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Your best bet would be to visit your local family history center. Throughout the world the church has a small "computer lab" set up somewhere in one of their local buildings. They have some irregular business hours (listed on the website above) and you can go in and there will be some volunteers willing to help people do some research. They would be able to help you access the documents, and give you a lot more resources as well.

Mormon's Codex by John Sorenson is fantastic.

This is a compilation of papers that goes through a lot of evidences that the Book of Mormon is an ancient record written by a few of the top scholars in the church.

For research purposes, this sub is a great place to ask questions. Honestly see if you can't set up something like a reverse AMA with the mods where you could just ask the sub questions and get responses. That might actually be really cool and very informative for you and future people looking into the religion. The church website is also a great resource for true and unfiltered info straight from our religion. And you can download the Gospel Library App (for Android), this will have absolutely every single text concerning our religion pretty much ever written or spoken! It's got our Scriptures first and foremost including the Book of Mormon, and the Doctrine and Covenants. But it has every talk given by our church authorities, every church related magazine ever printed, all of our documents for general info for the members, videos, lesson books for church, everything man. You will find everything you need on there! It's a ton to sift through though, so if you have any questions or need any help just pm me. Also I highly recommend asking questions on this sub, because getting an idea if how and why we believe is just as important as what we believe. If not more so. Good luck man!

Another book that I think really helps is "The Total Money Makeover" and taking the Financial Peace University class. If it's a money problem, what Dave Ramesy teaches is 100% in line with church teachings and you'll definitely benefit!

God bless!

To feel alignment while teaching ask: What did you notice about that? What does that mean? How would you apply that? Has anyone had an experience like that?

Stolen from this podcast: https://player.fm/series/leadinglds-podcast-1399678/creating-engagement-through-ministering-interviews-an-interview-with-deanna-murphy

The podcast is about ministering interviews but they spend a few minutes talking about teaching as well.

Carry these around... they’ll think you’re drinking more...

Liquid Death Mountain Water, 16.9 oz. Tallboys (12-Pack) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07G3G3F53/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_FM6X9VTNTPG4VMVCMRC3

Yes of course I’m kidding. But if you think it’ll help then give it a go.

If you happen to have an Android device, this app for listening to LDS podcasts has several that would be helpful:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.andromo.dev5592.app130677&hl=en_US

Otherwise, here are some I would recommend that you can look up:

• Mormon FAIR-Cast (the FairMormon podcast)
• FairMormon Radio
• FairMormon TV
• The Joseph Smith Papers
• Joseph Smith's Polygamy
• LDS Perspectives
• Saints (the podcast)
• Saints (the audiobook)

Here, but it's only for a Kindle Fire. If you have just a plain Kindle, you'll need to upload them.

https://www.amazon.com/Church-Jesus-Christ-Latter-day-Saints/dp/B006OP8494/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2O4B5KMF7EBAT&dchild=1&keywords=gospel+library&qid=1626051185&s=mobile-apps&sprefix=gospel+library%2Caps%2C241&sr=1-1

This is the lecture series: https://www.amazon.com/Vindicates-Prophets-Extraordinary-Thirty-Part-Lecture/dp/1591568986

That copy’s a bit pricey, but it’ll give you an idea of what to look for. It was my first introduction to Nibley’s work, and I was blown away.

And re: Joseph, I completely agree.

If you have an Android device, there is a free app available that collects all the good Latter-day Saint podcasts together:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.andromo.dev5592.app130677&hl=en_US

There is an audiobook version available, but the podcast actually has people discussing each chapter of the book.

Incidentally, if you have an Android device, you can listen to both the audiobook and the podcast (along with many other faith-promoting podcasts) with an app called LDS Podcasts Free.

The easiest way would be to read it online:

https://www.lds.org/scriptures?lang=spa

There is also an app for just the Book of Mormon in Spanish put out by the church. The link below is for Android but they also have it for iOS, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, and Kindle. Just use the link above to find the other links.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.lds.bom&hl=es

If you'd like to listen to the Book of Mormon (and lots of other LDS stuff) in Spanish and you have an Android device, you can use this free app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.andromo.dev5592.app432167

I agree with this. I kept a nice leather journal exclusively for scripture study where I could write of spiritual experiences. I highly recommend something a bit nicer than just a basic journal. Something along the lines of this

https://www.amazon.com/Ruled-Notebook-Beechmore-Hardcover-Chestnut/dp/B088BXNT6Q/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?keywords=leather+notebook&qid=1666297890&qu=eyJxc2MiOiI3LjIzIiwicXNhIjoiNi42NCIsInFzcCI6IjYuMTAifQ%3D%3D&sr=8-5

> I found the Bible to be the most feminist of all scripture.

I agree, in both the Old and New Testaments. In fact, I just picked up a book today at the FAIR Conference that I'm so excited to read, <em>Christ's Emancipation of Women in the New Testament</em> by Lynne Hilton Wilson. It's a few years old, but it's been on my list for a while and the author gave a fantastic presentation today, so when I saw it in the bookstore, I had to grab a copy.

I bought both of these books for each of my two daughters when they were getting ready for the endowment:

The Holy Temple, by Boyd K. Packer

Prepare Now for the Temple: An Essential Guide for Young Adult Sisters, by Brittany Mangus

My daughters have quite different personalities, and one of them found the first to be most helpful, and the other preferred the second.

When my wife and I got married, we discovered we both had this book and had found it useful:

Teens, Temple Marriage, and Eternity, by Allan K. Burgess

It may be a bit dated, but it's apparently still in print, and good advice never goes out of style. :)

(And it may really date me, but I was given an autographed copy by the author when it first came out. He was a teacher at the Seminary building I went to, although I never had him.)

>I heard that freemasonry traces back to the time of temple ceremonies during Kong Solomon. Do you know if that is true and if so is there proof or is it just a theory?

Unfortunately, this is not supported (although it would be really cool if it were!).

Freemasonry historically traces back to 1598 Edinburgh, Scotland; it was around that time that it started to develop from medieval stonemasonry guilds. They switched from literal stonemasonry to speculative/philosophical Masonry due to their specialization (Gothic architecture) falling out of popularity; it was a way for them to continue to meet together.[1]

It was a popular hypothesis among Masons of the 19th century that Freemasonry literally traced back to King Solomon's Temple, but is only held by very few Masons today.

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[1] “Chapter 2: From Cathedrals to Lodge Rooms: A History of the Freemasons.” Freemasons for Dummies, by Christopher Hodapp, 2nd ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2013, p. 23, smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B0FSAW4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1.

I suggested this above. But I think you might also like it? The book is called "Is He Nuts?: Why a gay man would become a member of the church of Jesus Christ". The book follows a mans journey as he figures his life out and what he believes.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WLLPMJ8/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?\_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1

Feelings of self doubt are common, even the greatest theologian and philosophical thinkers of any era have doubt if not about God, then about their own abilities and worthiness. The SSA thing is a bit different, but you do live in an era in the church and our culture in general where there is a lot of support for those who struggle with that and what decision to make about their lives.

If you are thinking that you are a bit lost? I would recommend reading a few biographies from people who walked before you. Saint Agustines thoughts on faith and self doubt are great for being able to explore what that means. If your looking for resources to help you with SSA doubts and concerns, there is a book recently published called "Is He Nuts?" By Dennis Schleicher. He's a great guy, I have interacted with him a few times because we're both authors. The book is a fantastic read, and might help you find where you want to go and what you want to be when dealing with SSA.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WLLPMJ8/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?\_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1

Good luck, and may God be with you my friend.

You need to decide, right now, what you want to be done with your work. Go here, and figure it out for yourself. https://creativecommons.org/choose/

I encourage you to share and "share alike", meaning, make sure that people who derive from your work have to share as well.

If you want to make money from composing (which is not dishonest, I would love more paid composers, and I feel it is right for church funds to pay them for creating works) then you need to talk with a lawyer and figure out the right license to use.

Congratulations! You're already published, you just didn't realize it.

Huh, looks like they do, according to this site. And there is servers. However, if I try to browse to it it doesn't go anywhere, and that's why I assumed it wasn't part of the Church's network of domain names.

Systems, not goals.

I can't recommend enough Scott Adams' book, "How to fail at everything and still win big". In one chapter he talks about "Systems, not goals".

Here's an old blog post that summarizes it nicely.

Take a look at where you want your family to be and think about "systems" you can put in place that will help get you to where you want to go.

This is a great book for exploring how the culture of the BofM peoples may have influenced the text. Incredibly interesting.

This book is a fantastic look at the literary structure of the BofM, the different emphases of the various contributors, etc. Fascinating read and highly recommended.

I have a copy of that talk if you like? :-) You can also find his thoughts in an appendix in his book The First 2000 Years. It's also an audiobook on Audible called The Atonement: A Personal Search for the Meaning of the Atonement.

If you have an Android device, this free app has a large collection of faithful Latter-day Saint podcasts:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.andromo.dev5592.app130677

If you have an Android device, this free app has a large collection of faithful Latter-day Saint podcasts:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.andromo.dev5592.app130677

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If you have an Android device, this free app has a large collection of faithful Latter-day Saint podcasts:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.andromo.dev5592.app130677

If you have an Android device, it's available along with dozens of other faith-promoting podcasts, on LDS Podcasts Free. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.andromo.dev5592.app130677&amp;hl=en_US

This has now been added to LDS Podcasts Free for Android.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.andromo.dev5592.app130677

This podcast is now included in LDS Podcasts Free for Android.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.andromo.dev5592.app130677&amp;hl=en_US

I got this book for my daughters when they were preparing to go. It talks about the things that you're asking about:

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/1599550520/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1

I also got them this, which goes into other aspects:

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/0884944115/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1

I highly recommend this one: https://www.amazon.com/Mormon-Stories-Church-Christ-Latter-day/dp/B000FNQWQI/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&amp;keywords=book+of+mormon+stories&amp;qid=1598819921&amp;sr=8-3

There are others for the Old and New Testaments and the D&C, as well.

https://www.amazon.com/Who-Truth-Reframing-Questions-Richer/dp/1733738339

I cannot recommend this book highly enough. If we look at Jesus Christ as Truth Embodied, a whole host of concepts shift and faith becomes more about loyalty to a loving and benevolent deity and less about weighing evidence on a scale.

They're a little pricey, but Brant Gardner's Second Witness series is awesome. It goes through the BOM one bit at a time and details all the latest scholarship on it.

>Second Witness: Analytical and Contextual Commentary of the Book of Mormon, takes a detailed, nearly verse-by-verse look at the Book of Mormon. It marshals the best of modern scholarship and new insights into a consistent picture of the Book of Mormon as a historical document created in and reflecting a particular place, time, and culture. It takes a faithful but scholarly approach to the text, reading it through the insights of linguistics, anthropology, and ethnohistory. The commentary approaches the text from a variety of perspectives: how it was created, how it relates to history and culture, and what religious insights it provides. It does not back away from the potentially controversial aspects of the text, providing answers to most but noting where other questions may remain unanswered. For the cultural and historical background, the commentary accepts the best modern scholarship, which focuses on a particular region of Mesoamerica as the most plausible location for the Book of Mormon setting. For the first time, that location--its peoples, cultures and historical trends--are used as the historical backdrop for reading the text. The historical background is not presented as proof, but rather as the explanatory context. While reading the text against a cultural background, the commentary does not forget Mormon's purpose in writing. It discusses the doctrinal and theological aspects of the text and highlights the way in which Mormon created it to meet his goal of "convincing . . . the Jew and gentile that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God."

Here's vol. 1, which just covers 1 Nephi:

https://www.amazon.com/Second-Witness-Analytical-Contextual-Commentary/dp/1589580419

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009RC21RM/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1

Buy this version. It uses the actual text, but formats it a little differently which makes it much easier to read, at least for me. It puts the text back in paragraphs and shows verses via little superscript numbers. It also shows quotations and puts poetic passages into verse form, which is so much easier to read for me.

You might also find this book to be interesting: https://www.amazon.com/Know-He-Lives-Special-Witnesses/dp/1462121152

You can get a preview of the book starting here: http://www.truthwillprevail.xyz/2017/04/elder-boyd-k-packer-as-special-witness.html