Hi, everybody.

This is Rosalind Welch, host of the Maxwell Institute podcast.

If you've been listening this year, you know that we've just finished up a 24-episode

series on the Book of Mormon and the history

of Book of Mormon studies. Listeners who caught every episode heard from dozens of Book

of Mormon experts who took us deep into each book within the Book of Mormon and introduced

the most important books and articles written about this work of scripture.

If you didn't catch every episode, well, there's no final exam in this seminar, and you can go back

any time to catch what you missed or re-listen to an especially good episode.

I hope you came away from this year of podcasts understanding something about the field of Book

of Mormon scholarship and maybe even excited to seek out the work of scholars in your own personal

study routines. More than anything, I hope this series has given you a glimpse of the

theological riches of the Book of Mormon and helped you taste its light,

as Alma so memorably and synesthetically put it.

And when we turn our focus to the Doctrine and Covenants in 2025, I hope the Book of Mormon won't fall out of your personal study.

You may be aware that over this past year,

the Maxwell Institute has posted weekly essays about the Book of Mormon on our website. Each of

these short reflections written by an institute scholar highlights a theme in the weeks come follow

me reading. They're smart, sometimes surprising, and always uplifting.

As you read the Book of Mormon on your own this year, you might find good company in those readings.

They're also available in audio form for those who prefer it, read by the authors themselves.

Just look for the Book of Mormon Reflections tab on our website,

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