God created Adam and Eve in His own image and in the image of His Only Begotten (see Moses 2:26–27 ). The Genesis Academy: A 12-part teaching series on Genesis 1–11, The Bible declares: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Book of Wisdom 11 Chapter 1: So beware of uttering frivolous complaints, restrain your tongue from finding fault; even what is said in secret has repercussions, and a lying mouth deals death to the soul. As you study the book of Ether, you may wish to observe its overall organization and its most salient points of emphasis, paying particular attention to the historical, personal, doctrinal, and religious importance of the experiences of the Brother of Jared and of the Jaredite people. He and his family cross the ocean to the Americas. See Royal Skousen, “Critical Methodology and the Text of the Book of Mormon,” Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 6, no. This is in keeping with the Mormon teaching that Adam’s fall was pre-ordained and very necessary to enable the procreation of mankind and physical birth of all the little spirit children waiting patiently for a chance at earthly existence. John W. Welch Notes Study Questions for the Book of Ether. You couldn’t write the likes of it in a short amount of time it a long amount of time. The narrative proceeds in characteristic disregard of conditions necessary to its reasonableness, as if it were a tale told by a child, with utter disregard for consistency.” —Studies of the Book of Mormon, p. 251. John Hamer graciously created a number of slides that give important visual cues to his research. Home: Mobile Home: Old Style MP3 Bible Random Video What's New Jewish Stories X-Witch X-Muslim Bible Movies Gospel Videos Godly … This instruction is repeated three times until the earth is completed much as described in the first chapter of Genesis. Comparing the Book of Mormon to the Bible. However, no such ancient language has ever existed. My husband and I became a Mormons as a result of contact with two elders when we were young. The Book of Mormon reinforces the LDS doctrine that the gospel of Jesus Christ existed before the Creation and has been revealed to prophets and believers throughout time. The Book is named after him. The Creation is an integral part of Heavenly Father’s plan of salvation. Also, why limit the basis of BoM to Manuscript Found? July 11, 2016. Jesus is the only balance to mans existence. In our final segments with renowned Joseph Smith historian Dan Vogel, author of Joseph Smith: The Making of a Prophet, we focus our attention on the creation of the Book of Mormon. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. As Lucifer begins to lead Adam and Eve astray, Elohim appears and rebukes him for tempting Eve and it is interesting to note that Lucifer is permitted to argue and contend with Elohim for quite some time before being ordered to depart. Can you speak to or explain the supposedly important “Discovery” of Chiasmus in the BoM and how JS could have known to use it…? After the fall, they became mortal. In the case of the Book of Mormon, it all funnels through Joseph Smith, so if it is simply Joseph's creation, then none of it is historical. Chapter 29 of the book of Mosiah, in which the people of Zarahemla transform their government from a monarchy to a rule of judges, is a crucial—indeed, pivotal—chapter in the Book of Mormon. Praise the Lord for His faithfulness! There are differing views on the origin of the Book of Mormon. This happens less in written composition where a person is working from a logical outline. I think most people would agree this is likely given all of texts on the topic extant at this time. Granted they’re just shows, but think of Ozark or Breaking Bad where their efforts to pull off a crime/fraud often required others involvement or inadvertently exposed their machinations to others which then required complex wrangling to contain. I think the presentation could have been much shorter, especially for this audience but a good introduction this aspect of BoM authorship. Generally if you look at the original text, lines are omitted and it turns out that D doesn’t line up with D at all, nor F with F, so the apparent complexity is actually an illusion. If this podcast truly wishes to be fair and honest, they need to hold themselves to the same standard they hold The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. CLEVELAND — The box office miracles of “The Book of Mormon,” chapter and verse: The musical has played to over 100 percent capacity audiences on … Accounts of the creation are also found in the Pearl of Great Price . On one end Joseph being influenced by Sydney all the way to Sidney being the primary author. CMI records your real name, email address, and country as a sign of good faith. So, in Mormon theology, we have many gods—Elohim our Heavenly Father, the Gods of the Council and Jehovah, one of the firstborn spirits, also known as Jesus Christ, Savior of mankind. The Bible is full of repeated or allusive stories, and the Book of Mormon often reinscribes this biblical emphasis on repetition. You are, of course, entitled to your own opinion. It is entirely possible of course that Hurlbut lead all of his witnesses to believe a false memory. One such biblical reverberation in the Book of Mormon is Nephi’s ocean voyage, which evokes biblical stories of origination: creation, deluge, and exodus. ©2021 Creation Ministries International. Our challenge is to be informed and engaging and help people think so that by the grace of God some might be saved. The series lays a vital foundation for understanding both the world around us, and the Gospel itself. In regard to Creation, Joseph Smith taught that all matter is eternal—without beginning or end. Join us now for this Mormon Stories Podcast episode, where historian John Hamer offers his theory as to how the Book of Mormon was created. I think this is a plausible option. God warns Lehi in a dream to take his family and leave Jerusalem because the city will be destroyed. In his new book, A Better Heart , Christofferson explores Christlike love in greater depth, but in both books there is one standout character: his mother. Your email address will not be published. Analyzing the Geography, Archaeology, History and Geology of the Book of Mormon. Therefore, the Earth was not created by God, but merely ‘organized’ from existing elements.1, Smith also claimed that Elohim, our Heavenly Father, was the supervisor of Creation (not actually involved) and that Jehovah (or Jesus) together with many helpers from the spirit kingdom, acted under direction to organize the existing elements into the Adamic world. Genesis 1:1. Adam and Eve were created in the image of God. Do all Mormons know of these teachings? 1 (1994): 137–139; Don Bradley, The Lost 116 Pages: Reconstructing the Book of Mormon’s Missing Stories (Salt Lake City: Greg Kofford Books, 2019), 276–278. Rigdon and Joseph could have gotten influence from multiple sources. A 45 year old blind friend is dictating her novel. Smith claims that the prophet who last contributed to the work returned to earth as an angel and told him where to find it. The Book of Mormon records the visit of Jesus Christ to people in the Americas following His Resurrection. He focuses on the well-known fact that the text was dictated to suggest that mechanisms behind oral performance should be used to understand the text. There are LDS scholars who would dispassionately disagree with your assessment that the Book of Mormon is extremely impressive. I’ve read parts.. like many books it’s much better written than the BoM. All rights reserved. Joseph Smith’s teachings and ‘revelations’ on Creation differ drastically from the Biblical account. According to those texts, before the earth was created there was a great meeting in heaven. Ignoring Manuscript Found means that all of the affidavits of all of the wittnesses need to be explained away. I am blessed by the comment from LW in Australia because it revealed my own spiritual pride which has frequently prevented me from lovingly and patiently presenting "THE TRUTH" to people with errant beliefs without coming off like I am better than them in some way. Many have tried to prove it false and have failed. Justin, In the Garden of Eden, they were immortal. Podcasts make it very easy to state an opinion as fact because words float by quickly and the opportunity to ponder them and read references and other sources does not exist. CMI has offices in Australia, Canada, Singapore, New Zealand, United Kingdom, South Africa and United States of America. Try James 4:1-6. The more extreme chiasms that people create for the Book of Mormon are largely the invention of the people making the ABCDEFGHGFEDCBA charts. The parallel accounts in Moses 1–3 and Abraham 4–5 contain valuable insights and additions not found in Genesis, so we will be referring to them, too. While I am a follower of Christ of long standing (as measured in the flesh :-) I am an ex-Atheist and after much seeking of truth an ex-evolutionist. They are wonderful people and have become valued friends. Book of Mormon Stories, w/ 1 verse/day 120 p. ~10/19/05 17. Through his extensive research, Dan theorizes that the Book of Mormon is a tangible artifact giving … A dynamic, interactive, web-friendly presentation of the Book of Mormon. CLICK HERE FOR OUR LATEST PODCASTS Donate, Mormon Stories March 20, 2019 Book of Mormon, Church History, Joseph Smith, Top 100 10 Comments. These groups were led by prophets who recorded their religious and secular histories on metal plates. A spirit earth. Even the article we are directing you to could, in principle, change without notice on sites we do not control. Joseph Smith wouldn’t have known the word chiasmus. There is were all our faith comes from. The Book of Mormon is a musical comedy with music, lyrics, and book by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, and Matt Stone.. First staged in 2011, the play is a satirical examination of the beliefs and practices of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.The musical ultimately endorses the positive power of love and service. Elohim and Jehovah converse and agree it is not good for man to be alone and so Eve is also created. I am also a proponent of the Spalding-Rigdon theory as it seems to bring together seemingly unrelated data points, like changes in certain revelations when comparing BC and D&C. Book 156 p. 06/16/05 I have read this many times through with my children and the cover and … In Moses 1:35, it is acknowledged that the order of creative events as revealed to Joseph Smith and Moses only pertain to this earth, and no knowledge of other creations is available. Regarding this book, Joseph Smith said, “The Book of Mormon is the most correct of any book on this 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.” Inspirational Video on the Book of Mormon. When the time comes to create man, Elohim causes a sleep to come over the spirit Michael and when he awakens, he is Adam, the first man. One of the firstborn spirit children was Jesus and to Him was given the responsibility of redeeming mankind. The Book of Mormon is a religious record of three groups of people who migrated from the Old World to the American continents. Your subscription already exists. Our ministers are not paid, our missionaries pay their own way. The Bible begins at Genesis 1:1, saying: “In the beginning God created heaven and earth.”. A Catch 22? The biblical account of the creation of the earth is found in Genesis 1 and 2. Bushman suggests that Lucy herself may have fabricated aspects of the dream to parallel Lehi’s dream in 1 Nephi 8 in order to bolster the status of her husband and make him more like Lehi as the predecessor and father of Nephi/Joseph Jr. As John Hamer points out oral dictation only seems impressive to us because we’ve never trained ourselves. The Heavenly Father, according to Joseph Smith, is the literal father of our spirits. Why Did Alma Use Creation Imagery in His Sermon on Faith? Occam’s Razor is a great problem solving tool but when I think of various conspiracies and plots, especially political “gates”, they often involved multiple individuals out of necessity. It is interesting to note that these helpers supposedly included such worthy spirits as: Michael (who later became Adam), Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Peter, James, John and of course, Joseph Smith—all the “noble and great” worthy ones of Mormonism.2. A prophet, named Mormon, organized the thousand years of history into a book. The book told the story of how the love of those around him, including his immediate family, brought him back to the gospel of Jesus Christ after spending two decades away from the Church. Creation Ministries International (CMI) exists to support the effective proclamation of the Gospel by providing credible answers that affirm the reliability of the Bible, in particular its Genesis history. Create an account and track your progress. He taught that after the Fall, the earth fell from its terrestrial form to a ‘telestial’ form—condition destined to continue for 6,000 years. Why is it assumed if the Book of Mormon was based on Manuscript Found that anyone other than Sidney Rigdon and Joseph had to be involved? Your email address will not be published. History of The Book of Mormon I can see Joseph and Sydney having discussions about the source of the native Americans and various texts of the day on that subject and those discusssions could have included Manuscript Found. She works on it from 8am until noon five or six days a week. Required fields are marked *. Why does the conspiracy have to involve John Whitmer and others? Beyond this, the same issues are shared between the Book of Mormon and the Bible. I see Manuscript Found, or even Manuscript Story as a rough backbone, add in some Late War, First Book of Napoleon, maybe View of the Hebrews, and lastly some error prone KJV Isaiah, Malachi, and Matthew and you have yourself a Book of Mormon. Could recent creation be true, but not Christianity? It’s actually a Greek word like anastrophe or syllepsis that are used to describe literary and poetic forms that are commonly used in poetry, whether it is Hebrew, Greek, Latin, French, or English. During the next six years, Smith dictated an English translation of this text to his wife and other scribes, and in 1830 The Book of Mormon was published. (If you haven’t received your first email within a few minutes, try checking your spam folder.). Together with his many spirit wives (our Heavenly Mothers) he has propagated millions of little spirit babies which live in the Spirit Kingdom (pre-existing) awaiting their birth into human bodies here on Earth. Copyright © 2019 Mormon Stories. "The contradictions between the Book of Mormon and the Bible constitute a most serious obstacle to accepting the Book of Mormon as Latter-day scripture supplemental to the Bible." If my salvation is based on some sinner than how would I even begin to select which sinner? We have sent you an email that will allow you to update your details. Another interesting point is that Lucifer states that he has merely done to Adam and Eve what has been done many times before on other worlds—making him somewhat of a ‘hero’ for assisting in the Fall. In composing stories aloud orally, Joseph was relying on the storyteller’s art which includes different sorts of repetition and circling back to what you were originally talking about. Join us now for this Mormon Stories Podcast episode, where historian John Hamer offers his theory as to how the Book of Mormon was created. To comprehend the Mormon version of Creation, one has to first understand their teaching on God. Ether 1–5. KnoWhy #140; Alma 32:40. Cultural Context Preceding the Book of Mormon. I'd encourage you to continue reading the thousands of articles we have produced. More and more evidence is discovered, validated, and presented as undeniable proof the story told in the Book of Mormon is factual / not fiction. She’s a riveting storyteller by the way.. What about the influence of The Late War and Captain Kidd’s adventures on the content and style of writing of the book of mormon? “In the beginning God created the heaven and earth … ” is the first sentence in the Bible. It gives each of us the opportunity to come to the earth, where we receive a physical body and exercise our agency. Wow that is intense. There's a reason the Mormons you know are good people; Jesus said judge a tree by its fruits, we try our best to follow him. My comment is given with love and respect. I'm pleased you enjoy our ministry efforts which likewise are focused on pointing people to Christ. Could Sidney and Joseph have kept the authorship secret to themselves? As time passes the earth provides more and more evidence the Book of Mormon was not a fabrication of a young man in upstate New York. Where did the The Book of Mormon get its name? William L. Davis has provided a new view of the way in which the Book of Mormon may have been created. Mormons believe in the concept of creation according to Genesis, but they also give some additional information based on several other texts from Moses, Abraham, and texts of Joseph Smith. After careful observation, general research and personal accounts, there is no question in my mind that God is real and the bible is inerrant, leaving no room for evolutionary claims of creation. They seem to think their beliefs are in line with Christianity, only somehow more enlightened. Site Links . After its baptism of fire, the earth is supposed to be renewed and receive its terrestrial glory for the space of the millennium then it will die and be resurrected to attain its sanctified, immortal and eternal state of celestial glory.3. It never ceases to amaze me how people follow blindly man but ignore God. "Sola Scriptura" The Bible And the Bible only. Joseph Smith taught that the earth was first a ‘spirit earth’ and was then clothed with tangible... Satan: as hero. we have 8 employees 5 of whom are Mormons, including the owner. All religions require support from man to reach eternal life. Mormon writings such as the Book of Moses and Doctrine and Covenants also teach in several places that this earth was not the first of the Lord’s creations—apparently, He is supposed to have organized many worlds similarly—all for the purpose of inhabitation by His many spirit children. We have supplied this link to an article on an external website in good faith. Show Overview The Book of Mormon Story The Book of Mormon follows two young missionaries who are sent to Uganda to try to convert citizens to the Mormon religion. But even demons masquerade as angels, and can even warp the bible to mean something else. What happens when he dies? I think there is basis for a spectrum of sources and scenarios involving Joseph and Sydney. Joseph writing the BoM on his own is the tidiest solution and certainly satisfies Occam’s Razor but is not the only plausible option. provides a 19th Century context for The Book of Mormon, 116-117: John Hamer – The LDS Succession Crisis of 1844 and the Beginnings of the RLDS Church to the Community of Christ, 422-423: John Hamer on Returning to Mormonism Through the Community of Christ, 503: Discussing the New LDS.org Polygamy Essays Part 1 — With Lindsay Hansen Park, John Hamer and J. Nelson-Seawright, 526-527: John Hamer on Community of Christ as a Church Home for Transitioning Mormons, 612-613: Reviewing 2015 with J. Nelson Seawright, John Hamer, Jamie Hanis-Handy, and Marisa Calderwood, 796-797: LDS Church Purchases Printer’s Manuscript of Book of Mormon for $35M and BYU Now Serves Coke, 1008-1009: Folk Magic, Joseph Smith, and Mormon Origins with John Hamer, 1063-1065: The Book of Mormon’s 19th Century Context – John Hamer. I agree 100%, the wider the conspiracy theory, the less likely it is to be true but limiting the conspiracy to two people is reasonable to me. The Book of Mormon was written by Joseph Smith in March 1830. CMI may choose not to publish your comment depending on how well it fits the guidelines outlined above. Joseph Smith taught that the earth was first a ‘spirit earth’ and was then clothed with tangible physical elements. Also that the Book of Mormon was born from multiple source texts. Latter-day Saints believe the creation was carefully planned by God and that there was an important purpose in His creation of mortal humans, and also of the earth. And one to which Joseph Smith, prophet and seer of the Mormon Church, has given his own peculiar interpretation. This angel then helped Smith translate the work from “reformed Egyptian” characters into English. To the extent that chiasms exist in the Book of Mormon, I think these are sign of its oral composition. I'm a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and I have truly enjoyed the efforts of Creation Ministries. In this ceremony, Elohim is seen talking to Jehovah and Michael and He instructs them to “go down and organize yonder matter into a world like unto the other worlds that we have heretofore formed”. I work for a small swimming pool company in Texas. I disagree vehemently with your graphic that the Book of Mormon is not very impressive. Chiasmus is a regular form in English poetry, an example would be “The Lamb” by Joseph Smith’s contemporary, William Blake. long) that explore the biblical and scientific truths of the Bible’s opening chapters. Also sacred to Latter-day Saints is the Book of Mormon as a tutor in discerning the promptings of the Holy Ghost. The Book of Mormon is a story about a family Lehi is a prophet in Jerusalem. In the Biblical account of creation, the serpent is only mentioned in a few verses of Genesis and is thoroughly rebuked by God with the words “upon thy belly shalt thou go and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life”. The creation, the fall, and the atonement are all major elements of the Plan of Salvation. The Petersen book is a cut above from the anti-Mormon fare, not engaging in the more out-dated claims offered against the Book of Mormon, such as the inane "adieu" and "Land of Jerusalem" argument critics offer against Book of Mormon antiquity, notwithstanding such claims being outdated for several decades now. Is there evidence they were discussed before Lucy mentioned them decades later? It relates the history of a group of Hebrews who migrated from Jerusalem to America about 600 bce, led by a prophet, Lehi. To know the truthfulness of the glorious restoration of Christ's church all one need do is read the Book of Mormon, which we will send free to anyone that asks. Why Did Moroni Use Temple Imagery While Telling the Brother of Jared Story? He wanted to believe that the Book of Mormon resulted from a purely subjective experience in the mind of Joseph Smith, that it was just a creation of Joseph’s own fertile imagination. Mormons have this impression that “chiasmus” is a Hebrew thing. thank you so much for articles like this that give us tools we can use to witness to them. But I guess no one can get it all right. In the next scene, Lucifer enters the picture and begins to play a most prominent role that continues through most of the Temple ceremony. If your comment is published, your name will be displayed as ". I think Cowdery was likely involved, even perhaps Emma and some Whitmers. She’s been at it for about two months and plans to submit the last part of her 400 or so pages to her editor next week. As mentioned above, the Book of Mormon is a book of scripture kept by the ancient inhabitants of North America and covers a span of 1,000 years. These episodes are best seen as a continuation of our discussion from earlier this year wherein John Hamer provides a 19th Century context for The Book of Mormon.. 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