In coming unto Christ fully, it’s required to acknowledge, repent of and abandon the false traditions we carry. Moses’s Israelites “gave heed to the traditions of their fathers and believed not the gospel of Christ.

Isaiah prophesied in detail the war between good and evil in the last days. He paints a vivid picture of a great Assyrian king, who rises to power and coerces the nations of the earth into bondage and submission to the evil order.

Knowledge without faith (seeking a sign) and salvation without redemption (saved in one's sinful state) are both equally damning. God, in His wisdom and mercy figuratively “guards the tree of knowledge with cherubim and a flaming sword.

Nephi teaches that many "plain and precious truths" were removed from the scriptures. What was removed, and why? Understanding the doctrine of Christ requires us to be familiar with the terms the prophets used to describe the same thing.

The mysterious allegory of the olive trees in Jacob 5 can be tough to understand. If one is familiar with the end-time prophecies of Nephi, Isaiah, Jesus and Joseph Smith it begins to make more sense. The servant counsels with the Lord about how to pro...

Aaron taught Lamoni’s father (the Lamanite king) how to come unto Christ and be born of God. The steps were simple, precise and accurate. The king followed these instructions with faith, believing he too could enjoy the baptism of fire and the Holy Gho...

A “marvelous work and a wonder” is the Lord’s description of His efforts to gather and save his elect from the most severe bondage and destruction plot in history. Joseph Smith successfully laid the foundation of Zion 190 years ago.

The story of Ammon and King Lamoni demonstrates what happens when someone believes the doctrine of Christ when taught with power. King Lamoni, his wife and his servants experienced a “mighty change in heart” when baptized by fire and the Holy Ghost.

In the last days, only a portion of those who have entered into the Everlasting Covenant will endure to the end and avoid destruction, the rest having become “salt that has lost its savor.” Isaiah’s metaphors speak of a terebinth tree being cut down,

The angel sent Alma back to Ammonihah one last time to finish the job. Alma and Amulek taught highly divisive higher doctrines, separating the wheat from the chaff, then sealed their testimony with a prophecy of destruction to the evil and conspiring N...