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Although no blanket is mentioned in most descriptions of the translation process, one was apparently used at an early point to shield the scribe from a view of the plates, spectacles, or breastplate. All other explanations boggle the mind far more. Because you know no more about Tibet than Joseph Smith (or anyone else) knew about ancient America. The Book of Mormon may have originally been designed as a moneymaking scheme, but turned more religious as the book did not sell well. This version of the Book of Mormon is ideal if you want to take it in very fast (as in a raging challenge or something). Suddenly I was much less concerned with her actual behavior, and much more concerned with helping her know and feel her Heavenly Father's love. You can see the Blue designs HERE. Before Oliver Cowdery became his new scribe in April 1829, the prophet had had nine months to ponder the details of the plots and subplots and to flesh out the timeline. I've always struggled with following who's talking, or who's quoting who, and this makes that SO much easier.

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According to Mohammed himself, the words of the Quran were spoken to him by the angel Gabriel. Rigdon and Spalding were independently named as authors before anyone was aware of a connection between them. Critics say the obvious answer is that originally Joseph just copied the sermon on the mount out of the Bible. I attended school with Prophet Jo. Joseph convinced Martin Harris to mortgage his farm to pay for the publishing of the Book of Mormon. And here shall the Lamanites come to learn the law of the Lord their God, who hath preserved them, that they be not utterly destroyed. 4] Second, the "most correct of any book on earth" has undergone more than 3, 000 textual and grammatical corrections. Studying and living this book is about the surest way I know of to boost your testimony and conversion and bring you closer to Christ.

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The first edition of the Book of Mormon was riddled with grammatical errors. The manuscript that was discovered was Manuscript Story, not Manuscript Found, even though it was given that name later on, perhaps as wishful thinking so the Spalding theory would die. Roger du Pasquier, Unveiling Islam, pg 53). 'And God shall show unto you, that that which I have written is true' (Moroni 10:27, 29). Joseph Smith dictated the Book of Mormon April, May, and June 1829. But if another reference to music is permitted, I simply cannot imagine anyone setting those words to music the way Handel did with the Bible in his oratorios. Curran, as the spirit of a seventeenth century English woman, wrote in "a strange yet beautiful language strewn with obsolete and archaic words. " I grew closer to the Lord and I am so grateful I did this. They must become world renowned for this.

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Perhaps whenever a strange thought entered Joseph's mind, he thought it came from God and acted upon it accordingly. Had Joseph merely produced the Book of Mormon, he wouldn't have been the target of such severe persecution. There are tons of books, far superior in writing style and story line, that didn't take nearly as long as the Book of Mormon did to complete. I found myself willing—indeed eager—to go along with Hardy's suggestion. And all this given "with as much ease, seemingly, as if he had spent his whole life among them"? The first "Mormon" listed in the schedule refers to the Words of Mormon- it just fits in the layout better without the "Words of" this way. Chris Nemelka has made the point that ancient-sounding scriptures can be duplicated and believed by others as authentic. Some of the material was in her quaint seventeenth century dialect, and some in a more modern English style.

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You have claimed that your knowledge had come from divine origin, and this claim continues to stand as the only possible explanation. One critic said her story about Jesus was "the greatest story of the life and times of Christ penned since the Gospels were finished. And blessing and honor and great glory shall be on those that teach them, for he will make their arm strong, and their bow shall abide in strength, and they shall not bow to the oppressor; and the power of the Gentile shall not be on them, for the arm of God shall be with them to support. Was it written by the aid of the supernatural? I asked the kids to look up and tell me who was on the temple. He even held a position as "exhorter" at a local church and participated in the debate group in Palmyra. Hardy does convince me that writing the Book of Mormon required an amazing amount of dedication. 52:14 - 14 And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about. Extracts of the most interesting and important matters contained in this roll I take the liberty to publish.

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As exciting as the plot sounds in paraphrase, the actual text smothers it in so many King Jamesian locutions that it's barely discernable. 11 Thoughtful LDS Baptism Gifts for All Ages. Could not father have dictated the Book of Mormon to you, Oliver Cowdery and the others who wrote for him, after having first written it, or having read it out of some book? A bizarre Cliff Notes of Nephite culture bridges Jacob to the more soaring narrative by Mosiah. His spelling and punctuation may not have been the best, but he could compose and write, as the already quoted 1832 history attests. I returned to Palmyra twice and resided there about two years each time. Additionally, why is the translation so inconsistent: sometimes "you" was used and other times "thou" was used; "shown" vs. "shewn;" "had" vs. "hath;" etc. So Joseph was in his early to mid twenties when the Book of Mormon was translated and not a teenager.

Yet less than a year later he completes a 275, 000 word manuscript in three months. Instead of school, he had plenty of years pulling stumps and farming, not exactly the resume of a writer. We show this one below with a few of our comments added. LDS historian Grant Palmer asserts that 80% of the Book of Mormon can be explained by such sources available to Joseph Smith as The Holy Bible, View of the Hebrews, Joseph's family and surroundings, local protestant revival meetings, etc.

In my mind, he is the greatest scriptural example of the power of the atonement to change us for the better. Forty years ago I was in business in St. Louis. He thus had three years to develop, write, and refine the book-six years from the time he told his family about the project. Similar to the above article, the following article discusses the visions reported by many of the early saints and possible links to alcohol and hallucinogenic mushrooms: Mormon Visions and the Gift of the Holy Ghost.