4 episodes
The CES Letters The CES Letters
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- Religion & Spirituality
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4.6 • 9 Ratings
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What do you know and how do you know it?
Establishing truth and light by answering difficult gospel questions.
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Late Appearance of First Vision Accounts with Dr. Steven C. Harper
Welcome to the CES Letters, where we respond to the questions and concerns posed in the CES Letter. Today Steven C. Harper talks about the late accounts of the First Vision, and why Joseph Fielding Smith may have hidden one of the accounts.
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TIMECODE:
(00:00) Introduction
(04:44) Who did Joseph Tell His First Vision to?
(07:28) What do you know and how do you know it?
(12:52) Mom, I've learned for myself
(19:36) No One Heard the Vision Until 12 Years Later
(25:04) Triangulating Evidence
(29:19) Pics or it Didn't Happen
(36:41) Why did it take so long?
(40:21) Overcoming Bias
(42:26) Joseph Fielding Smith
(55:52) Why Continue? -
Multiple Accounts of the First Vision with Dr. Steven C. Harper
Welcome to the CES Letters, where we respond to the questions and concerns posed in the CES Letter. Today we look at why there are multiple accounts of the First Vision with Dr. Steven C. Harper
SUPPLEMENTARY RESPONSE:
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WEBSITE:
https://www.cesletters.org
SOCIAL MEDIA:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cesletters/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cesletters
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CESLetters
TIMECODE:
(00:00) Introduction
(13:17) All or Nothing: The First Vision
(21:14) Multiple Accounts of the First Vision
(25:20) Discrepancies in the First Vision Accounts
(29:08) Interpretation of Facts
(34:59) Memory and The First Vision
(41:24) Declarative Questions
(43:35) Seek Learning: The First Vision
(47:42) Different Perspectives of The First Vision
(49:21) The Testimony They Bear
(53:46) Conclusion -
CES Letters Introduction
Welcome to the CES Letters, where we respond to the questions and concerns posed in the CES Letter. Steven C. Harper explains his goals with this project.
SUPPLEMENTARY RESPONSE:
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SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPT:
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WEBSITE:
https://www.cesletters.org
SOCIAL MEDIA:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cesletters/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cesletters
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CESLetters
TIMECODE:
(00:00) Welcome
(00:23) What is The CES Letter
(01:49) Purpose of The CES Letters
(03:39) Difficult Questions
(05:49) What do you Know and How do you Know it?
(10:32) Simplicity on the Other Side of Complexity
(14:46) Learning from the Best
(16:23) The Quest of Learning -
CES Letters Coming Soon
Welcome to the CES Letters podcast! Episodes coming out each week starting on Monday, May 13th.
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