All of the anti-Christs in the Book of Mormon have essentially the same goal: to get their listeners to not believe in Jesus Christ and get them off the path that leads back to God. Despite this, they certainly would not get along with each other if gathered in theContinue Reading

John Welch wrote this article many years ago that has interested me more lately as I am working to learn the languages associated with the Old and New Testaments. The word “Mosiah” was a word that was contained in the Old Testament, but not available in English as it wasContinue Reading

Mosiah 1-6 mentions several features of the Feast of Tabernacles: the pilgrimage of entire families to the temple, the dwelling of the people in booths or tents, as well as the offering of sacrifices. According to Stephen Ricks, the correlation of King Benjamin’s speech to the elements in the FeastContinue Reading

In this paper John Tanner takes on the literary style of Jacob, showing his readers how Jacob’s style was distinct from other writers of the Book of Mormon. He relates that Jacob “simply sounds different. He used a more personal vocabulary than most and took a more intimate approach toContinue Reading

Others in the Book of Mormon & Lamanite Identity in the Book of Mormon In Second Nephi 5, we are informed about the colony of the family of Nephi and Laman after their father Lehi passed away. Nephi informs us that he needed to part ways with his brothers whenContinue Reading

Book of Mormon verses containing the reference to horses: 1 Nephi 18:25And it came to pass that we did find upon the land of promise, as we journeyed in the wilderness, that there were beasts in the forests of every kind, both the cow and the ox, and the assContinue Reading

This article contains links to a few books that have helped me understand the context and content of the scriptures. As an Amazon Affiliate, I do earn a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no extra cost to you). Click here to see all of my favorite books on Amazon. As IContinue Reading

The characterization of Death and Hell, together with themes such as the “bands of death,” preparing an escape route, and swallowing up one’s adversary, are textual evidences that illustrate a genuine underlying background to the Book of Mormon’s assertion that it is connected to the Ancient Near East. In JosephContinue Reading

“I beheld his sword… the workmanship thereof was exceedingly fine, and I saw that the blade thereof was of the most precious steel.” (1 Nephi 4.9) “I did break my bow, which was made of fine steel” (1 Nephi 16.18) For many years critics of Joseph Smith have attacked himContinue Reading