We focus our petrifying gaze on the essay titled, translation and historicity of the book of abraham, the lds churchs official statement on this challenging piece of mormon scripture. The book of mormon is full of heroes nephi, alma the younger, abinadi, captain moroni and we read about their lives, looking for lessons that will help us be more like them. Covenant communications is wanting to publish a talk of mine on cd, but the original recording i gave them was just on my personal recorder, and not super high quality. This book is full of humor and teaches young adults, as well as adults, gospel lessons in a way that you will not forget. George godfrey, testimony of martin harris, from an unpublished manuscript copy in the possession of his daughter, florence godfrey munson of fielding, utah. How did brigham young help take the book of mormon to the world. The book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible.
Potter, a new candidate in arabia for the valley of lemuel, journal of book of mormon studies 81 1999. Episode 106 book of abraham logical pt 2 naked mormonism. The most recent selfreported count was just over 15 million members and a missionary force of nearly 100,000 strong. The book of mormon is supposed to be a history of real people living in a real place. Naughty and nice erik piepenburg march 24, 2011 ben brantley narrates a look at the new broadway musical from the creators of south park. Bad guys of the book of mormon kindle edition by dennis gaunt. The book of mormon is full of heroesnephi, alma the younger, abinadi, captain moroniand we read about their lives, looking for lessons that will help us be more like them. This site can be used as a study guide to help understand the book of mormon. The book explores what the nay and bundy families believe mormon prophets have said from the beginning about the constitution that it is a sacred document but. Below is the modern map of the area of smiths youth. The book had to be approved before publication by leonards bosses because of his employment and status in the historical division. The book of mormon is the word of god, like the bible. Filmed on location in the middle east, journey of faith chronicles the courage and.
Along the way they stopped at a place called nahom. Maureen ursenbach beecher and jill mulvay derr wrote the chapter on women for the book. From jerusalem to nahom the narrative suggests that after they left jerusalem they traveled. The book of mormon bears his name because he was the major abridgerthe writer of the gold plates. Cody jamison strand joins broadways the book of mormon as. Nhm the root for naham appears twentyfive times in the narrative books of the bible, and in every case it is associated with death. David powell, through impeccable research and creativity, waves a tapestry of temptation using the bad guys in the book of mormon. He handed the general the book of mormon, and stepped back. In this connection, two observations are significant. But for every good guy in the book of mormon, there is a bad guy as well laman and lemuel, korihor, king noah, amalickiah. Mormons may celebrate christmas with the rest of the world, but we know when jesus was really born and it sure as helaman wasnt in december as mormons, we know a lot of special and exclusive shit.
I also truly loved the way that dennis gaunt presented each bad guy found in the book of mormon. The book of mormon marks the broadway debut for strand, who comes to the eugene oneill theatre fresh off the mormon national tour. Increase in learning elder bednar emphasizes concepts, patterns, and processes that invite each of us to act and learn fundamental truths for ourselves. Strand graduated from the university of south dakota. This list is intended as a quick reference for individuals mentioned in the book of mormon. To me, amulek is one of the great heroes of the book of mormon. I never thought that id like a gospel book, but this one was fun and actually written for young people. Amulek was almas companion on almas mission to the people of ammonihah. Moroni, a nephite prophet, addresses his words to later generations and speaks of secret combinations in the book of ether. But for every good guy in the book of mormon, there is a bad guy as welllaman and lemuel, korihor, king noah, amalickiah. Greg prinz writes about an interesting story for the book mormon experience. Introduction the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. When the book of mormon was first published in march of 1830 its detractors believed that it did not have a divine origin as claimed, but was an impious fraud perpetrated solely by the prophet joseph smith who was listed on the title page of the bookin accordance with federal lawas the author and proprietor.
Kidd newsletter top 10 stories from ancient celtic mythology top 100 star trek episodes of all time top 25 scariest science fiction and fantasy tv episodes of all time top film criticism sites. Reading about the villains of the scripture can teach us how to avoid the same pitfalls. This podcast intends to look at mormon history through the. Gaunt makes an excellent case for learning the enemies strategy in the everescalating spiritual wara war in which two sides are battling for our souls. The ideas behind the gadianton secret society were not obtained from any existing available record, but were revealed by the devil. It seems to preserve traces of a broader usage when it says that the knowledge of a savior shall spread throughout every nation mosiah 3. Gaunt makes an excellent case for learning the enemies strategy in the everescalating spiritual wara war in which two sides are battling for. Hinckley emphasize the importance of the book of mormon. The earnest young men are challenged by the lack of interest from the locals, who are distracted by more pressing issues such as hivaids, famine, female genital.
The nhm tribal territory lies about 1,400 miles south of jerusalem and about 1,150 miles south of their first camp on the location of the first camp, consult george d. Book of mormon and the ruinsthe main issues hugh nibley. The church of jesus christ of latter day saints is a large and influential church with many followers. Book of mormon the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. The production is choreographed by casey nicholaw and codirected by nicholaw and parker. One passage says that the book of mormon shall establish the truth of the bible and shall make known to all kindreds, tongues, and people, that the lamb of. They tried to go back on the their promise to their father and return emptyhanded. Interestingly, while the urim and thummim are called interpreters, alma 37. Several key events are recorded at and around this stop.
According to the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds, the garden of eden in which god placed adam and eve is located in jackson county, missouri, near the town of independence. According to the book of mormon the family travels south making several stops along the way. The great felides, lion, jaguar and puma figure everywhere in the postclassical as representing the valor of the societies of youthful warriors, the cutting edge of aztec conquest. Nephis party reaches an area which was called nahom 1 nephi 16. So in the book of mormon as in malachi we read of the young lion that wreaks havoc among the. Dennis gaunt has been an avid student of the scriptures for as long as he can remember. Solomon spaulding, the b of mormon joseph smith was. Gadianton was inspired by the devil himself to initiate his organization.
He and choreographer and codirector casey nicholaw have. Masturbation causes homosexuality, mormon guidebook warns. Bad guys of the book of mormonthe book of mormon is full of heroes nephi, alma the younger, abinadi, captain moroni and we read about their lives, looking for lessons that will help us be more. Mormon, the man and the message religious studies center. The book of mormon is obviously a comedy, but theres a lot of heart, warmth and insight into religion as well. Down the arabian peninsula paralleling the red sea in a nearly southsoutheast direction. The book of mormon, like the bible, contains a record of gods dealings with a part of the house of israel. Set design is by scott pask, with costumes by ann roth, lighting by brian macdevitt. Political unrest, government corruption, assassinations, bloody wars, moral decay, pride, greed, and unspeakable evil, all are revealed within, showing clearly how the book of mormon is indeed a work for us in the latter days. This entry introduces the book of mormon, with the overview describing its basic nature, contents, and purposes. Reasons why book of mormon geography could not have included north america the nobel prize in literature from an alternative universe thomas s.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Like i said, the show has so much to say about the worlds current state of affairs. Darell thorpe, host of out of the best books, kzzi 1510 am radio, west jordan utah, usa, 198788. The book of mormon is a record of a fallen nation that suffered complete genocide by its neighbors because it rejected and broke its covenants with jehovah. Both books contain gods guidance as revealed to prophets, as well. The devil has been the motivating influence of many previous evil deeds. Is it merely more apologetics, or is there something. Rock formation by johnsroad7 via adobestock why did. Nephite moral decay gadianton period book of mormon.
What messages d o you hope audiences take away from the show. It contains prophecies of christ and also reveals how christ, after his resurrection and. Two armed men took kevin by the arms and shoved him to the ground. This same sentiment is echoed by author dennis gaunt in his nonfiction book, bad guys of the book of mormon. Bad guys of the book of mormon turned out to be something i wasnt expecting. Title page title page of the book of mormon introduction testimony of three witnesses testimony of eight. Although his principal effort in preparing the plates was as. Were looking for a chance to record this talk in a fireside setting, in a chapel, with lots of good attendance from youth and adults. The book of mormon narrative follows a group of jews that left jerusalem for the new world in 600 b. The book of mormon is a book of divine scripture similar to the bible and is considered another testament of jesus christ. Book of mormon difficulties, contradictions and explanations. At one point the book identifies that the family stops at a place that was called nahom. Take your hr comms to the next level with prezi video. Nowhere to go a pricingham story chapter 4 anya4202.
Dennis gaunt author of bad guys of the book of mormon. Congratulations to nikki renee daniels, who is now on maternity leave from the great white ways the book of mormon. When i knew he was writing bad guys of the bible, i couldnt wait to start reading this new book. In my previous post about unconventional book of mormon geography theories, doug g made a comment claiming that the book of mormon is related to the solomon spaulding.
After closely analyzing hundreds of ancient and apparently unrelated texts, he is now ready to proclaim that human history is nothing like the world religions claim and he has the proof. The name nhm and the place called nahom in the book of mormon summary. Debunking the spaulding manuscript theory mormon heretic. Hes one of those people in the ward that knows how many weeks are left until the isaiah lessons in gospel doctrine, and who counts down to them as if it is christmas. Watch or download 2 mormons get to know each other inside and out on bestmalevideos. For the first 150 years of mormonisms existence, everyone thought it was a story about a people who left the middle east and came to south or central america, and who fought wars clear up into new york state where.
The book of mormon, a collaboration between the creators of south park and the composer. Includes every geographical place mentioned in the book of mormon. God prepared this book of scripture for our day and our benefit. The movement holds that prophets of these people proclaimed principles and warnings for believers. John, therefore, saw the 144,000 as representative of 12,000 stalwart members of the 12 tribes of israel which are committed to protect israel and would be martyred for the same. Chapter 11 is called book of mormon authorship, and deals directly with the issue of whether sidney rigdon is the true author of the book of mormon, rather than joseph smith. Download here on this episode, we wrap up our logical deconstruction of the book of abraham. I loved denniss first book, bad guys of the book of mormon. The book of mormon is a religious text, held by the latter day saints to be record of several groups of people in ancient america. The book jumps right in starting with the beginning of the bible and the original bad guy, satan and those he tempted, adam and eve, moses and jesus christ.
Book of mormon how did the order of the nehors begin. A lot of confusion about the church and its history has recently abounded, and we want to set the record straight. As it might, given that the musics by robert lopez, the man behind avenue q. Before making my mind up to officially leave the mormon church for good i committed much of my time investigating many of the old concerns or a question i had about the churchs doctrine in the past. Louis midgley, o man, remember, and perish not mosiah 4. Declaring that answers to our questions always are found in the doctrines and principles of the restored gospel, he provides a framework in this book for learning those doctrines and understanding. Masturbation causes homosexuality, mormon guidebook warns selfmasturbation is almost universal among those who engage in homosexual behavior.