My Mormon bishop friend recently presented a lecture about how statistics show that the Book of Mormon defies naturalistic explanations. How did Joseph Smith as a “subsistence farmer” write something so amazing and long in only 65 days? Let’s jump into some of these statistical claims to see if the Book of Mormon is truly a miracle and that it shows that Joseph Smith had to be translating an ancient record. Sources Cited: “The Insane Statistical Impossibility of the Book of Mormon’s Origin | Matt Vallejo“ Pomeroy Tucker, Origin, rise, and progress of Mormonism (pp. 17-18) Dan Vogel, Early Mormon Documents (p. 130) “Captain Kidd: Joseph Smith’s hero?” Analyzing Mormonism Lucy Mack Smith, History (p. 87) “Appendix: Docket Entry, 20
Chelsea Hosts! (Special Guest Daniel Mynyk)
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The Book of Mormon: Part 25 (Alma chapters 20-36)
This episode is part 25 in a series going through the story of the Book of Mormon. This episode covers chapters 20-26 of the book of Alma. We continue the account of the sons of Mosiah as missionaries to the Lamanites. After King Lamoni was converted, he and Ammon went to Middoni to free Ammon’s brothers from prison. However, they encountered Lamoni’s father along the way. Ammon battled “king dad” and convinced him to release his brothers and let his son reign as he wishes. The brothers do more mission work in an ancient city of Jerusalem but get resistance from Amalekites, Amulonites, and Nehorites. Eventually, Aaron, one of the brothers goes to “king dad” in the land of Nephi