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December 2018
Child reading the bible. Image via pixabay
Take Your Scripture Study to the Next Level This year Latter-day Saints have been asked to take their scripture study up a notch. The Church is re-directing the center of learning to the home, where individuals and families can be flexible to study in ways that best suit their circumstances. With the onset of 2-hour church and the beginning of the Come Follow Me curriculum , members of the Church...
Book of Mormon Names Header Image
One of the best ways to test the Book of Mormon’s historical authenticity is to look at its names. Each of its unique names has now been looked at by scholars with linguistic training. It turns out that a good number of them have plausible links with words or names in ancient Near Eastern languages, especially with Hebrew and Egyptian. Some of its names are even attested very close to Lehi’s day...
Bethlehem Christmas by Joseppi via Adobe Stock
The opening lines of “O Little Town of Bethlehem” romantically capture the image of a small, quiet town where something wondrous has just happened. Every year around Christmas, families across the world reenact the story of Joseph and Mary traveling the difficult journey to Bethlehem, only to find no room in the inn (see Luke 2). The wise men, too, are remembered for first going to Jerusalem only...
Photograph of Martin Harris via lds.org
The first major biography about one of the most important men of the early Church is hot off the press from BYU Studies. Many years in the making, Martin Harris: Uncompromising Witness of the Book of Mormon , by Susan Easton Black and Larry C. Porter, tells the life story of a man who was instrumental in getting the Book of Mormon translated, published, and distributed. Indeed, it is...
John W Welch Western Caribbean Cruise
Dear Friends of Book of Mormon Central, One year from now, we are pleased to announce the first Book of Mormon Central Conference Cruise in the Caribbean. For details, see the event page . This special booking will allow us to share the latest information about Book of Mormon research, the use of the Book of Mormon Keystone interactive scripture app (now in progress), and our remarkable resources...
Samuel the Lamanite
Check out this new video by the Church about Samuel the Lamanite and the First Christmas