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Timothy Plumlee, an Associate Content Contributor, had written an article that makes a very weak attempt at discrediting the LDS Church. While you can still read my response to him at my AC page, the conversations are a bit entertaining, especially coming from him. I have pulled my comments and his comments together to share [...]  Read More →

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Luke 11:10  “For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.” Joyful day!  I admitted out loud that I needed help with Isaiah and help came!  Someone just tweeted a link to the most wonderful BYU TV show that has four BYU religion professors discussing and explaining Isaiah in a round table set-up.  There are 361 shows covering all the Standard Works with just about every scripture topic imaginable.  The format is very user friendly, it’s easy to find a show covering a topic of interest or the chapters you are currently studying.  I’m watching the Isaiah series now and trust me, it is heaven sent.  They make Isaiah sound so natural and straightforward. BYU Broadcasting Scripture Discussions Hope you enjoy these as much as I have been.  Read More →

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“therefore I make a record of my proceedings in my days” Sometimes we assume that the book of 1 Nephi is like a journal – that Nephi kept it as he went along. Maybe that’s the case for the other plates he kept, I don’t know, but with the version we have access to, Nephi wrote his record 30 years after Lehi’s family left Jerusalem, and well after the time they arrived in the Promised Land. (see 1 Nephi 19:1-5 / 2 Nephi 5:28-31) 1 Nephi 19:1-5 4 Wherefore, I, Nephi, did make a record upon the other plates, which gives an account, or which gives a greater account of the wars and contentions and destructions of my people. And this have I done, and commanded my people what they should do after I was gone; and that these plates should be handed down from one generation to another, or from one prophet to another, until further commandments of the Lord. 5 And an account of my making these plates shall be given hereafter; and then, behold, I proceed according... Read the rest of this entry »

“therefore I make a record of my proceedings in my days” Sometimes we assume that the book of 1 Nephi is like a journal – that he kept it as he went along. Maybe that’s the case for the other plates he kept, I don’t know, but with the version we have access to, Nephi wrote this record 30 years after Lehi’s family left Jerusalem, and well after the time they arrived in the Promised Land.  (see 1 Nephi 19:1-5 / 2 Nephi 5:28-31) Why does that matter, you ask? Well, it doesn’t, really. I just thought that was kind of cool. Then again, maybe you could draw the lesson from it that keeping a journal is not enough, we should write our life history, too. Okay, so maybe that’s not the intent, but that’s a good lesson, too!  Read More →

This soul warming and inspirational video is posted on YouTube by Mormon Messages. A modern-day Apostle describes the unwavering faith Church’s founders showed, even in the face of death, to remain true to their testimonies of the Book of Mormon. Read the entire talk by clicking HERE.  Read More →

I suppose when Nephi says, “I Nephi, having been…” it might be as if he is saying, “I am writing this because…” I’ve heard some people suggest that goodly could have actually meant wealthy. I would disagree, since it sounds better to mean good parents, or righteous parents, but then I looked for the word throughout the scriptures: Which goodly do they mean in each of these verses? Matt 13:45 ¶ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Well, I have to admit, I don’t think it’s talking about nice righteous pearls. Maybe it does mean wealthy – that is to say, expensive. Deut. 6:10 …the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not, Hmm… sound like rich here Deut. 8:12 Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; Uh… I guess rich again. Gen... Read the rest of this entry »

I come from one of those families where scripture is used to scare you straight. I used to wonder how parents ever expected kids to like reading the scriptures if they were always associated with punishment. I mean, no wonder my siblings and I didn’t want to wake up for early morning scripture study. Go stand in the corner, Go sit in the corner, Go kneel in the corner, Go to your room (ok, so I was a bit of a trouble maker, but that’s not the point) and take your scriptures with you. *Side note: I don’t know how I ended up loving to read, but it’s one of my favorite things to do, even though I had to do it when I was in trouble at home. Even at school I had to read the dictionary for punishment…hmmm well I guess that explains my excellent vocabulary. Anyway, there was one verse in the Bible that I couldn’t stand when I was younger. I had never read it, but I had heard it quoted by numerous parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, neighbors, teachers, and... Read the rest of this entry »

Okay, so I flipped through the scriptures a bit, and it looks like they are actually quite consistent – when someone had a scribe do the writing, they are usually in third person. When the prophet writes his own book by hand, he uses first hand. It’s true that most of the old testament up to Jeremiah (Nephi’s time) is in third hand, but some of the books are written by the scribes that write for whoever the prophet is at the time. Abraham, on the other hand, wrote his own book. Nephi wrote his own book, so he says, “I.” Silly tangent, really. So I guess another question we might ask – if we’re reading between the lines (or in the rest of the scriptures) might be, what do we know about Nephi? Outside of what he tells us about himself, what can we learn about Nephi? Maybe from the Bible or other places in the Book of Mormon. Any thoughts?  Read More →

1 Nephi 1:1 I, Nephi, having been born of goodly parents, therefore I was taught somewhat in all the learning of my father; and having seen many afflictions in the course of my days, nevertheless, having been highly favored of the Lord in all my days; yea, having had a great knowledge of the goodness and the mysteries of God, therefore I make a record of my proceedings in my days. I’m trying an experiment. I’ve found that writing is a form of pondering – a very powerful form of pondering, so I’m going to try reading the Book of Mormon slowly, writing about each verse. I would guess that this is the most widely read verse in the whole Book of Mormon, simply because it is the first verse. If I were going to explore the scriptures verse by verse, trying to get as much out of them as possible, I might start with a few questions about how this verse starts. I ask these questions, either because I don’t know the answer, or in hopes that in exploring the answers I already... Read the rest of this entry »

How the whole Church came to be under condemnation. Why the Book of Mormon is so important.  Read More →