Captain Moroni: The Nephite George Washington [Mormonism Live 216]

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🗓️ 30 January 2025

⏱️ 145 minutes

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Captain Moroni is one of the most inspiring figures in the Book of Mormon, a true champion of liberty and righteousness. But did you know his story might share surprising parallels with George Washington and the Revolutionary War? In this episode, we explore how Captain Moroni’s unwavering faith, his rallying cry of the Title of… Read More »Captain Moroni: The Nephite George Washington [Mormonism Live 216]

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0:00.0	Captain Moroni, a fearless military leader, a champion of liberty, a man willing to fight for freedom at any cost.
0:11.6	But what if his story isn't as ancient as we think? What if the dramatic conflict between the freemen and the kingmen in Alma 51 was actually inspired by the American Revolution.
0:23.8	Tonight, we uncover striking parallels between Captain Moronai, George Washington,
0:30.8	in the Revolutionary War, drawing on connections that just might change the way you see the book of Mormon. Let's dive in. This is
0:41.9	Mormonism live. Good morning, or good evening Radio Free Mormon. How are you? I'm fine. Thank you. I'm fine. Just thank you. I know we're in a different time zone. I didn't know is that different. Not that different. Folks, welcome to tonight's episode. It is January 29th, 2025.
1:28.4	Before we jump into it, anything, any thoughts from you or anything going on in your world that you want to care with the audience tonight?
1:33.8	Just that the title of the show is Captain Moronai, the Nephite George Washington, Mormonism Live, number 216.
1:42.7	And I know you'll be manning the helm tonight uh mr real i wore my
1:47.2	captain america t-shirt especially for the occasion and i just wanted to say radio free mormon
1:52.8	reporting for duty sir nice excellent so let's jump into it folks we've got a lot for you tonight
1:59.7	it's going to be maybe a long show.
2:01.8	I'm hoping that we can sort of zip through some of this.
2:04.6	I will also just note that Professor Thomas Murphy is watching along.
2:09.9	He has some scholarship that he made us aware of maybe about halfway through the week.
2:15.6	And we have incorporated some of that into the slideshow as
2:19.5	well and so with that let's jump in and then RFM if I can ask you to also help me sort of man
2:26.3	the comments to put things up on the screen if folks are as always are making great comments
2:32.1	we'll put your comments up on the screen for the show.
2:35.6	And so with that, let's jump into it. The first thing I just want to say, the thumbnail I thought
2:40.0	was kind of cool. We put Captain Moroni, George Washington, you've got the translation hat in the
2:44.5	stone. And then you've got the title of liberty on the left, the American 13 colony flag
2:50.4	on the right, Captain Moroni, the Nephite, George
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