Before I go to bed

I recently learned that I passed my music theory test-out exam. Since I also tested out of my dictation class with 100% I had planned to go on to my upper level music courses here at BYU, which is what I had been looking forward to doing for several years now, but I will have to wait until I complete my sight singing course (which I couldn't take this last term due to work schedule conflicts) which will be available this fall semester. So basically I will be taking mostly generals until the winter semester of 2012. However this will free my schedule up to get some more Arabic classes in, which I have been thoroughly enjoying. So for the summer I will be taking 102 and for the fall I will be taking 201. After that is 202, but beyond that I do not know what I will do. My composition courses will keep my schedule full (once I can take them) and a trip to Jordan or Egypt would definitely put graduation off a bit. So I will do the best I can and see what my options are when the time comes.

Another thought. Something I taught as a missionary but now seems much clearer, probably because of the strings of thought I have been having lately. The Book of Mormon is either true or it isn't. But to say it isn't implies it was written by either Joseph Smith or someone else with some sort of incentive to do so. This is basically what I said in a previous post. The difference is that I've been considering the level of ignorance that theory would stipulate. Almost certainly the theorist has not read the book. In the case of, say, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, producers of the recent "Book of Mormon Musical", who have likely read at least a part of the book, I am clueless as to their theory on the book. The only explanation I can think of is that they refuse to accept Joseph's story because it would mean they are wrong about many, many things. But what other reasonable option is there? Could Joseph Smith have written the book? As I've discussed earlier, Joseph would have no reason to write a 500+ page book for which he would have to research ancient geographic, religious, and literary history extensively, which by the way would have to be one of the most drastic turn-arounds in history: from a poorly-educated, near illiterate farm boy to a world-renown author, historian, and theologian in a few years with no formal training. A few of the more obvious nails in the structure holding up the validity of the Book of Mormon. It seems that Trey and Matt choose an illogical perspective in the face of clear evidence to the contrary in order to bolster their self-assurance of the validity of their way of life, which would seem to indicate a good bit of insecurity. Wait, what were they mocking again?

Added later: After hearing the music from the aforementioned musical, and on the assumption that the music represents the information presented in the musical, I no longer think it likely that the producers have read the Book of Mormon. Or at least, they did not use the doctrine in it for the musical. Which is fine, and also means it can't be considered an argument against Mormonism.