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'Slippery Treasures'

- The "Emperor's New Clothes"

-  Samuel the Lamanite preaches repentance to a city drowning in a new morality.

-  Treasures not hidden up to the Lord are slippery and lost

-  Som…

"Genesis 1- Literally"

-  The ancient Middle-East background of the Creation Story

-  What is the author's intent for Genesis 1?

-  Science vs. Genesis?

-  There is no conflict between science and th…

'Spiritual Famine'

-  Nephi calls for repentance from the garden tower

-  He preaches that all of the prophets including Abraham, Moses and Isaiah, prophesied of the coming of Jesus Christ.

-  Nephi …

"Gadianton Robbers" - Kishkumen assassinates Pahoran the Chief Judge - The Lamanites take Zarahemla and kill Pacumeni - Nephi & Lehi preach to the Nephites and the Lamanites. They are encircled about…

'Identity Politics, BYU & LDS Scholarship'

Critical Theory is now a dominant ideology throughout academe and is one of the foundations of the Social Justice movement and Identity Politics. It's contr…

'The Law of Liberty' - The Stripling Warriors fight bravely and are miraculously preserved - Ammoron, Moroni, Helaman & Pahoran all write epistles - Moroni & Ammoron contend with doctrine in their wa…

'Moroni, Oath & Blood' - Moroni leads the "Cause of the Christians" - These chapters have a theme of Covenant, Oath & Blood - The name Amalickiah could have something to do with being Bloodthirsty - …

'The Title of Liberty'

-  The dual message of the Book of Mormon; The Doctrine of Christ and Liberty

-  Zerahemnah's scalp is a prelude to the Title of Liberty

-  The garments thrown at Moroni's feet…

The Creation and Garden of Eden stories are masked with mystery. But one way of looking at these stories can provide keys to better understand them. Those keys are "Vision" and "Drama. In other words…

Joe Adams talks about what it's like to be a cop right now with the protests, riots, Antifa and the Black Lives Matter movement. What does he think about "Defund the Police"? How are police departmen…

'Spirit Prison & Resurrection' - Justice vs. Mercy - Justice AND Mercy - Siron is a 'No-Man's Land' - Corianton had grabbed onto some wayward ideologies - YOU are Adam or Eve - Ponder = To Weigh, Mea…

'Remembering & Deliverance'

-  Alma adds the dual themes of Remembering & Deliverance

-  The center of the profound chiasmus in Alma 36 is 'remembering' and being 'delivered' through the Atonement of…

'The Word Is In Christ'

We finish Mormons chapter which comprises Alma chapters 30-35. Alma follows up his sermon on the Word as the Seed by explaining that the Doctrine of Christ is the Word. Amulek…

'Alma 32- Faith & The Word'

In contrast to the teachings and desires of Korihor, Alma teaches us how The Word, Faith & Perfect Knowledge work. Unlike Korihor, the gospel requires an imperfect knowled…

"The Zoramites"

-  The Zoramites reject the Doctrine of Christ

-  Self Esteem is sometimes an artificial copy of The Image of God

-  The Rameumpton is like the Tower of Babel

-  All of the Nephite di…

'Korihor- Is There A God?"

Korihor, unlike most adversaries to the church and the Nephites, comes across as an atheist. Most adversaries are full of religious zeal or use religion for wicked ends. La…

'Buried Swords'

-  The Lamanites live in a tradition similar to Cain

-  What is the name 'Anti-Nephi-Lehies'?

-  Though the Anti-Nephi-Lehies are pacifists, those that fight for them are not.

-  The …

"Word, Priesthood, Commandments"

-  Alma/Mormon build around a theme based on a Hebrew root word- DBR

-  This pattern is found elsewhere in the scriptures

-  The Hebrew name for Deuteronomy is "Sefer…

'Lamoni, Liberty & Synagogues'

-  Was Ammon being sacrifices at the Waters of Sebus?

-  Who were the Amalekites?

-  Lamoni's father has a similar spiritual experience

-  Aaron also speaks of the Grea…

'Slings, Clubs & Swords"

-  Ammon was raised, taught and trained as a prince

-  The dispersing of the flocks at the Waters of Sebus as a ritual game

-  Was Ammon being made a sacrifice for the beginn…