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And, with more study, the books sturdiness and richness and the remarkable accomplishment of its translator, the prophet joseph smith, become more apparent. May 10, 2011 the book of mormon does fit into what we know of the ancient world. This common query often expresses the questioners incorrect assumptions about archaeological methodologyassumptions usually based the questioners lack of knowledge about a very specialized academic area. As it turns out, archaeologists have been able to find and positively identify nahom in southern arabia. Many have wondered what evidence has been found in its support, as the book asserts to be a record of. But basically the mormon church claims to be the one true church of jesus christ on the earth. Provides concrete evidence disproving the book of abraham, demonstrating that joseph smith was a false prophet. In the book of mormon there were many accounts of horses being in the united states before europeans began colonizing that part of the world.

Mar 14, 2020 you can convince god to send the golden plates back down to earth again, then you can take them to a panel of mesoamerican archaeologists and allow them to examine them at length, performing every scientific test on them that they can think of. Non mormon archaeologists speak on book of mormon evidence. Dna evidence and the book of mormon conclusive proof that. The name of lehis wife, sariah, previously unknown outside the book of mormon, has been found in ancient jewish documents from. Many readers have posed this question, both out of genuine interest and also as a challenge to the book s authenticity. The book of mormon describes a ditch being dug around the protected area. Many a learned person has asked the same thing about the bible or even the existence of god. The true story of a mormon bishops journey of discovery 2nd edition. The falsity of mormonism what about the book of mormon. The undeniable and simple proof that the book of mormon is false. May 27, 2002 mormons claim the book of mormon is the most perfect book ever written. Archaeological evidence and the book of mormon fairmormon. The chief claim, and the premise of the entire book, is that hebrews carried the message of the coming messiah on a voyage across the atlantic. To be a mormon among mormons is to realize the american fantasy of.

Nothing can take the place of a spiritual witness that the book of mormon is true. This document is an analysis of the scholarly merits of the theories. Royal skousen is a professor of linguistics at brigham young university and has spent years studying the text of the book of mormon to look for variants and textual patterns. Is the book of mormon a model that has no evidence for it. According to joseph smith and subsequent presidents and apostles of the lds church, the geographical extent of book of mormon lands included virtually all of north and south america. Dna evidence of the book of mormon in north america, linking. Top 10 embarrassments of the mormon religion listverse. The book of mormon makes several scientific claims that can be tested.

At least they are not wed in reality since no book of mormon location is known with reference to modern topography. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. Jun 17, 2017 is there any archaeological evidence for the book of mormon. If a single one of those prophecies fail to come to pass, the speaker is identified as a false prophet and we are not to pay. Points out the contradictions between the bible and book of mormon as well as errors in translation in the king james version kjv of the bible that were copied into the book of mormon. Smith, they will say, translated the book of mormon from golden plates he dug up in a hill in new york in the early 1800s. Proof that the book of mormon is true, excerpt from. There are also some powerful evidences for the book of mormon, including important correlations from the book of mormon text to mesoamerica and hebrew language and customs. That very arrangement is now well documented archaeologically an ancient american setting for the book of mormon.

This paper is the executive summary version of the full paper available in both html format and pdf format. Yes, yes, some of the geography of the bible can be identified, but a lot of it is missing, and that doesnt make those parts of the bible false. This is a gamechanger for the mormon church by an author who was a bishop in that church for many years. Dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence youtube. As a research scientist he had to choose between truth and church and he chose truth. This is important because the latterday saints make such a point about it containing the fullness of the everlasting gospel. Book of mormon evidences mormonism, the mormon church. Is there archaeological evidence for the book of mormon. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. Oct 26, 2011 i personally dont believe you can prove it true or false, any more than you can prove the bible true of false. To the reader as many false reports have been circulated respecting the following work, and also many unlawful measures taken by the evil designing persons to destroy me, and also the work, i would inform you that i translated, by the gift and power of god, and caused to be written, one hundred and sixteen pages, the which i took from the book. How the book of abraham exposes the false nature of. Archaeological and historical evidence where did the book.

If the book of mormon is true, then joseph smith was a prophet. Joseph smith stated, i told the brethren that the book of mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to god by abiding by its precepts than any other book. The book of mormon, the founding document of the latter day saint movement and one of the four books of scripture of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church, is an account of three groups of people. When mormon missionaries properly called latter day saints or simply lds come to your door, they will often offer a free copy of the book of mormon and tell you about its author, joseph smith. Ultimately one doesnt become truly converted without a. Peterson, a noted scholar and lecturer, provides an intriguing look at the evidences that support the book of mormon as an ancient. The book of mormon is the only explanation for this scripture. The book of mormon false testament learn the bible. Joseph smiths statement, therefore, is a concise declaration that the book of mormon is the most correct of any book because it has the power to change individuals into more correct christlike people. What we wanted to do here is the exactly same thing only in reverse. Dna evidence and molecular genetics disprove the book of mormon by rich deem introduction. There is no evidence that joseph smith ever translated anything, including the golden plates into the book of mormon. This particular video has brought together what we know about the book of mormon place of nahom.

Book of mormon evidences, part one discusses some of the many factors supporting the plausibility of the book of mormon as an ancient document. But ultimately god requires faith, and is most likely making it intentionally difficult to prove the book of mormon is true, secularly. It does mean that joseph smith is provably a false prophet and the book of mormon. Mormonism a life under false pretenses and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Does dna evidence prove the book of mormon is false. An examination of the book of mormon comparing the 1830 original edition with later editions, reveals the many changes that have been made. I cant deny the spiritual and logical reasons that were presented to me as part of my testimony of that book s truthfulness. The book of mormon, true or false arthur budvarson. Look, it is foolish to pray about things you know are not gods will. We testify that when used together, the bible and the book of mormon confound false doctrines, lay down contentions, and establish peace. The conclusion states, much as critics and defenders of the book of mormon would like to use dna studies to support their views, the evidence is simply inconclusive. Quitmormon and the tricky process of leaving the church the verge. Thomas stuart ferguson lay in his hammock, certain that he had found.

Therefore, you need only prove one aspect of it false to prove the church is not true. Mormonism teaches that god used to be a man on another world, mormon doctrine by bruce mcconkie, p. Why the ldsmormons will never be part of the body of christ. But if i found out that the book of mormon is truethen everything was going to change. How could there be so many witnesses of the book of mormon and the plates and not one of them deny their testimony even when some of them became bitter toward joseph smith. The mormons revere and follow a false prophet and heretic. On wednesday, january 15, 2020, royal skousen will be presenting a lecture on the history of the text of the book of mormon at brigham young university. He was able to become a god because he followed the laws and ordinances of the god he served on another world. How a mormon lawyer transformed archaeology in mexicoand. Ritner concludes, contrary to the lds position, due to the microfilms being published prior to the rediscovery of the joseph smith papyri, that it is not true that no. How a mormon lawyer transformed archaeology in mexicoand ended up losing his faith. This is a key point, because in the future someone may make a claim that says, the book of mormon cannot be true because of such and such a thing. Its largest denomination is headquartered in utah and goes by the name the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Despite the efforts of mormons to restore the reliability of the book of abraham, it appears to be a demonstrably false book, errantly translated and misrepresented as scripture by the lds church.

However, the book of mormon has been scientifically proven to be false which means joseph smith was a gross liar and received no revelation from god. Dna samples taken from modern american indians show no connection to the dna of the peoples of the middle east. The book of mormon tells the story of a family from ancient jerusalem that crossed the ocean and colonized somewhere in the western hemisphere where they started an entire civilization. Many times those who so adamantly oppose the church of jesus christ of latterday saints will deploy a big list tactic to convince members or other individuals that the church is not true. Some counter that the words used in the book of mormon. Mormon beliefs are also shown to contradict both the bible and the book of mormon. Book of mormon thought false by lds memberarchaelogist. Its early account of jerusalem just before the babylonian captivity gains in plausibility as research continues to accumulate. The book of mormon in north america book of mormon evidence.

Examining the book of mormon a christian view probe. Disproves mormonism using the bible, mormon scripture, statistical analysis. All opinions, speakers and presenters represent and express their own individual opinions, and not necessarily the opinions of firm foundation, book of mormon evidence, or its employees, and no information or opinions represent the. All opinions, speakers and presenters represent and express their own individual opinions, and not necessarily the opinions of firm foundation, book of mormon evidence, or its employees, and no information or opinions represent the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Archaeological evidence and the book of mormon why is there no archaeological evidence for the book of mormon. Much evidence exists to support the claims made by the book of mormon native american evidences of book of mormon contents. The book of mormon is really there so one can have book of mormon studies, and archaeology is really there so one can study archaeology, but the two are not wed. I cant deny the spiritual and logical reasons that were presented to me as part of my testimony of that books truthfulness. If the book of mormon is false, joseph smith was not a prophet. Another testament of jesus christ, is true, not false. Not unlike the book of mormon musical, andersens musings aim to initiate rather than alienate, to praise rather than punish. God, with his infinite foreknowledge, so molded the book of mormon that we might see the error and know how to combat false educational, political, religious, and.

And in another, to the lds leadership, he declared, the book of mormon is either fake or fact. It undermines the claims of joseph smith related to other allegedly divinely inspired translations, including the book of mormon. Second, the book of mormon contains none of the key mormon doctrines. In fact, several mormon organizations have been founded in order to prove these very. Native american writings are potentially strong evidence that the occurrences described in the book of mormon actually happened. This must mean that amerindians are not descended from book of mormon peoples, and the book of mormon is false.

It is part of a collection that includes book of mormon evidences, part two, book of mormon evidences, part three, and book of mormon nuggets contrary to the claims of our critics, there are many interesting findings that make it difficult to explain. 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. The scientific legacy of a quest to prove the book of mormon. Just because the book of mormon mentions something that appears not to be possible such as elephants does not prove that the book of mormon is false. The book of mormon false testament introduction while reading the book of mormon, this socalled other testament of jesus christ, i noticed something very eyeopening, something that gives away the true nature and origin of this book. Third, the book of mormon abounds in textual errors, factual errors, and outright plagiarisms from other works. In other cases these writings are modern fictions purporting to be rediscovered ancient scriptures, including the book of mormon 1830 and the book of abraham 1842, the archko volume 1884, the life of issa 1894, the aquarian gospel of jesus the christ 1908, and the secret gospel of mark 1973. Similarly, it would be wrong of me to pray about the book of mormon when one can so easily demonstrate that it is not the word of god. Jun 20, 2016 millions have asked the question, is there evidence of the historicity of the book of mormon, because the book of mormon is foundational to the mormon faith more accurately known as the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Oct 03, 2011 jesus said beware of false prophets matthew 7. In this inspiring and informative presentation, dr. Nonmormon archaeologists speak on book of mormon evidence.

Two of the most prevalent claims for the book of mormon are, there is much archaeological proof to the book of mormon, and the american indians are descendants of israelites who came to america as described in the book of mormon. This is an easy trick to play when it comes to ancient history if you discount every piece of evidence as coincidence, forged, or unfounded. Does dna evidence prove the book of mormon to be false. The book of mormon tells the story of a family from ancient jerusalem that crossed the ocean and colonized somewhere in the western. The facts are that he mistranslated portions of the bible, as well as the book of abraham, the. It is part of a collection that includes book of mormon evidences, part two, book of mormon evidences, part three, and book of mormon nuggets. Think joseph smith could have gotten that right by sheer chance. Documented evidences are given to show that the major doctrines and teachings of the mormon church are contrary to the teachings of the book of mormon. Jan, 2016 dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence that proves the book of mormon. Either the book of mormon is what the prophet joseph said it is or this church and its founder are false, fraudulent, a deception from the first instance onward.

However, additional evidences of the divinity of this book also exist. How to prove that the book of mormon is true quora. The scientific search for nephite remains mormons in. Critics challenge the viability of the population size and growth of the book of mormon people. When she read that the book of mormon said christopher columbus. Why continue to defend a false testimony if you have nothing to loose from admitting the truth. The criticism of the mormon church is the following. The lds church claims that the book of mormon is its founding revelation from god. American progress or the great events of the greatest century including also life delineations of our most noted men. Mormonism claims to be a christian religion, the only true christian religion. Dna evidence and molecular genetics disprove the book of mormon. Who wrote the book of mormon and where did it come from. A key test is to examine the prophecies he or she has made in the name of the lord. How could there be so many witnesses of the book of mormon and the plates and not one of.