Understanding What History Can and Cannot Prove (How Can We Know) Historians can evaluate documents, determine when they were written, and understand how earlier generations interpreted them. However, they cannot prove spiritual claims, such as whether Paul truly saw Jesus or whether Joseph Smith received revelation. History can only confirm that: Paul claimed repeatedly to … Read more
Introduction This episode begins with a listener’s question about whether animals have an afterlife and eventually transitions into a doctrinal exploration of hero worship, prophetic authority, apostasy, and the Lord’s revealed system for preventing spiritual deception. Although these subjects seem unrelated at first glance, both center on foundational Latter-day Saint teachings about the nature of … Read more
Introduction The episode continues answering listener questions related to Church authority, specifically how leadership titles functioned in early Latter-day Saint history and how these roles evolved after Joseph Smith’s death. Several emails revisited earlier discussions on the meaning of “general authorities,” the structure of the First Presidency during the Prophet’s lifetime, and how succession unfolded … Read more