Reading the BoM Despite Her Stake President . . .

[Anonymous]

This struck me as a very StayLDS type of post:

http://www.dovesandserpents.org/wp/2012/07/gp-you-dont-have-to/

I was reading the book of Omni this morning and it struck me that it would be fun for a group of independent minded people who still find meaning in the BoM to read it together and create sort of a markup wiki commentary. For example in Omni this morning I noted two completely trinitarian verses and the fact that in the BoM individuals are always leaving corrupt organizations that have lost their way. This is so reflective of Joseph Smith’s early ministry, yet by the end he has actually become the “establishment” that other people are declaring corrupt and leaving, much like Mosiah did.

I don’t really have the web skills for this, but thought it was an interesting idea if it triggered anything in anyone else also.

[Anonymous]

I would love that. I am doing a similar thing as I am reading the scriptures. It is really very helpful to read them and find out what they say, not what people tell you they say. It would be great to get others ideas as well.

[Anonymous]

That’s a really cool idea.

This isn’t exactly the same, but along similar lines: http://www.mormonsundayschool.org/

Jared Anderson is building up this project. He is going to follow the lesson manuals for Sunday School a couple weeks in advance and produce podcasts on the same scriptures, but from a more advanced and nuanced perspective. He’s a PhD student in Religious Studies specializing in the New Testament (under Bart Ehrman). I think his project is going to be really fascinating — bringing in the academic world of textual criticism, history and other tools.

[Anonymous]

BobDixon wrote:

For example in Omni this morning I noted two completely trinitarian verses and the fact that in the BoM individuals are always leaving corrupt organizations that have lost their way.

There are a few more, but the more trinitarian verses have in the main been altered.

A good idea otherwise Bob!

[Anonymous]

SamBee wrote:

BobDixon wrote:

For example in Omni this morning I noted two completely trinitarian verses and the fact that in the BoM individuals are always leaving corrupt organizations that have lost their way.

There are a few more, but the more trinitarian verses have in the main been altered.

A good idea otherwise Bob!

Are you saying that elsewhere the more trinitarian verses have been altered to be less trinitarian?

I was reading Mosiah Ch 1 this morning, and it’s interesting how many people in authority in the BoM are servant leaders who voluntarily step away from power in the interests of the larger community. Probably evidence right there that it’s fiction, because you rarely see that in the real world. I mean, think of King Benjamin voluntarily turning his kingship (whatever the term) to Mosiah. Historically fathers have murdered their sons rather than give up power like that, especially warrior kings like Benjamin. There’s a great paradigm there, if only people could be convinced to follow it.

For example, why don’t feeble LDS prophets step aside like King Benjamin did? Give your farewell address and then move off into the sunset instead of surrounding yourself with handlers running the signature machine.

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