This episode gives a quick, slightly unorganized history of the four accounts of the first vision that Joseph Smith had a part in writing or dictating.

Stand or Fall - 021 - D&C 1, “Search these commandments...”

Jan 5th, 2021 36m 50s

Quick history lesson of the Book of Commandments, Doctrine and Covenants, and my thoughts on Section 1. Lecture on Faith lesson notes with historical sources listed: https://www.icloud.com/notes/05WFiMTSw8JMIYH9i5_YPElqA#Lectures_on_F

Stand or Fall - 020 - My Grandpa

Oct 20th, 2020 31m 42s

This episode is a different from others I have done. It’s a tribute to my Grandpa Dean Nelson who recently passed away. I talk about some of the things he taught me about making sense of religion and Mormon Church History when it isn’t black an

Stand or Fall - 019 - The Word of Wisdom

Oct 4th, 2020 55m 35s

A little history lesson on the Word of Wisdom. Link to the Masters Thesis I use as a reference: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6038&context=etd Article with SLC Temple pictures: https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-c

Stand or Fall - 018 - God himself shall come down?

May 5th, 2020 46m 34s

The Godhead and how to make sense of Mosiah 15...

Stand or Fall - 017 - The Parable of the Ten Virgins

May 5th, 2020 20m 39s

Reading of a paper I wrote in Jan 2019, that was sparked from a discussion in Elders Quorum during ward conference.

Stand or Fall - 015 - The Nature of God

Apr 18th, 2020 2h 51m

Reading of a paper that discusses the current belief in the nature of God of the LDS Church as compared to what I believe the scriptures really teach.

Stand or Fall - 016 - The Church and the Kingdom

Apr 17th, 2020 12m 39s

Reading of a paper showing the LDS Church and the kingdom of God are separate and distinct and how the Kingdom could've been set up "without hands" prior to the formal organization of the Church of Christ in 1830.

Stand or Fall - 014 - Baptism IS The Oath and Covenant of the Father

Apr 11th, 2020 33m 27s

Link to the paper coming soon.

Stand or Fall - 013 - "New Truths" Timeline

Apr 7th, 2020 2h 25m

Reading of a paper that sets forth the chronology of an alternative interpretation of LDS church history and where we are today.

Stand or Fall - 012 - Vision in the temple

Apr 3rd, 2020 29m 11s

Reading of a paper I wrote about an experience I had the last time I went through the LDS endowment in the temple.Vision - 28 February 2018 Paper

Stand or Fall - 011 - “Truth is truth”

Apr 3rd, 2020 1h 23m

Read through of a critique of a devotional by President Nelson titled, “The Love and Laws of God”.

Stand or Fall - 010 - Gathering of Israel Paper

Mar 19th, 2020 38m 4s

Reading of a paper I gave in a class discussing the need for a physical gathering of Israel and where it will happen.References:Paper Link:https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VjxAQcbw4fgaY0fFpeeIhm-WfkfUhCAgLetter to Hyde and Page (dispersed

Stand or Fall - 009 - "The Most Glorious of All Subjects..."

Mar 13th, 2020 1h 18m

My thoughts on the scriptural definition of what sealing really is and thoughts on what Joseph Smith described as, "...the most glorious of all subjects belonging to the everlasting gospel...".

Stand or Fall - 008 - The Law of Adoption

Mar 13th, 2020 41m 25s

This is a rough listen and I apologize! I through this together without really organizing my thoughts on the paper I gloss over. This episode deals with the beginnings of the practice of familial sealings in the church as practiced from 1844 to

Stand or Fall - 007 - Recognizing the Spirit

Mar 11th, 2020 39m 3s

A reading of a talk I gave in a sacrament meeting during November 2017 titled, "Recognizing the Spirit".

Stand or Fall - 006 - The Three Orders of Priesthood

Mar 9th, 2020 1h 33m

A reading of a paper I put together that shows how Joseph Smith originally taught there are three different priesthoods. See a link to the paper for references.Three Orders of Priesthood Paper

Stand or Fall - 004 - Looking beyond the mark...

Mar 9th, 2020 34m 20s

Today we dig into the Jews looking beyond the mark in Jacob 4 and how that correlates to what happened in Nauvoo in the 1840s.

Stand or Fall - 005 - Ordinances and Covenants 3/08/20 Sacrament Talk

Mar 8th, 2020 20m 30s

Read through of a talk on Ordinances and Covenants that I will give on 03/08/2020

Stand or Fall - 003 - My Testimony Paper

Mar 6th, 2020 14m 29s

The reading of a paper I sent to family and friends about my testimony. References:Plural Marriage Gospel Topics Essayhttps://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics/plural-marriage-in-kirtland-and-nauvoo?lang=engLink to orig

Stand or Fall - 002 - Jacob lays it down

Mar 6th, 2020 33m 33s

We will cover Jacob 1-4 in a couple of weeks and I just wanted to share my belief in what Jacob is talking about in Jacob 2 in regard to polygamy... References:D&C 132: 1Jacob 2: 231 Kings 3: 14 and JST of same scripture http://www.centerpl