It's that time of the year again! Not Christmas, but the next best thing. My wife Chelsea and I were at the annual Rocky Mountain Homeschool Conference. During this two-and-a-half-day conference full of exhibits and workshop presentations, I wandered around the booths and recorded some interviews.

Event Resources

Christian Home Educators of Colorado (CHEC)

Rocky Mountain Homeschool Conference

Exhibit Resources in this episode:

Abby the Homeopath

Colorado Right To Life with Scott Shamblin

Conquering Cars with Steven DePrang

Christian Focus Publications with David Williams

Real Science Radio with Doug McBurney

Woolcarders Wooden Swords [Etsy shop, Facebook page, PInterest]with Joseph Tozer

Multisensory Reading Center with Dr. Jenn Parra

A Family Business Academy Kevin Comstock

Stoa: Christian Homeschool Speech and Debate with Abigail

Four Fringes [Make the Church Great Again, Make Education Biblical Again, Make Health Biblical Again] with Corey

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This episode is part 17 in a series going through the story of the Book of Mormon.

This episode covers Mosiah 15:1-9 and its clear teaching of modalism. These verses sound like something a Oneness Pentecostal might say.

This episode explains the Trinity and how Oneness Pentecostalism differs with clips from Dr. David K. Bernard of the UPCI.

Then, we compare what Oneness theology says with what Mosiah 15:1-9 claims about Jesus. Also, the Joseph Smith Translation changes Luke 10:22 to make Jesus say that the Father and the Son are the same person. (Note: I mistakenly said Matthew 11:27 in the audio, which is the parallel gospel account.)

It seems undeniable that Joseph Smith was dabbling in modalism while writing the Book of Mormon.

Sources Cited:

"How Is Jesus Both God and Man? | Episode 36," David K. Bernard.

"Is Jesus God or God's Son? | Episode 99," David K. Bernard.

"Why Did Jesus Pray to His Father? | Episode 181," David K. Bernard.

David K. Bernard, "The Oneness View of Jesus Christ: Oneness theology affirms Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as simultaneous, not sequential, manifestations of God," McGahan Publishing House, January 4, 2021.

Luke 10:23 in the Joseph Smith Translation

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Episode 159: Is Jesus Like Doctor Octopus? (part 2)

Episode 160: Is Jesus Like Doctor Octopus? (part 3)

Episode 78: The Christmas Promise of Isaiah 9:6

Further research:

Book of Mormon in video

Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration

The Book of Mormon online: Mosiah [chapter 15]

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This episode is part 16 in a series going through the story of the Book of Mormon.

This episode covers chapters 9-14 of the book of Mosiah. This is part of the record of King Limhi's grandfather Zeniff that Ammon read.

It explains that Zeniff reclaimed the land of Nephi but only by the Lamanites giving him a part of the land. While Zeniff was king, the Nephites and the Lamanites battled several times. The Nephites won, but with bitter casualties.

Zeniff helped the land of Nephi prosper before passing the crown to his son Noah. Unlike his namesake, King Noah of the Nephites was kind of like King Belshazzar. He taxed the people and he and his chosen priests lived lavishly.

A preacher named Abinadi got into some trouble by pronouncing judgment if the people and king didn't repent. King Noah imprisoned Abinadi, then had him stand before the priests to answer their questions. Abinadi delivered a sermon quoting the ten commandments and Isaiah chapter 53 almost exactly as they are in the King James Bible. We talk about how this poses a challenge to the Book of Mormon being a translation from ancient records as it claims.

Further research:

Book of Mormon in video

Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration

The Book of Mormon online: Mosiah [chapters 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]

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