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In Mosiah 1:3 it mentions the "mysteries of God." Just what are those mysteries that King Benjamin is referring to? "The term mysteries of God as used in the Book of Mormon denotes the saving principles of the gospel of Jesus Christ. They are termed mysteries because they are unavailable to the natural man, not because they are mysterious or difficult to understand. They must be revealed from God through faith and obedience. They are designed to lead God's children to eternal life."

So I've known that the Book of Mormon was written in Reformed Egyptian but what I didn't know is something that Hugh Nibley (LDS Author and Apologist) said: "'We now realize that the ancient Jews could write quickly and boldly (in Hebrew), in an artistic flowing hand, with the loving penmanship of those who enjoy writing.' And the Nephites got rid of this to learn in its place the most awkward, difficult, and impractical system of writing ever devised by man! Why all the trouble? Simply to save space. What space? Space on valuable plates. When did the custom begin? With Lehi. Where and when did he learn 'the language of the Egyptians'? In Palestine, of course, before he ever thought of himself as a record-keeper. Did the wealthy Lehi learn Egyptian characters so that he could sit in his house in the land of Jerusalem and by writing Hebrew with demotic (a form of Egyptian writing which differed from classical Egyptian hieroglyphics; it was used for recording deeds, books, etc.) symbols save a few cents a month on writing materials? And did he command his sons to learn Egyptian so they could save space when they kept records? Of course not: when they learned the language, neither Lehi nor his sons had any idea that some day it would be useful to keepers of records on metal plates. They had no other reason for learning Egyptian characters than to read and write Egyptian. It was only later when historians became cramped for space that they saw the advantage of continuing to write in Egyptian. And the Egyptian characters can only have been preserved for their use because the language was also preserved..." "The fact remains that the abridging and editing of the Book of Mormon was in a language known to no other people on earth but the Nephites." (Hugh Nibley, Lehi in the Desert and The World of the Jaredites , pp. 16-17) In conclusion, what was the language used by the writers of the Book of Mormon? The short answer, "reformed Egyptian," is probably more helpful and accurate than the long answer discussed above.

Intelligence is so much more advanced than it was during your time in Vietnam. This was just outright embarassing on all parts that their intelligence nor the U.S. saw this coming. Somehow Hamas was able to keep this so much under wraps that even with our advanced intelligence it wasn't detected.

@Lumen8 I'm curious to know what part of San Diego you live in.

The comic books today definitely aren't like the comic books I grew up with.

Portland does have a temple. It may be to take some of the pressure off of it.

I'm happy to hear of another temple in Alaska and also Maui will now have one of their own.

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I think AI is great. To a point. However, when it comes to some things I prefer being able to research instead of having someone or some thing answer it for me. I learn more that way. Or maybe I retain it better when I have to actually do research.

Is the Church developing its own AI? This one that NT just showed us isn't affiliated with the Church at all.

I was just saying I personally watch on their website.

I just watch at the church's website.

I'll stick to the 2 hours thank you very much.

You're about as dingy as they get. Oh wait...you said dingos. My bad.

He looked like a drowned rat when they pulled him from the lake.

Let me see what my schedule is like once I get home. I'm still gone for another few days.

I threw him in the river.

Thank you @zil2for doing this. I really appreciate you taking the lead on this.

I wonder if we should break this down under the scriptures section by day on the schedule. This is going to get so long and hard for anyone to read after awhile. @zil2 would you want to start that? I would but I've got so much going on getting ready to go on vacation Monday.

The way I see it....any dent is a good dent.

Well we love having you on the forums as well. Thanks for suggesting this. It is a great suggestion.

I didn't catch but when are we starting this? I'm old school and I still use my quad. I'm leaving on vacation Monday so I'll take it with me if we are starting this soon.

I'm in. I'll ask the question. Jaime are you now actually investigating the Church or just want to read the Book of Mormon for some understanding? I'm just curious. I know you've been with the forum for quite a long time now.

I think you live a bit far away.

I guess mine weren't low enough.