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Lesson #1

Book of Mormon Archeology 1) A Major River flowing from South to North 2) A Major River originating from a mountainous narrow strip of wilderness… 3) Two High Civilizations with Kings and Priests and City-States … 4) The area of the northern culture must contain evidence of many cities made out of cement. 5) Two Highly Literate (Written Language) Societies living adjacent to but separate from each other between 550 BC and 200 BC… 6) A small, narrow neck of land dividing the land Northward from the land Southward 7) Multiple, functional Calendar and Dating Systems 8) A Merchant Class Using Weights and Measures tied to gold, silver and grain 9) Engineers to Build Temples, Towers, and Highways, using Cement 10) Highly-skilled Craftsmen - working with Precious Metals, Stonework 11)A Warrior Society - Great Battles, Structured Armies, Sophisticated Fortifications 12) Legends of a White and Bearded God 13) Must be in the Western Hemisphere 14) The winter climate must be bearable enough for Lamanite combatants to wear loin-cloths and shaven heads 15) The land must show evidence of susbstantial gold and silver 16) An Agricultural Base to support several millions of people, 17) Columbus visited the area.

Land of Zarahemla Land of Jershon Land Northward Land of Nephi

The Giron-Gagal

Related Question Critics of the Book of Mormon cite DNA studies seeking to disprove any Israelite/Lamanite genealogy… What about DNA studies?

Lesson #2

Question When we give of “our substance”, can we give in a way that is actually destructive to others?

Victim Triangle Victim Perpetrator Rescuer (seen as ‘angry’) (Feels Helpless) Victim Triangle Perpetrator (seen as ‘angry’) Rescuer (Seen as ‘Loving’)

Important Differences Fixing Do anything for them Leaves them weaker Offer solutions/advice Leaves you drained One sided: Fixer always fixing the fixee Loving Do things they can’t do for themselves Leaves them stronger Offer support Leaves you grateful Two sided: take turns helping one another.