Author: Dan Ellsworth

First, listen to this episode of the Standard of Truth podcast, particularly from the 29 minute mark.

Now, let’s do a Q&A.

Why yes, as a matter of fact we do.

But what is a ghost, and what do ghosts do?

This presentation explores Latter-day Saint understanding of mind and spirit, and how spirits influence us.

What does it mean that I am a member of Christ’s restored church? To answer that question, we need to explore different definitions for the word restore.

There is only one reason that true prophets have ever been rejected throughout history:

“That person does not meet my expectation for prophethood.”

Well, how were those expectations formed?

Below is a gallery of prophet images from movies and games:

Following the BYU victory over Kansas State, the world has been amazed to see BYU fans donating to a fund to help the former high school principal of the quarterback for Kansas State:

Sports rivalries can sometimes be ugly and vicious, but I think BYU is doing a great job of showing that they don’t need to be. Sports can bring out the best in people. What follows are some stories of these kinds of moments, from BYU fans and other people.

The following is a composite sketch of conversations I and others have had with people in the polygamy-truther movement, which rejects the idea that Joseph Smith ever practiced any kind of plural marriage. Their questions are in bold, followed by my answers.

Our objective in this game is to become what Joseph Smith called “accusers of the brethren.” We are going to apply fundamentalist logic to scripture so that we can formulate accusations against God’s ordained servants.

One of my favorite YouTube content creators is nuclear physicist Kyle Hill, and some time ago he posted a great video about his autism:

Years ago I listened to a psychologist’s review of autism markers, the lengthy questionnaire that psychologists use to assess whether someone is on the autism spectrum. I was amazed at how many of the markers applied to me, though many significant markers didn’t. I’ve never personally gone in for an assessment, but if I did, I imagine I would be told that I have a significant number of traits in common with autistics, and if I’m not on the spectrum then I’m very close to it.

Conversations about the Saudi gold plates are like any conversations where there are mismatches in context. To illustrate, I have created the iceberg of this particular controversy.