The Word of Wisdom

The Word of Wisdom

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

Stylometry Analysis: Evidence of Multiple Authors in the Book of Mormon

Stylometric Evidence of Book of Mormon

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

Solomon Spaulding Book of Mormon Origins

Solomon Spaulding Wrote the Book of Mormon Banner

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

Book of Abraham Facimile 3 – Throne Scene

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

Book of Abraham Facsimile 2

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

How Facsimile 1 Encodes Abraham’s Story

Characters beside facsimile 1 witness book of abraham

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

Native American Languages that Descended From Hebrew

Hewbrew in the Americas

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