In The Book

Moscow to San Diego: Playing a New Instrument in a New Country with Igor and Vesna Gruppman

When they first met at the Moscow Conservatory in the 1970s, Igor and Vesna Gruppman were both budding violinists absorbed in the world of music. What befell them when they made their way to the western banks of the United States would not only include the opportunities and freedom they were looking for, but also an instrument unlike any they had heard of before. 

Igor and Vesna read the Book of Mormon for the first time around the summer of 1980 and were baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints shortly after

Alma 29:9

3 Nephi 17:21-24

Clicking Through the Book of Mormon: Judy Brummer

Growing up on a cattle ranch in South Africa, Judy Brummer lived among the indigenous Xhosa people, and their language was her language. The language, and her testimony, would bring her back to them as a missionary, and to translate the text of the book that had brought her to the waters of baptism. 

Judy first read the Book of Mormon early in the year of 1979 and was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 29, 1979

Moroni 10:7

By (Very) Small and Simple Things from Samoa to the Streets of Cambridge: Paul Alan Cox

Despite Paul Alan Cox’s congenital illness, he was sent to Samoa as a young missionary. The service rendered to him by a Samoan man coupled with his love for the Polynesian people, charted the course of his prolific career as an ethnobotanist, and a life practicing the healer's art.

Paul read the Book of Mormon as a youth, and had completed reading it five times before leaving on his mission to Samoa on January 6, 1973

Ether 12:27

Mosiah 18:30

Mosiah 2:17 & 19

Alma 37:6

A Pandemic Miracle on Facebook: Luke Hart

When the 2020 pandemic swept across northern Europe three years ago, Luke Hart was left without a job in a foreign country. While scrolling on Facebook one lonely day, he came across a video that led him to an unexpected discovery that would change his life.

Luke first read the Book of Mormon in 2020 in Norway, and was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on July 24, 2020

2 Nephi 29:11

Finding God Behind Enemy Lines: Olga Campora

Olga Campora was denied entrance to college in Czechoslovakia because she wasn't a communist. After reapplying with a new strategy, she was accepted, and introduced to yoga. One yoga practice after another, a holy book in her hands, and against all odds, Olga came across God.

Olga first read the Book of Mormon in the fall of 1980 in the Czech Republic and was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on July 11, 1981

Click to access the audio clip of Nicolae Ceausescu's speech about the invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 used in this episode. 

2 Nephi 2:25

 

Intro to In The Book

What in the Book of Mormon has been so compelling for millions of people? Let's talk about what the book is, where it came from, why it's on the earth, and what this podcast is all about.