Articles of Faith, pp. 287-288; “. . .If we compare the historical, prophetical, and doctrinal parts of the Book of Mormon with the great truths of science and nature, we find no contradictions–no absurdities–nothing unreasonable.” – James Talmage Mosiah 5:15;...
Luke 21:8; “And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.” Today we have two questions concerning a passage in the Book of Mormon text. Mosiah 13:34;...
1 Nephi 1:8; “And being thus overcome with the Spirit, he [Lehi] was carried away in a vision, even that he saw the heavens open, and he thought he saw God sitting upon his throne, surrounded with numberless concourses of angels in the attitude of singing and...
Deuteronomy 17:19; “And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them”. 1 Nephi 5:17; “And now when my father saw all these...
Title Page of the Book of Mormon “…Written by way of commandment, and also by the spirit of prophecy and of revelation—… if there are faults they are the mistakes of men; wherefore, condemn not the things of God, that ye may be found spotless at the judgment-seat of...
Alma 17:4, 8; “And they had been teaching the word of God for the space of fourteen years among the Lamanites, having had much success in bringing many to the knowledge of the truth; yea, by the power of their words many were brought before the altar of God, to call...
2 Nephi 9:21 “And he cometh into the world that he may save all men if they will hearken unto his voice; for behold, he suffereth the pains of all men, yea, the pains of every living creature, both men, women, and children, who belong to the family of Adam.” John...
Isaiah 40:8 “The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: But the word of our God shall stand for ever.” 7,391. That’s how many times Joseph Smith lied. Not only did he lie when he said no Greek or Latin was on the original plates, he lied when he tricked people into...
Ecclesiastes 1:9; “The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.” Mosiah 11:3; “And he laid a tax of one fifth part of all they possessed, a fifth part of their gold...
Today we’re looking at stories in the Book of Mormon that are so similar to biblical events, they just can’t be ignored. Why does it seem as if Smith had to have bigger and better stories than anyone else? You’ll see in one BoM story how Ammon was chosen to be a...