Ep 73 | Bonus Episode – Plain & Precious Things with Dave Butler

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?embed=no&v=KxLvyyEWWZQ Show Notes: https://www.ldsscriptureteachings.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Plain-and-Precious-Things-Show-Notes-11.18.23.pdf 01:05 – Dave Butler’s background. 06:11 – During the time of the Old Testament there were many religious points of view. 12:21 – The Rod, the scepter of the king. 15:55 – Lehi’s polemic against the priesthood of his day. 17:04 – The Book of Mormon is religious literature of the visionaries edited out of the Hebrew Bible. 19:40 – What must Nephi have thought in the context of the religious reforms of his time? 20:22 – Brigham Young’s quote about the endowment. 23:16 – Matthew describes mysteries. 28:36 – The term mysteries appears 20 times in the Book of Mormon, starting with 1 Nephi 1:1. 32:10 – The rock in the Holy of Holies, the Foundation Stone. 34:22 – Paired visions are a pattern of apocalyptic visions. 35:40 – The Book of Mormon is written to be read by people who know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. 37:23 – Faith, hope, and charity correlate with the 3 part ascent. 39:18 – The Sermon on the Mount as an ordinance. 47:20 – Nine blessed statements and seven blessing statements. 50:51 – The Book of Mormon is the book of happiness. 52:45 – Alma 30 demonstrates how Korihor is trodden under foot, experiencing the threatened covenant penalty. 54:02 – The shining ones. 56:01 – Sequence of priests Moses, Elijah, and Jesus. 59:41 – Satan is the accuser, the antidikos ἀντίδικος. 1:04:23 – The invitation to be perfect, to have received all the ordinances. 1:07:13 – The Shalems, or the peaceable followers of Christ. 1:15:32 – The daily bread of Matthew 6.11 has layers to its meaning. 1:21:39 – Actions: Eating, drinking and clothing in a liturgical context. 1:23:35 – Melchezidek, the Shalem King. 1:29:27 – The endowment is a gift. 1:33:49 – Thorns and thistles, passing back through the wall into God’s presence. 1:40:48 – Seven blessings and seven branches to the menorah. 1:43:56 – A short list for a long story. 1:48:21 – 2 Nephi 9. 1:54:11 – Negative beatitudes. Listen on YouTube Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on