Tag: Book of Mormon translation process
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A deeper look into the Words of Mormon — Part 1
If you are like most church members, you read the Words of Mormon like any other book of scripture, focusing on the spiritual insight to gain from it. In this case, for instance, you rejoice in the “workings of the Spirit of the Lord” (WoM 1:7) who prepared a remedy for the loss of the…
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The interpreters and "gift and power of God"
For the first time in the Book of Mormon, we are introduced to the \”interpreters\” in last week\’s \”Come Follow Me\” lesson in Mosiah 8. 13 Now Ammon said unto him: I can assuredly tell thee, O king, of a man that can translate the records; for he has wherewith that he can look, and…
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Witnesses of the Book of Mormon translation process
I am fascinated by the Book of Mormon translation. Joseph Smith himself gave very few details on the subject, but there are many other accounts that can help us puzzle the pieces together. Some say these accounts are contradictory with respect to some of the details, e.g. which stones he used. Personally, I think it…