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Interview with the Mormon Chronicle
We appreciate Ezra Taylor and the Mormon Chronicle for the recent interview and discussion concerning the DVD, For Our Day: Covenant on the Land and the work of the Joseph Smith Foundation.
For Our Day: Covenant on the Land is now available on DVD! Order online here.
For Our Day: Covenant on the Land Premiere
For Our Day: Covenant on the Land was premiered at the 11th International Book of Mormon Evidence Conference on April 5.
For Our Day: Prophetic Parallels in the Book of Mormon
The pre-release teaser trailer has been released for the new documentary “For Our Day: Prophetic Parallels in the Book of Mormon”. This new production details the foreshadowing events in the Book of Mormon relating to our day using research from latter-day prophets of God and the Standard Works.
Daily Herald discusses new app
The Daily Herald discusses new Joseph Smith Foundation Inspira Maps app.
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As discussed on KSL radio, a free new Windows 7 phone app will be available shortly for the Joseph Smith Foundation Inspira Maps. This will enable you plan family vacations or discover inspiring locations near your home. All of the Inspira Project resources will be available from the map. Contact us if you would like notification when it becomes available.
NEW LDS101 video “Lessons From Zelph” released
According to modern LDS culture the entire Book of Mormon account transpired over a small region in central America. However, a great body of evidence indicates that these events more likely occurred in North America. The following series presents some of this evidence, beginning with what is known as the Zelph account.
NEW InspiraMapz version 2 released
Never before has it been possible to tour the globe and move to any location in the world with a few simple clicks. This site employs the Google Maps API to bring you images of the surface of the entire earth. Joseph Smith Academy takes you to the most important historical sites in the world and gives you the history behind those locations.
ZionTube is a collection of the best known videos from YouTube and Vimeo, organized by category and made searchable from one site.
Vision in Light of the Restoration
The first four definitions for the word foundation given in the Webster’s 1828 Dictionary are:
- The basis of an edifice . . . usually a wall of stone which supports the edifice.
- The act of fixing the basis.
- The basis or ground work, or any thing; that on which any thing stands, and by which it is supported . . . Christ is the foundation of the church.
- Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation, a stone – a precious cornerstone. Is. 28. Other foundation can no man lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 1Cor. 3.
- Original; rise; as the foundation of the world.
With this understanding Joseph Smith Foundation is an organization focused on supporting and contributing to projects founded in the words of Jesus Christ. Our motto is “Vision in Light of the Restoration”. Joseph Smith advanced a literal interpretation of scripture and confirmation of the truths taught in the Bible. Revelation was the rock foundation of all lasting accomplishment. Currently, Joseph Smith Foundation is the umbrella for the following organizational divisions, each based on the above principles:
Currently, Joseph Smith Foundation is the umbrella for the following organizational divisions:
Joseph Smith Academy, a division of Joseph Smith Foundation, is an educational resource for families and individuals dedicated to “scholarship founded on revelation”.
Joseph Smith Forum is a scholarly resource for those who have faith in latter-day revelation. If you are searching for statements, documents, timelines, scriptures or other media in answer to the most vital questions of our time you will find this site extremely useful.
The motto of ZionVision is “Instilling a Multi-Generational Vision of Zion”. The focus is on working to restore a culture of holiness, refinement and pure Christian living.
The Brigham Young Academy division of the Joseph Smith Foundation is a resource for teachers, parents, university students/professors and others who seek revealed answers and scholarship to the vital questions debated on campuses throughout the world today. This site organizes information for instructors and students desiring to understand academic disciplines in light of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
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