It may sound like a spell from the Harry Potter movies, but it's just a fancy way of saying "pathological lying". We take a side-step for a moment from discussing the next "principle and ordinance of the gospel" (baptism) to chat a little about how Joe Jr. was a mythomaniac (another word for compulsive liar) and used a combination of the familiar, intriguing, and mysterious to build the foundation of what would later become the Mormon church.
Many members of the church have heard the first few lines of the infamous "Happiness Letter", but rarely have they heard the rest of...
Word has it that the dead are grateful for the Mormons doing stuff in the temple for them! Or at least that's what Mormons...
Part 2 of our exploration around how the concept of suffering is addressed by LDS church teachings.