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What Is In A Life?

Ever wonder what is in a life? Yeah I sure do at times. It doesn’t have to be difficult mind you, but it can be interesting. I’m not sure how to put it all at times. Life comes and goes and we are but waiting for something to happen. Again, I don’t know how that’s meant to happen or work out. It is life though, and if that’s the case? Then we have to understand and allow it to happen. We can’t live through this life wondering if what we’ve done in the past will ever be good enough. We have to understand it, grasp it, take hold of it and see everything there is to see. I don’t know how else to explain it.
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Hiram Page

Hiram Page was one of the Eight Witnesses to the Book of Mormon. During a time, he claims to have received revelations from God for the LDS Church.1 The method he was receiving these revelations was through a seer stone. The same way Joseph Smith was receiving revelation.

This caused many of the members of the early church to follow Page. Joseph was troubled by this and prayed to God about it after serious reflection. He received a revelation in the form of D&C 28 directed to Oliver Cowdery. The revelation stated that there was only one mouthpiece for the church and that was Joseph Smith. It also stated that Oliver was to speak with Hiram Page about it.

Page’s revelations were false and not from God, they were from Satan.2 Hiram Page accepted that he was in the wrong and repented.

I remember being in seminary and the teacher presenting this story. When he stated that there were some early saints that believed in seer stones I thought he was crazy. Little did I know the real truth behind it all, that seer stones were real and that Joseph did use them in both treasure hunting and receiving revelation. (Which is still a troublesome fact for me, but that’s a topic for another day.)

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