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I loved the focus the title page gives us! We answer the question: WHAT is the Book of Mormon? It is for whom? Why is it? How did we get it?

Could a dream Joseph Smith, Sr. often told to his family when Joseph Smith Jr. was a boy - make it into the Book of Mormon? It seems more than coincidental that Lehi’s dream had similar components and, a parallel story line. The post 1 Nephi 8-10 | Jan 13-19 appeared first on Talking to Mormons.

Could a dream Joseph Smith, Sr. often told to his family when Joseph Smith Jr. was a boy - make it into the Book of Mormon? It seems more than coincidental that Lehi’s dream had similar components and, a parallel story line. The post 1 Nephi 8-10 | Jan 13-19 appeared first on Talking to Mormons.

      Vivian and Robert DeRosa with host Maggi Van Dorn (right)   In this latest episode of “Interfaith Matters," Maggi Van Dorn talks with Robert and Vivian DeRosa, leaders in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, sometimes known as Mormons. Robert is president of the Lynbrook New York Stake (a geographic area similar to a diocese or parish) that includes Eastern Queens and Western Nassau, Long Island. Vivian is the leader of the young women's programs.    Some Highlights:   On the origins of the word "Mormon": "It's a nickname people have given to us over time. It simply refers to the Book of Mormon and the person Mormon, who was the compiler and editor of 1,000 years' worth of history [that comprise the Book of Mormon]."   On what attracted the DeRosas to the Mormon faith: "It answered so many questions that I had, and I realized this just feels like home. Families can be together forever... these relationships that we treasure so much in life continue."   On diversity within the Mormon faith: "[In Queens alone], we have people whose place of birth is from 94 different countries ... there's a great diversity in the church. We have a core set of beliefs, yet there are cultural and ethnic differences that are wonderful, and that enrich our community."   On shared Humanity: "We believe that our Heavenly Father is the father of our spirits, that you and I are brother and sister. We don't look at it as an analogy, or a simple way to explain a difficult idea - we literally believe we are children of our Heavenly Father."  "When we love and serve one another, that commonality is much stronger than whatever other differences that we've got."   And a Special Invitation:   On March 18, Mandarin-speaking New Yorkers are invited to research their family histories at a Family History Discovery Day, held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located at 145-15 33rd Ave FLUSHING, New York from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm.  There is no charge for participating in the event.   Have a question for our guests, or a comment on our podcast series?  Please feel free to leave comments on your podcast player, or send us an email at socialmedia@interfaithcenter.org.  And please be sure to rate us!

Download Transcript Grant Hardy became intrigued with world religions, especially those of East Asia, as a young missionary. He has reasearched and written widely on various topics, but his study of the Book of Mormon led him to publish two landmark books that share important insights. In his brief overview to Understanding the Book of Mormon, Hardy gives us ten observations about the Book of Mormon: It is a long book. It is written in a somewhat awkward, repetitious form of English. It imitates the style of the King James Version. It claims to be history. It presents a complicated narrative. It is a religious text. It is basically a tragedy. It is very didactic. It is a human artifact. Its basic structure is derived from the three narrators. It is this last observation that forms the thesis for the majority of his work. Hardy contends that "If you're not seeing the narrators at every turn, you're not really reading the Book of Mormon--because that's how the book is constructed, regardless of who the author(s) may have been." The three main narrators (Nephi, Mormon, and Moroni) each had distinct approaches as they presented history and revelation in their writings. Join Laura Harris Hales as she has an enjoyable back-and-forth with an outstanding Book of Mormon scholar. LDS Perspectives Podcast Episode 19: The Book of Mormon as Literature with Grant Hardy Laura Hales:              Hello. I’m Laura Harris Hales, your host for this episode of the LDS Perspectives Podcast. Today I’m here with Grant Hardy, author of Understanding the Book of Mormon. We will be talking about another strategy to enhance our study of the Book of Mormon. Grant Hardy is professor of history and religious studies at the University of North Carolina in Asheville. He has a bachelor’s in Ancient Greek from Brigham Young University and a PhD in Chinese language and literature from Yale. He has authored books on diverse topics such as Worlds of Bronze and Bamboo and Understanding the Book of Mormon: A Reader’s Guide. He’s also edited The Book of Mormon: A Reader’s Edition, Enduring Ties: Poems of Family Relationships, and the Oxford History of Historical Writing, Voume 1. Grant’s “Sacred Texts of the World,” a 36-lecture course for the Teaching Company was released in 2015 and follows his earlier course “Great Minds of the Eastern Intellectual Tradition.” Grant and his wife, Heather, have two children. Welcome, Grant. Grant Hardy:              Thank you. It’s good to be here. Laura Hales:              I have a stepson who is fluent in Chinese. How did you get interested in the Chinese language? Grant Hardy:              I went on a mission to Taiwan and learned Chinese there and became very interested in Chinese literature and history and philosophy. So the family joke is I went there as a missionary, and they sort of converted me a little bit. I think it happens fairly often. Laura Hales:              I think so, too. I have a lot of friends who went to Chinese-speaking missions, and they loved the people and loved the culture. From your bio, it appears that you are intrigued by world religions and those of the Far East, of course, because of China in particular. Can you pinpoint where that interest first developed? Grant Hardy:              Sure. It came from the mission. As you know, missionaries are pretty restricted in what they’re allowed to read and study because they’re focusing on missionary work. But in our mission, the mission president said that anything having to do with Chinese culture might be appropriate to help us be better missionaries. I found that Chinese culture was a vast, rich, sort of treasure trove of ideas and heritage and history. I used to get up an hour earlier than the mission rule, so I would have some time to read some Chinese literature and materials. That’s when it all started, I think. Laura Hales:              That’s great. Outside of Christian religious texts,