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Um, Life?

Thu Jun 25 01:41:13 PM MDT 2026 Today feels like there are so many difficult things going on, and I don’t know how to even do that! It’s annoying at least, but what am I supposed to do about it? I don’t know. Life will always be what it will be and that’s all there is to it. I mean, come on. If I had the ability to make this life listen to me, do you honestly think I would be here thinking about it all? I highly doubt it. There’s nothing in this life that will make me want to understand it less than someone in my face yelling at me telling me everything will be “fine.” Yeah, that doesn’t fly for me. Not at all.
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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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