We couldn't have imagined a better compliment. We are so glad we can be a part of your study.

Wow. That is wonderful. Thank you for sharing that. I cannot even imagine or cannot comprehend being so mature at your age to read the book of Mormon before you were eight. Never even crossed my mind. Thank you for sharing that. It's inspiring as to what is possible. I wish I had even thought that way when I was a kid.

Wonderful!

You're very welcome!

My pleasure!

We are very gratified and delighted to know that this has been valuable for you and your family! As far as the verse groupings, I have been using the "Maxwell Institute Study Edition of the Book of Mormon," by Grant Hardy for most of it. In a few places I make my own small adjustment in grouping and labels but Professor Hardy's book is a great resource for the structure of the book. I can link to it below. It doesn't have as many notes as I'd like in it but it has some great resources for internal comparisons. I think it's worth picking up. www.amazon.com/Book-Mormon-Another-Testament-Institute-ebook/dp/B07JMWD5VV/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1Z54X8WL4KTG0&dchild=1&keywords=book+of+mormon+maxwell+institute+study+edition&qid=1587218703&sprefix=book+of+mormon+maxwell%2Caps%2C150&sr=8-1

And, by the way, the reason I didn't do it as much in the first episodes was that it takes a lot of time and I thought, "there is no way I'm going to be able to keep this up through all the episodes!" But then I ended up really enjoying it (despite the time) and really liked seeing the results for my own study... so I plan to keep it up.

@@brotherfullmer Well you have a big fan here. I also add my own along the way, too. I have well over 200 rows through Mosiah 3 and am so anxious to continue. I can see it is so much work for you, but I'm sure many are enjoying it even if they don't capture it. As it does for you, my study is enhanced. It's just part of my Sundays. Thanks again and for the pointer to the "Maxwell Institute Study Edition of the Book of Mormon,"

You are our kind of people! Thanks for checking that out. We hate unreferenced sources but the quote was still great.

Yeah, that vexes me still to date. I don't trust the General Conference Corpus, as its interface is difficult to use and has failed me before, but my research since the show corroborates it in this case. There's little evidence that it was ever said in Conference, and certainly no evidence to suggest that it was Elder Stapley who said it. So far, I've only found the saying quoted twice in previous Church publications. The earliest was the December 1955 Millennial Star. Unfortunately, in both cases, the quote is simply quoted with no reference. If you did find the phrase in the 1940s, where was it?

Ah, nuts! I realized after we recorded that I didn’t name it, so we were going to put it in the visuals, but we forgot! It’s “How Rare a Possession.” It’s still available here: store.churchofjesuschrist.org/usa/en/how-rare-a-possession%3A-the-book-of-mormon-dvd. Still one of my favorite Church videos of all time.

Anything visual is actually Jay’s handiwork. I believe he uses Apple’s Keynote

Jon's right. I use Apple Keynote (like powerpoint). I import the PDF of the scriptures page by page, first to Photoshop and then to Keynote. This allows me to have just the text and not a white background. Because of that I can add bars of color in Keynote and put them behind the text so it doesn't dim the words. Then I can just add an animation if I want to and that's about it. You may not have been interested in that much information but I'm really glad you like the visual.

I completely respect that opinion and thank you for bringing it up. When I suggest something more speculative in the show, I firstly strive to make very certain that it is clearly stated as such. We also do not speculate on doctrine. My purpose in what I introduce is to help listeners ask questions. That is one of the most fun ways to engage with the scriptures. Rather than just reading that an angel appeared to King Benjamin, I think there is value in exploring that more. That angel had to be someone. Was it someone we know? I never make positive conclusions on these topics but I think it is valuable to ask the questions - wonder about it and see where that takes you. It's been really helpful for me to engage with the scriptures this way although I can recognize that it may not be for everyone. I hope you've found that we don't do it often. I do think it would be helpful if I talked about why we are asking the questions when we do explore speculation in the story. Thanks again for caring enough to comment about it. We will take your thoughts to heart.

@@brotherfullmer I agree that questions and pondering and making connections is the way to teach and learn. I recommend online video sources for my seminary students, some of whom will be missionaries, hopefully in a few short months. So I think of them when watching helpful study resources, and again might I say I really learn and enjoy your series very much, I just don't ever want an immature learner to then take something they heard in a study video and use it as truth in teaching. In my classroom I can reiterate that we are speculating. Also reminding them that hearing one obscure point of interest even in a conference talk may be the opinion of a man but not doctrine. That they will hear doctrine repeated over and over again. I always try to listen with ears of my children or students. ( or recent converts with little to no gospel understanding) I guess my hope would be a significant point being made that it is opinion or something interesting to think about but not sourced from the scriptures themselves . Thank you for all of your work. Your videos are wonderful. I enjoy listening to them as part of my daily scripture study and teacher prep. ( not being with the students each day to be sure they are not sidelining into the obscure but sticking with doctrine is my angst during this time of separation from them, checking in is not the same as daily morning discussions) thank you for understanding

I appreciate your passion Bruce but I think your comment should be tempered with the statement that you yourself made - "You know the church is neutral on Geography." That is why we use the Church's internal map from the seminary materials. It is safest to use Church materials while also understanding that they are just intended to be a tool and not a final statement. You seem to be insisting on a final statement - your belief. We will continue to stick with Church materials.

We're so glad you found it helpful.