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A Church of Visionary Dreamers


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You may say I’m a dreamer; but I’m not the only one.”  John Lennon.

Acts 2:17:  “. . . your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.”

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Our Foundation Stories Part III: The Book of Mormon Comes Forth


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Joseph Smith\'s 1823 bedroom

As a child, the story of Moroni visiting Joseph Smith seemed familiar to me, but I couldn’t put my finger on just why. Only later, on reflection, did the mythic aspects of the story stand out more sharply.

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Our Foundation Stories Part I: The First Vision or the First Visit?


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Do you believe that God the Father, the Son, and maybe even the Holy Ghost visited Joseph Smith in the spring of 1820?

Or did Joseph have a vision of them?

Does the difference matter? Do you base your testimony, your faith in the existence of God, your continued participation in Mormonism, on a visit of Deity to a young farmboy?

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