Book of Mormon
I can't
think of anything more fascinating than the coming forth of
the Book of Mormon.
It
is an extraordinary tale involving angels, gold plates and seer stones. That
must have been an amazing thing to have been visited three times that
night and taught wonderful things about the restoration of the
gospel.
Of course, we don't have
the gold plates because they were returned to Moroni but we do
have the testimony of the three witnesses and the eight
witnesses that they saw the plates. We also have
anecdoctal historical evidence from other sources that Joseph
had the gold plates for a period of time.
The Book of Mormon was
translated by the gift and power of God, as we read in the
revelations of the Doctrine and Covenants. The
particular details of how this was done are not nearly as
important as the evidence of the Book itself. The Book
of Mormon is what it says it is - another witness for
Christ.
Links to a few of my essays on the subject of
the Book of Mormon:
Changes
to the Book of Mormon - I never could understand why
critics make such a big deal about this.
Their interpretation of "The most correct book" and mine
disagree.
Seer
Stone in a Hat - Book of Mormon Translation - This is
another problematic area for some people that has never
bothered me. Critics make it seem like it's a
big deal.
The
Book of Mormon Brings us Closer to Christ - I wrote this
in response to a visitor who claimed we couldn't be
Christians and teach that Christ visited ancient
America.
If
I Could Only Get Through Those Isaiah Chapters - I
lament that some well meaning teachers in the Church
perpetuate the myth that Isaiah is beyond
comprehension.
Three
Effects of the Mists of Darkness - An early essay in which
I analyzed a single verse in 1st Nephi that explains so much
to me as to why the world is the way it is.
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