My grandpa taught us about the "river of water" long, long ago. He said it was an evidence that Joseph Smith couldn't have written the Book of Mormon because, being raised in New England, he wouldn't have known of any other kinds of rivers. We lived in San Diego where there are plenty of dry river beds which fill up only in the rainy season. When desert dwellers come upon a "river of water" it is a big deal! Thanks for this class, it is wonderful and has helped me see some new things, as well as called me to action.

Wow! Wonderful insights. Thank you !

John, thanks for your teaching and sharing all your learning with us. You have a SPECIAL talent. I first learned about you while listening to Hank & John in "FOLLOW HIM". I look forward to learning more from you as you share your testimony and talents with all of us. LIFE IS GOOD.. Thanks again, you are the BEST..

I’m glad you teach doctrine rather than opinions and traditions. I like how you pull quotes from the brethren into the lesson. You do great work.

Very good class. This is the first one I have viewed on your Master Class. Enjoyed it so much. Thanks . . . . .

Around 26:00: I think that a mother letting her sons go can be a greater and scarier act of faith than being the son who goes, leaves. Her “do,” her action, was a letting go. I love this. I love her. What a brave woman!

Rivers of lava, rivers of mud, and rocks, and ice glaciers, some of which come to mind. I had never thought of the concept before. Thank you, John. 😊❤️🙏🇦🇺

Thank you so much Brother Hilton for making this available to us. I am looking forward to leveling up my Book of Mormon study this year and these classes will really help.

Thank you Brother Hillton for the beautiful lesson. . I like the last bit where Elder Bedner talk about telling and talking about things to our children. We need to show them how to do things instead of just talking to them. . Great examples from scripture and the leaders of the church. UK

“Having been born of goodly parents”…. power of family !❤

To me , modern day Mothers of Faith are like Sariah! In our turbulent world - when with Faith we encourage our young Missionaries to partake of the miracles and blessings of a Mission experience we will gain Experience,blessings,and Converts to 29:48 Know the Gospel light ❣️💝🎉While we embark on answering our callings in Faith , We will gain a closeness to our Master!We will glean ever so many priceless experiences . many are housed in uncomfortable rooms and apartments. Often live in less than ideal settings & situations !What beautiful growth exists! Life enhanced through obedience! Outstanding ❣️💝🎉

I love this class. A very refreshing new reading of this wonderful book. Thank you so much!

Thank you, brother Hilton, for this class. I have studied the Book of Mormon all my life. I know it's contents and many of its principles, but this class has already been an answer to prayers for me.

Thank you so much for such a wonderful lesson!

Seriously, just wow! Absolutely wonderful!

I’m loving this Master Class Brother Hilton, thank you! ❤

I am really enjoying your insights on this week's reading. You pointed out some things that after umpteen readings I have not seen. thanks so much for doing this master class.

Really loved this class thanks Bro Hilton! I also loved your guest appearance on Follow Him!!!

I am using a new blue soft covered Book of Mormon this year so that I am not guided or influenced by my regular set of scriptures which are marked and has notes in it. I wanted to see what would speak to me as I do a serious study of the Book of Mormon. The scripture that stood out to me this week was 1 Nephi 5:22. I likened it to me and this is what it said, "Wherefore it is wisdom in the Lord that I should study and abide by the precepts of these scriptures as I journey through this spiritual wilderness of life towards exaltation in the kingdom of God." Interestingly I went to my regular scriptures and this was not underlined. Thank you for this wonderful class!

I absolutely love this class-thank you so much!! Today I especially loved the section on knowing and doing (I call this obedience) and doing and then knowing (which I call faith). So well done; so easy to understand. Again thank you!

@John Hilton III, THANK YOU SO MUCH for taking a chapter's concept and teaching it to us, rather than droning on and on about each and every single verse. Yes, I know each verse can have a lot to say, but as I've studied The Book of Mormon for 50 years, I'm anxious to be taught differently, to gain insights I havent seen yet, like knowing-then-doing vs. doing-then-knowing. Because of this, I can already tell it's going to be a great year of testimony growth.

Love to learn about you and your family members Thank you for sharing these fact. This is what I missed abou😂t some of teachers when school was over for me. Love to hear all you have to say Long classes ❤ 1:03

Dang snowboard beast! Some serious air on that jump 😂

Fantastic insights!

I've never had someone teach know and do quite like you did. You reinforced the concept to where the doing is do-able. Yet at the same time the knowing put your heart in the right place.

It will help me in my calling - thank you

I like Mosiah 5:15 not quite the firm and steadfast and immovable but so beautiful. It has steadfast and immovable. I too once underlined all references to records and plates.

I learnt so much from your “Seeking Jesus” series and am so grateful to be able to learn more in this Book of Mormon series. Thank you very much. 🇦🇺

I was born and raised in Africa where there are truly more rivers of sand than rivers of water. It could take half of a lifetime to ever see water in any of those sand rivers so finding a river of water is a big deal and should be noted just as Father Lehi did.

Just found you. Great insures. I love all these points of view. Have you seen David Alexander? He comes from someone who was an evangelical only 10 months ago.

Great class, I love it. My only suggestion would be to make your classes easy to find on KZfaq. Kind of like you’re seeking Jesus classes how they are laid out, it always takes me a little while to find what class I mean. Hope that helps. If not, I will keep “searching” 😊

Hi John, I'm so grateful for these extras (Master Classes). I've converted to be a LDS in 1991. I've been preserved by my Lord for a purpose in 2020, to bring my family to the knowledge of Jesus Christ, the Redeemer of the world. Just wanted to ask, has anyone ever written a book to help someone like myself with an acquired brain injury to read BOM with ease. Meaning there are sections that criss cross with time line. For instance, I cannot watch a movie that is backwards, meaning with the ending 1st, then the middle then the beginning. Since my acquired brain injury, reading the Book of Mormon or most scriptures has been a challenge. Also IT has been a huge challenge since my injury.

Around the 5-minute mark, you were speaking of "They searched the scriptures." This is an interesting coincidence as today I was looking for a word in Hebrew for seek releated to 1 Nephi 3:4. The word could be darash. The following words come up in English for this word: ask (1), avenge (1), calls (1), care (1), cares (3), comes the reckoning (1), consult (2), consulted by them at all (1), demand (1), inquire (33), inquired (5), inquirer (1), investigate (3), investigated (1), looks (2), making inquiry (1), questioned (1), require (7), required (1), requires (1), resort (3), search (6), searched (1), searched carefully (1), searches (2), seek (53), seek after (1), seeking (2), seeks (3), sought (18), studied (1), study (1), surely require (1). Note seek and search are both used to translate this Hebrew word. I bring this up as a Jewish site has the following. Please forgive the length, but I have underlined the key point, that inquiry, seeking, and searching are the methods to our Israel journey. www.chabadwestside.org/templates/articlecco_cdo/aid/659921/jewish/Shemini.htm Our Parshah of Shemini discusses various offerings that were brought on the day the Mishkan was dedicated. In the middle of this narrative, the Torah relates how Moses "inquired" about certain procedures that were followed by his brother Aaron. In the discussion Moses had with his brother Aaron, recorded in Lev. 10:16 - 20, it is noteworthy that Two questions arise. First, what is the significance of the middle word of the Torah? Second, why is the word "inquired" the word that marks the middle of the Torah? As a rule, the significance of any text is captured by its opening, its conclusion and also its middle. This is especially true about the Torah, which is designated as Torat Emet, the Torah of truth, which is inherently consistent. Thus, the Jerusalem Talmud states that the word Emet-truth comprises the first, last and middle letters of the Hebrew Alphabet. This refers to the creation of the world as it arose in G‑d's thought in its most abstract and pristine state. This has been compared to an idea that one has yet to act upon. The very first glimmer of the idea as it arises in one's conscious thought would be referred to as the genesis of the project. Genesis is thus about the world as it existed in its potential state before it assumed form and character. A seal has two functions, it designates the end of something and also protects it from being compromised, preserving its integrity and purpose. The seal of the Torah is Israel. The Jewish people were chosen to take the raw material of the world and perfect it and preserve its spiritual and G‑dly status. The word Israel means mastery over the physical and spiritual forces within creation. Israel also comprises two words that mean "the straightforward path to G‑d, Yashar Kel." While genesis is about how the world came to be, Israel is about what the world should become; a world in which the natural and even the spiritual forces are harnessed to the engine of G‑dly transformation. Israel is about the way we no longer have to take a circuitous route to G‑d.

O am wanting to understand did they make copies of the original books for others? It would be great if this was possible I understand that Mormons faced with many different records written. Different types Kings,Priest and more information about time periods He had help choosing the ones to pull out and write to make the best and one we have today. I know it was very heavy and long life for Moroni to carry on with these bags full of sacred gifts, books of gold,reading ability, and sword of Laben. I am happy to know that he had 3 Nephis come to help him out and others came to him. 17:08

Bro doesn't blink.

Thank you. I do think you would be ok in a tent with your family

Did i miss the 4 patterns of prayer on the "how prophets pray" spreadsheet?

On Facebook. But it stops functioning correctly from time to time. It is not Facebook itself. It is a cyber group limiting access.

John, I love your work. I downloaded the work by J Welch & Co regarding "Glimpses" and when I open in Google in order to use Read Aloud add-on, I get gibberish. When I attempt to move it to another reader, I get gibberesh. I am old and my eye sight is not so good, so I like to hear as I read. I have searched to find a solution, but cannot find any. What can I do?

Wow 😂 that is amazing 👏. I am an amateur magician 🎩 also. I put an object somewhere and it suddenly disappears. When I least expect to see the object again, there it is where I left it or near where I left it. Sometimes, I have to take the: call 📞 📲 🤙 ☎️ a friend option and again the object appears where I left it. It is amazing, you are also a magician 🎩. Oh wait ✋ 😐 😳. Did I mention, I am also a comedian 😅 😳?

John, Lehi was a prophet. He was Jewish, so was he also considered a Rabbi?

你會說中文啊?是不是在台灣傳教的?