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I found the first one. It was called "Stewardship Of The Air", available at Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints - Stewardship of the Air I found Hemidakota's second guess, and it's not what I was looking for either. As I've been thinking about it, I remembered a specific part. Towards the beginning, he said something that went something like this. Not an exact quote, but something along the lines of: "I frequently hear students talking about how Jacob 2 says that if they're righteous, that they are justified in seeking wealth, that 'after ye have obtained a hope in Christ ye shall obtain riches, if ye seek them,' and that since they're righteous, worthy members of the Church, that that means it's OK to go out and get rich. They're missing the point of the verse, which is that 'ye will seek them for the intent to do good—to clothe the naked, and to feed the hungry, and to liberate the captive, and administer relief to the sick and the afflicted.' It's about taking the resources that God blesses you with and using them to help others. Amassing a personal fortune is never part of the program." Not the exact words, probably not even close, but that's the sense of what he said towards the start of the talk, and then somehow he got off on Gadiantons and businessmen. I hope this can help someone direct me towards the right lecture? Thanks to everyone who's offered suggestions so far!

I found that online at rsc.byu.edu. It's not what I was thinking of, not even close. The next chapter, Subduing the Earth: Man's Dominion, came close, touching on similar themes, but it's not the one I was thinking of either. Thanks, though. :)

I've had two talks by Professor Nibley on my mind lately, and I can't seem to find them. The first was an article in one of the The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley books--but I can't remember which one--talking about "gold and silver and the riches of the earth" and examining links in many ancient cultures' mythologies between Satan-figures, a hell beneath the surface of the earth, and mining. Does anyone recognize that or know which book it was in? The second was a lecture, presented on cassette tape, that I heard back when we still used cassette tapes, in which he gave a very interesting analysis of secret combinations such as the Gadianton Robbers. He talked about how, although we tend to think of them as Mafia analogues, the group that eventually brought Nephite society to its knees looked much more like "respectable businessmen" than criminals hiding in shadows. I realize this is a very vague description. I only heard it being played back once, while riding in someone else's car, and I was told it was a talk by Hugh Nibley. If not, it was still very interesting, and I'm still interested in finding a copy of it, or a transcript of the lecture. Do either of these lectures ring any bells to anyone here, who might be able to help me find what they were published under?