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When is a Prophet Not a Prophet?
Where Science Meets the Doctrine and Covenants, for the Come Follow Me lesson September 1-7; Doctrine and Covenants 94-97 The heading to...

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Aug 31, 20255 min read


Some Elements Are Eternal
Jul 12, 2022 - NASA’s Webb Delivers Deepest Infrared Image of Universe Yet; nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2022/nasa-s-webb-delivers-dee...

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Aug 23, 202511 min read


My Newest Book
My newest book, Science and the Old Testament is now available to preorder from Cedar Fort. It will ship in August. It is a compilation...

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Aug 17, 20251 min read


The Word of Wisdom
Where Science Meets the Doctrine and Covenants, for the Come Follow Me lesson August 18-24; Doctrine and Covenants 89-92 Doctrine and...

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Aug 16, 20256 min read


The Origin of Everything
The edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. Captured in infrared light by the Near-Infrared Camera...

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Aug 10, 20255 min read


Civil War Prophecy
Bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor: 12th & 13th of April, 1861, Published by Currier & Ives; Library of Congress Prints and...

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Aug 8, 202513 min read


Light and Truth
Where Science Meets the Doctrine and Covenants, for the Come Follow Me lesson July 28-Aug 3; Doctrine and Covenants 84 Doctrine and...

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Jul 26, 20255 min read


God’s Laws
The Creation of the Sun, Moon and Planets , Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel, 1511 Where Science Meets the Doctrine and Covenants, for the...

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Jul 19, 20256 min read


The Sea of Glass
An image of Sirius A and Sirius B taken by the Hubble Space Telescope . Sirius B, which is a white dwarf, can be seen as a faint point...

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Jul 12, 20254 min read


The Wonders of Eternity, and Modern Science, Technology, and Medicine
The Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in 1995 Where Science Meets the Doctrine and...

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Jul 9, 20256 min read


The First Anti-Mormon Literature
The Ohio Star from around 1830-1850 Where Science Meets the Doctrine and Covenants, for the Come Follow Me lesson June 30 – July 6...

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Jul 2, 202516 min read


The Father of Lights
The quark structure of a proton. Each photon is comprised of two up quarks and one down quark. The strong force is mediated by gluons...

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Jun 20, 20253 min read


The Foundation of a Great Work
The Independence, Missouri Temple Site; The Historical Marker Database Where Science Meets the Doctrine and Covenants, for the Come...

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Jun 14, 20253 min read


The Deadly Missouri
Disposal of dead bodies during the cholera epidemic in Palermo in 1835; Pistelli, Giuseppe, Storia d'Italia dal 1815 fino alla...

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Jun 7, 20256 min read


The Place for the City of Zion
The plat map for the City of Zion was prepared under the direction of the Prophet Joseph Smith and sent to the Saints in Missouri in June...

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Jun 1, 202514 min read


William Wines Phelps (1792–1872)
W. W. Phelps, ca. 1850–1860; Wikipedia Where Science Meets the Doctrine and Covenants, for the Come Follow Me lesson May 26 - June 1...

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May 24, 20257 min read


The Shakers
Shaker dance and worship, during the Era of Manifestations; Wikipedia Where Science Meets the Doctrine and Covenants, for the Come Follow...

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May 17, 20252 min read


Talents and the Gifts of Wisdom and Knowledge
Saint Jerome Writing, by Caravaggio (1605-6); Wikipedia Where Science Meets the Doctrine and Covenants, for the Come Follow Me lesson May...

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May 10, 20259 min read


Earthquakes in Diverse Places
Earthquakes (M6.0+) since 1900 through 2017, Wikipedia Where Science Meets the Doctrine and Covenants, for the Come Follow Me lesson May...

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May 3, 20253 min read


Secret Combinations
A fight between the Dead Rabbits and the Bowery Boys during the 1857 Dead Rabbits Riot. Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 4, (1857...

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Apr 27, 20258 min read
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