God Knows Your Name

After centuries of apostasy and darkness, the Heavens were opened once again on a Spring morning in 1820. On that day, God himself---the most powerful Being in the universe and creator of the world---appeared to a young Joseph Smith in answer to the boy's humble prayer. That visitation, that "First Vision," is among the most…

Forward and Backward

Janus is "the Roman god who looks forward and backward"[1], often depicted with two opposite faces. At first, he sounds like a bit of a wishy-washy kind of god who can't make up his mind, constantly looking both ways but never crossing the street. However, as I have thought and read more about him, I…