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A Hundredth Part: Exploring the History and Teachings of the Book of Mormon
This volume represents some of the more compelling articles on the Book of Mormon that have appeared in Religious Studies Center publications. Each has advanced the field of Book of Mormon studies in unique and innovative ways and has provided insights into the doctrine, history, and message of the Book of Mormon.
426 pages, Hardcover
Published October 30, 2023
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February 20, 2024
This is a compilation of academic articles about various aspects of the Book of Mormon. Here are some of my favorite insights:
"Human reasoning cannot place limits on God or dilute the force of divine commandments or revelations (p. 7)."
"'Reconciled to God' seems to be tied with keeping the Mosaic covenant under which they were bound, while 'believing in Christ' helped them remember to whom the law was pointed and who is the ultimate source of salvation (p. 16)."
"Nephi does seem to use 'after' with a chronological sense, but more in the sense of the sequence in God's salvation history... not 'after' our own works (p. 17)."
"It is only in and through the grace of God that we are saved; but the repeated invitation in scripture is to take that step to return and reconcile to God--that is all we can do (p. 26)."
"'Look to the great Mediator, and hearken unto his great commandments; and be faithful unto his words, and choose eternal life, according to the will of his Holy Spirit' (p. 27)."
"A metaphor seeks to create new meaning, to help us experience the reality of something in a new way (p. 39)."
"There are thirty explicit references to the plan of salvation by this or one of its other names (p. 48)."
"Some Latter-day Saint authors merge the gospel of Jesus Christ with the teachings of the plan of salvation... preferring not to draw a distinction between the two. But the Book of Mormon writers kept the distinction clearly in mind (p. 50)."
"The plan of salvation... describes the works of the Father and the Son that make eternal life possible and available to all humankind (p. 51)."
"Abinadi does quote Isaiah 53 with the clear understanding that it was a prophecy of Christ (p. 58)."
"The Book of Mormon teaches that redemption comes to those who repent, embracing the gospel and coming to Christ (p. 60)."
"The Book of Mormon prophets taught a comprehensive account of the great things the Father and the Son have done to make the salvation of mortal men and women possible (p. 66)."
"The statement of Jesus Christ in 3 Nephi 27:13-21 regarding 'the gospel' are unique in scripture. Nowhere else in sacred writ does Jesus personally define the term with such power, clarity, and simplicity. Nowhere else does he declare personal ownership or authorship of the gospel he preached and explain it as the carrying out of his Father's will (p. 71)."
"When he first made his appearance to the people in America, Jesus chose to introduce himself by declaring this obedience to the Father's will... In a powerful, Atonement-centered revelation given to the Prophet Joseph Smith in March 1830, the Savior again proclaimed his identity... by making reference to the Father's will: 'I am Jesus Christ; I came by the will of the Father; and I do his will' (Doctrine and Covenants 19:24, p. 78)."
"'Salvation does not come to those who merely confess Christ with their lips, or even to those who go about doing good works' (Bruce R. McConkie, p. 79)."
"It would be difficult to overstate the importance of the cross in Latter-day Saint theology. The cross is one of those universal symbols of God's love and salvation that we share and cherish with the rest of the Christian world (p. 81)."
"All worthy persons may participate in the sacrament in a personal, intimate way as often as it is administered by those who are authorized (p. 83)."
"Just as the cross can transform us, it can also comfort us (p. 83)."
"Elder Jeffrey R. Holland observed that, although we may not understand why certain things happen as they do, obedience and submission to God (whether physically and spiritually) to the very end of our lives 'are the key to our blessings and our salvation. In the suffering as well as in the serving, we must be willing to be like our Savior' (p. 83)."
"The Atonement also draws to Christ all those who contemplate the seriousness of their sinful predicament (p. 84)."
"Only Jesus's Atonement and advocacy in their behalf put them (us) back into a relationship with Deity. This is the doctrine of justification (p. 87)."
"Complete salvation, which is exaltation, is a process by which we grow stronger and stronger in righteous power and become purer and holier. Justification, or being declared guiltless, precedes sanctification (p. 88)."
"Purity is the requirement of heaven (p. 90)."
"'Glory be to the Father, and I partook and finished my preparations unto the children of men' (Doctrine and Covenants 19:19, p. 91)."
"'If you wish to go where God is, you must be like God' (Joseph Smith, p. 95)."
"The Book of Mormon teaches us that Christ has power to redeem us and that as we choose to receive that power our natures are changed (p. 95)."
"When I was willing to see the reality of my natural state as an enemy to God, I begin to see my own pride, impatience, and resentment as opposites of the character of a saint, who is 'submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love' (Mosiah 3:19). When we are willing to start seeing the reality of our condition and accept the diagnosis of our problems, we can then begin to really listen to the solution that is being offered... We can choose to yield 'to the enticings of the Holy Spirit.' We can choose to put off our natural state... 'through the atonement of Christ the Lord' (p. 98)."
"Unlike the messages of the world that either deny or excuse ungodliness, the precepts of the Book of Mormon repeatedly insist both that we are unclean and that no unclean thing can dwell in the presence of God (p. 100)."
"We cannot redeem ourselves. Only Christ has power to do that... Christ has the power of his redemption to offer us, and we offer him our whole souls to be redeemed (p. 100)."
"As we accept Christ's command to give away our sins, we also choose to accept the power of his Redemption. The power to become different people is found through accepting the power of Christ's Redemption (p. 101)."
"Redemption is in Christ (p. 102)."
"As we become 'holy, without spot' redemption has taken place in our lives (p. 102)."
"As we choose to draw nearer to God, he will help us identify things that could keep us far away from him. As we live worthy of the gift of the Holy Ghost, we open ourselves up for the sanctifying power of Christ's atoning sacrifice to redeem and change us (p. 103)."
"Christ has the power to redeem us from our sins. We alone have the power to stop him. We choose to invite the power of his redemption to be with us when we choose to invite the Spirit of the Lord in our lives (p. 103)."
"Choosing faith in Christ is choosing redemption. As we trust in his promise that he has power to redeem us, we will repent of all our sins. Our repentance delivers us from the prison of our sinful state (p. 104)."
"Through the scriptures... one learns the most about the life and teachings of the Savior and how to follow him (p. 109)."
"A Deity who is at one and the same time both violently destructive and everlastingly merciful and caring (p. 119)."
"We are in possession of all the ordinances that can be administered in the flesh; but there are other ordinances and administrations that must be administered beyond this world... We have not, neither can we receive here, the ordinances and the keys of resurrection' (Brigham Young, p. 124)."
"In making his abridgment of the sacred records, Mormon wrote, 'I cannot write the hundredth part of the things of my people' (Words of Mormon 1:5). So, as President Benson has reminded us, Mormon chose to record 'the stories, speeches, and events that would be most helpful to us (p. 145)."
"The society in which the Nephite kings ruled was a temple-centered one (p. 152)."
"Christ's ministry is the perfect example of the righteous use of priesthood power... Elder H. Burke Peterson describes how a man worthily endowed with the priesthood... righteously uses priesthood power: 'By persuasion. He uses no demeaning words or behavior... By long-suffering. He waits when necessary and listens to the humblest or youngest person... By gentleness. He uses a smile more often than a frown... By meekness. He is not puffed up, does not dominate conversations, and is willing to conform his will to the will of God. By love unfeigned. He does not pretend. He is sincere, giving honest love without reservation even when others are unlovable. By kindness. He practices courtesy and thoughtfulness in little things... By pure knowledge. He avoids half-truths and seeks to be empathetic. Without hypocrisy... Without guile... The attributes of a righteous priesthood leader... are like those of Christ' (p. 167)."
"Proper use of priesthood authority respects agency and at the same time exhorts to faith and obedience under the direction of the Spirit (p. 175)."
"Men and women leaders will have greater long-term power and influence for good as they are patient, gentle, kind, living, without ulterior motives, and led by the Spirit (p. 176)."
"The development of the concept of religion among the peoples of the Book of Mormon shows both parallels to its developments in biblical thought and interpretation as well as moments of great innovation (p. 189)."
"By encouraging his people to like the scriptures unto themselves, Nephi allows for multiple interpretations of the same passage (p. 215)."
"Dreaming as a form of divine communication was so significant that examples of regular, every-day dreams... were collected and catalogued into what are now call 'dream books' (p. 225)."
"The Bible affirms that Jehovah sometimes chose vivid and richly symbolic dreams to reveal knowledge about his plans and to demonstrate his power to ancient people (p. 239)."
"Samuel's well-meaning hesitation to confront the discrimination he received on his first visit could be one reason that the Lord commanded him to return to Zarahemla... In climbing atop the city wall during his second visit, Samuel physically demonstrated a desire to conquer Nephite prejudice rather than letting it conquer him. But boldly introducing himself as 'a Lamanite,' Samuel made no apologies for who he was and... set the state for a nonhostile but direct confrontation of the Nephites' erroneous perception of the Lamanites (p. 255)."
"Students of the Book of Mormon may wonder why Samuel was sent to Zarahemla when Nephi, a very powerful, experienced, well-known prophet was already 'baptizing, and prophesying, and preaching, crying repentance unto the people' (p. 256)."
"If the Nephites had invited Samuel off the wall and into their homes, they would have experienced the spirit of cooperation for themselves. Nephi, as competent and qualified a prophet as he was, was an insider and could not fill these same goals in the way Samuel could. Because of who he was, Samule had a distinct advantage in being the right person to initiate cooperative intergroup contact that could begin to reduce the socially segregated prejudice that may have been developing in Zarahemla (p. 257)."
"What Moroni accomplished has blessed many people and will yet bless many more (p. 273)."
"Moroni testifies in closing the record that if readers would not belittle the abridgment for its imperfections they would be given even more (p. 276)."
"Moroni had been shown several visions of the future importance of the sacred Nephite record (p. 277)."
"The Lord unfolded the events in this last dispensation... Moroni recorded them... It is significant to note how many prophesies are directly related to Moroni's continued service in the last days (p. 277)."
"Moroni... is probably the most easily identifiable person connected with the Restoration (p. 285)."
"Only readers who fail to see their own weakness condemn the book because of the weakness of its authors (p. 292)."
"In the Lord's words to Moroni, human beings are commended to see their weakness so that God's strength might be revealed in them (p. 300)."
"The Nephites are being taught the written word in the form of the law of Moses... they are interpreting the law in such a way that it has led them to believe in the Messiah 'as though he already was.' This is a remarkable statement and raises the question of how Nephite society had reached this theological awareness about the relationship between the law and the Messiah (p. 307)."
"Seeing is not the full picture... he responds to the Spirit of the Lord... his desire is 'to know the interpretation thereof' (p. 309)."
"Jacob tells Sherem that his knowledge of the Holy Ghost comes not from the scriptures alone, for 'it also has been made manifest unto me by the power of the Holy Ghost' (p. 311)."
"King Noah and his priests respond with skepticism, asking, 'Who is Abinadi, that I and my people should be judged of him...?' While the priests of Noah may reject Abinadi and his prophetic role, they appear to be well-versed in scripture (p. 312)."
"Disputes have arisen regarding what has been written in the scriptures--the people are unable to understand the written words through their own abilities. However, the problems are solved through the intercession of Nephi and Lehi and others 'who knew concerning the true points of doctrine, having many revelations daily' (p. 318)."
"Four women in early Church history--Mary Musselman Whitmer, Lucy Mack Smith, Lucy Harris, and Emma Hale Smith--played significant roles in the coming forth of the Book of Mormon and offered their own witnesses of the plates' reality (p. 325)."
"Mary Whitmer... is the only known woman to have physically seen the plates (p. 326)."
"When Mary was shown the plates, she became the first known individual to see them besides Joseph Smith (p. 327)."
"The entire Whitmer family enabled the translation work by providing for Joseph's, Emma's, and Oliver's temporal needs (p. 328)."
"Lucy Mack Smith introduces various ways of witnessing beyond the visual, including record keeping, sensory experiences, and spiritual impressions... Lucy also broadens the traditional definition of witness to include the entire community of people who contributed to the coming forth of this text (p. 328)."
"Although the Smiths lacked tangible evidence of the plates at this time, they experienced spiritual confirmation, and thus they anxiously awaited the day when Josehp would receive the important record he had described (p. 330)."
"While they did not physically see the plates, Lucy and other family members saw their outline through the cloth that covered them and even handled them on occasion, thus enabling them to become witnesses of the tangible nature of the object (p. 330)."
"[Lucy] is... the only person who knew when Joseph and Emma went to receive the plates. Of this event, she recalled, 'I spent the night in prayer' (p. 331)."
"As the individual who was with Joseph from the beginning to the end of the translation process and who provided him with immeasurable assistance in various ways, Emma Smith was arguably more intimately involved in the coming forth of the Book of Mormon than any individual besides Joseph (p. 335)."
"For the next three years, Joseph and Emma's lives revolved around the protection and translation of the plates (p. 336)."
"Emma served as Joseph's first scribe (p. 336)."
"'My belief is that the Book of Mormon is of divine authenticity. I have not the slightest doubt of it. I am satisfied that no man could have dictated the writing of the manuscript unless he were inspired' (Emma Smith, p. 337)."
"Human reasoning cannot place limits on God or dilute the force of divine commandments or revelations (p. 7)."
"'Reconciled to God' seems to be tied with keeping the Mosaic covenant under which they were bound, while 'believing in Christ' helped them remember to whom the law was pointed and who is the ultimate source of salvation (p. 16)."
"Nephi does seem to use 'after' with a chronological sense, but more in the sense of the sequence in God's salvation history... not 'after' our own works (p. 17)."
"It is only in and through the grace of God that we are saved; but the repeated invitation in scripture is to take that step to return and reconcile to God--that is all we can do (p. 26)."
"'Look to the great Mediator, and hearken unto his great commandments; and be faithful unto his words, and choose eternal life, according to the will of his Holy Spirit' (p. 27)."
"A metaphor seeks to create new meaning, to help us experience the reality of something in a new way (p. 39)."
"There are thirty explicit references to the plan of salvation by this or one of its other names (p. 48)."
"Some Latter-day Saint authors merge the gospel of Jesus Christ with the teachings of the plan of salvation... preferring not to draw a distinction between the two. But the Book of Mormon writers kept the distinction clearly in mind (p. 50)."
"The plan of salvation... describes the works of the Father and the Son that make eternal life possible and available to all humankind (p. 51)."
"Abinadi does quote Isaiah 53 with the clear understanding that it was a prophecy of Christ (p. 58)."
"The Book of Mormon teaches that redemption comes to those who repent, embracing the gospel and coming to Christ (p. 60)."
"The Book of Mormon prophets taught a comprehensive account of the great things the Father and the Son have done to make the salvation of mortal men and women possible (p. 66)."
"The statement of Jesus Christ in 3 Nephi 27:13-21 regarding 'the gospel' are unique in scripture. Nowhere else in sacred writ does Jesus personally define the term with such power, clarity, and simplicity. Nowhere else does he declare personal ownership or authorship of the gospel he preached and explain it as the carrying out of his Father's will (p. 71)."
"When he first made his appearance to the people in America, Jesus chose to introduce himself by declaring this obedience to the Father's will... In a powerful, Atonement-centered revelation given to the Prophet Joseph Smith in March 1830, the Savior again proclaimed his identity... by making reference to the Father's will: 'I am Jesus Christ; I came by the will of the Father; and I do his will' (Doctrine and Covenants 19:24, p. 78)."
"'Salvation does not come to those who merely confess Christ with their lips, or even to those who go about doing good works' (Bruce R. McConkie, p. 79)."
"It would be difficult to overstate the importance of the cross in Latter-day Saint theology. The cross is one of those universal symbols of God's love and salvation that we share and cherish with the rest of the Christian world (p. 81)."
"All worthy persons may participate in the sacrament in a personal, intimate way as often as it is administered by those who are authorized (p. 83)."
"Just as the cross can transform us, it can also comfort us (p. 83)."
"Elder Jeffrey R. Holland observed that, although we may not understand why certain things happen as they do, obedience and submission to God (whether physically and spiritually) to the very end of our lives 'are the key to our blessings and our salvation. In the suffering as well as in the serving, we must be willing to be like our Savior' (p. 83)."
"The Atonement also draws to Christ all those who contemplate the seriousness of their sinful predicament (p. 84)."
"Only Jesus's Atonement and advocacy in their behalf put them (us) back into a relationship with Deity. This is the doctrine of justification (p. 87)."
"Complete salvation, which is exaltation, is a process by which we grow stronger and stronger in righteous power and become purer and holier. Justification, or being declared guiltless, precedes sanctification (p. 88)."
"Purity is the requirement of heaven (p. 90)."
"'Glory be to the Father, and I partook and finished my preparations unto the children of men' (Doctrine and Covenants 19:19, p. 91)."
"'If you wish to go where God is, you must be like God' (Joseph Smith, p. 95)."
"The Book of Mormon teaches us that Christ has power to redeem us and that as we choose to receive that power our natures are changed (p. 95)."
"When I was willing to see the reality of my natural state as an enemy to God, I begin to see my own pride, impatience, and resentment as opposites of the character of a saint, who is 'submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love' (Mosiah 3:19). When we are willing to start seeing the reality of our condition and accept the diagnosis of our problems, we can then begin to really listen to the solution that is being offered... We can choose to yield 'to the enticings of the Holy Spirit.' We can choose to put off our natural state... 'through the atonement of Christ the Lord' (p. 98)."
"Unlike the messages of the world that either deny or excuse ungodliness, the precepts of the Book of Mormon repeatedly insist both that we are unclean and that no unclean thing can dwell in the presence of God (p. 100)."
"We cannot redeem ourselves. Only Christ has power to do that... Christ has the power of his redemption to offer us, and we offer him our whole souls to be redeemed (p. 100)."
"As we accept Christ's command to give away our sins, we also choose to accept the power of his Redemption. The power to become different people is found through accepting the power of Christ's Redemption (p. 101)."
"Redemption is in Christ (p. 102)."
"As we become 'holy, without spot' redemption has taken place in our lives (p. 102)."
"As we choose to draw nearer to God, he will help us identify things that could keep us far away from him. As we live worthy of the gift of the Holy Ghost, we open ourselves up for the sanctifying power of Christ's atoning sacrifice to redeem and change us (p. 103)."
"Christ has the power to redeem us from our sins. We alone have the power to stop him. We choose to invite the power of his redemption to be with us when we choose to invite the Spirit of the Lord in our lives (p. 103)."
"Choosing faith in Christ is choosing redemption. As we trust in his promise that he has power to redeem us, we will repent of all our sins. Our repentance delivers us from the prison of our sinful state (p. 104)."
"Through the scriptures... one learns the most about the life and teachings of the Savior and how to follow him (p. 109)."
"A Deity who is at one and the same time both violently destructive and everlastingly merciful and caring (p. 119)."
"We are in possession of all the ordinances that can be administered in the flesh; but there are other ordinances and administrations that must be administered beyond this world... We have not, neither can we receive here, the ordinances and the keys of resurrection' (Brigham Young, p. 124)."
"In making his abridgment of the sacred records, Mormon wrote, 'I cannot write the hundredth part of the things of my people' (Words of Mormon 1:5). So, as President Benson has reminded us, Mormon chose to record 'the stories, speeches, and events that would be most helpful to us (p. 145)."
"The society in which the Nephite kings ruled was a temple-centered one (p. 152)."
"Christ's ministry is the perfect example of the righteous use of priesthood power... Elder H. Burke Peterson describes how a man worthily endowed with the priesthood... righteously uses priesthood power: 'By persuasion. He uses no demeaning words or behavior... By long-suffering. He waits when necessary and listens to the humblest or youngest person... By gentleness. He uses a smile more often than a frown... By meekness. He is not puffed up, does not dominate conversations, and is willing to conform his will to the will of God. By love unfeigned. He does not pretend. He is sincere, giving honest love without reservation even when others are unlovable. By kindness. He practices courtesy and thoughtfulness in little things... By pure knowledge. He avoids half-truths and seeks to be empathetic. Without hypocrisy... Without guile... The attributes of a righteous priesthood leader... are like those of Christ' (p. 167)."
"Proper use of priesthood authority respects agency and at the same time exhorts to faith and obedience under the direction of the Spirit (p. 175)."
"Men and women leaders will have greater long-term power and influence for good as they are patient, gentle, kind, living, without ulterior motives, and led by the Spirit (p. 176)."
"The development of the concept of religion among the peoples of the Book of Mormon shows both parallels to its developments in biblical thought and interpretation as well as moments of great innovation (p. 189)."
"By encouraging his people to like the scriptures unto themselves, Nephi allows for multiple interpretations of the same passage (p. 215)."
"Dreaming as a form of divine communication was so significant that examples of regular, every-day dreams... were collected and catalogued into what are now call 'dream books' (p. 225)."
"The Bible affirms that Jehovah sometimes chose vivid and richly symbolic dreams to reveal knowledge about his plans and to demonstrate his power to ancient people (p. 239)."
"Samuel's well-meaning hesitation to confront the discrimination he received on his first visit could be one reason that the Lord commanded him to return to Zarahemla... In climbing atop the city wall during his second visit, Samuel physically demonstrated a desire to conquer Nephite prejudice rather than letting it conquer him. But boldly introducing himself as 'a Lamanite,' Samuel made no apologies for who he was and... set the state for a nonhostile but direct confrontation of the Nephites' erroneous perception of the Lamanites (p. 255)."
"Students of the Book of Mormon may wonder why Samuel was sent to Zarahemla when Nephi, a very powerful, experienced, well-known prophet was already 'baptizing, and prophesying, and preaching, crying repentance unto the people' (p. 256)."
"If the Nephites had invited Samuel off the wall and into their homes, they would have experienced the spirit of cooperation for themselves. Nephi, as competent and qualified a prophet as he was, was an insider and could not fill these same goals in the way Samuel could. Because of who he was, Samule had a distinct advantage in being the right person to initiate cooperative intergroup contact that could begin to reduce the socially segregated prejudice that may have been developing in Zarahemla (p. 257)."
"What Moroni accomplished has blessed many people and will yet bless many more (p. 273)."
"Moroni testifies in closing the record that if readers would not belittle the abridgment for its imperfections they would be given even more (p. 276)."
"Moroni had been shown several visions of the future importance of the sacred Nephite record (p. 277)."
"The Lord unfolded the events in this last dispensation... Moroni recorded them... It is significant to note how many prophesies are directly related to Moroni's continued service in the last days (p. 277)."
"Moroni... is probably the most easily identifiable person connected with the Restoration (p. 285)."
"Only readers who fail to see their own weakness condemn the book because of the weakness of its authors (p. 292)."
"In the Lord's words to Moroni, human beings are commended to see their weakness so that God's strength might be revealed in them (p. 300)."
"The Nephites are being taught the written word in the form of the law of Moses... they are interpreting the law in such a way that it has led them to believe in the Messiah 'as though he already was.' This is a remarkable statement and raises the question of how Nephite society had reached this theological awareness about the relationship between the law and the Messiah (p. 307)."
"Seeing is not the full picture... he responds to the Spirit of the Lord... his desire is 'to know the interpretation thereof' (p. 309)."
"Jacob tells Sherem that his knowledge of the Holy Ghost comes not from the scriptures alone, for 'it also has been made manifest unto me by the power of the Holy Ghost' (p. 311)."
"King Noah and his priests respond with skepticism, asking, 'Who is Abinadi, that I and my people should be judged of him...?' While the priests of Noah may reject Abinadi and his prophetic role, they appear to be well-versed in scripture (p. 312)."
"Disputes have arisen regarding what has been written in the scriptures--the people are unable to understand the written words through their own abilities. However, the problems are solved through the intercession of Nephi and Lehi and others 'who knew concerning the true points of doctrine, having many revelations daily' (p. 318)."
"Four women in early Church history--Mary Musselman Whitmer, Lucy Mack Smith, Lucy Harris, and Emma Hale Smith--played significant roles in the coming forth of the Book of Mormon and offered their own witnesses of the plates' reality (p. 325)."
"Mary Whitmer... is the only known woman to have physically seen the plates (p. 326)."
"When Mary was shown the plates, she became the first known individual to see them besides Joseph Smith (p. 327)."
"The entire Whitmer family enabled the translation work by providing for Joseph's, Emma's, and Oliver's temporal needs (p. 328)."
"Lucy Mack Smith introduces various ways of witnessing beyond the visual, including record keeping, sensory experiences, and spiritual impressions... Lucy also broadens the traditional definition of witness to include the entire community of people who contributed to the coming forth of this text (p. 328)."
"Although the Smiths lacked tangible evidence of the plates at this time, they experienced spiritual confirmation, and thus they anxiously awaited the day when Josehp would receive the important record he had described (p. 330)."
"While they did not physically see the plates, Lucy and other family members saw their outline through the cloth that covered them and even handled them on occasion, thus enabling them to become witnesses of the tangible nature of the object (p. 330)."
"[Lucy] is... the only person who knew when Joseph and Emma went to receive the plates. Of this event, she recalled, 'I spent the night in prayer' (p. 331)."
"As the individual who was with Joseph from the beginning to the end of the translation process and who provided him with immeasurable assistance in various ways, Emma Smith was arguably more intimately involved in the coming forth of the Book of Mormon than any individual besides Joseph (p. 335)."
"For the next three years, Joseph and Emma's lives revolved around the protection and translation of the plates (p. 336)."
"Emma served as Joseph's first scribe (p. 336)."
"'My belief is that the Book of Mormon is of divine authenticity. I have not the slightest doubt of it. I am satisfied that no man could have dictated the writing of the manuscript unless he were inspired' (Emma Smith, p. 337)."
March 3, 2024
So many fascinating ideas in this book! Granted, I enjoyed some of the papers more than others, but they all made me think more about the Book of Mormon and think about it in a different way.
One drawback is that the book needs a more careful proofreader.
One drawback is that the book needs a more careful proofreader.
January 27, 2024
A variety of topics from the Book of Mormon. Well thought out and presented. This book is a nice addition to the Book of Mormon literature.
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