Mesomania and the Magic World View (Magical Meso Tour edition)
A major impediment to reaching a consensus about the Book of Mormon is the magical world view employed by those who advocate […]
Letter VII and the New York Cumorah
I just returned from another trip to Nauvoo and once again, I was struck with the seriousness of the question of Letter […]
New Organization
I’m nearing 500 posts on this blog and I’ve addressed just about every question I’ve been asked, that has been raised in […]
Perspectives, inside and outside
Some months ago a PowerPoint slide made the rounds of the Internet. This graphic purports to be part of a presentation to […]
Memorial Day Weekend
This memorial day, I’d like to also remember people who died to preserve freedom in this land anciently. Source: Book of Mormon […]
FairMormon helps anti-Mormons
For a reason I won’t get into right now, I’m going to revisit an ongoing and serious problem. FairMormon (https://www.fairmormon.org/) purports to […]
Unless it is exactly like themselves
On October 22, 1829, Joseph Smith wrote a letter to Oliver Cowdery from Harmony, Pa. “Respected Sir I would in form you […]
A fair chance
Accepting and living the gospel can be a challenge, so I continue to wonder why we make it harder for investigators (and […]
Serious obstacle to consensus-Translations of the Book of Mormon obscure meaning
One obstacle to consensus is changing the text of the Book of Mormon itself. I’ve referred to the “Sorenson” translation before, when Brother […]
Current state of the consensus
I continue to think it would be possible to reach a consensus about Book of Mormon geography if everyone sat down and […]