same ordinances are implemented in the modern church. We finish with a discussion of faith, hope, and charity. Acts 19:1-7 2 Nephi 32:9 3 Nephi 21:2…

Secret combinations, faith and miracles, and the destruction that comes when the Spirit of the Lord ceases to strive with man. D&C 105:18-19 1 Peter 1:5-7 2 Corinthian 12:7

In this episode we cover the experiences of the brother of Jared, including being chastised by the Lord for three hours (!), proposing that the Lord touch the stones to make them shine, and the…

Moroni takes over from his dad, and immediately criticizes the readers for their latter-day church that builds expensive building, loves those buildings more than the poor, and requires people to give their money to receive…

We cover four hundred years of history in one episode, beginning with the establishment of Zion after the visit of Jesus and ending with the destruction of the Nephite nation. Romans 6:22 D&C 84:49-53, 40-41…

We wrap up the book of 3 Nephi, including the Three Nephites, the name of the church, and a warning to the Gentiles. D&C 45:58-59 D&C 13 D&C 124:38 Hebrews 7:5 D&C 101:2 D&C 60:3…

Searcher and MD review the latest General Conference talks, calling out the good, the bad, and the ugly. D&C 46:2 D&C 20:45 Matthew 10:1 Jeremiah 23:37 Alma 60:34 D&C 105:3 Exodus 4:10 Mark 3 D&C…

The modern LDS Church teaches that during the Millennium there will be two governing centers: Zion in North America and Jerusalem in the Middle East. In this episode we examine the scriptural record to see…

In this episode, we pull out the scriptural yardstick to measure the doctrine contained in the article by Russell Nelson entitled, “The Future of the Church”. Originally published in the April 2020 Ensign, it was…

Jesus talks about a new Jerusalem that will be built for the gathering of the house of Israel. Lectures on Faith 5 D&C 101:17-22 D&C 103:22 Deuteronomy 18:15-18 Abraham 2:8 D&C 38:22

Jesus challenges the official LDS chronology by teaching how the Gentiles will reject the fullness of the Gospel, after which the house of Israel will receive the knowledge of the fulness, and at some later…

Jesus continues to teach his doctrine and showing how he is the fulfillment of the law of Moses. Several times he states that obedience to the things he is teaching at that time is sufficient…