About

The title of our blog – Believe All Things – comes from one of Paul’s letters to the saints at Corinth. In explaining the gift of charity, Paul wrote that those who possess this supernal gift, “believeth all things.”1 Simply put, this “means to believe the doctrine of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ as well as the words of the Latter-day prophets.”2

Joseph Smith

Joseph Smith by Danquart Weggeland

Latter-day Saints have a rich history of teachings which offer a unique world-view. As one example, Joseph Smith, the prophet of the restoration taught the importance of revealed religion and receiving truth from many sources, “One of the grand fundamental principles of ‘Mormonism’ is to receive truth, let it come from whence it may.”3

Believe All Things is a forum to explore and discuss the underlying principles related to business, government, religion, science, and education. We invite you to join the discussion. While there will be many partial or incomplete truths discussed herein, we think any search necessitates such a process until we come to a knowledge of facts ourselves.4

If you are new here, a central thesis for this site can be found in Polarization in the Book of Mormon which describes the “age-old story of the three rivals for the kingdom, the treasure, and the inheritance.” Additionally, the articles on the United States Constitution, Joseph Smith’s prophecy that the Constitution to Hang by a Thread, and notes on the Gadianton Robbers offer insights into why Latter-day Saints ascribe special significance to the Constitution and one of many reasons why the Book of Mormon is relevant today.

We hope you enjoy perusing the many articles, videos and images on the site.5

Greg & Carrie McMurdie

Sources:

  1. 1 Corinthians 13:7.↩
  2. Oaks, Robert C. “Believe All Things”. Ensign. July 2005: 30. Print.↩
  3. Smith, Joseph Fielding, ed. Teachings of The Prophet Joseph Smith. Salt Lake City: Desteret Book, 1976. 313.↩
  4. Doctrine and Covenants 128:11.↩
  5. Disclaimer: Please note the material on this site is our responsibility and does not represent the official views of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For example, see Approaching Mormon Doctrine. For an insightful review of this approach, see Hudson, Valerie M. “The 4 May 2007 Statement of the LDS Church: Approaching Mormon Doctrine“. Summer 2008. Square Two. Additionally, unlike other blogs, posts will be modified over time. Typically, these changes will be documented using strike-through or in the footnotes to the post or article.↩