People are wondering about the new book, Mesomania. My publisher decided to release it at the conference next week, so you'll have to wait for that.
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Thanks to everyone who participated in the survey. I think you'll be happy with the cover we have. You'll enjoy the content even more, I hope!
There will be a lot of cool stuff at the conference. I've heard it's already sold out, so they're going to set up streaming access, if possible. I'll be out of town until Friday, so I'm speaking Friday and Saturday.
I hope to see lots of you there.
:)
Thanks to everyone who participated in the survey. I think you'll be happy with the cover we have. You'll enjoy the content even more, I hope!
There will be a lot of cool stuff at the conference. I've heard it's already sold out, so they're going to set up streaming access, if possible. I'll be out of town until Friday, so I'm speaking Friday and Saturday.
I hope to see lots of you there.
How can we get some "streaming" video? or CD? Will that only be in Utah, the "streaming". and WOAH, I want to buy your book. aloha, irene
ReplyDeleteI joined the Church in 1969 when I was 16. Just this year I stumbled across the Heartland theory. It is my wont to research everything, when I read about it in the mesoamerica info they were so negative about it. At first it turned me against Heartland, as I had seen Arnold Friberg's paintings since I joined. The more I read and thought about mesoamerica honestly the more I realized that their form of disagreement was not worded in a Christ like manner. Then I started paying real attention to their arguments (a person doesn't have to be a scientist to recognize bad science or bad scholarship in reporting it as truth. I learned young that the very basis of science is empiricism. When I noticed that facts were presented with no proofs, that I was expected to accept on their naked word, my defenses went up.) John L Sorenson, in one of his publications, said that no rational person who read his evidence would not disagrer with him. Rational=sane. His saying that if you don't agree with him you are insane. This statement is so against the teachings of our Saviour thatIhad trouble accepting that it had been written by a respected LDS scholar. The more I looked the more like statements I found. As to the science Sorenson refers to similarities between mesoamerica and ancient Israel without proving that these similarities are unique, that they haven't been used or practiced in other parts of the worls. One geologist said that he decided on one side,not even half, of a nartow piece of land because the area had volcanos and strike slip earthquake zones. He showed the quake zones all the way on the other side of the neck of land. My LDS every word scripture compendium does not show the word "volcano" in the Book of Mormon. If the Book of Mormon does not mention volcanos then why would they be defining geological evidence? Abysmal science. As for strike slip earthquake zones the largest quake zone east of the Rockys is the New Madrid fault yhat stretches across eastern Arkansas and Missouri with another large fault north of it. The events of the 1811/1812 quake were felt on the East Coast and in the Deep South. These things drove me out of the mesoamerica camp especially as the Heartland videos that I've watched on YouTube have only Christian "they're wrong" not vilifying them.
ReplyDeleteI forgot to say that I found this site about 10 minutes before I posted and have not read anything else here.
ReplyDeleteThe first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institute was Joseph Henry who was born in 1797 at Albany, NY. When the Book of Mormon was published he was 32 years old. The Smithsonian Institute has final word as to which artifacts are genuine. From its beginning the Smithsonian has fought any artifact that would support the Book of Mormon. Near Milford, Ohio there was a Hopewell earthwork, on the banks of the Little Miami River. It was one of three or four clise together. It was first drawn in 1823. On its top were what seemed to be an Israelite oil lamp, a menorah, and some masonic symbols. The drawing can be found on the internet under "Hanukkiah Mound". About 1938 the Corps of Engineers destroyed these earthworks. I believe that there has been a concerted effort, still today, to not recognize, or destroy, any artifacts that would support the Book of Mormon. IF THEY'RE REALLY AFTER YOU, YOU AREN'T PARANOID.
ReplyDeleteThe first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institute was Joseph Henry who was born in 1797 at Albany, NY. When the Book of Mormon was published he was 32 years old. The Smithsonian Institute has final word as to which artifacts are genuine. From its beginning the Smithsonian has fought any artifact that would support the Book of Mormon. Near Milford, Ohio there was a Hopewell earthwork, on the banks of the Little Miami River. It was one of three or four clise together. It was first drawn in 1823. On its top were what seemed to be an Israelite oil lamp, a menorah, and some masonic symbols. The drawing can be found on the internet under "Hanukkiah Mound". About 1938 the Corps of Engineers destroyed these earthworks. I believe that there has been a concerted effort, still today, to not recognize, or destroy, any artifacts that would support the Book of Mormon. IF THEY'RE REALLY AFTER YOU, YOU AREN'T PARANOID.
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