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Latter-day Saints are no strangers to the fact that even the best, brightest, and spiritually strongest of them can have the Church withdraw fellowship from them. Such was the case with the Church's "second elder" (Doctrine and Covenants 20:3) Oliver Cowdery. Despite being one of the founding members of the Church and the many miraculous experiences he had with the Angel Moroni and the Restoration, Cowdery was excommunicated in April 1838. Happily, Cowdery returned to the Church and was rebaptized on November 12, 1848. What did Oliver do while he was out of the Church? Why did he return? What can today's Latter-day Saints learn from Oliver's experiences of being excommunicated and returning to the Church? Read this KnoWhy to find out. Read more at https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-did-oliver-cowdery-come-back-to-the-church

Come Follow Me Insights (Doctrine and Covenants 60-62, May 31—Jun 6) by Scripture Central

Why Did the Kirtland Safety Society Fail? #604 by Scripture Central

For a shorter, video version of this podcast, see (Insight video link), Enjoy the inspiring, untold stories of Nibley’s life and work in the new book “Hugh Nibley Observed," available in hardcover, softcover, digital, and audio formats. For more information, visit InterpreterFoundation.org/books/. The video examines the roots of Hugh Nibley's love for God’s creation in childhood memories and experiences as a father, and his later efforts to define and model what it means to be a steward over God’s earth and His creatures.

Come Follow Me Insights (Doctrine and Covenants 58-59, May 24-30) by Scripture Central

For a shorter, video version of this podcast, see (Insight video link), Enjoy the inspiring, untold stories of Nibley’s life and work in the new book “Hugh Nibley Observed," available in hardcover, softcover, digital, and audio formats. For more information, visit InterpreterFoundation.org/books/. The video introduces Nibley's lifelong scholarship on the temple — both as a house of learning and an example of selfless service. The law of consecration taught in the temple represented the pinnacle of Nibley’s personal strivings to be a disciple of Jesus Christ.

Why Was Oliver Cowdery Excommunicated from the Church? #603 by Scripture Central

Come Follow Me Insights (Doctrine and Covenants 51-57, May 17-23) by Scripture Central

For a video and a complete transcript on the subject of this podcast, along with a companion blogpost, see (blog post link). Enjoy the inspiring, untold stories of Nibley’s life and work in the new book “Hugh Nibley Observed," available in hardcover, softcover, digital, and audio formats. For more information, visit InterpreterFoundation.org/books/. This podcast tells the inspiring and entertaining story of how a famous basketball player, diplomat, and national hero from the former Yugoslavia became a Latter-day Saint, with the help of Hugh Nibley and his daughter Christina.

Come Follow Me Insights (Doctrine and Covenants 49-50, May 10-16) by Scripture Central

Why Did John Whitmer Continue to Testify of the Book of Mormon? #602 by Scripture Central

Come Follow Me Insights (Doctrine and Covenants 46-48, May 3-9) by Scripture Central

For a shorter, video version of this podcast, see (Insight video link), Enjoy the inspiring, untold stories of Nibley’s life and work in the new book “Hugh Nibley Observed," available in hardcover, softcover, digital, and audio formats. For more information, visit InterpreterFoundation.org/books/. This video outlines one of Hugh Nibley’s discoveries about about the Book of Moses. The video tells the story of Nibley’s remarkable discovery and the eminent Enoch scholar Matthew Black’s keen interest in it, including an impromptu visit he made to BYU to learn more about it.

Come Follow Me Insights (Doctrine and Covenants 45, Apr 26-May 2) by Scripture Central

For a shorter, video version of this podcast, see (Insight video link), Enjoy the inspiring, untold stories of Nibley’s life and work in the new book “Hugh Nibley Observed," available in hardcover, softcover, digital, and audio formats. For more information, visit InterpreterFoundation.org/books/. This inspiring podcast outlines one of Hugh Nibley’s discoveries about how the Atonement of Jesus Christ relates to ancient and modern temples, as contained in the first of a four part series carried in the Church’s Ensign periodical in 1990.

Learn more about Hugh Nibley by listening to “What Was Hugh Nibley Thinking About When He Landed His Jeep on the Beach on D-Day?” Enjoy the inspiring, untold stories of his life and work in the new book “Hugh Nibley Observed," available in hardcover, softcover, digital, and audio formats. For more information, visit InterpreterFoundation.org/books/. On the dawn of one of the most daring and dangerous events of World War II, the typical soldier would hardly be thinking deep thoughts about puzzling intellectual problems. But then again, Hugh Nibley was not the typical World War II soldier. He said, ““As we were a couple of feet under water, that it really hit me—how astonishing the Book of Mormon truly is.” In this video, we will show how Nibley’s pioneering research on Lehi’s trail in Arabia provided the foundation for additional discoveries by other researchers generally confirming and enriching his early hunches.

Whatever imperfections Sidney Rigdon had, he was a defender and advocate of the divine truthfulness of the Book of Mormon from the time he became converted until his dying breath. For that, he deserves gratitude from believers in the Book of Mormon today, as well as for his many other important and dedicated contributions in building up of the kingdom of God during the earliest years of the Restoration.

Come Follow Me Insights (Doctrine and Covenants 41-44, Apr 19-25) by Scripture Central

Come Follow Me Insights (Doctrine and Covenants 37-40, Apr 12-18) by Scripture Central

Come Follow Me Insights (Doctrine and Covenants 30-36, Apr 5-11) by Scripture Central