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Image: An AI-generated photo-realistic image that illustrates the text in 1 Nephi 4:9, where a young man crouches in darkness over a fallen enemy and marvels at his weapon: a sword of the most precious steel, hilted in pure gold. SWORDS, STEEL, AND SILENCE: The Metallurgical Anachronisms of the Book of Mormon A Historical and…
AI image collage created by Google Gemini. [Click here] to read the full transcript of this podcast [Click again to close] Hi, everybody. Welcome to Mormonish. I’m Rebecca. And I’m Landon. And I’m John. Exactly. I was going to say, you need to just jump in because you need no introduction. Let’s do it again….
Image: An AI-generated image illustrates a depiction of the golden plates featuring the ‘sealed portion.’ According to Latter-day Saint tradition, this secured section contains an expansive revelation given to the brother of Jared, withheld from translation until humanity demonstrates sufficient faith. THE SEALED PORTION GAMBIT How Conveniently Hidden Scripture Insulates a Fraud A Critical Analysis…
Image: An AI-generated image imagines Jesus on the Cross in the final moments of His suffering, the two thieves beside Him, a group of mourners below the cross, and several Roman centurians looking up at Jesus. John 19:30 and the Completed Atonement of Jesus Christ A Theological Examination from an Orthodox Christian Perspective ✦ ✦…
Book Review & Summary Visions in a Seer Stone: Joseph Smith and the Making of the Book of Mormon William L. Davis University of North Carolina Press, 2020 Abstract What if the most controversial book in American religious history was also one of the most extraordinary feats of oral performance ever recorded? In 1829, a…
Image: An AI-generated image imagines LDS apologists spending two centuries defending the Book of Mormon witnesses on historical grounds — arguing they never formally recanted, that their testimonies remained consistent, and that their post-Church affiliations don’t disqualify them. The images transition bypasses that battlefield entirely. The more devastating critique is not historical but psychological: the…
Image: An AI-generated image asks – Got questions? This is where the answers come alive. Think of it as a conversation partner that’s always ready to help—explaining, exploring, and guiding you through whatever you’re curious about. Inquiring minds want to know, well, at least I want to know. “Who writes the speeches that the LDS…
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Standing Before Which Bar? Elder Holland’s ‘Judgment Bar of God,’ the Great White Throne, and the Bema Seat of Christ A Scholarly Examination from a Traditional Christian Perspective Introduction: Words That Sound Familiar In October 2009, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day…
600 BC to AD 421: An LDS Narrative Adrift in Uncharted History Wikipedia: Proposed Book of Mormon geographical setting. Various locations have been proposed as the geographical setting of the Book of Mormon, or the set of locations where the events described in the Book of Mormon is said to have taken place. There is…