War in the Book of Mormon

20/01/2024

The War in the Book of Mormon presentations are back on. The first one is tonight in Leavenworth, Kansas at7:00 pm.
Look at the attached flyer for the rest of the series assuming no more weather delays.

07/12/2022

War in the Book of Mormon has published it 49th and final episode.
Thank you all for your support.
Please share the podcast series with your friends.

Mormon’s Pattern of Successful Conflict – The Battle of Manti and the Amalickiahite War

07/12/2022

Mormon’s metaphor of war and how we can apply the lessons to our lives today.

07/10/2022

I just completed episode 46.

Mormon commanded during four different wars. This episode discusses the first three of those wars. Mormon does not give us much detail as he wanted to emphasize the positive and successful approach to God demonstrated by people like Alma, Moroni, and Lachoneus and not the inevitability of defeat and destruction for those who reject God, which was what the people of his day did. Even with the limited details there is value in understanding what happened and what that can teach us about preparation, covenants, and unity.

https://blubrry.com/warinthbookofmormon/90195364/92-post-visit-wars/

20/07/2022

For those reading and listening to material from your Come, Follow Me lesson, I want to offer a reminder of episode 4 in War in the Book of Mormon. This episode lays out the world of Josiah as king of Jerusalem and what Lehi and his family would have experienced living in the kingdom.
If you have listened to it, it may be worth relistening to or it may be worth listening to for a first time.

https://blubrry.com/warinthbookofmormon/60875360/13-armed-conflict-in-ancient-israel/

Mormon’s metaphor of war and how we can apply the lessons to our lives today.

06/03/2022

My apologies for the delay in publishing and posting. The next one won't be posted for some weeks as well since I will be traveling.

This latest episode is the second in a multi-episode discussion on Gadianton Robbers or secret combinations. It is important to understand that these groups and their behaviors are what we experience and interact with in our world in 2022. Whether we see secret combinations in groups like drug gangs, ISIS, al-Qaeda, Taliban or in the behaviors of corrupt states like Russia, North Korea, Iran, they are all around us. Some listeners may live in countries dominated by secret combinations or may be in villages or neighborhoods dominated by such groups.

The Book of Mormon helps us know how to respond to such challenges and enjoy the blessings of God in the midst of secret combinations.

I hope that you enjoy this episode.

https://blubrry.com/warinthbookofmormon/83970966/72-secret-combinations/

28/12/2021

A belated Merry Christmas and a wish for a wonderful new year.
I am excited to post the latest episode as we enter the new part of the Book of Mormon and Mormon's third great sermon using war as his metaphor: the Gadianton Robber War.
This episode introduces the new Nephite military commander, Moronihah, and sets the stage for the next discussion on the Gadianton Robbers and the more general secret combinations.

https://blubrry.com/warinthbookofmormon/83466383/71-moronihah-and-the-transition-in-command/

Mormon’s metaphor of war and how we can apply the lessons to our lives today.

12/10/2021

This has been available for several weeks. My apologies for not getting this Facebook post out earlier.

I love the discussion on the King Men and what this says about and to us, today.

The majority of this episode features a discussion on the two epistles sent from and received by Moroni and how those letters are instruction for readers of the Book of Mormon on leadership responsibilities and leadership reactions to criticism respectively.

I ask for your help in sharing and rating the podcast on Apple or other podcasting sites. Thank you for your help.

https://blubrry.com/warinthbookofmormon/81188929/610-2nd-king-men-dissention-campaign/

23/08/2021

I posted this last week. I was so excited to do this as i had some epiphanies that i brought into this material.

This is the best jailbreak story ever. Moroni led an army to capture a city and release prisoners and he did all of this without losing a single soldier dead or apparently wounded on either side. It includes spies, deception, getting people drunk, arming prisoners, and surrounding the enemy. Again, the best jailbreak story ever.

https://blubrry.com/warinthbookofmormon/80101207/69-nephite-eastern-campaigninitial-reconquest-battle-analysis-2nd-battle-of-gid/

16/08/2021

My apologies as this episode posted three weeks ago, but I have failed to get the notice up on Facebook.

Episode 33.
Helaman puts all of his experiences together to generate his greatest military victory yet. He acts like he is laying siege to trick his opponent to come out of the city and attack him. He runs away and then sneaks back to have captured the city without the loss of a single Nephite fighter. It doesn’t get better than that.

https://blubrry.com/warinthbookofmormon/79446543/68-nephite-western-campaignreconquest-battle-analysis-3rd-battle-of-manti/

12/07/2021

War in the Book of Mormon Podcast
Episode 32 is available. This episode includes the 2nd and 3rd Battles of Cumeni.

https://blubrry.com/warinthbookofmormon/79132922/67-nephite-western-campaignreconquest-battle-analysis-2nd-and-3rd-battles-of-cumeni/

10/07/2021

Please note the change to topic for the upcoming presentation.
Tomorrow evening at 7 pm, I will be presenting the following to the Liberty Single Adult group at the Liberty Stake Center (across the street from the Kansas City Temple at 7001 Searcy Creek Pkwy, Kansas City).

This is a one-off presentation that I believe has significant value to everyone today.

08/07/2021

I am doing another of the eight part series presentations. This time for the Liberty Stake single adults. Join us, if you can.

20/06/2021

Episode 31 includes the battle analysis of the 3rd Battle of Mulek. I love this battle. It has deception, great commanders, and a competent enemy. Some day this story will make a great movie.

Please check it out at https://blubrry.com/warinthbookofmormon/78496006/66-nephite-eastern-campaigninitial-reconquest/ or any other podcast location.

"The most complex battle in the Book of Mormon record is the 3rd Battle of Mulek. It also includes the biggest names in Book of Mormon warfare: Moroni, Lehi, and Teancum. These three men never lost a battle they personally commanded and this battle shows them at the cooperative and daring best."

This is a compilation image of multiple events so it is a bit messy. Not inaccurate in that war is almost always messy in both action and conceptualization.

31/05/2021

Every month seems to be a busy month.
Episode 30 is now available here (https://blubrry.com/warinthbookofmormon/77794284/65-nephite-western-campaignreconquest/) or at your Google or Apple podcast site.

The single most relayed battle of the Book of Mormon is the Battle of Antipus’ Fall or what you might call the Battle of the 2000 Stripling Warriors. This is one of the most detailed battles in the record and clearly one of the most important battles to consider for lessons to apply in our current lives. The single most important point is that faith and obedience to covenants brings real power.

03/05/2021

Here is an image of the Battle of Bountiful.

Catch the entire podcast episode at https://blubrry.com/warinthbookofmormon/76515424/63-amalickiahs-eastern-campaign-capture-bountiful/ or at Apple or Google podcasts or others that you might use.

17/04/2021

I want to apologize for the delay in posting the next podcast. I am just now halfway through grading 62 papers of 10-15 pages each. I hope to have something out soon, but it will be another week before the papers are graded. Thank you for your patience.

31/03/2021

Episode 6.2 posted a couple of days ago. This was an interesting episode to write and think about. I hope it is useful for you.

What happens when a sub-group of a society hates the organization, structure, and institutions of that society? In the Book of Mormon, we have three different approaches to answering this question. The first were the anti-Christs – people and groups who opposed the cultural foundations of the Nephites – the gospel of Jesus Christ. We discussed anti-Christs in greater detail in episode 9 or part 2.3. The second is a group that we discuss in this episode – the king-men. This was a group that attacked the political structure of the society – they wanted to change the governing structure from a magistracy based on laws and checks and balances of judges. The third approach is represented by secret combinations that come most directly in the form of the Gadianton Robbers. We discuss them, in detail, in part seven of this podcast series. Consider what the Book of Mormon provides us today – an explanation for how groups seek to destroy societal foundations by attacking the culture, the government, and the civil society. I believe that there are profound insights in this discussion for the 21st century world.

It is available at https://blubrry.com/warinthbookofmormon/75434627/62-1st-king-men-dissention-campaign/ or on you Google, Apple, or other podcast sites.

Mormon’s metaphor of war and how we can apply the lessons to our lives today.

21/03/2021

This is the sketch that goes with the 2nd Battle of Noah podcast - episode 6.1.

21/03/2021

Episode 6.1 just posted. This is my discussion on the 2nd Battle of Noah - the only battle in the Book of Mormon that provides details on an assault of a fortified position. The episode is available at the following link (https://blubrry.com/warinthbookofmormon/75149308/61-battle-analysis-2nd-battle-of-noah/) as well as Apple of Google podcasts.

Lamanite Western Campaign—Reinforce Success of the Amalickiahite War

28/02/2021

A week from today we will have the final of 8 presentations on war in the Book of Mormon. COVID made this last longer than a year, but I have been thrilled by the entire process.

We will conclude with a discussion on Mormon, his wars, and a summary and conclusion of the eight presentation series.
For those who have missed one, some, or all of the presentations this presentation will provide a good idea of the value of understand the conflict and wars presented in the Book of Mormon.

We will maintain social distancing throughout the presentation.

It will be held in the Leavenworth, KS chapel on Saturday, 6 March, at 7 pm.

Please share .

I hope to see you there.

31/01/2021

We are at number 7 or 8 presentations for this coming Saturday.

I truly think that this presentation is the most useful for 2021. I know that everything in the Book of Mormon can apply to our lives, but the discussion on the Gadianton Robber war is the type and shadow of the 21st century. Our world today is ruled and dominated by the Gadianton Robbers. We live in the world of Helaman and 3 Nephi. We discuss that world and what we can learn about how to come off conqueror in our world today.

I invite you to come and listen if you can. Saturday, 6 February at 7 pm.
1020 Limit St, Leavenworth, KS

02/01/2021

Begin the new year by joining us for a discussion on the Book of Mormon. This is the discussion on the biggest war in the Book of Mormon record.
Next Saturday (9 January) at 7 pm in Leavenworth, KS.

12/12/2020

The next presentation will not be until 9 January. I look forward to seeing you next year as we discuss the Amalickiahite War in the Book of Mormon.

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

22/11/2020

I am attaching the sketch for the Battle of Manti. I want to point out that the artwork for this page is an attempt to represent this battle.

22/11/2020

This is my favorite episode so far. The Battle of Manti is the best described ancient battle and I love that it is in the Book of Mormon. This is the first time that I have had the time to describe the battle in its proper and deserved detail. I invite you to listen at this link or at any major podcasting site like Apple or Google podcasts.

https://blubrry.com/warinthbookofmormon/70549490/51-battle-analysis-the-battle-of-manti/

Mormon’s metaphor of war and how we can apply the lessons to our lives today.