I was an atheists for the most part until I read and prayed about the Book of Mormon and I know its scripture. This started a domino effect that lead me to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints ...thank you, thank you , thank you
Me too : ). But I did go to or visit some "Churches" but didn't really believe any of them. Sadly, now nominal Christians are dishonestly trying to lead true LDS Christians back to atheism. Crazy world. Guess people don't change though, they did the same thing 2000 years ago, and even used the Bible to try to prove Jesus wasn't the Christ.
Joe peaceman You know I always thought I was to smart for my own good ( not bragging at all) but I studied the history of the early church and how the meeting at Nicaea organize the church for more political reasons ( the books of the bible are 250-500 years written after Christ died, that's older then the united states for perspective ) and power over man then anything to do with the Church that Christ established. How they adopted pagan rituals and ideations to bring them into the fold or have power over them. For this reason I never felt that established religions made much sense, and the vast majority uses fear as a motivational tool ( follow us or you will burn in eternal hell! ...those guys are wicket and they will burn in hell...bla bla bla) Anyway, I looked into every single Christian church and also Buddhism( which I still find fascinating) but nothing fit I always had questions that simply could not be answered UNTIL one day I stumbled into the missionaries teaching a friend of mine and the rest is history :) Don't get me wrong I love the KJV Bible LOVE -IT!! but I also know that the BOM is the word of god as well the two walk hand in hand. Joe I received my witness and I am converted which to me is stronger than man's logical arguments can ever be ...it's awesome to be a Member of the "Church of Jesus Christ of Later-Day Saints".
Zack M Hi Zack, I didn't notice your reply until just now (I've been too busy to watch my favorite youtube vids)), but i really appreciate your kindness and testimony. I agree that the Creeds were written to try to placate men. There was a lot of contention over the nature of Christ. So many Christians don't realize that conforming to science (Science dictated that God must be one of Plato's 'Forms" and was the "one one", without body, parts, etc.) led to a lot of divisions and apostasy and even helped create Islam etc. (the companion-less God who could not die etc.). The original Church taught many of the things that some mainstream Christians mock us for today, there is a good book called "Restoring the ancient Church" I think it's by Bickmore?? Anyway, awesome book. Of course, more has been discovered since then.....keep the faith my friend. :). Oh, btw, I had a friend who joined the Church btu was raised Buddhist. His wife forced him to stop going to Church so he practiced Buddhism and read LDS books while she didn't know.....eventually she became interested and they both recently went to the Temple.
Zach M: What are you smokin? I get that this was written with thick sarcasm...or I hope it was.....but....Suffice to say the new testament was written in the early 60's and some even believe Mark was written in the 50's of the common era. I'm not saying this is proof one way or another for Christ..although i do unapologetically believe in Him....but...don't make false claims about the new testament before even doing a simple google search. www.biblestudytools.com/resources/guide-to-bible-study/order-books-new-testament.html
I was so moved by this video.. I'd just gotten to where Nephi built the ship they would travel in.. Finding this video.. Well I believe God led me to this.. I'm a sculptor... I've done primarily bronzes of Native Americans... I'm moved to someday do one of father Lehi.. and Nephi together... The thought of including Lehi, just occurred to me.. Again, could it be the spirit moving me? Thank you again...
I am reading reply's for this video and I am interested if you did indeed do a bronze of Lehi or Nephi or any of the family or prophets in that dispensation?
I am beginning to love and appreciate this book. The ideas and interpretations it brings. Offering willing participants a wholesome framework of family and community. It illustrates the struggles and adversity life will bring. All with in a belief in faith and promise.
I am a sunday school teacher and love teaching the gospel of Christ. This Video I love ten times more than any BofM Video, because that is real...that shows how real life was 600 B.C. in the Arabian Desert...and my respect and gratitude for Lehi and his family grew a lot for what they have done of and that they kept a record of all their ups and downs and that they showed us that all is possible with Christ. (Philippians 4:13)❤
I love being a member of this wonderful church. There is no way, no way, and in any knowledge let alone how Joseph Smith would have known all these places and names without directing revelation from Heavenly Father himself during the BOM translations. I know that Joseph Smith was a prophet of the Restoration. I know that the Book Of Mormon is another Testament of Jesus Christ. Thank you so much for taking the time to load this Documentary and please load some more. #ibelongtothechurchofjesuschrist
I was never a Mormon but as a descendent of Mormon pioneers I have known several. To those who bash the Mormon faith I have to ask what your response be if someone says the same insulting things about your faith that you do about the Mormons. To the Mormons I say that while I do not share your faith I feel strongly that its important that you be allowed to worship Christ in accordance with your beliefs and ignore the trolls that say otherwise.
I seriously love Nephi so much! Thanks for sharing all the history, archaeology, and geography. I like to seek learning by knowledge and also by faith. I'm so glad I went to BYU and I'm so glad I have the Book of Mormon!
Isn't it obvious that Lehi was an ISRAELITE from the tribe of Manassa and not Mormon. To my understanding God made a covenant with the nation of Israel, not Mormons.
they tell me that when I do my best in this life to be just and righteous, I could live with my Heavenly Father someday, they tell me to pray daily and ask Heavenly Father of the truths I know because the lord gives and upbraideth not to those who ask.I'm not trying to be self-righteous I'm as imperfect as u r, but the church means a lot to me because the church made me know my Savior and helped me build a good relationship with him.I'm sorry if I offended u in any way but my testimony remains.
12 Never did any passage of scripture come with more power to the heart of man than this did at this time to mine. It seemed to enter with great force into every feeling of my heart. I reflected on it again and again, knowing that if any person needed wisdom from God, (Pearl of Great Price | JS-History 1:12)
There's no archeological evidence of the book of Mormon. 0 evidence because it's all made up by Joseph Smith. The book of Abraham from the papyri is not what Joseph Smith translated it to be. It is about the resurrection of the pagan god, Osiris. These books are nowhere near to be true. Joseph Smith practiced witchcraft and was a 33 degree Freemason. Lds temple rituals are inspired from Freemason. Freemason worships Satan. Connect the dots.
9:44 He and his children would know about the trails not only because of the Temples, they delt with different types of gold, silver,gems as their families that have been taken away long time ago. They had to travel long time ago to Jerusalem and claim Land or buy land. Understanding mental and Care of it How to make different types and Best of wich to keep for future generations and Us today They have Today a beautiful Tree and people who have passed down history of the Beautiful family of Lehi and his children and how he loves His God, Making Sacrifices to God. How good he was to the travel people who still travel today. Thank you all for the video.
Those of us who oppose the teachings/doctrines etc of the Mormon church and awoken to the truth must remember to never hold any hatred against any active Mormon members. The Church is a very different entity to the members themselves. We pray for their awakening through love, that those Mormons who still believe and practice what they've been taught may come to know the true and everlasting Jesus Christ.
As a member of the LDS Church I can promise you and all people that we do worship the true and everlasting Jesus Christ. The same Jesus born of Mary, the same Jesus who lived a perfect mortal life, the same Jesus who performed many miracles, the same Jesus who organized His Christian Church and ordained Apostles and Prophets, the same Jesus who performed the Atonement for us, the same Jesus who was crucified and was buried and rose again on the third day, a glorified resurrected being. The same Jesus who stands at the head of His Church today. What Jesus do you worship?
@mikeboyd3225 The Lord is the same today, yesterday, and forever. The Lord the Mormon church believe in keeps changing and flip flopping through the years. That's a different Jesus.
A major issue for me as a Jewish person who knows the law well is that one person says they ate camel along the trail, which is specifically forbidden by the law and then you say they ate raw meat which violates the law against eating blood. Impossible for Jews in this time!
The Mormon Temple Square and the Grand Tabernacle with 16 spires are must-see attractions in the city that reveal a glimpse of its rich Mormon culture.
By following other doctrines you are walking in darkness. Deuteronomy 18:20-22 says if a man speaks for God, his prophecies will come to pass. Your founder, Joseph Smith fails God’s test. Isaiah 46:9-10 says “9 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, 10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:” God is spirit and always has been. He knows the end from the beginning and all things in between. Isaiah 40:8 says “The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.” Trust in God and His everlasting word.
After reading all the comments below I just wanted to add that I really liked this documentary. I'm a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and I am pleased to see that there a documentary at least trying to apply fact to the book of Mormon. Every religion has it's skeptics and opponents. I do find it interesting that the comments below speak much more of the ignorance of the writers than a good argument against the religion.
Daniel Seppings says “the bible is amended by the Catholic Church and many valuable points of the Gospel has been changed and this is why we need the Book of Mormon”
It is wonderful to see this informative documentary made available to the world online. A huge amount of information that is found in multiple books and scholarly articles, has been gathered here and made visually inviting. It shows how authentic is the picture of the Old World painted in the Book of Mormon, things which no one in America or Europe knew in 1830 when the Book of Mormon was published.
I find religion too restrictive, I'm a very spiritual person and I respect and agree with many religious principles, the Mormons have wonderful family values and they are doing no harm so I but I don't see what
As we examine the Book of Mormon we must evaluate the people’s living conditions with that of the Indians. What type of PLANTS does the book mention? Were these PLANTS in America at that time? What ANIMALS are said to be in the area? Did the Indians have the knowledge of METAL working as mentioned in the Book of Mormon? What was their WRITTEN LANGUAGE? Their mode of TRAVEL? How do these claims compare with archeology? The Book of Mormon mentions: • wheat (Mosiah 9:9) • horses (1 Nephi 18:25) • chariots (Alma 18:9-11; 20:6; 3 Nephi 3:22) • cows (Enos 21) • elephants (Ether 9:19) • silk (Alma 1:29; 4:6; Ether 9:17) • linen (Mosiah 10:5; Helaman 6:13; Ether 10:24) • money-pieces of gold and silver (Alma 11:3-20) • steel (2 Nephi 5:15; Jarom 1:8; Ether 7:9) None of these items were here before the Spaniards. None. NONE !!
There's a great book by an LDS author that shows that there's perfect harmony between the prophetic statements concerning the garden of Eden being in Missouri and the Old Testament account concerning the garden of Eden. It's called Canaan, Babylon, and Egypt A Comparative Theological Analysis on Creation sold by Eborn Books.
It's like watching a documentary about how Harry Potter actually happened because England exists lol. With people walking around England talking about how Harry Potter was there.
to me, it seems now that the spirit of the law is dying, but maybe it has improved. i know many young have done many incredible actions. i feel happy in my heart. but as i have read the book of mormon i keep feeling i am reading about our day. i want to say hi to bishop s. kent brown, i hope he and is family is well.
And yeah what I like about our church, even though most religionbs find fault in us, we don't find fault in theirs, we simply teach what we know and respect people if they accept it or not...I think this is truly how the Lord would do it, cause Heavenly Father is not a father of contention
On a Thursday afternoon in Mexico City in July, emotions are close to the surface as Victor Manuel Guijarro Torrez and his wife drop off their son at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Mexico Missionary Training Center (MTC). Although they won't see him for two years, the MTC is just where they want their son to be -- a place where he will prepare to teach others about Jesus Christ and to help the needy.
The direction of them on the ocean is speculative, for they were guided by the liahona in all their travels and could have sailed around the cape of Africa following it's coast to where they would catch the trade winds like Columbus did to reach the American Continent.
And [we] obey not the truth, but have pleasure in unrighteousness.”38 Rather, after we do all we can do,39 His compassion and grace are the means whereby “in process of time”40 we overcome the world through the enabling power of the Atonement. As we humbly seek this precious gift, “weak things become strong unto [us],”41 and by His strength, we are made able to do that which we could never do alone.
Part 1 Jesus predicted about the false teachers and false prophets, even those who would call themselves Christ. The apostles even battled confusion in the first congregations, and Paul wrote under God's inspiration "I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ ...But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed." Confusion is by demons' teachings (1 Tim 4:1). CONTINUES
14 year old man wrote that book? And knew that city was gonna be discovered in 1995? Day after day they keep finding things that back the book. PLZ stop listening to other people and found out the truth for youself. Best thing you could ever do. It was for me when i was about 21 years old. Now i'm 49 and never looked back. It holds the fullness from the lord.
A Mormon missionary from the Dominican Republic was killed while serving in Colombia -- in what is at least the fifth death this year of a proselyting member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Jose Daniel Encarnacion Montero, 20, was struck by a stray bullet Saturday in Cali, Colombia. He had been on mission for one year.
While Joseph was not “guilty of any great or malignant sins,”20 we do well to remember that with very few exceptions, the Lord’s “seventy times seven” does not limit forgiveness according to the seriousness of the sin.
We thank God Our Eternal Father for that "Testifier" sent by our Saviour Jesus Christ to "testify to the truthfulness of all things. We know the gospel is true, The Church is true and Jesus Christ our Saviour lives, He lives and we shall see him when he comes again. Tis a wonderful thing to believe indeed but an even more marvelous thing to know. I thank thee Father for this and all things wonderful. In the holy name of Jesus Christ my Saviour I testify and pray always. Amen
Part 4 of 4 When following the true gospel, Jesus will manifest himself to you, as he did to me. It’s the honest truth. The fulness of the gospel has been preserved by God, as what we have the New Testament proved that I belong to God, by keeping his commandments, no other extra doctrine beyond it, and by that I was received by the only true and living God who manifested himself to me. God showed me that I am saved by the gospel, by following it (Rom 1:16), the same goes for every soul.
11 While I was laboring under the extreme difficulties caused by the contests of these parties of religionists, I was one day reading the Epistle of James, first chapter and fifth verse, which reads: If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. (Pearl of Great Price | JS-History 1:11)
mormons are special people i hope they will find more ways to make their faith more believable. even if what they are describing is not even real they still make it into a beautiful story and always seem quite joyful and comfortable with it. i hope they will someday be able to get free from their present anti Christian belief system which creates a lot of the anti mormon feelings and over a century or animosity between the two groups
Eric Hawkins, a spokesman for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said the Mormon Church defines marriage as being between a man and woman. That's fine with Holly Reynolds, a lifelong Mormon who lives in Sacramento. At 35, she's been married for 13 years and is the mother of four children.
1 Nephi 1830: Behold, the virgin whom thou seest is the mother of God. Now: Behold, the virgin whom thou seest is the mother of the Son God. 11:18 1830: Behold, the Lamb of God, yea, even the Eternal Father! Now: Behold, the Lamb of God, yea, even the Son of the Eternal Father! 11:21 1830: yea, the everlasting God was judged of the world Now: yea, the Son of the everlasting God was judged of the world 11:32 1830: and Jesus Christ, which is the Lamb of God Now: and the Messiah, which is the Lamb of God 12:18 (This was changed to avoid contradicting 2 Nephi 10:3, which first reveals to Nephi the name of Christ.) 1830: ...the Lamb of God is the Eternal Father... Now: ...the Lamb of God is the son of the Eternal Father... 13:40 1830: ...and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the Lord... Now: ...are come forth out of the waters of Judah, or out of the waters of baptism, who swear by the name of the Lord...20:1 2 Nephi First appearance of the word "Christ" in the modern BoM. "Christ" appeared earlier (1 Nephi 12:18) in the 1 830 edition, but was changed to "Messiah" to avoid contradicting this verse. 10:3 1830: seraphims Now: seraphim The 1830 edition copied the KJV error in the plural of seraph. 16:2, 6 1830: Wo me! Now: Wo is unto me! 16:5 The omitted italicized word "is" was later corrected. 1830: Here I; send me. Now: Here I am; send me. 16:8 The omitted italicized word "am" was later corrected. 1830: ...they shall be a white and delightsome people... Now: ...they shall be a pure and delightsome people.... 30:6 "White" was changed to "delightsome" to try to soften the obvious racism of this prophecy. Mosiah 1830 version: "...that king Benjamin had a gift from God..." Now: "...that king Mosiah had a gift from God..." 21:28 Since King Benjamin was dead at the time, this change was needed to avoid the obvious error. Alma 1830: ... the Son of the only begotten of the Father ... Now: ... the only begotten of the Father ... 5:48 1830: cherubims (as in the King James Version) Now: cherubim 12:21 (Cheribims is the incorrect plural of cherub.) On page 546 of the first edition of the Book of Mormon we read as follows: "... for this cause did king Benjamin keep them ... " In the 1964 edition, Ether 4:1, we read: "... for this cause did king Mosiah keep them ... " A change has been made in the First Book of Nephi, evidently in an attempt to strengthen the Mormon claim that baptism was practiced by the people in the Old Testament. This verse is taken from Isaiah 48, and appears as follows in the 1830 edition of the Book of Mormon: "Hearken and hear this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the Lord ... " (Book of Mormon, 1830 edition, page 52) In modern editions it reads as follows: "Hearken and hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, or out of the waters of baptism, who swear by the name of the Lord ... " (Book of Mormon, 1964 edition, 1 Nephi 20:1) It is interesting to note that even the signed statement by the eight witnesses to the Book of Mormon has been altered. In the 1830 edition (last page) it read: "... that Joseph Smith, Jr. the Author and Proprietor of this work, has shewn unto us the plates ... " In the 1964 edition it reads: "... That Joseph Smith, Jun., the Translator of this work, has shown unto us the plates ... " In the first edition, page 87, this statement appears: "... the mean man boweth down ..." In the 1964 edition (2 Nephi 12:9) this has been changed to read: "... the mean man boweth not down ... " In the first edition, page 303, this statement is made concerning God: "... yea, I know that he allotteth unto men, yea, decreeth unto them decrees which are unalterable, according to their wills ... " In the 1964 reprint (Alma 29:4) eight words have been deleted: "... yea, I know that he allotteth unto men according to their wills ..." In 1981 this was changed back to the original wording. In the first edition, page 328, the following appears: "... yea, and that ye preserve these directors ... And now my son, these directors were prepared, that the word of God might be fulfilled ..." This has been changed to read as follows in the 1964 edition (Alma 37:21, 24): "yea, and that ye preserve these interpreters… And now my son, these interpreters were prepared that the word of God might be fulfilled… " n the first edition of the Book of Mormon, page 31, the following appears: "…neither will the Lord God suffer that the Gentiles shall forever remain in that state of awful woundedness…" In the 1964 edition (1 Nephi 13:32) this has been changed to read: "Neither will the Lord God suffer that the Gentiles shall forever remain in that awful state of blindness…" On page 214 of the first edition this statement appears: "My soul was wrecked with eternal torment ..." In the 1964 edition (Mosiah 27:29) this has been changed to read: "My soul was racked with eternal torment ..." On page 379 of the first edition this statement appears: "Now the Nephites were guarded in the city of Gid; therefore Moroni caused that Laman and a small number of men which was appointed to go with him." This sentence is incomplete in the first edition; however, in the 1964 edition (Alma 55:7) it was changed to read as follows: "Now the Nephites were guarded in the city of Gid; therefore Moroni appointed Laman and caused that a small number of men should go with him." On page 351 of the first edition we read: "And when Moroni had said these words, he went forth among the people, waving the rent of his garment in the air, that all might see the writing which he had wrote upon the rent, and crying with a loud voice ..." In the 1964 edition (Alma 46:19) this has been changed to read as follows: "And when Moroni had said these words, he went forth among the people, waving the rent part of his garment in the air, that all might see the writing which he had written upon the rent part, crying with a loud voice ..." On page 353 of the first edition this statement appeared: "... the cause of diseases which was subsequent to man, by the nature of the climate." In the 1964 reprint (Alma 46:40) this has been changed to read: "... the cause of diseases, to which men were subject, by the nature of the climate-" On page 382 of the first edition this statement appears: "... for behold, his army had been reduced by the Lamanites because of the numerority of their forces having slain a vast number of our men ..." In the 1964 reprint (Alma 56:10) this was changed to read: "... for behold, his army had been reduced by the Lamanites because their forces had slain a vast number of our men ...." On page 342 of the first edition we find the following: "... took the remainder part of his army and marched ..." In the 1964 reprint (Alma 43:25) this has been changed to read: "... took the remaining part of his army and marched ..." On page 501 of the first edition this statement appears: "... for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more." In the 1964 reprint (3 Nephi 22:4) nine words have been added: "... for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more." On page 305 of the first edition we find the following: "But behold, it is the effects of a phrensied mind ... " In the 1964 reprint (Alma 30:16) this has been changed to read: "But behold, it is the effect of a frenzied mind ... " On page 236 of the first edition the following statement appeared: "... I know that Jesus Christ shall come; yea the Son of the only begotten of the Father ..." In the 1964 reprint (Alma 5:48) the word of has been deleted: "... I know that Jesus Christ shall come, yea, the Son, the Only begotten of the Father ... " On page 555 of the first edition this statement appears: "... his sons and to his daughters, which were not, or which did not seek his destruction." In the 1964 edition (Ether 9:2) this has been changed to read: "... his sons and to his daughters who did not seek his destruction." ...
Watch "Lehi in Arabia". It's how they researched all the wadi's and traveled the way it talks about to try to find the land Bountiful. Warren Aston's daughter, Clair, wanted to search this particular wadi and it had all twelve points of the account of Nephi. None of the others had all twelve points found in The Book of Mormon. Only Kor Kharfot had all twelve.
Part 2 of 4 I was merely following the gospel, not following the desires of the flesh, but be lead by God’s own Spirit, which is the Holy Spirit (Psalm 51:11), withdraw from the world and focus on Jesus and his cross, and pray from my heart. “Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and MANIFEST MYSELF TO HIM." (John 14:21) Continues in par 3
I believe there wouldn't be much information or research available on the internet about a small stream that off shoots into the large red sea as described in this video @ 14:00 . And as far as we know (disclaimer: I don't know), the environment/climate could have been very different around 600 BC and the stream could have been more powerful.
Middle Bronze Age autobiographies from Syria are, in the words of A. L. Oppenheim, "without parallel in texts of this type from Mesopotamia and Egypt." They are very distinct in form and features. They also differ considerably from the same kinds of texts from the same area from a later date. As it turns out, however, those distinct features appear in the Book of Abraham which depicts Abraham as coming from Middle Bronze Age Syria.
There's unlikely to be one reason that cities vary. But as I pointed out on the show, social capital is clearly one of the factors. Salt Lake City is in the reddest of red state places -- not a lot of taxes and transfers going on there. And yet it's highly mobile, presumably because of the influence of the Mormon Church, which essentially runs the most comprehensive and effective social welfare system in the country...maybe in the world.
For the first time ever, LDS church members will be able to watch the priesthood session of general conference from the comfort of their own home via television or the internet.
John Gee, "Abraham and Idrimi," Journal of the Book of Mormon and Other Restoration Scripture 22/1 (2013): 34-39. I do not know that it has appeared in electronic form, but it has appeared in print. (Interested parties can find the reference for the Oppenheim quote in the article.)
The map above shows the results. The highest income mobility in the country, it turns out, is found in Salt Lake City -- almost three times higher than the rate in Atlanta, the lowest-ranked city.
P.S. Joseph Smith was not the first person in religious history to practice plural marriage yet I don't see people getting all mad at Abraham. Also the church no longer follows that. Come up with a new argument people.
While speaking to elders assembled in Kirtland, the Lord said, “I will that ye should overcome the world; wherefore I will have compassion upon you.”21 The Lord knows our weakness and the eternal consequences of “the world” upon imperfect men and women
Barbara Duncan, Director of the Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 2004 In his famous book, “The History of the America Indians” eighteenth century explorer and trader, John Adair stated that several hundred Cherokees, living in the North Carolina Mountains, spoke an ancient Jewish language that was nearly unintelligible to Jews from England and Holland. From this observation, Adair extrapolated a belief that all Native Americans were the descendants of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel.
Patti Agler still remembers how pruning grapevines made her fingers sting with cold in the California winter when she was young. In summer, she helped pick the grapes with other volunteers from a local division -- or stake -- of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also called the Mormon church. They laid the grapes on paper and let them dry into raisins.
Dear friend in humanity, when I did my research in what Jesus' apostles' pupils have written, as apostle John's pupil Ignatius "of Antioch", I learn the true gospel teachings, and they are so simple and wonderful, liberating me and shielding me from any confusion, as what he wrote is exactly what John witnessed with his own eyes, and heard from Jesus Christ. The apostles' pupils writings are the original Christian teachings, the fulness of the gospel. I can send you a letter... have them all.
Out of the top 21 comments that are displayed for this video, I have observed 9 as negative towards the beliefs of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 5 comments as personal witnesses to the truth of the Book of Mormon, 4 comments as defenses against negative viewpoints, and 3 comments towards other different subject matter. To those with negative viewpoints that have openly expressed them on this stream, I invite you to bring your questions to sincere prayer with God. To the testimonies I express my gratitude. To the defenders I thank you for your sincere efforts to stay the tide. What I want to do now is bear my personal witness I have recieved by the power of the Holy Ghost and which has become an inseparable part of my character. I know the Book of Mormon is true. And I know you can also come to know it is true.
Very sad that former lds people have nothing better to do than try to discredit the faith they left. Why can't they be satisfied with their decision and move on with their lives. Are they so empty now that they can't resist trolling these types of pages?
I think they have to try to justify their leaving. They just can’t admit that they’re just not man or woman enough to live their covenants or they just no longer want to live the LDS lifestyle. You’re right it’s sad.
@wendy maughan what a well thought out and well written answer in reply to frank white's comment. At least you acknowledged the wrong and you didn't have to do that because you weren't responsible for what happened. I think people forget what these poor pioneers had to suffer, the hardship, fear and retribution just for living their faith. I'm not mormon but I have some wonderful mormon friends and I can tell you that if I had a choice who my neighbours were I would choose them. Be careful who you judge Mr White.
Thank you cloudy, for being open minded and compassionate, thoughtful, etc, the world would be better if there were more people like you. You should know that people like Frank are paid to attack Latter Day Saints, and they are usually dishonest. For example, the MMM was a tragic crime committed by some Mormons (led by a renegade Mormon who was going against Brigham Young's directions (and he was executed for his crimes) and some Native Americans, but it is not true that MMM was a terror attack nor was it the biggest massacre. You can find more honest info. about MMM at FAIRlds, and more honest info. about massacres in general by searching for "List of Massacres in the United States"
I am really really interested in the Book of Mormon and have read quite a lot and been watching various documentaries, but I am having doubts with the idea that Jews traveled to America, and the historicity of the narrative. Nonetheless I want to continue learning. What about the Book of Abraham, hasn’t Joseph Smith’s translation been seen as a fraudulent? So I am having doubts but my heart is there to learn... not sure which direction to take???
My suggestion would be watching this whole series: th-cam.com/channels/BjPnxnaw6DKhNUqsPa7csg.html The gentleman who put it together is a distinguished lawyer and put a lot of work into it. He goes trough the issues one by one, both for an against. If you have time, his material is 100% worth watching.
In a letter dated Sept. 15 and read to congregations across the state, Hawaii Mormon leaders urged members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to "study this legislation prayerfully and then as private citizens contact your elected representatives in the Hawaii Legislature to express your views about the legislation."
There seems to be a lot of happy Mormons out there. They must be doing something right I think. I guess there are happy people in every kind of church and also unhappy people in every church.
I am very happy to be a Mormon, people who truly live our religion are honest, trustworthy, virtuous and are people of integrity......something that's quite hard to find these days.....I can vouch for our prophets, you won't find anything in their lives which they will need to be ashamed of, they have the moral right to teach because they live righteously....I don't know if you can say the same for your religious leaders
We didn't need archaeology to know that the Israelites offered sacrifice outside of Jerusalem. That is repeatedly described in the books of Kings and Chronicles. The problem is that the authors of these books see it as a sin, and part of the cause of Jerusalem's destruction. The command for a central sanctuary is most prominent in Deuteronomy, and the Book of Mormon quotes Deuteronomy approvingly several times.
It took a while for it to happen, but James Taylor has finally teamed up with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir on stage. The pop star sang a dozen songs Friday night in Salt Lake City, some with the 360-person choir, some with the Utah Symphony and some with his touring combo.
"I'm very welcoming and accepting of people regardless of their sexual orientation," she said. "But I'm in favor of marriage between men and women." Partly, that's because she thinks children need to be raised by both a mother and a father, she said.
I have enjoy watching this documentary very much. It has given me insight to the journey of Lehi and his family that I had not considered before. As I watched I felt that much was made of what Sariah and the other women must have gone through. I think that we need to consider what Lehi and Ishmal went through and the hard decision that they had to make. I don't believe for a minute it was an easy burden to bear for the men knowing the hardship that they were taking their families into. I don't doubt for a minute that they did not love their wives and children.Their faith and trust in God had to have been incredible.
I laughed so much. These experts kept saying, Lehi must have done this. He must have went this way. I think...possibly...etc. What a total joke. No real history. Just pure fiction. This will never be the in history books. It is not a bachelor of science, but B.S.
Ok if that's what you believe in I'll respect that, as for me...as far as my experience goes, the church only taught me to be kind, gracious and follow the example of the Savior, they tell me to be fiercely loyal to my husband, to respect others, to do what I can to prioritize my family life, they tell me to rely on the Lord, to serve others without getting paid for it, to love others as I love myself, to befriend even those who are hostile to me, to forgive, to repent when I commit mistakes
When bright lights and big cities begin to dazzle your eyes, head to Utah in the United States, whose expansive, starry skies and geographic grandeur offer the perfect antidote for the jaded eye and soul. Salt Lake City, the capital of Utah, has a misleading small-town charm, but provides a gateway to world-class scenic national parks, and the amazing Great Salt Lake that Utah is famous for.
I was an atheists for the most part until I read and prayed about the Book of Mormon and I know its scripture. This started a domino effect that lead me to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints ...thank you, thank you , thank you
Me too : ). But I did go to or visit some "Churches" but didn't really believe any of them. Sadly, now nominal Christians are dishonestly trying to lead true LDS Christians back to atheism. Crazy world. Guess people don't change though, they did the same thing 2000 years ago, and even used the Bible to try to prove Jesus wasn't the Christ.
Joe peaceman You know I always thought I was to smart for my own good ( not bragging at all) but I studied the history of the early church and how the meeting at Nicaea organize the church for more political reasons ( the books of the bible are 250-500 years written after Christ died, that's older then the united states for perspective ) and power over man then anything to do with the Church that Christ established. How they adopted pagan rituals and ideations to bring them into the fold or have power over them. For this reason I never felt that established religions made much sense, and the vast majority uses fear as a motivational tool ( follow us or you will burn in eternal hell! ...those guys are wicket and they will burn in hell...bla bla bla) Anyway, I looked into every single Christian church and also Buddhism( which I still find fascinating) but nothing fit I always had questions that simply could not be answered UNTIL one day I stumbled into the missionaries teaching a friend of mine and the rest is history :) Don't get me wrong I love the KJV Bible LOVE -IT!! but I also know that the BOM is the word of god as well the two walk hand in hand. Joe I received my witness and I am converted which to me is stronger than man's logical arguments can ever be ...it's awesome to be a Member of the "Church of Jesus Christ of Later-Day Saints".
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Zack M Hi Zack, I didn't notice your reply until just now (I've been too busy to watch my favorite youtube vids)), but i really appreciate your kindness and testimony. I agree that the Creeds were written to try to placate men. There was a lot of contention over the nature of Christ. So many Christians don't realize that conforming to science (Science dictated that God must be one of Plato's 'Forms" and was the "one one", without body, parts, etc.) led to a lot of divisions and apostasy and even helped create Islam etc. (the companion-less God who could not die etc.). The original Church taught many of the things that some mainstream Christians mock us for today, there is a good book called "Restoring the ancient Church" I think it's by Bickmore?? Anyway, awesome book. Of course, more has been discovered since then.....keep the faith my friend. :). Oh, btw, I had a friend who joined the Church btu was raised Buddhist. His wife forced him to stop going to Church so he practiced Buddhism and read LDS books while she didn't know.....eventually she became interested and they both recently went to the Temple.
Zach M: What are you smokin? I get that this was written with thick sarcasm...or I hope it was.....but....Suffice to say the new testament was written in the early 60's and some even believe Mark was written in the 50's of the common era. I'm not saying this is proof one way or another for Christ..although i do unapologetically believe in Him....but...don't make false claims about the new testament before even doing a simple google search.
www.biblestudytools.com/resources/guide-to-bible-study/order-books-new-testament.html
My son has an interest in the Book of Mormon and has a strong belief in Jesus Christ.
Your son needs to read the Bible and stay away from fairytales.
I was so moved by this video.. I'd just gotten to where Nephi built the ship they would travel in.. Finding this video.. Well I believe God led me to this..
I'm a sculptor... I've done primarily bronzes of Native Americans... I'm moved to someday do one of father Lehi.. and Nephi together... The thought of including Lehi, just occurred to me.. Again, could it be the spirit moving me?
Thank you again...
I can only laugh at this. Really?
@@HoratioIsHere Well you have a right to laugh.. Hope you have a great day..
I am reading reply's for this video and I am interested if you did indeed do a bronze of Lehi or Nephi or any of the family or prophets in that dispensation?
I am beginning to love and appreciate this book. The ideas and interpretations it brings. Offering willing participants a wholesome framework of family and community. It illustrates the struggles and adversity life will bring. All with in a belief in faith and promise.
I am a sunday school teacher and love teaching the gospel of Christ. This Video I love ten times more than any BofM Video, because that is real...that shows how real life was 600 B.C. in the Arabian Desert...and my respect and gratitude for Lehi and his family grew a lot for what they have done of and that they kept a record of all their ups and downs and that they showed us that all is possible with Christ. (Philippians 4:13)❤
And gullible people will believe this nonsense....
If you seriously read and study the Book of Mormon, you'll know that this book is true. This book will change your life. I testify of that💞
I love being a member of this wonderful church. There is no way, no way, and in any knowledge let alone how Joseph Smith would have known all these places and names without directing revelation from Heavenly Father himself during the BOM translations. I know that Joseph Smith was a prophet of the Restoration. I know that the Book Of Mormon is another Testament of Jesus Christ. Thank you so much for taking the time to load this Documentary and please load some more. #ibelongtothechurchofjesuschrist
I was never a Mormon but as a descendent of Mormon pioneers I have known several. To those who bash the Mormon faith I have to ask what your response be if someone says the same insulting things about your faith that you do about the Mormons. To the Mormons I say that while I do not share your faith I feel strongly that its important that you be allowed to worship Christ in accordance with your beliefs and ignore the trolls that say otherwise.
+Jedi Revan Who is saying that Mormons shouldn't be allowed to worship Christ?
Shut up potato, disgrace you are. Jesus should be worshipped one way an if you let ppl follow unjustly you are just as guilty.
Thank you for this knowledge of Lehi's journey 😊
Martin, it’s all true and you will never regret your decision to be baptized. Go forward in faith and God will guide you. God bless your life!
I seriously love Nephi so much! Thanks for sharing all the history, archaeology, and geography. I like to seek learning by knowledge and also by faith. I'm so glad I went to BYU and I'm so glad I have the Book of Mormon!
Isn't it obvious that Lehi was an ISRAELITE from the tribe of Manassa and not Mormon. To my understanding God made a covenant with the nation of Israel, not Mormons.
Oh shit. You have a tertiary education from BYU. Fail!
they tell me that when I do my best in this life to be just and righteous, I could live with my Heavenly Father someday, they tell me to pray daily and ask Heavenly Father of the truths I know because the lord gives and upbraideth not to those who ask.I'm not trying to be self-righteous I'm as imperfect as u r, but the church means a lot to me because the church made me know my Savior and helped me build a good relationship with him.I'm sorry if I offended u in any way but my testimony remains.
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I'm so grateful for the Book of Mormon and the counsel it gives on how to live a peaceful and happy life!
12 Never did any passage of scripture come with more power to the heart of man than this did at this time to mine. It seemed to enter with great force into every feeling of my heart. I reflected on it again and again, knowing that if any person needed wisdom from God,
(Pearl of Great Price | JS-History 1:12)
Wow, what a great documentary.
Am going be bapatized soon and am reading book of Mormon
It’s a lie.
There's no archeological evidence of the book of Mormon. 0 evidence because it's all made up by Joseph Smith. The book of Abraham from the papyri is not what Joseph Smith translated it to be. It is about the resurrection of the pagan god, Osiris. These books are nowhere near to be true. Joseph Smith practiced witchcraft and was a 33 degree Freemason. Lds temple rituals are inspired from Freemason. Freemason worships Satan. Connect the dots.
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He and his children would know about the trails not only because of the Temples, they delt with different types of gold, silver,gems as their families that have been taken away long time ago.
They had to travel long time ago to Jerusalem and claim Land or buy land.
Understanding mental and Care of it
How to make different types and Best of wich to keep for future generations and Us today
They have Today a beautiful Tree and people who have passed down history of the Beautiful family of Lehi and his children and how he loves His God, Making Sacrifices to God.
How good he was to the travel people who still travel today.
Thank you all for the video.
Those of us who oppose the teachings/doctrines etc of the Mormon church and awoken to the truth must remember to never hold any hatred against any active Mormon members. The Church is a very different entity to the members themselves. We pray for their awakening through love, that those Mormons who still believe and practice what they've been taught may come to know the true and everlasting Jesus Christ.
As a member of the LDS Church I can promise you and all people that we do worship the true and everlasting Jesus Christ. The same Jesus born of Mary, the same Jesus who lived a perfect mortal life, the same Jesus who performed many miracles, the same Jesus who organized His Christian Church and ordained Apostles and Prophets, the same Jesus who performed the Atonement for us, the same Jesus who was crucified and was buried and rose again on the third day, a glorified resurrected being. The same Jesus who stands at the head of His Church today. What Jesus do you worship?
Joseph Smith was the prophet of the restitution of all things spoken of by all the Holy prophets! What happens to those who don't hear that prophet?
@mikeboyd3225 The Lord is the same today, yesterday, and forever.
The Lord the Mormon church believe in keeps changing and flip flopping through the years. That's a different Jesus.
@Wh3nth3wick3drul3 Nothing happens to those who "don't hear", or ignore Joseph Smith as he was a false prophet.
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How come the locations in the Book of Mormon cannot be found? All the Bible locations are exact.
Because they are made up? 😜☺️
Many of them have been found. Anti- LDS people chose not to believe it.
I absolutely love this documentary!!!!
A major issue for me as a Jewish person who knows the law well is that one person says they ate camel along the trail, which is specifically forbidden by the law and then you say they ate raw meat which violates the law against eating blood. Impossible for Jews in this time!
The Mormon Temple Square and the Grand Tabernacle with 16 spires are must-see attractions in the city that reveal a glimpse of its rich Mormon culture.
This is amazing! Thank you for sharing!
By following other doctrines you are walking in darkness. Deuteronomy 18:20-22 says if a man speaks for God, his prophecies will come to pass. Your founder, Joseph Smith fails God’s test. Isaiah 46:9-10 says “9 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,
10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:” God is spirit and always has been. He knows the end from the beginning and all things in between. Isaiah 40:8 says “The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.” Trust in God and His everlasting word.
After reading all the comments below I just wanted to add that I really liked this documentary. I'm a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and I am pleased to see that there a documentary at least trying to apply fact to the book of Mormon. Every religion has it's skeptics and opponents. I do find it interesting that the comments below speak much more of the ignorance of the writers than a good argument against the religion.
Beautiful music accompanying the beautiful film, Nicholas Gasdik!
Daniel Seppings says “the bible is amended by the Catholic Church and many valuable points of the Gospel has been changed and this is why we need the Book of Mormon”
If the Bible is not translated correctly, why hasn't the mormon prophets fixed the mistakes?????
The reason I love this religion because it talks to human nature for reality ❤❤❤❤
It is wonderful to see this informative documentary made available to the world online. A huge amount of information that is found in multiple books and scholarly articles, has been gathered here and made visually inviting. It shows how authentic is the picture of the Old World painted in the Book of Mormon, things which no one in America or Europe knew in 1830 when the Book of Mormon was published.
I find religion too restrictive, I'm a very spiritual person and I respect and agree with many religious principles, the Mormons have wonderful family values and they are doing no harm so I but I don't see what
And now we have, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints.
As we examine the Book of Mormon we must evaluate the people’s living conditions with that of the Indians. What type of PLANTS does the book mention? Were these PLANTS in America at that time? What ANIMALS are said to be in the area? Did the Indians have the knowledge of METAL working as mentioned in the Book of Mormon? What was their WRITTEN LANGUAGE? Their mode of TRAVEL? How do these claims compare with archeology?
The Book of Mormon mentions:
• wheat (Mosiah 9:9)
• horses (1 Nephi 18:25)
• chariots (Alma 18:9-11; 20:6; 3 Nephi 3:22)
• cows (Enos 21)
• elephants (Ether 9:19)
• silk (Alma 1:29; 4:6; Ether 9:17)
• linen (Mosiah 10:5; Helaman 6:13; Ether 10:24)
• money-pieces of gold and silver (Alma 11:3-20)
• steel (2 Nephi 5:15; Jarom 1:8; Ether 7:9)
None of these items were here before the Spaniards. None. NONE !!
There's a great book by an LDS author that shows that there's perfect harmony between the prophetic statements concerning the garden of Eden being in Missouri and the Old Testament account concerning the garden of Eden. It's called Canaan, Babylon, and Egypt A Comparative Theological Analysis on Creation sold by Eborn Books.
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Hermoso e instructivo el video.
Pero, por favor, HABLEN MAS DESPACIO para poder leer cada subtitulo en forma completa
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It's like watching a documentary about how Harry Potter actually happened because England exists lol. With people walking around England talking about how Harry Potter was there.
to me, it seems now that the spirit of the law is dying, but maybe it has improved. i know many young have done many incredible actions. i feel happy in my heart. but as i have read the book of mormon i keep feeling i am reading about our day. i want to say hi to bishop s. kent brown, i hope he and is family is well.
And yeah what I like about our church, even though most religionbs find fault in us, we don't find fault in theirs, we simply teach what we know and respect people if they accept it or not...I think this is truly how the Lord would do it, cause Heavenly Father is not a father of contention
Joseph said that all other churches are an abomination to God. Please be honest with your statements.
Hey, it's Brother Harris, my old seminary teacher!!!
On a Thursday afternoon in Mexico City in July, emotions are close to the surface as Victor Manuel Guijarro Torrez and his wife drop off their son at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Mexico Missionary Training Center (MTC). Although they won't see him for two years, the MTC is just where they want their son to be -- a place where he will prepare to teach others about Jesus Christ and to help the needy.
Hosanna to God and the Lamb!!
Great stuff, thanks so much❤💜💛💙💚🧡
The direction of them on the ocean is speculative, for they were guided by the liahona in all their travels and could have sailed around the cape of Africa following it's coast to where they would catch the trade winds like Columbus did to reach the American Continent.
And [we] obey not the truth, but have pleasure in unrighteousness.”38 Rather, after we do all we can do,39 His compassion and grace are the means whereby “in process of time”40 we overcome the world through the enabling power of the Atonement. As we humbly seek this precious gift, “weak things become strong unto [us],”41 and by His strength, we are made able to do that which we could never do alone.
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Jesus predicted about the false teachers and false prophets, even those who would call themselves Christ.
The apostles even battled confusion in the first congregations, and Paul wrote under God's inspiration "I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ ...But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed."
Confusion is by demons' teachings (1 Tim 4:1).
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14 year old man wrote that book? And knew that city was gonna be discovered in 1995? Day after day they keep finding things that back the book. PLZ stop listening to other people and found out the truth for youself. Best thing you could ever do. It was for me when i was about 21 years old. Now i'm 49 and never looked back. It holds the fullness from the lord.
Shit do you know anything. That book wasn’t published till over a decade later.
A Mormon missionary from the Dominican Republic was killed while serving in Colombia -- in what is at least the fifth death this year of a proselyting member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Jose Daniel Encarnacion Montero, 20, was struck by a stray bullet Saturday in Cali, Colombia. He had been on mission for one year.
If the Most High (YAHUAH) made a covenant with the nation of Israel, what makes Mormons think the scriptures are about their history and them?
Because the scriptures teach how we are part of the House of Israel.
While Joseph was not “guilty of any great or malignant sins,”20 we do well to remember that with very few exceptions, the Lord’s “seventy times seven” does not limit forgiveness according to the seriousness of the sin.
Me gusta leer el libro de mormón
Who’s the artwork from? I’m trying to find the artist that did the drawings for this documentary.
Joseph Brickey
We thank God Our Eternal Father for that "Testifier" sent by our Saviour Jesus Christ to "testify to the truthfulness of all things. We know the gospel is true, The Church is true and Jesus Christ our Saviour lives, He lives and we shall see him when he comes again. Tis a wonderful thing to believe indeed but an even more marvelous thing to know. I thank thee Father for this and all things wonderful. In the holy name of Jesus Christ my Saviour I testify and pray always. Amen
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When following the true gospel, Jesus will manifest himself to you, as he did to me.
It’s the honest truth.
The fulness of the gospel has been preserved by God, as what we have the New Testament proved that I belong to God, by keeping his commandments, no other extra doctrine beyond it, and by that I was received by the only true and living God who manifested himself to me.
God showed me that I am saved by the gospel, by following it (Rom 1:16), the same goes for every soul.
11 While I was laboring under the extreme difficulties caused by the contests of these parties of religionists, I was one day reading the Epistle of James, first chapter and fifth verse, which reads: If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
(Pearl of Great Price | JS-History 1:11)
Fascinating and intellectually stimulating but nothing compares to a witness by the power of the Holy Ghost
mormons are special people i hope they will find more ways to make their faith more believable. even if what they are describing is not even real they still make it into a beautiful story and always seem quite joyful and comfortable with it. i hope they will someday be able to get free from their present anti Christian belief system which creates a lot of the anti mormon feelings and over a century or animosity between the two groups
douglas gregg I hope professed "christians" will go back to a biblical view of Jesus instead of believing in satanical lies like the Holy Trinity
Eric Hawkins, a spokesman for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said the Mormon Church defines marriage as being between a man and woman.
That's fine with Holly Reynolds, a lifelong Mormon who lives in Sacramento. At 35, she's been married for 13 years and is the mother of four children.
1 Nephi
1830: Behold, the virgin whom thou seest is the mother of God.
Now: Behold, the virgin whom thou seest is the mother of the Son God. 11:18
1830: Behold, the Lamb of God, yea, even the Eternal Father!
Now: Behold, the Lamb of God, yea, even the Son of the Eternal Father! 11:21
1830: yea, the everlasting God was judged of the world
Now: yea, the Son of the everlasting God was judged of the world 11:32
1830: and Jesus Christ, which is the Lamb of God
Now: and the Messiah, which is the Lamb of God 12:18
(This was changed to avoid contradicting 2 Nephi 10:3, which first reveals to Nephi the name of Christ.)
1830: ...the Lamb of God is the Eternal Father...
Now: ...the Lamb of God is the son of the Eternal Father... 13:40
1830: ...and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the Lord...
Now: ...are come forth out of the waters of Judah, or out of the waters of baptism, who swear by the name of the Lord...20:1
2 Nephi
First appearance of the word "Christ" in the modern BoM. "Christ" appeared earlier (1 Nephi 12:18) in the 1 830 edition, but was changed to "Messiah" to avoid contradicting this verse. 10:3
1830: seraphims
Now: seraphim
The 1830 edition copied the KJV error in the plural of seraph. 16:2, 6
1830: Wo me!
Now: Wo is unto me! 16:5
The omitted italicized word "is" was later corrected.
1830: Here I; send me.
Now: Here I am; send me. 16:8
The omitted italicized word "am" was later corrected.
1830: ...they shall be a white and delightsome people...
Now: ...they shall be a pure and delightsome people.... 30:6
"White" was changed to "delightsome" to try to soften the obvious racism of this prophecy.
Mosiah
1830 version: "...that king Benjamin had a gift from God..."
Now: "...that king Mosiah had a gift from God..." 21:28
Since King Benjamin was dead at the time, this change was needed to avoid the obvious error.
Alma
1830: ... the Son of the only begotten of the Father ...
Now: ... the only begotten of the Father ... 5:48
1830: cherubims (as in the King James Version)
Now: cherubim 12:21 (Cheribims is the incorrect plural of cherub.)
On page 546 of the first edition of the Book of Mormon we read as follows:
"... for this cause did king Benjamin keep them ... "
In the 1964 edition, Ether 4:1, we read:
"... for this cause did king Mosiah keep them ... "
A change has been made in the First Book of Nephi, evidently in an attempt to strengthen the Mormon claim that baptism was practiced by the people in the Old Testament. This verse is taken from Isaiah 48, and appears as follows in the 1830 edition of the Book of Mormon:
"Hearken and hear this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the Lord ... " (Book of Mormon, 1830 edition, page 52)
In modern editions it reads as follows:
"Hearken and hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, or out of the waters of baptism, who swear by the name of the Lord ... " (Book of Mormon, 1964 edition, 1 Nephi 20:1)
It is interesting to note that even the signed statement by the eight witnesses to the Book of Mormon has been altered. In the 1830 edition (last page) it read:
"... that Joseph Smith, Jr. the Author and Proprietor of this work, has shewn unto us the plates ... "
In the 1964 edition it reads:
"... That Joseph Smith, Jun., the Translator of this work, has shown unto us the plates ... "
In the first edition, page 87, this statement appears:
"... the mean man boweth down ..."
In the 1964 edition (2 Nephi 12:9) this has been changed to read:
"... the mean man boweth not down ... "
In the first edition, page 303, this statement is made concerning God:
"... yea, I know that he allotteth unto men, yea, decreeth unto them decrees which are unalterable, according to their wills ... "
In the 1964 reprint (Alma 29:4) eight words have been deleted:
"... yea, I know that he allotteth unto men according to their wills ..."
In 1981 this was changed back to the original wording.
In the first edition, page 328, the following appears:
"... yea, and that ye preserve these directors ... And now my son, these directors were prepared, that the word of God might be fulfilled ..."
This has been changed to read as follows in the 1964 edition (Alma 37:21, 24):
"yea, and that ye preserve these interpreters… And now my son, these interpreters were prepared that the word of God might be fulfilled… "
n the first edition of the Book of Mormon, page 31, the following appears:
"…neither will the Lord God suffer that the Gentiles shall forever remain in that state of awful woundedness…"
In the 1964 edition (1 Nephi 13:32) this has been changed to read:
"Neither will the Lord God suffer that the Gentiles shall forever remain in that awful state of blindness…"
On page 214 of the first edition this statement appears:
"My soul was wrecked with eternal torment ..."
In the 1964 edition (Mosiah 27:29) this has been changed to read:
"My soul was racked with eternal torment ..."
On page 379 of the first edition this statement appears:
"Now the Nephites were guarded in the city of Gid; therefore Moroni caused that Laman and a small number of men which was appointed to go with him."
This sentence is incomplete in the first edition; however, in the 1964 edition (Alma 55:7) it was changed to read as follows:
"Now the Nephites were guarded in the city of Gid; therefore Moroni appointed Laman and caused that a small number of men should go with him."
On page 351 of the first edition we read:
"And when Moroni had said these words, he went forth among the people, waving the rent of his garment in the air, that all might see the writing which he had wrote upon the rent, and crying with a loud voice ..."
In the 1964 edition (Alma 46:19) this has been changed to read as follows:
"And when Moroni had said these words, he went forth among the people, waving the rent part of his garment in the air, that all might see the writing which he had written upon the rent part, crying with a loud voice ..."
On page 353 of the first edition this statement appeared:
"... the cause of diseases which was subsequent to man, by the nature of the climate."
In the 1964 reprint (Alma 46:40) this has been changed to read:
"... the cause of diseases, to which men were subject, by the nature of the climate-"
On page 382 of the first edition this statement appears:
"... for behold, his army had been reduced by the Lamanites because of the numerority of their forces having slain a vast number of our men ..."
In the 1964 reprint (Alma 56:10) this was changed to read:
"... for behold, his army had been reduced by the Lamanites because their forces had slain a vast number of our men ...."
On page 342 of the first edition we find the following:
"... took the remainder part of his army and marched ..."
In the 1964 reprint (Alma 43:25) this has been changed to read:
"... took the remaining part of his army and marched ..."
On page 501 of the first edition this statement appears:
"... for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more."
In the 1964 reprint (3 Nephi 22:4) nine words have been added:
"... for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more."
On page 305 of the first edition we find the following:
"But behold, it is the effects of a phrensied mind ... "
In the 1964 reprint (Alma 30:16) this has been changed to read:
"But behold, it is the effect of a frenzied mind ... "
On page 236 of the first edition the following statement appeared:
"... I know that Jesus Christ shall come; yea the Son of the only begotten of the Father ..."
In the 1964 reprint (Alma 5:48) the word of has been deleted:
"... I know that Jesus Christ shall come, yea, the Son, the Only begotten of the Father ... "
On page 555 of the first edition this statement appears:
"... his sons and to his daughters, which were not, or which did not seek his destruction."
In the 1964 edition (Ether 9:2) this has been changed to read:
"... his sons and to his daughters who did not seek his destruction."
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This is spiritual video. I love it and want to watch more.
Watch "Lehi in Arabia". It's how they researched all the wadi's and traveled the way it talks about to try to find the land Bountiful. Warren Aston's daughter, Clair, wanted to search this particular wadi and it had all twelve points of the account of Nephi. None of the others had all twelve points found in The Book of Mormon. Only Kor Kharfot had all twelve.
The problem is? No one really knows until our time comes and we should all live our lives with respect for others.
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I was merely following the gospel, not following the desires of the flesh, but be lead by God’s own Spirit, which is the Holy Spirit (Psalm 51:11), withdraw from the world and focus on Jesus and his cross, and pray from my heart.
“Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and MANIFEST MYSELF TO HIM." (John 14:21)
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I love how you all are praying for each other. You are fighting over who's imaginary is the best.
I believe there wouldn't be much information or research available on the internet about a small stream that off shoots into the large red sea as described in this video @ 14:00 . And as far as we know (disclaimer: I don't know), the environment/climate could have been very different around 600 BC and the stream could have been more powerful.
Hey, I want to buy this Journey of Faith documentary.
Middle Bronze Age autobiographies from Syria are, in the words of A. L. Oppenheim, "without parallel in texts of this type from Mesopotamia and Egypt." They are very distinct in form and features. They also differ considerably from the same kinds of texts from the same area from a later date. As it turns out, however, those distinct features appear in the Book of Abraham which depicts Abraham as coming from Middle Bronze Age Syria.
There's unlikely to be one reason that cities vary. But as I pointed out on the show, social capital is clearly one of the factors. Salt Lake City is in the reddest of red state places -- not a lot of taxes and transfers going on there. And yet it's highly mobile, presumably because of the influence of the Mormon Church, which essentially runs the most comprehensive and effective social welfare system in the country...maybe in the world.
For the first time ever, LDS church members will be able to watch the priesthood session of general conference from the comfort of their own home via television or the internet.
John Gee, "Abraham and Idrimi," Journal of the Book of Mormon and Other Restoration Scripture 22/1 (2013): 34-39.
I do not know that it has appeared in electronic form, but it has appeared in print. (Interested parties can find the reference for the Oppenheim quote in the article.)
John Gee, abandoned by the academic world of Egyptology. Only Mormons hold him with any regard in 2021
The map above shows the results. The highest income mobility in the country, it turns out, is found in Salt Lake City -- almost three times higher than the rate in Atlanta, the lowest-ranked city.
Yeah income is really central to Christianity. I get you
P.S. Joseph Smith was not the first person in religious history to practice plural marriage yet I don't see people getting all mad at Abraham. Also the church no longer follows that. Come up with a new argument people.
While speaking to elders assembled in Kirtland, the Lord said, “I will that ye should overcome the world; wherefore I will have compassion upon you.”21 The Lord knows our weakness and the eternal consequences of “the world” upon imperfect men and women
These are wonderful,very inspiring videos,which really makes it much easier to learn about and understand the Book of Mormon.What a Blessing for all.
Barbara Duncan, Director of the Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 2004
In his famous book, “The History of the America Indians” eighteenth century explorer and trader, John Adair stated that several hundred Cherokees, living in the North Carolina Mountains, spoke an ancient Jewish language that was nearly unintelligible to Jews from England and Holland. From this observation, Adair extrapolated a belief that all Native Americans were the descendants of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel.
Please.....
These people need to take the next step in their intellectual evolution and say to themselves..."Do my conclusions REALLY make sense?"
is this version like harry potter or lord of the rings type?
Patti Agler still remembers how pruning grapevines made her fingers sting with cold in the California winter when she was young.
In summer, she helped pick the grapes with other volunteers from a local division -- or stake -- of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also called the Mormon church. They laid the grapes on paper and let them dry into raisins.
Dear friend in humanity, when I did my research in what Jesus' apostles' pupils have written, as apostle John's pupil Ignatius "of Antioch", I learn the true gospel teachings, and they are so simple and wonderful, liberating me and shielding me from any confusion, as what he wrote is exactly what John witnessed with his own eyes, and heard from Jesus Christ.
The apostles' pupils writings are the original Christian teachings, the fulness of the gospel.
I can send you a letter... have them all.
Out of the top 21 comments that are displayed for this video, I have observed 9 as negative towards the beliefs of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 5 comments as personal witnesses to the truth of the Book of Mormon, 4 comments as defenses against negative viewpoints, and 3 comments towards other different subject matter. To those with negative viewpoints that have openly expressed them on this stream, I invite you to bring your questions to sincere prayer with God. To the testimonies I express my gratitude. To the defenders I thank you for your sincere efforts to stay the tide. What I want to do now is bear my personal witness I have recieved by the power of the Holy Ghost and which has become an inseparable part of my character. I know the Book of Mormon is true. And I know you can also come to know it is true.
Why Why Why is it always about the BOM being true? Do you even give a rats about the Bible?
Can anyone tell me where I could get my hands on some of the cool hand drawn pictures used in this video?
it's true, plates were used as a form of storing information during those times. Obviously to preserve the contents for many many years.
No obviously because they didn’t have paper or digital storage
I would like to have subtitles
I love this documentary! Keep your faith...
Thanku Alan, love this documentary too
Very sad that former lds people have nothing better to do than try to discredit the faith they left. Why can't they be satisfied with their decision and move on with their lives. Are they so empty now that they can't resist trolling these types of pages?
I think they have to try to justify their leaving. They just can’t admit that they’re just not man or woman enough to live their covenants or they just no longer want to live the LDS lifestyle. You’re right it’s sad.
Those names do not exist in any language and these places have nothing to do with BOM. They are reading their own stories into random places.
@wendy maughan what a well thought out and well written answer in reply to frank white's comment. At least you acknowledged the wrong and you didn't have to do that because you weren't responsible for what happened. I think people forget what these poor pioneers had to suffer, the hardship, fear and retribution just for living their faith. I'm not mormon but I have some wonderful mormon friends and I can tell you that if I had a choice who my neighbours were I would choose them. Be careful who you judge Mr White.
Thank you cloudy, for being open minded and compassionate, thoughtful, etc, the world would be better if there were more people like you. You should know that people like Frank are paid to attack Latter Day Saints, and they are usually dishonest. For example, the MMM was a tragic crime committed by some Mormons (led by a renegade Mormon who was going against Brigham Young's directions (and he was executed for his crimes) and some Native Americans, but it is not true that MMM was a terror attack nor was it the biggest massacre. You can find more honest info. about MMM at FAIRlds, and more honest info. about massacres in general by searching for "List of Massacres in the United States"
Were you born in November of 1985 or did you attend University of Puget Sound?
I am really really interested in the Book of Mormon and have read quite a lot and been watching various documentaries, but I am having doubts with the idea that Jews traveled to America, and the historicity of the narrative. Nonetheless I want to continue learning. What about the Book of Abraham, hasn’t Joseph Smith’s translation been seen as a fraudulent? So I am having doubts but my heart is there to learn... not sure which direction to take???
My suggestion would be watching this whole series:
th-cam.com/channels/BjPnxnaw6DKhNUqsPa7csg.html
The gentleman who put it together is a distinguished lawyer and put a lot of work into it. He goes trough the issues one by one, both for an against. If you have time, his material is 100% worth watching.
In a letter dated Sept. 15 and read to congregations across the state, Hawaii Mormon leaders urged members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to "study this legislation prayerfully and then as private citizens contact your elected representatives in the Hawaii Legislature to express your views about the legislation."
Why is the name Lehi not found in Hebrew and it’s not in the Bible ?
There seems to be a lot of happy Mormons out there. They must be doing something right I think. I guess there are happy people in every kind of church and also unhappy people in every church.
I am very happy to be a Mormon, people who truly live our religion are honest, trustworthy, virtuous and are people of integrity......something that's quite hard to find these days.....I can vouch for our prophets, you won't find anything in their lives which they will need to be ashamed of, they have the moral right to teach because they live righteously....I don't know if you can say the same for your religious leaders
Nelson just paid a 5 million dollar fine for funneling money into illegal shell corporations...
We didn't need archaeology to know that the Israelites offered sacrifice outside of Jerusalem. That is repeatedly described in the books of Kings and Chronicles. The problem is that the authors of these books see it as a sin, and part of the cause of Jerusalem's destruction. The command for a central sanctuary is most prominent in Deuteronomy, and the Book of Mormon quotes Deuteronomy approvingly several times.
Jesus Defender I have seen how archeology proves it.
It took a while for it to happen, but James Taylor has finally teamed up with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir on stage.
The pop star sang a dozen songs Friday night in Salt Lake City, some with the 360-person choir, some with the Utah Symphony and some with his touring combo.
"I'm very welcoming and accepting of people regardless of their sexual orientation," she said. "But I'm in favor of marriage between men and women."
Partly, that's because she thinks children need to be raised by both a mother and a father, she said.
Right, but what exactly is your point ?
I have enjoy watching this documentary very much. It has given me insight to the journey of Lehi and his family that I had not considered before. As I watched I felt that much was made of what Sariah and the other women must have gone through. I think that we need to consider what Lehi and Ishmal went through and the hard decision that they had to make. I don't believe for a minute it was an easy burden to bear for the men knowing the hardship that they were taking their families into. I don't doubt for a minute that they did not love their wives and children.Their faith and trust in God had to have been incredible.
I laughed so much. These experts kept saying, Lehi must have done this. He must have went this way. I think...possibly...etc. What a total joke. No real history. Just pure fiction. This will never be the in history books. It is not a bachelor of science, but B.S.
Ok if that's what you believe in I'll respect that, as for me...as far as my experience goes, the church only taught me to be kind, gracious and follow the example of the Savior, they tell me to be fiercely loyal to my husband, to respect others, to do what I can to prioritize my family life, they tell me to rely on the Lord, to serve others without getting paid for it, to love others as I love myself, to befriend even those who are hostile to me, to forgive, to repent when I commit mistakes
You forgot work hard and become god.
When bright lights and big cities begin to dazzle your eyes, head to Utah in the United States, whose expansive, starry skies and geographic grandeur offer the perfect antidote for the jaded eye and soul. Salt Lake City, the capital of Utah, has a misleading small-town charm, but provides a gateway to world-class scenic national parks, and the amazing Great Salt Lake that Utah is famous for.
Why are you living among the mormons if you have so much hate?
Do you believe in the Bible Doug? Old and New Testament?