John W. Welch chiasmus papers bulk 1953-2011 1802-2011

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John W. Welch chiasmus papers bulk 1953-2011 1802-2011

16 cartons; (16 linear ft.)

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6341556

L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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Welch, John W. (John Woodland)

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John W. Welch (1946 - ) discovered chiasmus in the Book of Mormon and founded the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS). John W. Welch was born in 1946. In 1967, while serving in the LDS South German Mission, Welch and his companion attended a lecture in the Catholic Priesterseminar which talked about the use of chiasmus in the Gospel of Matthew. Two weeks later, he discovered chiasmus in the Book of Mormon and began to correspond with family members...