The Nephites have a democracy problem. Despite the prosperity of the believers in Zarahemla, the unbelievers there still want a king. Is war inevitable? Should people be forced to choose freedom?
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Relevant links:
Unsettling Mormonism IG: https://www.instagram.com/unsettling_mormonism/
Paul Piff Monopoly Game study TED talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ8Kq1wucsk
Amalekites: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/how-were-the-amlicites-and-amalekites-related
Joseph Smith and the Council of 50: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/topics/council-of-fifty?lang=eng
Timpanogos Extermination Order: https://bhroberts.org/records/sYYOCc-0Y57Qf/wells_orders_scott_to_exterminate_hostile_clans_and_sue_for_peace
Monroe Doctrine & the Clark Memorandum: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1601&context=byusq
Sheri Dew on Ezra Benson: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/media/video/2014-11-0111-men-women-of-faith-november-2014-sheri-dew?lang=eng
President Benson's October 1967 General Conference talk: https://www.latterdayconservative.com/ezra-taft-benson/trust-not-in-the-arm-of-flesh/
\"If Lamanites Were Black, Why Didn't Anyone Notice?\": https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/blog/2012/05/21/if-lamanites-were-black-why-didnt-anyone-notice
The Law of Consecration - Latter-day Saint History: https://youtu.be/_nAgMpXRqLA?si=eu2ZRP_hec1gaevR
Utah ranks #2 in national poverty: https://talkpoverty.org/state-year-report/utah-2020-report/index.html
Mormons oppressed by TV shows: https://religionnews.com/2022/08/05/mormons-are-being-oppressed-and-mocked-on-tv-were-not-alone/
LDS Church has Most Valuable Private Real Estate Portfolio in the US: https://www.truthandtransparency.org/news/2022/04/05/lds-church-has-most-valuable-private-real-estate-portfolio-in-the-us-evidence-suggests/index.html
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