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One of the strongest historical evidences for the reality of the Book of Mormon is the testimony of its witnesses. From a legal standpoint, these testimonies meet several core standards used to evaluate credible eyewitness accounts: competence, opportunity to observe, consistency over time, and persistence under personal loss and threat. The witnesses were named, known, … Read more
The Book of Mormon makes the claim that at least some of the ancestors of Native American Indians originally came from Jerusalem. If Native Americans originally came from ancient Israel, it would make sense that there would be some evidence of similarities. The book View of the Hebrews written by Ethan Smith in 1823 presents … Read more
Do Mormons Really Believe Jesus and Satan Are Brothers? One of the most common accusations made by critics of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the claim that Mormons believe in a “different Jesus.” The argument is usually summarized with the phrase: “Mormons believe Jesus and Satan are brothers.” This claim is … Read more
The second principle of the gospel is repentance. To be happy in life, we must repent and accept the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Fixating on past errors and sorrows creates discontentment and ingratitude and limits our ability to grow. Happiness requires moving on from past wrongs and focusing on improving the present and the future. … Read more
While Jeremy Runnells was enjoying the attention of ex-Mormon fame, fully convinced of the truth of anti-Mormonism and looking for additional ways to profit from what he saw as a strong business opportunity. He started a business called “Doubtsy.” Doubtsy was a short-lived for-profit business launched in 2017 by Jeremy Runnells, author of the influential … Read more
The Rosetta Stone chapter in A Letter For My Wife feels an impressive piece of evidence. Showing a real artifact that was instrumental in understanding Egyptian. It’s something most people recognize, so it provides some assumed authority. Faulk uses it to imply that modern Egyptology settled the Book of Abraham question long ago because of … Read more
Facsimile 1 is the only portion of the Egyptian materials Joseph Smith received in 1835 for which any physical fragments still survive today. The mummies, the long scroll, the small scroll, and other papyri described by eyewitnesses in Nauvoo were either destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 or lost sometime afterward. What remains … Read more
The reality is that we know very little with certainty about what the facsimiles in the Book of Abraham originally were or why they were considered significant in the ancient world. While scholars can identify the general type of Egyptian artwork they resemble, there is far more uncertainty surrounding who originally used them, how they … Read more
The Book of Abraham is often discussed in terms of controversy. The papyrus Joseph Smith used during the translation was lost for more than a century. When a portion of that papyrus later resurfaced, it appeared at a time when scholars had a far better understanding of the Egyptian language. Modern scholars give a different … Read more
The GAEL (Grammar and Egyptian Alphabet) project found in the Kirtland Egyptian Papers are a collection of documents created between July and November 1835 that are closely connected to the early work surrounding the Book of Abraham. They include documents titled, The Egyptian Alphabet, the Egyptian Grammar, and the Egyptian Counting document, along with several … Read more