This Is the Last Faith and Beliefs Video
Hey guys. I’ve got good news and bad news. We’ll start with the bad: This is officially the last Faith and Beliefs video. This is the end. Let’s talk about it. Almost 6 years ago, we started a new segment of Saints...
Is It Really Justifiable to Call Joseph Smith a Martyr?
Hey guys — on June 27, 1844, a mob burst into Carthage Jail and murdered Joseph and Hyrum Smith. Latter-day Saints consider Joseph Smith to be a martyr for the faith. However, some people feel that he doesn’t qualify...
Did Joseph Smith Kill Any Attackers at Carthage Jail?
Hey guys, so — Joseph Smith was murdered by a mob of about 100 men while he was being held in jail in Carthage, Illinois, on June 27, 1844. Did Joseph have a gun at the time of the attack? Yes, he did. Did Joseph fire that...
Why George Albert Smith Was an Absolute Boss
Hey guys. George Albert Smith was the 8th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. You’ve probably heard his name. You’ve probably seen his face. But you probably know next to nothing about...
Why Do Latter-day Saints Save Sex for Marriage?
Hey guys, so the Law of Chastity for Latter-day Saints is God’s law of sexual purity. At baptism, Latter-day Saints agree to strive to obey this law throughout their lives. We also covenant in our temples to keep this...
Doctor P. Hurlbut: Deception, Dead Ends, and Death Threats
Doctor Philastus Hurlbut did more to damage Joseph Smith and the Church of Jesus Christ than perhaps anyone else in Joseph’s lifetime. Even in the ocean of criticism Latter-day Saints face today, I still continue to...
Was the Book of Mormon Dictated from Behind a Curtain?
Hey guys, so for almost 200 years now, critics of Joseph Smith have been trying to figure out how he could have possibly invented the Book of Mormon. One claim I’ve stumbled upon recently is that nobody actually saw...
Did the Book of Napoleon Influence the Book of Mormon?
Hey guys, so for almost 200 years now, critics of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have been trying to figure out how Joseph Smith could have possibly fraudulently produced the Book of Mormon. Some critics...
Why Do Latter-day Saints Bless their Babies?
Hey guys, so in a previous video, I briefly mentioned that every once in a while during a Latter-day Saint church service, you might be present for what we call a baby blessing—but in that video, I didn’t explain what a...
Did Joseph Smith Lie about Priesthood Restoration?
Hey guys, so in the past, we’ve talked a lot about the priesthood. If that term is unfamiliar to you, go watch these episodes. Latter-day Saints believe that the lower, or Aaronic, priesthood was restored to Joseph...
The Book of Mormon, Samabaj, and Evidence of Sunken Cities
Hey guys, so in the Book of Mormon, we read that after Christ is crucified in the Old World, the New World experienced all kinds of terrible natural disasters. In 3 Nephi 9, we read that some Book of Mormon cities are...
Did Joseph Smith Think He Was Better than Jesus?
Hey guys, so every once in a while, you might run across the criticism that the Latter-day Saint prophet Joseph Smith was an arrogant and boastful man who thought he was better than Jesus Himself. To back up this claim,...