Through the Joseph Smith Translation, the Savior’s baptism and John the Baptist’s mission come into sharper focus, offering readers new understanding of the gospel.
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The Book of Mormon and Neurodivergent Members: Embracing All in the Body of Christ
The Book of Mormon teaches that all are alike unto God. By embracing neurodivergent members, congregations can minister with compassion, honor differences, and create spaces where every child of God belongs.
Book of Mormon Evidence: Wordplay on Jared
The Book of Mormon appears to invoke several layers of wordplay in connection to the name Jared, which likely holds the meanings of “descent” or “servant” in ancient Semitic languages.
The Book of Mormon Describes a People Who Lost Their Souls to Violence
Few books describe in such harrowing detail how a civilization and people stumble, lurch, crumble and finally die than does the Book of Mormon. If it is not enough to read about the destruction of the Nephites, we get the story again in the demise of the Jaredites, too. This is not subtle nor accidental that we should see a world breaking apart twice.
Why Did the Lord Call Himself the Creator of the First Day?
By revealing Himself as ‘the Lord of Sabaoth, the creator of the first day,’ Jesus Christ testified of His power to organize, redeem, and perfect His children from the foundation of the world to the end of time.
Book of Moses Evidence: Hell Was “Prepared”
Both the Book of Moses and Book of Mormon discuss hell as a place or condition that has been “prepared” for the wicked. This imagery resonates with ancient Enochic texts, sometimes in surprisingly specific ways.
A Stack of Invitations from the Book of Mormon
For new and old readers, the Book of Mormon can be hard to understand, but reading it as a collection of invitations reveals its deeper purpose: showing what happens when people choose to come unto Christ, and what happens when they don't.
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