Morning Seminary

The LDS Church says that diligent, faithful scripture study is the antidote to a faltering testimony. So what happens when studying the scriptures creates the very kind of doubt it’s supposed to dispel? Packer - Scriptures - https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1982/10/scriptures?lang=eng Faust - The Keystone of Our Religion - https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1983/10/the-keystone-of-our-religion?lang=eng#p24 Steven Harper video about Charles Anthon - https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/media/video/2009-02-1007-episode-7-the-coming-forth-of-the-book-of-mormon?lang=eng LDS Discussions blog about Isaiah and Charles Anthon - https://www.ldsdiscussions.com/cannot-read-a-sealed-book Charles Anthon letter - http://utlm.org/onlineresources/anthonletter.htm Music used in this episode Grieg - Malmö Symphony Orchestra - https://www.yourclassical.org/episode/2016/06/21/daily-download-edvard-grieg--peer-gynt-suite-no-1-morning-mood Ep 7 - Once in Paris - pumpupthemind - https://pixabay.com/music/beats-once-in-paris-168895/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alma the Younger spent his days trashing the church and trying to convince people to leave. Thanks to the prayers of the faithful, God intervened by sending an angel to stop him in his tracks and turn Alma back to the light. So what's stopping God from doing that for everyone else? Morning Seminary is always free on Patreon, but by becoming a patron, you get access to bi-weekly chats, voting rights on character voices, and more. Relevant links: Justice Dept: https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2022/mar/1/justice-department-releases-ten-year-recidivism-study/ PEW: Religion in Prisons: https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2012/03/22/prison-chaplains-exec/ LDS Press Release, 2015: https://news-uk.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/effectiveness-of-church-approach-to-preventing-child-abuse Arizona case: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2022/08/04/mormon-church-sexual-abuse-help-line-paul-adams/10234183002/ AP video on case: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYwyIsAP2pY FAIR "Abuse and the Church": https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/home-page/current-events/abuse-and-the-church Saints Unscripted: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lci-R8QAjTs LDS Abuse Help Line video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRSTw0LwA-8 Music in this episode: Malmö Symphony Orchestra: https://www.yourclassical.org/episode/2016/06/21/daily-download-edvard-grieg--peer-gynt-suite-no-1-morning-mood Your Own Personal Hell - 17406877: https://pixabay.com/music/action-your-own-personal-hell-8685/ Feel Bossa Nova - William King- https://pixabay.com/music/bossa-nova-feel-bossa-nova-153613/ Energetic Upbeat Happy Punk Stylish Summer Rock Adventure Party - SoundGalleryByDmitryTaras - https://pixabay.com/music/rock-energetic-upbeat-happy-punk-stylish-summer-rock-adventure-party-117922/ My Life (Main) - Daddy_S_Music - https://pixabay.com/music/acoustic-group-my-life-main-6670/ The Shadow of the Past - https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=t032o9ECs0c&si=OL64UWfJQGN3QXE- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Nephites have a democracy problem. Despite the prosperity of the believers in Zarahemla, the unbelievers there still want a king. Is war inevitable? Should people be forced to choose freedom? Morning Seminary episodes are released every other Friday. They are always free on Patreon, but by becoming a patron, you get access to bi-weekly chats, voting rights on character voices, and more. Relevant links: Unsettling Mormonism IG: https://www.instagram.com/unsettling_mormonism/ Paul Piff Monopoly Game study TED talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ8Kq1wucsk Amalekites: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/how-were-the-amlicites-and-amalekites-related Joseph Smith and the Council of 50: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/topics/council-of-fifty?lang=eng Timpanogos Extermination Order: https://bhroberts.org/records/sYYOCc-0Y57Qf/wells_orders_scott_to_exterminate_hostile_clans_and_sue_for_peace Monroe Doctrine & the Clark Memorandum: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1601&context=byusq Sheri Dew on Ezra Benson: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/media/video/2014-11-0111-men-women-of-faith-november-2014-sheri-dew?lang=eng President Benson's October 1967 General Conference talk: https://www.latterdayconservative.com/ezra-taft-benson/trust-not-in-the-arm-of-flesh/ "If Lamanites Were Black, Why Didn't Anyone Notice?": https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/blog/2012/05/21/if-lamanites-were-black-why-didnt-anyone-notice The Law of Consecration - Latter-day Saint History: https://youtu.be/_nAgMpXRqLA?si=eu2ZRP_hec1gaevR Utah ranks #2 in national poverty: https://talkpoverty.org/state-year-report/utah-2020-report/index.html Mormons oppressed by TV shows: https://religionnews.com/2022/08/05/mormons-are-being-oppressed-and-mocked-on-tv-were-not-alone/ LDS Church has Most Valuable Private Real Estate Portfolio in the US: https://www.truthandtransparency.org/news/2022/04/05/lds-church-has-most-valuable-private-real-estate-portfolio-in-the-us-evidence-suggests/index.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lehi has a vision of a tree whose fruit makes people incomparably happy. All they have to do is hold to an iron rod and get there, yet many refuse. Some even reach the tree, taste the fruit, and walk away. Is the fruit all it's cracked up to be, or are people confused about the nature of happiness? Morning Seminary episodes are released every other Friday. They are always free on Patreon, but by becoming a patron, you get access to bi-weekly chats, voting rights on character voices, and more. Relevant links: “I Will Tell You in Your Mind and in Your Heart, by the Holy Ghost”: Doctrine and Covenants and Church History: Gospel Doctrine Teacher’s Manual Bruce R. McConkie letter to Eugene Englund: https://ia601009.us.archive.org/15/items/wally-tope--bruce-mcconkie-letter/wally-tope--bruce-mcconkie-letter-ocr.pdf FAIR Joseph Sr.'s dream: https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/answers/Book_of_Mormon/Plagiarism_accusations/Joseph_Smith,_Sr.%27s_dream_and_Lehi%27s_vision Restoration and the Sacred Mushroom by Robert Beckstead: http://www.mormonthink.com/files/restoration-sacred-mushroom.pdf FAIR Evaluating Claims that Contradict the Prophets: https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/blog/2022/09/28/evaluating-claims-that-contradict-the-prophets Music in this episode: Grieg - Malmö Symphony Orchestra: https://www.yourclassical.org/episode/2016/06/21/daily-download-edvard-grieg--peer-gynt-suite-no-1-morning-mood FAIRMormon song - Your Own Personal Hell - 17406877: https://pixabay.com/music/action-your-own-personal-hell-8685/ Jazzy Abstract Beat - Coma Media: https://pixabay.com/music/beats-jazzy-abstract-beat-11254/ BJFwBy9Aga8HinmIgVhs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ammon wanted to convert the Lamanites and turn them from their wicked ways. Except, they weren't that wicked, and introducing Ammon's god would make it worse for anyone who chose to decline. If everyone gets to hear the gospel in Heaven, why can't the Nephites just leave other cultures alone? Morning Seminary episodes are released every other Friday. They are always free on Patreon, but by becoming a patron, you get access to bi-weekly chats, voting rights on character voices, and more. Relevant links: LDS Church richest in the US: https://www.truthandtransparency.org/news/2022/04/05/lds-church-has-most-valuable-private-real-estate-portfolio-in-the-us-evidence-suggests/index.html The Most American Religion: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/01/the-most-american-religion/617263/ Russell M. Nelson missionary leader training: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/church/news/president-nelson-shares-the-hopes-of-my-heart-with-new-mission-leaders?lang=eng FAIR steel trading: https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/blog/2013/06/17/labans-sword-of-most-precious-steel-howlers-5-2 FAIR horses: https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/archive/publications/horses-in-the-book-of-mormon Music in this episode: Grieg - Malmö Symphony Orchestra: https://www.yourclassical.org/episode/2016/06/21/daily-download-edvard-grieg--peer-gynt-suite-no-1-morning-mood FAIRMormon song - Your Own Personal Hell - 17406877: https://pixabay.com/music/action-your-own-personal-hell-8685/ Ep 3 - Bossa in my Heart - Sergei Chetvertnykh: https://pixabay.com/music/bossa-nova-bossa-in-my-heart-13187/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.