The Mormon History, Writings, and Testimonies of Arlin Ewald Nusbaum - Volume One

By Arlin Ewald Nusbaum

Volume I covers Arlin’s time in the Mormon Church from birth through his resignation at 32. He shares what life was like being raised a seventh-generation Mormon outside the “Book of Mormon beltway” (Idaho-Utah-Arizona). Pictures are included in all volumes.

President Robert & Sister Thomas
Prophecies by President Thomas
Catch Me Up
Mormon History
Mormon Testimonies
Preston Nibley
Sunstone & Symposiums
September Six
Last Visit with the Thomases

In Volume II, Arlin delves deeper into his mission experiences and explains How and Why he left Mormonism.

Missionary Service
Legacy
Jews
Freemasonry
Elder Bruce R. McConkie
Light
Mission Release
Unavoidable Doctrinal Forks
Pandora’s Box
Line of Demarcation
What If?
No Other Foundation
Joseph Not The Way
Joseph’s Original Call Enumerated

Volume III details the Heavenly Messengers who tutored Arlin, enabling him to transition from Mormonism, followed by a “Call to Action” for Mormons.

Heavenly Messengers
God the Father
Jesus Christ (0-33)
Apostle Saul (0-67)
Joe Smith (1805–1844)
David Whitmer (1805–1888)
William P. Brown (1832–c. 1891)
Dr. William Law (1809–1892)
Patriarch David White Rogers (1787–1881)
William Madison Wall (1821–1869)
Constantine (272-337)
Prof. William Barclay (1907-1978)
Rev. Thomas Campbell (1763-1854)
First Vision Location
Whitmer Farm – Angel Field
Angel and the Plates
New Jerusalem Fulfilled
Warning
Call to Action
Dedication

• Language: English
• Publisher: A Marvelous Work and A Wonder Publishing
• Release date: Sep 15, 2022
• ISBN: 9781601358431

Book preview

Preface

The original book has been divided into three Volumes. A description of each volume, with its Table of Contents, is listed in About the Series. Readers may see references to Spiritual Journeys (Volumes 1-3). These have been republished as the Testimony Series:

TESTIMONY: America’s Mt. Zion – Now

TESTIMONY: The Christian Writings and Testimonies of Arlin Ewald Nusbaum

TESTIMONY: Immortal Convergence and The Great One or Ancient of Days

TESTIMONY: Last Testament of Jesus Christ (formerly: Land of the Master)

TESTIMONY: The Miracle Painting

TESTIMONY: The Resurrection

TESTIMONY: Scotland

TESTIMONY: Spirits Among Us 

TESTIMONY: Temple Mount – 11:11 – Horn of God

About the Series

Volume I

Volume I covers Arlin’s time in the Mormon Church from birth through his resignation at 32. He shares what life was like being raised a seventh-generation Mormon outside the Book of Mormon beltway (Idaho-Utah-Arizona). Pictures are included in all volumes.

President Robert & Sister Thomas

Prophecies by President Thomas

Catch Me Up

Mormon History

Mormon Testimonies

Preston Nibley

Sunstone & Symposiums

September Six

Last Visit with the Thomases

Volume II

In Volume II, Arlin delves deeper into his mission experiences and explains How and Why he left Mormonism.

Missionary Service

Legacy

Jews

Freemasonry

Elder Bruce R. McConkie

Light

Mission Release

Unavoidable Doctrinal Forks

Pandora’s Box

Line of Demarcation

What If?

No Other Foundation

Joseph Not The Way

Joseph’s Original Call

Volume III

Volume III details the Heavenly Messengers who tutored Arlin, enabling him to transition from Mormonism, followed by a Call to Action for Mormons.

Heavenly Messengers

God the Father

Jesus Christ (0-33)

Apostle Saul (0-67)

Joe Smith (1805–1844)

David Whitmer (1805–1888)

William P. Brown (1832–c. 1891)

Dr. William Law (1809–1892)

Patriarch David White Rogers (1787–1881)

William Madison Wall (1821–1869)

Constantine (272-337)

Prof. William Barclay (1907-1978)

Rev. Thomas Campbell (1763-1854)

First Vision Location

Whitmer Farm – Angel Field

Angel and the Plates

New Jerusalem Fulfilled

Warning

Call to Action

Dedication

Introduction

Growing up in Mormonism was full and eventful. My father had been Bishop more than once, and my mother was Relief Society President—all while raising us ten children while dad was working a full-time job. I was in Boy Scouts and attended early morning Seminary through the cold winters months in Colorado. I was not prone to missing Church and never missed a Sunday for the first 30 years of my life, so far as I can recall.

At university, I was vice president of the L.D.S.S.A. (student association) and took a full load of Institute of Religion classes on top of my already full load of classes at school. I served a mission promptly when I turned 19 and was one of the few who served an 18-month mission during the brief time that the Church experimented with shorter missions (normally 24 months). My mission preference was for England, but I was called to the Melbourne, Australia Mission.

On my mission, I had a different companion approximately every two months, and within that short period, I assisted in bringing in 3x the number of converts compared to that of a 24-month mission. In my last area, I was Zone Leader of the largest area in the mission of mainland Australia that spanned from Wagga Wagga on the east to Mildura on the west. The mission president at that time (President Robert K. Thomas) was so impressed by my success that he flew in a general authority (Elder Pinegar) to my location towards the outback to meet with me and to learn why I was so successful, that it might be incorporated Church-wide.

Elder Rex D. Pinegar

Elder Rex D. Pinegar

It was not until several years after my mission that I gained an appreciation for the things President and Sister Thomas had prophesied to me as a missionary. But before I share those prophecies, let me first give some background on the Thomases.

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President Robert and Sister Thomas

Elder Maxwell (L) Pres. Thomas - 1975

Elder Maxwell (L) Pres. Thomas – 1975

Some background information:

"Robert K. Thomas (1918—1998) was a professor of English at Brigham Young University (BYU) as well as the founder of BYU’s honors program and later the academic vice president of BYU.

"Thomas studied at Reed College in Oregon. It was here he saw the benefits of a small college with close interaction between students and faculty. Thomas went on to receive an M.A. from the University of Oregon and a Ph.D. in English from Columbia University. He joined the BYU faculty in 1951.

"After joining the BYU faculty, Thomas convinced Ernest L. Wilkinson and other administrators to form the honors program. When the honors program was formed in 1959, he was appointed its director. In 1963 Richard D. Poll was appointed the associate director to assist Thomas. In 1965 Richard L. Bushman became a second associate director. Thomas ended his term as head of BYU’s honors program in 1967 when he became academic vice president. Thomas retired from BYU in 1983. Among students who Thomas had a significant influence on while at BYU were John W. Welch, Allen E. Bergin, and Madison U. Sowell. The story of the BYU honors program and the role of Robert Thomas in founding it is recounted in detail by Kristine Hansen in A History of the Brigham Young University Honors Program: The First Fifty Years (BYU Press, 2012).

"Thomas was a literary critic. His article, published in 1972, A Literary Analysis of the Book of Mormon (published in a book edited by Charles D. Tate and Truman G. Madsen) was the first significant published work to engage in literary analysis of the Book of Mormon instead of debating its origins.

"Along with Bruce B. Clark Thomas, he co-authored the five-volume series, Out of the Best Books. He also wrote multiple articles that examined the literary qualities of the Book of Mormon.

Love of Learning by President Thomas

Love of Learning,  Pres. Thomas

"Thomas was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served in various callings in the Church including as a bishop, stake president and president of the Australia Melbourne Mission.

"The BYU Honors program offers a