Tagged with "Book of Mormon"
Some notes on Book of Mormon names and their historical authenticity
MR says: Analyzes three Book of Mormon names--Josh, Nahom and Alma--for antiquity and legitimacy. Interesting. At the beginning of Lehi in the Desert, the late, legendary Hugh Nibley reviews the distinguished American archaeologist William F. Albright’s criteria for determining the historical plausibility...
Mormon Yale students give Book of Mormon presentation
MR says: Cool opportunity. One might think such an intellectual space would make it hard to share, but as one students says, "People are very open-minded here." Studying religion at an Ivy League school isn’t always easy for an active Latter-day Saint. For both Erik Yingling and Bryan Bozung, their...
Event Marks 183rd Anniversary of Book of Mormon Printing
Missionaries from the New York Rochester Mission celebrated the coming forth of the Book of Mormon at the Grandin Building in Palmyra, New York, on March 26. The event marked the 183rd anniversary of the date in 1830 when the Book of Mormon first became available for purchase in the store owned and...
BYU professor concludes his discussion on changes to the Book of Mormon original text
MR says: Some cool highlights of a project this LDS professor has done to compare the original text of the Book of Mormon from Joseph Smith to what we have today. As another professor said, "Although he is a deeply believing Latter-day Saint, he has maintained — successfully from the very beginning — that the project must be run according to the most rigorous academic principles."
Book of Mormon Published in Slovak
MR says: Another milestone! Available in hard copy and online. A translation of the Book of Mormon has now been published in the Slovak (Slovenčina) language. This will be a valuable resource to Church members and nonmembers who speak the language in...
The Book of Mormon and New World DNA
MR says: The full article includes audio from a DVD about this topic, stating that detractors don't use all the facts when referencing native DNA. Very interesting - particularly noting past and present church leaders and scholars on the Book of Mormon people being part of an already existing population in the Americas.
BYU professor discusses Book of Mormon translation and error corrections
MR says: SO interesting - he talks about some of the errors that crept in due to translators or typesetters trying to fix mistakes. It's cool to read about the research behind the process. After 25 years of research, Royal Skousen, a professor of linguistics at Brigham Young University, has compiled in-depth...
Trip to Hill Cumorah influenced 'Book of Mormon' Musical
MR says: The creators of the musical visited the Hill Cumorah Pageant before writing the show. This article actually has some great commentary from a local stake president. My favorite (pertaining to the show poking fun at missionaries): "Almost with exception, the first thing [missionaries] say is ‘I love those people [I served].’ . . . I don’t mind people having fun, even at our expense, but I wish they knew more about that part of it.”
Why are so many mommy bloggers Mormon?
MR says: Great job, Mommy Bloggers, for using your influence to teach people about the Church! You don't have to go far to find a creative idea for cooking, crafting or motherhood as long as you've got the Internet. In the past few years, it has become popular for stay-at-home moms to write blogs about...
Defending the faith: A shallow Joseph Smith wouldn't have been up to the task
MR says: Sholars discuss the influence of Joseph Smith on world religion. Those who reject the claims of Joseph Smith often dismiss him as merely a shallow fraud who lurched from one crisis or opportunity for exploitation to another, improvising as he went. His unbelieving 1945 biographer, Fawn Brodie, set...
Reader's Edition of the Book of Mormon easier to access
MR says: It's been discounted on Amazon - good information for missionary opportunities. For the month of February, the e-book price of the Reader’s Edition of the Book of Mormon has been reduced to $2.99 (down from $12.84) on the Amazon Kindle. This new reader-friendly version reformats the complete,...
Museum recreates first printing of the Book of Mormon + video
MR says: Kind of cool; they replicated the actual process of printing the Book of Mormon. Apparently one printing expert traveled from Europe to observe. A group of volunteers and experts attempted to duplicate the first printing of the Book of Mormon on Saturday using a replica of the printing press used to...
Book of Mormon goes 'under the knife' in new humanist 'Bible'
MR says: Wow - hard to know how to feel about this one. The Book of Mormon is one of five books edited by humanists to seemingly include only philosophy. The Book of Mormon is among five holy books that go "under the knife" in a new publication by the American Humanist Association that attempts to do for...
Ariz. woman reunited with stolen first ed. Book of Mormon
MR says: This received a lot of publicity last May when it was stolen. Glad to hear this has been safely returned. ookstore owner Helen Schlie was heartbroken in May when she discovered a trusted friend had stolen her original Book of Mormon and sold a few pages to a rare-book dealer in Texas. But...
I Know Who I Am - LDS Youth Flash Mob at Temple Square
MR says: These youth from South Jordan performed this as a celebration of completing their goal of reading the Book of Mormon. (There is also a longer version online here.) Watch for a cameo by Janice Kapp Perry!
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