Category Archives: Institute for the Exploring Mormon

Compare[1] Purpose: To help class members realize that the Book of Mormon could have been produced by man without divine intervention. Ask a class member to prepare to summarize the account of Martin Harris losing the 116 pages of manuscript[2]. … Continue reading →

Compare[1] Purpose To help individuals understand that the First Vision account they learned about their whole life is a complete fabrication. Activity Read this wikipage[2]. This volcano in Iceland is what caused not only the Smith’s farm to fail, but … Continue reading →

Compare: Everybody ready? First, I’ll set out my temple doily:  and then, I’ll put out a stick: Everybody see the twig on my doily? Great. Now notice it is not attached to a tree. No, really. The tree is gone. Without … Continue reading →

As I pondered on a good place to begin discussions of mormonism, it struck me that comparing actual history to the LDS Institute Manual for the D&C was a good place to begin. You may detect some notes of sarcasm … Continue reading →