The LDS Church is quietly but significantly updating the introduction to the Book of Mormon, shifting its focus from historical claims to a broader, more spiritual narrative. In this episode , we dive deep into these changes, exploring what they reveal about the Church's evolving stance on the historicity of its sacred text. Is this an effort to address long-standing critiques about the lack of archaeological and genetic evidence? Or does it reflect a broader shift to make the Book of Mormon more approachable for a global audience? Join us as we unpack the implications of this significant change and discuss what it might mean for the future of Mormonism.

Show Notes

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00:02:04 Clip from Analyzing Mormonism about the New Introduction

00:03:25 Questions about the new introduction00:08:50 The church backtracked on all of this

00:09:20 The 1981 Book of Mormon Introduction00:19:00 Why these changes were made

00:24:40 Mormon apologetics around the Introduction changes

00:34:28 The Daily Universe article

00:40:00 LDS Living article on the new Introduction

00:48:30 Dan Peterson

00:54:00 Spencer Fluhman

01:04:00 What was NOT mentioned in the new Introduction

01:08:20 The New Introduction to the Book of Mormon

01:15:30 The removal of Moroni’s promise

01:24:40 The Church is moving away from the Book of Mormon being historical

01:41:30 Undoing the new change to the Introduction

01:50:40 Polling the audience

02:05:20 Is the church influenced by ExMormon Podcasters?

02:18:10 Closing comments

02:29:20 Julie Hanks is defending her membership in the church

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