The Power of Stories in Conveying Ideas

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The uniqueness of the Book of Mormon lies in its detailed storytelling approach, allowing readers to intimately connect with the characters, hear their inner thoughts, and understand their personalities and concerns. The Book's focus on individual stories and characters, like Alma and Mormon, provides a deeper and more engaging experience for readers, drawing them into the narrative and enhancing their emotional involvement in the history being shared. This storytelling method is powerful and effective in conveying ideas, as proven by neuroscience studies on how stories captivate and influence audiences more profoundly than other forms of communication chosen by the Lord.

Can people change? Professor Lori Denning brings to life the story of the Anti-Nephi-Lehis through understanding the power of poetry, covenant, and conversion to the gospel of Jesus Christ.

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00:00 Part I - Professor Lori Denning
00:46 Background to the chapters
03:34 Bio of Professor Denning
04:28 Come, Follow Me Manual
05:46 Professor Denning shares a story about volleyball
08:39 Can people change?
10:23 Mormon’s teaching moments
12:53 Power of stories on the human brain
16:54 Alma 23 - Literary techniques
18:49 Alma 23:1-2 - Resumptive repetition
23:15 Powerful first words and difficult missions
27:04 Alma 23:3 - King converted through love and a literary motif
32:47 Gathering Israel
35:21 Alma 23:6-7 - Never fell away after conversion
40:47 Professor Denning shares a personal story of a new ward
43:25 Alma 23:13, 25 - Laid down weapons
45:44 Abraham Lincoln story
49:20 Alma 24:7-16 - a speech and a new identity
52:18 A name change
56:33 Nicknames
58:02 Alma 24:16-18 -Burying swords
1:00:25 Professor Denning shares a story about using her powers for evil
1:06:15 Living in contention
1:09:00 - End of Part 1 - Professor Lori Denning

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