Nofear Posted October 18, 2022 Posted October 18, 2022 https://www.thechurchnews.com/history/2022/10/13/23401157/hill-cumorah-rehabilitation-project-joseph-smith-angel-moroni That, and the Angel Moroni statue is being re-gilded. 4
CV75 Posted October 19, 2022 Posted October 19, 2022 On 10/18/2022 at 8:58 AM, Nofear said: https://www.thechurchnews.com/history/2022/10/13/23401157/hill-cumorah-rehabilitation-project-joseph-smith-angel-moroni That, and the Angel Moroni statue is being re-gilded. I love the standard-issue vacuum cleaner on the right side wall: I joined the Church as a nearby college student in 1975. My first trip there was on a lark, to take an investigating roommate there at midnight just for kicks. No security at all; we parked the car on the road and climbed to the top, taking a steep "shortcut" off the path. And he did have a significant experience there and joined the Church after all! I went to the 1976 and 1977 pageants with him and other college buddies as part of a summer road trip with a much wider range of interests represented among us (no conversions from that enterprise, but lots of fun and entertainment!). 2
Orthodox Christian Posted March 31, 2023 Posted March 31, 2023 On 10/18/2022 at 1:58 PM, Nofear said: https://www.thechurchnews.com/history/2022/10/13/23401157/hill-cumorah-rehabilitation-project-joseph-smith-angel-moroni That, and the Angel Moroni statue is being re-gilded. Has the hill ever been excavated, in terms of any possible archeology that might be there?
Nofear Posted April 1, 2023 Author Posted April 1, 2023 6 hours ago, Orthodox Christian said: Has the hill ever been excavated, in terms of any possible archeology that might be there? Well, of course. But, the Limited Geography acolytes found all the good stuff and buried it in Mesoamerica so that the Great Lakes Book of Mormon advocates wouldn't have any "evidence" on their side. Ah well.
Orthodox Christian Posted April 1, 2023 Posted April 1, 2023 2 hours ago, Nofear said: Well, of course. But, the Limited Geography acolytes found all the good stuff and buried it in Mesoamerica so that the Great Lakes Book of Mormon advocates wouldn't have any "evidence" on their side. Ah well. What does this mean?
Orthodox Christian Posted April 1, 2023 Posted April 1, 2023 52 minutes ago, Orthodox Christian said: What does this mean? Ok I've read the Wikepedia stuff now. Many years ago (late 60s) my friends and I were investigating the LDS church and along with the BoM we were given a large book which was a sort of companion to their teachings. I can't remember the name of the book, it was a hardback book with a picture of the Salt Lake Temple on the front. Anyhow, this work lead to the conclusion that the BoM was a record of people who settled in Mesoamerica. Obviously in the intervening years there has been some challenges to this idea, so where do you fall in this debate? I didn't become LDS btw, but my friends did, so I have been totally unaware of the debate.
Nofear Posted April 1, 2023 Author Posted April 1, 2023 8 hours ago, Orthodox Christian said: Ok I've read the Wikepedia stuff now. Many years ago (late 60s) my friends and I were investigating the LDS church and along with the BoM we were given a large book which was a sort of companion to their teachings. I can't remember the name of the book, it was a hardback book with a picture of the Salt Lake Temple on the front. Anyhow, this work lead to the conclusion that the BoM was a record of people who settled in Mesoamerica. Obviously in the intervening years there has been some challenges to this idea, so where do you fall in this debate? I didn't become LDS btw, but my friends did, so I have been totally unaware of the debate. My response was very much in the non-serious vein.
Orthodox Christian Posted April 1, 2023 Posted April 1, 2023 13 minutes ago, Nofear said: My response was very much in the non-serious vein. Yes, I thought that you were being humerous, but I didn't know the back story.
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