“His blood would come upon us for vengeance…” (Alma 1.13) Recently I was going through Brant Gardner’s insightful commentary on the Book of Mormon and came across some of the ideas associated with Nehor, his crimes, and blood vengeance in the Book of Mormon. I found these ideas and Gardner’sContinue Reading
Nehor is tried and convicted of priestcraft in Alma 1.12. In verse 15 we read that “his name was Nehor; and they carried him upon the top of the hill Manti, and there he was caused, or rather did acknowledge, between the heavens and the earth, that what he hadContinue Reading
Podcasting certainly expands an audience. Teaching in this format brings so many more people to the discussion, which then lends to more thoughtful questions. We recently had this question from a listener of the podcast: Emily writes: I’d like to learn more about the significance of baptism in the timesContinue Reading
This analysis of Abinadi’s address contains links to a few books that have helped me understand the context and content of the scriptures. As an Amazon Affiliate, I do earn a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no extra cost to you). Click here to see all of my favorite booksContinue Reading
This quote was read in our podcast: Episode 48: Mosiah 1-3 right around the 47 minute mark. The ordinary idea which we all have before we become Christians is this. We take as starting point our ordinary self with its various desires and interests. We then admit that something else—callContinue Reading
The message of Mosiah 3.19 is not that mankind is an enemy to God. Rather, the message that King Benjamin is working to drive deep into the hearts of his listeners is the very message of the Fall Festival. The message is that without God, we are nothing. Remembering ourContinue Reading
You can see the show notes for the Mosiah Overview here. We talked about so many things in our podcast covering the overview of Mosiah. Bryce had some awesome stuff on “Noah Blindness” and I wanted to share a great book by S. Michael Wilcox where he also addresses thisContinue Reading
This article contains links to a few books that have helped me understand the context and content of the scriptures. As an Amazon Affiliate, I do earn a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no extra cost to you). Click here to see all of my favorite books on Amazon. It isContinue Reading
An excerpt from his book Since Cumorah, chapter 10, pages 264-290. Prophets in the Wilderness The Desert Sectaries It is only in our own generation that we have begun to realize the enormous importance in Judaism and Christianity of the people who flee to the desert. They are not merelyContinue Reading
All of the anti-Christs in the Book of Mormon have essentially the same goal: to get their listeners to not believe in Jesus Christ and get them off the path that leads back to God. Despite this, they certainly would not get along with each other if gathered in theContinue Reading
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