3 Nephi 12-16 Quotes and Notes 3 Nephi 12 – Jesus’ teaching on divorce For more information regarding Joseph Smith’s First Vision and how this vision corresponded to other prophetic visions (how his vision was an endowment), read Don Bradley’s speech he gave at the 2019 FairMormon conference here. For ElderContinue Reading

For the show notes covering many of the stories and quotes in this podcast, go to Helaman 7-12 Quotes and Notes. For Joseph Smith’s 1844 solutions to American slavery, go here. For the chart showing the pride cycle discussed in the podcast, go here. For the video where Nephi is left alone afterContinue Reading

Helaman 3 – The Nephite Cycle Kingship, Temple, Authority: Powerful Symbols of God’s Presence in Helaman 3.27-30 To read Joseph Allen’s demonstration of the spiritual message regarding the “narrow pass” and how it relates to the Plan of Salvation, see: Geography and the Plan of Salvation. For a brief overview ofContinue Reading

For the show notes for both episodes covering the war chapters, go to Alma 43-63 – The War Chapters. Alma 43 – Standing for truth Alma 43 – Deception Alma 46-48 – The power of one Alma 48 – Wisdom: a proper balance Alma 48:11 – Tolkien quote Alma 49-51 –Continue Reading

For many of the quotes used in this podcast, see Alma 39-42 Great Quotes. Michael Ash’s paper The Sin Next to Murder can be read here. Alma 39 – The Law of Chastity For more detail regarding the name of Isabel/Jezebel and the geographical name Siron, go here. Alma 40-41 – The resurrection and justiceContinue Reading

Alma 36-40 – Principles of effective parenting Alma 36-38 Quotes and Notes For a brief explanation of chiasmus, go here. For a visual demonstration (PDF) of the chiastic structure of Alma 36, go here. For Scripture Central’s excellent video of John Welch explaining his personal discovery of chiasmus in the text ofContinue Reading