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Show Noted author, lecturer to speak Sunday Brenton G. Yorgason, prolific niter and co-author with his brother Blaine, will speak Sunday, Sept. 20, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in it Pleasant Grove East Stake Center, 875 S. Loader Drive. His subject will be "Plates of G: Additional Evidence of the Truthfulness of the Book of Mor-h Mor-h ion". He public is invited to attend. In his lecture, Brother Yorgason iiJ begin with an overview of Joseph Smith's acquiring the Plates of Gold, and then the process of translating them. He will then shift gears and introduce in-troduce the intellectual basis for the authenticity of The Book of Mormon. This is done through examining the original Semitic underpinnings to the original words written by the ancient American prophets. The purpose of this lecture is to provide, in context, an intellectual support to the testimony we have of the origin of this ancient sacred record. Brenton received his Ph.D. degree in family studies from BYU and is in constant demand as a speaker on topics ranging from religion to family and marriage counseling. Sales of books written by he and his brother have passed the one million mark with 25 books now in publication and four other books in the pre-publication stages. In the LDS Church, Brenton has served as a counselor in a stake presidency and in various teaching positions. He is married to Margaret Yates of Salt lake and they are the parents of nine children. |