In defense of scribes and Pharisees
In the New Testament, the Jewish scribes and Pharisees are portrayed negatively, to say the least. But does that mean they had […]
M2C was not always popular
M2C–the Mesoamerican/two-Cumorahs theory–is the favorite theory of some LDS intellectuals today, but it was not always popular. In the 1960s, the Church […]
Speculation vs certainty-James Talmage edition
One of the favorite rhetorical tactics used by the promoters of the Mesoamerican/two-Cumorahs theory is to pretend everything about Book of Mormon […]
Futility of focusing on the text–narrow neck of land edition
I hope that in 2018 members of the Church can finally reach a consensus–achieve unity–on at least one aspect of Book of […]
Book of Mormon Central America 2018
I wrote yesterday’s post about pruning several weeks ago and scheduled it for January 1. I actually hoped I wouldn’t spend any […]
No-wise #395 on David Whitmer
Obviously, I don’t have time to comment on every “kno-why” put out by Book of Mormon Central America. Many of them are […]
2018-Time to prune
As we start the new year, it’s a good time to think of things we can prune away from our lives. Such […]
2017 year end review – "to the convincing"
Moroni explained in the Title Page that the Book of Mormon was written “to the convincing of the Jew and Gentile that […]
2017 year-end: A decision tree
Cumorah: A Decision Tree for Book of Mormon Geography People often ask for a summary of Book of Mormon geography issues. This post includes a […]
Which narrative makes sense to you?
Letter VII presents LDS readers with a narrative that makes sense; i.e., the Hill Cumorah is in New York. This means Mormon’s […]