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The Book of MormonOriginally, The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi; the latest LDS Church version is entitled The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ is one of the sacred texts of the Latter Day Saint movement. It is regarded by Latter Day Saints as divinely revealed and is named after the prophet–historian Mormon (Book of Mormon prophet) who, according to the text, compiled most of the book. It was published by the founder of the LDS movement, Joseph Smith, Jr., in March 1830 in Palmyra (town), New York, USA. Its purpose, as stated on its title page, "is to show the remnant of the House of Israel what great things the Lord has done for their fathers" and to convince "Jew and Gentile that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God, manifesting himself to all nations."Book of Mormon Title Page

Joseph Smith, Jr. said the book was a translation of golden plates. He said that the angel Angel Moroni told him that the plates were buried in a hill near his home (which he later called the Hill Cumorah). He said the translation was made through the power of God with the aid of the Urim and Thummim which were with the plates. During the production of the work Smith obtained the affidavits of Three Witnesses and Eight Witnesses who testified that they saw the plates. These affidavits are published as part of the book. When the book was complete, he said he returned the plates to the angel Moroni.

Along with the Bible, which is also held by Latter Day Saints to be the Word of God as far as it is Bible translations correctly, the Book of Mormon is esteemed as part of the Biblical canon by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Community of Christ and other churches that claim Joseph Smith as their founder. In 1982, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints added the subtitle Another Testament of Jesus Christ to its editions of the book to help clarify and emphasize its purpose. Prior to 1982, some editions of the Book of Mormon had included the subtitle, A Second Testament of Jesus Christ.

Content Purpose The title page of the Book of Mormon states:

The Book of Mormon is an account written by the hand of Mormon upon plates taken from the Plates of Nephi, it is an abridgment of the record of the people of Nephi, and also of the Lamanites—Written to the Lamanites, who are a remnant of the house of Israel; and also to Jew and Gentile—Written by way of commandment, and also by the spirit of prophecy and of revelation—Written and sealed up, and hid up unto the Lord, that they might not be destroyed—To come forth by the gift and power of God unto the interpretation thereof—Sealed by the hand of Moroni, and hid up unto the Lord, to come forth in due time by way of the Gentile—The interpretation thereof by the gift of God.

An abridgment taken from the Book of Ether also, which is a record of the people of Jared, who were scattered at the time the Lord confounded the language of the people, when they were building a tower to get to heaven—Which is to show unto the remnant of the House of Israel what great things the Lord hath done for their fathers; and that they may know the covenants of the Lord, that they are not cast off forever— And also to the convincing of the Jew and Gentile that JESUS is the CHRIST, the ETERNAL GOD, manifesting himself unto all nations—And now, 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 Christ.

Major themes Another Testament of Christ The crowning event of the Book of Mormon is the visitation of the resurrection Christ to the Nephites around 34, shortly after his ministry in Galilee.See to Many of the writers in the book teach about Jesus.

An angel prophesied to Nephi that Jesus's birth would be 600 years from the time he and his family left Jerusalem.See , ; See also Many prophets in the Book of Mormon, beginning with Lehi and Nephi, saw in visions the birth, ministry, and death of Christ, and were told his name. At the time of King Benjamin, the Nephite believers were called "the children of Christ". The faithful members of the church at the time of Captain Moroni (73 BC) were called "Christians" by their enemies, because of their belief in Christ. For nearly 200 years after Jesus' appearance at the temple (Mormonism) in the Americas, the land was filled with peace and prosperity because of the people's obedience to Christ's commandments. The great prophet-general Mormon (prophet) worked to convince the faithless people of his time of Christ (360), and Moroni (prophet) buried the Golden Plates with faith in Christ.See Many others also bore witness to the reality of the Messiah.

Some doctrinal teachings The following teachings are especially notable in the Book of Mormon: And thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust, and thy voice shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech shall whisper out of the dust.

Chronology The following dates, people, and authors are identified within the Book of Mormon. A more detailed description is available on a Book of Mormon chronology chart produced by the LDS Church (available here).













Organization The format of the Book of Mormon is similar to the Bible, a compilation of smaller "books" of scripture. Each of the books is named after the person in the book who said he began writing the book. The Book of Mormon is composed of the following books (with some editorial divisions in different churches' editions varying): Book of Mormon Title Page

The book's sequence is primarily chronological. Notable exceptions include the "Words of Mormon" and the "Book of Ether". In the "Words of Mormon," the text says, "And now I, Mormon ... speak somewhat concerning that which I have written", indicating editorial comment by Mormon. The first two verses of the "Book of Ether," say, "And now I, Moroni, proceed to give an account of those ancient inhabitants who were destroyed by the hand of the Lord upon the face of this north country. And I take mine account from the twenty and four plates which were found by the people of Limhi, which is called the Book of Ether." The books of First Nephi through Omni are written in first-person narrative, as are Mormon and Moroni. The remainder of the Book of Mormon is written in third-person historical narrative, said to be compiled and abridged by Mormon (with Moroni abridging the "Book of Ether").

The version currently published by the LDS Church,The version published by the LDS Church is known as "The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ" in addition to the main body of the work, contains the following:

Religious significance Role of the Book of Mormon in Mormonism The Book of Mormon is of prime importance to the church as one of the greatest differentiating factors of the Church as well as a spiritual foundation. It is held as a tangible evidence of the truthfulness of the church. Joseph Smith, Jr. said,“I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book”.

Members of the Church hold the Book of Mormon as the most important, correct, and basic book of scripture. Not placing enough emphasis on the Book of Mormon or ignoring it altogether was decried in a revelation to Joseph Smith, Jr. that pronounced a condemnation on the "whole church" for treating it “lightly,” until they should “repentance and remember the new covenant, even the Book of Mormon and the former commandments which I God have given them, not only to say, but to do according to that which I have written, that they may bring forth fruit meet for their [God the Father kingdom of heaven”. While this revelation also applies to the early Church’s under-emphasis of the Bible (“the former commandments which Lord had given them”), the importance of studying the Book of Mormon has also been stressed by every church President of the Church (Mormonism) since Joseph Smith, Jr..

The Book of Mormon’s significance was reiterated in the late 20th century by Ezra Taft Benson, Apostle and 13th President of the Church (Mormonism) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In an August 2005 Ensign (magazine) message, current LDS President Gordon B. Hinckley challenged each member of the church to reread the Book of Mormon again before year's end. The book’s importance is commonly stressed at the twice-yearly General Conference (Mormonism) and at special devotionals by General Authority in the First Presidency (LDS Church), the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church), and the several Quorums of the Seventy

Verifiability: the challenge of the Book of Mormon The book invites the reader to make a personal investigation into the truthfulness of the writings. The invitation is associated with a promise that God will give an undeniable witness of its truthfulness through the Holy Spirit. "Behold, I would exhort you that when ye shall read these things, if it be wisdom in God that ye should read them, that ye would remember how merciful the Lord hath been unto the children of men, from the creation of Adam even down until the time that ye shall receive these things, and ponder it in your hearts. "And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost. "And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things."

These verses are often referred to collectively as Moroni's Promise.

Mormons state that a spiritual witness from the Holy Ghost is a personal event. Such a spiritual witness is described in : "your bosom shall burn within you; therefore, you shall feel that it is right." further states that such a manifestation will occur "in your mind and in your heart, by the Holy Ghost, which shall come upon you and which shall dwell in your heart." Those who claim to have received a witness consider it to be sacred, to be of great import, and to be the basis of what is called their "testimony#Religious testimony". The act of telling others of one's spiritual experiences and declaring one's faith is called "Fast and testimony meeting".

LDS also believe that the witness of the spirit was demonstrated by the Apostle Peter, whose testimony of Christ came from the Father,see from the King James Version of the Bible by seeking answers and wisdom directly from God.See from the King James Version of the Bible Mormons believe that unless one receives a personal testimony of the truthfulness of this work from God, the conversion and activity of the newly baptized Saint would be temporary and superficial, and that once such a testimony is personally received from God himself, nothing would prevail against such experience ().

Another scripture found in the Book of Mormon explains how to learn of the truthfulness of its words. It is found in 2 Nephi 33:10 10 "And now, my beloved brethren, and also Jew, and all ye ends of the earth, hearken unto these words and believe in Christ; and if ye believe not in these words believe in Christ. And if ye shall believe in Christ ye will believe in these words, for they are the words of Christ, and he hath given them unto me; and they teach all men that they should do good."

Origin and authorship receiving the Golden Plates from the angel Moroni.There are several theories as to the origin of the Book of Mormon. Most adherents to the Latter Day Saint movement view the book as a work of inspired scripture. The most common theory accepted by adherents is that promoted by Joseph Smith, Jr., who said he translated the work from an ancient set of golden plates inscribed by prophets, which Smith discovered near his home in western New York in the 1820s after being told to go there by Angel Moroni. Besides Smith himself, there are more than Book of Mormon witnesses who said they saw the plates either physically or in a vision in 1829. There are are also many other witnesses, some of them friendly to Smith and some hostile, who observed him dictating the text that eventually became the Book of Mormon, while Smith was looking into a hat at a seer stone (Latter Day Saints).

Nevertheless, scholars have explored a number of issues, including (1) whether Joseph Smith actually had golden plates, or whether the text of the Book of Mormon originated in his mind or through inspiration; (2) whether it was Smith himself who composed the book's text, or whether an associate of Smith's such as Oliver Cowdery or Sidney Rigdon could have composed the text; and (3) whether the book was based on a prior work such as The View of the Hebrews the Spalding Manuscript, or the Bible.

Historicity in the Latter-day Saint film The Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd. Zarahemla is described as a major Nephite city in the Book of Mormon, but has not been clearly linked to any archaeological site.

The question of whether the Book of Mormon is an actual historical work or a work of fiction has long been a source of contention between between members of the Latter Day Saint movement, who are likely to view the work as a history, and secular scholars, who virtually all reject its historicity. Beginning in the late 20th century, many believing Latter Day Saint scholars, and some denominations such as the Community of Christ, have treated the work as possibly inspired fiction.

For many Saints, the Book of Mormon historicity is a matter of faith, and not amenable to scholarly analysis. For scholars, on the other hand, the historicity issue has been approached from a number of different perspectives. One approach to the historicity issue is through archaeology and the Book of Mormon. Thus far, there has been no accepted archeological link to the events or cultures described in the Book of Mormon, despite a number of searches and studies by Mormon scholars. One difficulty with this approach is that the book refers to things such as steel, horses, and elephants that are not known to have existed in the New World at the relevant time. Moreover, many Mormon scholars have acknowledged the difficulty in interpreting the book as a history of the entire New World. For this reason, most modern apologetic scholars have adopted a limited geography model (Book of Mormon), which states that the book is the history of a limited geographic area in Mesoamerica. Mormon scholars have attempted, thus far without definitive results, to identify geographic locations in Mesoamerica with places in the Book of Mormon.

Another approach to the historicity issue is through linguistics and the Book of Mormon. Some Mormon scholars have found linguistic and literary patterns (such as chiasmus and place names) in the book that they say point to an ancient origin. On the other hand, critics have found word patterns, place names, as well as literary and religious themes they say point to an origin in the early 19th century.

Another major approach to the historicity issue is genetics and the Book of Mormon. The book says that the Native American people descended from groups of Semetic people, including Israelites, who emigrated from the Old World by ship. The consensus among population geneticists, however, is that the Native American people descended primarily from north-east Asian stock. Religious scholars have offered theories they say might reconcile that seeming contradiction.

Editions .

The Book of Mormon is published today by the following publishers:

Changes between editions Jerald and Sandra Tanner have claimed to have documented almost 4000 changes in the Book of Mormon. 3913 Changes in The Book of Mormon Jerald and Sandra Tanner The vast majority of these changes have been discussed in official Church publications including the Ensign (magazine), Improvement Era, Millennial Star and Times and Seasons, and are consistent with early pre- and post-publication edits made by Joseph Smith. Some corrections were made due to earlier print or copy errors, or changes in punctuation.

In fact, there are differences between various of the original copies printed in 1830. The manuscript was taken to E.B. Grandin's print shop, then a copy was made for typesetting. Following typesetting, the set of pages was printed. When proofreading found errors, the printing process was halted, and the page reset—but those sheets already printed had to be used, due to time and budgetary constraints. When the books were finally collated, the sheets with errors were randomly distributed throughout the print run.

Between today's editions of the book and the first edition there are approximately 3000 differences. Most of these changes had already begun in the 1837 edition. These changes are mostly corrections of punctuation, orthography and grammar; however, there are also several changes in wording, which critics allege were made to fit changes in teaching or political conditions.

Since 1989, the LDS Church's Brigham Young University has published a critical text edition in four volumes. Volumes 1 and 2, published 2001, contains transcriptions of all the text variants of the English editions of the Book of Mormon, from the original manuscript up to the newest editions.;; Volume 4, in four parts (3 already published since 2005) contains a critical analysis of all the text variants. Meanwhile, volume 3, not yet published, is to describe the history of all the English-language texts from Joseph Smith to today.;;

Non-English Translations The complete Book of Mormon has been published by the LDS Church in 81 languages and is currently available in 78 languages. Selections of the Book of Mormon have been translated by the LDS Church into an additional 27 languages. In 2001, the church reported that all or part of the Book of Mormon was available in the native language of 99% of Latter-day Saints and 87% of the world's total population. "Taking the Scriptures to the World", Ensign, July 2001, 24

Translations in primarily oral languages are available on audiocassette. Translations into American Sign Language are available on videocassette and DVD.

Typically, translators are members of the LDS Church who are employed by the church and translate the text from the original English. Each manuscript is reviewed many times before it is approved and published. "Translation Work Taking Book of Mormon to More People in More Tongues," Ensign, Feb. 2005, 75–76

In 1998, the LDS Church stopped translating selections from the Book of Mormon. The church has announced that each new translation it approves will now be a full edition. "Translation Work Taking Book of Mormon to More People in More Tongues", 6 February 2005

Registration of the term as a trademark In 2004, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) successfully registered the term Book of Mormon as a United States trademark (through the church's subsidiary corporation Intellectual Reserve, Inc.).United States Patent and Trademark Office, Reg. No. 2,883,572. As of October 2007, the church has not asserted the trademark against other organizations or churches who use and publish the work, and the registration has not been challenged in court. As of October 2007, the domain name bookofmormon.com is owned by the Utah Lighthouse Ministry, an organization critical of the Book of Mormon.whois search dated October 17 2007.

Auction of a 177-year old rare book On September 14, 2007, Mark Witmer (of Hessney Auction Co., Geneva, N.Y.) stated that a rare 177-year-old 1st edition of the Book of Mormon (discovered in a box of books near Palmyra) would be up for New York estate auction on September 19. Hessney's book was in a good, unrestored state. It fetched $105,600 at the auction from an unknown bidder. John Hajicek (Missouri collector) owns 75 first editions of the Book of Mormon (of his $20 million collection of rare books). In March, 2007, Auction Galleries (New York City) sold a first edition for $180,000 (1997 - Sotheby's sold it for $32,200; 2000, at West Virginia auction for $44,000). Hajicek paid $58,000 in 1999 at Salt Lake City auction and he will bid on the Hessney book. Yahoo.com, Rare Mormon book up for bid Mormon book sold at auction

Notes

References | last=Brewster | first=Quinn | title=The Structure of the Book of Mormon: A Theory of Evolutionary Development | journal=[Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought | volume=29 | issue=2 | year=1996 | pages=109–140 | url=http://content.lib.utah.edu/cgi-bin/docviewer.exe?CISOROOT=/dialogue&CISOPTR=11460&CISOSHOW=11376 -->. | last=Brodie | first=Fawn M | authorlink=Fawn Brodie | title=No Man Knows My History | publisher=Knopf | place=New York | year=1971 | id=ISBN 0679730540 -->. | last=Bushman | first=Richard L | authorlink=Richard Bushman | date=2005 | title=[Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling | place=New York | publisher=Alfred Knopf |id=ISBN 1-4000-4270-4 -->. | last=Dunn | first=Scott C | editor-last1=Vogel | editor-first1=Dan | editor-last2=Metcalf | editor-first2=Brent Lee | title=Automaticity and the Dictation of the Book of Mormon | journal=American Apocrypha: Essays on the Book of Mormon | year=2002 | date=May 2002 | pages=17-46 | publisher=Signature Books | place=Salt Lake City, Utah | id=ISBN 1560851511 -->. | last=Faulring | first=Scott H | title=The Return of Oliver Cowdery | journal=The Disciple as Witness: Essays on Latter-day Saint History and Doctrine in Honor of Richard Lloyd Anderson | publisher=Maxwell Institute | place=Provo, Utah | year=2000 | date=June 2000 | url=http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/display.php?table=transcripts&id=50 | accessdate=2007-05-19 -->. | last=Givens | first=Terryl | date=2002 | title=By the Hand of Mormon: The American Scripture That Launched a New World Religion | publisher=Oxford University Press | id=ISBN 0-19-516888-7 -->. | last=Howe | first=Eber D | authorlink=Eber Dudley Howe | year=1834 | title=Mormonism Unvailed | place=[Painesville, Ohio | publisher=Telegraph Press | publication-year=1834 | url=http://www.solomonspalding.com/docs/1834howb.htm -->. | last=Jessee | first=Dean C. | title=The Original Book of Mormon Manuscript | journal=BYU Studies | volume=10 | issue=3 | year=1970 | pages=259–278 | url=https://byustudies.byu.edu/shop/PDFfiles/10.3Jessee.pdf -->. | last=Mauss | first=Armand L | year=2003 |title=All Abraham's Children: Changing Mormon Conceptions of Race and Lineage |place=Illinois |publisher=University of Illinois Press |id=ISBN 0-252-02803-1 -->. | last=Midgley | first=Louis C | editor-last=Reynolds | editor-first=Noel B | title=Who Really Wrote the Book of Mormon?: The Critics and Their Theories | journal=Book of Mormon Authorship Revisited: The Evidence for Ancient Origins | year=1997 | pages=101-139 | publisher=Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies | place=Provo, Utah | url=http://www.farmsresearch.com/publications/bookschapter.php?bookid=41&chapid=184 | id=ISBN 093489325X -->. | last=Persuitte | first=David | title=Joseph Smith and the Origins of The Book of Mormon | edition=second edition | publisher=McFarland & Company | year=2000 |date=October 2000 | id=ISBN 0-7864-0826-X -->. | last=Price | first=Robert M | title=Prophecy and Palimpsest | journal=Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought | volume=35 | issue=3 | year=2002 | date=Fall 2002 | url=http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=%2Fdialogue&CISOPTR=29050&REC=15&CISOBOX=%22inspired+fiction%22 | accessdate=2007-04-30 -->. | last=Roberts | first=Brigham H | authorlink=Brigham H. 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Madsen | title=Studies of the Book of Mormon | publisher=University of Illinois Press | place=Urbana, Illinois | year=1985 | id=ISBN 0252010434 -->. | last=Skousen | first=Royal | title=The Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon: Typographical Facsimile of the Extant Text | journal=Book of Mormon Critical Text Project | volume=1 | year=May 2001 | date=May 2001 | publisher=Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies | place=Provo, Utah | id=ISBN 0934893047 -->. | last=Skousen | first=Royal | title=The Printer’s Manuscript of the Book of Mormon : typographical facsimile of the entire text in two parts | journal=Book of Mormon Critical Text Project | volume=2 | issue=1 | place=Provo, Utah | publisher=Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, Brigham Young University | year=January 2001 | date=January 2001 | id=ISBN 0934893055 -->. | last=Skousen | first=Royal | title=The Printer’s Manuscript of the Book of Mormon : typographical facsimile of the entire text in two parts | journal=Book of Mormon Critical Text Project | volume=2 | issue=2 | place=Provo, Utah | publisher=Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, Brigham Young University | year=March 2001 | date=March 2001 | id=ISBN 0934893063 -->. | last=Skousen | first=Royal | title=Analysis of Textual Variants of the Book of Mormon | journal=Book of Mormon Critical Text Project | volume=4 | issue=1 | place=Provo, Utah | publisher=Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, Brigham Young University | year=2004 | id=ISBN 0934893071 -->. | last=Skousen | first=Royal Skousen | title=Analysis of Textual Variants of the Book of Mormon | journal=Book of Mormon Critical Text Project | volume=4 | issue=2 | place=Provo, Utah | publisher=Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, Brigham Young University | year=2005 | id=ISBN 093489308X -->. | last=Skousen | first=Royal | title=Analysis of Textual Variants of the Book of Mormon | journal=Book of Mormon Critical Text Project | volume=4 | issue=3 | place=Provo, Utah | publisher=Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, Brigham Young University | year=2006 | id=ISBN 093489311X -->. | Surname1=Smith | Given1=James E | editor=Noel B. 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The Book of MormonOriginally, The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi; the latest LDS Church version is entitled The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ is one of the sacred texts of the Latter Day Saint movement. It is regarded by Latter Day Saints as divinely revealed and is named after the prophet–historian Mormon (Book of Mormon prophet) who, according to the text, compiled most of the book. It was published by the founder of the LDS movement, Joseph Smith, Jr., in March 1830 in Palmyra (town), New York, USA. Its purpose, as stated on its title page, "is to show the remnant of the House of Israel what great things the Lord has done for their fathers" and to convince "Jew and Gentile that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God, manifesting himself to all nations."Book of Mormon Title Page

Joseph Smith, Jr. said the book was a translation of golden plates. He said that the angel Angel Moroni told him that the plates were buried in a hill near his home (which he later called the Hill Cumorah). He said the translation was made through the power of God with the aid of the Urim and Thummim which were with the plates. During the production of the work Smith obtained the affidavits of Three Witnesses and Eight Witnesses who testified that they saw the plates. These affidavits are published as part of the book. When the book was complete, he said he returned the plates to the angel Moroni.

Along with the Bible, which is also held by Latter Day Saints to be the Word of God as far as it is Bible translations correctly, the Book of Mormon is esteemed as part of the Biblical canon by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Community of Christ and other churches that claim Joseph Smith as their founder. In 1982, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints added the subtitle Another Testament of Jesus Christ to its editions of the book to help clarify and emphasize its purpose. Prior to 1982, some editions of the Book of Mormon had included the subtitle, A Second Testament of Jesus Christ.

Content Purpose The title page of the Book of Mormon states:

The Book of Mormon is an account written by the hand of Mormon upon plates taken from the Plates of Nephi, it is an abridgment of the record of the people of Nephi, and also of the Lamanites—Written to the Lamanites, who are a remnant of the house of Israel; and also to Jew and Gentile—Written by way of commandment, and also by the spirit of prophecy and of revelation—Written and sealed up, and hid up unto the Lord, that they might not be destroyed—To come forth by the gift and power of God unto the interpretation thereof—Sealed by the hand of Moroni, and hid up unto the Lord, to come forth in due time by way of the Gentile—The interpretation thereof by the gift of God.

An abridgment taken from the Book of Ether also, which is a record of the people of Jared, who were scattered at the time the Lord confounded the language of the people, when they were building a tower to get to heaven—Which is to show unto the remnant of the House of Israel what great things the Lord hath done for their fathers; and that they may know the covenants of the Lord, that they are not cast off forever— And also to the convincing of the Jew and Gentile that JESUS is the CHRIST, the ETERNAL GOD, manifesting himself unto all nations—And now, 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 Christ.

Major themes Another Testament of Christ The crowning event of the Book of Mormon is the visitation of the resurrection Christ to the Nephites around 34, shortly after his ministry in Galilee.See to Many of the writers in the book teach about Jesus.

An angel prophesied to Nephi that Jesus's birth would be 600 years from the time he and his family left Jerusalem.See , ; See also Many prophets in the Book of Mormon, beginning with Lehi and Nephi, saw in visions the birth, ministry, and death of Christ, and were told his name. At the time of King Benjamin, the Nephite believers were called "the children of Christ". The faithful members of the church at the time of Captain Moroni (73 BC) were called "Christians" by their enemies, because of their belief in Christ. For nearly 200 years after Jesus' appearance at the temple (Mormonism) in the Americas, the land was filled with peace and prosperity because of the people's obedience to Christ's commandments. The great prophet-general Mormon (prophet) worked to convince the faithless people of his time of Christ (360), and Moroni (prophet) buried the Golden Plates with faith in Christ.See Many others also bore witness to the reality of the Messiah.

Some doctrinal teachings The following teachings are especially notable in the Book of Mormon: And thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust, and thy voice shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech shall whisper out of the dust.

Chronology The following dates, people, and authors are identified within the Book of Mormon. A more detailed description is available on a Book of Mormon chronology chart produced by the LDS Church (available here).













Organization The format of the Book of Mormon is similar to the Bible, a compilation of smaller "books" of scripture. Each of the books is named after the person in the book who said he began writing the book. The Book of Mormon is composed of the following books (with some editorial divisions in different churches' editions varying): Book of Mormon Title Page

The book's sequence is primarily chronological. Notable exceptions include the "Words of Mormon" and the "Book of Ether". In the "Words of Mormon," the text says, "And now I, Mormon ... speak somewhat concerning that which I have written", indicating editorial comment by Mormon. The first two verses of the "Book of Ether," say, "And now I, Moroni, proceed to give an account of those ancient inhabitants who were destroyed by the hand of the Lord upon the face of this north country. And I take mine account from the twenty and four plates which were found by the people of Limhi, which is called the Book of Ether." The books of First Nephi through Omni are written in first-person narrative, as are Mormon and Moroni. The remainder of the Book of Mormon is written in third-person historical narrative, said to be compiled and abridged by Mormon (with Moroni abridging the "Book of Ether").

The version currently published by the LDS Church,The version published by the LDS Church is known as "The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ" in addition to the main body of the work, contains the following:

Religious significance Role of the Book of Mormon in Mormonism The Book of Mormon is of prime importance to the church as one of the greatest differentiating factors of the Church as well as a spiritual foundation. It is held as a tangible evidence of the truthfulness of the church. Joseph Smith, Jr. said,“I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book”.

Members of the Church hold the Book of Mormon as the most important, correct, and basic book of scripture. Not placing enough emphasis on the Book of Mormon or ignoring it altogether was decried in a revelation to Joseph Smith, Jr. that pronounced a condemnation on the "whole church" for treating it “lightly,” until they should “repentance and remember the new covenant, even the Book of Mormon and the former commandments which I God have given them, not only to say, but to do according to that which I have written, that they may bring forth fruit meet for their [God the Father kingdom of heaven”. While this revelation also applies to the early Church’s under-emphasis of the Bible (“the former commandments which Lord had given them”), the importance of studying the Book of Mormon has also been stressed by every church President of the Church (Mormonism) since Joseph Smith, Jr..

The Book of Mormon’s significance was reiterated in the late 20th century by Ezra Taft Benson, Apostle and 13th President of the Church (Mormonism) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In an August 2005 Ensign (magazine) message, current LDS President Gordon B. Hinckley challenged each member of the church to reread the Book of Mormon again before year's end. The book’s importance is commonly stressed at the twice-yearly General Conference (Mormonism) and at special devotionals by General Authority in the First Presidency (LDS Church), the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church), and the several Quorums of the Seventy

Verifiability: the challenge of the Book of Mormon The book invites the reader to make a personal investigation into the truthfulness of the writings. The invitation is associated with a promise that God will give an undeniable witness of its truthfulness through the Holy Spirit. "Behold, I would exhort you that when ye shall read these things, if it be wisdom in God that ye should read them, that ye would remember how merciful the Lord hath been unto the children of men, from the creation of Adam even down until the time that ye shall receive these things, and ponder it in your hearts. "And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost. "And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things."

These verses are often referred to collectively as Moroni's Promise.

Mormons state that a spiritual witness from the Holy Ghost is a personal event. Such a spiritual witness is described in : "your bosom shall burn within you; therefore, you shall feel that it is right." further states that such a manifestation will occur "in your mind and in your heart, by the Holy Ghost, which shall come upon you and which shall dwell in your heart." Those who claim to have received a witness consider it to be sacred, to be of great import, and to be the basis of what is called their "testimony#Religious testimony". The act of telling others of one's spiritual experiences and declaring one's faith is called "Fast and testimony meeting".

LDS also believe that the witness of the spirit was demonstrated by the Apostle Peter, whose testimony of Christ came from the Father,see from the King James Version of the Bible by seeking answers and wisdom directly from God.See from the King James Version of the Bible Mormons believe that unless one receives a personal testimony of the truthfulness of this work from God, the conversion and activity of the newly baptized Saint would be temporary and superficial, and that once such a testimony is personally received from God himself, nothing would prevail against such experience ().

Another scripture found in the Book of Mormon explains how to learn of the truthfulness of its words. It is found in 2 Nephi 33:10 10 "And now, my beloved brethren, and also Jew, and all ye ends of the earth, hearken unto these words and believe in Christ; and if ye believe not in these words believe in Christ. And if ye shall believe in Christ ye will believe in these words, for they are the words of Christ, and he hath given them unto me; and they teach all men that they should do good."

Origin and authorship receiving the Golden Plates from the angel Moroni.There are several theories as to the origin of the Book of Mormon. Most adherents to the Latter Day Saint movement view the book as a work of inspired scripture. The most common theory accepted by adherents is that promoted by Joseph Smith, Jr., who said he translated the work from an ancient set of golden plates inscribed by prophets, which Smith discovered near his home in western New York in the 1820s after being told to go there by Angel Moroni. Besides Smith himself, there are more than Book of Mormon witnesses who said they saw the plates either physically or in a vision in 1829. There are are also many other witnesses, some of them friendly to Smith and some hostile, who observed him dictating the text that eventually became the Book of Mormon, while Smith was looking into a hat at a seer stone (Latter Day Saints).

Nevertheless, scholars have explored a number of issues, including (1) whether Joseph Smith actually had golden plates, or whether the text of the Book of Mormon originated in his mind or through inspiration; (2) whether it was Smith himself who composed the book's text, or whether an associate of Smith's such as Oliver Cowdery or Sidney Rigdon could have composed the text; and (3) whether the book was based on a prior work such as The View of the Hebrews the Spalding Manuscript, or the Bible.

Historicity in the Latter-day Saint film The Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd. Zarahemla is described as a major Nephite city in the Book of Mormon, but has not been clearly linked to any archaeological site.

The question of whether the Book of Mormon is an actual historical work or a work of fiction has long been a source of contention between between members of the Latter Day Saint movement, who are likely to view the work as a history, and secular scholars, who virtually all reject its historicity. Beginning in the late 20th century, many believing Latter Day Saint scholars, and some denominations such as the Community of Christ, have treated the work as possibly inspired fiction.

For many Saints, the Book of Mormon historicity is a matter of faith, and not amenable to scholarly analysis. For scholars, on the other hand, the historicity issue has been approached from a number of different perspectives. One approach to the historicity issue is through archaeology and the Book of Mormon. Thus far, there has been no accepted archeological link to the events or cultures described in the Book of Mormon, despite a number of searches and studies by Mormon scholars. One difficulty with this approach is that the book refers to things such as steel, horses, and elephants that are not known to have existed in the New World at the relevant time. Moreover, many Mormon scholars have acknowledged the difficulty in interpreting the book as a history of the entire New World. For this reason, most modern apologetic scholars have adopted a limited geography model (Book of Mormon), which states that the book is the history of a limited geographic area in Mesoamerica. Mormon scholars have attempted, thus far without definitive results, to identify geographic locations in Mesoamerica with places in the Book of Mormon.

Another approach to the historicity issue is through linguistics and the Book of Mormon. Some Mormon scholars have found linguistic and literary patterns (such as chiasmus and place names) in the book that they say point to an ancient origin. On the other hand, critics have found word patterns, place names, as well as literary and religious themes they say point to an origin in the early 19th century.

Another major approach to the historicity issue is genetics and the Book of Mormon. The book says that the Native American people descended from groups of Semetic people, including Israelites, who emigrated from the Old World by ship. The consensus among population geneticists, however, is that the Native American people descended primarily from north-east Asian stock. Religious scholars have offered theories they say might reconcile that seeming contradiction.

Editions .

The Book of Mormon is published today by the following publishers:

Changes between editions Jerald and Sandra Tanner have claimed to have documented almost 4000 changes in the Book of Mormon. 3913 Changes in The Book of Mormon Jerald and Sandra Tanner The vast majority of these changes have been discussed in official Church publications including the Ensign (magazine), Improvement Era, Millennial Star and Times and Seasons, and are consistent with early pre- and post-publication edits made by Joseph Smith. Some corrections were made due to earlier print or copy errors, or changes in punctuation.

In fact, there are differences between various of the original copies printed in 1830. The manuscript was taken to E.B. Grandin's print shop, then a copy was made for typesetting. Following typesetting, the set of pages was printed. When proofreading found errors, the printing process was halted, and the page reset—but those sheets already printed had to be used, due to time and budgetary constraints. When the books were finally collated, the sheets with errors were randomly distributed throughout the print run.

Between today's editions of the book and the first edition there are approximately 3000 differences. Most of these changes had already begun in the 1837 edition. These changes are mostly corrections of punctuation, orthography and grammar; however, there are also several changes in wording, which critics allege were made to fit changes in teaching or political conditions.

Since 1989, the LDS Church's Brigham Young University has published a critical text edition in four volumes. Volumes 1 and 2, published 2001, contains transcriptions of all the text variants of the English editions of the Book of Mormon, from the original manuscript up to the newest editions.;; Volume 4, in four parts (3 already published since 2005) contains a critical analysis of all the text variants. Meanwhile, volume 3, not yet published, is to describe the history of all the English-language texts from Joseph Smith to today.;;

Non-English Translations The complete Book of Mormon has been published by the LDS Church in 81 languages and is currently available in 78 languages. Selections of the Book of Mormon have been translated by the LDS Church into an additional 27 languages. In 2001, the church reported that all or part of the Book of Mormon was available in the native language of 99% of Latter-day Saints and 87% of the world's total population. "Taking the Scriptures to the World", Ensign, July 2001, 24

Translations in primarily oral languages are available on audiocassette. Translations into American Sign Language are available on videocassette and DVD.

Typically, translators are members of the LDS Church who are employed by the church and translate the text from the original English. Each manuscript is reviewed many times before it is approved and published. "Translation Work Taking Book of Mormon to More People in More Tongues," Ensign, Feb. 2005, 75–76

In 1998, the LDS Church stopped translating selections from the Book of Mormon. The church has announced that each new translation it approves will now be a full edition. "Translation Work Taking Book of Mormon to More People in More Tongues", 6 February 2005

Registration of the term as a trademark In 2004, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) successfully registered the term Book of Mormon as a United States trademark (through the church's subsidiary corporation Intellectual Reserve, Inc.).United States Patent and Trademark Office, Reg. No. 2,883,572. As of October 2007, the church has not asserted the trademark against other organizations or churches who use and publish the work, and the registration has not been challenged in court. As of October 2007, the domain name bookofmormon.com is owned by the Utah Lighthouse Ministry, an organization critical of the Book of Mormon.whois search dated October 17 2007.

Auction of a 177-year old rare book On September 14, 2007, Mark Witmer (of Hessney Auction Co., Geneva, N.Y.) stated that a rare 177-year-old 1st edition of the Book of Mormon (discovered in a box of books near Palmyra) would be up for New York estate auction on September 19. Hessney's book was in a good, unrestored state. It fetched $105,600 at the auction from an unknown bidder. John Hajicek (Missouri collector) owns 75 first editions of the Book of Mormon (of his $20 million collection of rare books). In March, 2007, Auction Galleries (New York City) sold a first edition for $180,000 (1997 - Sotheby's sold it for $32,200; 2000, at West Virginia auction for $44,000). Hajicek paid $58,000 in 1999 at Salt Lake City auction and he will bid on the Hessney book. Yahoo.com, Rare Mormon book up for bid Mormon book sold at auction

Notes

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