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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This episode is part 15 in a series going through the story of the Book of Mormon.

This episode covers chapters 4-8 of the book of Mosiah. King Benjamin passes the crown of Zarahemla to his son Mosiah. The people all covenant with God and take on the name "the children of Christ."

After King Benjamin passes away three years later, King Mosiah sends a band of men to the land of Nephi to find out what happened to others they had sent. Some stay near a hill in Silom outside the land of Nephi while Ammon and his three brothers enter. King Limhi of the Nephites arrests them and asks why they're there. When Limhi finds out they're from Zarahemla just as his grandfather was, they rejoice. The Lamanites had subjected the Nephites to burdensome taxes.

Ammon and his brothers learn that some Nephite travelers had retrieved some golden plates from a more ancient civilization. We also find out that a "seer" is superior to an "interpreter" and a "prophet."

Further research:

Book of Mormon in video

Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration

The Book of Mormon online: Mosiah [chapters 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]

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A Christian leader recently confessed to writing anonymous posts criticizing fellow ministers. The worst part was lying about it for over two years.

Why did this happen when it doesn't seem to make sense?

We need to examine ourselves for pride. Pride is the dangerous original sin that can make you do strange things to hold onto the things you hold dear for the wrong reasons. Pride leads to other sins and covering them up like lying and adultery that bring down ministers and reduce ministries to rubble.

This episode isn't meant to be criticism. It's about examining our own hearts to stop pride in its tracks. We also need to ask ourselves what is the purpose of Christian ministry.

Sources Cited:

"Statement Regarding Josh Buice," Prays Mills Baptist Church, May 12, 2025.

"Statement Regarding Josh Buice," G3 Ministries, May 12, 2025.

"A Statement Regarding Josh Buice," Founders Ministries, May 12, 2025.

"Update Regarding Josh Buice," G3 Ministries, May 13, 2025.

Scriptures Referenced:

Proverbs 13:10; 11:2; 16:18

Numbers 32:23

John 3:30

1 Corinthians 3:5-7, 10-11, 21

1 Peter 5:2-3

Philippians 1:15-18

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My wife Chelsea returns to Truthspresso and our oldest son joins us to chat about Colorado's radical gender bill that has provoked national attention.

HB25-1312, also known as the "Kelly Loving Act," seeks to transform society to "protect" "rights" for people who identify as a gender contrary to their birth certificate.

The original version of the bill sought to bias courts to grant custody to children to whomever would "affirm" alternate gender identities and punish parents who stand for reality. It would forbid schools from enforcing gender-specific dress standards. It would punish school staff for "deadnaming" or "misgendering." Millions of public documents would need updates to allow a new "chosen name" to usurp a person's legal name.

Many Coloradans have expressed deep concern and outrage at the bill's unapologetic social engineering and unconstitutional violations of First Amendment rights.

Although some of the original Orwellian sections have been removed from the final version, the bill still poses serious risks to public education and society from an anti-Biblical agenda. Please pray for God's mercy and salvation for the state of Colorado.

We ask you to consider contacting the office of Governor Jared Polis by calling the phone number listed and urge him respectfully not to sign HB25-1312 known as "The Kelly Loving Act" because it unconstitutionally suppresses the freedom of speech, favors treating children in a way that could harm them for the rest of their lives, and is plainly against what the Bible teaches about God's design for humanity, parenting, and education.

Sources Cited:

Colorado House Bill 25-1312 [Original text, Final text]

House Judiciary [Apr 01, 2025 - Upon Adjournment]

Colorado House 2025 Legislative Day 087

Scriptures Referenced:

Proverbs 1:7-8; 16:22

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This episode is part 14 in a series going through the story of the Book of Mormon.

This episode covers the first three chapters of the book of Mosiah. We have now shifted to the land of Zarahemla to see how they relate to the land of Nephi, and are 300-400 years removed from Jacob, the son of Lehi.

King Benjamin who succeeded his father Mosiah to the throne of Zarahemla is now old. He will speak to the people to pass the throne to his son also named Mosiah. Of course, he will give a long sermon to the people that sounds like something from a revivalist in the 1800's; except that hindsight prophecies about Jesus will be in there.

Further research:

Book of Mormon in video

Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration

The Book of Mormon online: Mosiah [chapters 1, 2, 3]

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This episode is part 13 in a series going through the story of the Book of Mormon.

This episode covers three small books that follow the Book of Jacob: Enos, Jarom, and Omni.

There is a lot about the brass plates being passed down from generation to generation and how the Nephites fare against the Lamanites.

Some questions arise with the date ranges and the age of Jacob when he died. We look at a few anachronisms in the Book of Mormon from these short books and, of course, quotes from the New Testament before their time. We eventually learn about a civilization in ancient America that started from one surviving son of King Zedekiah.

Further research:

Book of Mormon in video

Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration

The Book of Mormon online: Enos, Jarom, Omni

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https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/omni/1?lang=eng

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