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I normally post these the Sunday before the Church's scheduled week for the lesson, but I'm going hiking, so I'll be off the grid. Enjoy! For Come Follow Me, Lesson 36 , Sep 7-13, 2020, 3 Ne 1-7 If I wanted to encourage thought and try to understand devout believers better, I might ask: “ Why did th...

For Come Follow Me, Lesson 35 , Aug 31 - Sep 6, 2020, Helaman 13-16 If I wanted to encourage thought and try to understand devout believers better, I might ask: “ Doesn’t it seem like folklore that treasures slipped away? ” See the Things to consider for this lesson. And, here’s a list of some other...

For Come Follow Me, Lesson 34 , Aug 24-30, 2020, Helaman 7-12 If I wanted to encourage thought and try to understand devout believers better, I might ask: “ Do you think God actually causes natural disasters? ” See the Things to consider for this lesson. And, here’s a list of some other observations...

The correlated material in "Come Follow Me" is really thin. The LDS church tries to pull out principles that show the LDS church to be true and relevant. But the church will be winning no awards for theological depth. There is virtually none. Your commentary provides some depth that is a breath of ...

For Come Follow Me, Lesson 33 , Aug 17-23, 2020, Helaman 1-6 If I wanted to encourage thought and try to understand devout believers better, I might ask: “ Do you think the Tower of Babel story really happened? ” See the Things to consider for this lesson. And, here’s a list of some other observatio...

Anyone else having difficulty taking the last step? Yeah, at my age, the centripetal force makes me dizzy! https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/elderly-woman-pushing-man-swing-women-men-wooden-isolated-white-background-72054030.jpg I think I'd throw up before I could get to what the DezNat image is asse...

I wanted to acknowledge how much I appreciate the work that annotatedbom puts into these presentations each week. My family is doing home church and I try to use each Come Follow Me commentary to move the direction a bit away from the Orthodox LDS view. The CFM lesson manual is really simplistic an...

For Come Follow Me, Lesson 32 , Aug 10-16, 2020, Alma 53-63 If I wanted to encourage thought and try to understand devout believers better, I might ask: “ Does He protect the righteous or not? Which way is it? ” See the Things to consider for this lesson. And, here’s a list of some other observation...

For Come Follow Me, Lesson 31 , Aug 3-9, 2020, Alma 43-52 If I wanted to encourage thought and try to understand devout believers better, I might ask: “ Swords? Really? ” See the Things to consider for this lesson. And, here’s a list of some other observations about this lesson’s reading . Enjoy! A-...

For Come Follow Me, Lesson 30 , Jul 27 - Aug 2, 2020, Alma 39-42 If I wanted to encourage thought and try to understand devout believers better, I might ask: “ Is sexual sin really comparable to murder? ” See the Things to consider for this lesson. And, here’s a list of some other observations about...

Do you find space for a supreme being, or evolution only or belief in another earthly God? I have no belief left in a supreme being (except maybe my wife). I do have a faith though. I trust that If there is a God worthy of worship, that they’ll have no concern that I was not able to believe in an e...

I think no one knows And this is probably the most important thing to know about God (or whatever). A personal experience is just that. Anyone who tells you what God wants YOU to do should be ignored, because it always turns out that God wants you to part with your money. I’m sorry Hagoth, but I mu...

I don't know if this is the right place for this discussion but you brought it up! :D Chiasmus is a big one with my FIL. It's slam dunk proof to him that the BoM is true. I've seen folks in the exmo/nom community dismiss chiasmus with a hand wave but I've never seen a thorough discussion on the top...

For Come Follow Me, Lesson 29 , Jul 20-26, 2020, Alma 36-38 If I wanted to encourage thought and try to understand devout believers better, I might ask: “ What do chiasmuses tell us about the Book of Mormon? ” See the Things to consider for this lesson. And, here’s a list of some other observations ...

For Come Follow Me, Lesson 28 , Jul 13-19, 2020, Alma 32-35 If I wanted to encourage thought and try to understand devout believers better, I might ask: “ Could the Alma 32 experiment lead down a bad path? ” See the Things to consider for this lesson. And, here’s a list of some other observations ab...

For Come Follow Me, Lesson 27 , Jul 6-12, 2020, Alma 30-31 If I wanted to encourage thought and try to understand devout believers better, I might ask: “ Are Book of Mormon stories about anti-Christs helpful? ” See the Things to consider for this lesson. And, here’s a list of some other observations...

For Come Follow Me, Lesson 26 , Jun 29 - Jul 5, 2020, Alma 23-29 If I wanted to encourage thought and try to understand devout believers better, I might ask: “ Would they really have buried all their weapons? ” See the Things to consider for this lesson. And, here’s a list of some other observations...

I don't know if I've said thank you for all your work this project. I do look forward to your questions, even though I can't bring them up in actual family conversation. They give me something to think about while DW indoctrinates our kids. Anyway, thank you, annotatedbom! [blushing] Gosh, thanks! ...

Now there will be an objection that similar ideas have been found outside the church, so it can't be faulted - it's partly a product of it's time. My responses: 1. If the prophets can't detect that they're spreading harmful falsehoods, then what are they for? (Hat tip Ricky Gervais.) 2. The false i...

What if someone took Brigham Young at his word and beheaded a mixed race family because, according to a prophet of God, it would be showing them the greatest kindness and mercy. What if you heard a voice in your head telling you to sacrifice your son by stabbing him and cutting his throat? Isaac wa...