On this episode, money issues in Nauvoo become the springboard for a discussion of the Book of the Law of the Lord. What is contained in the enigmatic pages of this unique artifact? What was the purpose of creating it? What happened with the controversy surrounding it? Find out the answers to these questions and more about a rare Mormon artifact you didn’t know you needed to know about! Yes, I know that was clickbaitish, but it’s a really cool book more people should talk about! Also, Apostle Boyd K. Packer didn’t want the world to see it so you know it has to be good!
Links:
Book of the Law of the Lord (BoLoL) full text https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/the-book-of-the-law-of-the-lord/45)
JS 1842 journal included as part of BoLoL https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/journal-december-1841-december-1842/1#full-transcript)
The Book of the Law of the Lord by Alex D. Smith https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/23292635.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3A46913c1b0a3f9d0ca5e5348d325ec76d)
Confessions of a Mormon Historian: The Diaries of Leonard J. Arrington edited by Gary J. Bergera https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Mormon-Historian-Arrington-1971-1999/dp/1560852461)
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