- Paperback: 640 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Classics (Sep 2 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0143105531
- ISBN-13: 978-0143105534
- Product Dimensions: 19 x 12.8 x 3.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 522 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (136 customer reviews)
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The spiritual text that forms the basis of Mormonism?in the last edition edited by its founder, Joseph Smith, Jr.
THE BOOK OF MORMON is one of the most influential? as well as controversial?religious documents in American history, and is regarded as sacred scripture by followers around the world, including members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the fourth-largest religious body in the United States. According to Mormon belief, The Book of Mormon was inscribed on golden plates by ancient prophets. I t contains stories of ancient peoples migrating from the Near East to the Americas, and also explains that Jesus Christ appeared to the New World after his resurrection. The golden plates were discovered in upstate New York and translated by Joseph Smith, Jr., under the guidance of an angel, Moroni. From this divine revelation, Smith founded the Mormon sect, which is now comprised of more than 12.5 million members worldwide.
THE BOOK OF MORMON is one of the most influential? as well as controversial?religious documents in American history, and is regarded as sacred scripture by followers around the world, including members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the fourth-largest religious body in the United States. According to Mormon belief, The Book of Mormon was inscribed on golden plates by ancient prophets. I t contains stories of ancient peoples migrating from the Near East to the Americas, and also explains that Jesus Christ appeared to the New World after his resurrection. The golden plates were discovered in upstate New York and translated by Joseph Smith, Jr., under the guidance of an angel, Moroni. From this divine revelation, Smith founded the Mormon sect, which is now comprised of more than 12.5 million members worldwide.
About the Author
Born on December 23, 1805, in Sharon, Vermont, Joseph Smith, Jr., grew up in western New York State, which was then experiencing a period of widespread religious awakening and enthusiasm. As an adult, Smith claimed that, when he was fourteen, God appeared to him, telling him that all the established churches of the time had departed from the true path of religion, and that Smith should join none of them. Seven years later, in 1827, Smith claimed to have discovered a collection of golden plates, buried in the ground, whose existence had been revealed to him by the angel Moroni. Smith averred that, with the aid of special stone and divine assistance, he translated the writings on the plates from a language he identified as "reformed Egyptian." According to Smith, the writings on the plates comprised the original text of The Book of Mormon, which told of how a band of ancient Hebrews, at divine behest, fled the Middle East and sailed to North America, where they established a true prophetic Christian faith.
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A brief clarification,
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This review is from: Book of Mormon of 1830 (Hardcover)
One of the reviews of the Book of Mormon indicated that people should supposedly reject the Bible in order to support the Book of Mormon. That is not the claim made by the Book of Mormon or by members of the Church of Jesus Christ at all. In fact, one verse in the Book of Mormon declares that the book was specifically written so that we would believe what is in the Bible!It's subtitle, "Another Testament of Jesus Christ," means just that. The Book of Mormon's purpose is to testify of Jesus Christ as our Savior, and it does so with majestic power. It contains, for instance, the witness of over 2000 men, women, and children who saw our resurrected Lord personally, felt the nail wounds in His hands, and heard His voice preaching the everlasting gospel, as well as the testimony of a prophet who saw in a vision His birth to a virgin many years before it occurred, and learned of His important mission on earth to be our Savior. Every 1.7 verses mentions Him, on average, and every teaching in it is in strictest agreement with the teachings of the Bible. I know this book is the word of God, supporting what the Bible teaches and every true Christian believes: that Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God and Savior of the world.
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Insights of President Boyd K. Packer,
By "oshkabee" (UT, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Book of Mormon of 1830 (Hardcover)
Boyd K. Packer, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( a true prophet of God) said:Changes in organization or procedures are a testimony that revelation is ongoing. While doctrines remain fixed, the methods or procedures do not. For instance, when the editions of the scriptures were published, many corrections were made on the basis of original or printer's manuscripts, some of which had not previously been available. For instance, in Alma chapter 16, verse 5, the word whether had appeared. [Alma 16:5] The original manuscript for that verse does not exist. However, when we found the printer's copy, we saw that the Prophet Joseph Smith had changed the word to whither. Whether means "if"; whither means "where." The next verse verifies whither to be correct. Another example: in Alma chapter 32, verse 30, the words "sprouteth and beginneth to grow" occurred three times. [Alma 32:30] An obvious typesetting error left one of them out. In the 1981 edition, thirty-five words were restored. It now conforms to the original text. There were many such changes. None altered the doctrine. Each change, however small in detail, was carefully and prayerfully considered and approved by the Council of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in a meeting in the temple. All such matters are determined that way. (Boyd K. Packer "Revelation in a Changing World." Nov. 1989 Ensign.)
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Utter insight of 1820 to 1830 New England,
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This review is from: Book of Mormon of 1830 (Hardcover)
Forty years study of American literature esconces this book in pillars and valance, a must read, if skipping some redundant passages. As most realize, 1800 New England wsa conversant with visits of Buenos Aires and Mozambique as normal dinner conversation. Discussions of intelligent traditionally family tutored and educated remote indigenous populations competing for natural resources is fascinating. In particular Alma with the endless sway back and forth of colinization, expansion and republican merge supported by outside soverigns is an un paralleled window of post revoloution US expansion. This book should be required reading in High School, too bad it is a cornerstone of the most amazing religion on earth (as my rabbi once said to a visitor, we are a poor congregation, what if only we were Mormon and got 10% from most members?, or just today in San Diego soup line a lady whos house burned down said "had we only been Mormon and had food supply for this damn fire"). Hey, the most incredible part of the book is where there are few discussions, just simply war and two thousand young warriors survive and kill 10,000 with swords, i.e. the massacre of forty million Native Americans (although in 1825 only about 15 million US but a similar/larger number in South America) Oddly enough this window tome is scarcely read outside of LDS circles, sad sad sad, but of course narrow mindedness is also part of American tradition (top down ya betcha Texan GW). The actual revelations could probably fit in a smaller space, but historical weaving enlarges not only the pages but with fortune, exponentially the historical value. Read it past the spaventoso blasphemeous beheading of a prince of Israel(a parody of monarchial decimation desire so prevelant in 1810 New England), divine exploration to America (Columbus), through the political envoys unifying the colonies (missionaries), and into the appearence of Messianical Christ (pre Monroe US world salvation of course). A must masticate and proponged savor; no US history text I have read (and I have read a lot through two MA bouts in graduate school, one in International Relations and one in History) provides such a wonderfully jumbled array of jig sawed, entertaining events. Particularly from the immigrant underclass standpoint, it teaches us a lot. I study passages often, since it is so jumbled, I would imagine someone could tue it together with long enough study, hoever the more I read, the more confused I get, it is great, I feel like I am in a wonderfully intelligent beauty parlor (no offence).
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