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New Book Sheds Light on the Lost 116 Pages

The Lost 116 Pages by Don Bradley. Image of Gold Plates by Laci Gibbs.
Submitted by Neal Rappleye on December 6, 2019.
Don Bradley’s highly anticipated book, The Lost 116 Pages: Reconstructing the Book of Mormon’s Missing Narratives , is now available from Greg Kofford Books in paperback and ebook. Many Latter-day Saints have wondered what is in the lost 116 pages since they first learned about the story in Primary. For Bradley, that childhood curiosity turned into a lifelong quest, bringing historical...

New Video Explores the Historical Believability of the Book of Abraham

David Snell in a Pearl of Great Price Evidence Video on the Book of Abraham.
Submitted by Scripture Central on December 5, 2019.
Watch New Book of Abraham Video Cross-posted from Pearl of Great Price Central. Published serially from 1 March 1842 to 16 May 1842 and canonized by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 10 October 1880, the Book of Abraham has been valued by Latter-day Saints for its important teachings on the nature of the Abrahamic covenant, the pre-mortal existence of humanity, the...

What King Benjamin and John the Elder Teach us about being Children of God

Saint John the Evangelist by Frans Hals via Wikimedia Commons. King Benjamin Addresses His People by Gary L. Kapp via Gospel Media Library.
Submitted by Neal Rappleye on December 4, 2019.
As King Benjamin concluded his speech, his people said, “we are willing to enter into a covenant with our God to do his will, and to be obedient to his commandments in all things that he shall command us, all the remainder of our days” ( Mosiah 5:5 ). Benjamin then informed, “because of the covenant which ye have made ye shall be called the children of Christ, his sons, and his daughters; for...

7 More Details You May Not Have Noticed in the Church’s New Christmas Nativity Video

Mary and the Christ child. Image via comeuntochrist.org
Submitted by Jasmin Gimenez on December 2, 2019.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently released its new video for #LightTheWorld entitled “ The Christ Child .” This video prepares our hearts and minds for the Christmas season and is a beautiful portrayal of the Nativity. However, what you may not know is that this production depicts the birth of Jesus Christ in stunning historical detail. Jeff Taylor, the co-creative director...

1 and 2 Peter: “Rejoice with Joy Unspeakable and Full of Glory”

Jacob's Dream by William Blake, 1805. Image via Wikimedia Commons.
Submitted by Stephen Smoot on November 26, 2019.
The epistles of 1 and 2 Peter may be comparatively short, but they are significant for Latter-day Saints in that they anchor some of the more unique Restoration teachings to the New Testament. For instance, President Joseph F. Smith’s vision of Jesus Christ preaching his gospel to the dead was prompted, in part, by his reading of 1 Peter 3:18–20 and 1 Peter 4:6 . 1 Peter 3:18–20 1 Peter 4:6 For...

Stephen Houston Talks about LiDAR, Maya Warfare at Inaugural John L. Sorenson Lecture

Lecture honoring John L. Sorenson, featuring Professor Stephen D. Housten.
Submitted by Neal Rappleye on November 20, 2019.
On October 28, 2019, Dr. Stephen Houston, one of the leading Maya archaeologists in the world, currently the Dupee Family Professor of Social Sciences at Brown University, gave the inaugural John L. Sorenson Lecture, sponsored by the BYU Department of Anthropology and Book of Mormon Central. Houston’s presentation, entitled, “Recovering a Lost World: The LiDAR Revolution and Ancient Maya Warfare...