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I have always believed the Prophet Joseph Smith, and the Book of Mormon being exactly what he said it was.  This article will help anyone who has doubts ! Why I Can’t Manage to Disbelieve Joseph Smith By Maurine Proctor  · December 20, 2018 beliSign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please  CLICK HERE Daniel C. Peterson gave this talk we are excerpting at the FAIRMormon conference in August of 2016, and  it can be read in its entirety here . We are rerunning it here in honor of the prophet Joseph Smith’s birthday on December 23.  Sometimes people say “All right, name your single best evidence for the Book of Mormon” or “Name the three absolute proofs for the Book of Mormon.” Peterson said, “I don’t believe there are any such things. I think that what Latter-day Saint scholars – apologists, if you want to use that term – have thought they were doing with the Book of Mormon…is constructing a cumulative case, no one element of which...

Defending the Faith: Remembering the First Vision By  Daniel Peterson Published: March 23, 2017 7:00 a.m. Updated: yesterday   View 2 Items Provided by Brigham Young University Museum of Art LDS artist Minerva Teichert's "The First Vision" (1934) depicts key moment of the Restoration. Some years ago, two Latter-day Saint writers arrived separately at the conclusion that Joseph Smith’s First Vision probably occurred on Sunday, March 26, 1820. (See “ Oh, How Lovely Was the Morning: Sun 26 Mar 1820 ?”  )  In other words, this coming Sunday may mark the 197th anniversary of the commencement of the Restoration. Of course, we can’t be certain of the date. Unlike most of Joseph’s fundamental visions, it was received alone. (See " Many of Prophet's revelations were shared experiences ," Feb. 24, 2011.) Nonetheless, the anniversary must be near at hand, and this seems a good time to reflect on that pivotal even...

This puts my thoughts into words!  I have often wondered how to express my feelings, after much study of early Church History.   I had many ancestors who were early members, and this helps explain their loyalty to the Prophet Joseph Smith.   Why I Can’t Manage to Disbelieve By Maurine Proctor  · September 1, 2016 Daniel C. Peterson gave this talk we are excerpting at the FAIRMormon conference in August, and  it can be read in its entirety here .  Sometimes people say “All right, name your single best evidence for the Book of Mormon” or “Name the three absolute proofs for the Book of Mormon.” Peterson said, “I don’t believe there are any such things. I think that what Latter-day Saint scholars – apologists, if you want to use that term – have thought they were doing with the Book of Mormon…is constructing a cumulative case, no one element of which is definitive, no one element of which will simply force, compel unbeliev...

My husband, Wayne D Eckman, see blog #233 on Sept. 18, 2014, and blog # 109, Mar. 1, 2014 to see pictures of him and his twin brother Blaine, and more.   He absolutely loves the Book of Mormon, and today I'm going over to see him in the Intensive Care Unit of the St. George Hospital.  He has had problems with his lungs, kidneys and a blood clot, etc.  He is improving, but last night he asked me to bring a Book of Mormon today.  He has been talking in the ICU to someone he wants to give a Book of Mormon to!  This comes from LDS Living, and was published first in the Deseret News, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015.  I love any new information about the Book of Mormon.   Defending the Faith: Book of Mormon and other hidden ancient documents By  Daniel Peterson ,  For the Deseret News Published: Thursday, Feb. 5 2015 Dan Peterson cites scholarship arguing that the coming forth of the Book of Mormon follows an ancient pattern. Deseret ...