Fulness of Times

Over the weekend I had a thought regarding the theory of evolution, where evolutionists promote the idea that humans somehow descended from ape-like ancestors. My brother's dog had puppies and my daughter asked about why the "dad" wasn't there, which led into how quickly animal babies develop and grow and become self-sufficient. It was from this that I later had the thought that there seems to be a major error in the evolutionist's theory. First, I believe God created species so they can evolve. Not from one species to another, but to develop, progress, and become better. This is evident from many documented studies. There is actual proof that a species can evolve and develop, improving their ability to cope with the environment. Natural selection is also well documented. Traits and characteristics that do not help tend to be discarded with future generations. In a similar vein, those traits and characteristics that would hurt the survival of the species als...

While doing some research on the Mayan calendar I read this article: https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/mayan.html Here are the basics: "The Mayan Calendar consists of three separate corresponding calendars, the Long Count, the Tzolkin (divine calendar) and the Haab (civil calendar). Time is cyclical in the calendars and a set number of days must occur before a new cycle can begin." "The Long Count is an astronomical calendar which was used to track longer periods of time, what the Maya called the “universal cycle”. Each such cycle is calculated to be 2,880,000 days (about 7885 solar years). The Mayans believed that the universe is destroyed and then recreated at the start of each universal cycle. This belief still inspires a myriad of prophesies about the end of the world."  "The divine calendar is also known as the Sacred Round or the Tzolkin which means “the distribution of the days”. It is a 260-day calendar, with 20 periods of 13 days used to de...

I read this article a few weeks ago. It comments on Samuel the Lamanite's prophecies and correlates it to the Mayan calendar. https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/why-did-samuel-make-such-chronologically-precise-prophecies I personally do not believe the Nephites used the Mayan Calendar for their main calendar, and the dating of the calendar precedes the Nephites. However, by the time of Samuel I am sure they were aware of it. It is my opinion that one reason the Lamanites always seemed to be more numerous is that many of them met, traded, and integrated with other cultures in the Americas. It was from these associations that most likely introduced the Lamanites to the Mayan calendaring system, and I think they may have adopted it. From there it eventually would have become known to the Nephites, particularly when there was an extensive period of peace, progress, and free trade between the Nephites and Lamanites. Here are a few excerpts from the article. "L...