Nsealed portion of the book of mormon

Yet another sealed portion hoax trying to take advantage of gullible mormons. We are assured the time will come for the sealed portion to be translated, but that day is not yet here. Christopher nemelka has published the sealed portion of the book or mormon and has also translated the 116 pages of missing manuscript. An unlearned man would then protest that he could not read the book because of his lack of education. The sealed portion the final testament of jesus christ is published free online. Evidence of steel has been found in the near east during the same time frame that is claimed by the book of mormon. Mormon included in his compilation the first six books as they were written. The book of mormon claims the existence of steel in or around jerusalem before the invasion and captivity of babylon. Passover missing in book of mormon book of mormon research.

Isaiah described a sealed book which would confound a learned man. Knowing of this potential, we included the sealed part of our storyline in the book of mormon to allow us later opportunity to counter the way that our new american scripture is transfigured by the mormon religion. This simplicity allows the book of mormon to be a conduit to personal revelation and discovery, an ideal place to find answers to lifes questions. May 05, 2008 but besides that, i remember hearing that the sealed portion will be revealed at a future time. Jul 02, 2014 marvelous work and a wonder episode 1 christopher the sealed portion of the book of mormon lds general conference july 2, 2014 mwawtv christopher nemelka, lds general conference, marvelous work and a wonder, mwaw, mwawtv, the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, the sealed portion of the book of mormon leave a comment video video. The book of lehi fails even a cursory analysis when checked against what is known about joseph smiths translation of the same material. Response to the book of lehi by christopher marc nemelka. They were instructed to build eight barges in which to sail to america.

The book of mormon plates religious studies center. While the bible is written by and about the people in the land of israel and surrounding areas and takes place from the creation of the world until shortly after the death of jesus christ. What about this lds guy who says hes translated the. Doing some surfing online, i came across this guy in salt lake, christopher marc nemelka, who claims to be the reincarnated hyrum smith. Mormonism and wikipediagolden platessealed portion fairmormon. A portion of the gold plates was sealed as depicted in the rendering here. Welcome to the sealednot or it is not the sealed portion web site. He would be asked to read it and would say in frustration, i cannot.

The theory that the book of mormon is an ancient american history is not accepted. We are assured the time will come for the sealed portion to. A project to share with the world what is the book of mormon. I had a book of mormon reference guide when i was a missionary back in 2000. Wikidata item this is a version of the book of mormon adapted into plain english by timothy b. The author of the book of lehi claims to have been commanded to translate the sealed portion of the book of mormon, as well as the lost 116 pages.

The portion of the greater book of mormon called the book of mormon is an account of the events during mormon s life. The portion of the greater book of mormon called the book of mormon is an account of the events during mormons life. Martin harris acted as joseph smiths scribe from 12 april to 14 june 1828, and at the end of this period they had written out 116 pages. Sep 20, 2010 doing some surfing online, i came across this guy in salt lake, christopher marc nemelka, who claims to be the reincarnated hyrum smith. What is the sealed portion of the book of mormon, and. The lordshowed unto the brother of jared all the inhabitants of the earth which had been, and also all that would be. This is my allaround favorite edition of the book of mormon and the one that spoiled the standard church edition for me. Sep, 2009 the evidence against the book of mormon is minor. The book of mormon claims to be a perfect translation because joseph smith supposedly used the crystal glasses the get the perfect wordforword translation, yet there have been over 4,000 changes in the book of mormon since the first edition came out. The sealed portionanother testament of jesus christ is the second part of the book of mormon, which millions of people throughout the world accept as the word of god along with the bible.

The sealed portion of the book of mormon this seemed like a big deal when i was a kid. I just ran across the a site that claims that they have received a revelation the provides mankind with knowledge contained in the sealed portion of the book of mormon. The sealed portion of the book of mormon marvelous work and. The sealed portion would come forth in the final days when we were ready to have it. Less then one month after i posted a video on youtube admitting that i had discovered the sealed portion of the book of mormon. Prophecies of samuel the lamanite and part of the revelations of john. The videos will be available on a new book of mormon videos youtube channel, mormon channel platforms and existing book of mormon and gospel library apps for use in. Hardys edition is designed to be readerfriendly and help the underlying logic of the text come out through the formatting. Ida smith pictured at left has always believed, if i wanted the truth badly enough, i would get it. This is where the story of the book of mormon s sealed portion begins. The jaredites book of ether came to the new world at the time of the tower of babel. Moroni delivered the book of mormon plates to mauricio berger for translation of sealed portion.

There is a power in the book of mormon which will begin to flow into your lives the moment you begin a serious study of it. Do you know how to show a mormon person the difference in reliability between the bible and the book of mormon. Both books contain gods guidance as revealed to prophets, as well as religious histories of different civilizations. Sometimes the quotation is explicit, as in the second book of nephi, which contains 18 quoted chapters of the book of isaiah. Jun 01, 2003 this is my allaround favorite edition of the book of mormon and the one that spoiled the standard church edition for me. The book of mormon was primarily written and assembled by mormon, a nephite who lived in the americas during the 4th century a. Once the brother of jared was in the presence of the lord, he beheld a vision. In this chapter we will look at the content of the book of mormon in terms of its plagiarism from the king james version and its inclusion of many anachronisms. The sealed portion the final testament of jesus christ.

At length the time arrived for obtaining the plates, the urim and thummim, and the breastplate. The translator, mauricio berger, says that we will receive the rest. Most, but not all, mormons hold the books connection to ancient american history as an article of their faith. Jan 05, 2015 what is more fascinating, however, is that the majority of the plates were sealed. Logically, the whole story of the book of mormon makes sense. The sealed portion of the book of mormon brunson20.

While considering ways of making the precepts of this divine book more readily available to the reader, a distinguishing format was devised to isolate the doctrinal precepts and at the same time render this rather complex volume of scripture more. The bulk of the sealed book of mormon is called the sealed book of moses. The book is 655 pages long with 100 chapters, each divided. Does the church have a position on the rumor that someone. The book of mormon is known as a second witness for jesus christ, and the bible and book of mormon are carried and used together by the missionaries and members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, thus fulfilling the scripture and the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes. The sealed portionanother testament of jesus christ is the second part of the book of mormon, which millions of people throughout the world accept as the. Hinckley had asked his churchs 10 million members to read the book of mormon during 2005, ida smith had been convinced the. The sealed portion another testament of jesus christ is the second part of the book of mormon, which millions of people throughout the world accept as the word of god along with the bible. You apparently read my comments but apparently dismissed my number one critique of nemelka. I recently decided to go through the entire book of mormon, and in green, i highlighted all of the scriptures that made me glad. It makes the text of the work more accessible and understandable to those who are not familiar with the style used in the original book of mormon, which resembles that of the king james version of the bible. His tome is supposed to be the sealed portion of the book of mormon.

In some cases, entire passages are duplicated in the book of mormon. I find 45 references to passover in the old testament and its associated feast of unleavened bread 43 times. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. This is where the story of the book of mormons sealed portion begins. A new approach to studying the book of mormon deseret book. The book of mormon contains many linguistic similarities to the king james bible kjv. What is more fascinating, however, is that the majority of the plates were sealed. The way you can attempt to answer the question, is the bible really inspireddoes it have a divine originis to see whether the bible has marks of the supernatural. While acting as joseph smiths scribe, martin harris requested to take home the portion of the manuscript that had been translated in order to persuade his wife of the authenticity of the book of mormon. The scriptures are called the words of life, and nowhere is that more true than it is of the book of. On 22 september 1823, after receiving repeated instruction from the angel moroni, joseph smith went to a large hill convenient to his fathers home.

Here you will find information pertaining to the veracity of the socalled sealed portion of the book of mormon. But in doing so, i found some pretty awesome scriptures that i absolutely love. Clips from the book of mormon musical on 60 minutes from cbs. There was also a sealed portion that was not translated by joseph smith.

For those who who get disturbed by the fact that joseph used the seer stone mainly to translate the unsealed portion of the book of mormon plates remember this. This view finds no acceptance outside of mormonism. Jun 11, 2012 clips from the book of mormon musical on 60 minutes from cbs. Why is the passover mentioned 71 times in the bible, but 0 times in the book of mormon. Why would you have one book to get it started book of mormon, then one. Could it be that the unsealing of the book of mormon is the same event as this great millennial vision. This sealed portion contains the complete record of the vision of the brother of jared see ether 4. Have you read the sealed portion of the book of mormon yet. Studies of the book of mormon is a collection of essays written at the beginning of the 20th century though not published until 1985 by b.

Mauricio berger in brazil testifies that the an angel directed him. Clips from the book of mormon musical on 60 minutes youtube. The lost 116 pages is the missing portion of the manuscript of the book of mormon. What is the sealed portion of the book of mormon, and will we ever.

Many members of the latter day saint movement claim historical authenticity of the book of mormon. A couple books that are part of the other 23 plates includes. John the beloved and the three nephites use him to present their message to the world. According to this account, moroni copied the plates of limhi onto the sealed portion of the golden plates. But besides that, i remember hearing that the sealed portion will be revealed at a future time. Here again, the book of mormon seems to allow for the possibility that there are at least two parts to the sealed portion. The sealed portion of the book of mormon an abridgment of the vision and words of the brother of jared written and sealed up by moroni, the son of mormon therefore, these things shall remain sealed and hidden from the eyes of all men except it be unto those to whom the lord shall reveal them.

After all, we know that the sealed portion of the book of mormon will not come forth in a day of wickedness millennium. Jan 26, 2011 ida smith pictured at left has always believed, if i wanted the truth badly enough, i would get it. The prophet joseph smith declared a person would get nearer to god by abiding by the precepts of the book of mormon than by any other book. The videos will be available on a new book of mormon videos youtube channel, mormon channel platforms and existing book of mormon and gospel library apps for use in church classrooms, in. To be honest, the majority of my most favorites turned out to all be pretty common. Mormon discussions view topic sealed portion of the book. You will find the power to stay on the strait and narrow path. When moroni was finishing the book of mormon record, he was commanded to seal up some of the plates, and joseph smith was later commanded not to translate them. Mormon created the book of mormon by abridging the records of his people as they had been kept from approximately 600 b. Book of mormon plain english version wikisource, the free. Sealed fate cover story salt lake city salt lake city. Hinckley had asked his churchs 10 million members to read the book of mormon during 2005, ida smith had been convinced the lds church would finally receive the sealed portion. Mormon is said to have received the charge of taking care of the records that had been hidden, once he was old enough.

Heres your first look at the new book of mormon videos lds. The book of jacob in the book of mormon explains much about why the book of mormon was compiled. The sealed portion the final testament of jesus christ 2nd. The book, the sealed book of mormon, is a translation from 19 plates that are part of this 42 plate sealed portion. The book of mormon contains the purported stories of three different groups which sailed to the americas.

It purports to have been written by moses himself to be hidden up to come forth during the end times, when true high priests would be needed to found the city of zion. Roberts 18571933, a general authority of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church, which examine the validity of the book of mormon as a translation of an ancient american source. Christopher also claims to have translated the sealed portion of the gold plates referenced in the book of mormon, which mormons members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints have long awaited. The book of mormon part three his is the third and final chapter of our discussion of the book of mormon. If youve read the book of mormon and other lds scriptures, there is nothing. After the prophet had translated the unsealed plates and made ready the manuscript of the book of mormon, he returned the plates to the librarian and custodian of those sacred recordsthe angel moroni.

The book of mormon is the word of god, like the bible. We finally published our the sealed portion of the book of mormon in 2004. Said another way, the book of mormon represents far less than half of what was recorded on the plates by moroni. When moroni was finishing the book of mormon record, he was commanded to seal up some of the plates, and joseph smith was later commanded not to. Nov 04, 20 i recently decided to go through the entire book of mormon, and in green, i highlighted all of the scriptures that made me glad. The book of mormon and the king james bible wikipedia. The book of mormon and the bible teach the same things and answer the same questions.