There are few outward practices in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints more noticeable in our world today than the Word of Wisdom. The Word of Wisdom is one of the things that sets us apart as a peculiar people. People unfamiliar with the Church usually know of the health code; that we … Read more
There have been several stylometric analysis done on the Book of Mormon over the years by both Latter-Day Saint and Non Latter Day Saint studies. Stylometry can determine author patterns by examining text for unconscious writing habits like favorite words, sentence rhythm, and vocabulary patterns. These writing traits are very hard for one person to … Read more
In the early days of the Book of Mormon people who knew Joseph Smith did not believe he had the education, literary training, or writing ability to produce the Book of Mormon on his own. Joseph was not known as a polished writer. He had very little formal education, and the surviving examples of his … Read more
Modern anti-Mormons have to find some way to explain how a book with so many ancient connections, that has influenced the lives of millions of people, could have come from Joseph Smith by any way other than revelation from God. One of their newer rationalizations is that Joseph Smith may have used The Late War … Read more
One aspect of the Book of Mormon that caused me doubts about its authenticity was how the quoted biblical passages almost exactly matched the King James Version of the Bible. It was never a major issue for me, because I knew the overall power and spirit of the book, but it was slightly unsettling. I … Read more
Facsimile 3 is the least discussed of the three Book of Abraham facsimiles, but it may be one of the most important for understanding the full Book of Abraham story. We have no copy of the papyrus or even a hand drawn copy. The only thing we have is the lead plate made by Reuben … Read more
Facsimile 2 of the Book of Abraham is one of the most debated images in Latter-day Saint scripture. Modern Egyptologists identify it as a hypocephalus, a small circular object placed under the head of a mummy. Ancient Egyptians believed hypocephali provided light, warmth, protection, divine power, and rebirth in the afterlife. But Facsimile 2 is … Read more
For years, LDS Egyptologists have assumed that the hieroglyphics to the right of Facsimile 1 were not related to the Book of Abraham. This is primarily because modern Egyptian scholars, utilizing standard translations, have interpreted these characters as a common “funerary permit” belonging to an Egyptian priest named Hor. They claim that they have NOTHING … Read more
Ancient Native American petroglyphs feature what appear to be temple and altar worship in different parts of North America. In ancient texts, an altar almost always relates to temple-like worship. Altars In Illinois In this videos, the Brandley’s show us a cave on private property in Illinois that appears to be an ancient temple altar, … Read more
Across North, Central, and South America, dozens of Native American languages belong to the Uto-Aztecan language family. This group stretches from the western United States down into Mexico and Central America. Linguistic experts like Brian Stubbs have concluded that this language family has very strong links to ancient Semitic languages like Hebrew and Egyptian. His … Read more