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A gorgeous view of Lake Atitlan, one of the many beautiful places you can visit and learn about with Dr. Mark Wright |
Back in April, I posted some information about an LDS tour
of Mesoamerica, which will have a Book of Mormon theme, of course. As I said
then, this is a great opportunity because Dr. Mark Wright, of BYU, is one of the
very best scholars of both the Book of Mormon and of Mesoamerica.
Back in April, I lamented that my circumstances would not
allow me to go. Alas, circumstances change, and mine have changed in a big way.
I may talk more about that at another time. For now, the point is now I can go
on this trip, and I could not be more excited! Again, like I said in April, it
is nice to read, and to think, and to write about all of this stuff. And
pictures really help make it come alive. But there just is nothing like
actually being there. So I am excited and grateful to have this opportunity.
But I am not writing this to brag. Rather, registration for
the trip is closing soon and I want to encourage anybody who can come to jump
in before it too late. In addition to Mark, at least two others (neither of
which is me) who have spent decades studying the Book of Mormon from a
Mesoamerican perspective will be there. And another friend of mine, Stephen
Smoot, who has lots of insights into the Book of Mormon from an ancient Near
Eastern perspective, will also be going. I am truly the least of all these, but
I’ll be there, for what that might be worth to you.
Truly this is an opportunity not to be missed. There will be
a veritable treasure trove of insights into the Book of Mormon waiting to be opened
in late night hotel lobbies and bus rides.
Once again, details on the tour are available here.
I honestly don’t think an opportunity this good will come
around terribly often. If you have any interest at all in going to Mesoamerica,
the time is now!
I'm glad you're not down there right now--Hurricane Patricia looks terrifying. I'm keeping the people in its crosshairs in my prayers tonight.
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Looks like things weren't as bad as the stories made them sound. Glad they made it through with much less damage than I would've expected for a storm that powerful.
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