Taking the Book of Mormon seriously

In my last post, I argue that " Alma introduced baptism to the Nephites " -- meaning the actual practice  of baptism; clearly they...

The first account of Nephites practicing baptism is at the Waters of Mormon, where Alma baptized himself and his followers. Alma had fled fr...

"Touch these stones, O Lord, with thy finger" (Ether 3:4), said the Brother of Jared, apparently taking it for granted that the Lo...

And one Middle-Eastern one. It is often said that the Book was written "for our day," but one rarely feels it viscerally, and as o...

In my August 2024 posts " Thoughts on the Astronaut Nephi theory " and " Tight like unto a saucer? " I looked and Bill a...

The first mention of baptism in the Book of Mormon is in this prophecy of Lehi's, as reported by Nephi: And he spake also concerning a p...

And I am filled with charity, which is everlasting love; wherefore, all children are alike unto me; wherefore, I love little children with a...