The Blogger of Jared is proud to welcome Michelle as our newest guest blogger. You probably know Michelle by her screen-name: mulling-and-musing, or M&M.
Currently, Michelle is a perma-blogger at A Prayer of Faith–one of the better blogs in the ‘nacle. To name only a few of her many accomplishments, Michelle has served a […]
So a thought came across my mind yesterday, and I’d like to see what you all think about it. I’m curious as to why we don’t have much scripture anymore that has a “thus saith the Lord” tone to it. When the church was founded, Joseph Smith received many revelations that were then […]
We have many warnings about what will happen (and what is happening) in the last days. We are in the thick of it right now. There is ample scriptural prophecy about what is to come.
Are the prophecies in the scriptures sufficient? I think not—that is the beauty and blessing of modern revelation. […]
We definitely live in a time of wars and rumors of wars. There are many people who have friends and relatives who are involved directly in the war in Iraq and the war against terrorism. My heart goes out to those individuals and families.
For many of us these wars are something that concerns us, but […]
At work, money actually translates to lack of freedom. The more you spend on a project, the more the boss watches you, because you’re riskier. Money is power, and the less you spend, the more power you have. Even if your project tanks, it’ll be profitable if you keep the budget low. The curious thing […]
Perdon? That’s how I responded to Sonya’s tortured admission of guilt; roughly translated: I’m sorry, what was that?
Sonya lived with her husband Pedro and their three children in a small but tidy apartment in Tulancingo, a far-off suberb of the never-ending Mexico City. We first met her son as we knocked other doors in his […]
This is an excerpt from Mark E. Petersen’s essay “A Prayer
To Be Spared” I highly recommend, even if you only quickly scan the essay, that you take a moment to consider the last paragraph. It’s rather daunting.
The predicted scattering of the people to all parts of the world seemingly was known well in advance of […]
On this blog we often reiterate the “All things typify Christ” principle. In an effort to keep some continuity, I want to address why I think that the Brother of Jared’s story in the Book of Ether is another in a long string of prophets who dramatically typified the mission of the yet unborn Christ.
There’s […]
*This title is taken from Hugh W. Nibley’s essay on the Jaredites. The essay can be found in Approach to the Book of Mormon, p. 340).
Historically, The Book of Mormon has been attacked from every angle. Since the beginning, critics have sought to prove the book is not what Joseph and its witnesses […]
The attached document is a talk given by Orson Pratt on the chapters of Ether dealing with the Brother of Jared entitled:
“Discourse by Elder Orson Pratt, The Faith and Visions of the Ancient Saints—The Same Great Blessings to Be Enjoyed by the Latter-Day Saints”
.. here is an excerpt:
There are many principles contained in the words […]
