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First off, as is necessary, I have to claim all information as my own. After all, each article which has my name on it is the one I just happened to research and write. This is not an official website of the LDS Church. This page is the reflection of my own personal views along with other LDS scholars listed here, who also hold their own views. We do not speak for the LDS (Mormon) Church leaders in either doctrine or history or interpretation of the scriptures in any way. In other words when the talking has been done around here, the revelations in the Church or from the Brethren are not over yet - GRIN!

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NEW Feature January 2003- Cartoons - Below

NEW article February 21, 2003 - Paul Owen's Ingenious Argument for "Christological Monotheism," An Answer in Bible Section Below

NEW article January 20, 2003 - "Joseph Smith Bragging, Another Look & Biblical Refutation of this Criticism" in Bible Section below

NEW article January 8, 2003- Review of Dr. Paul Owen's Monotheism argument in "The New Mormon Challenge" in Bible section below

NEW FEATURE January 2003- "Sunday School Supplements" Below - scholarly materials for insights in our Gospel Doctrine Classes for the New Testament this year. NEW supplement Feb. 19, 2003 up

NEW FEATURE: Download Hebrew and Greek Fonts (SpTiberian Free Shareware) for seeing Hebrew and Greek characters in research papers here

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(scroll down & click on which ever red lettered section you want to read for scholarly and in-depth discussions)

NEW FEATURE January 2003 CARTOONS NEW cartoons as of Feb. 9, 2003

NEW FEATURE January 2003 - Sunday School Supplements Adding extra scholarly materials from LDS scholars, and Non-LDS scholars of the New Testament scriptures which will give us insights and ideas in our studying for Gospel Doctrine Class. New Supplement February 19, 2003

Papyri & Articles, Analysis & Reviews Extensive analysis of papyri, facsimiles, Egyptology, history, doctrine, authenticity of Book of Abraham

Issues of the and Theology Discusses God, history, scriptural interpretation, Deification, Trinity, Textual Criticism, Dead Sea Scrolls, Inerrancy of the Bible, Bible Codes, Name of YHWH, Seraphim, LDS views of the Bible NEW article on Paul Owen's Ingenious Argument of "Christological Monotheism," February 21, 2003; NEW Review of Paul Owen's Monotheism, Jan. 8, 2003. New article January 20, 2003 on Joseph Smith Bragging, Biblical refutation of this criticism

Keystone Archaeology, History & Thought Discusses archaeology, Linguistics, Word Studies, Dead Sea Scrolls, history, doctrine, authenticity of the Book of Mormon

LDS Discusses Joseph Smith, Prophecies, LDS History heroes and villains, Orin Porter Rockwell, Dan Jones, Brigham Young, B.H. Roberts, Orson Pratt, Parley P. Pratt, Danites, and anti-Mormon historians, Fawn Brodie, D. Michael Quinn, Jerald and Sandra Tanner, Dan Vogel, Brent Metcalfe, etc.

Mormon I will add research into areas of interest to Mormon mystics as I can. This section will explore various interesting byways for Mormons who are exploring new and individual personal spirituality. Areas will include Sacred Geometry, Meditation, Cabalah, Alchemy, Hermetica, Tarot Cards (No, NOT the idiot use of them as fortune telling and witchcraft, but their astonishing meanings through the incredibly vast ranges of symbolism they employ, as a means of awakening our inward resources God has given us to use. I see them as the Medieval spirituality in an astonishing pictorial presentation of the Endowment, though their ideas stretch back way into hoary antiquity), End of World Prophecies of ancient cultures, Mayan, Chinese, Polynesian, ancient European, etc., sacred world mythologies and their meanings, sacred symbolism and their meanings in our own lives as we apply them to our individual situations we find ourselves in, etc. In others words, this site with all these areas are for the complete Mormon who is willing to look into broader ranges and categories in order to grow spiritually, intellectually, mentally, etc., willing to acknowledge and see connnections with nature, the world, the cosmos, God, to our very selves. You know......well.......mysticism - DUH! GRIN!

on Jerald and Sandra Tanner's Magnum Opus, "Mormonism - Shadow or Reality?"

- Book and Articles Reviews and Thought

NEW FEATURE: The Art & Style of Playing Chess - for the Chess enthusiasts everywhere!

About This Website They love to brag at how good I am - GRIN! Or as it has been put so admirably, "Verfluchtes Volk! Was untersteht ihr euch." - "Damnable folk! How dare you make such fuss!" (Faust - The First Part of the Tragedy)

& Other Sites I Find Interesting A huge, sprawling collection of links all over the Internet on many facets of Mormonism, Bible, etc.

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What are you doing going down this far? All the good stuff is above. This is the end of the Table of Contents see, so what you need to do is scoot yer fanny up into one of those good sections above.