What Was the Sword of Laban Like?
“The hilt thereof was of pure gold, and the workmanship thereof was exceedingly fine, and ... the blade thereof was of the most precious steel”
1 Nephi 4:9
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Baptist Minister: “I Embrace and Believe the Book of Mormon”
Pastor Lynn Ridenhour begins his article “The Baptist Version of the Book of Mormon,” which he admits is a tongue ‘n’ cheek title, because he believes the whole book, finding that, “there is absolutely nothing in it that contradicts the Bible.”
Celebrating the Work of John W. Welch
In 2010, he was designated the Karl G. Maeser Distinguished Faculty Lecturer, the most prestigious award given by BYU
BYU Studies Volume 56:4
Wade Miller and Matthew Roper use archaeological evidence to argue the animals mentioned in the Book of Mormon had once been present in North America, although dating to an earlier period than that covered in the Book of Mormon, and could have survived even into the Lehite period.
Why Do We Have Three Different Accounts of the Creation?
“And now, behold, if Adam had not transgressed he would not have fallen, but he would have remained in the garden of Eden. And all things which were created must have remained in the same state in which they were after they were created.”
2 Nephi 2:22
Maxwell Institute teams up with U. of Illinois Press on “Journal of Book of Mormon Studies”
The future of Book of Mormon studies looks bright, as does the future of the only journal that’s solely dedicated to its promotion and pursuit. Joseph M. Spencer, visiting assistant professor of ancient scripture in Religious Education at Brigham Young University, and editor of the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
Is It Possible That a Single Author Wrote the Book of Mormon?
"For the Lord God hath said that the words of the faithful should speak as if it were from the dead.”
2 Nephi 27:13
How a Tangent About Foreordination Helps Explain Repentance
Why Would God Choose an Uneducated Man to Translate the Book of Mormon?
“Wherefore it shall come to pass, that the Lord God will deliver again the book and the words thereof to him that is not learned; and the man that is not learned shall say: I am not learned.”
2 Nephi 27:19