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Summary: Spiritually true? What does that mean?
Review: The Book of Mormon is supposedly the 'truest' book on the planet (according to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints). It is a literal history of a group of Hebrewic Jews who taversed the Atlantic and landed in the America's about 600 years before Jesus. The American Indians are the 'literal' descendents of these Hebrewic people, yet DNA evidence have disproven the foundation of this premise. Indeed the entire book is the history of these people who never existed. The archeological inconsistancies abound. In the BoM we find horses, elephants, steel, domestic sheep, and many other animals and plants that were not found on the American continent in the time period. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints lately refers to the BoM as 'spiritually true'. Many scholars and apologists for the church no longer hold the book as being 'literal' or a factual history, but rather an inspired book that contains truth on the nature and spirit of Jesus. This seems to be an admission of the FALSITY of the book, yet these same people can stand up and say without reserve that "I know the Book of Mormon is true". I just want to know what "true" means. There is much better fiction out there that is engaging and meaningful, fiction that embraces the spirit of peace and helps people to new heights of understanding. By the standards of the CoJCoLDS all fiction is 'true'.
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Summary: Highly ficticous book.
Review: I am a former mormon. Who was a member for about 8 years. But I have found that the book of mormon is just merely a rewrite of the bible, with a new "twist." I had always wondered why the Book of Mormon followed the same format and same flow of stories as the bible. But if you into reading fiction by a highly imaginative writer(and you have time on your hands) then this is the book for you. Though this might be the book that puts you to sleep if you are an isominac. I highly recomend that this is not read during the day.
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Summary: There is no possibility of this book being true
Review: And yet, it purports to be the revealed word of God. Aside from the really bad literary style (Mark Twain was being kind when he called it Chloroform in print) the Book of Mormon is so obviously fiction that nobody with any knowledge could believe in it. Consider: -Read Ether 9 verses 17-19. There are 13 specific items listed here as having been owned by the "Jaredites", pre-Columbian Jewish residents of the new world. Of those 13 items, only 2 (Gold and Silver) existed in Pre-Columbian America. To assert that Elephants, Horses, Silk etc. were here at that time flies in the face of all that has been learned about the Americas in the past 5 centuries. It is patently false. -The final battles scene where everyone is wiped out. I've read a bit about military history. With any slight knowledge of the ebb and flow of battle, one realizes that any battle or war will end with one side or the other losing completely, unless they can come to some kind of terms or escape. There is a cascading effect. As one side loses it has fewer resources, so it loses more. So the battle will end in complete victory for one side, utter defeat for the other. Yet in the Book of Mormon you have millions of people, even women and kids, duking it out until only the two kings are left. I submit that this is a military impossibility, thereby rendering the Book of Mormon a literary impossibility. -The Book purports to be a history of Jewish people. Jewish people have always taken their core rituals with them wherever they go. They all celebrate Passover and the other Jewish days. Yet in the Book of Mormon these devout Jews are never referred to as performing any of these things. Very unlikely. So you are left with a book that is dumb to read and obviously untrue. Why waste your time with it?
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Summary: Proof
Review: The reading is dry and has many many grammer errors, it can not be taken as truth and never will by the majority of the world. The book leads people to believe that Christ was in error when he was here on earth. How can anyone believe that GOD ALMIGHTY did not know what he was doing!!Give me a break!! Yes I have done many hours of research and I was once Mormon, I was not excomunicated nor did I leave because of hurt feelings. I simply found GOD!!
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Summary: Mark Twain said it best!
Review: Mark Twain read the Book of Mormon and provided the following critique in his book "Roughing It": pp. 102-103, 110 "All men have heard of the Mormon Bible, but few except the "elect" have seen it, or, at least, taken the trouble to read it. I brought away a copy from Salt Lake. The book is a curiosity to me, it is such a pretentious affair, and yet so "slow," so sleepy, such an insipid ;mess of inspiration. It is chloroform in print. If Joseph Smith composed this book, the act was a miracle-keeping awake while he did it was, at any rate. If he, according to tradition, merely translated it from certain ancient and mysteriously engraved plates of copper, which he declares he found under a stone in an out-of-the-way locality, the work of translating was equally a miracle, for the same reason. "The book seems to be merely a prosy detail of imaginary history, with the Old Testament for a model; followed by a tedious plagiarism of the New Testament. The author labored to give his words and phrases the quaint, old-fashioned sound and structure of our King James' translation of the Scriptures; and the result is a mongrel-half modern glibness, and half ancient simplicity and gravity. The latter is awkward and constrained; the former natural, but grotesque by the contrast. Whenever he found his speech growing too modern-which was about every sentence or two-he ladled in a few such scriptural phrases as "exceeding sore," "and it came to pass," etc., and made things satisfactory again. "And it came to pass" was his pet. If he had left that out, his Bible would have been only a pamphlet. ". . . The Mormon Bible is rather stupid and tiresome to read, but there is nothing vicious in its teachings. Its code of morals is unobjectionable-it is "smouched" from the New Testament and no credit given."
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Summary: it has potential
Review: Well just to say this, the plot is lacking, the claims it attempts to make are dubious, and it's not very convincing. other than that it's still a bad read if you don't take it too seriously.
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Summary: About the race issue...
Review: I am a member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and I know this book is true. Many argue about the race issue in the book. The argument is that 'Mormans are racist becaus the Book of Mormon says that the Lamanites were cursed with dark skin because they were sinful, suggesting that black people are inferior" This is so untrue. The Lamanites were given dark skin to be able to visibly separate them from the Nephites. which would make sense since throughout the book the two groups continually warred. If you were a nephite you wouldnt want to kill another Nephite! Throughout the world The Church of jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has members in all races. There are many saints in Japan, Mexico, Tonga, Africa, and many other countries around the world. 2nd Nephi 26:33 states: "and he inviteth them all to come unto him and partake of his goodness; and he denieth none that come unto him, black and white, bond and free, male and female; and he remembereth the heathen; and all are alike unto God, both Jew and Gentile." I was engaged to a wonderful african/native american man, I know he's not inferior. I know this book is true.
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Summary: Its true!
Review: I've read parts of this book all my life, but never really paid much attention to it until I decided to read it all the way through. As I did, I came to understand my relationship with Heavenly Father and my Savior Jesus Christ. The power of prayer is real (see James 1:5-6 and Moroni 10:4-5). There are many ways to show that this book is not true and many ways to show that it is true, therefore the only way to know for sure is to read it and then experiment upon its teachings. Pray about it. It is a companion to the Bible. Knowledge of the teachings of this book has given me happiness and a wonderful hope.Its true!
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Summary: LOTS OF YEAS/MANY NAYS: FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF!
Review: In going through the many reviews of this book one has to be astonished at the so few instances of people sitting on the fence. They either love it or want to destroy it along with any hope that it ever existed. Has there been such a book to accomplish this in society? If you think this book is common, then you are sticking your head in the sand. One thing to notice: The naysayers of this book seem to have a common thread of disenchantment. I won't go through all the negative remarks that are similar, but when a group of people say the same thing while overly attacking, one has to way that fact in deciding whether they are credible. Have you ever given credibility to anyone on TV or in real life that has nothing good to say? There has got to be something in the book that they like; yet they never admit to such or else they haven't read it. So why the depth of distain for this book? The main principle of the Book of Mormon is Faith, Repentance, Baptism and Laying On Of Hands For The Gift Of The Holy Ghost. Did the naysayers miss that? Also, it was hidden away by God to come forth for our society today, so that we might remember the covenants that our fathers had made with God. A person looking at the Book of Mormon with a pessimistic eye will certainly miss this and many other great things contained in the book. The Book of Mormon is a feat in and of itself. It will not be proved true or untrue through evidence, but only through spiritually pondering, studying, praying and listening. I think the naysayers are so focused on their rhetoric they have yet to listen. And that brings up another point. Listening! Isn't that an incredible concept? The prophets and their people in the Book of Mormon actually listened for the spirit, which means that we have the ability here and now to listen also. Isn't this really what all the naysayers are objecting to? Is it that they really don't believe that the Lord God is able to speak to us at this time, therefore it can't be true? There are many evidences for the Book of Mormon and they are readily available to anyone who wishes to look. I'm sure anyone who looks with pure intent will find a better understanding within themselves as to what they eventually believe and what they don't. Isn't that what a testimony is? Knowing what you believe and why can only bring you closer to your faith. So you can't judge a book by its cover. I doubt that many of the naysayers have actually sat down and read, pondered and prayed about the book. Instead they prefer to read books advocating how and why it is wrong, thus they prefer to have a different kind of prophet for their faith: themselves, or another of like mind. It seems odd that each of the naysayers believes that he or she has the right to tell anyone what to believe. Is this in accordance to Galatians 5 and Philippians 2:3 in the King James Bible? Contrast Galatians 5 and Philippians 2:3 with the yeasayers of these reviews. Which do you feel comes closer to the image of Christ? I hope that you will be able to see all the force and negativity against you ordering this book as an attack on your intelligence. I hope that you will not listen to negativism and listen to those, which have the spirit of the quoted scriptures above, and maybe you might, through the Book of Mormon, find the image of Christ being magnified within you as you pray and ponder the lessons throughout the pages of this great book. There is not a book that offers so much peace, hope and joy. Isn't that what our society needs? Isn't that what you and I need?
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Summary: A guide for spiritual survival in modern times.
Review: For those who don't know, The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, is comparable to the Bible and is written by many prophets. In the Editorial Review section, a thorough explaination is included as well as the testimony of those who saw the book (12 all together, if Joseph Smith is counted). The Book contains many doctrinal treasures, eloquent prose as well as poetry and is well organized. The prophets utilized many complex writing forms, and each prophet has something to contribute. I highly recommend reading the record of Jesus' visit to the American Continent as well as King Benjamin's speech. For those who would like evidence for authenticity, there is plenty. LDS scholars answer critics regularly. I have a college education and understand logical fallacies, and I say that the LDS responses and proofs are more than adequate to satisfy one's need for reasons to believe. The botom line is that this is the most important book to emerge, since the Bible. This is a great way to build a relationship with Father in Heaven. I believe this book can benefit anyone who reads it sincerely wanting to understand.
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