Comments and questions are welcome but visitors that are disrespectful will be removed. You can tell me about your religious, or non-religious beliefs (please), and you can ask me more about what I believe (I love to talk about it). But lets prove that people in the comments section can still have humanity and dignity.
Oh Dear Brother, dignity and humanity,yes. But what about truth? Does sharing apposing beliefs mean a lack of dignity and humanity. The day I finally realized the Mormon Church was not true, was the saddest day of my life. Now, after finding a true relationship with my Savior, Jesus Christ, i am at my happiest. God bless you.
Wow, look at all of you guys exhibit to the world exactly why they felt a need to make this comment in the first place. Insisting on commenting pointless “This is what you believe, lies!!” How silly guys. I left the Catholic Church to become a member of the Church of Jesus Christ and I never go on Catholic videos and comment about how they lied or how I “now have a relationship with Jesus”. I respect Catholics and the Catholic faith even though I no longer believe in its doctrine.
I honestly don't understand why a lot of people talk negatively about the Mormons. They go everywhere to help anyone they can. The 2 worst times in my life so far we're remedied by missionaries coming out of nowhere and talking to me. I will always defend the Mormons and I thank God for sending them to me in my times of need.
Most of the negativity about the Mormons I think comes from people who are either ignorant of the Mormons, find it hard or don't intend to keep the Mormon standard, or is critical of the Mormon culture and actions rather than their actual beliefs. A bit like the reason most people are atheist is not because of lack of evidence for God, but rather because they don't want to put in the time to seek the evidence or don't want for a God to exist. The negativity is unfair, but some of the criticism isn't. While the scriptures tend to teach that faith chases away fear, and truth should shine and be exposed, there are many Mormon's who also fear the truth of their own standards or Mormon history, which is not good. But this fear and hiding of truth is never as bad with the Mormons as with world leading organizations and nations, the CIA, KGB or CCP, so it still remains as one of the better organizations in the world even if it does not live up to the standards taught in scripture.
Completely agree. Unfortunately, I do believe Mormonism is false. Open to change of mind but, Lord willing, I make the decision and find the evidence no matter where it leads that I be Mormon. I look into Christian apologetics and some apologist I watch say that they have not found evidence for the Mormon faith to be true. However, I greatly commend them for their consistency with living out their faith, although, I do think the ceremonial practices of Mormonism are wicked or false from what I've heard whether fallacy or truth.
Well there is a decent number of archeological evidence in America that pre date the mayflower. Its just hard to pin point what matches up and what doesn't. I mean there are a few places mentioned in the Bible that have not physically mondern record
I myself am not a Mormon, but as someone who studies religion and history I love learning about other people's beliefs. I'm glad youtube can allow me to hear about this from actual Mormons and not only people who have a bias against the religion.
I am a member of the church. It's great to have a reminder of the whole story! I can use this with my youth group. It isn't a Church youth group, but many young people ask about our beliefs. This is a wonderful way to start a conversation. Thanks!
@@1thomaja Mormon church is FALSE DOCTRINES OF 😈 FALSE PROPHETS WOLVES IN SHEEP 🐑 CLOTHING AKA THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS BELIEFS EXPOSED
Compare the mormon church and the first century church 33AD THE FIRST CENTURY CHURCH 33AD TILL NOW NEVER STOPPED THE APOSTLES DOCTRINES JESUS IS GOD ALMIGHTY THE FULLNESS OF THE GODHEAD DWELLS FULLY IN JESUS CHRIST JESUS TOLD NICODEMUS THAT YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT AND WATER 💧 MEANING BAPTISM IN JESUS NAME ACTS 2:38 FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT SPEAKING IN TONGUES
Possibly taken back to Heavenly Father. www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1371290/amp/70-metal-books-Jordan-cave-change-view-Biblical-history.html
My dear friend, the truth is in Jesus and Jesus alone. The Bible is God’s final authority. Please come to Christ. He came to Earth and was nailed to the Cross, for all. Please read Romans 10:9 KJV
@@Idunnohowabout7364 i want it to be real lol how cool would it be that the ancient hebrews settled in south america and jesus visited them there after the resurrection
@@ethanbolen4425 Yeah that would be awesome! In that world I would’ve had a job as an archeologist trying to learn more about these ancient American civilizations that would’ve been awesome
One of the best, most accessible explanations of the Book of Mormon I've come across. Love the simplicity and clarity of the visuals, the clear narrration. Excellent.
My dear friend, the truth is in Jesus and Jesus alone. The Bible is God’s final authority. Please come to Christ. He came to Earth and was nailed to the Cross, for all. Please read Romans 10:9 KJV
@@Pulsarbeamed That's why there were Mormon archeologists who went out searching for relics from this time period only to renounce their faith upon the realization there was no credible evidence for any of it, right? You bought into a cult.
I myself a Muslim my belief is different I'm sure about my religion and i believe everything about my religion Which are listen to me in Pakistan Khyber pakhtunkhwa.but as a student who's like to study different religions i loves to study about other beliefs too😊I don't know about mermons well but i respect others religion because that's the part of my beliefs
I dont have a religion but I love Islam and I also am learning about mormonism now and like it. These two religions have alot more in common than many may suspect!
I was raised Lutheran and am so blessed to be open to ALL religions. If one has ever read of the Tower of Babel, one would understand that it takes all kinds of people to spread the word of God. Having lived in Utah, I have lots of Mormon friends and I adore my Mormon family. But I am a member of the Lutheran church because it’s what my parents are, and it’s how I was raised. I welcome the Mormon missionaries into my house and pray with them, always offering my home as a place of safety for them. It is just ludicrous to judge each other and think in our tiny brains that only one religion should exist! Thanks for this information on The Book of Mormon… I’m listening again as I read the little blue book my friends left me. It’s inspiring during a real time of darkness in our world!
@@heyodudes I am a novelist. I have a Master's degree in History. I speak, read and write other languages. I very much want to hear what can be said in defense of the Book of Mormon, its antiquity... it reads like an artifact of the first half of the 19th century, Bible fan-fiction. As narrative fiction, it is unreadable. Blame Solomon Spalding!
I'm here because I want to learn the real teachings of the ifficial Mormon church because of recent events surrounding Chad Daybelle amd Lori pe Daybelle. And
People disparaged the book of mormon’s mention of horses for over a century, citing the utter lack of any evidence of horse remains in any proposed geographical region the events of the book could have taken place in. Several months ago concrete evidence for horses that fits the time period and general location was found and absolutely no one says a word about their favorite anti-mormon argument being soundly debunked. What’s the deal?
The deal is there are loads of genetic evidence proving that native americans did not come from Jerusalem. There's no archaelogical evidence either. Theres no linguistic evidence. Egyptologists proved that Joseph Smith could not read Egyptian hieroglyphs. I genuinely dont mean any disrespect but the facts speak for themselves. Theres just no way the book of mormon is true, and evidence showing that there were horses in the Americas pre-european contact doesnt prove anything. Was this honestly a "favorite argument". I think people care way more about the "native americans were actually white" thing.
Can you please provide a link to the concrete evidence you are referring to? I genuinely want to know. I have tried searching for it but can’t find it anywhere.
@@josephgunderson6532 True but it is really up to God if polygamy is approved.. I'm pretty sure that if God approved polygamy, Majority of people will have a hard time to believe because they think God can only speak once through the old and new testaments.
@MathewPahingai this is a broad generalization and I don't have verses for you but there are several instances in the new and old testament that are against polygamy. Yes, also it tells of several prominent figures who had multiple wives as well. It's always used to characterize their brokenness .
While I am not Mormon and never intend to be, I've never known the story of the book of Mormon and I've been incredibly curious. This was a great video in that regard and it was very interesting
South park is way better!! But wait,,, there's more!! Wait till you join the cult! That's when you get to the really really good stuff!! Like the magic underwear!!! And NOT JUST that! Oh, sorry,,, I won't spoil it for you 😁
I’m not Mormon but my mother and her family is and she never pushed it on me and my siblings and allowed us to make our own religious decisions. I’m currently reading through the Book of Mormon, and I find it to be a very interesting and fascinating read.
Seems to me, from their inception, the Jewish people have been immaculate record keepers. Why would they have abandoned that habit after coming to the new world? Wouldn't that alone be kinda HUUUGE?
They kept a record. Thats what he's telling you. Its the Book of Mormon. They kept many records. The Algonquin, Iroquois and others among the 5 nations have haplo group x in their DNA. The hopewell, Beaker and Mound builder civilizations are the people spoken of.
@@kmills1231 You haven't done much research then. The beaker culture, mound builders, Hopewell and adena cultures all exactly coincide with the timeline. There was only one full skeleton in the entire Mongol empire found that dated to Chengis Khan yet we know from other nations they were master horseman. Study up on how the bones of horses decay and breakdown more rapidly. Of course thier was Iorn. Don't believe everything that science and academia insist. The doctrine of Manifest destiny was destructive to much archeological evidence of these vast cultures but we still have much more to come.
@@kmills1231 As an additional side note the Jaradites (Also Semites) traveled to the American continent in 2700 bc. Haplo group x has been here for a long time. Its possible other groups were brought by the Lord to this land.
@@adamplentl5588 1st we certainly aren't a cult and an educated person can see that! We have members from all over the world. China, Spain, Argentina, Peru, Australia including Aborigines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Korea, Japan, Russia, Chile, Germany, Ghana, Madagascar and on and on and on! We have every race and color within our religion. There was a time that the seed of Cain was not permitted to hold the Higher Priesthood but they were not barred from membership. Even though that particular lineage was not permitted the higher priesthood There were still many who were from all over the globe who were not Caucasian that were members and held that authority. Pacific islanders, Aborigines, Native Americans, Tahitians Koreans, and so on and so on. Your accusations are incorrect and unsubstantiated. Any person with an unbiased, un-indoctranated intellect would not come to your conclusions without have a predisposed biased. We accept all people of all backgrounds and race.
We don't know where Lehi landed. The map displayed is a hypothetical map based on geographical information in the Book of Mormon and is purposefully not rendered to fit an existing location.
Hey Rob I respect your opinion on this. However, take a look at this article from National Geographic news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/11/131120-science-native-american-people-migration-siberia-genetics/ Sometimes a little piece like this can make you wonder if maybe I should consider taking this to a higher source. I know I did.
People who have never read the Book of Mormon have come to the conclusion that it's a fabrication. Meanwhile, they call people who have studied it all of their lives and who have come to very different conclusions naive. SMH
We have traveled through more than 12 U.S. states filming hundreds of locations where Native American mounds, great earthworks (with a pyramid east of St. Louis called Cahokia, which is larger at its base than Tehotihuacan in Mexico, which I have been to, or the great pyramid of Giza in Egypt!) 🤪 Did any of you know that? The archaeologists even know how many millions of baskets full of dirt it took to create that pyramid approximately. Most the documented sites align with the histories of 3 major civilizations that the Book of Mormon testifies of. They correspond with the people that lived during the Book of Mormon times: 1) The Clovis Culture was Adam & Eve’s time & after, 2) The Adena Culture corresponds to the dating of the Jaredite peoples who left the Tower of Babel to come to this, the Promised Land. 3) The Hopewell Culture corresponds to the knee fight and Lamanite periods during their worrying times until 425 A.D. Just Google search any of those three cultures and you will spend the rest of your life seeing Mounds of evidence… Pun intended! Just because you say it isn’t true does not mean anything because not one of you have studied the Book of Mormon who is saying negative comments that reveal that you don’t know what you don’t know until you do. I am inviting you to study it out for yourself and then ask your own core spirit and our Almighty God if it is true. You can sincerely know for yourself. Ask the creator if it is true. You can know ALL truth through your own knowingness as you truly seek for truth, whether it comes from life experiences, faith, or not! I can tell negative people’s comments are because of the attitudes they have toward life in general. True followers Jesus Christ, he who created this beautiful earth, are NOT smug and ignorant. Anyone who loves truth knows that the more we learn, the more we realize how much we DON’T know, but all truth is knowable! Whether now or in the future, all truth is Noble and Know-ABLE. I could go on and on... I have lived in Mexico and studied many Layers upon layers of history and archaeology there in central America as well. But, do United States of America is a covenant land and I invite everyone to live up to know what a covenant is and prove to yourself whether you have the courage to study more truth for yourself...whether toward eternal truths or not. Faith works both ways. If you believe in evil, that man was created selfish and dark, your faith in that belief will prove you right. If you want to attract that energy in your life, you will for fill your own prophecy. But there is more, always more. What do you want? Goodness in this world, or not? If you want goodness, honesty, light and truth, then choose it! Have the courage to read the Book of Mormon with a sincere prayer in your heart. Do you have the guts to invite the beauty of our Jesus to be your Friend to claim your gifts, guidance, and growth? It’s up to you if you cheat yourself right out of being the captain of your soul with the All-Universe Coach who will always love us, no matter if we love Him back or not. I know Him and know that He is real...and He may even walk among us. Like the last man standing at the end of the wars described in the Book of Mormon, I will be happy to face any and all of you at the pleasing judgement bar of God...because I choose my Savior of which this Book testifies of. No, We won’t want to condemn you. You are already doing enough of that to yourselves. We all do that. 😝 So let’s be wise and trust our own faith walk (or crawl...lol) toward light & love. Eventually, I hope we come together as fellow journey buddies!
Thank you for making this quick summary! I enjoy your videos. Came here after watching the one on the great apostasy. I especially appreciate the simple but effective visuals with maps.
I like the Mormons and im happy to chat with them at my door about their views but I just cant put my heart into this set of beliefs. They are always very friendly when they come to my door and gave me a free hardback coppy of the book of Mormon which was interesting but for me.......not scripture
I was raised in the Mormon church. Is there a reason why you left out the change of skin color? That has always been an integral part of the Nephite/Lamanite story. Bad marketing perhaps? I've been seeing a similar theme in other pro-Mormon media of late. It's as if we are screaming out, hey look, we're not really racist (because we're going to ignore that part now)
You may read the Book of Mormon differently than me and as such, if you were to create an 8 minute summary, you might approach it differently. I'd be interested to see what you think is a better approach (sincerely). My video is called version 1 for a reason. I suspect you and I may understand the "color" references differently. Please take a look at my video on that topic to understand where I am coming from: th-cam.com/video/PDJ6-O5-ans/w-d-xo.html
Brother Fullmer Sure! I’ll take a look at it! Thanks for taking the time to include a link. I couldn’t have done a better job than you. The video itself was quite fantastic and I loved that children narrated it. In a different time of my life I would have had a greater appreciation for this sort of thing. When I read the Book of Mormon I have difficulty with reading things like “White and delightsome”. I wish I could get past it. Perhaps what I find in your link will help. Or perhaps I’m just biased, considering I’m a Lamanite and ‘cursed with the scale of darkness’.
I watched the video you sent me. They failed to mention the flat nose. According to Brigham Young, the curse of Cain was a flat nose and black skin. Those were his exact words. I wonder if he was being metaphorical or literal. When Gordon B Hinckley was confronted about the subject he did not deny it and said, "Because the leaders of the church at that time interpreted that doctrine that way". Odd that he did not delve into the 'metaphorical' nature of the issue. My reference: th-cam.com/video/Z-4dKmO8CSw/w-d-xo.html Apparently, it's not a matter of how I read the Book of Mormon. It's what I was taught by those leaders during that time. In the 20 years I regularly attended church, Nephites were clearly known as being white and Lamanites were dark skinned. I learned it in Sunday school and seminary, saw it in all the paintings, watched it in video re-creations. The metaphorical apology doesn't really work for people who were raised in the church and received those teachings.
I don't deny anything you are saying and I understand that this is the experience many people have. However, I don't find it scripturally sound (As shown in the video). Elder Dallin H Oaks has called theories of the past related to blacks and priesthood, "spectacularly wrong." This is taught in seminary today. www.lds.org/manual/doctrine-and-covenants-and-church-history-seminary-teacher-manual-2014/section-7/lesson-157-official-declaration-2?lang=eng The question, I guess, we all have to ask is if that is OK. Is it alright that some things taught in our past were wrong. That prophets said things that are not doctrine. That there are saving doctrines and ordinances that are of supreme importance in this Church that are foundational and true (and haven't changed) but that other things are revealed and understood incrementally - as we (as a people) are willing to receive them. We are the limiting factor to revelation. I believe that as we live what God has given us, then more will be given (2 Nephi 28:30). Today the Church disavows theories advanced in the past the black skin is a sign of divine disfavor or curse. For me, I see it as the continuing of a Restoration that started in 1830 and is ongoing. I look forward to more "great and important things pertaining to the kingdom of God." (Article of Faith 9).
That was the most intellectually honest response I’ve received. I am NOT calling you an apologist, but the problem with most apologists is that they divert accountability for things that were said and done by hiding behind half-truths. I think that approach does more harm than good. It can even be rather insulting. I had questions about things when I was growing up in the church, but I never really researched them. Mormonism was my culture, I liked being a Mormon. I loved visits from the missionaries… there wasn’t enough negative things that pushed me to address the questions I had. We also didn’t have the internet back then. You don’t have to look very hard these days. I learned a lot of things about the church that I never knew about while I was growing up in the church. Things I found to be quite embarrassing and difficult to resolve. DNA markers, archeology, the issue with the brass plates and the Book of Abraham debacle. If we seek truth, how can we turn a blind eye to such incriminating evidences. Though I drifted from the church, I never drifted from my morals… honesty and truth being one of my most valued standards. Sometimes the most difficult type of honesty is being honest with ourselves, especially when it challenges our belief system. I’m also very curious by nature and have a great curiosity of how active, intellectual members (such as yourself) deal with these same negative experiences. Your responses to my comments were well thought out, honest and credible. You demonstrated great patience and addressed things in an intelligent and genuine manner. If you were attempting to approach this conversation by being a Christ-like example, you nailed it. Great job. Now… the way you addressed skin color in your video makes sense to me. After all that was said, I’ve changed my opinion. I think your approach was quite excellent and in very good taste. I commend your video and I certainly could NOT have done it better.
Joseph Smith said the Book of Mormon was more correct than the Bible. "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 by any other book." (History of the Church, Vol. 4, page 461)
Him saying that probably gives less credibility to the book of mormom 😂 Because it's a book that proceeds the bible, him saying the precedent is less trustworthy means the one who came from it is also questionable.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints is true and the Book of Mormon is another testimony of Jesus Christ and gives to us the fullness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This is Gods work and not mans. I testify it is true .
The first time the word Christ is used is when an angel reveals it. Prior to that they used the term messiah. The word “Christ” only enters the record upon revelation
Studying LDS economics for a final paper for a class, so, as a non-member/Friend of Other Faith this was very helpful. I've tried to do the Moroni Challenge and keep getting stuck in 1 Nephi. This gives me incentive to try again! Thx for posting.
@minissa2009 I am a member, so don't feel alone about not making it past 1 Nephi as a non member. Took me 5 years after I converted to this faith, but I finally decided I needed to finish. By the time I finished reading the Book of Mormon I was sad that I was at the end, then I remembered I could read it again. It has intrigue, wars, faith and lots about the Savior. You'll get there :). I find it very uplifting.
@@minissa2009 I had been looking for a religion that had something I felt missing in the other faiths I had gone to, and when I started going to this faith with a friend, it was the unmistakable feeling of the spirit. It changed my whole life as a young adult and As I've gotten older I find so much peace in my life. I love all the scriptures (Old Tesitment, New Testiment & Book of Mormon) the spirit speaks through them to answer questions or give me direction.
Thanks for this. Nice job. This is a great way to scaffold learning about what the Book of Mormon is and make you recognize what's going on when you actually read the book. Not too long and with simple visuals to give an idea of who came from where and and did what. Very helpful baby step.
👏🏽 as an indigenous who was forced into this belief by nonnative missionaries who came into our reservations & took us from our homes (many forcefully) telling us our traditional ways & anything cultural were evil & wrong & was brought up in the Joseph F. Smith, Harold B. Lee Spencer Kimble era where they blatantly said, our dark skin was because we were cursed, and that if we believed in the LDS principles, then we will be white again in the afterlife 🫤 look it up in church history, I’m not telling you anything that can’t be found via the church’s “authorize sources”. glad I made the decisions. I did to live my life how I wanted to and wish others I loved would. Then there’s a CES letter…
@@edwardrivera4730 yeah, the federal gov’s attempt @ extermination failed & im/were the survivors of that. many organized religions bombarded our native ancestral homelands after negotiations between the tribes & the the feds after our ‘surrendering’ & it just so happened that the LDS (faith) missionaries were the ones to 1st to occupy the geographical area of where my ancestors were & thus forcibly took many of the native young children & in turn put them in ‘placement’ programs off reservation & in many cases, changing their names because our traditional names was hard to pronounce & not god-given from a savage culture. to this day, I have a full-blown Caucasian sounding name to which I have to say, works in my favor in the “real world” when it has :) many of my extended family, who have had their moments of realization change your names back to our traditional ancestral surnames, in recent years as I had the opportunity to, but did not chosing to ‘work the system’ playing their game which i’d have to say has worked out ok for me most my life. i’m just glad many policies have changed since I was forced to attend, include the redactions the church has done but i guess that just means the apologist are going to keep busy.
Thank you for this, though I'm not a Mormon, I am still a follower of christ and just wanted to know about the book of Mormon. This was good, it'll give me a good start in were to look next for more information.
Read "Rough Stone Rolling," by Bushman. Its a biography on Joseph Smith written by a Mormon Harvard historian. All the good, bad and the ugly is in there. It definitely has a Mormon spin on it, with justifications for Joseph's bad behavior but the behavior is at least in there and no one can accuse it of being a hit piece since its written by a Mormon and sold on the bookshelves of Deseret bookstores.
Check out their "doctrines & covenants", specifically 132, and you'll learn why, ultimately, their teachings and beliefs are wildly contradictory to what Jesus taught. There's also something in Nephi (I think 2nd Nephi) about why black people exist.
I would recommend listening to General Conference talks on the official Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints TH-cam channel. They are usually about 15 min long.
I grew up being an 'anything but the Bible person'. After being a monk dedicated to truth for many years I finally decided that I had been in denial of the Bible and it was dishonest of me to think I knew better. I had found a book of the Mormon in the trash, and thought it was the Bible. I began reading and suspected that I was reading pure fiction after about a page and 1/2. 3 pages later I was positive that I was reading a work of pure freshly made fiction. I then went on the Internet and typed in Book of Mormon fake, and learned the truth about it. Shortly after I went and got a real Bible and felt every word to be true immediately.
I believe it to be true and not a book of fiction. I do have feelings at times reading a KJV Bible to have been edited and translated incorrectly on accident and on purpose. Which this is now been proven with the many findings such as the Dead Sea scroll eddition of the Bible.
Would you rather get evidences from archeological or the holy ghost? The holy ghost can testify to you. If you consider yourself a true follower of Christ or someone who sincerely seeking the Kingdom of God, you could've humble yourself and ask your creator and ask Him in Jesus's name, and He will manifest the truth of it to you by the power of the holy ghost.
I was here for the musical and was fascinated by the lesson ! I know many Mormon people and they are wonderful caring people that live life by those beliefs. None of us should put down another due to beliefs. If you die then you find out. Otherwise if you have no faith then what is the point of life? I expect each person to feel they have the truth or life is unbearable.
The Book for Mormon is a very spiritual book. It is very similar to books in the Bible except it was written 1800 years later. The theology of the book touches upon many issues that were relevant in the 19th century and many of the concepts are very applicable now. Though the author Joseph Smith Jr wrote the book for those in the early 19th century so many positive life lessons can come from it. I encourage people to have a open mind when examining it and just link it exclusively to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Interesting story joseph smith wrote, however you cant claim that God was once a man and that men can attain godhood. God is One, Eternal and Unchanging.
I liked it! The narrators did a great job. Leave them in. The only thing I need to say about it is that I think there should be music throughout - from beginning to end. It really added to the drama of the video. At the part where the narrator says "...and Lehi died..." (3:05) is where it ends, and I kept wondering why.
The cartoon depictions and young voices with a simple and clear explanation of the Book of Mormon worked well together. For as many times I have read the B of M, I still learned something! Two-thumbs up.
Sam Huff dude listen look if now day some one said they say Jesus would you believe them? Why not many have testimonies so you choose not to take there word? How many different religions are there? 1% or 2% could be a lot in this world you know why? Cause there so much false an truth that maybe that 1% is so if you say these thing then you judge all religion based on there terms an beliefs. Why must we all argue over a stupid label or where we pray to GOD that the problem ya all are wanting your religion to be number one an that all the rest are fake. Not the case buddy if your catholic are saying the rest aren’t right ? We seek God not a label not church not Lutheran not Mormon not catholic not jehovah witness I seek God that all I seek !
Where's the submarines that came from Israel to the Americas? Since there was no horses in the Americas before Europeans arrived does that mean that it was deer and moose they were riding into battle? I have so many questions.
I think Joseph Smith got the idea from the parts of the book of Esther that were left out of the bible. It talks about a diaspora from Israel to possibly the Americas. It talks about god calming the (what's assumed as) Pacific ocean. He mixed in some Gnosticism and went ham after that.
This is excellent and what I've been looking for. I'm not sure if you are still asking for feedback, but here are some thoughts: 1. The narrators are excellent. Very articulate and enunciate well. However their voices are clearly young. Initially the narration sounds "odd" because it's not what I expected. My suggestion would be to create some context in the title of the video. Like "The Book of Mormon in 8 Minutes narrated by Seminary Students/Youth/Something to let me know to expect young voices" 2. At 6:10 the fonts are too large. Wars and preaching touch the other words, and preaching doesn't fit in the screen. Using that many different fonts at once also makes it hard for the brain to read them. My suggestion is to put each word inside of a box. Fill the box with white set to a transparency of 50 to 60% so that you can still sort of see the map behind it. Then place the word inside the box. That way they will stand out and be easy to see. And I'd just pick one of those fonts for all the words. I think you use papyrus for intrigue. That might be a good one. (Probably the only time in my life I'd ever recommend papyrus, don't tell my BYU students.) 3. At 8:03 The gold box is too big. It encompasses too many words and I don't know where my eyes are supposed to go. I would recommend just putting a box around verse 5. As it is right now the first word I read is "tent" which is actually the second half of the word "intent" which is in the middle of a sentence. 4. I like that you use small caps for the Copperplate Gothic Bold titles and text . Reading text in all caps is hard on the eyeballs, but small caps makes it much easier to do it. One of my beefs with Copperplate is the tiny little serifs. A sans serif font is easier to read on a digital screen. You might want to consider Franklin Gothic Bold instead. I think it's an excellent video for visual learners. Good job.
The ending is so powerful, I feel a witness from the Holy Spirit that this is true both times I watched it. For those listening with an open heart, see what you FEEL at the end of the narration. It is TRUE, I can FEEL it in my heart. Great video, thank you for creating this!
I once heard a story very similar to this one...it was about this hobbit known to his people as Frodo and his group of followers that called themselves the fellowship of the ring. Together they set out on a journey to destroy the gold One Ring and save middle-earth from the evil lord Sauron....there were wars and battles in this book as well. Hey, that reminds me, have you checked Mordor to see if your gold plates are there?
Are you kidding?! One does not simply walk into Mordor. There is evil there that does not sleep, and the Great Eye is ever watchful. It is a barren wasteland, riddled with fire and ash and dust, the very air you breathe is a poisonous fume. Not with ten thousand men could you do this. It is folly.
I cannot find any evidence to the Book Of Mormon, and I'm a Mormon and teach Archaeology at a College. You did a great job on the video too. Thanks. :)
This video is absolutely beautiful! I love that youths’ voices were used. I also loved that the video has the genius to avoid _rushing_ the narrative. These are spiritual things, and _linger_ of some kind is important for people to _feel_ the Lord’s Spirit. Thanks so much, Br. Fulmer.
Re: Oliver Downunder My gosh, Oliver brother, mate of hate! Wondering how you have so much time on your hands such that you can stroll and troll LDS media! Brother of blown smoke, why spit spite, not to mention blanket misinformation? Those who are informed know that there is _enough_ peripheral evidence to point to the possibility of the former existence of the Nephite/Lamanite/Mulekite peoples. Remember, brother of blather, _lack of evidence is not proof against a thing._ It merely means that evidence is lacking, that’s all. Brother of blunt suggestion, of blustery blurb, of bold bunk: I for one am thankful that we don’t have hard-fast physical proof of the authenticity of the Book of Mormon, because otherwise we Latter-day Saints would have a church full of shallow, insincere people who are there only because of museum evidence. God bless you, brother of bowel contents, of brash trash! Enjoy your day, but stay out of trouble.
Please read Bible carefully before you introduce any book, do not fall in trap. There is no other books to refer than Bible. Read the word properly Gospel is never stopped even the apostles are dead. God used many people,testimonies and miracles. Revelation 22:18-19 - For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
@@likhitachiramala7962 Hold on there, sister Likhita! May I add an idea for you and I to toss around? There really is no verse in the Bible that says there will be no more of God’s word. And Revelation 22:18-19 was not the last book written. Additionally, one wonders what we would do with Deuteronomy 4:2, which says the same thing as Rev. 22:18-19. You see, the Revelation 22 passage is merely telling _man_ not to add to God’s word. But it never says that _God Himself_ will not add to his own word. We have no right to tell God what he can and can’t do. Cheers, sister of wonderful word! I hope you have a beautiful Spring-letting butterfly land on shoulder. 💛🙏🏼
@@Glen.Danielsen if God said so and it happens. According to the Bible God was very clear about this book and the commandments. Your interpretation is misguiding here, if you see revelation 22-18-19 he said if anyone adds to these things or take aways the things from Bible will be in trouble. So it means he ended the complete topic there and how can you even think God will start with new words. Think once brother have a good day.
Man the Book of Mormon is so interesting I don’t believe in Mormonism and I despise the leadership but the Book of Mormon is very well written and Mormons are pretty nice people well if they don’t.. I’m not gonna talk about that
May I suggest you watch the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints general Conference on the official channel? It would be very hard to despise the leadership if you are actually listening to them rather than what people say about them. Even if you disagree with them it’s so clear they are sincere and good people.
Question about Christ in America: Are there any remains in the ruins or in Native American history that include the fulness of the gospel as presented personally by Christ when He visited them in the Americas?
Which remains? The gospel was mainly spoken oral teachings, so unless someone took the time to record it, there would be no remains. I'm not saying it's real, I'm just saying there's no way to know either way 😅
How big were the plates? I am a sheetmetal worker… and I cant imagine how they wrote all of this on that amount of plates. Unless the plates were much bigger then the ones you show in this cartoon. They must have been like a dinnerroom table in size.
Remember it was written in “reformed Egyptian.” So they made they’re own (condensed version of an already condensed) alphabet so they can fit what would take us paragraphs in just a couple sentences. Truly, without the power of God it probably would have been impossible to translate the book
Dark_Winter actually it’s not false. But I’ll humor you. Even if Egyptian took up more space, the authors of the gold plates created their own reformed Egyptian. Like they would etch a shape of a wave thinking “with this wave, what I’m really trying to say is ‘we sailed for the space 200 days through the ocean and did face many tribulations...” and you’re probably thinking “how on earth could Joseph Smith translate all that from a wave?” Well Mr. Dark Winter, it wasn’t a literal “translation” but more of a revelation. How else could he translate while looking inside his hat and not even at the plates? *Mic drop*
@@devinbarnes8294 I cant tell if you are mormon or apostate? The argument with him looking in the hat instead of the plates... Its not a good argument pro mormonism.
@@ChaChaDancin I asked the missionarys if they had any evidence. An extraordinary religion must have extraordinary evidence. You know what they did? They showed me a cartoon.
Thanks for sharing video. Am atheist by upbringing but really interested in learning about all the faiths in the world, my only issue is not with one's personal faith, just when conflicts arise between some people sometimes unfortunately, and the occasional disturbed individuals who then can potentially give a reputation thrown in the direction of undeserving countless good people who belong to a particular faith. All the very best.
Thanks for the video! I brought back a Book of Mormon from my visit to Utah a few years ago, but never got to reading it. I always wondered what it said. Question: What is the land that is depicted where the Nephites, Lamanites and Jaredites reside in around 3:05? Is that North and South America?
The Book of Mormon is a record of God's dealings with members of the tribes of Israel in the ancient Americas but it has not been revealed exactly where. There are many opinions and theories by members but I have chosen to just represent an internal map of how the book describes itself although at 06:50 you can see that it is somewhere in North and/or South America. For more on the position of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on this topic, check out: www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics/book-of-mormon-geography?lang=eng
Personally the Mormons I’ve known In my life were some of the most kind and loving people I’ve ever known. Didn’t matter who you were or what you did in your life, they were so sweet and loving and I think that really is something I admire. I feel like there’s so Much criticism on the religion but tbh the people are just different in such a refreshing and respectable way, it makes me curious
The content creator forgot to include that the gentile descendants (any dna tests proofing? anyone?) referred to as Lamanites have dark skin to ‘curse’ us. elves & dwarves would’ve been cool cause u know, all we had bows & arrows :-/ & horses? look up when experts and historians agree the non-north american native animal were introduced to the Americas. One tends to feel how they do about things when it’s forced upon them, you know?
The scariest thing about leaving beliefs behind is the uncertainty in the path ahead. I encourage you to personally analyze your beliefs, and perhaps uncover beliefs which may not hold up to reason. My point is a man may believe in god, but he doesn’t have to necessarily believe Eve was created from a rib.
I love the information in this video! The only thing that’s bothersome to me is the inaccuracy or at least assumption that it took place in South America.
There is no assumption that this took place in South America. The map is an internal map showing relationships between locations and is not based on an existing geography.
Thank you for this video! I am from the UK and had never seen or heard if Mormons until they were referenced in American sitcoms. When Naomi says "And the rest you know!" I'm afraid I have no idea what happens next or the principles of the MORMON people. Please could you recommend some videos or easy reads to help? Thank you have a blessed day x
Thanks for your interest. The, "rest you know" statement was just a reference to what we already talked about at the beginning of the video. But if you are interested in knowing more about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I would recommend this site: www.comeuntochrist.org/
it's honestly another story of the coming to the continent, might be way earlier but we will never know and it is a miracle that Joseph Smith was able to translate it to the best of his knowledge
@@eduardozermeno2366 no its not my friend im not in a religion but i believe in the messiah but i cant stand when people use jesus in a false way and decieve people i hope god opens your eyes
You're opinion is your choice. I believe in this and I have a testimony that sustains my beliefs in Jesus Christ, the church of jesus Christ of latter day Saints and the book of Mormon. Through Christ I was able to turn my life around from the direction I was heading and through the church i was able to find the safety and stability I was searching for and needed. I am open minded to interpretation of enlightenment and I yet have my faith and keep my testimony strong. I would like to invite you to read the new testament and the book of Mormon. One thing to keep in mind is if Jesus came to save the world, why is it not he didn't come to the Americas according to popular belief. Jesus did come to the Americas to continue his worldly ministry. If he didn't, how could he had been the savior of the world. I give you kudos for standing up for your beliefs, not many do that nowadays. Once more I invite you to read the new testament and the book of Mormon. Love and blessings.
Great animation and summary. I'm curious about why you left out that the Lamanites were "cursed with black skin", whereas the Nephites' skin was "white and delightsome". Thanks😊
Today the Church disavows theories advanced in the past that black skin is a sign of divine disfavor or curse. For an in depth look at this topic I have another video - th-cam.com/video/PDJ6-O5-ans/w-d-xo.htmlsi=LmrU7cKXC60C0WI7 Our prophet Russell M. Nelson stated, "“I assure you that your standing before God is not determined by the color of your skin. Favor or disfavor with God is dependent upon your devotion to God and His commandments and not the color of your skin” (“Let God Prevail,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2020, 94).
The church is getting "blacker and blacker" every day as the church is growing most rapidly in Africa . Members of the church read the stories of brown men in the Bible and worship a Savior who in mortality was not white. Clearly the church is for all....and God is no respecter of persons and the scripture has a different meaning as my friends from Kenya and Nigeria understand clearly as well.
What's more likely? A) Joseph Smith was visited by an angel, had Godly visions and found divine gold plates (none of which can be proven)? B) Joseph Smith told a lie and made loads of money off this lie? I'm trying to be as respectful as I can.
So... is your point that God works in ways that humans consider the most likely way? I think God's witness is that his ways are not our ways (Isa 55:8). How do you think God should have acted?
@@brotherfullmer This has nothing to do with God. I'm questioning Joseph Smith. By reading your comments I see you as quite articulate and intelligent. I'm unsure as to why you base your fundamental beliefs on flimsy stories?
I don't believe you have any idea on what I base my fundamental beliefs. My undergraduate work is in Neurobiology and my graduate work in illustration. I've been in love with science, art and religion my whole life. I seek for truth in all of those studies. Now, how about if you tell me a bit about where you turn for truth.
@@conordelaney76 I don't see how it could not have to do with God. Is He behind this work or not? How do you determine which stories are, "cleverly devised stories" (2 Peter 1:16) and which are worth your faith?
This seems to imply that the Book of Mormon was translated from the golden plates. It was my understanding that the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints no longer asserts that as true, and that Joseph Smith looked into a hat with a seeing stone to receive the Book of Mormon. Is that the case?
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints testifies that the Book of Mormon was translated from the gold plates by the gift and power of God. Various witnesses and scribes have offered accounts of what little is known of the process which can be found summarized here: abn.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics-essays/book-of-mormon-translation?lang=eng
@@brotherfullmer didn't one of the witnesses confess in court that he saw these plates with his minds eye? So he thought really hard and imagined them to be true?
I was about to comment the same thing, I was wondering whether this was a story to help people find faith in God, or if it actually happened. Then I started researching more, it's inconceivable to believe that a great civilization lived here before we did and we have not found anything pertaining to them...
@@magical8013 Indeed. Now ask yourself how we have historical records of Chinese civilization taking place at a time when the planet was supposedly submerged in a great flood?
I wish I could find it right now but Tucker Carlson did an interview where he talked about early American civilization he mentioned how he grew up mocking Mormons for believing in this people but said he was going to stop because there IS evidence that history has forgotten. Look up the serpent mound. There were people that build mounds that aligned with the stars. Kind of incredible. Some are located in Ohio too.
3:10 What’s intresting is that both Lamanites and Nephites might have been both called Olmeks or whatever group of people they mixed with and whatever those groups of people called themselves then, in the decades after arriving to a land that was for sure already populated. So Lamanite and Nephite terms might have only been religious term to describe people who belonged to the church and who tried to destroy them. And the Lamanites likely didn’t call themsels Lamanites because if it was a religious term and they didn’t believe the group that followed Christ’s teachings, they called themselves whatever they were. Like when Nephites fell out of the church and the Lamanites repented and came back to the church, they became the Nephites and the others became the Lamanites, but they were both still Olmeks or Maya. And when the Nephites were destroyed the remaining people most likely didn’t call themselves Lamanites, but instead both terms and all Nephite beliefs and practises were quickly wiped out.
I love Mormons but I'm no fan of Mormonism. There video is just a summation of their number one book. It adds some stuff into the story that I haven't yet read in the Book of Mormon and so I'd guess those bits are from later "revelation." That being said, their summation seems accurate enough to the claims of the book. As someone that looks at the story a bit more critically, I can only say that the Book wasn't impressive to me and is down right out of context in the majority of its pages. The initial story is interesting but seems to pull from elements found in the Bible such as the Exodus and wandering Hebrews narrative. The first book is very hard to read because every other paragraph beings with "and it came to pass." Try it for yourself and you will see what I mean. Its excruciating. It then quotes whole chapters of Isaiah, but the most surprising thing is that none of the theology is pre-exilic Judaism as should be the case. Its not just New Testament theology but it outlines the entire NT, as prophecy, down to the names, means and places. It even speaks of crucifixion which was unknown in the ancient world. There is no praying east to the temple. There are no required Jewish festivals and nothing parallels how God spoke through his prophets of the OT. From there everything so far has been very repetitious. Group A bad, Group B good, then Group B becomes good and Group A becomes bad. Over and over again with little to no detail and all covering lands that we have absolutely no evidence ever existed. I've only read through Alma which I want to say is about half way through, maybe a bit more so I'm interested in seeing how it reads when Jesus shows up on the scene. Oh that reminds me of one more critique. Nearly the entire book sounds like it was written by the same person except for just a few places that certainly has a different vernacular. Hope that is what you are looking for.
@@Seek-God-Firstthere’s no physical evidence that proves it. There is no evidence outside that of the Book of Mormon that any of the people who lived in the Americas before Columbus arrived ever worshipped Christ or had Jewish ancestry.
ANYONE who is Anti-Mormon sounds like a hurt person who isn't willing to be honest about their wounds...and their hurt probably is hurt toward God? Or their own parents? There, I said it. I can love all these people, but they aren't being honest. They (those that post anti-Mormon videos or comments) have a lying spirit. All of us do about our "issues" until we don't. Do you want to be persecuted for trying to figure out some hard things in life, or do you want others to trust your path, and love you anyway? That's how Jesus is. He is infinitely patient with all of us! Why not choose HIM? You will know a true disciple by their loving, kind spirit. Isn't it interesting that all the comments that smack of cynicism toward others (and religions) are probably people who have a lot of negative things showing up in their lives? No one wants to be duped. I get that. Any time we point the finger at others and call them crazy (like these crazy Mormons...or Jews, or anyone else), we have 3 more fingers pointing back at us! What other body of beliefs, other than the Jews, have been the whipping posts and Scapegoats of the world, besides the Mormons? Native Americans qualify also, but THEY ARE THE ONES THE BOOK OF MORMON TALK ABOUT, and PROPHECY ABOUT. Native Americans were the noble people who went down the same road we are now, and what happened to them? They were destroyed, enslaved and lost their spiritual culture. Most Americans have not appreciated the great people that Natives are, and the beautiful spiritual truths that were preserved through them, just as the Jews and Mormons. But, "a house divided against itself, cannot stand." (Bible & Lincoln) Did you know, that like the Halocaust, Mormons & Native Americans are the only people who had an illegal extermination order set against them in Missouri in the 1800's? Most all their lands (Mormons & Natives) were stolen, they were killed, beaten by mobs, and driven from state to state, UNTIL Missiouri kicked the Mormons out, and Natives were relocated to Oklahoma. Some of the reasons were because Mormons were against slavery....amazing! Those orders were UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Both peoples were denied their 1st Amendment rights, as well as the right to Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. They had to leave the U.S. altogether and flee to the Mexican Territory of Utah. Mormons are the ones who settled most of the West, mind you, under extreme hardships...100s and 100s of settlements were build by faithful members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, including Mormons finding Gold in Calif. that started the Gold Rush!). Do you really know your history? I do, because many are my ancestors, and their stories inspire me, and I have them to answer to someday. I am loyal to their Legacy...one of Faith, Hope, Charity, Dedication, HARD WORK, Persecution, Loyalty to God and to true principles. I will answer anyone who says anything derogatory, because I will ask YOU the hard questions. Do you have the grit to grow, learn and have a child's heart before your God? When anyone says derogatory things, I will show you compassion if you are honest-in-heart. Otherwise, you don't have the guts to look at yourself and ask key questions in life that matter, like, Who am I? Where did I come from? Why am I here? Even if you don't believe there is a God, we all live by faith anyways (otherwise, why would you have a job and work, unless you had faith in getting paid...something you don't see every immediate day you work, you have FAITH that others will be honest and keep their agreements to pay, don't you?). It's like that with loving Heavenly PARENTS. We ARE children of God (plural...Eloheim). I KNEW I was of noble birth, a daughter of God, when I was 14, then at 24 again with another experience I cannot even put into words. I have seen beyond "the veil" of forgetfulness, a test we all agreed to come experience. I know hundreds of others, many not of our faith, who have been to the other side (called Near Death Experiences). Look them up on TH-cam. And I know MANY PERSONALLY. There are millions, even Muslims who are seeing the Savior, Jesus Christ. It is a life-changer. Why? Because none of us is complete...perfect. BUT, we all agreed to come to this Earth School and receive the gifts Heavenly Parents wanted to share with us, just as earthly parents do the same. Why do we want to have children? FAMILY is Forever, and people may choose NOT to become parents, or love others, (including themselves...how can we love God or our neighbor, if we don't love ourselves as THEY love us?). But you are losing out, in spite of the sacrifices. Only through sacrificing our selfish selves, can we truly be filled with joy. Most of us have hurts that are hidden behind anger, cynicism, bitterness, blame, guilt, etc. We all experience these things...and there are many confusing experiences we have in life, and we are AFRAID to really test things out to see if are loving Beings on the other side pulling for us. Will we have courage to prove God in all things, or not? Then, we choose to be cowards...that is, until we aren't anymore. We ALL have loving relatives SOMEWHERE...here on earth, or in the Spirit World. The Book of Mormon is a treasure that speaks of Christ more than any other Book in history. It is ANOTHER Testament of our sweet Jesus and Friend. Legally, under any court in the world, The Bible and Book of Mormon STAND double witnesses as Truth, why? Because these books are annals of hundreds of WITNESSES, of TESTIMONY (just like in a court of law). How do we know they are true? We can prove it. You can't erase history. But, anyone can deny there is a sun when the clouds are out, but it doesn't establish truth. Just because you haven't been to Alaska, or South America, doesn't make them NOT true. Well, I testify that there are Loving Heavenly Parents, and that Jesus is our great Creator and Friend. Why are so many of you willing to believe in Super Hero movies, or Superman, who show a lot of Christ-like attributes, or a willingness to help others, and to have the courage to fight for the right, but, you can't see the SON of His Light every day, in all things? Do you realize, that HIS LIGHT powers our Sun, and yet, He is humble, and kind, and allows us NOT TO BELIEVE IN HIM. He won't force anyone anytime. But, He and our Father in Heaven DID appear to Joseph Smith, who was a humble 14 year old boy who became one of the most accomplished Americans in history! I grew up with his descendants, and I have researched his life for 42 years! We also filmed through 12 states all of the evidences of the Book of Mormon that we could fit into 2 weeks, and will be posting mini movies about our research. If you want to have your mind blown a bit, go look up these Civilizations here in America: The Clovis people (who align with Adam & Eve's time, 6,000 years ago), then The Adena Civilization (the Jaredite Nation in the Book of Mormon). Now, see how many Hopewell Mounds there are all across the U.S. around the Great Lakes (where both the Clovis and Adena peoples lived). They ALL ALIGN WITH ARCHAEOLOGY, and the Book of Mormon Evidences. Go to www.BookOfMormonEvidence.org, and you will see all kinds of research and videos for free. Also, www.PreparingAPeople.com has a lot of video footage and free classes online. The Mississippian Culture (with thousands of mounds and earthworks all along the Mississippi River, plain, and south, was AFTER the Book of Mormon times, because the people became blood-thirsty and wicked, and chose NOT to honor the Covenants of this Land of Liberty. This was before our Founding Fathers, but the United States was set up for our day to bless the world, and honor the Covenants of 1) Blessings of the Land (just like Abraham of old), 2) the Blessings of Posterity (like Abraham, as numerous as the stars in the heavens), 3) Blessings of Prosperity to sustain our posterity, and 4) Security. If you know the history of the United States, we have kept those covenants for 200 years, but look now. We have lost all but 1 of them, every 7 years, because we are NOT honoring the God of this Nation: Jesus Christ. We are setting ourselves up for cleansing and the sermons that will be preached with earthly destructions, economic losses, invading forces including corruption within. The Book of Mormon is a BLUEPRINT for our day, down to each year that the pendulum would swing back and forth where the people change and choose to pray, have faith, and honor Godly principles of Faith in Him, Repentance, Baptism and receiving of the Gift of the Holy Ghost. These principles were lost, and God Himself, had to put the broken mirror of the Fullness of the Gospel back into place. It was prophesied and fulfilled with Joseph Smith as God's special servant. We are ALL God's children who want to serve a higher good and purpose if we choose to honor our highest selves and creation. Why not explore that more by going to www.LDS.org? Feel the Spirit...there you can nourish your true, highest self, if you have the courage!
Read it before you decide. There are lots of etymological and archaelogical evidence that has been discoveres since the Book of Mormon was first translated and published that supports its veracity.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is true and is of God . The Book of Mormon is another testament of Jesus Christ and contains the fullness of His gospel
This is helping me so much thank you, I am a Protestant converting to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and I can testify that this book is true. The evidence is still all around us, fear not, have faith, ask God for wisdom and let Jesus guide you to the truth. I am getting baptized on Sunday :) God and Jesus appeared to Joseph Smith and was chosen to restore the church. And God still uses prophets to this day, God bless President Nelson.
@@gospelsinspirationalproduc4494 After reading the Book of Mormon, I’ve come to realize it’s true and is another testament of Jesus Christ to the inhabitants of ancient America. I don’t know what you know but watch out for misleading and outright misinformation. I respect your feelings and if you want to know more about the Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, reach out to me.
I love this video so much. Thank you for creating this clear and accurate explanation of The Book of Mormon's true history. I am a more visual learner, so this really helped me see the big picture.
Why leave out the next piece, where the people who destroyed the nephites are cursed and their skin turned dark? “They had become like unto a flint; wherefore, as they were white, and exceedingly fair and delightsome, that they might not be enticing unto my people the Lord God did cause a skin of blackness to come upon them.” 2 Nephi 5:21 “And because of their cursing which was upon them they did become an idle people, full of mischief and subtlety” 2 Nephi 5:24
This is awesome! You have just given me an idea for my lesson in FHE tonight. Thanks brother Fullmer. Can you do another video of the stories within the BOM? Just an idea.
Yes, that is my plan. I have some early versions of them at my older channel, "BroJFullmer" th-cam.com/users/BroJFullmervideos I'm looking forward to updating them in the future to match the style of this one.
According to the book of mormom "christ second coming" has already happen in america which contradicts the Bible and the signs he gave his disciples. And as a former mormon it puzzled me how we were the only ones who had knowledge of this second return. I pray people wake up and read The Bible and build a relationship with our Messiah away from man made religions. May God bless you all
So if the Old Testament and the New Testament do not contradict the Book of Mormon, and the Old and New Testament contains all that is necessary for salvation, then why do we need the Book of Mormon?
A valid question. For members of our Church, it would be similar to someone asking, "Since we have the Gospel of Matthew, why do we need Mark, Luke and John?" The answer comes in the reading of those books. No one who loves the Bible would want less witnesses of Christ's ministry or less teachings of His word. We feel the same way and that's why the Book of Mormon is so special to us. If it's helpful, I'll offer another thought. There are over 23,000 Christian denominations world-wide with many differences in belief and practice but all using some version of the Bible. The World Council of Churches identified the top 3 issues that Christian churches debate and one of them is baptism. Using the Bible alone, what is the correct understanding of baptism? There is no consensus. Positions range from "it is essential for salvation" all the way down to, "it is not necessary at all." That is a major doctrinal slide on something as important as the salvation of our souls. The Book of Mormon makes God's teaching on baptism crystal clear and clarifies and strengthens the teachings in the Bible so that together there can be no misunderstanding. That's just one example but I hope it is useful in answering your question from our perspective.
I'm a Jehovah's Witnesses and I honestly love mormons. They are genuinely friendly people who love God and want to worship Him. By the way, we share a lot of beliefs like tatoos are wrong, alcohol abuse is wrong, smoking is wrong etc.
But Jesus drinks a lot of wine in the bible, turns water into wine more than once and there's nearly no chapter without someone having a vineyard. Also mormons say, coffee and tea are not healthy and leading to addiction which is definetly wrong from a medical point of view. Instead they do nothing against overuse of drinks containing sugar. Sugar IS addictive.
I'm just learning about Mormonism as a friend recently told me he was in the church. I've read a bit, some of it very confusing so this was helpful. The other stuff I read had some bizarre story about some guy using stones like eye glasses to translate the plates, I suppose that wasn't necessary. Thanks for making it clear.
Thats the urim and thummin special seer stones that the prophets used back in the time the book of mormon was being written, seers can translate texts like how they translated the jaredite book with those stones, they were an object that used faith to work like moses staff, the ark of the covenant, the metal serpent on the stick, the leahona, etc Joseph smith used those stones and his own to translate the book of mormon using faith to make the stones work
@@kmills1231 the people of that time believed that seer stones could be used to find treasure, Joseph smith used his to transcribe the book of Mormon from the golden plates the abridged record of the people of Nephi son of lehi put down onto plates of metal to testify to future generations of people that Jesus did come and administer to the people of America after he died in Jerusalem
I didn't know this...I knew Lehi left Jerusalem.. and I knew Joseph Smith was a prophet and the location of the gold plates were revealed to the prophet ..and the nephite descendants were in middle America..this is very amazing to me...thanku so much you make everything sound so simple..palletable to the ear...🤔❤️
Why are the maps for the new world so deformed and unrecognizable? It’s true that the old world maps are not perfect, but all the major landmasses and waterways are clear. The western hemisphere is shown as two roughy circular blobs joined by a hour glass like pinch point. So where exactly is Nephi or the land of Jaradites, or zarahemla (a city said to have 100,000 people)? Where are the ruins?
Comments and questions are welcome but visitors that are disrespectful will be removed. You can tell me about your religious, or non-religious beliefs (please), and you can ask me more about what I believe (I love to talk about it). But lets prove that people in the comments section can still have humanity and dignity.
Brother Fullmer isn't it arrogant to think you know what the meaning of life is?
Oh Dear Brother, dignity and humanity,yes. But what about truth? Does sharing apposing beliefs mean a lack of dignity and humanity. The day I finally realized the Mormon Church was not true, was the saddest day of my life. Now, after finding a true relationship with my Savior, Jesus Christ, i am at my happiest. God bless you.
@jom j - no, no it's not.
Wow, look at all of you guys exhibit to the world exactly why they felt a need to make this comment in the first place. Insisting on commenting pointless “This is what you believe, lies!!” How silly guys. I left the Catholic Church to become a member of the Church of Jesus Christ and I never go on Catholic videos and comment about how they lied or how I “now have a relationship with Jesus”. I respect Catholics and the Catholic faith even though I no longer believe in its doctrine.
All Cops Are Violent Thugs If you read it you would change your mind
I honestly don't understand why a lot of people talk negatively about the Mormons. They go everywhere to help anyone they can. The 2 worst times in my life so far we're remedied by missionaries coming out of nowhere and talking to me. I will always defend the Mormons and I thank God for sending them to me in my times of need.
Christ's church faces fierce opposition
@eternallyfree95 it can be conformed by the spirit
Most of the negativity about the Mormons I think comes from people who are either ignorant of the Mormons, find it hard or don't intend to keep the Mormon standard, or is critical of the Mormon culture and actions rather than their actual beliefs.
A bit like the reason most people are atheist is not because of lack of evidence for God, but rather because they don't want to put in the time to seek the evidence or don't want for a God to exist.
The negativity is unfair, but some of the criticism isn't. While the scriptures tend to teach that faith chases away fear, and truth should shine and be exposed, there are many Mormon's who also fear the truth of their own standards or Mormon history, which is not good. But this fear and hiding of truth is never as bad with the Mormons as with world leading organizations and nations, the CIA, KGB or CCP, so it still remains as one of the better organizations in the world even if it does not live up to the standards taught in scripture.
They believe funny stuff but they are cool!
Completely agree. Unfortunately, I do believe Mormonism is false. Open to change of mind but, Lord willing, I make the decision and find the evidence no matter where it leads that I be Mormon. I look into Christian apologetics and some apologist I watch say that they have not found evidence for the Mormon faith to be true. However, I greatly commend them for their consistency with living out their faith, although, I do think the ceremonial practices of Mormonism are wicked or false from what I've heard whether fallacy or truth.
im just confused as to how a whole religion could continue to exist without a single piece of archaeological evidence about anyone but joseph smith
Well there is a decent number of archeological evidence in America that pre date the mayflower. Its just hard to pin point what matches up and what doesn't. I mean there are a few places mentioned in the Bible that have not physically mondern record
well take a look at scientology
Because there is archeological evidence 🥂
@@kollington2380 like what?
Joseph had a terrific imagination.
I myself am not a Mormon, but as someone who studies religion and history I love learning about other people's beliefs. I'm glad youtube can allow me to hear about this from actual Mormons and not only people who have a bias against the religion.
Ditto! I now feel like you were my twin and we were separated at birth lols!
Nicely put! Religious are so interesting!
I am a member of the church. It's great to have a reminder of the whole story! I can use this with my youth group. It isn't a Church youth group, but many young people ask about our beliefs. This is a wonderful way to start a conversation. Thanks!
@@1thomaja Mormon church is FALSE DOCTRINES OF 😈 FALSE PROPHETS WOLVES IN SHEEP 🐑 CLOTHING AKA THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS BELIEFS EXPOSED
Compare the mormon church and the first century church 33AD THE FIRST CENTURY CHURCH 33AD TILL NOW NEVER STOPPED THE APOSTLES DOCTRINES JESUS IS GOD ALMIGHTY THE FULLNESS OF THE GODHEAD DWELLS FULLY IN JESUS CHRIST JESUS TOLD NICODEMUS THAT YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT AND WATER 💧 MEANING BAPTISM IN JESUS NAME ACTS 2:38 FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT SPEAKING IN TONGUES
The declaration of Independence is around but the golden plates are gone??
Of course! If we had the golden Plates people would take us much more seriously.
I think we need to see if Nicolas Cage can find them.
The people who had the declaration of independence weren't chased thousands of miles to avoid death.
Spartan Life Even if that’s what he meant, it’s a stupid comment. The Mormons don’t have a monopoly on being persecuted for their beliefs.
Possibly taken back to Heavenly Father.
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Could be useful - How the video and the Book correlate
0:00 - Mormon, page 469
0:33 - Moroni, page 518
0:37 - Testimony of the prophet Joseph Smith page ix
1:05 - Ether page 487
1:55 1 Nephi page 1
3:07 2 Nephi page 53
3:50 Omni page 140
4:35 Mosiah (Chapter 9) page 164
5:14 Mosiah (Chapter 1) page 145
6:00 Alma-Helaman page 207
6:18 3 Nephi page 406
7:17 Mormon page 469
7:55 Moroni 10 page 529
I adore you
cool!!!
My dear friend, the truth is in Jesus and Jesus alone. The Bible is God’s final authority. Please come to Christ.
He came to Earth and was nailed to the Cross, for all.
Please read Romans 10:9 KJV
This is like a really well written fan fiction of the bible
True man it’s kinda disappointing it’s not real
@@Idunnohowabout7364 i want it to be real lol how cool would it be that the ancient hebrews settled in south america and jesus visited them there after the resurrection
@@ethanbolen4425 Yeah that would be awesome! In that world I would’ve had a job as an archeologist trying to learn more about these ancient American civilizations that would’ve been awesome
@@Idunnohowabout7364 id do the same lol
How can you say it's not real??
One of the best, most accessible explanations of the Book of Mormon I've come across. Love the simplicity and clarity of the visuals, the clear narrration. Excellent.
My dear friend, the truth is in Jesus and Jesus alone. The Bible is God’s final authority. Please come to Christ.
He came to Earth and was nailed to the Cross, for all.
Please read Romans 10:9 KJV
Wow! It’s almost like the Book of Mormon is the ultimate biblical fan fiction.
I always considered the Book of Mormon, Christian fan fiction. I’m glad I’m not the only one. 😂
Nah it’s the DLC because it’s true 💯
@@Pulsarbeamed That's why there were Mormon archeologists who went out searching for relics from this time period only to renounce their faith upon the realization there was no credible evidence for any of it, right? You bought into a cult.
That is so true
@@Pulsarbeamedno proof of that so it’s fan fic
I myself a Muslim my belief is different I'm sure about my religion and i believe everything about my religion Which are listen to me in Pakistan Khyber pakhtunkhwa.but as a student who's like to study different religions i loves to study about other beliefs too😊I don't know about mermons well but i respect others religion because that's the part of my beliefs
I dont have a religion but I love Islam and I also am learning about mormonism now and like it. These two religions have alot more in common than many may suspect!
@@idkybutwuteveryeah, they are both nonsense.
@@jasonaltig985 lol okay
@@jasonaltig985No Islam could be true and is pretty okay but Mormonism is a false cult
jospeg smith and mohamed are both perverts who had to change who jesus is to gain power
I was raised Lutheran and am so blessed to be open to ALL religions. If one has ever read of the Tower of Babel, one would understand that it takes all kinds of people to spread the word of God. Having lived in Utah, I have lots of Mormon friends and I adore my Mormon family. But I am a member of the Lutheran church because it’s what my parents are, and it’s how I was raised. I welcome the Mormon missionaries into my house and pray with them, always offering my home as a place of safety for them. It is just ludicrous to judge each other and think in our tiny brains that only one religion should exist! Thanks for this information on The Book of Mormon… I’m listening again as I read the little blue book my friends left me. It’s inspiring during a real time of darkness in our world!
You are keeping the truth from them because you don't want to offend them? That not loving at all.
I have nothing against your religion. My problem is that none of this happened.
My words exactly
@HankHartley-md4du Ummm ok
@HankHartley-md4du Prove me wrong!
@@afwalker1921 you know he can't.
@@heyodudes I am a novelist. I have a Master's degree in History. I speak, read and write other languages. I very much want to hear what can be said in defense of the Book of Mormon, its antiquity... it reads like an artifact of the first half of the 19th century, Bible fan-fiction. As narrative fiction, it is unreadable. Blame Solomon Spalding!
Hey while I’m not a Mormon myself I did like the video. It looks really good, keep it up.
You should look into the church my friend! It's worth your time to see of its for you!
Fred Said what? Did you think that was an insult?
@@idiotbox1814 I don't think that was an insult. I'm just saying it would be cool if you looked into the church, its awesome
@@VooDoo11713 Many of us have - this is why we are not Mormons...
@@karlgharst5420 Many people agreed to crucify the son of God but view believes.
Who's here from the musical and for the comments
Brody just pay for the play...
I'm here because I want to learn the real teachings of the ifficial Mormon church because of recent events surrounding Chad Daybelle amd Lori pe Daybelle. And
@@kiki29073 how'd that work out?
Not me. I love the word of God
I'm here from the musical and because I find the story of the book fascinating.
People disparaged the book of mormon’s mention of horses for over a century, citing the utter lack of any evidence of horse remains in any proposed geographical region the events of the book could have taken place in. Several months ago concrete evidence for horses that fits the time period and general location was found and absolutely no one says a word about their favorite anti-mormon argument being soundly debunked. What’s the deal?
The deal is there are loads of genetic evidence proving that native americans did not come from Jerusalem. There's no archaelogical evidence either. Theres no linguistic evidence. Egyptologists proved that Joseph Smith could not read Egyptian hieroglyphs. I genuinely dont mean any disrespect but the facts speak for themselves. Theres just no way the book of mormon is true, and evidence showing that there were horses in the Americas pre-european contact doesnt prove anything. Was this honestly a "favorite argument". I think people care way more about the "native americans were actually white" thing.
Can you please provide a link to the concrete evidence you are referring to? I genuinely want to know. I have tried searching for it but can’t find it anywhere.
Great video, watched it with all 7 of my wives and they couldn’t get enough
All 10 of my wives and my 164 kids and 200 grandkids loved it too!
That was funny.
polygamy isn't practiced anymore, every religion has some dark history in it.
@@josephgunderson6532 True but it is really up to God if polygamy is approved.. I'm pretty sure that if God approved polygamy, Majority of people will have a hard time to believe because they think God can only speak once through the old and new testaments.
@MathewPahingai this is a broad generalization and I don't have verses for you but there are several instances in the new and old testament that are against polygamy. Yes, also it tells of several prominent figures who had multiple wives as well. It's always used to characterize their brokenness .
While I am not Mormon and never intend to be, I've never known the story of the book of Mormon and I've been incredibly curious.
This was a great video in that regard and it was very interesting
The south park version is way better
South park is way better!!
But wait,,, there's more!!
Wait till you join the cult! That's when you get to the really really good stuff!!
Like the magic underwear!!!
And NOT JUST that!
Oh, sorry,,, I won't spoil it for you 😁
I’m not Mormon but my mother and her family is and she never pushed it on me and my siblings and allowed us to make our own religious decisions. I’m currently reading through the Book of Mormon, and I find it to be a very interesting and fascinating read.
Seems to me, from their inception, the Jewish people have been immaculate record keepers. Why would they have abandoned that habit after coming to the new world? Wouldn't that alone be kinda HUUUGE?
Obviously they are good record keepers and that is why we do have the Book of Mormon.
They kept a record. Thats what he's telling you. Its the Book of Mormon. They kept many records. The Algonquin, Iroquois and others among the 5 nations have haplo group x in their DNA. The hopewell, Beaker and Mound builder civilizations are the people spoken of.
@@kmills1231 You haven't done much research then. The beaker culture, mound builders, Hopewell and adena cultures all exactly coincide with the timeline. There was only one full skeleton in the entire Mongol empire found that dated to Chengis Khan yet we know from other nations they were master horseman. Study up on how the bones of horses decay and breakdown more rapidly. Of course thier was Iorn. Don't believe everything that science and academia insist. The doctrine of Manifest destiny was destructive to much archeological evidence of these vast cultures but we still have much more to come.
@@kmills1231 As an additional side note the Jaradites (Also Semites) traveled to the American continent in 2700 bc. Haplo group x has been here for a long time. Its possible other groups were brought by the Lord to this land.
@@adamplentl5588 1st we certainly aren't a cult and an educated person can see that! We have members from all over the world. China, Spain, Argentina, Peru, Australia including Aborigines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Korea, Japan, Russia, Chile, Germany, Ghana, Madagascar and on and on and on! We have every race and color within our religion. There was a time that the seed of Cain was not permitted to hold the Higher Priesthood but they were not barred from membership. Even though that particular lineage was not permitted the higher priesthood There were still many who were from all over the globe who were not Caucasian that were members and held that authority. Pacific islanders, Aborigines, Native Americans, Tahitians Koreans, and so on and so on. Your accusations are incorrect and unsubstantiated. Any person with an unbiased, un-indoctranated intellect would not come to your conclusions without have a predisposed biased. We accept all people of all backgrounds and race.
Quick question...where did Lehi land in the Americas? I can't quite tell where that is, geographically.
We don't know where Lehi landed. The map displayed is a hypothetical map based on geographical information in the Book of Mormon and is purposefully not rendered to fit an existing location.
I am convinced of The Heartland Model but respect the neutrality of this video on that issue.
Hey Rob I respect your opinion on this. However, take a look at this article from National Geographic news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/11/131120-science-native-american-people-migration-siberia-genetics/
Sometimes a little piece like this can make you wonder if maybe I should consider taking this to a higher source. I know I did.
People who have never read the Book of Mormon have come to the conclusion that it's a fabrication. Meanwhile, they call people who have studied it all of their lives and who have come to very different conclusions naive. SMH
We have traveled through more than 12 U.S. states filming hundreds of locations where Native American mounds, great earthworks (with a pyramid east of St. Louis called Cahokia, which is larger at its base than Tehotihuacan in Mexico, which I have been to, or the great pyramid of Giza in Egypt!) 🤪 Did any of you know that? The archaeologists even know how many millions of baskets full of dirt it took to create that pyramid approximately. Most the documented sites align with the histories of 3 major civilizations that the Book of Mormon testifies of. They correspond with the people that lived during the Book of Mormon times: 1) The Clovis Culture was Adam & Eve’s time & after, 2) The Adena Culture corresponds to the dating of the Jaredite peoples who left the Tower of Babel to come to this, the Promised Land. 3) The Hopewell Culture corresponds to the knee fight and Lamanite periods during their worrying times until 425 A.D. Just Google search any of those three cultures and you will spend the rest of your life seeing Mounds of evidence… Pun intended!
Just because you say it isn’t true does not mean anything because not one of you have studied the Book of Mormon who is saying negative comments that reveal that you don’t know what you don’t know until you do. I am inviting you to study it out for yourself and then ask your own core spirit and our Almighty God if it is true. You can sincerely know for yourself. Ask the creator if it is true. You can know ALL truth through your own knowingness as you truly seek for truth, whether it comes from life experiences, faith, or not!
I can tell negative people’s comments are because of the attitudes they have toward life in general. True followers Jesus Christ, he who created this beautiful earth, are NOT smug and ignorant. Anyone who loves truth knows that the more we learn, the more we realize how much we DON’T know, but all truth is knowable! Whether now or in the future, all truth is Noble and Know-ABLE. I could go on and on... I have lived in Mexico and studied many Layers upon layers of history and archaeology there in central America as well. But, do United States of America is a covenant land and I invite everyone to live up to know what a covenant is and prove to yourself whether you have the courage to study more truth for yourself...whether toward eternal truths or not. Faith works both ways. If you believe in evil, that man was created selfish and dark, your faith in that belief will prove you right. If you want to attract that energy in your life, you will for fill your own prophecy. But there is more, always more. What do you want? Goodness in this world, or not? If you want goodness, honesty, light and truth, then choose it! Have the courage to read the Book of Mormon with a sincere prayer in your heart. Do you have the guts to invite the beauty of our Jesus to be your Friend to claim your gifts, guidance, and growth? It’s up to you if you cheat yourself right out of being the captain of your soul with the All-Universe Coach who will always love us, no matter if we love Him back or not. I know Him and know that He is real...and He may even walk among us. Like the last man standing at the end of the wars described in the Book of Mormon, I will be happy to face any and all of you at the pleasing judgement bar of God...because I choose my Savior of which this Book testifies of. No, We won’t want to condemn you. You are already doing enough of that to yourselves. We all do that. 😝 So let’s be wise and trust our own faith walk (or crawl...lol) toward light & love. Eventually, I hope we come together as fellow journey buddies!
Why does the land at 4:00 not look like North and South America?
It is amazing that people believe in this nonsense in a developed country.
😂
They are not nonsense man 😁
Its not nonsense, you just arent vibrating at a high enough frequency to understand
Well people believe in bible so why not believing that too
Thank you for making this quick summary! I enjoy your videos. Came here after watching the one on the great apostasy. I especially appreciate the simple but effective visuals with maps.
You are so kind. Glad you found this approach helpful!
My question is this where is the historical evidence of this?? As far as I know there is none
Is that what you will say to the judges in front of the judgment bar of God that there was no historical evidences?
Judgement bar? Are you high?
@@MathewPahingai bro...
@@MathewPahingai ??
is there historical evidence for any religion?
Why is it everytime I hear this story it is slightly different?
Ppl depict it differently. You gotta read the actual book for yourself
As I perused the comments I found not one nahsayer in the bunch. Coincidence I think not.
Sincerely, thank you for making this video, so I can know the Mormon story. All religion's books are interesting.
I like the Mormons and im happy to chat with them at my door about their views but I just cant put my heart into this set of beliefs. They are always very friendly when they come to my door and gave me a free hardback coppy of the book of Mormon which was interesting but for me.......not scripture
Think they are nice, try leaving the religion/cult and see how nice they are.
I was raised in the Mormon church. Is there a reason why you left out the change of skin color? That has always been an integral part of the Nephite/Lamanite story. Bad marketing perhaps? I've been seeing a similar theme in other pro-Mormon media of late. It's as if we are screaming out, hey look, we're not really racist (because we're going to ignore that part now)
You may read the Book of Mormon differently than me and as such, if you were to create an 8 minute summary, you might approach it differently. I'd be interested to see what you think is a better approach (sincerely). My video is called version 1 for a reason.
I suspect you and I may understand the "color" references differently. Please take a look at my video on that topic to understand where I am coming from: th-cam.com/video/PDJ6-O5-ans/w-d-xo.html
Brother Fullmer Sure! I’ll take a look at it! Thanks for taking the time to include a link. I couldn’t have done a better job than you. The video itself was quite fantastic and I loved that children narrated it. In a different time of my life I would have had a greater appreciation for this sort of thing. When I read the Book of Mormon I have difficulty with reading things like “White and delightsome”. I wish I could get past it. Perhaps what I find in your link will help. Or perhaps I’m just biased, considering I’m a Lamanite and ‘cursed with the scale of darkness’.
I watched the video you sent me. They failed to mention the flat nose. According to Brigham Young, the curse of Cain was a flat nose and black skin. Those were his exact words. I wonder if he was being metaphorical or literal. When Gordon B Hinckley was confronted about the subject he did not deny it and said, "Because the leaders of the church at that time interpreted that doctrine that way". Odd that he did not delve into the 'metaphorical' nature of the issue.
My reference: th-cam.com/video/Z-4dKmO8CSw/w-d-xo.html
Apparently, it's not a matter of how I read the Book of Mormon. It's what I was taught by those leaders during that time. In the 20 years I regularly attended church, Nephites were clearly known as being white and Lamanites were dark skinned. I learned it in Sunday school and seminary, saw it in all the paintings, watched it in video re-creations. The metaphorical apology doesn't really work for people who were raised in the church and received those teachings.
I don't deny anything you are saying and I understand that this is the experience many people have. However, I don't find it scripturally sound (As shown in the video). Elder Dallin H Oaks has called theories of the past related to blacks and priesthood, "spectacularly wrong." This is taught in seminary today. www.lds.org/manual/doctrine-and-covenants-and-church-history-seminary-teacher-manual-2014/section-7/lesson-157-official-declaration-2?lang=eng
The question, I guess, we all have to ask is if that is OK. Is it alright that some things taught in our past were wrong. That prophets said things that are not doctrine. That there are saving doctrines and ordinances that are of supreme importance in this Church that are foundational and true (and haven't changed) but that other things are revealed and understood incrementally - as we (as a people) are willing to receive them. We are the limiting factor to revelation. I believe that as we live what God has given us, then more will be given (2 Nephi 28:30).
Today the Church disavows theories advanced in the past the black skin is a sign of divine disfavor or curse. For me, I see it as the continuing of a Restoration that started in 1830 and is ongoing. I look forward to more "great and important things pertaining to the kingdom of God." (Article of Faith 9).
That was the most intellectually honest response I’ve received. I am NOT calling you an apologist, but the problem with most apologists is that they divert accountability for things that were said and done by hiding behind half-truths. I think that approach does more harm than good. It can even be rather insulting.
I had questions about things when I was growing up in the church, but I never really researched them. Mormonism was my culture, I liked being a Mormon. I loved visits from the missionaries… there wasn’t enough negative things that pushed me to address the questions I had. We also didn’t have the internet back then. You don’t have to look very hard these days. I learned a lot of things about the church that I never knew about while I was growing up in the church. Things I found to be quite embarrassing and difficult to resolve. DNA markers, archeology, the issue with the brass plates and the Book of Abraham debacle. If we seek truth, how can we turn a blind eye to such incriminating evidences. Though I drifted from the church, I never drifted from my morals… honesty and truth being one of my most valued standards. Sometimes the most difficult type of honesty is being honest with ourselves, especially when it challenges our belief system. I’m also very curious by nature and have a great curiosity of how active, intellectual members (such as yourself) deal with these same negative experiences. Your responses to my comments were well thought out, honest and credible. You demonstrated great patience and addressed things in an intelligent and genuine manner. If you were attempting to approach this conversation by being a Christ-like example, you nailed it. Great job.
Now… the way you addressed skin color in your video makes sense to me. After all that was said, I’ve changed my opinion. I think your approach was quite excellent and in very good taste. I commend your video and I certainly could NOT have done it better.
Joseph Smith said the Book of Mormon was more correct than the Bible. "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 by any other book." (History of the Church, Vol. 4, page 461)
Him saying that probably gives less credibility to the book of mormom 😂
Because it's a book that proceeds the bible, him saying the precedent is less trustworthy means the one who came from it is also questionable.
@@J040PL7 yeh mean i mean if you goto ford to buy a toyota of course they are gonna tell you its the better vehicle haha and the opposite is true
If they’re use hebrew language. They will not use “Christ” word. They should say “Mashiach”
IT DOES
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints is true and the Book of Mormon is another testimony of Jesus Christ and gives to us the fullness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This is Gods work and not mans. I testify it is true .
The first time the word Christ is used is when an angel reveals it. Prior to that they used the term messiah. The word “Christ” only enters the record upon revelation
@@Seek-God-First Well I testify its not true. So its your word against mine. Maybe we must look into science to find the answer? 🤔
nope they are american now
Studying LDS economics for a final paper for a class, so, as a non-member/Friend of Other Faith this was very helpful. I've tried to do the Moroni Challenge and keep getting stuck in 1 Nephi. This gives me incentive to try again! Thx for posting.
@minissa2009 I am a member, so don't feel alone about not making it past 1 Nephi as a non member. Took me 5 years after I converted to this faith, but I finally decided I needed to finish. By the time I finished reading the Book of Mormon I was sad that I was at the end, then I remembered I could read it again. It has intrigue, wars, faith and lots about the Savior. You'll get there :). I find it very uplifting.
@@ldsvenusk9524 Interesting. May I ask what motivated your conversion if not the texts?
@@minissa2009 I had been looking for a religion that had something I felt missing in the other faiths I had gone to, and when I started going to this faith with a friend, it was the unmistakable feeling of the spirit. It changed my whole life as a young adult and As I've gotten older I find so much peace in my life. I love all the scriptures (Old Tesitment, New Testiment & Book of Mormon) the spirit speaks through them to answer questions or give me direction.
@@ldsvenusk9524you didn’t know what it said and you joined? 😂
Yeah it is pretty unreadable.
Thanks for this. Nice job. This is a great way to scaffold learning about what the Book of Mormon is and make you recognize what's going on when you actually read the book. Not too long and with simple visuals to give an idea of who came from where and and did what. Very helpful baby step.
watch video "Banned Mormon Cartoon - EXTENDED VERSION" that showcase that the Book of Mormon is RACIST.
@@aleksandar8082 Okay and? Why do I care if it's racist
@@James-ig3ri me neither but most people do LOL are you a Mormon?
@@aleksandar8082Nobody cares about muh racism anymore. Go home buddy.
@@James-ig3riI guess if you are a bigot you wouldn’t.
As a person descended from Native Americans, I find the Book of Mormon to be highly offensive.
👏🏽 as an indigenous who was forced into this belief by nonnative missionaries who came into our reservations & took us from our homes (many forcefully) telling us our traditional ways & anything cultural were evil & wrong & was brought up in the Joseph F. Smith, Harold B. Lee Spencer Kimble era where they blatantly said, our dark skin was because we were cursed, and that if we believed in the LDS principles, then we will be white again in the afterlife 🫤 look it up in church history, I’m not telling you anything that can’t be found via the church’s “authorize sources”. glad I made the decisions. I did to live my life how I wanted to and wish others I loved would. Then there’s a CES letter…
@@edwardrivera4730 yeah, the federal gov’s attempt @ extermination failed & im/were the survivors of that. many organized religions bombarded our native ancestral homelands after negotiations between the tribes & the the feds after our ‘surrendering’ & it just so happened that the LDS (faith) missionaries were the ones to 1st to occupy the geographical area of where my ancestors were & thus forcibly took many of the native young children & in turn put them in ‘placement’ programs off reservation & in many cases, changing their names because our traditional names was hard to pronounce & not god-given from a savage culture. to this day, I have a full-blown Caucasian sounding name to which I have to say, works in my favor in the “real world” when it has :) many of my extended family, who have had their moments of realization change your names back to our traditional ancestral surnames, in recent years as I had the opportunity to, but did not chosing to ‘work the system’ playing their game which i’d have to say has worked out ok for me most my life. i’m just glad many policies have changed since I was forced to attend, include the redactions the church has done but i guess that just means the apologist are going to keep busy.
@@j0vanni white mans religion lol.... even the black peeps couldnt get in.
Thank you for this, though I'm not a Mormon, I am still a follower of christ and just wanted to know about the book of Mormon.
This was good, it'll give me a good start in were to look next for more information.
Read "Rough Stone Rolling," by Bushman. Its a biography on Joseph Smith written by a Mormon Harvard historian. All the good, bad and the ugly is in there. It definitely has a Mormon spin on it, with justifications for Joseph's bad behavior but the behavior is at least in there and no one can accuse it of being a hit piece since its written by a Mormon and sold on the bookshelves of Deseret bookstores.
You could read the Book of Mormon also… Rough stone is huge
Check out their "doctrines & covenants", specifically 132, and you'll learn why, ultimately, their teachings and beliefs are wildly contradictory to what Jesus taught. There's also something in Nephi (I think 2nd Nephi) about why black people exist.
I would recommend listening to General Conference talks on the official Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints TH-cam channel. They are usually about 15 min long.
I grew up being an 'anything but the Bible person'. After being a monk dedicated to truth for many years I finally decided that I had been in denial of the Bible and it was dishonest of me to think I knew better. I had found a book of the Mormon in the trash, and thought it was the Bible. I began reading and suspected that I was reading pure fiction after about a page and 1/2. 3 pages later I was positive that I was reading a work of pure freshly made fiction. I then went on the Internet and typed in Book of Mormon fake, and learned the truth about it. Shortly after I went and got a real Bible and felt every word to be true immediately.
I believe it to be true and not a book of fiction. I do have feelings at times reading a KJV Bible to have been edited and translated incorrectly on accident and on purpose. Which this is now been proven with the many findings such as the Dead Sea scroll eddition of the Bible.
Where were these places? Any archeological evidence?
If there were or the archaeological evidence is shown, everybody would be a mormon, then faith is dead since everybody relies on facts only.
There is no evidence of any kind for any of it.
None
Would you rather get evidences from archeological or the holy ghost? The holy ghost can testify to you. If you consider yourself a true follower of Christ or someone who sincerely seeking the Kingdom of God, you could've humble yourself and ask your creator and ask Him in Jesus's name, and He will manifest the truth of it to you by the power of the holy ghost.
@@MathewPahingai uh ok. Well you know the actual Bible is archeologically verifiable, and has real locations, but uhh yeah have fun with this 🤷♂️
I was here for the musical and was fascinated by the lesson ! I know many Mormon people and they are wonderful caring people that live life by those beliefs. None of us should put down another due to beliefs. If you die then you find out. Otherwise if you have no faith then what is the point of life? I expect each person to feel they have the truth or life is unbearable.
The Book for Mormon is a very spiritual book. It is very similar to books in the Bible except it was written 1800 years later. The theology of the book touches upon many issues that were relevant in the 19th century and many of the concepts are very applicable now. Though the author Joseph Smith Jr wrote the book for those in the early 19th century so many positive life lessons can come from it. I encourage people to have a open mind when examining it and just link it exclusively to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
watch video "Banned Mormon Cartoon - EXTENDED VERSION" that showcase that the Book of Mormon is RACIST.
@@prylonestrocioChristianity is (imo) that includes all types of it.
Interesting story joseph smith wrote, however you cant claim that God was once a man and that men can attain godhood. God is One, Eternal and Unchanging.
I liked it! The narrators did a great job. Leave them in. The only thing I need to say about it is that I think there should be music throughout - from beginning to end. It really added to the drama of the video. At the part where the narrator says "...and Lehi died..." (3:05) is where it ends, and I kept wondering why.
The cartoon depictions and young voices with a simple and clear explanation of the Book of Mormon worked well together. For as many times I have read the B of M, I still learned something! Two-thumbs up.
I was a little off on seen the Mormon book but I started reading it an I felt a sense of been told it true.
Sam Huff dude listen look if now day some one said they say Jesus would you believe them? Why not many have testimonies so you choose not to take there word? How many different religions are there? 1% or 2% could be a lot in this world you know why? Cause there so much false an truth that maybe that 1% is so if you say these thing then you judge all religion based on there terms an beliefs. Why must we all argue over a stupid label or where we pray to GOD that the problem ya all are wanting your religion to be number one an that all the rest are fake. Not the case buddy if your catholic are saying the rest aren’t right ? We seek God not a label not church not Lutheran not Mormon not catholic not jehovah witness I seek God that all I seek !
Where's the submarines that came from Israel to the Americas?
Since there was no horses in the Americas before Europeans arrived does that mean that it was deer and moose they were riding into battle?
I have so many questions.
I think Joseph Smith got the idea from the parts of the book of Esther that were left out of the bible. It talks about a diaspora from Israel to possibly the Americas. It talks about god calming the (what's assumed as) Pacific ocean. He mixed in some Gnosticism and went ham after that.
@ 2:57 Ok, where did there people go? What location is this?
They don’t know because Joseph smith lied and made the whole thing up
@@andrewcaudillo5735 did joseph ever tell you that?
This is excellent and what I've been looking for. I'm not sure if you are still asking for feedback, but here are some thoughts:
1. The narrators are excellent. Very articulate and enunciate well. However their voices are clearly young. Initially the narration sounds "odd" because it's not what I expected. My suggestion would be to create some context in the title of the video. Like "The Book of Mormon in 8 Minutes narrated by Seminary Students/Youth/Something to let me know to expect young voices"
2. At 6:10 the fonts are too large. Wars and preaching touch the other words, and preaching doesn't fit in the screen. Using that many different fonts at once also makes it hard for the brain to read them. My suggestion is to put each word inside of a box. Fill the box with white set to a transparency of 50 to 60% so that you can still sort of see the map behind it. Then place the word inside the box. That way they will stand out and be easy to see. And I'd just pick one of those fonts for all the words. I think you use papyrus for intrigue. That might be a good one. (Probably the only time in my life I'd ever recommend papyrus, don't tell my BYU students.)
3. At 8:03 The gold box is too big. It encompasses too many words and I don't know where my eyes are supposed to go. I would recommend just putting a box around verse 5. As it is right now the first word I read is "tent" which is actually the second half of the word "intent" which is in the middle of a sentence.
4. I like that you use small caps for the Copperplate Gothic Bold titles and text . Reading text in all caps is hard on the eyeballs, but small caps makes it much easier to do it. One of my beefs with Copperplate is the tiny little serifs. A sans serif font is easier to read on a digital screen. You might want to consider Franklin Gothic Bold instead.
I think it's an excellent video for visual learners. Good job.
The ending is so powerful, I feel a witness from the Holy Spirit that this is true both times I watched it. For those listening with an open heart, see what you FEEL at the end of the narration. It is TRUE, I can FEEL it in my heart. Great video, thank you for creating this!
I'm so sorry
I once heard a story very similar to this one...it was about this hobbit known to his people as Frodo and his group of followers that called themselves the fellowship of the ring. Together they set out on a journey to destroy the gold One Ring and save middle-earth from the evil lord Sauron....there were wars and battles in this book as well. Hey, that reminds me, have you checked Mordor to see if your gold plates are there?
Are you kidding?! One does not simply walk into Mordor. There is evil there that does not sleep, and the Great Eye is ever watchful. It is a barren wasteland, riddled with fire and ash and dust, the very air you breathe is a poisonous fume. Not with ten thousand men could you do this. It is folly.
@@brotherfullmer Perfect reply!
I love the information from the Book of Mormon but my
Simple brain needed this ez to follow explanation.
Yep, just like the musical said.
FINALLY SOMEONE I thought I was the only one from the musical 😂😂💀💀
Lol
@@sailorwho7667 WHAT musical?
@@gwenmangelson The Book of Mormon?
What musical are we talking about here?
What about the 10,000 years of Native American history.
If you dont believe the science of earth how can you tolerate using the science of earth?
I cannot find any evidence to the Book Of Mormon, and I'm a Mormon and teach Archaeology at a College. You did a great job on the video too. Thanks. :)
Thank you for giving me the brief version of something I have no ability or patience to sit through and learn about myself.
This video is absolutely beautiful! I love that youths’ voices were used. I also loved that the video has the genius to avoid _rushing_ the narrative. These are spiritual things, and _linger_ of some kind is important for people to _feel_ the Lord’s Spirit. Thanks so much, Br. Fulmer.
Re: Oliver Downunder
My gosh, Oliver brother, mate of hate! Wondering how you have so much time on your hands such that you can stroll and troll LDS media! Brother of blown smoke, why spit spite, not to mention blanket misinformation? Those who are informed know that there is _enough_ peripheral evidence to point to the possibility of the former existence of the Nephite/Lamanite/Mulekite peoples. Remember, brother of blather, _lack of evidence is not proof against a thing._ It merely means that evidence is lacking, that’s all.
Brother of blunt suggestion, of blustery blurb, of bold bunk: I for one am thankful that we don’t have hard-fast physical proof of the authenticity of the Book of Mormon, because otherwise we Latter-day Saints would have a church full of shallow, insincere people who are there only because of museum evidence.
God bless you, brother of bowel contents, of brash trash! Enjoy your day, but stay out of trouble.
Rick Raybourn Rick, brother of slick trick: Your linked article is untrue view, bold bunk, wrong song, old mold.
Please read Bible carefully before you introduce any book, do not fall in trap. There is no other books to refer than Bible. Read the word properly
Gospel is never stopped even the apostles are dead. God used many people,testimonies and miracles.
Revelation 22:18-19 - For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
@@likhitachiramala7962 Hold on there, sister Likhita! May I add an idea for you and I to toss around? There really is no verse in the Bible that says there will be no more of God’s word. And Revelation 22:18-19 was not the last book written. Additionally, one wonders what we would do with Deuteronomy 4:2, which says the same thing as Rev. 22:18-19. You see, the Revelation 22 passage is merely telling _man_ not to add to God’s word. But it never says that _God Himself_ will not add to his own word. We have no right to tell God what he can and can’t do.
Cheers, sister of wonderful word! I hope you have a beautiful Spring-letting butterfly land on shoulder. 💛🙏🏼
@@Glen.Danielsen if God said so and it happens. According to the Bible God was very clear about this book and the commandments. Your interpretation is misguiding here, if you see revelation 22-18-19 he said if anyone adds to these things or take aways the things from Bible will be in trouble. So it means he ended the complete topic there and how can you even think God will start with new words. Think once brother have a good day.
I would like to show this to my seminary class. Is there any way I can download this with your permission?
I've just posted a download link in the description below the video.
You're the BEST!!! Thank you!!!
Your gorgeous
Just incorrect with the location
The written language DID NOT exist in the Americas at the time the BoM was supposedly written. Oh and the plates obviously weren't "Gold"
Man the Book of Mormon is so interesting I don’t believe in Mormonism and I despise the leadership but the Book of Mormon is very well written and Mormons are pretty nice people well if they don’t.. I’m not gonna talk about that
Same
It's a decent book, but the excessive usage of the word "yea" kinda bothers me.
May I suggest you watch the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints general Conference on the official channel? It would be very hard to despise the leadership if you are actually listening to them rather than what people say about them. Even if you disagree with them it’s so clear they are sincere and good people.
@ Bro that’s a lie! They run a cult! Specifically a Joseph Smith cult of personality ask any Ex Mormon about it!
Question about Christ in America:
Are there any remains in the ruins or in Native American history that include the fulness of the gospel as presented personally by Christ when He visited them in the Americas?
Which remains? The gospel was mainly spoken oral teachings, so unless someone took the time to record it, there would be no remains.
I'm not saying it's real, I'm just saying there's no way to know either way 😅
How big were the plates? I am a sheetmetal worker… and I cant imagine how they wrote all of this on that amount of plates. Unless the plates were much bigger then the ones you show in this cartoon. They must have been like a dinnerroom table in size.
@Colm m Cool. Joe Smith was a true wizzard 😊
Remember it was written in “reformed Egyptian.” So they made they’re own (condensed version of an already condensed) alphabet so they can fit what would take us paragraphs in just a couple sentences. Truly, without the power of God it probably would have been impossible to translate the book
Dark_Winter actually it’s not false. But I’ll humor you. Even if Egyptian took up more space, the authors of the gold plates created their own reformed Egyptian. Like they would etch a shape of a wave thinking “with this wave, what I’m really trying to say is ‘we sailed for the space 200 days through the ocean and did face many tribulations...” and you’re probably thinking “how on earth could Joseph Smith translate all that from a wave?” Well Mr. Dark Winter, it wasn’t a literal “translation” but more of a revelation. How else could he translate while looking inside his hat and not even at the plates? *Mic drop*
@@devinbarnes8294 I cant tell if you are mormon or apostate? The argument with him looking in the hat instead of the plates... Its not a good argument pro mormonism.
@@ChaChaDancin I asked the missionarys if they had any evidence. An extraordinary religion must have extraordinary evidence. You know what they did? They showed me a cartoon.
Thanks for sharing video. Am atheist by upbringing but really interested in learning about all the faiths in the world, my only issue is not with one's personal faith, just when conflicts arise between some people sometimes unfortunately, and the occasional disturbed individuals who then can potentially give a reputation thrown in the direction of undeserving countless good people who belong to a particular faith. All the very best.
Thanks for the video! I brought back a Book of Mormon from my visit to Utah a few years ago, but never got to reading it. I always wondered what it said. Question: What is the land that is depicted where the Nephites, Lamanites and Jaredites reside in around 3:05? Is that North and South America?
The Book of Mormon is a record of God's dealings with members of the tribes of Israel in the ancient Americas but it has not been revealed exactly where. There are many opinions and theories by members but I have chosen to just represent an internal map of how the book describes itself although at 06:50 you can see that it is somewhere in North and/or South America. For more on the position of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on this topic, check out: www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics/book-of-mormon-geography?lang=eng
Cool story, should be made into a Netflix series.
Personally the Mormons I’ve known In my life were some of the most kind and loving people I’ve ever known. Didn’t matter who you were or what you did in your life, they were so sweet and loving and I think that really is something I admire. I feel like there’s so
Much criticism on the religion but tbh the people are just different in such a refreshing and respectable way, it makes me curious
they ok just normal everyday folks lol. i had friends who grow up with mormon neighbors they were just as creepy as any other neighbor ive been told
I like that they didn't put elves and dwarves in it, but I think it would be cool if the Lamanites had dragons or something. Just a suggestion :)
Even better. Their posterity, the Mesoamericans, would create great innovations that would leave the Europeans in awe.
legend of spider-man still the best. americans should make a religion from it
The content creator forgot to include that the gentile descendants (any dna tests proofing? anyone?) referred to as Lamanites have dark skin to ‘curse’ us. elves & dwarves would’ve been cool cause u know, all we had bows & arrows :-/ & horses? look up when experts and historians agree the non-north american native animal were introduced to the Americas. One tends to feel how they do about things when it’s forced upon them, you know?
The scariest thing about leaving beliefs behind is the uncertainty in the path ahead. I encourage you to personally analyze your beliefs, and perhaps uncover beliefs which may not hold up to reason. My point is a man may believe in god, but he doesn’t have to necessarily believe Eve was created from a rib.
I love the information in this video! The only thing that’s bothersome to me is the inaccuracy or at least assumption that it took place in South America.
There is no assumption that this took place in South America. The map is an internal map showing relationships between locations and is not based on an existing geography.
Funny how that works.
Thank you for this video! I am from the UK and had never seen or heard if Mormons until they were referenced in American sitcoms.
When Naomi says "And the rest you know!" I'm afraid I have no idea what happens next or the principles of the MORMON people.
Please could you recommend some videos or easy reads to help? Thank you have a blessed day x
Thanks for your interest. The, "rest you know" statement was just a reference to what we already talked about at the beginning of the video. But if you are interested in knowing more about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I would recommend this site: www.comeuntochrist.org/
useful charts has a good one called "the book of mormon as literature"
How did the tablets end up in upstate New York?
The Hill Cumorah is where Moroni, Mormon's son, buried them. The Hill Cumorah is in upstate New York.
Reality is there were no plates they claimed to have seen them in a vision
What i want to know is where on earth all this took place, and please show me the archaeological ruins for this?
it's honestly another story of the coming to the continent, might be way earlier but we will never know and it is a miracle that Joseph Smith was able to translate it to the best of his knowledge
please turn to the real christ
This is the real Christ. The one who preached love and acceptance.
@@eduardozermeno2366 no its not my friend im not in a religion but i believe in the messiah but i cant stand when people use jesus in a false way and decieve people i hope god opens your eyes
You're opinion is your choice. I believe in this and I have a testimony that sustains my beliefs in Jesus Christ, the church of jesus Christ of latter day Saints and the book of Mormon. Through Christ I was able to turn my life around from the direction I was heading and through the church i was able to find the safety and stability I was searching for and needed. I am open minded to interpretation of enlightenment and I yet have my faith and keep my testimony strong. I would like to invite you to read the new testament and the book of Mormon. One thing to keep in mind is if Jesus came to save the world, why is it not he didn't come to the Americas according to popular belief. Jesus did come to the Americas to continue his worldly ministry. If he didn't, how could he had been the savior of the world. I give you kudos for standing up for your beliefs, not many do that nowadays. Once more I invite you to read the new testament and the book of Mormon. Love and blessings.
How about a documentary about General Ed and his Chicken Army's war against the Bloodsucking Mutant Zombie Brainmunchers from Venus?
I would totally watch that!
Great animation and summary. I'm curious about why you left out that the Lamanites were "cursed with black skin", whereas the Nephites' skin was "white and delightsome". Thanks😊
Today the Church disavows theories advanced in the past that black skin is a sign of divine disfavor or curse. For an in depth look at this topic I have another video - th-cam.com/video/PDJ6-O5-ans/w-d-xo.htmlsi=LmrU7cKXC60C0WI7
Our prophet Russell M. Nelson stated, "“I assure you that your standing before God is not determined by the color of your skin. Favor or disfavor with God is dependent upon your devotion to God and His commandments and not the color of your skin” (“Let God Prevail,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2020, 94).
The church is getting "blacker and blacker" every day as the church is growing most rapidly in Africa . Members of the church read the stories of brown men in the Bible and worship a Savior who in mortality was not white. Clearly the church is for all....and God is no respecter of persons and the scripture has a different meaning as my friends from Kenya and Nigeria understand clearly as well.
I guess Mr smith wasn't a very good translator huh?
They changed it because they don't want to be labeled as racists.
this is not the musical :(
Did they find any human remains around these areas that you mentioned on this map.
Yes. The people who went searching for them 🤣
Funny how there's no maps of where any of this nonsense happened.
What's more likely? A) Joseph Smith was visited by an angel, had Godly visions and found divine gold plates (none of which can be proven)? B) Joseph Smith told a lie and made loads of money off this lie?
I'm trying to be as respectful as I can.
So... is your point that God works in ways that humans consider the most likely way? I think God's witness is that his ways are not our ways (Isa 55:8). How do you think God should have acted?
@@brotherfullmer This has nothing to do with God. I'm questioning Joseph Smith.
By reading your comments I see you as quite articulate and intelligent. I'm unsure as to why you base your fundamental beliefs on flimsy stories?
I don't believe you have any idea on what I base my fundamental beliefs. My undergraduate work is in Neurobiology and my graduate work in illustration. I've been in love with science, art and religion my whole life. I seek for truth in all of those studies. Now, how about if you tell me a bit about where you turn for truth.
@@conordelaney76 I don't see how it could not have to do with God. Is He behind this work or not? How do you determine which stories are, "cleverly devised stories" (2 Peter 1:16) and which are worth your faith?
@@brotherfullmer How can you base your life both in science and God. They contradict each other?
This seems to imply that the Book of Mormon was translated from the golden plates. It was my understanding that the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints no longer asserts that as true, and that Joseph Smith looked into a hat with a seeing stone to receive the Book of Mormon.
Is that the case?
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints testifies that the Book of Mormon was translated from the gold plates by the gift and power of God. Various witnesses and scribes have offered accounts of what little is known of the process which can be found summarized here: abn.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics-essays/book-of-mormon-translation?lang=eng
@@brotherfullmer didn't one of the witnesses confess in court that he saw these plates with his minds eye? So he thought really hard and imagined them to be true?
I never knew anything of this! It’s like a fantasy novel. With respect.
I was about to comment the same thing, I was wondering whether this was a story to help people find faith in God, or if it actually happened. Then I started researching more, it's inconceivable to believe that a great civilization lived here before we did and we have not found anything pertaining to them...
@@magical8013 Indeed. Now ask yourself how we have historical records of Chinese civilization taking place at a time when the planet was supposedly submerged in a great flood?
I wish I could find it right now but Tucker Carlson did an interview where he talked about early American civilization he mentioned how he grew up mocking Mormons for believing in this people but said he was going to stop because there IS evidence that history has forgotten. Look up the serpent mound. There were people that build mounds that aligned with the stars. Kind of incredible. Some are located in Ohio too.
3:10 What’s intresting is that both Lamanites and Nephites might have been both called Olmeks or whatever group of people they mixed with and whatever those groups of people called themselves then, in the decades after arriving to a land that was for sure already populated.
So Lamanite and Nephite terms might have only been religious term to describe people who belonged to the church and who tried to destroy them.
And the Lamanites likely didn’t call themsels Lamanites because if it was a religious term and they didn’t believe the group that followed Christ’s teachings, they called themselves whatever they were.
Like when Nephites fell out of the church and the Lamanites repented and came back to the church, they became the Nephites and the others became the Lamanites, but they were both still Olmeks or Maya.
And when the Nephites were destroyed the remaining people most likely didn’t call themselves Lamanites, but instead both terms and all Nephite beliefs and practises were quickly wiped out.
This video has helped me so much while preparing for a Book of Mormon exam. Thank you!
I hope it goes well!
Please excuse my ignorance but what does passing the exam allow?
@@KhaladFaraday I took a college course on the Book of Mormon as a religious text and used this video to help me understand some topics better.
I'd like you hear it from both perspectives both the people who are for the Mormon Church & Against it to get a better idea of what it truly is.
I love Mormons but I'm no fan of Mormonism. There video is just a summation of their number one book. It adds some stuff into the story that I haven't yet read in the Book of Mormon and so I'd guess those bits are from later "revelation." That being said, their summation seems accurate enough to the claims of the book.
As someone that looks at the story a bit more critically, I can only say that the Book wasn't impressive to me and is down right out of context in the majority of its pages. The initial story is interesting but seems to pull from elements found in the Bible such as the Exodus and wandering Hebrews narrative. The first book is very hard to read because every other paragraph beings with "and it came to pass." Try it for yourself and you will see what I mean. Its excruciating. It then quotes whole chapters of Isaiah, but the most surprising thing is that none of the theology is pre-exilic Judaism as should be the case. Its not just New Testament theology but it outlines the entire NT, as prophecy, down to the names, means and places. It even speaks of crucifixion which was unknown in the ancient world. There is no praying east to the temple. There are no required Jewish festivals and nothing parallels how God spoke through his prophets of the OT.
From there everything so far has been very repetitious. Group A bad, Group B good, then Group B becomes good and Group A becomes bad. Over and over again with little to no detail and all covering lands that we have absolutely no evidence ever existed. I've only read through Alma which I want to say is about half way through, maybe a bit more so I'm interested in seeing how it reads when Jesus shows up on the scene. Oh that reminds me of one more critique. Nearly the entire book sounds like it was written by the same person except for just a few places that certainly has a different vernacular.
Hope that is what you are looking for.
Fantasy map Fantasy book?
Question, how does the Book of Mormon show that scriptures are true? I am eager to learn.
Even if this stuff isn't true, it sure makes a beautiful story. And for that, I respect it.
Bob, I assure you it's true
The Book of Mormon is true. It is another witness of Jesus Christ.
@@Seek-God-First 😏
@@Seek-God-Firstthere’s no physical evidence that proves it. There is no evidence outside that of the Book of Mormon that any of the people who lived in the Americas before Columbus arrived ever worshipped Christ or had Jewish ancestry.
I was looking for the Book of Mormon musical. And found this. And tbh it’s kinda crazy and hard to believe 😂
hehe...then you should fit right in
LDS church is true
ANYONE who is Anti-Mormon sounds like a hurt person who isn't willing to be honest about their wounds...and their hurt probably is hurt toward God? Or their own parents? There, I said it. I can love all these people, but they aren't being honest. They (those that post anti-Mormon videos or comments) have a lying spirit. All of us do about our "issues" until we don't. Do you want to be persecuted for trying to figure out some hard things in life, or do you want others to trust your path, and love you anyway? That's how Jesus is. He is infinitely patient with all of us! Why not choose HIM? You will know a true disciple by their loving, kind spirit.
Isn't it interesting that all the comments that smack of cynicism toward others (and religions) are probably people who have a lot of negative things showing up in their lives? No one wants to be duped. I get that. Any time we point the finger at others and call them crazy (like these crazy Mormons...or Jews, or anyone else), we have 3 more fingers pointing back at us! What other body of beliefs, other than the Jews, have been the whipping posts and Scapegoats of the world, besides the Mormons? Native Americans qualify also, but THEY ARE THE ONES THE BOOK OF MORMON TALK ABOUT, and PROPHECY ABOUT. Native Americans were the noble people who went down the same road we are now, and what happened to them? They were destroyed, enslaved and lost their spiritual culture. Most Americans have not appreciated the great people that Natives are, and the beautiful spiritual truths that were preserved through them, just as the Jews and Mormons. But, "a house divided against itself, cannot stand." (Bible & Lincoln)
Did you know, that like the Halocaust, Mormons & Native Americans are the only people who had an illegal extermination order set against them in Missouri in the 1800's? Most all their lands (Mormons & Natives) were stolen, they were killed, beaten by mobs, and driven from state to state, UNTIL Missiouri kicked the Mormons out, and Natives were relocated to Oklahoma. Some of the reasons were because Mormons were against slavery....amazing! Those orders were UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Both peoples were denied their 1st Amendment rights, as well as the right to Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. They had to leave the U.S. altogether and flee to the Mexican Territory of Utah.
Mormons are the ones who settled most of the West, mind you, under extreme hardships...100s and 100s of settlements were build by faithful members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, including Mormons finding Gold in Calif. that started the Gold Rush!). Do you really know your history? I do, because many are my ancestors, and their stories inspire me, and I have them to answer to someday. I am loyal to their Legacy...one of Faith, Hope, Charity, Dedication, HARD WORK, Persecution, Loyalty to God and to true principles. I will answer anyone who says anything derogatory, because I will ask YOU the hard questions.
Do you have the grit to grow, learn and have a child's heart before your God? When anyone says derogatory things, I will show you compassion if you are honest-in-heart. Otherwise, you don't have the guts to look at yourself and ask key questions in life that matter, like, Who am I? Where did I come from? Why am I here?
Even if you don't believe there is a God, we all live by faith anyways (otherwise, why would you have a job and work, unless you had faith in getting paid...something you don't see every immediate day you work, you have FAITH that others will be honest and keep their agreements to pay, don't you?). It's like that with loving Heavenly PARENTS. We ARE children of God (plural...Eloheim). I KNEW I was of noble birth, a daughter of God, when I was 14, then at 24 again with another experience I cannot even put into words. I have seen beyond "the veil" of forgetfulness, a test we all agreed to come experience. I know hundreds of others, many not of our faith, who have been to the other side (called Near Death Experiences). Look them up on TH-cam. And I know MANY PERSONALLY. There are millions, even Muslims who are seeing the Savior, Jesus Christ. It is a life-changer. Why? Because none of us is complete...perfect. BUT, we all agreed to come to this Earth School and receive the gifts Heavenly Parents wanted to share with us, just as earthly parents do the same. Why do we want to have children?
FAMILY is Forever, and people may choose NOT to become parents, or love others, (including themselves...how can we love God or our neighbor, if we don't love ourselves as THEY love us?). But you are losing out, in spite of the sacrifices. Only through sacrificing our selfish selves, can we truly be filled with joy. Most of us have hurts that are hidden behind anger, cynicism, bitterness, blame, guilt, etc. We all experience these things...and there are many confusing experiences we have in life, and we are AFRAID to really test things out to see if are loving Beings on the other side pulling for us. Will we have courage to prove God in all things, or not? Then, we choose to be cowards...that is, until we aren't anymore. We ALL have loving relatives SOMEWHERE...here on earth, or in the Spirit World. The Book of Mormon is a treasure that speaks of Christ more than any other Book in history. It is ANOTHER Testament of our sweet Jesus and Friend. Legally, under any court in the world, The Bible and Book of Mormon STAND double witnesses as Truth, why? Because these books are annals of hundreds of WITNESSES, of TESTIMONY (just like in a court of law). How do we know they are true? We can prove it. You can't erase history. But, anyone can deny there is a sun when the clouds are out, but it doesn't establish truth. Just because you haven't been to Alaska, or South America, doesn't make them NOT true. Well, I testify that there are Loving Heavenly Parents, and that Jesus is our great Creator and Friend. Why are so many of you willing to believe in Super Hero movies, or Superman, who show a lot of Christ-like attributes, or a willingness to help others, and to have the courage to fight for the right, but, you can't see the SON of His Light every day, in all things? Do you realize, that HIS LIGHT powers our Sun, and yet, He is humble, and kind, and allows us NOT TO BELIEVE IN HIM. He won't force anyone anytime.
But, He and our Father in Heaven DID appear to Joseph Smith, who was a humble 14 year old boy who became one of the most accomplished Americans in history! I grew up with his descendants, and I have researched his life for 42 years! We also filmed through 12 states all of the evidences of the Book of Mormon that we could fit into 2 weeks, and will be posting mini movies about our research. If you want to have your mind blown a bit, go look up these Civilizations here in America: The Clovis people (who align with Adam & Eve's time, 6,000 years ago), then The Adena Civilization (the Jaredite Nation in the Book of Mormon). Now, see how many Hopewell Mounds there are all across the U.S. around the Great Lakes (where both the Clovis and Adena peoples lived). They ALL ALIGN WITH ARCHAEOLOGY, and the Book of Mormon Evidences. Go to www.BookOfMormonEvidence.org, and you will see all kinds of research and videos for free. Also, www.PreparingAPeople.com has a lot of video footage and free classes online.
The Mississippian Culture (with thousands of mounds and earthworks all along the Mississippi River, plain, and south, was AFTER the Book of Mormon times, because the people became blood-thirsty and wicked, and chose NOT to honor the Covenants of this Land of Liberty. This was before our Founding Fathers, but the United States was set up for our day to bless the world, and honor the Covenants of 1) Blessings of the Land (just like Abraham of old), 2) the Blessings of Posterity (like Abraham, as numerous as the stars in the heavens), 3) Blessings of Prosperity to sustain our posterity, and 4) Security. If you know the history of the United States, we have kept those covenants for 200 years, but look now. We have lost all but 1 of them, every 7 years, because we are NOT honoring the God of this Nation: Jesus Christ. We are setting ourselves up for cleansing and the sermons that will be preached with earthly destructions, economic losses, invading forces including corruption within. The Book of Mormon is a BLUEPRINT for our day, down to each year that the pendulum would swing back and forth where the people change and choose to pray, have faith, and honor Godly principles of Faith in Him, Repentance, Baptism and receiving of the Gift of the Holy Ghost. These principles were lost, and God Himself, had to put the broken mirror of the Fullness of the Gospel back into place. It was prophesied and fulfilled with Joseph Smith as God's special servant. We are ALL God's children who want to serve a higher good and purpose if we choose to honor our highest selves and creation. Why not explore that more by going to www.LDS.org? Feel the Spirit...there you can nourish your true, highest self, if you have the courage!
Read it before you decide. There are lots of etymological and archaelogical evidence that has been discoveres since the Book of Mormon was first translated and published that supports its veracity.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is true and is of God . The Book of Mormon is another testament of Jesus Christ and contains the fullness of His gospel
GREAT SUMMARY!! Thank you. I’ve been a member of the Church for a very long time, and I learned something from this. THANK YOU. ♥️
This is helping me so much thank you, I am a Protestant converting to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and I can testify that this book is true. The evidence is still all around us, fear not, have faith, ask God for wisdom and let Jesus guide you to the truth. I am getting baptized on Sunday :) God and Jesus appeared to Joseph Smith and was chosen to restore the church. And God still uses prophets to this day, God bless President Nelson.
@@gospelsinspirationalproduc4494 After reading the Book of Mormon, I’ve come to realize it’s true and is another testament of Jesus Christ to the inhabitants of ancient America. I don’t know what you know but watch out for misleading and outright misinformation. I respect your feelings and if you want to know more about the Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, reach out to me.
Your comments inspired me. Thank you so much!
Where is the evidence?
I love this video so much. Thank you for creating this clear and accurate explanation of The Book of Mormon's true history. I am a more visual learner, so this really helped me see the big picture.
Is this sarcasm?
Why leave out the next piece, where the people who destroyed the nephites are cursed and their skin turned dark?
“They had become like unto a flint; wherefore, as they were white, and exceedingly fair and delightsome, that they might not be enticing unto my people the Lord God did cause a skin of blackness to come upon them.” 2 Nephi 5:21
“And because of their cursing which was upon them they did become an idle people, full of mischief and subtlety” 2 Nephi 5:24
Best overview of the Book of Mormon ever! Thank you so much for this! God bless 🙏
what a great video .. I have gone to church for 50 years and never understood the history like this ..
This is awesome! You have just given me an idea for my lesson in FHE tonight. Thanks brother Fullmer. Can you do another video of the stories within the BOM? Just an idea.
Yes, that is my plan. I have some early versions of them at my older channel, "BroJFullmer"
th-cam.com/users/BroJFullmervideos
I'm looking forward to updating them in the future to match the style of this one.
According to the book of mormom "christ second coming" has already happen in america which contradicts the Bible and the signs he gave his disciples. And as a former mormon it puzzled me how we were the only ones who had knowledge of this second return. I pray people wake up and read The Bible and build a relationship with our Messiah away from man made religions. May God bless you all
my mind is blown 🤯 such an epic story, but only one man has seen the original gold plates 🤔
11 other people saw them too. In the first page of the book it has the testimony of the three witnesses and the testimony of the eight.
they are the truth
11 people saw the gold plates.
Anything about the Cahokia Mounds in there? Seems like that was a really big deal.
Incorrect geology
Incorrect field of study...
Pav RS Islam doesn’t claim restoration of lost truth. Many things in the Bible can not be verified through archeological evidence.
Incorrect religion and history.
@@TheTwilitHeroplease explain TVA Tellico dam project where they asked an egyptologist to come over from England to exam the artifacts…
So if the Old Testament and the New Testament do not contradict the Book of Mormon, and the Old and New Testament contains all that is necessary for salvation, then why do we need the Book of Mormon?
A valid question. For members of our Church, it would be similar to someone asking, "Since we have the Gospel of Matthew, why do we need Mark, Luke and John?" The answer comes in the reading of those books. No one who loves the Bible would want less witnesses of Christ's ministry or less teachings of His word. We feel the same way and that's why the Book of Mormon is so special to us.
If it's helpful, I'll offer another thought. There are over 23,000 Christian denominations world-wide with many differences in belief and practice but all using some version of the Bible. The World Council of Churches identified the top 3 issues that Christian churches debate and one of them is baptism. Using the Bible alone, what is the correct understanding of baptism? There is no consensus. Positions range from "it is essential for salvation" all the way down to, "it is not necessary at all." That is a major doctrinal slide on something as important as the salvation of our souls. The Book of Mormon makes God's teaching on baptism crystal clear and clarifies and strengthens the teachings in the Bible so that together there can be no misunderstanding.
That's just one example but I hope it is useful in answering your question from our perspective.
I'm a Jehovah's Witnesses and I honestly love mormons. They are genuinely friendly people who love God and want to worship Him. By the way, we share a lot of beliefs like tatoos are wrong, alcohol abuse is wrong, smoking is wrong etc.
But Jesus drinks a lot of wine in the bible, turns water into wine more than once and there's nearly no chapter without someone having a vineyard.
Also mormons say, coffee and tea are not healthy and leading to addiction which is definetly wrong from a medical point of view. Instead they do nothing against overuse of drinks containing sugar. Sugar IS addictive.
do you guys love islam also? i mean those dudes pray constantly.. i havnt seen anyone more hardcore about god than the people of islam.
I'm just learning about Mormonism as a friend recently told me he was in the church. I've read a bit, some of it very confusing so this was helpful. The other stuff I read had some bizarre story about some guy using stones like eye glasses to translate the plates, I suppose that wasn't necessary. Thanks for making it clear.
Thats the urim and thummin special seer stones that the prophets used back in the time the book of mormon was being written, seers can translate texts like how they translated the jaredite book with those stones, they were an object that used faith to work like moses staff, the ark of the covenant, the metal serpent on the stick, the leahona, etc Joseph smith used those stones and his own to translate the book of mormon using faith to make the stones work
@@kmills1231 the people of that time believed that seer stones could be used to find treasure, Joseph smith used his to transcribe the book of Mormon from the golden plates the abridged record of the people of Nephi son of lehi put down onto plates of metal to testify to future generations of people that Jesus did come and administer to the people of America after he died in Jerusalem
Don't be naive friend.
I didn't know this...I knew Lehi left Jerusalem.. and I knew Joseph Smith was a prophet and the location of the gold plates were revealed to the prophet ..and the nephite descendants were in middle America..this is very amazing to me...thanku so much you make everything sound so simple..palletable to the ear...🤔❤️
Not in middle america but in the Heartland of the USA
Yeah, none of that is true whatsoever.
Why are the maps for the new world so deformed and unrecognizable? It’s true that the old world maps are not perfect, but all the major landmasses and waterways are clear. The western hemisphere is shown as two roughy circular blobs joined by a hour glass like pinch point. So where exactly is Nephi or the land of Jaradites, or zarahemla (a city said to have 100,000 people)? Where are the ruins?