Book of Mormon Archive

  • A Street-Legal Version of the Beatitudes

    Posted on April 14, 2013 | 7 Comments
    I am reading The Street-Legal Version of Mormon’s Book by BYU music professor Michael Hicks (and recently did a Mormon Stories Book Club podcast with him . . . stay tuned for its release).   The book is not a translation of the Book of […]

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  • Grondahl 54

    Posted on February 18, 2013 | No Comments

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  • Ride to Church (History Sites in Palmyra, New York)

    Posted on August 12, 2012 | No Comments
     In June, we took a family vacation to New York.   We spent 6 days in New York City and then rented a car and drove to upstate New York.   We met my in-laws in Palmyra, where founding events of the Mormon church took […]

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  • Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: You Don’t Have To

    Posted on July 29, 2012 | 3 Comments
    More valuable than being obedient was the reminder that I have a personal connection to the Divine, and while a third party's interpretation may be useful, it is not necessary.

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  • Grondahl Restored 25

    Posted on July 7, 2012 | 2 Comments
    For other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl.

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  • 35 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: A Visit to the Grandin Printing Shop on E. Main

    Posted on June 29, 2012 | 10 Comments
    I'm in the Grandin Printing Shop on E. Main in Palmyra. An affable guide is doing his best to impose some structure on our visit, but I'm not cooperating.

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  • Teaching Sex: Confronting Corianton

    Posted on June 19, 2012 | 6 Comments
    He came home weeping after meeting with the Lord's representative and feeling like he was dirt because he was told he was committing a sin . . .

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  • Reconsider Reading The Book of Mormon to Your Kids

    Posted on March 29, 2012 | 13 Comments
    Today’s guest post, written by Angela, is based on “Consider Skipping Hunger Games” by James T. Summerhays. ; As a book of scripture, The Book of Mormon poses some important and persuasive theories concerning the effects of wickedness, secrecy, and greed on any civilization and […]

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  • 23 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: A Few Questions?

    Posted on March 20, 2012 | 55 Comments
    1) Why is it so hard, when it comes to women, for Mormons to understand that being valuable is not the same as being equal?, 2) If King Benjamin were put in charge of church finances. . .

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  • Grondahl Restored 5

    Posted on January 9, 2012 | 4 Comments
    This one’s from Marketing Precedes the Miracle, published in 1987. The later cartoons are more detailed, and a bit edgier than the earlier ones. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of    The Sunstone  Foundation, the publisher, and  Calvin Grondahl. Check […]

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  • WikiLeaks: Newest Edition of the Book of Mormon

    Posted on June 16, 2011 | 16 Comments
    Trevor Price was kind enough to share this leaked picture of the newest edition of the Book of Mormon. Can’t wait to get my copy!

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  • MM 23: The KJV and Changes to Race-Related Book of Mormon Chapter Headings

    Posted on April 13, 2011 | No Comments
    I spent 15 hours driving this weekend and so had a lot of listening time.   I enjoyed this Mormon Matters podcast–especially after reading Ed’s post here about his first Bible: Episode 23: The King James Version and Changes to Race-related Book of Mormon Chapter […]

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  • An interview with Bobby Lopez, co-creator of the Book of Mormon musical

    Posted on March 29, 2011 | 2 Comments
    I thought this was a great interview.   I loved it when he said he liked the Mormon practice of having weekly “Family Home Evening” and hoped his kids were having “as good a time as Mormon kids.”   It’s funny to me that Mormons […]

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  • The Book of Mormon Musical

    Family Home Evening at “God’s Favorite Musical”

    Posted on March 3, 2011 | 23 Comments
    Guest Post: by Ian – An Early Review of The Book of Mormon Musical. This past Monday I had quite the Family Home Evening-I saw a preview performance of the new BOM Musical. I was in NYC for work and wasn’t going to miss my […]

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  • Troy Williams - Public Affairs Director, KRCL

    If Jesus were to write an opinion piece directed at Mormons …

    Posted on February 27, 2011 | 16 Comments
    … he’d probably write for The Salt Lake Tribune (and work in community radio): The case for Book of Mormon socialism Though redistribution is the highest economic order in Mormon scripture, Sen. Chris Buttars vehemently denounced Alpine School District for allegedly advocating “democratic socialism.” He, […]

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  • Mormon Fakebook Update: 11

    Posted on October 28, 2010 | 6 Comments
    Corianton is 'in a relationship'!

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