Light and Truth

The following thoughts were shared as part of the 2023 Unity in Humanity Interfaith Celebration livestream on October 14, 2023. One of the comments that Brian Bowler just made about prayer circle: That’s a practice that members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints participate in in the temples that they build. And […] The post Unity in Humanity Interfaith Celebration – 20...

This interview of Denver Snuffer by Michelle Stone was recorded on July 14, 2023 and published on her YouTube Channel with her edits on August 27th, 2023. This audio contains the full content of the original audio without her edits. Michelle Stone: There you are… Can you hear me? Denver Snuffer: I can hear you. […] The post Truth At All Costs appeared first on Restoration Archives Blog...

This lecture was delivered at the Sunstone Symposium in Sandy, UT on July 29th 2023. I am pleased to return to Sunstone and to see it again exists in the form we took for granted before Covid-19. I feel more welcomed here among you intellectuals, doubters, apostates, and seekers than I do now among the […] The post A Fountain of Filthy Water appeared first on Restoration Archives Blog .

The following comments were shared at a conference held in Layton, Utah, May 21, 2023. I want to thank the conference organizers for all the work that they have done. It was an unusual format this time, and it worked well, I thought. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when we got here, but […] The post Context to the Answer to Prayer for Covenant appeared first on Restoration Archives...

The following comments were shared at a fireside held in Salem, Utah, November 20, 2022. So, we’re ready? All right, then. I want to thank Dave and Amberli for hosting this and allowing it to take place at their home.  This is about righteousness. And keep in mind that the test of righteousness is the […] The post Righteousness appeared first on Restoration Archives Blog .

The following thoughts and ideas were shared be Denver where he participated in the online conference Unity in Humanity Interfaith Celebration 2022 on Saturday, October 22, 2022. Jill Van Haren: All right, so our last speaker, I’d like to welcome Denver. Denver C. Snuffer, Jr. He lives in Sandy, Utah. He was admitted to practice […] The post Unity in Humanity Interfaith Celebration &#8...

The following thoughts and comments were shared at the “Stand Independent Conference” in Layton, Utah on September 25th, 2022. Aloha! To quote a friend from earlier this morning, Ke Akua Ho’omaika’i Oe, which is a Hawaiian blessing of God upon you.  I want to welcome, in particular, those who have been recently baptized and are […] The post What to Worry About ap...

The following remarks by Stephanie Snuffer were made at the “Stand Independent Conference” in Layton, Utah on September 25th, 2022. Okay, good afternoon! I’m gonna read a few scriptures. And I didn’t make… I don’t think I made the transfer from King James to the RE edition. So, For… Galatians 6:3—For if a man think […] The post Self-Awareness appeare...

This talk was given live in Hildale, UT, Saturday, August 20th, 2022, at the Holm Heritage Center. I’ve got this talk to give [placing a large pile of papers on the podium]. You’ve been sitting awhile. Why don’t you stand up and stretch before I inflict another long-seated session on you? These are better chairs […] The post To the Wise, Noble, Virtuous and Pure in Heart appeared first on Re...

Denver sat down and shared his story with Steven Pnyakker. The discussion took place on July 8, 2022. Steven Pynnaker: Welcome to Mormon Book Reviews: “Where an Evangelical Encounters the Restoration.” I’m your host, Steven Pynakker, and I’m very excited to have this guest on. I tell you, folks, I was, uhh… You know, I’ve relayed […] The post An Interview with an Evang...

The following comments by Denver were given at an end of year Seminary gathering in Centerville, UT on May 15, 2022 I was thinking about MY parenting: A voice comes from the kitchen that says, “Reagan’s trying to kill me,” and I yell, “Reagan, don’t kill Carson.” It’s pretty charitable. It’s pretty good. That’s kind […] The post Choose Light appeared first on Re...

The following comments by Stephanie were given at an end of year Seminary gathering in Centerville, UT on May 15, 2022. Stephanie Snuffer: Good morning. Okay, I’m working on the assumption that you will participate. Okay, so when I stand here and expect answers, I’ll just stand here till I get some answers. All right? […] The post The Power of Godliness appeared first on Restorat...

These comments by Denver and Stephanie Snuffer were delivered on Sunday, April 3, 2022 from Sandy, UT to a live online audience. Denver Snuffer: …I had just turned 12 at the start of the month, and…  Three out of four of my grandparents had died before I was born. The only living grandparent that I […] The post Easter Thoughts and Reflections appeared first on Restoration Archives Blog...

The following extemporaneous remarks were shared in Lexington, KY on Saturday March 26, 2022, as part of the “Hear and Trust the Lord in the Storm” general conference. I have to do in two trips what I once could do in one because I broke my right arm, ironically, by slipping and falling on a […] The post Hear and Trust the Lord appeared first on Restoration Archives Blog .

The following remarks were shared in Meridian, Idaho, on February 26, 2022 at the “Rescuing the Restoration Conference”. Christianity was languishing at the time that Joseph Smith lived, and Joseph Smith took Christianity and changed it (to borrow from Mark Twain) to the difference between lightning and a lightning bug. Joseph Smith envisioned a form […] The post True, Blue, Morm...

These comments were shared at a home fireside in West Jordan, UT on Friday, December 17th, 2021. Transcript There are a lot of ways to triangulate into the story of Christmas. But I thought one thing that might be interesting to look at would be the significance of women and their role, motherhood, and the […] The post A Christmas Fireside appeared first on Restoration Archives Blog .

This interview was conducted live on November 24, 2021 by Radio Free Mormon and Bill Reel for their live blog cast. Transcript Radio Free Mormon (RFM): Good evening, Mr. Reel. Wow, wow, that’s impressive. Thank you, everybody. Bill Reel: That crowd feels like it gets bigger and bigger, doesn’t it? RFM: I know that the […] The post Mormonism Live appeared first on Restoration Archives Blog .

These remarks were shared in Manti, Utah on October 17th, 2021 Apparently, if you accept the doctrine of Christ—which is best defined in the Book of Mormon—that would suggest that you accept the Book of Mormon, which suggests that you believe in Joseph; and therefore, everyone has in common recognition of Joseph as someone through […] The post Joseph Smith appeared first on Restoration Archi...

The following remarks were given in Challis, Idaho at Living Waters Ranch on September 5, 2021 Transcript What if I talk so long that there are none of you left here by the time I finish? I want to thank the organizers…  I want to thank the organizers. These things are never easy to do. […] The post Equality appeared first on Restoration Archives Blog .

The following remarks were given at the Joseph Smith Restoration Conference 2021 in Meridian, Idaho on June 26th, 2021. Transcript Mahalo. Okay, I promise I’ll end on time. There are very few prophets who are given an assignment so important to God’s covenants that the prophet is named and his mission foretold in prophecy many […] The post Joseph, Joseph, Joseph appeared first on Restoration...

This is the second part of a talk given at a conference in Aravada Springs, NV on March 27, 2021. Transcript We’ve cobbled together a light that reflects, I think, the same sort of motif as the “redneck Rameumptom” (as they’ve named it). And I can actually see this! Look, just a couple comments while […] The post The Religion of the Fathers, Part 2 appeared first on Restoration Archives Blog...

This is the first part of a talk given at a conference in Aravada Springs, NV on March 27, 2021. Transcript I have to say: As time goes on, you folks look more and more eccentric. (That’s just from up here, looking out.) I want to thank the organizers for putting it together, and I […] The post The Religion of the Fathers, Part 1 appeared first on Restoration Archives Blog .

This talk was given in Highland, Utah on March 6, 2021 to a group of young adults Transcript Why don’t we go ahead and start? And we’ll just spend the first few minutes doing a review. I’ve written up on the board some of the same kinds of information that was up there last time. […] The post Understanding Your Soul, Part 2 appeared first on Restoration Archives Blog .

These remarks were given in Sandy, Utah on February 6th, 2021 to a youth group. Transcript I’m actually using a new set of the Scriptures that came as a sample set. The ones that are finishing up now will be slightly better than these sample sets because the spine on this one is not reinforced; […] The post Understanding Your Soul appeared first on Restoration Archives Blog .

The following talk by Denver, discussing personal revelation, was originally given on August 16th 2008, in Sandy, Utah. …And since no one’s paying me…  You know, the other problem is this: in the Doctrine and Covenants there’s a mandatory statement. It’s much ignored, but it’s a mandatory statement. It says…  So, I have to talk […] The post Personal Revelation appeared first on Res...