The book of mormon mentions cities, trade, warfare, towers, and the use of armorall of which did exist in the ancient americasyet their existence has not convinced critics that the book of mormon is an authentic ancient text. Lds church hides historical facts lds church leaders have admitted that they hide certain historical facts from their members that would not be faith promoting. The documentary is a must see for all those who view the book of mormon as an accurate history of the native american indians. April 7th9th 2016 one week after lds general conference at utah valley university in the uccu event center orem, utah 3 educationpacked days. This common query often expresses the questioners incorrect assumptions about archaeological methodologyassumptions usually based the questioners lack of knowledge about a very specialized academic area. Come follow me 2020 podcasts with rod meldrum book of. Receipt of the 3rd printing of exploring the book of mormon in. The power of book of mormon evidence documentarytube. Research and evidence supporting the truthfulness of the book of mormon as a literal history of ancient people in north america we sell. When i was nineteen years old i had one of the most amazing experiences of my life, in fact, it. This site provides you with an overview of what the book of mormon claims from an archeological or historic viewpoint, and compares it to nonapologetic apologetic meaning speak to defend scientific and historical resources. Book of mormon index of topics mormonism research ministry. It is also proof of the restoration through the prophet joseph smith.
Includes highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Welch while he was on an lds mission in regensburg, germany, chiasmus or poetic parallelism is a nested ancient hebraic form of explaining an idea, where the ideas are set out in series of statements and then repeated with the first being last. Royal skousen, the history of the text of the book of mormon, part 3. Lost civilizations of north america documentary 1 trailer book of. The book of mormon, combined with the spirit, is your most powerful resource in conversion. Seven presentations during book of mormon evidence conference. Featuring interviews with scholars and historians, this documentary tells the story of the coming forth of this unusual book of scripture and how it is affecting people todayeven some people you might not expect. First of all, oliver continued to spell words the same way when those words appeared in the book of mormon text proper. While earthly documents are binding on earth, this revealed book is set forth as being even stronger than they are. In fact, many within the mormon church are beginning to abandon the idea that the book of mormon is a book of verifiable history.
A journal of latterday saint faith and scholarship. The rooms were filled to overflowing, requiring them to offer three repeat presentations to packed rooms again during the lunch and dinner breaks. The guys who did south park did book of mormon on broadway. If the book of mormon and the book of abraham are not true. Millions of people worldwide believe in the book of mormon. Thats almost 2000 years old for the new testament and over 2000 years old from the old testament for. It might be the funniest thing in the world to me when someone tells me with absolute certainty that the book of mormon isnt true after having admitted never actually reading the book themselves. But ultimately god requires faith, and is most likely making it intentionally difficult to prove the book of mormon is true, secularly. The book of mormon makes its appearance in world history in 18291830, when joseph smith dictated its contents and published it.
Posted by ben on sep, 2012 in book of mormon witnesses 0 comments. Book of mormon the list of archaeological and historical. The history channels recent documentary, who really discovered america. Book of mormon evidence come follow me supplementary study podcasts. Eugene england, a second witness for the logos, in by study and also by faith. David hocking managing editor, annotated edition of the book of mormon.
Modern scholars are using the theory to better understand the beginnings of the nephite history. There was a film in 2007 called september dawn, about the. Archaeological evidence and the book of mormon fairmormon. In this exciting documentary series, filmmaker kels goodman explores archaeological and historical evidence of. Truth shall spring forth out of the earth, journal of book of mormon studies, vol.
The video is the third in book of mormon centrals evidence video series, the two previous videos being one on the archaeological evidence for the place called nahom, mentioned by nephi 1 nephi 16. America revealed spoof video book of mormon evidence. The conclusion of dna evidence brings us the fascinating testimony of an exmormon. The book of mormons ties to the northern kingdom of. The book of mormon contains accounts by many different people, mostly prophets, over a thousand years, harmonized and abridged into a whole narrative by a father and son, mormon and moroni, who lived around 400 ad. The book of mormon and the documentary hypothesis from. So, what does the documentary hypothesis have to do with the book of mormon. Introductory pages of the book of mormon book of mormon. The book of mormon documentary accurately presents the consensus of the scientific community that northern asia not israel is the place of origin of the native american indians.
The salamander letter presented a view of latterday saint founder joseph smiths life that stood sharply at odds with the commonly accepted. Heartland tours update, zelph, sister monson passes away. Dec 27, 2011 the book of mormon and the documentary hypothesis. The book goes into remarkable detail so much so that i wondered how young could recall actual conversations so accurately. Evidence that the book of mormon, while good to have, is not the essential thing that will convert mankind to its truthfulness, or to the person the book of mormon is bearing witness of.
Jun 07, 2017 book of mormon evidences saints unscripted. In this presentation, recorded at the april 2014 book of mormon evidence conference held in orem, ut, jake hilton answers one of the most common questions people ask mormon evidence. Some scholars believe the events that unfold in the book of mormon may have happened right here in north america. Native american writings are potentially strong evidence that the occurrences described in the book of mormon actually happened. Only since president ezra taft benson has the book of mormon become. If the book can be shown to be a product of the 19th century, the church is then not what it claims to be.
After a conversation regarding the promises and covenants of the lord with america, alex determined to incorporate those ideals into his latest music video which he began writing as he watched the world trade center towers collapse on 911. Why do latterday saints ignore the pearl of great price. How a mormon lawyer transformed archaeology in mexicoand. These facts establish how plausible it is that the book of mormon really is an artifact of the ancient world. One of the more novel arguments ive seen against the book of mormon was the graduate work of kyle beshears, davidic references in the book of mormon as evidence against its historicity, who argued that the book of mormon was obviously not from an ancient hebraic group because it gave so little attention to king david. Part 1 part 2 part 3 part 4 part 5 march 2731, 2017. If smith lied about the book of mormon, we rightly expect that there would be no evidence for the simple existence of the boms various human. Some scholars believe the events in the book of mormon happened right in the heartland of north america. When talking to mormons, expect to hear them say, i know the book. Sjodahl note that weapons of steel were even found in ancient tombs in egypt.
This short study advances evidence that moroni wrote the entire title page of the book of mormon, based on the idea the redundancies were a way to further illuminate the divine destiny of this important record. Although historians and archaeologists consider the book to be an anachronistic invention of joseph smith, many members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church and other denominations of the latter day saint movement believe that it. Evidence of the truthfulness of the book of mormon lds. George potter and richard wellington, lehi in the wilderness. Evidence that the new testament phrases in the book of. The book of mormon tells the story of a group of people who lived in jerusalem near the time of the old testament prophet jeremiah. Its compilers minimized cultural references to maximize its universality, particularly for folks in the last days alma 37.
Since the publication of the book of mormon in 1830, mormon archaeologists have attempted to find archaeological evidence to support it. Journey of faith films book of mormon documentaries from. All opinions, speakers and presenters represent and express their own individual opinions, and not necessarily the opinions of firm foundation, book of mormon evidence, or its employees, and no information or opinions represent the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Mormon traditions that would have us believe the book of mormon took place in the heartland and at new york truly conflict with the book of mormon, believed to be the word of god, so the heartland model is not valid. Its early account of jerusalem just before the babylonian captivity gains in plausibility as research continues to accumulate. Mar 27, 2016 book of mormon articles and videos conspiracy to assassinate joseph smith straight from the protocols of the learned elders of zion theosis authentic ancient christian doctrine restored by god through joseph smith. Echoes and evidences of the book of mormon byu scholarsarchive. Richard lloyd anderson presents evidence from original sources on each of the eleven witnesses and concludes. The material below covers the geography of the book of mormon in north america. Hidden in the heartland millions of people worldwide believe in the book of mormon. James and hannah stoddard of the joseph smith foundation delivered four presentations at the 23rd international book of mormon evidence conference on april 11th.
Book of mormon evidence the mormon church, mormonism. Terryl givens latest book, the pearl of greatest price. This video carefully examines the complex issues of genetic research, revealing the significant flaws in the process, reasoning and conclusions of those critics, and presents compelling evidence in defense of the book of mormon as an ancient text. My name is ned and im a member of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. It is not widely known that haplogroup x is one of the 12 primary jewish lineages, and is found in the cherokee. Thoughtful insights from 32 top scholars continue the journey into the book of mormon s thousandyear span, aiding understanding of this sacred text. The book of mormon and the new world dna deseret book.
Book of mormon lands part 1 part 2 march 3031, 2016. Hamblin, nephis bows and arrows, in reexploring the book of mormon. The book is used by nearly thirteen million individuals who read it along with the holy bible, believing that both were written by prophets and contain the words of god. Americas heartland, which is now a bestseller of the season. The heartlanders, headed primarily by rod meldrum an untrained layman, have chosen to go back in time scientifically and resurrect and support with new techniques the claim that book of mormon events took place in the northeastern united states, a scenario which has.
This is not the case with new world archaeology and the book of. I have watched more than 20 hours of wayne may book of mormon lecture videos and conversed with both wayne may and rod meldrum in person. Book of mormon evidences, part 3 presents further evidence supporting the book of mormon as an ancient document. The antiquity of the bible, unlike the book of mormon or the book of abraham, is beyond dispute. Watch the mormons american experience official site pbs. Book of mormon evidence videos book of mormon evidence in.
The list of archeological and historical claims of the book of mormon compared to nonapologetic evidence. When kels goodman told members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints in tennessee he was researching book of mormon archaeology, they responded with, oh, youre on your. Spiritual development part 1 part 2 february 89, 2017. Youngs book reveals some startling evidence of 19th century corrupt practices by elders of the mormon church, not only in polygamy but in robbery, murder, avarice and confiscation of property. It represents the existence in a mesoamerican inscription of a book of mormon king with broad parallels in name, date, title and function. Why were afraid of mormons bu today boston university. Our first 2020 event will be april 9, 10, and 11th at the mountain america exposition center at 9575 s state st in sandy, ut 84070 this will be the firm foundation expo featuring the 25th international book of mormon evidence conference. Contrary to the claims of our critics, there are impressive findings that make it difficult to explain away the book of mormon as a nineteenthcentury fraud from joseph smith. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints is one of americas fastestgrowing religions and, relative to. In this carefully researched, thoughtprovoking book, dr.
To date, nothing has been found to verify book of mormon sites. Investigating the book of mormon witnesses deseret book. We commonly point out jesus baptism as evidence of this point, with all three. Cherokee dna from history channel documentary book of.
Five compelling archeological evidences for the book of mormon. The scientific legacy of a quest to prove the book of mormon. The content of the book of mormon may be the most convincing evidence for its claim as a historical record and divine scripture. The remainder of the video features interviews with experts in history, biology, anthropology, linguistics and archaeology. Latest news blog by joseph smith foundation team april 14, 2019 1 comment james and hannah stoddard of the joseph smith foundation delivered four presentations at the 23rd international book of mormon evidence conference on april 11th. Recent literary appreciations of the book of mormon include marilyn arnold, sweet is the word. Undeniable archaeological evidence of the book of mormon in north america duration. In the paper revisiting sariah at elephantine, neal rappleye, a research project manager here at book of mormon central, explains that scholars have identified a jewish woman named. Joseph smith began his translation with mormon s abridgment of the large plates. Archaeology in the old world continues to uncover physical evidence of biblical history. The new world book of mormon documentary documentarytube. Given the sparse nature of the mesoamerican data, and the uncertainties of the pronunciation of maya glyphs 1500 years ago, the akishukix connection is as good as we can expect to find.
Im not aware of any manuscript evidence at all, but with the book of mormon, we have no documentary trail. Contrary to the claims of our critics, there are impressive findings that make it difficult to explain away the book of mormon as a nineteenthcentury. Lost civilizations of north america documentary 1 trailerjune 22, 2016in archaeology videos. Upcoming events firm foundation expo featuring the 17th international book of mormon evidence conference dates. Due to the nature of its origin, that would support the existence of god. Evidence for nephis bountiful, journal of book of mormon studies, 71 1998. Book of mormon evidence compiled from video interviews done in 2014, 2016 and 2017. The salamander letter was a controversial document about the history of the latterday saint movement that later proved to be a forgery the letter was one of hundreds of documents concerning the history of lds movement that surfaced in the early 1980s. Thoughtful insights from 32 top scholars continue the journey into the book of mormons thousandyear span, aiding understanding of this sacred text. Mar 26, 2016 the material below covers the geography of the book of mormon in north america.
There are also some powerful evidences for the book of mormon, including important correlations from the book of mormon text to mesoamerica and hebrew language and customs. The book of mormon is a book of scripture similar to the bible. No credible archaeologist outside of the mormon church considers the book to. In the book of mormon, the book of nephi tells the story of a hebrew family that flees the city of jerusalem around 600 b. Its narrative, teachings, and people american fork. Because of the book of mormon, many people inadvertently call us the mormons. Nov 30, 20 these facts establish how plausible it is that the book of mormon really is an artifact of the ancient world. New evidence for the book of mormon name sariah 1 nephi 2. Echoes and evidences of the book of mormon edited by donald w.
The proponents of the two cumorah theory therefore begin their analysis with the presumption and the premise that it is true. While mormon scholars admit valid challenges to mormonism from archaeology and the book of abraham, they say the evidences of mormonisms truthfulness is the book of mormon itself, gods confirmation in your spirit, and the number of changed lives. Second, the king james chapter specifications are ignored. Here is a excerpt from an interview on a pbs special about mormonism where mormon church apostle admits in an interview that they dont put things in historical books that might make. Book of mormondna evidencegeography issues fairmormon. The book of mormon s authors made it clear the record was spiritual, and that it would touch on historical matters but lightly 1 nephi 9. By contrast, we have no ancient copy of the book of moment. As he explained in his preface to the 1830 edition of the book of mormon, i translated, by the gift and power of god, and caused to be written, one hundred and sixteen pages, the which i took from the book of lehi, which was an account abridged from the plates of lehi, by the hand of mormon. An essential part of conversion is receiving a witness from the holy ghost that the book of mormon is true.
For many years, critics have challenged the veracity of a religious text called the book of mormon. This is the most profound level of evidence for the truthfulness of the book of mormon by nonlds sources ever assembled and you will be. It provides powerful evidence for the divinity of christ. The madefortelevision documentary series, nephite explorer, is now airing in utah and parts of southern idaho on kjzztv. Jake answers that question with what he calls the great eight. Learn about the existing evidence of the book of mormon. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app. Federal prosecutors appeal early release of utah man convicted of.
Journey of faith the new world, chronicles the book of mormon, another testament of jesus christ. Statements clearly traced to the witnesses verify the testimonies printed in the book of mormon. Long after the book of mormon was published, they found that various combinations of iron and steel existed near jerusalem as early as 600 b. The book of mormon does fit into what we know of the ancient world. His library research spurred his first hunt for archaeological evidence. Much evidence exists to support the claims made by the book of mormon native american evidences of book of mormon contents. What the heavenly book offers and binds is bound both in heaven also on earth. Seven presentations during book of mormon evidence. All the wordprint studies, understanding of olive culture, or reading of chiasmus will not convert anyone to a life of. Archaeological evidence and the book of mormon why is there no archaeological evidence for the book of mormon.
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