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Most Overlooked and Underrated Scripture

The LDS Church’s Most Overlooked and Underrated Scripture

August 20, 2019August 23, 2019 / M.S. Brothers / 6 Comments

By Scott S. Mitchell In recent essays on this website, I have discussed two critical Book of Mormon scriptures (2 Nephi 4 and Jacob 2 and 3).  The exegesis of those verses by the LDS Church (hereafter also referred to as "the Church") has been woefully inadequate and misleading.  I've hypothesized that these two scriptures … Continue reading The LDS Church’s Most Overlooked and Underrated Scripture

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