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Come, Follow Me with FAIR – Mormon 8–9, Ether 4–5 & 12, Moroni 1–6 – Mike Parker
Moroni’s commentary on the Jaredites & the Nephites (Mormon 8–9, Ether 4–5 & 12, Moroni 1–6) by Mike Parker (Mike Parker is a long-time FAIR member who The post Come, Follow Me with FAIR – Mormon 8–9, Ether 4–5 & 12, Moroni 1–6 – Mike Parker appeared first on FAIR.
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Come, Follow Me with FAIR – 4 Nephi, Mormon 1–7 – Mike Parker
Mormon led his people; the end of Nephite civilization (4 Nephi, Mormon 1–7) by Mike Parker (Mike Parker is a long-time FAIR member who has graciously allowed us to use materials he originally prepared for the Hurricane Utah Adult Religion Class. The scripture passages covered in his lessons…
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Come, Follow Me with FAIR – 3 Nephi 8–18 – Mike Parker
Jesus Christ’s ministry among the people of Nephi, part 1 (3 Nephi 8–18) by Mike Parker (Mike Parker is a long-time FAIR member who has graciously allowed us to use materials he originally prepared for the Hurricane Utah Adult Religion Class. The scripture passages covered in his lessons don’t...
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Come, Follow Me with FAIR – 1 Nephi 16–22 – Mike Parker
The journeys to Bountiful & the promised land (1 Nephi 16–22) by Mike Parker (Mike Parker is a long-time FAIR member who has graciously allowed us to use materials he originally prepared for the Hurricane Utah Adult Religion Class. The scripture passages covered in his lessons don’t conform…
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FAIR Conference Podcast #78 – Kirk Magleby, “Unforgettable Hugh Nibley”
This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is from our 2021 conference. If you would like to watch all the presentations from that conference, you can still purchase the video streaming. Kirk Magleby, Unforgettable Hugh Nibley Hugh Nibley Observed is...
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FAIR Voice Podcast #17: Jasmin and Neal Rappleye
Jasmin and Neal Rappleye of Book of Mormon Central join Hanna for an exciting conversation about Book of Mormon historicity. Jasmin is the Web Architect and Content Manager for Book of Mormon Central. She administrates all the web properties of Book of Mormon Central and provides computer support...
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FairMormon Conference Podcast #50 – Matt Roper/Kirk Magleby, “Time Vindicates the Prophet”
This podcast series features past FairMormon Conference presentations. This presentation is from our 2019 conference. If you would like to watch the presentations from our 2019 conference, you can still purchase the video streaming. Matt Roper/Kirk Magleby, Time Vindicates the Prophet Transcript...
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FairMormon Conference Podcast #47 – Richard Terry, “The Dirt on the Ancient Inhabitants of Mesoamerica”
This podcast series features past FairMormon Conference presentations. This presentation is from our 2019 conference held in August. If you would like to watch the presentations from our 2019 conference, you can still purchase the video streaming. Richard Terry, The Dirt on the Ancient…
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FairMormon Conference Podcast #44 – René Krywult, “Fear Leads to the Dark Side: How to Navigate the Shallows of (Mis)Information”
This podcast series features past FairMormon Conference presentations. This presentation is from our 2019 conference held in August. If you would like to watch the presentations from our 2019 conference, you can still purchase the video streaming. René Krywult, Fear Leads to the Dark Side: How to...
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Tad Callister Interview – A Case For The Book of Mormon
[A review of the book can be found here.] Tad R. Callister is author of the book “A Case For The Book of Mormon. Tad Callister received a bachelor of science degree in accounting from Brigham Young University, a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of California–Los Angeles, and a master’s...
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FairMormon Conference Podcast #16 – Tyler Griffin, “Book of Mormon Geographical References: Internal Consistency Taken to a New Level”
This podcast series features past FairMormon Conference presentations. This episode is a presentation from 2017. If you would like to watch the presentations from the conference we had earlier this year, you can still purchase video streaming. Tyler Griffin, Book of Mormon Geographical…
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Fair Issues 96: Mapping Book of Mormon Lands
In this episode brother Ash relates how modern mapping may differ from ancient techniques used to define location and direction. As Dr. Lawrence Poulsen points out, in most ancient languages, the words translated into English as “east” nearly always refer to the rising of the sun, while “west”...
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Fair Issues 95: A Journey across the “narrow neck”
In this episode brother Ash offers several explanations and illustrations for what could be considered the “narrow neck” of land in the Book of Mormon. The full text of this article can be found at Deseret News online. Brother Ash is author of the book Shaken Faith Syndrome: Strengthening One’s...
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Fair Issues 94: Moroni and the Hill Cumorah
The Book of Mormon model for a Mesoamerican geography has – like virtually all scholarly models – a handful of anomalies or potentially problematic issues. One of those areas of concern legitimately asks how the golden plates could have been dug out of the ground in upstate New York, if Book of...
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Fair Issues 93: Mesoamerican model: Evidences and anomalies
In this installment brother Ash discuss why most LDS scholars believe that ancient Mesoamerica was the home for most Book of Mormon events. As Mesoamerican ethnohistory specialist Brant Gardner explains, it’s not a single thing but and accumulation and convergence of many different things that...
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Fair Issues 90: True scholarship vs. wishful thinking
In this installment brother Ash introduces the Mesoamerica model as a possible location for at least some of the Book of Mormon geography along with how an authentic ancient text should only be supported by rigorous scholarship and not wishful thinking and the misuse of scholarly data. The full...
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Fair Issues 92: A short history of LDS Mesoamerican scholars
In this installment brother Ash relates the history of Dr. M. Wells Jakeman and Thomas Stuart Ferguson along with the work done by John L. Sorenson whose work was published in the 1984 Ensign. The full text of this article can be found at Deseret News online. Brother Ash is author of the book...
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Fair Issues 91: New light on Book of Mormon geography
In this episode brother Ash sheds light on Book of Mormon geographic models from the perspective of both amateur enthusiasts and professional scholars. The full text of this article can be found at Deseret News online. Brother Ash is author of the book Shaken Faith Syndrome: Strengthening One’s...
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Fair Issues 89: Dilemmas with Great Lakes Model
In this episode brother Ash explores the work done by Dr. John Clark and Dr. John Sorenson concerning how the Great Lakes model for the Book of Mormon geography creates a number of inconsistencies and dilemmas that go beyond geographical issues. The full text of this article can be found at…
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Fair Issues 88: Geographical inconsistencies in the Great Lakes model
While the past few installments have engaged some of the more common non-geographical claims that Great Lakes proponents propose for Book of Mormon geography brother Ash now deals with specific geographical issues concerning the Great Lakes model. The full text of this article can be found at...
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Fair Issue 87: Is the “Promised Land” limited to one area?
In this episode brother Ash relates how the term “promised Land” can refer to many areas and is not confined to any specific geographical location but to a faithful people. The full text of this article can be found at Deseret News online. Brother Ash is author of the book Shaken Faith Syndrome:...
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Fair Issues 86: The Lamanite prophet Zelph
In this article brother Ash considers the account of the prophet Joseph Smith when he discovers the bones that belonged to a “white Lamanite” named Zelph who was a warrior under the prophet Onandagus. The full text of this article can be found at Deseret News online. Brother Ash is author of the...
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Fair Issues 85: Cumorah claims can’t sustain Great Lakes model
In this article brother Ash addresses the claim that the Cumorah of the Book of Mormon is the same hill in New York from which Joseph Smith retrieved the plates. The full text of this article can be found at Deseret News online. Brother Ash is author of the book Shaken Faith Syndrome…
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Fair Issues 84: Two arguments for Great Lakes model not conclusive
In this installment brother Ash refers to word “lake” as having various meanings and the Native Americans being called “Lamanites.” The full text of this article can be found at Deseret News online. Brother Ash is author of the book Shaken Faith Syndrome: Strengthening One’s Testimony in the Face...
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Fair Issues 83: Great Lakes Book of Mormon geography
In this article brother Ash discusses several authors and the arguments they make for a Great Lakes model for the Book of Mormon geography. The full text of this article can be found at Deseret News online. Brother Ash is author of the book Shaken Faith Syndrome: Strengthening One’s Testimony in...
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Fair Issues 82: The errors of Holley’s map
In this podcast brother Ash talks about the basic Great Lakes model for the Book of Mormon geography as proposed by Vernal Holley, an LDS critic. The full text of this article can be found at Deseret News online. Brother Ash is author of the book Shaken Faith Syndrome: Strengthening One’s…
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Fair Issues 81: The Baja model of Book of Mormon geography
In this podcast brother Ash discusses the Rosenvall’s model for the Book of Mormon geography in the Baja peninsula of Mexico. The full text of this article can be found at Deseret News online. Brother Ash is author of the book Shaken Faith Syndrome: Strengthening One’s Testimony in the Face of...
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Fair Issues 80: What is the Peruvian model?
In this podcast brother Ash explains the basics of the Peruvian model for the Book of Mormon lands. The full text of this article can be found at Deseret News online. Brother Ash is author of the book Shaken Faith Syndrome: Strengthening One’s Testimony in the Face of Criticism and Doubt, as well...
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Fair Issues 79: A consistent Book of Mormon map
In this podcast brother Ash relates how the work of Dr. John Sorenson and Randall Spackman come together to approach the textual elements of Book of Mormon geography in three main areas of scholarly assumptions. Simplicity, consistency and uniformity. The full text of this article can be found at...
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Fair Issues 78: What is the correct Book of Mormon geography?
In this episode brother Ash investigates real world distances in determining the proper Book of Mormon geographic models. The full text of this article can be found at Deseret News online. Brother Ash is author of the book Shaken Faith Syndrome: Strengthening One’s Testimony in the Face of...
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Fair Issues 77: What is the correct geography for the Book of Mormon?
In this podcast Michael Ash relates the possible models for the Book of Mormon geography. The strongest models are those which 1) are supported by the strongest evidences, 2) do the best accounting for all the data and 3) have the fewest anomalies. Some people might be tempted to think that a…
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Fair Issues 74: What happened at the Tower of Babel?
In Genesis we are told that following the confusion of tongues the people were scattered across the earth (11:7-9). Many people have traditionally assumed that the scattering or dispersion, was caused by the divergence in languages. In this episode brother Ash explores the possibility of a…
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Fair Issues 71: Were there transoceanic voyages in ancient times?
While LDS scholars agree with non-LDS scholars that the New World was populated primarily by humans who traversed the Bering Strait thousands of years ago, a growing number of non-LDS scholars agree with LDS scholars that there was transoceanic contact between the Old World and the New Worlds in...
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Fair Issues 70: What was Nephi’s ship like?
Brother Ash discusses how Nephi was instructed to build a ship to take his family to their new land. The ship was not to be built “after the manner of men” but according to the Lord’s instructions. There are few clues in the text as to what this ship may have looked like but several […] The post...
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Fair Issues 69: Where is the land Bountiful?
In this podcast brother Ash discusses possible locations for the land Bountiful. Current research supports the view presented in the Book of Mormon. In the southern Arabia country of Oman near the border of Yemen is a costal province known a Dhofar which has a fertile region – only a few miles…
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Fair Issues 68: Exploring the journey of Lehi’s family
Among the earliest LDS researchers to explore the likely path trekked by the Lehites, we would be remiss if we failed to include Lynn and Hope Hilton. In the early 1970’s, building on some of Hugh Nibley’s textual speculations, the Hiltons journeyed to Arabia – traveling over 2,000 miles through...
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Fair Issues 67: In the Book of Mormon where is the city called Nahom?
After Nephi’s broken-bow incident the Lehites continued on their Journey until the death of Ishmael. “And (he) was buried,” wrote Nephi, “in the place which was called Nahom” (1Nephi 17:24). Typically – in customary Israelite fashion – the Lehites re-named places through which they traveled. In...
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Fair Issues 65: Tracing the Lehites journey through the wilderness
When we examine the territory likely traversed by the Lehites we find an interesting match for the Book of Mormons Shazer. Wadi Agharr is about 60 miles southeast from the likely location of the Valley of Lemuel and is described by non-LDS scholars as an oasis more than 15 miles long. In this...
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Fair Issues 59: To Arabs, valleys, not mountains, the symbol of permanence
As we discussed in the last installment of this series the Lehites’ first semi permanent encampment was called the river of “Laman” and the valley of “Lemuel.” In this podcast Michael Ash explains how the terms used to describe these locations are in keeping with tradition at the time they took...
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Fair Issues 54: Does the Book of Mormon get the Old World Details Right?
When we examine the Old World geography through which the Lehites would have traveled, we find remarkable consistency with the terrain and trails that accurately match what we find in the Book of Mormon. What are the chances that Smith could have known such accuracy fro the literature available…
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Fair Issues 45: What about statements that say the Lehites came here alone?
While I recognize that more than one LDS Church leader has implicitly or explicitly stated that the New World was uninhabited before arrival of the Jaredites, there is no official statement or revelation on this issue. In this podcast Michael Ash explains the traditional folk view of Book of…
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Fair Issues 43: Why aren’t other peoples mentioned in the Book of Mormon?
Why didn’t Nephi include explicit information about “others” in the small plates? Unlike the large plates – which recorded the more mundane, political and warring elements of Nephi history – the small plates focused on Nephite “ministry.” In this podcast brother Ash explains why the “other”…
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Fair Issues 42: Dismissing Book of Mormon Geography Inaccuracies
The traditional LDS folk-belief asserts that the Lehites arrived to a nearly vacant New World,…this assumption – like many other assumptions about the about the Book of Mormon – comes from a naïve reading of the text that was filtered through the 19th century misunderstanding of the human...
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Mormon FAIR-Cast 160b: Don Bradley and Dan Peterson Taking Questions
Joseph Smith Scholar Don Bradley and Dr. Dan Peterson take calls on K-Talk radio and answer a wide variety of questions in this interview that took place on July 25, 2013 on Drive Time Live with Mills Crenshaw. This recording is posted here by permission of K-Talk Radio. The opinions expressed in...
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