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“For What Crime Was Nehor Executed?”

    Matt Roper calls attention to an interesting discussion by Jack Welch that demonstrates an area of remarkable sophistication and complexity in the Book of Mormon — which, we’re often told, was created on the fly by a virtually uneducated chucklehead with an undisciplined but unscrupulous imagination:   http://etherscave.blogspot.com/2016/0...   And this is just [Read More...]

Don’t forget Saturday, 12 March 2016!

    More detailed information has now been posted:   http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/even...   Posted from Kaanapali, Maui, Hawaii  

BOM 2 Nephi 27

      It’s fascinating to see how, in today’s reading (2 Nephi 27), Nephi takes the prophecy about Jerusalem in Isaiah 29 and “likens” it to his own people, the fate of the record that would become the Book of Mormon, and the latter-day Restoration (including details about Charles Anthon).   I need to [Read More...]

Mark Twain reveals the secret behind the persistence of some anti-Mormon theories!

    I’ve been treated, over the past day or so, to a previously unknown critic’s speculations about the true origin of the Book of Mormon, and doing so has put me in mind of this remark from Samuel L. Clemens:   All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is [Read More...]

Are we too easily satisfied?

The ocean can be yours; why should you stop Beguiled by dreams of evanescent dew? The secrets of the sun are yours, but you Content yourself with motes trapped in beams.

One scientist’s testimony

    “I strongly believe in the existence of God, based on intuition, observations, logic, and also scientific knowledge. “Science, with its experiments and logic, tries to understand the order or structure of the universe. Religion, with its theological inspiration and reflection, tries to understand the purpose or meaning of the universe. These two are [Read More...]

“Number of Mormon prisoners in UK jails is rapidly growing”

    http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/lates...   “Mormons,” says the article, “tend to be pretty nice – in fact they are a bit bland.”  But, very plainly, we’re working on it!   Thanks to Kevin Taylor for bringing this article to my attention.   Posted from Kaanapali, Maui, Hawaii    

BOM 2 Nephi 26

    Today’s reading, 2 Nephi 26, is a parade example of the clarity and plainness with which Nephi had promised to prophesy, for it is, indeed, very plain.  It outlines much of what will be unfolded, in terms of historical events, over the remainder of the Book of Mormon.   Three passages stand out for [Read More...]

How to eliminate atheism

    “If there were no God, there would be no atheists.”  (G. K. Chesterton)   Posted from Kaanapali, Maui, Oahu  

For all you Pope Francis fans out there

    There is, unquestionably, much to like about this first Jesuit pope.  But there are also some legitimate grounds for concern.  Here’s an item about his recent agreement with the patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church in Cuba, which has been generally received with great fanfare and even, in some circles, celebration:   http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/... [Read More...]