The Book of Mormon Resource Material

The Book of Mormon I course, San Marcos Institute, Fall 2008.
Course meets Monday and Wednesday at 11:00 a.m.

Wednesday, September 3

President Ezra Taft Benson. "The Book of Mormon: Keystone of Our Religion." Ensign, Nov. 1986.

Monday, September 8

Kent Jackson, “Moroni’s Message to Joseph Smith.” Ensign, August, 1990

Wednesday, September 10

John W. Welch, "They Came from Jerusalem: Some Old World Perspectives on the Book of Mormon" Ensign, Sept. 1976.

Monday, September 15

Bruce Hafen, “Dealing with Uncertainty” in The Believing Heart (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1990)

Monday, September 22

Stephen Robinson, "Early Christianity and 1 Nephi 13-14" in First Nephi: The Doctrinal Foundation, ed. Monte Nyman and Charles Tate (Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1988):177-193

 Monday, September 29

John Welch, "Toward Becoming a Gospel Scholar." This People 19:3 (1998): 42-56

Wednesday, October 8

Hugh Nibley, "The Atonement of Jesus Christ, Part 1,” Ensign, July 1990

Wednesday, October 12

Bruce R. McConkie,“Ten Keys to Understanding Isaiah,” Ensign, Oct 1973

Monday, October 22

Orson F. Whitney, “The Divinity of Jesus Christ,” Ensign, Dec. 1977

Wednesday, October 24

Chris Conklin, "The Gentle Power of Jacob." Ensign, Feb. 1992

Monday, October 29

Ralph E. Swiss, “The Tame and Wild Olive Trees: An Allegory of Our Savior’s Love,” Ensign, Aug. 1988.

Wednesday, November 12

Three Kings and a Captain: Nephite Leaders in the Land of Nephi, Ensign, January 1977

Monday, November 17

Paul Hoskisson, "The Fatherhood of Christ and the Atonement." Religious Educator, 1:1 (2000):71-80

Monday, November 24

Elder J. Reuben Clark. "When Are Church Leader's Words Entitled to Claim of Scripture?" 

Wednesday, November  26

Elder Gerald N. Lund. "Countering Korihor's Philosophy," Ensign, July 1992

Monday, December 1

Camille S. Williams,  "Women in the Book of Mormon."

Wednesday, December 3

Grant Hardy. “Mormon as Editor” in Rediscovering the Book of Mormon (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book and FARMS, 1991): 15-28.

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