Eternal life is to live with our Father and with our families forevermore. Should not this promise be the greatest incentive to do the best within our reach?

Elder Zeballos teaches that with the help of the Lord, we can be resistant to sin and temptation and find lasting happiness in this life. I pray that we may continue to build our lives following the plans and technical specifications of the divine design authored by our Heavenly Father.

Jorge F. Zeballos shares four key principles to help us be responsible to our Father in Heaven and become like Him.

The events of 3 Nephi and 4 Nephi may foreshadow the events of the final days as witnesses of Christ are killed, are raised from the dead, and continue to instill fear in the hearts of the wicked.

A polemical work that asserts that the Book of Mormon was inspired by Satan.

Counts and lists 119 geographical sites in the Book of Mormon, 103 of which the author believes are identifiable.

The LDS ties to the Jews and the foundation of the state of Israel as a partial fulfillment of the prophecies of the gathering

An anti-Mormon piece that argues that LDS scholars have changed the location of “the narrow neck of land” from the Isthmus of Panama to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, creating a problem with the “sea east” and the “sea west”

A satirical effort to educate Mormons concerning the mistakes of the Book of Mormon. Topics include the American Indians as descendants of the Jews, steel making, cows, horses, and elephants, and wheel-drawn vehicles.

Textual and Comparative Explorations in 1 and 2 Enoch breathes fresh air into the scholarly field of Enoch studies. Samuel Zinner emphasizes the textual and theological dimensions of the feminine divine Lady Wisdom in 1 Enoch and how she resembles aspects of earlier indigenous conceptions of Mother Earth. The study presents evidence that 1 Enoch’s and Daniel 7’s Ancient of Days and Son of Man originated in Noah stories that predate both texts. Daniel 7 and the Parables of Enoch each reflects a combination of early and late traditions, which calls into question the standard consensus of simple Danielic dependence on the part of 1 Enoch. Zinner brings to light previously undocumented influences of 1 Enoch on texts such as the Book of Wisdom, the Gospel of the Hebrews, and the Shepherd of Hermas, and demonstrates the application of Enochic traits to the Qur’anic portraits of the prophet Ezra and the Virgin Mary. The study culminates in a literary journey through ancient Jewish and Judaic-Christian literary parallels to various Mormon texts dealing with the prophet Enoch.

Editor’s Note: This article is drawn from a chapter in Samuel Zinner’s new book entitled Textual and Comparative Explorations in 1 and 2 Enoch (Provo, UT: The Interpreter Foundation/Eborn Books, 2014). The book is now available online for purchase (e.g., Amazon, FairMormon Bookstore) and will be available in selected bookstores in October 2014. The other new temple books from Interpreter are also now available for purchase. Click here for more details.
The essay traces lines of continuity between ancient middle eastern traditions of Asherah in her various later Jewish, Christian, and Mormon forms. Especially relevant in Jewish texts are Lady Wisdom (Proverbs 8; Sirach 24; Baruch 3-4), Daughter of Zion (Lamentations; Isaiah); Lady Zion and Mother Jerusalem (4 Ezra), Binah in kabbalah etc. The divine feminine in the Jewish-Christian texts Odes of Solomon 19 and Shepherd of Hermas is examined, as well as in Pauline Christian texts, namely, the Letter to the Galatians and the writings of Irenaeus (Against Heresies and Apostolic Preaching). Dependence of Hermas on the Parables of Enoch is documented. The essay identifies parallels between some of the above ancient sources and traditions about Zion and other forms of the feminine divine in 19th century America, specifically in the Mormon scriptures (Moses 7 and Nephi 11). While recognizing the corporate nature of the Enochic city of Zion in Moses 7, the essay argues that this Zion also parallels the hypostatic Lady Zion of Jewish canonical and extracanonical scriptures, especially 4 Ezra. The essay also points how the indigenous trope of Mother Earth parallels forms of the divine feminine stretching from the ancient middle eastern Asherah, the Jewish Lady Wisdom and Shekhinah, the Christian Holy Spirit, to the Mormon Enochic Zion.

We, as members of the Church of Jesus Christ, have chosen not to be ordinary men and women.

Let us be faithful to what we have believed and know.

I pray that we will not lose sight of the way so that we may always be connected with the heavens.

This article discusses the history of the Hill Cumorah pageant, a dramatic production that depicts the people of the Book of Mormon who peopled America many years ago.

This article gives an account of the efforts of Ebenezer Robinson to arrange the printing of the third edition of the Book of Mormon. It also mentions changes made since the second edition.

This article discusses the first printing and subsequent editions of the Book of Mormon and identifies different formats the Book of Mormon has taken since its first publication.

This article traces the history of two Book of Mormon manuscripts—the original manuscript and the printer’s manuscript. Joseph Smith deposited the original manuscripts in the cornerstone of the Nauvoo House October 2, 1841. It was recovered in 1882. The printer’s manuscript is now in the possession of the RLDS church.

This article gives the dates that the Book of Mormon was translated into each language. By May 1961 the Book of Mormon had been translated into 29 different languages.

This article recounts the contributions of R. Joseph Knight, Sr. to Joseph Smith, Jr. during the translation of the Book of Mormon. Mr. Knight’s aid was instrumental in the process by providing food and the paper that the translation was written on.

In this article, passages relating to the Jaredites are used as a basis for examining different aspects of the Jaredite journey including the design of the barges, a possible route of their journey, and their qualifications as ship builders.

An account of the efforts of Ebenezer Robinson to arrange the printing of the third edition of the Book of Mormon. Also mentions changes made since the second edition.

A biography of Alma the Younger, employing paraphrases from the Book of Mormon. Includes a section containing the sayings of Alma.

If we will … walk hand in hand with Him in His paths, we will go forward with faith and never feel alone.

We must look at others through the eyes of our Savior.

Live by your standards. Stand up for what you believe in.

I plead with you to practice asking this question, with tender regard for another’s experience: “What are you thinking?”