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On May 13th 2015, Tim Malone sat down with Denver and asked a number of questions on a variety of subjects, including questions about specific statements made in the 40 Years in Mormonism talks. Transcript TM: In a recent talk (3-22-15) on plural marriage, you said (page 39), “There have been many signs given by God […] The post A Visit With Denver Snuffer appeared first on Restoration...

This lecture by Denver Snuffer entitled “Plural Marriage” was originally recorded in Sandy, UT on March 22, 2015, in front of a live audience. Transcript This talk is actually sooner than I would have liked to have given it. It is driven by events that necessitate addressing the subject. I didn’t want to put it […] The post Plural Marriage appeared first on Restoration Archives Blog .

This presentation of a paper entitled “Cutting Down the Tree of Life to Build a Wooden Bridge” at the Sunstone Symposium by Denver Snuffer was originally recorded in Salt Lake City, UT on August 2, 2014, in front of a live audience. Transcript Paper Cathleen Gilbert (Moderator): Welcome to session 351 where we will hear […] The post Cutting Down the Tree of Life to Build a Wooden...

This lecture by Denver Snuffer entitled “Preserving the Restoration” was originally recorded in Mesa, Arizona on September 9, 2014, in front of a live audience. Transcript This is the concluding part of a single talk. This has been going on beginning in Boise, and now, concluding here. It’s all one talk—and it really helps if […] The post Preserving the Restoration appeared first on Restorat...

This lecture by Denver Snuffer entitled “Marriage and Family” was originally recorded in St. George, Utah on July 26, 2014, in front of a live audience. Transcript Okay, this then is the ninth talk in the series (the ninth installment of a single talk), all of which is designed to remind us of what was […] The post Marriage and Family appeared first on Restoration Archives Blog .

This lecture by Denver Snuffer entitled “A Broken Heart and Contrite Spirit” was originally recorded in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 25, 2014, in front of a live audience. Transcript All right, so, let’s begin. I wanna remind you that when we were in Orem, we talked about priesthood, and I’d like you to keep […] The post A Broken Heart and Contrite Spirit appeared first on Restoration Arc...

This lecture by Denver Snuffer entitled “Christ: Prototype of the Saved Man” was originally recorded in Ephraim, Utah on June 28, 2014, in front of a live audience. Transcript The topic that we’re going to discuss in this get-together is Christ. In the next talk, we’ll be addressing the subject of coming to Christ, but […] The post Christ: Prototype of the Saved Man appeared first on R...

This lecture by Denver Snuffer entitled “Zion” was originally recorded in Grand Junction, Colorado on April 12, 2014, in front of a live audience. Transcript This is a series of talks given in connection with 40 years of membership in the LDS Church. At about this moment at about 40 years ago, I had been […] The post Zion appeared first on Restoration Archives Blog .

This lecture by Denver Snuffer entitled “Priesthood” was originally recorded in Orem, Utah on November 2, 2013, in front of a live audience. Transcript Oh, welcome, welcome Saturday morning. I guess in some parts of the world, in some groups (subgroups), it’s Sabbath morning even still.  40 years ago, I had been a member of the […] The post Priesthood appeared first on Restoration...

This lecture by Denver Snuffer entitled “Covenants” was originally recorded in Centerville, Utah on October 6, 2013, in front of a live audience. Transcript It’s almost serendipitous: 40 years ago—tonight—I was in Centerville, Utah. Elder Brian Black (who baptized me) had a family in Centerville, Utah, that was still here. And the fellow who gave the opening prayer, Mel, [&#823...

This lecture by Denver Snuffer entitled “Repentance” was originally recorded in Logan, Utah on September 29, 2013, in front of a live audience. Transcript Apparently, in order to get a recording of this tonight, we need to have some approximate two-minute interruption at some point, and they’ll flag me—I assume with jumping jacks—so that we […] The post Repentance appeared first on Restorati...

This lecture by Denver Snuffer entitled “Faith” was originally recorded in Idaho Falls, Idaho on September 28, 2013, in front of a live audience. Transcript It was 40 years ago today, at almost this exact moment, when I went back out into the Atlantic Ocean off the Sea Point Beach in Kittery, Maine, and I […] The post Faith appeared first on Restoration Archives Blog .

This lecture by Denver Snuffer entitled “Be of Good Cheer” was originally recorded in Boise, Idaho on September 10, 2013, in front of a live audience. Transcript It was 40 years ago today, at about this moment, when I was baptized in the North Atlantic at a beach called Sea Point Beach in Kittery, Maine. […] The post Be of Good Cheer appeared first on Restoration Archives Blog .

This lecture by Denver Snuffer entitled “Constitutional Apostasy” was originally recorded in Highland, Utah on June 7, 2013, in front of a live audience. Transcript Sometimes the way you accomplish an objective is indirectly. You accomplish it as a by-product. You don’t stare into the sun. You take advantage of what the sun has to […] The post Constitutional Apostasy appeared first on...

This lecture by Denver Snuffer entitled “The Temple” was originally recorded in Ogden, Utah, on October 28, 2012, in front of a live audience. Transcript Unlike Latter Day Saints, in the Christian world at large, the subject of the temple is simply a matter of theoretical and historical discussion. Margaret Barker has elevated that discussion […] The post The Temple appeared first on Restora...

This lecture by Denver Snuffer entitled “Brigham Young’s Telestial Kingdom” was originally recorded in Salt Lake City, Utah on April 18, 2012, in front of a live audience. Transcript On March 4, 1849, Brigham Young summoned a convention to draft a constitution for the proposed State of Deseret. The convention’s work was rapidly completed and […] The post Brigham Young’s Telestial Kingd...

This lecture by Denver Snuffer entitled “The Mission of Elijah, Reconsidered” was originally recorded in Spanish Fork, Utah on October 14, 2011, in front of a live audience. Transcript Well, if technology works, we’ve begun.  When you run into a phrase in which you find agreement between John and Paul and Moroni, and they use […] The post The Mission of Elijah, Reconsidered appeared fir...

This lecture by Denver Snuffer given at the “Chiasmus Conference” was originally recorded in American Fork, Utah on September 18, 2010, in front of a live audience. Transcript χWe all know that the name of “chiasmus” comes from the Greek letter “χ” [Kai], which is an X. We know the date on which Chiasmus was […] The post Chiasmus appeared first on Restoration Archives Blog .

This lecture by Denver Snuffer, given at the “Zion Symposium”, was originally recorded in Provo, Utah on February 23, 2008, in front of a live audience. Transcript See, that’s the purpose behind the voice, it’s easier to feel the spirit during singing than it is during someone speaking, because our voices were only intended for […] The post Lecture at the “Zion Symposium” appeare...

This lecture by Denver Snuffer entitled “Christ’s Discourse on the Road to Emmaus” was originally recorded in Fairview, Utah on April 14, 2007, in front of a live audience. Transcript Christ’s Discourse on the Road to Emmaus Actually, it’s Denver Snuffer, Jr. My grandparents are responsible for the name. Both of them pre-deceased me, so […] The post The Road to Emmaus appeared first on Resto...