pam

Yes  

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

Only 6 women in the Book of Mormon are actually mentioned by name: 
Sariah
Isabel
Abish
Eve
Sarah
Mary 

You beat me to it.
 

Don't be sorry.  It made me do a little research and study which is always good.  Never apologize for your questions here.  

Mosiah 5:7 can be a bit confusing.  Here is what Joseph Fielding Smith said:
"The Son of God has a perfect right to call us his children, spiritually begotten, and we have a perfect right to look on him as our father who spiritually begot us.
"Now if these critics would read carefully the Book of Mormon, they would find that when the Savior came and visited the Nephites, he told them that he had been sent by his Father. He knelt before them, and he prayed to his Father. He taught them to pray to his Father, but that did not lessen in the least our duty and responsibility of looking upon the Son of God as a father to us because he spiritually begot us." (Conference Reports, Oct. 1962, p. 21)

I love the part where King Benjamin starts telling his people all about Christ to be born.  That his mother will be Mary.  Of all the wonderful things he will do.  And this was about 124 BC.  So already he was letting people know the Messiah was coming.  

Don't be sorry.  It made me do a little research and study which is always good.  Never apologize for your questions here.  

Thanks for the answer to my question.  I totally missed that in vs 5.  

The reference that @pam quoted is something that many missionaries make a big thing out of. Its' quite a powerful parable teaching an important principle about how faith can be grown.

Thanks Pam - I think this may be what I was thinking of. (I could have sworn it was a mustard seed though.)

This is what I found in the Book of Mormon about seed.  It doesn't mention mustard seed but it does mention a seed and a tree springing up.
If we give place, that a seed may be planted in your heart, behold, if it be a true seed, or a good seed…behold, it will be to swell within your breasts; and when you feel these swelling motions, ye will begin to say within your yourselves–It must needs be that this is a good seed.  Alma 32:27
If we nurture that seed patiently and diligently, Alma says, eventually “it shall be a tree springing up unto everlasting life” (Alma 32:41).
Alma later explained to his son Helaman, “By small and simple things are great things brought to pass” (Alma 37:6).

This is what I found in the Book of Mormon about seed.  It doesn't mention mustard seed but it does mention a seed and a tree springing up.
If we give place, that a seed may be planted in your heart, behold, if it be a true seed, or a good seed…behold, it will be to swell within your breasts; and when you feel these swelling motions, ye will begin to say within your yourselves–It must needs be that this is a good seed.  Alma 32:27
If we nurture that seed patiently and diligently, Alma says, eventually “it shall be a tree springing up unto everlasting life” (Alma 32:41).
Alma later explained to his son Helaman, “By small and simple things are great things brought to pass” (Alma 37:6).

It's uncommon nowadays, but traditionally when the plural masculine is used, the inclusion of the feminine is implied. In my church we used to say "for us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven". Nowadays we just say "for us and for our salvation" but it was always understood that it was for women too.

Can you prove the US did?

I've read this book, but apparently forgot this part. 

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.

Could you imagine having to make a written copy of King Benjamin's speech for every single person there?  Not like in our day today with video/audio recording devices and all of the technology we have.  

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.

Forrest Gump on God's name:
Hey Forest, what's God's name?
It's Andy!
Andy? How'd you come up with that?
It's in the song: Andy walked with me / Andy Talked with me / Andy tells me I am His own...
 
Hey Forest, what's God's name?
It's Howard!
Howard? How'd you come up with that?
It's in the prayer: Our Father who art in heaven, Howard be thy name.

Well, there you go!  It's official doctrine!  Latter-day Saints believe in being chased by an elephant!

Is this the LDS version of that great Old Testament story about Shadrach, Meshach, and "Into-Bed-You-Go"?

Almost as good as the old Tabernacle Choir song where they sing, "We will go rejoicing, bringing in the cheese!"