As an article of faith, latterday saints affirm that webelieve the book of mormon to be the word of god. The lord covenanted with enos to bring forth the book of mormon to the lamanites, enos 1. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. The original 1830 edition, book of mormon had s of errors. Absurdity in the book of mormon the annotated bible. The book of omni gets off to a great start for a book in the book of mormon with the words behold, it came to pass but it goes downhill quickly from there. But some have argued that the book of mormon is not an eitheror proposition either the work of god on one hand or the work of the devil on the other that somehow there exists room for middle ground and hence the reference to the book of mormon as inspired fiction. It is either of divine or human origin, and if it is of human origin that means that joseph smith concocted the book. Both father and son were seeing a whole christian civilization fall because its people would not. Apr 30, 2020 the notion of a pure nationality, ethnicity, or culture group is nonsense. All books have also been published in ebook format, exclusively available from lulu.
The book of mormon was written for the intent that we may believe the bible, morm. A contemporary mormon view is that these civilizations rose and fell in mesoamerica. Links to the authors personal book store appear on. It is an easy way to claim that any problem is because their ancient language was in some way superior to ours for the purpose of communication. The original 1830 edition, book of mormon had s of. Early argumentsmade at a time when the book of mormon remained virtually unreadwere greatly flawed by insisting on trumpedup slanders that dismissed joseph smith as a lazy liar with a host of even more serious flaws.
Adam clarke bible commentary in the book of mormon. Joseph is a really important name in the book of mormon. Mormons believe joseph smith found gold plates engraved with writing in ancient egyptian in new york and god helped him translate the text. This song makes crystal clear that its just madeup nonsense, much as some people believe the book of mormon and indeed all organized religion is. Finally, the mormon church leaders became so embarrassed about the grammar that they decided to abandon the idea that god gave joseph smith the english that is found in the book. The lords words will hiss forth unto the ends of the earth, 2 ne. There were two equally stupid schools or factions who took a. However, we do have the original text for the book of mormon that joseph smith claimed god revealed to him, word by word, on a pebble in his hat.
The claims made by the book of mormon mention specific tools, technologies, crops, and animals that simply didnt exist in those regions at the times stated. Feb 26, 20 broadways book of mormon more offensive than promised. If the book of mormon is true, then why has the mormon church changed it. This book, like the others in this series, is both a concise recap of subjects covered in the other volumes and the introduction of five new subjects making each book and invaluable resource in and of itself for casually interested parties as well as critically. Overall, however, critics of mormonism have done more to establish the authenticity of the book of mormon than have their mormon brethren. It follows the stories of two tribes who descended from the family of lehi. Have any nonmormon scholars seriously analyzed the book. The mormon story is that the nephite military commander and prophet moroni buried a history of his people, written on gold plates, in the hill cumorah in ad 421. Both books contain gods guidance as revealed to prophets, as well as religious histories of different civilizations. Together with the bible, the book of mormon is an indispensable witness of the doctrines of christ and his divinity. Instead of picketing the book of mormon musical, for example, the.
There were 5,000 original book of mormon copies published in 1830 in palmyra, new york. Im a licensed southern baptist minister and i embrace the book of mormon that is, i believe the truths recorded in it. If genetic studies have complicated superficial readings of the book of mormon, and assumptions of nephites, lamanites, etc. Fourth, about 95 percent of what has been said and written about archaeology and the book of mormon is nonsense. I took my girlfriend to see the book of mormon in londons west end. The stories surrounding the history of the lds church that the book of mormon writers dismiss as ridiculous, i call miraculous. These other sites still do not say what they really believe. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. Sections of the doctrine and covenants are exposed as completely unfulfilled nonsense that mormons simply cannot see through as long as blind faith precludes rational thinking. In the same parts, it is said that if there was any contradiction or issue with the book of mormon, it was because of the translation issues from their language into ours, which is just nonsense. This was the first thing i read when my mother messaged me on facebook. Mormons the church of jesus christ of the latter day saints.
One of them is the megaresponsible person, worried about the new believers and is slightly arrogant. The book of mormon is the word of god, like the bible. Gerald and sandra tanner have counted 39 changes in the book of mormon, excluding punctuation changes. Twelve beliefs the mormon church might not want you to. The book of mormon is an indispensable witness of the doctrines of christ in his divinity together with the bible teaches all men that they should do good and together with the bible. Both father and son were seeing a whole christian civilization fall because its people would not serve the god of the land, even jesus christ. Rema webb, andrew rannells, and josh gad in the book of mormon. Top 10 embarrassments of the mormon religion listverse.
There are a lot of promormon propaganda sites and they all say the same thing family unity, they are christian, the book of mormon is true and on and on. There are two possible explanations for the origin of the book of mormon. Exactly how to get a free book of mormon without missionaries. That done, i have now read common nonsense along with milbanks tears of a clown. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Joseph smith translated the book of mormon from gold plates. For example, horses, cattle, sheep, and swine werent roaming between 2500 bc and 400 ad, as claimed. While the bible is written by and about the people in the land of israel and surrounding areas and takes place from the creation of the world until shortly after the death of jesus christ. I did not want to read common nonsense for a while because i wanted to draw my own conclusions about mr. Most of it comes from missionaries, evangelists, and tour guides.
Mormonism is a religion less than two centuries old, but in this short time it has managed to accrue a long list of embarrassments which the church leaders would prefer were kept. The book of mormon and the bible will grow together, 2 ne. The book of mormon hit musicals broadway opening night in 2011. The mormon church the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. A further two thousand words of the book of mormon are taken from the new. The book of mormon follows two latterday saints missionaries as they attempt to preach the faith of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints to the inhabitants of a remote ugandan village. Only one interpretation of christ doctrine survives the testimony of these two witnesses again and again the book of mormon acts is a confirming clarifying unifying witness of the doctrines taught in the bible, so there is only one lord one faith one baptism, for example, some people are confused as to whether baptism is essential for salvation. The book of mormon is a book of lds scripture that takes place during the same time as the bible and takes place on the american continent. Jun 11, 2011 the two young innocent missionaries andrew rannells and josh gad, whose notion of africa derives from the lion king, are nonplussed, until one of them, elder cunningham, whom we have learnt to be a congenital liar, discovers a gift of improvising on the contents of the book of mormon, adding whatever nonsense springs into his brain. This was the first thing i read when my mother messaged me on. May 01, 2010 zaitchik is the preeminent expert on the phenom, glenn beck. Sep 15, 2019 second, book of mormon authors rarely mentioned weather, and when mormon did alma 46. Mormonism can anyone believe this nonsense hip forums. Non mormon writers have criticized the grammar of the book of mormon stating that god could not make the many grammatical mistakes that are found in the book of mormon.
I dont think its outside the definition of translation to think joseph could consult existing bible commentaries of his day to help him translate the book of mormon text. Jun 10, 2019 the church of jesus christ of latterday saints takes no official stance on the geography of the book of mormon. Broadways book of mormon more offensive than promised. The mormon delusion, volume 3, discarded doctrines and nonsense revelations. In the final letter recorded in the book of mormon from mormon to his son moroni, he gave counsel that applies to our day. Why there is no room for middle ground concerning the book of. It is a fabrication based largely upon another fictional book of joseph smiths day called a view of the hebrews. There are no firsthand original texts of anything found in the bible, therefore nothing is remotely reliable.
Discover that unlike christianity, mormonism teaches that there is not one but many gods, that jesus was married, that jesus and satan are brothers, and that to be saved you must belong to the mormon church. Finally, elder wilkins closed the book of mormon he was holding and said, we cant teach you if youre just going to argue. Civilizations of their magnitude and duration would be expected to leave extensive archaeological records. A dynamic, interactive, webfriendly presentation of the book of mormon. The earnest young men are challenged by the lack of interest from the locals, who are distracted by more pressing issues such as hivaids, famine. Church admits book of mormon not history and to go to lengths to translate the words he wants so that he can be redundant as if saying that it is a miraculous miracle somehow makes it even better than anyone might have thought otherwise. Gathering zion the book of mormona book from god facebook. Archaeological trends and the book of mormon origins byu.
It is a record of gods dealings with ancient inhabitants of. Mormons the church of jesus christ of the latter day. The purpose of omnis little book is the same as the purpose of his fathers book the book of jarom to preserve their genealogy. Mormon is allegedly a prophethistorian who was the native american believed by mormons to have written the book of mormon the main religious text of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints mormonism. Why the message behind the book of mormon musical is so. Inside the secret facebook war for mormon hearts and minds. Mormonism is a religion less than two centuries old, but in this short time it has managed to accrue a long list of embarrassments which the church leaders would prefer were kept silent. Mormons anciently in egypta set of blacklegs, thieves, robbers, and murderers. The psychology of a mormon testimony is explored and explained.
Mar 28, 2008 there are a lot of pro mormon propaganda sites and they all say the same thing family unity, they are christian, the book of mormon is true and on and on. Book of mormon, the synopsis broadway musical the two missionaries are shown. The claims made by the book of mormon mention specific tools. Im already so exhausted and depressed by the fact that hatefilled liars like beck have taken over our country, working its demise with others as easily as he works his followers, that the last thing i would do is buy a book about one of these nasty people. Some mormon researchers claim that it is not valid to use genetics to attempt to prove or disprove the historicity of the book of mormon, citing a lack of source genes and the improbability of tracing israelite dna even if present. Mormon archaeological argument that proves the historical accuracy of b of m. According to joseph smith, the book of mormon is more correct than the bible history of. Oct 05, 2012 joseph smith translated the book of mormon from gold plates. Huntington said, the inhabitants of the moon are more of a uniform size than those of the earth, being about 6 feet in height. The doctrine and covenants, a collection of revelations and inspired declarations given for the establishment and regulation of the church of jesus christ in the last days 1830 ad 1978 ad. Jan 18, 2018 the book of mormon is brilliant in its simple, powerful, and inspiring exegesis of sometimes vague, short, or hard to understand bible passages.
We have no agreedupon list of what bookstexts constitute the bible for the purposes of this site, despite numerous attempts to create such lists. The book of mormon claims to be a history of ancient peoples inhabiting central america until 421 a. Book of mormona book of gross, fictitious nonsense, wrote by mormon, for gazeloms diabolical purposes. Twelve beliefs the mormon church might not want you to know about. The baptist version of the book of mormon by lynn ridenhour. Links to the authors personal book store appear on themormondelusion. To me, however, such a proposition is logically impossible. If this is true, then the book of mormon should be full of errors. The second, though, completely devoted to his work, but is a hopeless nerd and very big liar who does not want to adhere sticky to conversational scripts. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to adherents, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421.