Book of Mormon Articles

My father dwelt in a tent

This was my son's favorite scripture when he was about 5 years old --  "And my father dwelt in a tent." He gave quite a talk about that verse in Primary. People came up to me afterwards, amazed by his little discourse. In the Book of Mormon, as Nephi recounts his...

Book of Mormon witnesses, seer stones, and a hat

The Book of Mormon. Yes, I believe it's an ancient text. And I believe Joseph Smith translated it. I want to address Joseph Smith's seer stone, his hat, the three witnesses, Emma Smith's witness and Elizabeth Ann Whitmer Cowdery's witness. I've always been fascinated...

Book of Mormon editions I like to read

I realize everyone has a different way of learning. I  like variety, so I'm sharing the four most current books I've been reading to study the Book of Mormon. I just finished the one edited by Rosenvall. I'm starting the Maxwell Institute one now. All four have the...

Last testimony of Emma Smith

LAST TESTIMONY OF SISTER EMMA. ("Last Testimony of Sister Emma," Saint's Herald, Vol. 26, No 19. p. 289. (1 October 1879) *This is from the newspaper of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1879. "In a conversation held in the Herald office...