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A follow-up question often is "What is the Book of Mormon?"
I apologize if everyone knows this already, but since I don't know if that is the case I will attempt to explain the Book of Mormon. It is, afterall, the reason we are called "Mormons".
The Book of Mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the Bible and contains as does the Bible the fullenss of the gospel of Jesus Christ. It is a record of God's dealings with the ancient inhabitants of the Americas.
It was written by many ancient prophets by the spirit of prophecy and revelation, similar to the Bible. They recorded their words on metallic plates in order to preserve them for future generations. These records were quoted and abridged and written on plates of gold by a prophet-historian named Mormon--thus the book is given the title "Book of Mormon", though it has little to do with Mormon himself.
The record of the Book of Mormon gives an account of two great civilizations. One came from Jerusalem in 600 B.C. and afterward separated into two groups known as the Nephites and the Lamanites. The other came much earlier when the Lord confounded the languages at the tower of Babel. Of this early group, we only have a very brief history. The bulk of the Book of Mormon concerns itself with the Lamanites and the Nephites.
If the Book of Momon is true then so is the Bible.
I have a question here. How does one satifsy this statement if one of the articles states that the church believes the Bible as far as it is translated correctly or are you implying something different here?
It was written by many ancient prophets by the spirit of prophecy and revelation, similar to the Bible. They recorded their words on metallic plates in order to preserve them for future generations. These records were quoted and abridged and written on plates of gold by a prophet-historian named Mormon--thus the book is given the title "Book of Mormon", though it has little to do with Mormon himself.
I know you just said that there is not actually much about Mormon in the BOM, but I am wondering if Mormon was one of the Nephites, Lamanites, or the earlier civilization?
I have a question here. How does one satifsy this statement if one of the articles states that the church believes the Bible as far as it is translated correctly or are you implying something different here?
Even though there are omissions or translation errors in the Bible, it is still true. We have never stated the Bible is not true, but we do contend there are errors or omissions, which makes the Bible less understandable. The basic Gospel of Jesus Christ is contained in the Bible. It includes repentance, baptism, receiving the Holy Ghost, and obeying the Commandments.
Here is a typical example of what we believe is a mistranslation:
Jonah 3:10
And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.
God is perfect; therefore, He cannot do evil and has no need to repent. This verse should read something along the following lines:
And God saw their works, that they repented from their evil way, and God turned from that he said he would do unto them; and He did it not.
As you can see, the truth is contained in both the KJV verse and my translation; however, the KJV verse can lead one to believe God needs to repent and can commit evil acts.
I know you just said that there is not actually much about Mormon in the BOM, but I am wondering if Mormon was one of the Nephites, Lamanites, or the earlier civilization?
I have always heard that the BOM was written in the Egyption language when it was inscribed on the plates. Is that correct?
The term Nephite and Mormon use is "reformned Eqyption." This does not mean there was an actual writing style known by the Eqyptions as "reformed;" it is what the Nephites called their writing. Mormon tells us the Nephite writing form was derived from the Egyption style, but was changed to meet their needs. In short, it was a unique written language based on the Eqyption style.
It would seem strange that Hebrews would use an Egyption style; however, in Israel prior to the time of Lehi's exoudus, it was not unusual for Hebrews to trade with Eqyptions and use their writing style to communicate.
Sergeant, you answered my question very well....thanks!!!!!
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