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Who will bear reproof?

More on folk beliefs; applying reason to revelation; and the weightier lessons contained in the “war chapters” of Alma.

Doctrine versus folk beliefs; Alma’s teachings on the spirit world; exercising caution when connecting ancient scripture to modern revelation; chiasmus returns.

Jonathan’s insight on the sacrament, chiasmus in Alma 36, receiving the priesthood, and the difference between “oath” and “covenant.”