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Uchtdorf, Dieter F. “Learn from Alma and Amulek.” Delivered at the Priesthood Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2016.
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It is my hope that those who have strayed from the path of discipleship will see with their hearts and learn from Alma and Amulek.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [22714]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2016-10-01  Collections:  bom,general-conference  Size: 11414  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:19:33
Uchtdorf, Dieter F. “Learn from Alma and Amulek.” Ensign, November 2016.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [61704]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2016-11-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 11490  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:20
Udall, Larry, and Gloria Udall. “Book of Mormon Title Page Reset in Type.” Church News 60 (29 December 1990): 3.
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The original title page of the Book of Mormon was reset in type by Paul Miller. The new printing will go to the Museum of Church History.

ID = [79233]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1990-12-29  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
Udall, Larry, and Gloria Udall. “Book of Mormon Title Page Reset in Type.” Church News 60 (29 December 1990): 3.
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The original title page of the Book of Mormon was reset in type by Paul Miller. The new printing will go to the Museum of Church History.

ID = [79233]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1990-12-29  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
Ulrich, Michael. “King Mosiah’s Address.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 28 (2019).
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King Benjamin’s address is well known to readers of the Book of Mormon and is often quoted in devotional contexts. The address marks the transition between two great kings of Nephite history: Benjamin and Mosiah. It is also a moment of teaching and of testimony for the old king. From that point on, the people are officially called by the name of Christ. Another moment of teaching and of popular commitment occurs in the Book of Mosiah, although it receives less attention: the address given by King Mosiah and Alma the Elder when the latter’s people arrive in Zarahemla (reported in Mosiah 25). The aim of this brief research note is to underline commonalities between Mosiah’s address and King Benjamin’s address and to suggest that both form part of a larger trend in Nephite institutions, a trend that changes the depth of Nephite religious and political institutions.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [81933]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-jbms  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:56
Ultican, Helen. “Lifted up in Pride.” Zarahemla Record 29-31 (Summer/Fall 1985/Winter 1986): 11, 21-22.
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A topical study of teaching about pride in the Book of Mormon. The author has found 61 references and reprints several of these passages with a commentary on each. The author cautions readers to avoid the snare of pride.

ID = [79712]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1985-07-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Church News. “1829, A Momentous Year.” Church News 49 (29 December 1979): 3.
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In 1829 the Book of Mormon was translated, the priesthood was restored, and Joseph Smith received fourteen revelations.

ID = [78843]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1979-12-29  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Friend. “Aaron Teaches Lamoni’s Father.” Friend 23 (March 1993): 32-33.
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Scenes from Aaron’s conversion of King Lamoni’s father illustrated in color for children.

ID = [78950]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1993-03-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Friend. “Abinadi and King Noah.” Friend 12 (March 1982): 27-29.
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Cartoon for children presenting the story of Abinadi.

ID = [78953]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1982-03-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Deseret News. “About the Book of Mormon.” Deseret Weekly 54 (12 June 1897): 826.
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The connection of the Book of Mormon with Solomon Spaulding’s Manuscript Story was invented by E. D. Howe in his book, Mormonism Unveiled. Howe’s “book was a lie from beginning to end, and it is now pretty certain that Howe knew that it was a lie when he published it”

ID = [78957]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1897-06-12  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Unattributed. About the Book of Mormon. Leatherhead, Surrey, England: West European Mission, 1965.
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A tract that describes the contents of the Book of Mormon, presents comments on the eleven witnesses, and introduces some archaeological proposals about metal plates.

ID = [77477]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1965-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Unattributed. “About the Book of Mormon: You Can Be Happier.” N.p.: West European Mission,n.d.
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A pamphlet that encourages Book of Mormon reading by providing interesting facts and an overview of its contents and the testimonies of the eleven witnesses.

ID = [77478]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Relief Society Magazine. “The Advent of the Prince of Peace.” Relief Society Magazine 5 (December 1918): 709-12.
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3 Nephi 8 records the great calamity and destruction that occurred at the coming of Christ to America. Similar destructive occurrences will occur before Christ’s Second Coming to the world. Drawing parallels between the two comings of Jesus assists those of the latter-days to prepare for his coming.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
ID = [80257]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1918-12-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:44
Saints’ Herald. “An Advertiser and the Book of Mormon.” Saints’ Herald 49 (11 June 1902): 572.
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A plea is made to all saints to await the great judgment of God, when the enemies of the Book of Mormon will be judged and the saints vindicated. There are righteous causes that cannot be tried in the tribunals of men.

ID = [78995]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1902-06-11  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Relief Society Magazine. “Agriculture and Stock Raising Among Book of Mormon Peoples.” Relief Society Magazine 5 (May 1918): 291-94.
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Pioneers and New World peoples often place an emphasis on agriculture when settling a new land. Such was the case with the Book of Mormon peoples who brought fruits and grains to America.

ID = [78961]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1918-05-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Friend. “Alma Teaches About Faith.” Friend 23 (November 1993): 15.
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Color illustrations for children of scenes from Alma’s sermon on faith.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [78968]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1993-11-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Times and Seasons. “American Antiquities.” Times and Seasons Vol. 3, no. 18: July 15, 1842: 858-60.
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Presents a comparison of many of the metals, animals, and plants mentioned in the Book of Mormon with similar things found in the United States.

ID = [80886]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1842-01-01  Collections:  bom,times-seasons  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:48
Unattributed. American Heritage News. Sampson Co., NC: Piney Green Press, 1976.
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A whimsical newspaper-like publication that describes Book of Mormon events as if they were happening today. Cartoon drawings are included.

ID = [77499]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1976-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Unattributed. America’s Ancients Speak From the Dust. Los Angeles: California Mission, 1950?.
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A missionary tract covering the origin of the Book of Mormon, the Book of Mormon witnesses, archaeological facts, and several biblical proof texts.

ID = [77490]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1950-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Friend. “Ammon Meets King Lamoni’s Father.” Friend 23 (January 1993): 40-41.
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Scenes from Ammon’s encounter with King Lamoni’s father illustrated in color for children.

ID = [78983]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1993-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Church News. “Amulek: Receives Call.” Church News 38 (5 October 1968): 16.
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Recounts the story of Amulek, a missionary companion to Alma in the city of Ammonihah whose call came from God through an angel.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [78991]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1968-10-05  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Saints’ Herald. “An Ancient American Civilization.” Saints’ Herald 71 (2 January 1924): 3.
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According to some archaeologists’ interpretation of an ancient Mayan calendar, the earliest known date in America was August 6, 613 B.C. This date helps to support the Book of Mormon.

ID = [78999]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1924-01-02  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Saints’ Herald. “Ancient Andean Cities Unearthed.” Saints’ Herald 88 (15 March 1941): 332.
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The discovery of ancient American cities, temples, and other archaeological items will bring about a universal acceptance of the Book of Mormon. It may then fulfill its purpose to convince the Lamanite, the Jew, and the Gentile that Jesus is the Christ.

ID = [79026]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1941-03-15  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Unattributed. The Angel Moroni: Fact or Fiction. Hemet, CA: Christian Tract Society,n.d.
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A pamphlet that warns Mormons against believing in the Book of Mormon and the Angel Moroni, for the Book of Mormon is not even good fiction.

ID = [78330]  Status = Type = book  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:14
Church News. “The Angel’s Visits.” Church News 43 (22 September 1973): 16.
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Celebrates the angel Moroni’s first visit to Joseph Smith and his delivering the plates to Joseph Smith.

ID = [80266]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1973-09-22  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:44
Church News. “Another Testament.” Church News 58 (23 January 1988): 16.
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Explains why the phrase “Another Testament of Jesus Christ” is an appropriate subtitle to the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79049]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-01-23  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Saints’ Herald. “Another Version of the Book of Mormon.” Saints’ Herald 48 (28 August 1901): 695.
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Reprint of an article that appeared 18 August 1901 in the Denver Times. Tells of the claim of Mrs. Diadama Whitney Chittenden that Joseph Smith was working for a millwright named Spafford in Salem, Ohio, when Joseph stole the unpublished manuscripts that Spafford had composed. Joseph Smith then published the Book of Mormon using Spafford’s manuscript as the greater part of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79052]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1901-08-28  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Improvement Era. “Answers to Interesting Questions.” Improvement Era 2, no. 6 (April 1899): 467-472.
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This article discusses why parts of Moroni 7 and 10 are similar to sections of I Corinthians 12 and 13. It also answers why the Book of Mormon is called the stick of Ephraim, given the fact that Lehi was a descendant of Manasseh.

Keywords: 1 Corinthians, Manasseh (Tribe), Moroni (Son of Mormon), Paul the Apostle, Stick of Ephraim
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [75789]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1899-04-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:55
Unattributed. “Antiquarian Evidences of the Truth of the Book of Mormon.” True LDS Herald 9 (1 June 1866): 163-65.
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The author presents extracts from a work called An Enquiry into the Origin of the Antiquities of America, by John Delafield Jr., which shows similarities between ancient Americans, Egyptians, and Hindostans. These evidences are used to support various claims of the Book of Mormon concerning its Egyptian influence.

ID = [79057]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1866-06-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Juvenile Instructor. “Apostasy and Treason.” Juvenile Instructor 6 (4 February 1871, 18 February 1871, 4 March 1871, 18 March 1871, 1 April 1871): 23, 26-27, 38-39, 42-43, 54-55.
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Lengthy retelling of the conflict of Amalickiah and Ammoron against Moroni, Teancum, and Lehi.

ID = [79060]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1871-02-04  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Unattributed. “Appendix: Complete Text of Benjamin’s Speech with Notes and Comments.” In King Benjamin’s Speech: “That Ye May Learn Wisdom”, edited by Welch, John W., and Stephen D. Ricks, 479-616. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1998.
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Keywords: Doctrine; King Benjamin; Revelation; Speech
ID = [75722]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1998-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size: 291180  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:55
Church News. “Applying Ancient Writ in Latter Days.” Church News 56 (2 November 1986): 7.
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Excerpts from the 1986 Book of Mormon Symposium. The liahona was more than a compass, it provided spiritual guidance. The wilderness represents the fight between good and evil. Mormon protected and abridged the Book of Mormon through much of his life to bless future generations. God will fulfill his covenants with Israel. The Book of Mormon is the true testament of Christ.

ID = [79062]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1986-11-02  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Church News. “Appreciation for Book of Mormon Deepens with Re-reading, Stake Finds.” Church News 57 (27 February 1987): 4.
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The Kamus Stake in Utah was challenged to read the Book of Mormon. Many people accepted the challenge and their understanding and love for the book increased.

ID = [79063]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1987-02-27  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Saints’ Herald. “Archaeological Support of Book of Mormon Dates.” Saints’ Herald 78 (11 March 1931): 239.
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Reprinted from the Kansas City Star, 24 February 1931, wherein Alberto R. Escalona, Mexican archaeologist, is quoted as saying “the Mayas arrived in Yucatan about 275 B.C” The date provided by Escalona coincides approximately with proposed Book of Mormon dates.

ID = [79067]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1931-03-11  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Relief Society Magazine. “Archaeological Testimony of the Book of Mormon.” Relief Society Magazine 7 (November 1920): 665-71.
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Draws parallels between Book of Mormon peoples and ancient civilizations in Central and South America. Twelve reasons are given why Catlin, in the work entitled North American Indians, thought that the American Indians were descendants of the Hebrews.

ID = [79068]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1920-11-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Unattributed. “Archaeology Alert.” The Witness: Newsletter of the Foundation for Research on Ancient America 67 (Winter 1989): 15.
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Reports a Maya codex that was discovered in a typical home, suggesting that common people were literate. This reportedly confirms the Book of Mormon indication that many people could read. Also reported is the discovery of Ponta de Chimino, “one of the most heavily fortified sites in the ancient Maya world” This and other sites “call to mind a way of defense designed by Chief Captain Moroni”

ID = [79069]  Status = Type = newsletter article  Date = 1989-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Unattributed. Archaeology and the Book of Mormon. Provo, UT: Department of Seminaries and Institutes of Religion, LDS Church, 1966.
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The Book of Mormon explains ancient civilizations of the New World. It is a history of three early migrations from the Old World to the New. Testing the Book of Mormon on archaeological and historical terms corroborates the Book of Mormon and elucidates archaeological and historical finds.

ID = [77558]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1966-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Unattributed. Archaeology Proves the Book of Mormon. Concord, CA: Pacific, 1982.
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Charging that Book of Mormon archaeologists and LDS church members do not possess adequate or credible qualifications, the author finds there is no archaeological evidence to prove that the Book of Mormon is the record of ancient American inhabitants. Known artifacts do not bear Nephite inscriptions and Book of Mormon cities have not be located as have biblical cities and texts.

ID = [77559]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1982-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Unattributed. “Archaeology Says Spaulding Manuscript Claim Was Fake.” California Intermountain News(21 December 1978): 8.
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Reports the conclusions of Samuel E. Shepley, who points out that Spaulding’s manuscript pretended to be an imaginative novel concerning a boatload of Roman Christians sailing to the Americas. Its premise has no archaeological support as does the Book of Mormon. It lacks Hebrew idioms such as “it came to pass,” but it includes modern phrases like “bite the dust”

ID = [79074]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1978-12-21  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Unattributed. “Are Mormon Scriptures Based on Fraud?” Current Opinion 54 (February 1913): 134-35.
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Bishop F. S. Spalding of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Utah hopes to prove Joseph Smith a charlatan and his Book of Mormon a fraud by pointing out flaws in the facsimiles of the Pearl of Great Price.

ID = [79076]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1913-02-01  Collections:  abraham,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Improvement Era. “As I View the Thing, Mormonism and the Book of Mormon in the American Schoolroom.” Improvement Era 44, no. 9 (September 1941): 539, 65.
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Discusses and quotes at length Sam Tucker, a columnist of the Decative Herald in Illinois, who suggests that the Book of Mormon and Mormonism be taught in courses of religious instruction in the public schools. Tucker argues that (1) the Book of Mormon is the American Bible, and (2) the stories of the Book of Mormon and Mormon history are very exciting.

ID = [81276]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1941-09-01  Collections:  bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:51
Church News. “At The Young Age of 6 He’s Read Book of Mormon.” Church News 38 (23 November 1968): 15.
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Andrew James Everson began reading at age four with help from his father. Six months after turning six he has read the Book of Mormon. His younger brother Marc, 5, has begun reading it also.

ID = [79081]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1968-11-23  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Church News. “Author Finishes Commentary on Book of Mormon.” Church News 31 (23 December 1961): 6.
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Describes the set of seven volumes, Commentary on the Book of Mormon, prepared by Philip Reynolds, and celebrates the completion of the last volume.

ID = [79083]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1961-12-23  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Unattributed. B. H. Roberts’ Manuscripts Revealed: A Photographic Reproduction of Mormon Historian B. H. Roberts’ Secret Studies on the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: Modern Microfilm, 1980.
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Reproduction of parts of B. H. Roberts’s 1922 typescript work “A Book of Mormon Study” It is heavily edited to focus on Roberts’s questions and concerns about the Book of Mormon, not his answers nor his testimony.

ID = [77570]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1980-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:09
Church News. “Basketball Tournament Turned into Missionary Tool by Ward.” Church News 56 (21 December 1986): 6.
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A story of how a young man organized a basketball tournament and delivered copies of the Book of Mormon to a number of participants, thus effectively doing missionary work.

ID = [79089]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1986-12-21  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Church News. “Biggest Year for Translations: Book of Mormon in 66 Languages.” Church News 54 (12 February 1984): 3.
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Twelve selections and one full text of the Book of Mormon were translated during the year 1983. These include Mayan, Siuhala, Kekchi, Mam, Armenian, Turkish, Efik, China-P, Kisii, Demotiki, Hmong, Persian, and Haitian Creole. Contains a chart to show growth.

ID = [79107]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1984-02-12  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
Church News. “Birthday Present is Gift for Others.” Church News 58 (1 October 1988): 6, 12.
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Sister Ella Adkins has donated 99 cases of the Book of Mormon to different missions in the world. Within each copy she placed her picture and a copy of her testimony.

ID = [79110]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-10-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
Unattributed. “Blasphemy.” Cincinnati Advertiser and Ohio Phoenix 8 (2 June 1830): 1.
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Early, hysterical announcement of the publication of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79111]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1830-06-02  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
Insights. “Blossoming with Books: Syriac Manuscripts from the Egyptian Desert.” Insights 29, no. 3 (2009).
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The birthplace and spiritual heart of Christian monasticism is the Nitrian Desert of Egypt and the long, shallow valley of Scetis (Wadi el-Natrun). It was to here, from the fourth century onwards, that Macarius the Great and other of the sainted desert fathers retreated from the world, devoting their lives to worship and prayer. While some monks chose to live in isolation as hermits, many others banded together to establish the first monasteries, building churches for worship and libraries for study.

Keywords: Christian; worship; prayer; books; languages
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [66924]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2009-01-03  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:22
Church News. “Book Available in Three More Languages.” Church News 58 (15 October 1988): 5.
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An announcement of portions of the Book of Mormon being available in three more languages—Lingala, Shona, and Urdu (languages spoken in Africa).

ID = [79112]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-10-15  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
Insights. “Book Excerpt: Analysis of Textual Variants of the Book of Mormon.” Insights 27, no. 2 (2007).
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At the beginning of Alma 43:14, the original manuscript reads desenters, which Oliver Cowdery miscopied into the printer’s manuscript as desendants; in other words, he ended up replacing dissenters with descendants. This mistake (a visual error) was facilitated by the similar spelling Oliver used for both these words. Notice that earlier in this verse Oliver wrote dissented as desented in P (but which the 1830 typesetter respelled in P as dissented). Moreover, at the end of verse 13, Oliver spelled descendants as desendants in both manuscripts. The proximity of this last instance prompted the error at the beginning of verse 14.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; manuscripts; descendants; dissenters
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [66847]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2007-01-02  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:22
Unattributed. “The Book of Mormon.” The Reflector 2 (14 February 1831): 102.
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Tells about Oliver Cowdery’s mission to Painesville and his meeting with the “notorious Sidney Rigdon” Rigdon took the Book of Mormon under advisement and shortly declared it of “heavenly origin” Rigdon then testified that the world would come to an end in two or three years.

ID = [80306]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1831-02-14  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:44
Unattributed. “The Book of Mormon.” The Church of England Magazine (July 1854): 29-31.
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Recites the history of the coming forth of the Book of Mormon and summarizes its contents. Discredits the Three Witnesses and holds that the Book of Mormon was a take off of the Spaulding manuscript.

ID = [80283]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1854-07-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:44
Deseret News. “The Book of Mormon.” Deseret News 27 (9 October 1878): 569.
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Reprint of an article from the Richmond (Missouri) Conservater. Concerns David Whitmer and his tenacious testimony of the Book of Mormon. Whitmer claimed to be in possession of the original manuscript.

ID = [80303]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1878-10-09  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:44
Unattributed. “The Book of Mormon.” Scribner’s Monthly 20 (1880): 613-16.
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The Spaulding theory of the Book of Mormon. Includes statements by Thurlow Weed and Matilda Spaulding McKinstry.

Keywords: Book of Mormon, authorship, Spaulding theory
ID = [82078]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1880-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:57
Unattributed. “The Book of Mormon.” Book-Lore 18 (May 1886): 162-65.
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A pejorative evaluation of the Book of Mormon, considering it to be “tiresome and uninteresting” Accepts the Spaulding story for the book’s origin. Informs the reader about the Three Witnesses, especially David Whitmer, regarding him as “an honest fanatic”

ID = [80278]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1886-05-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:44
Deseret News. “The Book of Mormon.” Deseret Weekly 45 (10 December 1892): 779-80.
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Quotes excerpts from an article entitled “Criticism of the Old Testament” published in the Edinburgh Review. The same objections and methods applied to the Book of Mormon may be applied to the Bible. Both must stand or fall together. The LDS realize that the Book of Mormon “invite[s] investigation and maintain that if this record must be rejected, the Bible must be rejected, too, since every objection that can be raised against the Book of Mormon finds its true counterpart among the objections raised against the Bible” [J.W.M. & D.M.]

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [80304]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1892-12-10  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:44
Relief Society Magazine. “The Book of Mormon.” Relief Society Magazine 29-30 (December 1942; January 1943): 871-73; 57-60.
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A two-part series prepared for Relief Society theology lessons. Part 1 reviews the historical accounts of the coming forth of the Book of Mormon; part 2 considers the authenticity of the book by listing five reasons why the Book of Mormon is true.

ID = [80287]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1942-12-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:44
Unattributed. “The Book of Mormon.” Consolation 26 (11 April 1945): 23-27.
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A supercilious discussion on the Book of Mormon, where an unnamed author believes that its contents were derived largely from “writings by Spaulding, Isaiah, and others, with copious additions by Smith” Lists 49 similarities between the Book of Mormon and Spaulding’s manuscript. Emphasizes similarities between the Book of Mormon and the King James Bible. Associates the name “Nephi” with the Hebrew “Nephilim,” or fallen angels at the time of Noah.

ID = [80279]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1945-04-11  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:44
Unattributed. Book of Mormon. Independence, MO: Board of Publication of the RLDS Church, 1953.
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Authorized edition of the Book of Mormon of the RLDS Church. Translated by Joseph Smith Jr. Compared with the original manuscript and the Kirtland edition of 1837.

ID = [77580]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1953-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:09
Unattributed. The Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1976.
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A pamphlet designed to introduce non-LDS to the Book of Mormon. Tells of the coming forth of the Book of Mormon and of Jesus’ visit to the Nephites.

ID = [78352]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1976-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:14
Unattributed. “The Book of Mormon.” Missouri Mormon Frontier Foundation Newsletter 30 (October 2002 - February 2003): 15.
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From the Kansas City Joumal, 22 September 1878, page 4, columns 1 and 2. In 1878, Orson Pratt and Joseph F. Smith visited David Whitmer to appeal to him to give or sell the original manuscript of the Book of Mormon to them.

Keywords: Book of Mormon, manuscripts; Whitmer, David
ID = [82080]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2003-02-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:57
Unattributed. “The Book of Mormon . . . Can It Add to Your Life?” Readers Digest (May 1981): 83-86.
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An advertisement insert in a popular magazine intended as a missionary vehicle. Explains what the Book of Mormon has done in a positive way for some people, and what it can do for the reader.

ID = [80307]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1981-05-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:44
Friend. “Book of Mormon Activity.” Friend 16 (February 1986): 37.
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An activity for children. Cut out the pieces and make a replica of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79122]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1986-02-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
Deseret News. “The Book of Mormon Again Sustained.” Deseret News 31 (22 February 1882): 70-71.
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It has been claimed that the breastplate that Joseph Smith said accompanied the gold plates was unhistorical, but a recent book has reported a skeleton found wearing a breastplate of brass. Also found was a stone covered with hieroglyphs, which the author compares to the engraven stone interpreted by Mosiah.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
ID = [80313]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1882-02-22  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:45
Relief Society Magazine. “The Book of Mormon an Inspirer of Art.” Relief Society Magazine 14 (September 1927): 436-37.
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Sculpture, painting, stained glass windows, hymns, drama, pageants, and poems are forms of art that the Book of Mormon has inspired.

ID = [80314]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1927-09-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:45
Unattributed. “The Book of Mormon and the Bible.” Awake 34 (22 January 1953): 20-23.
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A polemical article written against the Book of Mormon. Challenges the LDS view that “many plain and precious things” were excised from the biblical writings. Rejects Mormon proof texts from Ezekiel 37:16, 17; Revelation 14:6; John 10:16; Revelation 7:9, 10; and Psalms 85:11.

ID = [80325]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1953-01-22  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:45
Unattributed. “The Book of Mormon and the Mormonites.” Athenaeum, Museum of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art 42 (July 1841): 370-74.
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Writes against the Book of Mormon. Quotes part of Nephi’s vision and identifies the “great and abominable Church with the ‘Church of Rome’” Sees Nephi’s compass as an anachronism. The Greek Christ is a title, not a proper name. Greek culture was not mixed with the Semitic that early. Has problems with the name “Jesus” and “Alpha and Omega” Accepts the Spaulding theory.

ID = [80331]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1841-07-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:45
Unattributed. The Book of Mormon and You. Salt Lake City: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,n.d.
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Pamphlet that explains that Jesus Christ is the central message of the Book of Mormon. Doctrinal topics such as the resurrection, infant baptism, and others are discussed in the Book of Mormon.

ID = [78362]  Status = Type = book  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:14
Church News. “Book of Mormon Appeals to Avid Readers.” Church News 43 (17 November 1973): 10.
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A conversion story of a man who believed the Book of Mormon was true after he read it in two days.

ID = [79129]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1973-11-17  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
BYU Studies, ed. Book of Mormon Archaeology and Anthropology. Provo, UT: BYU Studies, 2012.
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This compilation of groundbreaking Book of Mormon articles is selected from over fifty years of LDS scholarship published by BYU Studies. This volume features articles on archaeological and anthropological aspects of the Book of Mormon, such as the use of the wheel in ancient America, Hagoth and the Polynesian tradition, the Mulekites, ancient writing in the Americas, and the use of metal plates in the ancient world. Contents “Archaeological Trends and the Book of Mormon Origins” John E. Clark “Notes on ‘Lehi’s Travels’” Robert J. Matthews “The Wheel in Ancient America” Paul R. Cheesman “Hagoth and the Polynesian Tradition” Jerry K. Loveland “The ‘Mulekites’” John L. Sorenson “Ancient Writing in the Americas” Paul R. Cheesman “The Book of Mormon as an Ancient Book” C. Wilfred Griggs “Metallic Documents of Antiquity” H. Curtis Wright “Two Ancient Roman Plates” John W. Welch and Kelsey D. Lambert “A Metallurgical Provenance Study of the Marcus Herennius Military Diploma” Michael J. Dorais and Garret L. Hart “An Analysis of the Padilla Gold Plates” Ray T. Matheny “Mormonism’s Encounter with the Michigan Relics” Mark Ashurst-McGee “Tools Leave Marks: Material Analysis of the Scotford-Soper-Savage Michigan Relics” Richard B. Stamps

ID = [75258]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2012-01-01  Collections:  bom,byu-studies  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:52
Relief Society Magazine. “The Book of Mormon as a Best Seller.” Relief Society Magazine 10 (September 1923): 432.
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The Book of Mormon may become a best seller, and “the last few years has probably witnessed the sale of a quarter of a million copies”

ID = [80335]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1923-09-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:45
Relief Society Magazine. “The Book of Mormon as a Literary Product.” Relief Society Magazine 10 (September 1923): 432-35.
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The Book of Mormon is a standard work of American literature and its essentials are in harmony with the Bible.

ID = [80336]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1923-09-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:45
BYU Studies, ed. The Book of Mormon as Literature. Provo, UT: BYU Studies, 2012.
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This compilation of groundbreaking Book of Mormon articles is selected from over fifty years of LDS scholarship published by BYU Studies. This volume features articles that look at literary aspects of the Book of Mormon, including a lyric reading of Nephi’s psalm, the exodus pattern and Moses typology in the book, the literary context that affected its acceptance in England in 1837, a comparison of the Book of Mormon with the Narrative of Zosimus, and even an analysis of the book’s purported verbosity. Contents “The Book of Mormon in the English Literary Context of 1837” Gordon K. Thomas “The Psalm of Nephi: A Lyric Reading” Steven P. Sondrup “The Exodus Pattern in the Book of Mormon” S. Kent Brown “The Israelite Background of Moses Typology in the Book of Mormon” Noel B. Reynolds “The Throne-Theophany and Prophetic Commission in 1 Nephi: A Form-Critical Analysis” Blake T. Ostler “The Treaty/Covenant Pattern in King Benjamin’s Address (Mosiah 1–6)” Stephen D. Ricks “The Narrative of Zosimus and the Book of Mormon” John W. Welch “More Than Meets the Eye: Concentration of the Book of Mormon” Steven C. Walker “Taste and Feast: Images of Eating and Drinking in the Book of Mormon” Richard Dilworth Rust “The ‘Perfect Pattern’: The Book of Mormon as a Model for the Writing of Sacred History” Eric C. Olson

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
ID = [75349]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2012-01-01  Collections:  bom,byu-studies  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:53
Insights. “The Book of Mormon at the Bar of DNA ‘Evidence’” Insights 23, no. 2 (2003).
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On 29 January a capacity crowd gathered in the Harold B. Lee Library auditorium to hear BYU biology professor Michael F. Whiting address the topic “Does DNA Evidence Refute the Authenticity of the Book of Mormon? Responding to the Critics.” The size of the audience suggested the great interest people have in the role and limitations of DNA research in unlocking the past, especially the religious past.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; Harold B. Lee Library; BYU; DNA; history
ID = [66701]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2003-01-02  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Unattributed. “Book of Mormon Authenticity Hit.” Moody 78 (September 1977): 17.
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Claims that Solomon Spaulding wrote some of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79134]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1977-09-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
Church News. “The Book of Mormon Bears Witness That Jesus Is the Christ.” Church News 58 (2 January 1988): 4.
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The Book of Mormon’s subtitle, “Another Testament of Jesus Christ,” is inspired. Testifying of Christ is a major purpose of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [80348]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-01-02  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:45
Unattributed. Book of Mormon Believers. Independence, MO: Church of Christ, Nondenominational Bible Assembly, 197?.
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An essay claiming that the expansion of Isaiah 29 in the Book of Mormon and in the Inspired Version of the Bible has historical problems related to the “learned” and “unlearned” who would try to read the book.

ID = [77590]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1970-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:09
New Era. “A Book of Mormon Christmas.” New Era 23 (December 1993): 20-23.
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A list of verses from the Book of Mormon prophesying of the birth of Christ.

ID = [78848]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1993-12-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Church News. “Book of Mormon Chronicles Ancient American Peoples.” Church News 58 (2 January 1988): 10.
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Lists chronologically the major groups identified in the Book of Mormon. Includes a graph of the four major groups.

ID = [79149]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-01-02  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
Church News. “Book of Mormon Comes Alive for Idaho Children.” Church News 58 (27 August 1988): 7.
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Tells of Primary children in the Idaho Falls, Idaho, Ammon Stake, that participated in their own Book of Mormon pageant.

ID = [79150]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-08-27  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
Saints’ Herald. “Book of Mormon Committee Report—Comparison of Differences in the Text of the Manuscript and the Palmyra Edition of the Book of Mormon.” Saints’ Herald 31 (23 August 1884): 545-48.
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Report on the comparison made between the Palmyra or First Edition of the Book of Mormon, the current edition, and the manuscript that David Whitmer, Sr., had in his possession. While numerous changes exist they “do not affect the doctrine taught” Provides an extensive list of the changes.

Topics:    Witnesses of the Book of Mormon > The Translation of the Book of Mormon
ID = [79153]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1884-08-23  Collections:  bom,history-1820,translation  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
Unattributed. “The Book of Mormon Compared with the Bible.” The Watch Tower (15 May 1962): 313-18.
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Presents a comparison of the Book of Mormon with the Bible and finds many contradictions. The Old Testament makes no mention of Jesus as the Christ, yet the Book of Mormon does.

ID = [80353]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1962-05-15  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:45
Church News. “Book of Mormon Contains Teachings Necessary for Fullness of Blessings.” Church News 58 (15 October 1988): 10.
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The Book of Mormon contains the principles of salvation by which individuals may attain heaven.

ID = [79155]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-10-15  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
Church News. “The Book of Mormon Converts.” Church News 35 (12 June 1965): 20.
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The Book of Mormon, through the Spirit, converts thousands of people and will continue to do so. Children should read the Book of Mormon with their family. Individuals need to read it often.

ID = [80355]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1965-06-12  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:45
Church News. “Book of Mormon Copies Flood Midwestern Fair.” Church News 60 (20 January 1990): 7.
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When copies of the Book of Mormon were not available at a county fair in Albert Lea, MN, 100 copies were sent and helped interest inactive members and investigators.

ID = [79156]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1990-01-20  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
Unattributed. “Book of Mormon Course of Study: Inservice Insert Sheets for Released Time Seminary Teacher.” N.p., 1974-75.
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Helpful teaching aids for teachers of the Book of Mormon. Includes a list of course objectives, course outline, methods of teaching the students, scripture chase items, and other teaching tools.

ID = [77600]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1974-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:09
Insights. “Book of Mormon Critical Text Project Completes Text Analysis.” Insights 29, no. 3 (2009).
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The Maxwell Institute and Brigham Young University are pleased to announce the publica- tion of part 6 of volume 4 of the Book of Mormon Critical Text Project, Analysis of Textual Variants of the Book of Mormon. Part 6 analyzes the text from 3 Nephi 19 through Moroni 10.

Keywords: BYU; Book of Mormon; analysis; history; text
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [66920]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2009-01-03  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:22
Insights. “Book of Mormon Critical Text Project Continues with New Volume.” Insights 27, no. 4 (2007).
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The Maxwell Institute and Brigham Young University are pleased to announce the release of part 4 of volume 4 of the Book of Mormon Critical Text Project, Analysis of Textual Variants of the Book of Mormon. Part 4 analyzes the text from Alma 21 to Alma 55.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; text; language; literature; religion
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [66856]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2007-01-04  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:22
Church News. “Book of Mormon Distribution.” Church News 31 (5 August 1961): 2.
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Presents statistics of the number of Books of Mormon that were distributed through placements (i.e. hotels, motels, stores, etc.).

ID = [79161]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1961-08-05  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
Unattributed. The Book of Mormon for Our Day: An Advanced Course. Independence, MO: Herald House, 1951-52.
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A quarterly series, presented in a manual format with discussion questions. Addresses witnesses, Rigdon-Spaulding theory, metal plates.

ID = [78375]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1951-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:14
Improvement Era. “Book of Mormon Goes to Antarctic.” Improvement Era 43, no. 3 (March 1940): 157-58.
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A copy of the Book of Mormon is presented to the crew of the “North Star” which was on its way to the Antarctic.

ID = [81273]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1940-03-01  Collections:  bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:51
Saints’ Herald. “Book of Mormon in Scandinavian.” Saints’ Herald 50 (10 June 1903): 522.
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Announces the recent publication of the Scandinavian edition of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79183]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1903-06-10  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
Church News. “Book of Mormon is Now in 71 Languages.” Church News 57 (4 April 1987): 4.
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Update on the current number of translations available of the Book of Mormon. The newest translations are the Greek, Arabic, and Aymara editions of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79186]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1987-04-04  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
Church News. “Book of Mormon is Presented to South African Zulu Leader.” Church News 58 (30 January 1988): 3.
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Shortly after the Book of Mormon was translated into Zulu it was presented to the Zulu chief, Dr. Margosuthu G. Buthelezi, who said he hoped it would bring Christ into the lives of his people.

ID = [79187]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-01-30  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
Church News. “Book of Mormon Is True Record.” Church News 44 (6 April 1974): 5.
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John H. Vandenberg proclaimed that the Book of Mormon is to bring all to Christ. The name Mormon as defined by Joseph Smith means “more good” The Bible is good and the Book of Mormon is an extension of the good of the Bible.

ID = [79189]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1974-04-06  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
Relief Society Magazine. “Book of Mormon Lesson: A People of Promise, the Jews.” Relief Society Magazine 5 (August 1918): 471-74.
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The achievements of Judah and Ephraim have begun “to show forth in mighty power” (p. 471). Jewish people have accomplished much in the world of finance, medicine, arts, journalism, statesmanship, and philosophy. In 3 Nephi 20 the Savior proclaimed the great worth of the people of Israel. Among the Latter-day Saints there are also a great many talented and valuable people.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
ID = [79193]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1918-08-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
Instructor. “Book of Mormon Light On a Profound Christian Truth.” Instructor 85 (March 1950): 68, 79.
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Discusses the manner in which Jesus Christ is the Savior of mankind.

ID = [79194]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1950-03-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
Unattributed. “Book of Mormon Misunderstood?” Utah Christian Tract Society 13 (November—December 1982): 2.
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Expresses disdain that LDS church leaders added the subtitle “Another Testament of Jesus Christ” to the Book of Mormon. Contends that the Book of Mormon contradicts LDS doctrines.

ID = [79197]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1982-11-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
Church News. “Book of Mormon Near Four Million Mark.” Church News 30 (1 October 1960): 10.
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In the 130th year of its publication, nearly four million copies of the Book of Mormon had been sold, and it had been published in 23 languages.

ID = [79200]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1960-10-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
Unattributed. Book of Mormon New World 1991: How to Get to Heaven. Texas: New World Press, 1991.
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Cites a number of Book of Mormon scriptures dealing with selected topics including prayer, fasting, false prophets, baptism, and ancient America. Concludes that the Book of Mormon teaches humanity the way to heaven.

ID = [77629]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:09
Ludlow, Daniel H. “Book of Mormon Personalities.” In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. Daniel H. Ludlow, vol. 1. New York: Macmillan, 1992.
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Keywords: Jacob (Son of Lehi), Jesus Christ, King Mosiah, Lehi (Prophet), Nephi (Son of Lehi)
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
ID = [74279]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,eom  Size: 1365  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:28
Unattributed. The Book of Mormon Picture Packet. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1976.
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A set of twelve Book of Mormon pictures by artist Arnold Friberg printed in color. The reverse side of each picture contains a description of the picture.

ID = [78392]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1976-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:15
Deseret News. “Book of Mormon Pictures.” Deseret News Church Section (11 November, 9 December 1939): 5, 3.
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Series displaying J. Leo Fairbank’s paintings depicting Book of Mormon scenes, accompanied by appropriate Book of Mormon text.

ID = [79206]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1939-11-11  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
Saints’ Herald. “Book of Mormon Plates.” Saints’ Herald 64 (26 September 1917): 915.
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Likens the Nephite plates of gold to the tablets of stone that bore the Ten Commandments. Both possessed great spiritual value and both were generally hidden from the eyes of humanity. Seeing the plates is not going to solve the questions of their origin or their spiritual value. It rests upon the individual to find their spiritual worth through faith and to receive revelation concerning their divine origin.

ID = [79207]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1917-09-26  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
Unattributed. The Book of Mormon Portfolio of Paintings. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1961.
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Paintings by Arnold Friberg of ten Book of Mormon events. Contains scriptural text to accompany the prints.

ID = [78393]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1961-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:15
Church News. “Book of Mormon Printed First in Palmyra, New York.” Church News 23 (25 July 1953): 1, 12.
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Identifies the bulding where the first edition of the Book of Mormon was printed. Gives historical items about the printing of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79209]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1953-07-25  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
Church News. “Book of Mormon Printed in Indonesian.” Church News 47 (16 April 1977): 6.
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After seven and a half years of work the Book of Mormon was translated into the official dialect of Indonesia and 5,000 copies were made.

ID = [79210]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1977-04-16  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
Insights. “Book of Mormon Project Continues with New Volume.” Insights 28, no. 4 (2008).
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The Maxwell Institute and Brigham Young University are pleased to announce the release of part 5 of volume 4 of the Book of Mormon Critical Text Project, Analysis of Textual Variants of the Book of Mormon. Part 5 analyzes the text from Alma 56 through 3 Nephi 18.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; volume; text; religion
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
ID = [66899]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2008-01-04  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:22
Unattributed. “Book of Mormon Prophecies.” Young Woman’s Journal 32 (January 1921): 38-49.
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A series of lessons dealing with America as a promised land and the scattering and gathering of Israel.

ID = [79214]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1921-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
Church News. “Book of Mormon Settles ‘Great Question’” Church News 56 (19 October 1986): 11.
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Report on a Book of Mormon Symposium address by Neal A. Maxwell. Bears testimony that the Book of Mormon sets forth that there truly is a redeeming Christ.

ID = [79220]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1986-10-19  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
Church News. “Book of Mormon Strengthens and Converts.” Church News 58 (31 December 1988): 8-10.
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Contains eight brief conversion stories from around the world, wherein individuals were converted to the gospel of Jesus Christ through the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79225]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-12-31  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
Unattributed. “Book of Mormon Study.” Christian Century 96 (24 October 1979): 1031.
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A brief article describing the work of Wayne A. Larson and Alvin C. Rencher on Book of Mormon wordprints.

ID = [79227]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1979-10-24  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
Church News. “Book of Mormon Study Has Been ‘Great Blessing’” Church News 58 (31 December 1988): 7.
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The Sunday School study of the Book of Mormon has strengthened members’ testimonies.

ID = [79228]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-12-31  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
Unattributed. Book of Mormon Supplement. USA: Deseret Sunday School Union, 1970.
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Lesson manual for teaching youth. Gives objectives, ideas to be taught, and learning activities to be used.

ID = [77654]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1970-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:09
Unattributed. “Book of Mormon Texts.” N.p., 1960.
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Contains a topical index to the Book of Mormon, showing 220 topics— from “act” to “Zion”—keyed according to the RLDS authorized version (1908) of the Book of Mormon. Some commentary accompanies the topical index.

ID = [77660]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1960-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:09
Deseret News. “The Book of Mormon the Key.” Deseret Weekly 51 (1895): 105.
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Announces the discovery of an ancient copper mine in Montana and uses the Book of Mormon to explain its significance. Believes that the Book of Mormon “is undoubtedly the key to American archaeology”

ID = [80382]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1895-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:45
Relief Society Magazine. “Book of Mormon Theology Lesson.” Relief Society Magazine 4 (December 1917): 709-12.
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Presents a discussion about the various metal plates connected with the Book of Mormon, including the Jaredite plates and the plates of Nephi that Mormon abridged. Provides a list of the historians and the dates that their records were made.

ID = [79232]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1917-12-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
Church News. “Book of Mormon Translated into Aymara.” Church News 46 (6 March 1976): 4.
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The story of the Book of Mormon’s translation into Aymara, the language spoken by Indians in Bolivia and Peru, and of the missionary work that has occurred in Bolivia and Peru.

ID = [79237]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1976-03-06  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
Unattributed. A Book of Mormon Treasury: Gospel Insights from General Authorities and Religious Educators. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.
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“The Book of Mormon provides resounding and great answers to what Amulek designated as ’the great question’—namely, is there really a redeeming Christ? (Alma 34:5–6). The Book of Mormon with clarity and with evidence says, ’Yes! Yes! Yes!’ ” This declaration by Elder Neal A. Maxwell is the first in what might be described as a treasure trove of answers—a collection of twenty-seven though-provoking essays exploring and explaining the great truths found in the book of Mormon. Selected from more than three decades of symposia and conferences held at Brigham Young University, these essays by General Authorities and religious educators are filled with insights that will appeal to any serious student of the “keystone of our religion.” A Book of Mormon Treasury covers a wide variety of gospel topics, from “Agency and Freedom,” “Faith, Hope, and Charity,” and “The Doctrine of a Covenant People” to “Abinadi’s Commentary on Isaiah,” “The Natural Man: An Enemy to God,” and “The Concept of Hell.” Arranged to follow the order of the books in the Book of Mormon, each essay provides a deeper look into familiar doctrines, illuminating the gems of truth found within this sacred book of scripture. Among the valuable insights offered are these: “The highest and most revered purpose of the Book of Mormon is to restore to Abraham’s seed that crucial message declaring Christ’s divinity, convincing all who read its pages ’with a sincere heart, with real intent’ that Jesus is the Christ (Moroni 10:4).”—Elder Jeffrey R. Holland “Even as the criticism of the Book of Mormon continues to intensify, the book continues to testify and to diversify its displays of interior consistency, conceptual richness, and its connection with antiquity.”—Elder Neal A. Maxwell “Serious and careful study of the Fall in the Book of Mormon can drive people to their knees, bringing them to acknowledge their own weaknesses and thus their need for the Lord’s redemption. The Atonement is necessary because of the Fall, and unless people sense the effects of Eden—both cosmically and personally—they cannot comprehend the impact of Gethsemane and Calvary.”—Robert L. Millet ISBN 978-1-5903-8099-4

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [33335]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2003-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books  Size:   Children: 27  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:21

Articles

Maxwell, Neal A. “The Book of Mormon.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Gospel Insights from General Authorities and Religious Educators, 1–18. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.
ID = [36153]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2003-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books  Size: 37018  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:43
Nelson, Russell M. “Jesus the Christ—Our Master and More.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Gospel Insights from General Authorities and Religious Educators,, 19–31. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.
Topics:    RSC Topics > G — K > Jesus Christ
ID = [36154]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2003-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size: 24432  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:43
Oaks, Dallin H. “Agency and Freedom.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Gospel Insights from General Authorities and Religious Educators,, 32–46. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Agency
RSC Topics > D — F > Fall of Adam and Eve
RSC Topics > L — P > Plan of Salvation
ID = [36155]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2003-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size: 28181  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:43
Holland, Jeffrey R. “Rending the Veil of Unbelief.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Gospel Insights from General Authorities and Religious Educators,, 47–66. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.
ID = [36156]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2003-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size: 42948  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:43
Larsen, Dean L. “Likening the Scriptures unto Us.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Gospel Insights from General Authorities and Religious Educators, 67–79. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.
Topics:    RSC Topics > Q — S > Scriptures
ID = [36157]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2003-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size: 25349  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:43
Wells, Robert E. “The Liahona Triad.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Gospel Insights from General Authorities and Religious Educators, 80-96. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.
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Keywords: Allegory; Liahona
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Book of Mormon
RSC Topics > D — F > Faith
RSC Topics > L — P > Obedience
RSC Topics > Q — S > Repentance
ID = [36158]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2003-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,rsc-books  Size: 35646  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:43
Ludlow, Daniel H. “The Title Page.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Gospel Insights from General Authorities and Religious Educators,, 97–111. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.
ID = [36159]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2003-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size: 24093  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:43
Robinson, Stephen E. “Early Christianity and 1 Nephi 13–14.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Gospel Insights from General Authorities and Religious Educators,, 112–27. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
ID = [36160]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2003-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books  Size: 34056  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:43
Wilcox, S. Michael. “Nephi’s Message to the ‘Gentiles’” In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Gospel Insights from General Authorities and Religious Educators, 128-143. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.
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Keywords: Gentile; Gospel; Holy Ghost; Jesus Christ; Nephi (Son of Lehi); Prophecy; Stumbling Block; Testimony
Topics:    RSC Topics > G — K > Gospel of Jesus Christ
RSC Topics > G — K > Holy Ghost
RSC Topics > T — Z > Testimony
ID = [36161]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2003-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,rsc-books  Size: 32626  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:43
Brown, S. Kent. “Recovering the Missing Record of Lehi.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Gospel Insights from General Authorities and Religious Educators,, 144–72. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.
Topics:    RSC Topics > G — K > Gold Plates
ID = [36162]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2003-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books  Size: 68256  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:43
Matthews, Robert J. “Jacob: Prophet, Theologian, Historian.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Gospel Insights from General Authorities and Religious Educators,, 173–91. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
RSC Topics > L — P > Law of Moses
RSC Topics > L — P > Priesthood
ID = [36163]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2003-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books  Size: 41052  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:43
Black, Susan Easton. “King Benjamin.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Gospel Insights from General Authorities and Religious Educators,, 192–202. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.
Topics:    RSC Topics > Q — S > Service
ID = [36164]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2003-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books  Size: 21361  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:43
Millet, Robert L. “The Natural Man.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Gospel Insights from General Authorities and Religious Educators,, 203–22. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Atonement of Jesus Christ
RSC Topics > D — F > Fall of Adam and Eve
RSC Topics > L — P > Plan of Salvation
ID = [36165]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2003-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size: 43423  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:43
Nyman, Monte S. “Abinadi’s Commentary on Isaiah.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Gospel Insights from General Authorities and Religious Educators,, 223–45. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.
Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah
Old Testament Topics > Book of Mormon and the Old Testament
RSC Topics > L — P > Old Testament
RSC Topics > L — P > Plan of Salvation
ID = [36166]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2003-01-01  Collections:  old-test,rsc-books  Size: 46761  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:43
Brown, S. Kent. “Alma’s Conversion.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Gospel Insights from General Authorities and Religious Educators,, 246–61. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Atonement of Jesus Christ
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
RSC Topics > A — C > Conversion
RSC Topics > G — K > Hell
RSC Topics > G — K > Humility
ID = [36167]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2003-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books  Size: 32579  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:43
Dahl, Larry E. “The Concept of Hell.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Gospel Insights from General Authorities and Religious Educators, 262-279. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.
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Keywords: Amulek; Hell; Spirit Prison; Spirit World
Topics:    RSC Topics > G — K > Hell
RSC Topics > L — P > Plan of Salvation
RSC Topics > Q — S > Spirit World
ID = [36168]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2003-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,rsc-books  Size: 37520  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:43
Thomas, M. Catherine. “Types and Shadows of Deliverance in the Book of Mormon.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Gospel Insights from General Authorities and Religious Educators, 280-294. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.
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Keywords: Deliverance; Shadow; Type
ID = [36169]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2003-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,rsc-books  Size: 29307  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:43
Top, Brent L. “Faith Unto Repentance.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Gospel Insights from General Authorities and Religious Educators, 295-315. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.
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In every dispensation, from Adam to the present day, the Lord’s anointed prophets have been under a divine mandate to “preach nothing save it were repentance and faith on the Lord”. The central message of the gospel of Jesus Christ is and has always been that through the Atonement of the Lamb of God, the scarlet sins of man can become “white as snow”. Without a knowledge and acceptance of what the scriptures generally, and the Book of Mormon specifically, teach about the doctrine of repentance, one may seek through self-justification to make repentance easier than it really is or through doctrinal distortion to make it more difficult than it needs to be.

Keywords: Doctrine; Faith; Gospel; Repentance
Topics:    RSC Topics > D — F > Faith
RSC Topics > G — K > Grace
RSC Topics > Q — S > Repentance
RSC Topics > Q — S > Sin
ID = [36170]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2003-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,rsc-books  Size: 43475  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:43
Welch, John W. “Ten Testimonies of Jesus Christ from the Book of Mormon.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Gospel Insights from General Authorities and Religious Educators,, 316–42. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.
Topics:    RSC Topics > L — P > Prophets
RSC Topics > T — Z > Testimony
ID = [36171]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2003-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,welch  Size: 52030  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:43
Draper, Richard D. “The First Coming of the Lord to the Jews.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Gospel Insights from General Authorities and Religious Educators,, 343–56. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Atonement of Jesus Christ
RSC Topics > G — K > Justice
RSC Topics > L — P > Mercy
RSC Topics > Q — S > Resurrection
ID = [36172]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2003-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size: 30603  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:43
McConkie, Joseph Fielding. “The Doctrine of a Covenant People.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Gospel Insights from General Authorities and Religious Educators,, 357–77. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Covenant
RSC Topics > D — F > Doctrine
RSC Topics > Q — S > Sacrament
RSC Topics > Q — S > Salvation
ID = [36173]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2003-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size: 45315  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:43
Holzapfel, Richard Neitzel. “One by One.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Gospel Insights from General Authorities and Religious Educators,, 378–88. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.
Topics:    RSC Topics > Q — S > Service
ID = [36174]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2003-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size: 21152  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:43
Millet, Robert L. “‘This Is My Gospel’” In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Gospel Insights from General Authorities and Religious Educators, 389–411. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.
Topics:    RSC Topics > G — K > Gospel of Jesus Christ
RSC Topics > Q — S > Repentance
ID = [36175]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2003-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size: 49650  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:43
Skinner, Andrew C. “The Doctrine of God the Father in the Book of Mormon.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Gospel Insights from General Authorities and Religious Educators,, 412–26. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.
Topics:    RSC Topics > D — F > Doctrine
RSC Topics > G — K > God the Father
ID = [36176]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2003-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books  Size: 31328  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:43
Brinley, Douglas E. “The Jaredites: A Case Study in Following the Brethren.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Gospel Insights from General Authorities and Religious Educators, 427-441. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.
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Keywords: Ether (Book of); Jaredites; Obedience; Revelation
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
RSC Topics > L — P > Prophets
RSC Topics > T — Z > War
ID = [36177]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2003-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,rsc-books  Size: 29459  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:43
Judd, Daniel K. “The Spirit of Christ: A Light Amidst the Darkness.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Gospel Insights from General Authorities and Religious Educators,, 442–56. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Agency
RSC Topics > G — K > Holy Ghost
ID = [36178]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2003-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size: 31615  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:43
Dahl, Larry E. “Faith, Hope, and Charity.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Gospel Insights from General Authorities and Religious Educators,, 457–70. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Charity
RSC Topics > D — F > Faith
RSC Topics > G — K > Hope
ID = [36179]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2003-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size: 28319  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:43
Instructor. “A Book of Mormon Year.” Instructor 72 (December 1937): 526-27.
Display Abstract  

Encourages Church members to read the Book of Mormon, and tells faith promoting stories of those who have read the book and have experienced a “spiritual revival” in their lives.

ID = [78855]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1937-12-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Church News. “Book of Mormon ‘Is Expression of God’s Love’” Church News 58 (31 December 1988): 7.
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Leaders of the Montgomery Alabama Stake tell members that reading the Book of Mormon is a top priority.

ID = [79119]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-12-31  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
Church News. “Book of Mormon ‘Lives’” Church News 43 (7 April 1973): 14.
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Elder Loren C. Dunn said that the Book of Mormon is the “second evidence” of Christ’s resurrection (the Bible being the first).

ID = [79120]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1973-04-07  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
Unattributed. The Book of Mormon. Te Buka A Mormona. Salt Lake City: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1983.
Display Abstract  

Gospel Doctrine Sunday School manual published in Tahitian. Contains 46 lessons. Lessons begin with 1 Nephi and continue through Moroni.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
ID = [78414]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1983-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:15
Unattributed. The Book of Mormon: 1 Nephi—Alma 29. Historical and Doctrinal Exam Questions. Provo, UT: Brigham Young University, 1973.
Display Abstract  

A study aid that covers the first one-half of the Book of Mormon. Comprises approximately 206 historical questions, with scriptural references and approximately 167 doctrinal questions, also with scriptural references.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [78415]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1973-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:15
Unattributed. “The Book of Mormon: A New Claim Of Authorship.” Pittsburg Telegraph (6 February 1879): 1.
Display Abstract  

Research by W. W. Sharp of Amity, PA, has uncovered new evidence to prove the authorship of the Book of Mormon. The reporter interviewed Joseph Miller, who knew Spaulding well, and who recognized the similarities to Spaulding’s romance in the Book of Mormon. Miller declared that Spaulding left his manuscript in Mr. Patterson’s printing office, and the manuscript was stolen by Sidney Rigdon who rewrote it, and used it as the basis of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [80394]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1879-02-06  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:45
Church News. “Book of Mormon: A Rare Possession.” Church News 57 (14 November 1987): 6-7.
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Update on progress of LDS film “How Rare a Possession,” which features the effect of the Book of Mormon upon individual lives. Elder Hugh Pinnock explains the necessity of gaining a testimony and rediscovering the Book of Mormon personally.

ID = [79248]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1987-11-14  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:20
Unattributed. The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon, upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi. Scottsdale, AZ: Stakes West, 1981.
Display Abstract  

A pamphlet consisting of selected reproductions from the “Independence edition” of the Book of Mormon, with the intention of demonstrating changes and deletions in footnotes in a later edition, though no comparisons are shown.

ID = [78422]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1981-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:15
Unattributed. “The Book of Mormon: Is Its Modern Claim to Divine Inspiration Justified?” Awake! 34 (22 January 1953): 16-20.
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A polemical article written against the Book of Mormon. The writer notes what he feels are certain anachronisms, absurdities, and contradictions with the Bible.

ID = [80399]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1953-01-22  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:45
Unattributed. The Book of Mormon: It Begins with a Family. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1983.
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Contains twenty-three reprints of articles previously published in the Ensign.

ID = [78429]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1983-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:15
Unattributed. The Book of Mormon: My Personal Study Guide. Provo, UT: BYU, 1966.
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Provides a checklist that may be marked as study of certain Book of Mormon passages is completed. Claims that the Book of Mormon itself is the best study guide.

ID = [78432]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1966-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:15
Unattributed. “The Book of Mormon: The Story of the Man Who First Printed It.” American Bookseller 4 (15 December 1877): 617-18.
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Tells the story of J. H. Gilbert who was the printer and proprietor of the Wayne (Palmyra) Sentinel, and who first set up the type for the Book of Mormon. The title page that lists Joseph Smith as “Author and Proprietor” has been changed to “Translator” to facilitate the claim that the book is supernatural. Gives descriptive facts about the printer’s manuscript, the seerstones, and the book’s translation. Favors the Spaulding theory.

ID = [80403]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1877-12-15  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:45
Unattributed. “The Book of Pukei.” The Reflector 1 (12 June, 7 July 1830): 36-37, 60-61.
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A series of articles, printed in scripture-style verse—a spin-off of the Book of Mormon for the purpose of derision.

ID = [80415]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1830-06-12  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:45
Unattributed. The Book of Third Nephi: A Course for Junior Classes. Salt Lake City: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1925.
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A study guide for reading 3 Nephi with suggested teaching and discussion topics for teachers.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
ID = [78442]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1925-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:15
Times and Seasons. “Books.” Times and Seasons Vol. 3, no. 21: September 1, 1842: 908-9.
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Speaks of the methods in which ancient books were bound. Books consisting of tablets, plates, metal, or wood were made of leaves bound with rings at the back. Flexible materials were sewn in long sheets and rolled around a stick, like a scroll. That the Book of Mormon was similarly bound is evidence of its authenticity.

ID = [80885]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1841-09-15  Collections:  bom,times-seasons  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:48
Times and Seasons. “Books!!!” Times and Seasons Vol. 1, no. 9: July 1840: 139-40.
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Announces that copies of the Book of Mormon are available after a long shortage and big demand for them.

ID = [80878]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1840-03-01  Collections:  bom,times-seasons  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:48
Friend. “The Brass Plates.” Friend 19 (July 1989): 16-20.
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Cartoon depiction for children of the story of the brass plates.

ID = [80417]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1989-07-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:45
Unattributed. A Brief Account of the Discovery of the Brass Plates Recently Taken from a Mound Near Kinderhook, Pike County, Illinois. Nauvoo, Ill: Taylor and Woodruff, 1843.
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A photograph and brief account of the Kinderhook plates.

ID = [77388]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1843-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:07
Unattributed. A Brief Examination of the Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and Covenants. Santa Ana, CA: Christian Apologetics: Research and Information Service,n.d.
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Compares several editions of the Doctrine and Covenants and the Book of Mormon with the intent of showing that several additions, deletions, and changes in these texts make them the works of man and therefore invalid.

ID = [77391]  Status = Type = book  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  bom,d-c  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:07
Saints’ Herald. “The Brother of Jared.” Saints’ Herald 74 (30 March 1927): 377-79.
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Recounting the story of the brother of Jared brings greater understanding of the personality of God and his creation of man.

ID = [80419]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1927-03-30  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:45
Friend. “The Brother of Jared.” Friend 18 (January 1988): 16-17.
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A short summary of the story of the brother of Jared designed for children. [M. D. P.]

ID = [80418]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1988-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:45
Insights. “Brown Bag Report.” Insights 23, no. 1 (2003).
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On 30 October John L. Clark, emeritus instructor in the Church Educational System, spoke on the topic “Painting Out the Messiah: Theologies of the Dissidents.” Clark began by showing that Lehi, Nephi, and Jacob all taught specifically about the Messiah but that dissidents like Sherem and Nehor opposed their teachings with “theologies” that denied Christ’s redemptive role and godhood, thereby causing many believers to lose faith. Clark then examined the arguments of the dissidents in the Book of Mormon to show what the prophets were teaching and what the objections to those teachings were. He discusses this topic at length in an article in the current issue of the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, mailed along with this newsletter.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; journal; theologies; Joseph Smith
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
ID = [66697]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2003-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Insights. “Brown Bag Report.” Insights 23, no. 2 (2003).
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On 13 November John F. Hall, professor of classical languages and ancient history at Brigham Young University, spoke about his new book, New Testament Witnesses of Christ: Peter, John, James, and Paul. The book draws on early Christian writings to show that the “four pillars” of early Christianity—Peter, John, James (the brother of Jesus), and Paul—consistently testified of the life and mission of Jesus Christ. The book is important, Hall believes, because many professing Christians, even many ministers, do not accept Christ as the literal Son of God even though the scriptures and the writings of the early church fathers are clear on the matter. In his book Hall also deals with issues of scholarly debate, such as whether the Gospel of John was the last biblical book written and whether tradition has judged Peter too harshly as a man of little faith and learning, that are illuminated by the Greek text and by an understanding of Greek culture. Hall’s book is divided into sections that review the backgrounds of the four pillars, apostolic authority, the Jewish world, and the Greek and Roman world.

Keywords: languages; ancient history; BYU; scriptures
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [66702]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2003-01-02  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Friend. “Building a Ship.” Friend 11 (March 1981): 20-21.
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A two-page full-color cartoon depiction that recalls Nephi building the ship to carry the family to the promised land (1 Nephi 17-18).

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
ID = [79263]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1981-03-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:21
Friend. “Building the Ship.” Friend 17 (October 1989): 40-41.
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Children’s illustrated story about Nephi building the ship.

ID = [79264]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1989-10-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:21
Insights. “BYU Journal Explores Hebrew Law in the Book of Mormon.” Insights 23, no. 6 (2003).
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In February 2001, a conference titled “Hebrew Law in the Book of Mormon” was held at Brigham Young University under the sponsorship of FARMS (see “BYU Conference on Hebrew Law a Success,” Insights 21/4 [2001], available on the FARMS Web site). Among the papers presented there were studies by seven BYU students on aspects of ancient law that might be reflected in the Book of Mormon. These papers are now available in a special issue, copublished by FARMS, of the student journal Studia Antiqua. They treat such topics as slavery, the Noachide laws (minimum standards of social and moral conduct revealed through Noah and thus binding on all humanity), false prophecy, blasphemy and reviling, the status of women in ancient Jewish law, and legal protections for widows and the fatherless.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; law; BYU; ancient world
ID = [66730]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2003-01-06  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Unattributed. “Can the Book of Mormon Be Trusted?” Utah Christian Tract Society 13 (May-June 1982): 2.
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Inasmuch as the 1981 edition of the Book of Mormon changes the phrase “white and delightsome” (2 Nephi 30:6) to read “pure and delightsome” (having reference to the Lamanites), the Book of Mormon is not to be trusted.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
ID = [79272]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1982-05-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:21
Times and Seasons. “A Catacomb of Mummies Found in Kentucky.” Times and Seasons Vol. 3, no. 13: May 1, 1842: 781-82.
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The discovery of mummies in Kentucky recalls the Hebrew practice of embalming. Author suggests that this practice was brought to ancient America by the Hebrews because, according to the Book of Mormon, the native Americans are descendants of Hebrews.

ID = [80891]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1842-09-01  Collections:  bom,times-seasons  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:48
Church News. “Catalan Dialect is Book of Mormon Translation #32.” Church News 51 (6 June 1981): 14.
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Catalan, a Spanish dialect of Northeastern Spain, is the thirty-second complete translation of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79274]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1981-06-06  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:21
Insights. “Center for Book of Mormon Studies Created.” Insights 27, no. 3 (2007).
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Accompanied by Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, President Cecil O. Samuelson recently announced the formation of the Laura F. Willes Center for Book of Mormon Studies, a research center that promises to bring national and international distinction to the study of the Book of Mormon. President Samuelson made the announcement at a luncheon attended by Mark and Laura Willes and their family.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; research; scholarship; BYU; scriptures
ID = [66849]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2007-01-03  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:22
Church News. “Challenge Met with Imagination.” Church News 59 (28 January 1989): 4.
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Members of a local congregation accept their leader’s challenge to read the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79277]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1989-01-28  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:21
Insights. “A Chat with the New Editors of the Maxwell Institute Journals.” Insights 28, no. 5 (2008).
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Accompanying this issue of Insights is volume 17 (combining numbers one and two) of the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies; however, readers will note that the Journal now carries a new name, the Journal of the Book of Mormon and Restoration Scripture. In connection with this change, the Institute asked Andrew H. Hedges, an associate professor of Church History and Doctrine at BYU, to become the new editor, replacing Professor S. Kent Brown, who served as editor and associate editor for many years, and who recently retired from the university. The new associate editors are Grant Hardy, professor of history, University of North Carolina at Asheville; Steven C. Harper, assistant professor of Church History and Doctrine, BYU; Jennifer Lane, assistant professor of religion, BYU–Hawaii; and Kerry Muhlestein, assistant professor of Ancient Scripture, BYU.

Keywords: BYU; church history; doctrine; journals
ID = [66901]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2008-12-04  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:22
BYU Studies, ed. Chiasmus and Book of Mormon Textual Studies. Provo, UT: BYU Studies, 2012.
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This compilation of groundbreaking Book of Mormon articles is selected from over fifty years of LDS scholarship published by BYU Studies. This volume features articles on Hebraisms and chiasmus in the Book of Mormon, as well as articles discussing emendation of the text, naturalistic assumptions, wordprint analyses, variations between copies of the first edition, and more. Contents “Hebraisms in the Book of Mormon: A Preliminary Survey” John A. Tvedtnes “Chiasmus in the Book of Mormon” John W. Welch “Does Chiasmus Appear in the Book of Mormon by Chance?” Boyd F. Edwards and W. Farrell Edwards “When Are Chiasms Admissible as Evidence?” Boyd F. Edwards and W. Farrell Edwards “Conjectural Emendation and the Text of the Book of Mormon” Stan Larson “Naturalistic Assumptions and the Book of Mormon” Gary F. Novak “View of the Hebrews: Substitute for Inspiration?” Spencer J. Palmer and William L. Knecht “Who Wrote the Book of Mormon? An Analysis of Wordprints” Wayne A. Larsen, Alvin C. Rencher, and Tim Layton “On Verifying Wordprint Studies: Book of Mormon Authorship” John L. Hilton “Variations between Copies of the First Edition of the Book of Mormon” Janet Jenson “Towards a Critical Edition of the Book of Mormon” Royal Skousen

ID = [75268]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2012-01-01  Collections:  bom,byu-studies  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:52
Church News. “Children Challenge Adults on Scriptures.” Church News 59 (4 February 1989): 5.
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Children of an LDS congregation challenged the adults to a scripture chase and won consistently.

ID = [79288]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1989-02-04  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:21
Juvenile Instructor. “Children’s Section—Testimonies Regarding the Book of Mormon.” Juvenile Instructor 52 (September 1917): 484-86.
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Students of Calvin S. Smith’s theology class in the Latter-day Saints University bear testimony of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79290]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1917-09-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:21
Church News. “Christianity Known to Ancient Indians.” Church News 23 (21 February 1953): 12.
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The American Indians possessed “a well-developed concept of Christianity which had degenerated when the white man arrived” on the scene.

ID = [79296]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1953-02-21  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:21
Juvenile Instructor. “Christopher Columbus.” Juvenile Instructor 1 (15 April 1866): 29.
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Praises Christopher Columbus and shows how he fulilled a prophecy by Nephi.

ID = [79297]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1866-04-15  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:21
Church News. “Church Filming Most Ambitious Movie Ever.” Church News 57 (18 July 1987): 8-9.
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Description of LDS ilm “How Rare a Possession” The ilm’s purpose is to motivate individuals to “read, study, and live the principles of the Book of Mormon”

ID = [79301]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1987-07-18  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:21
Church News. “Church-Produced Tapes of Book of Mormon Available.” Church News 58 (12 November 1988): 7.
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An announcement that a new set of audiocassette tapes of the Book of Mormon, produced by the Church, are now available.

ID = [79305]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-11-12  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:21
Church News. “Coming Forth of Book of Mormon Is a Sign Israel Is Being Gathered.” Church News 58 (15 October 1988): 10.
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The coming forth of the Book of Mormon is a sign that the Lord has commenced to gather Israel and to fulill his covenants with them.

ID = [79316]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-10-15  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:21
Relief Society Magazine. “Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon.” Relief Society Magazine 20 (January 1933): 52-53.
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Reviews the obtaining and the translation of the gold plates by Joseph Smith, the Anthon incident and the publication of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79317]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1933-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:21
BYU Studies, ed. The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon. Provo, UT: BYU Studies, 2012.
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This compilation of groundbreaking Book of Mormon articles is selected from over fifty years of LDS scholarship published by BYU Studies. This volume features articles on Moroni’s visits, the Anthon transcript, the original Book of Mormon manuscript, the Dogberry Papers, copyright law in 1830, and more. Contents “A Survey of Pre-1830 Historical Sources Relating to the Book of Mormon” David A. Palmer “Where Were the Moroni Visits?” Russell R. Rich “The Anthon Transcript: People, Primary Sources, and Problems” Stanley B. Kimball “The Colesville Branch and the Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon” Larry C. Porter “The Original Book of Mormon Manuscript” Dean C. Jessee “The Dogberry Papers and the Book of Mormon” Russell R. Rich “Copyright Laws and the 1830 Book of Mormon” Nathaniel Hinckley Wadsworth “‘Securing’ the Prophet’s Copyright in the Book of Mormon: Historical and Legal Context for the So-called Canadian Copyright Revelation” Stephen Kent Ehat “‘Entered At Stationers’ Hall’: The British Copyright Registrations for the Book of Mormon in 1841 and the Doctrine and Covenants in 1845” Edward L. Carter “The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon in the Twentieth Century” Noel B. Reynolds

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [75354]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2012-01-01  Collections:  bom,byu-studies,church-history,d-c  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:53
Church News. “Comparative Languages.” Church News 27 (30 November 1957): 7.
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Reprint of the Anthon transcript and the Meriotic script taken from the Stela of Prince Akininzaz. Points out that the “Meroites, Lehi’s contemporaries, became isolated in [Central] Africa and developed a ‘reformed Egyptian’ style of writing”

ID = [79319]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1957-11-30  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:21
Unattributed. Compilation of the Book of Mormon. Provo, UT: Department of Audio-Visual Communication BYU,n.d.
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Color diagram of the records that became the Book of Mormon, beginning with the brass plates to the inished product.

ID = [77705]  Status = Type = book  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:10
Unattributed. Concerning the Record of the Nephites. Independence, MO: Church of Christ with the Elijah Message, 197?.
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An introduction to the Book of Mormon, its people and records. 2 Nephi 28-30 presents what the Book of Mormon says concerning conditions today.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
ID = [77713]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1970-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:10
Unattributed. “Conference on Warfare in the Book of Mormon.” In Reexploring the Book of Mormon: A Decade of New Research, ed. John W. Welch. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1992.
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Keywords: Warfare
ID = [66500]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:20
Unattributed. “A Convincing Analysis of the Fraudulent ‘Book of Mormon’” Sound Words (June 1946): 1-3.
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An essay consisting largely of polemical arguments of Clark Braden against the Book of Mormon. Argues that the Book of Mormon contains anachronisms, Elizabethan mediated Hebraisms, and Americanisms. Places credit for the Book of Mormon on Sidney Rigdon, a revivalist preacher.

ID = [78870]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1946-06-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Saints’ Herald. “Criticisms on the Book of Mormon.” Saints’ Herald 50 (1 July 1903): 594.
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Encourages people to be faithful to the teachings of the Book of Mormon. Many critics fail to read the book before expressing their opinions, and then their opinions vary widely.

ID = [79340]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1903-07-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:21
Friend. “Crossing the Sea.” Friend 19 (November 1989): 28-29.
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Cartoon depiction of Lehi’s family crossing the sea designed for children.

ID = [79341]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1989-11-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:21
Unattributed. “Defense of Abinadi the Prophet.” The Young Woman’s Journal 5, no. 2 (1893): 82-87.
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A dramatic rendition of Abinadi’s prophetic message to King Noah.

Keywords: Abinadi (Prophet), Drama
ID = [76041]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1893-11-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:57
Unattributed. “Defense of Abinadi the Prophet.” Young Woman’s Journal 5 (November 1893): 82-87.
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A dramatic rendition of Abinadi’s prophetic message to King Noah.

ID = [79357]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1893-11-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:21
Unattributed. Deseret Sunday School Union Leaflets. Salt Lake City: Deseret Sunday School Union, 1901.
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The Third Division of this book contains a collection of Book of Mormon leaflets that present Book of Mormon lessons to be presented to the Sunday School adult classes for the years 1889, 1896, 1898. Also includes in the Fourth Division lessons on the life of Joseph Smith and the coming forth of the Book of Mormon. These are dated 1889, 1890, and 1896.

ID = [77741]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1901-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:10
Friend. “The Destruction of the Jaredites.” Friend 20 (June 1990): 18-20.
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Children’s illustrated story of Ether and the Jaredites.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [80442]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1990-06-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:45
Unattributed. “Diabolical.” The Reflector New Series 8 (27 February 1830): 66.
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Declares that Joseph Smith himself was the scribe of the Book of Mormon, and that he was unlearned in letters, spelling, and punctuation. Believes that the book was inspired by the devil.

ID = [79362]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1830-02-27  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:21
Times and Seasons. “Dialogue on Mormonism: Book of Mormon.” Times and Seasons Vol. 2, no. 18: July 15, 1841: 472-74.
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Imaginary dialogue between an “Elder Pierce,” “Mr. Matthews” and “Mr. Roberts” on Book of Mormon topics, including the visit of Jesus in 3 Nephi. Examines why the Indians apparently had no traditions confirming the Book of Mormon.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
ID = [80881]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1841-07-15  Collections:  bom,times-seasons  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:48
Deseret News. “Discovery of Historical Records in an Indian Mound.” Deseret News 27 (25 December 1878): 738.
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Article reprinted from Levenworth Times that reported an archaeological finding of several mounds wherein a record or a book of bark leaves was discovered that was said to be the language used in Mexico at the time of Montezuma.

ID = [79376]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1878-12-25  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:21
Church News. “Divine Protection for America.” Church News 31 (4 November 1961): 16.
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The Book of Mormon relates that America is a promised land and the Lord will protect it through the covenant that he made with his people.

ID = [79378]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1961-11-04  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:21
Unattributed. Divine Truths in the Book of Mormon. St. Louis, MO: Personal Freedom Outreach, 1982?.
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A polemical tract that avers that “Mormon theology is not contained in, but rather contradicted by the Book of Mormon” Lists several points in the Book of Mormon perceived to be harmonious with orthodox Christianity, such as the oneness of God, two possible destinations after death, and salvation by the Atonement. Names six areas wherein the Book of Mormon is out of harmony with the Bible. The Book of Mormon is a fictitious work.

ID = [77751]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1982-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:10
Church News. “‘Do It’ Is a Prophet’s Plea at Conference.” Church News 48 (24 June 1978): 3, 7.
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President Kimball emphasizes that knowing what is right is not enough, you have to do right. Reading the Book of Mormon is the best way to avoid adopting the evils that plague the world.

ID = [78821]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1978-06-24  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:17
Friend. “Do You Know?” Friend 18 (February 1988): 33.
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An activity for children concerning Lehi’s son Nephi.

ID = [79380]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1988-02-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:21
BYU Studies, ed. Doctrines in the Book of Mormon. Provo, UT: BYU Studies, 2012.
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This compilation of groundbreaking Book of Mormon articles is selected from over fifty years of LDS scholarship published by BYU Studies. This volume features articles that look at doctrines in the Book of Mormon, including resurrection, the allegory of the olive tree, and the appearance of Jesus Christ to the brother of Jared. Contents “The Doctrine of the Resurrection as Taught in the Book of Mormon” Robert J. Matthews “Explicating the Mystery of the Rejected Foundation Stone: The Allegory of the Olive Tree” Paul Y. Hoskisson “The Gospel of Jesus Christ as Taught by the Nephite Prophets” Noel B. Reynolds “‘Never Have I Showed Myself unto Man’: A Suggestion for Understanding Ether 3:15a” Kent P. Jackson Personal Essay: “Watermelons, Alma 32, and the Experimental Method” Joseph Thomas Hepworth Review of The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5 Reviewed by David B. Honey

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [75273]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2012-01-01  Collections:  bom,byu-studies  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:52
Relief Society Magazine. “Domestic Life Among the Nephites.” Relief Society Magazine 5 (February 1918): 107-11.
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Nephite women were descendants of Hebrew women, who had to adapt to a semi-tropical climate. The architecture of their homes was perhaps related to the Hebrew custom of hollow squares, flat roofs, and a courtyard in the center. While home life was simple and pleasant, the women were industrious.

ID = [79385]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1918-02-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:21
Insights. “Early Book of Mormon Writings Now Online.” Insights 30, no. 2 (2010).
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The most extensive collection of writings about the Book of Mormon published between 1829 and 1844 has been made available as an online database. The collection, 19th-Century Publications about the Book of Mormon (1829–1844), includes nearly 600 publications and close to one million words of text. It is intended to comprise, insofar as possible, everything published during Joseph Smith’s lifetime relating to the Book of Mormon. Under the auspices of Digital Collections at Brigham Young University’s Harold B. Lee Library, this ambitious project can be accessed at lib.byu.edu/dlib/bompublications.

Keywords: writing; Book of Mormon; publications; Joseph Smith
ID = [66946]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2010-01-02  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:22
Unattributed. “The Early History, Rise and Progress of Mormonism.” Frank Leslie’s New Family Magazine 2 (February 1858): 112-21.
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Includes the LDS account of the coming forth of the Book of Mormon but accepts the Solomon Spaulding theory for its origin. Also speaks concerning the attempts by mobs to steal the gold plates, the mode of translation, and Joseph Smith’s literary aptitude.

ID = [80450]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1858-02-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:45
Unattributed. “The Eight Witnesses.” Historical Record 6 (1888): 195-219.
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Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and Martin Harris desired the privilege and responsibility of being the Three Witnesses to the Book of Mormon. This article contains Joseph Smith’s words concerning this event, the testimony of the Three Witnesses and a lengthy history of each.

Topics:    Witnesses of the Book of Mormon > The Eight Witnesses
ID = [80452]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1888-01-01  Collections:  bom,history-1820,witnesses  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:45
Unattributed. “Einige Interessante Hinweiseim Buch Mormon.” n.p., 19?.
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A missionary tract that provides a brief overview of the contents of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [77769]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:10
Unattributed. El Habla De Mi Tierra. Montivideo: Uraguayan Mission, 1965.
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A tract inviting people to read about the “other sheep” spoken of by Jesus in John 10:16, having reference to the Nephites of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [77770]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1965-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:10
Unattributed. El Libro de Mormon: La Historia de las Americas Antes de Colon. Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press,n.d.
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A pamphlet describing the advent and contents of the Book of Mormon, explaining the existence of inhabitants in America before Columbus.

ID = [77772]  Status = Type = book  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:10
Church News. “Elder Hunter Describes Trip to Ruins in Bolivia and Peru.” Church News 27 (17 August 1957): 4.
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A description of Milton R. Hunter’s trip to South America. Archaeological support for the Book of Mormon includes: gold artifacts, line cloth, stone work, a horse carving, and what appears to be an ancient baptismal font.

ID = [79410]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1957-08-17  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:22
Church News. “Eleven Original Manuscript Pages Now Laminated.” Church News 38 (26 October 1968): 5, 14.
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Eleven of the seventy-five pages that the Church owns of the original manuscript of the Book of Mormon have been successfully laminated in plastic in Richmond, VA. The process of restoration and preservation of the pages is described.

ID = [79411]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1968-10-26  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:22
Unattributed. “The ‘Eleven Witnesses’ to the Book of Mormon.” Utah Christian Tract Society 11 (January-February 1977):2.
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Argues against the reliability of the witnesses of the Book of Mormon and expresses concern over textual changes in the book.

Topics:    Witnesses of the Book of Mormon > General Articles
ID = [80248]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1977-01-01  Collections:  bom,witnesses  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:44
Unattributed. “En Personlig Studieplan for Lasning: Mormons Bok.” N.p., 1965?.
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A tract-size study aid featuring scriptural references from the Book of Mormon and a series of questions about the Book of Mormon.

ID = [77774]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1965-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:10
BYU Studies, ed. Enoch and the Temple. Provo, UT: BYU Studies, 2014.
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This ebook contains three articles from a conference on Enoch and the temple that was cosponsored by BYU Studies in February 2013 at Utah State University and BYU. George Nickelsburg, an eminent biblical scholar, identifies much temple content in the book of 1 Enoch: Enoch’s commissioning and ascension into the heavenly sanctuary. David Larsen discusses ancient sources regarding a community ascending to heaven as a group. Jeffrey M. Bradshaw shows what ties together the stories about Adam, Eve, Enoch, and Noah in the Book of Moses. The answer, unexpectedly, has to do again with temple motifs, all of which culminate with Enoch in Moses 6–7. The original video presentations of these articles are also included. Finally, this ebook contains an article by Stephen D. Ricks discussing the prophetic commission of Enoch, which is a striking example of a “narrative” type of call (see Moses 6:23–36). This study considers the elements of the narrative call pattern; those elements of this form found in the prophetic commission of Enoch are examined and compared with the biblical narrative call passages. Contents “The Temple According to 1 Enoch” George W. E. Nickelsburg “Enoch and the City of Zion: Can an Entire Community Ascend to Heaven?” David J. Larsen “The LDS Story of Enoch as the Culminating Episode of a Temple Text” Jeffrey M. Bradshaw “The Narrative Call Pattern in the Prophetic Commission of Enoch (Moses 6)” Stephen D. Ricks Video Presentations from the conference “Enoch and the Temple”

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [75278]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2014-01-01  Collections:  bom,byu-studies,moses,temples  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:52
Friend. “Enos.” Friend 11 (October 1981): 20-21.
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Cartoon pages for children telling the story of how Enos went into the wilderness to pray.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
ID = [79415]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1981-10-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:22
Friend. “Enos.” Friend 20 (March 1990): 28-29.
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An illustrated story for children about Enos.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
ID = [79416]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1990-03-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:22
Friend. “Enos’s Prayer.” Friend 13 (July 1983): 48-49.
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A children’s version of Enos and his prayer.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
ID = [79420]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1983-07-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:22
Insights. “Etruscan Gold Book from 600 B.C. Discovered.” Insights 23, no. 5 (2003).
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The Bulgarian National Museum of History in Sofia, Bulgaria, recently placed on public display an ancient book comprising six pages of 23.82-karat gold (measuring 5 centimeters in length and 4.5 centimeters in width) bound together by gold rings. The plates contain a text written in Etruscan characters and also depict a horse, a horseman, a Siren, a lyre, and soldiers. According to Elka Penkova, who heads the museum’s archaeology department, the find may be the oldest complete book in the world, dating to about 600 B.C.

Keywords: museum; history; archaeology; translation; Book of Mormon
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [66717]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2003-01-05  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Church News. “The Evidence Mounts.” Church News 44 (14 September 1974): 16.
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Joseph Mahan of the Columbus (Ga.) Museum of Arts and Crafts sees evidence that people from the eastern Mediterranean have migrated to America since 2,000 B.C. A clay tablet containing Sumerian cuneiform has been discovered. This is further evidence that people should read the Book of Mormon.

ID = [80458]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1974-09-14  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:45
Saints’ Herald. “Evidences of the Truth of the Book of Mormon.” Saints’ Herald 4 (September-November 1863): 81-85, 97-101, 152- 57, 168-70.
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Four part series: No 1. “The Vision of All,” focuses on Isaiah 29, the “marvelous work and a wonder,” Martin Harris’s visit to Professor Anthon, and related items. No. 2. “The Woe on the Enemies of the Marvelous Work,” having reference to Isaiah’s prophecy of a “woe” that would come upon the enemies of the “marvelous work,” or the Book of Mormon. Discusses other prophecies of Isaiah 29 related to the Book of Mormon, e.g., the deaf would hear the words of the book, the joy of the meek would increase. No. 3. “The Stick of Joseph,” presenting a discussion of Ezekiel 37 and the sticks representing the Bible and the Book of Mormon that would confound the false doctrines of the world. The Book of Mormon is the record of Joseph’s descendants in the land of promise, or America. No. 4. “Joseph’s Blessing,” connected with the Abrahamic covenant of a promised land. The family of Joseph inherited the promised land of America.

ID = [79431]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1863-09-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:22
Church News. “Evidences of the Truth of the Book of Mormon.” Church News 37 (24 June 1967): 16.
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Excerpts from an address of LeGrand Richards. There are many evidences of the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon—the witnesses who saw the book, many have put Moroni’s promise to the test, it makes biblical passages easier to understand.

ID = [79432]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1967-06-24  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:22
Deseret News. “An Excellent Book.” Deseret Weekly 38 (19 January 1889): 112.
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Claims that archaeological evidences in the Americas substantiate the Book of Mormon. The book, The American Indian, by Elijah M. Haines, unwittingly supports the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79004]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1889-01-19  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Church News. “Expert’s Report Quells Attack on Authenticity of the Book of Mormon.” Church News 47 (15 October 1977): 14.
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The claim by three researchers that Soloman Spaulding wrote part of the Book of Mormon was refuted by a handwriting expert.

ID = [79433]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1977-10-15  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:22
Saints’ Herald. “Extensive Advertisers.” Saints’ Herald 64 (22 August 1917): 798.
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Condemning the “Utah Mormons,” this author claims they are confusing the public by large newspaper ads about the Book of Mormon that have appeared in many metropolitan dailies. The religious beliefs of Utah Mormons are inconsistent with the teachings of the Book of Mormon, e.g., their belief in polygamy.

ID = [79436]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1917-08-22  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:22
Times and Seasons. “Extract From C Thomason’s Proclamation and Warning.” Times and Seasons Vol. 3, no. 6: January 15, 1842: 657-59.
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A proclamation to the inhabitants of America that Jesus Christ has appeared to the forefathers of the Indians, that God inspired Columbus to discover America, and that America became a free land “to prepare the way for the coming of the Book of Mormon” A warning for the same inhabitants to repent and believe in the words of Jesus Christ as presented in the Book of Mormon.

ID = [80892]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1842-09-15  Collections:  bom,times-seasons  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:48
Times and Seasons. “Extract From Stephens’ Incidents of Travel in Central America.” Times and Seasons Vol. 3, no. 22: September 15, 1842: 911-15.
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Using extracts from the writings of Stephens, these articles suggest that the archaeological and historical observations of Stephens in Central America provide evidence that the Book of Mormon contains the truth.

ID = [80890]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1842-11-15  Collections:  bom,times-seasons  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:48
Times and Seasons. “Extract From The Book of Mormon.” Times and Seasons Vol. 1, no. 5: March 1840: 66-68.
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An extract from the Book of Mormon concerning the dispersion and gathering of Israel (1 Nephi 22).

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
ID = [80879]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1840-07-01  Collections:  bom,times-seasons  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:48
Church News. “Facsimile of First Edition of Book of Mormon Is Published.” Church News 50 (5 April 1980): 9.
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A replication of the first edition of the Book of Mormon was presented on March 26, 1980 to the First Presidency, exactly 150 years after it was first produced. The reproduction is as close to the original as is possible with today’s equipment.

ID = [79440]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1980-04-05  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:22
Unattributed. Facsimile of the Plates Discovered in Pike Co., Illinois. New York: The Prophet, 1845.
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Sets forth the story of the discovery of the six bell-shaped plates of brass containing inscriptions, now known as the Kinderhook plates. Also shows facsimiles of the plates.

ID = [77790]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1845-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:10
Times and Seasons. “Facts Are Stubborn Things.” Times and Seasons Vol. 3, no. 22: September 15, 1842: 921-22.
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Comments on and quotes from Stephen’s Incidents of Travel in Central America. It is claimed that the Toltecs were of the house of Israel, a concept that is seen as corroborating the existence of Nephites and Lamanites.

ID = [80889]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1842-05-01  Collections:  bom,times-seasons  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:48
Saints’ Herald. “Falsehoods and Misrepresentations by the ‘Gospel Messenger No. 3’” Saints’ Herald 52 (25 January 1905): 73-76.
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Allegations were published in the Gospel Messenger by Charles M. Yearout that members of the Church claim that Joseph Smith thought he was Elijah, that the Book of Mormon conflicts with the Bible, that Joseph Smith used criminal acts to prove the Book of Mormon, that the book he wrote was the famine spoken of in Amos, as well as other claims. In response to these accusations, it is countered that the allegations concerning Joseph Smith are not true, and that the Book of Mormon does teach of Christ and agrees with the New Testament.

ID = [79443]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1905-01-25  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:22
Church News. “A Family Project to Build Faith.” Church News 31 (28 October 1961): 16.
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Sets forth a few ideas on how to make reading the Book of Mormon more interesting to children.

ID = [78876]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1961-10-28  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Insights. “FARMS Review Answers Critics, Sizes Up Scholarship.” Insights 26, no. 2 (2006).
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At 500 pages, the new FARMS Review (vol. 17, no. 2) nearly bursts its binding with items of interest for anyone desiring to be well-informed on Mormon studies. The coverage ranges from Lehi’s encampments in Arabia and the resurgence of the all-but-dead Spalding theory to Jewish-Mormon relations, creation ex nihilo, and the Egyptian Hor Book of Breathings.

Keywords: FARMS; scholarship; Book of Mormon; Bible
ID = [66808]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2006-01-02  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Insights. “FARMS Review Probes Geography, Papyri, Isaiah, Creation, and More.” Insights 25, no. 2 (2005).
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The latest FARMS Review (vol. 16, no. 2, 2004) is another weighty issue flush with articles covering a wide array of interesting topics. In the lineup are reviews of works on Book of Mormon geography, de-Christianization of the Old Testament, the Joseph Smith Papyri, Isaiah’s central message, Jerusalem in Lehi’s day, creation theology, gospel symbolism, and the Christian countercult movement. Also included are two freestanding essays, one older article of lasting appeal (initiating a new feature in the Review), book notes, a 2003 Book of Mormon bibliography, and the editor’s top picks of recent publications. A foretaste of the many engaging articles follows.

Keywords: FARMS; geography; Isaiah; creation
Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah
ID = [66779]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2005-01-02  Collections:  bom,farms-insights,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Insights. “FARMS Symposium Opens Window on Lehi’s World.” Insights 24, no. 2 (2004).
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FARMS’s publication earlier this year of Glimpses of Lehi’s Jerusalem was a significant milestone in Book of Mormon studies. The prodigious effort marshaled the research talents of 19 BYU scholars in a multidisciplinary reconstruction of Lehi’s Old World environment. Those who acquaint themselves with this groundbreaking research will read 1 Nephi with new eyes—with a greater awareness of the sociocultural context and lifeways of Lehi’s world.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; BYU; FARMS Symposium; Lehi
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
ID = [66742]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2004-01-02  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Unattributed. A Few Plain Words About Mormonism Showing That Latter-Day Saints Are No Saints at All, Proved By Extracts from Their Writings. London: John Wright Steam Press, Bristol, 184?.
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Finds that the Bible is the word of God. The Book of Mormon is found lacking, indeed an imposture. Provides some relevant statistics about the book, its claims, and its story using extracts from its text. Compares these extracts with biblical ones to show that the Book of Mormon is absurd and ridiculous, pointing out atrocities from the book.

ID = [77413]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1840-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:07
Unattributed. “A Few Reasons Why You Should Study the Book of Mormon.” The Rod of Iron 1 (July, August, September 1924): 25.
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The Book of Mormon deals with many important topics, including baptism for the dead, deathbed repentance, secret societies, and the organization of Christ’s church.

ID = [78878]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1924-07-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Church News. “Film Aids Scripture Story.” Church News 42 (16 September 1972): 12.
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A film released by Brigham Young University shows the background, history, and content of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79448]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1972-09-16  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:22
Church News. “Films Urge Youths—Stay ‘Free to Choose’” Church News 56 (7 September 1986): 8-9, 13.
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A series of Church films for young adults portrays modern parallels to Book of Mormon stories.

ID = [79449]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1986-09-07  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:22
Church News. “Five Accept Pres. Benson’s Invitation to Receive Copies of Book of Mormon.” Church News 56 (25 May 1986): 10.
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President Benson gave five personalized Books of Mormon away.

ID = [79452]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1986-05-25  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:22
Church News. “‘Flooding’ Project is Answer to Prophet’s Call.” Church News 59 (25 March 1989): 11.
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When the prophet gave instructions to “flood the earth” with copies of the Book of Mormon, many LDS congregations complied with fliers advertising the Book of Mormon. When missionaries went to schools to help in religious studies, 94 students requested copies of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [78822]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1989-03-25  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:17
Church News. “Follow Guidelines When ‘Sending the Book of Mormon on a Mission’” Church News 58 (15 October 1988): 14.
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Follow guidelines when sending testimonies and pictures to missionaries. Send money instead of books and try to get your testimony translated into another language.

ID = [79454]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-10-15  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:22
Church News. “Foreign Languages Taught By Using Book of Mormon.” Church News 49 (3 February 1979): 14.
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A learning system developed by two BYU professors teaches language using the Book of Mormon. This system stresses similarities in languages and uses familiar context to teach foreign languages such as German, French, and Spanish.

ID = [79457]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1979-02-03  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:22
Insights. “Forthcoming Publication.” Insights 23, no. 2 (2003).
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The FARMS Review (vol. 15, no. 1), edited by Daniel C. Peterson, contains reviews of a FARMS publication titled Uncovering the Original Text of the Book of Mormon: History and Findings of the Critical Text Project, Terryl L. Givens’s study of the Book of Mormon titled By the Hand of Mormon: The American Scripture That Launched a New World Religion (published by Oxford University Press), three books on the Book of Abraham, and an evangelical critique titled The New Mormon Challenge, initially treated in the last Review. The FARMS Review (formerly FARMS Review of Books) also includes a study of what was known about chiasmus at the time the Book of Mormon was produced. Beginning with this issue is a section called “Book Notes,” in which brief descriptions of recent books will be given. Available in late April.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; religion; scripture; history
ID = [66706]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2003-01-02  Collections:  abraham,bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Insights. “Forthcoming Publications.” Insights 23, no. 6 (2003).
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The FARMS Review (vol. 15, no. 2), edited by Daniel C. Peterson, features reviews and articles on DNA issues, the Mountain Meadows massacre, and secret combinations, as well as responses to a so-called insider’s view of Mormon origins. Available February 2004.

Keywords: reviews; articles; Book of Mormon; culture
ID = [66731]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2003-01-06  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Insights. “Forthcoming Publications.” Insights 24, no. 3 (2004).
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Analysis of Textual Variants of the Book of Mormon, Part 1,by Royal Skousen, is the first part of volume 4 of the Book of Mormon Critical Text Project. Covering the title page through 2 Nephi 10, it analyzes every significant variant in the original and printer’s manuscripts and in 20 important editions of the Book of Mormon (from the 1830 edition to the 1981 edition). The task of this volume is to use the earliest textual sources and patterns of systematic usage to recover the original English-language text. Available August 2004.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; texts; volume; language
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
ID = [66752]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2004-01-03  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Insights. “Forthcoming Publications.” Insights 24, no. 4 (2004).
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Journal of Book of Mormon Studies(vol. 13, nos. 1–2), edited by S. Kent Brown, is a special double issue devoted to the Hill Cumorah. Studies include the geologic history and archaeology of the area, early accounts of a cave in the hill, the Hill Cumorah Pageant (its history, music, and costuming), Latter-day Saint poetry, the Hill Cumorah Monument, a linguistic analysis of the name Cumorah, and the earliest photographs of the hill. Available late fall 2004.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; journals; studies; history
ID = [66759]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2004-01-04  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Insights. “Forthcoming Publications.” Insights 24, no. 5 (2004).
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Journal of Book of Mormon Studies(vol. 13, nos. 1–2), edited by S. Kent Brown, is a special double issue devoted to the Hill Cumorah. Studies include the geologic history and archaeology of the area, early accounts of a cave in the hill, the Hill Cumorah Pageant (its history, music, and costuming), Latter-day Saint poetry, the Hill Cumorah Monument, a linguistic analysis of the name Cumorah, and the earliest photographs of the hill. Available December 2004.

Keywords: journal; Book of Mormon; studies; history
ID = [66767]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2004-01-05  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Church News. “French Members Fulfill Challenge to Read Scriptures.” Church News 57 (17 January 1987): 14.
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A challenge was issued in Paris, France, for members to read the Book of Mormon and then send their testimonies to James D. Fife. Over 100 people accepted the challenge.

ID = [79462]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1987-01-17  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:22
Friend. “From Lehi to Moroni.” Friend 10 (February 1980): 20-21.
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An illustrated children’s story of the Book of Mormon; includes one picture per book.

ID = [79468]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1980-02-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:22
Insights. “From Other Publishers.” Insights 23, no. 6 (2003).
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Dead Sea Scrolls Reader, edited by Donald W. Parry and Emanuel Tov, presents all of the nonbiblical Qumran texts along with English translations. Published by Brill Academic Publishers of the Netherlands, this six-part edition of the nonbiblical scroll fragments is an outgrowth of the FARMS Dead Sea Scrolls database. Parts 1 (religious law), 2 (exegetical texts), and 4 (calendrical and sapiental texts) are available now; parts 3 (parabiblical texts), 5 (poetic and liturgical texts), and 6 (additional genres and unclassified texts) will be available in spring 2004.

Keywords: translations; law; text; genres
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [66732]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2003-01-06  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Church News. “Full Text of Lucy Mack Smith’s Letter.” Church News 52 (28 August 1982): 3.
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Brent F. Ashworth claimed that he had acquired a letter written by Lucy Mack Smith to her sister-in-law, Mary Pierce. It is claimed to be the earliest known document concerning the Book of Mormon. (Editor’s note: this letter has been proven to be a forgery.)

ID = [79471]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1982-08-28  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:22
Church News. “Geography Problems.” Church News 48 (29 July 1978): 16.
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It is difficult to find various landmarks of the Book of Mormon because there is not enough information. If the Lord wanted people to know where they were he would inspire prophets to tell them. Why not keep hidden what the Lord wanted hidden?

ID = [79477]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1978-07-29  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:22
Insights. “Givens Featured Speaker at First Biennial Willes Center Lecture.” Insights 29, no. 5 (2009).
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The Book of Mormon and its status as an American Bible was the subject of the First Biennial Laura F. Willes Center Book of Mormon Lecture held October 8, 2009, at Brigham Young University. Terryl L. Givens, professor of literature and religion and occupant of the James Bostwick Chair of English at the University of Richmond, focused his remarks on two points: the provenance of the Book of Mormon and major motifs within it.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; BYU; literature; religion
ID = [66932]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2009-01-05  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:22
Church News. “God Does Forgive.” Church News 43 (17 February 1973): 16.
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A scripture reference to Moroni 7:8 that shows that God forgives us if we have repented and sought forgiveness with real intent.

ID = [79482]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1973-02-17  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:22
Unattributed. “Gold Bible.” The Reflector New Series 2 (2 January 1830): 13.
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States that it is too early to discuss the merits or demerits of the Book of Mormon, but finds nothing treasonable that would have a tendency to subvert liberties. The religious nature cannot be determined—it must stand or fall on its own merits.

ID = [79483]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1830-01-02  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:22
Unattributed. “Gold Bible.” The Reflector New Series 3 (11 January 1830): 20.
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Calls the Book of Mormon a “wonderful work” In an effort to correct misunderstanding of the book, this article clarifies that it is unbelievers who call the Book of Mormon the “Gold Bible” States that the book as well as the “sacred volume” (the Bible) has its revilers. Says that the Book of Mormon is comprised of a number of books by different authors. It is a compilation by Mormon in “ancient Hieroglyphics” upon plates of gold.

ID = [79484]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1830-01-11  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:22
Church News. “The Gold Plate Story.” Church News 28 (27 September 1958): 16.
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Archaeological proof given for the use of gold/metal plates in history. Examples include the records of Darius, Sargon’s Annals, and the Dead Sea Scrolls.

ID = [80471]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1958-09-27  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:46
Unattributed. Gold Plates Used Anciently. Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press, 1963.
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Citing instances when gold plates were used anciently to record sacred and historical writings, this pamphlet includes photographs and lists findings of such plates.

ID = [77826]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1963-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:10
Unattributed. “The Golden Tables: On Which Were Inscribed the Records of the Tribe of Nephi.” The Chicago Times (11 August 1875): 12-14.
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Contains testimonies about the coming forth of the Book of Mormon. Joseph Smith translated the plates by placing a stone in a hat. Gives the testimony of the Three Witnesses. David Whitmer reaffirms his testimony of the Book of Mormon but denounces the Utah Mormons.

Topics:    Witnesses of the Book of Mormon > The Translation of the Book of Mormon
ID = [80475]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1875-08-11  Collections:  bom,history-1820,translation  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:46
Relief Society Magazine. “The Greatest of All American Books.” Relief Society Magazine 14 (September 1927): 437.
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This article claims that the Book of Mormon is the most important of all American books.

ID = [80479]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1927-09-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:46
Unattributed. “A Group of Six Prophecies.” Young Woman’s Journal 32 (February 1921): 101-13.
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Discusses prophecies found in the Book of Mormon including: the Lamanites would be a scourge to the Nephites; the Lamanites would not be utterly destroyed; there would be an apostasy from the truth; the Jaredites would be destroyed; readers of the Book of Mormon will receive a testimony of its truthfulness if they follow the proper steps. The Book of Mormon was preserved for the benefit of those of the latter days.

ID = [78887]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1921-02-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Church News. “Growth Highlights President Kimball’s Administration.” Church News 55 (24 March 1985): 10.
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Presents a graph of Book of Mormon translations showing the phenomenal growth in the years between 1974 and 1984, years of President Kimball’s administration. It matches his statement to “lengthen our stride,” which typifies his life.

ID = [79501]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1985-03-24  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:22
New Era. “Guide to Applying Book of Mormon Scriptures in Your Life.” New Era 23 (January 1993): 34.
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A list of scriptures organized by topic to help in applying the Book of Mormon to everyday life.

ID = [79502]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1993-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:22
Church News. “He Started Marking the Book Before He Was Taught by Elders.” Church News 58 (31 December 1988): 10.
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A conversion story of a young man who read and marked the Book of Mormon before he received missionary discussions.

ID = [79511]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-12-31  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:22
Insights. “Herculaneum Papyri Project Catalyzes New Oxford Society.” Insights 24, no. 4 (2004).
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Brigham Young University’s Herculaneum papyri project continues to gain support among American and European scholars. The project’s director, Roger T. Macfarlane, an associate professor of classics at BYU, was invited to serve on the organizing board of the nascent Herculaneum Society, which was inaugurated in Oxford, England, on 3 July 2004. The society promotes inter-national attention on scholarship and fund-raising related to the ancient town of Herculaneum and its Villa of the Papyri. Together with David Arm-strong, a classics professor at the University of Texas at Austin, Macfarlane will direct the North American division of the Herculaneum Society. “There is no secret,” he says, “that the society is eager to capitalize on our project’s success.”

Keywords: BYU; Herculaneum Society; scholarship; documentary
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [66757]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2004-01-04  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Church News. “Heritage of Book of Mormon Told Youth by Bishop Brown.” Church News 42 (2 September 1972): 13.
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Bishop Victor L. Brown told the youth at the Mexico Area Conference that they should be proud of their heritage and that they should honor their priesthood.

ID = [79520]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1972-09-02  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:22
Church News. “Historic Print Shop Site Is Purchased by Church.” Church News 48 (18 November 1978): 7.
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The Church has purchased a building in Palmyra, New York, where the first edition of the Book of Mormon was printed on March 26, 1830.

ID = [79527]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1978-11-18  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:22
Unattributed. History of America B.C. 2200-420 A.D. Book of Mormon: An authentic account of the origin of the American Indian. Translated from the original by Joseph Smith, Jr”. Independence, MO: Missions of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1912?.
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Presents a brief overview of the Book of Mormon story and declares that it is in complete harmony with all other known truths including religious, historical, or scientific. Writes concerning charity, service, baptism, and other topics.

ID = [77859]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1912-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:11
Unattributed. “History of Mormonism.” Christian Reformer 9 (October 1842): 627-33.
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A reprint from The Southern Quarterly Review, April 1842, declaring Mormonism a religious fraud and folly. “One Joe Smith,” while digging for something else, dug up gold plates that were a record of the “lost chronicles of several kings of Israel” This inflammatory article alleges that Joseph Smith spread falsehoods. The growth of the new religion is alarming and poses a threat to the uneducated religious community.

ID = [79533]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1842-10-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
Church News. “Horses, Horses, Horses.” Church News 42 (25 March 1972): 16.
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Through the years people have insisted the Book of Mormon is wrong because of its reference to horses, claiming that horses were not on the continent until the Spanish arrived. This article presents evidence that there were horses on the continent as the Book of Mormon claims there were.

ID = [79538]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1972-03-25  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
Church News. “How to Better Use Book of Mormon to Enrich, Improve One’s Family Life.” Church News 56 (28 December 1986):15.
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A collection of statements made by selected readers of the Church News on how they use the Book of Mormon to inspire their families.

ID = [79543]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1986-12-28  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
Church News. “How to Distribute the Book of Mormon.” Church News 57 (7 March 1987): 15.
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Contains nine reports from people who explain how they make the Book of Mormon available to nonmembers. The Book of Mormon is a missionary tool.

ID = [79544]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1987-03-07  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
Church News. “How to Encourage Children to Read the Book of Mormon.” Church News 60 (31 March 1990): 15.
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Fourteen brief recommendations on how to interest children in reading the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79545]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1990-03-31  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
Church News. “How to Give a Book of Mormon to a Friend.” Church News 60 (14 July 1990): 15.
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Suggestions for member missionaries by nine contributors on ways to share the Book of Mormon with those who are not members of the Church.

ID = [79546]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1990-07-14  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
Church News. “How to Make Time for Book of Mormon.” Church News 56 (22 June 1986): 15.
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Brief comments on how different individuals or families find ways to read the Book of Mormon regularly.

ID = [79548]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1986-06-22  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
Church News. “How to Study the Book of Mormon.” Church News 58 (2 January 1988): 15.
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A checklist on how to study the Book of Mormon: seek spiritual guidance, set aside a regular time for study, search for information on specific subjects, and share what you learn.

ID = [79550]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-01-02  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
Friend. “How We Got the Book of Mormon.” Friend 10 (April 1980): 30-32.
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An illustrated children’s story of Joseph Smith receiving the golden plates.

ID = [79551]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1980-04-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
Unattributed. How Well Do You Know the Book of Mormon?. Provo, UT: Dept. of Seminaries and Institutes,n.d.
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A multiple choice exam on the Book of Mormon for seminary students.

ID = [77876]  Status = Type = book  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:11
Insights. “Hugh Nibley Audiotape Collection.” Insights 22, no. 6 (2002).
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FARMS has released volumes 3, 4, and 5 of an ongoing audiotape collection of essays titled Preparing for the Millennium, by renowned Latter-day Saint scholar Hugh W. Nibley. Read by Lloyd D. Newell, the audiotapes feature four essays from Nibley’s Approaching Zion and three essays from another volume in his collected works, The Prophetic Book of Mormon.

Keywords: Preparing for the Millennium; language; Book of Mormon; volume
ID = [66683]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2002-01-06  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:20
Church News. “I Had No Idea What a Missionary Was.” Church News 58 (3 December 1988): 5.
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A conversion story of a young woman who was given a Book of Mormon and after reading it was converted to the Church.

ID = [79561]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-12-03  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
Church News. “‘I Love This Work with All My Heart’” Church News 58 (25 June 1988): 4.
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President Benson taught that missionaries should daily read the Book of Mormon to increase their own faith and spirituality and “should use the Book of Mormon as the heart of their proselyting work and as the great converter”

ID = [78824]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-06-25  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:17
Church News. “Idaho Youths Grow Closer by Meeting Challenge to Read Book of Mormon.” Church News 57 (10 January 1987): 12.
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As an increasing number of youth were not reading the Book of Mormon, the leader of the congregation challenged them to read it. Forty youth completed the book.

ID = [79567]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1987-01-10  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
Church News. “Illustrated Edition of Book of Mormon Published by Deseret Book.” Church News 32 (15 September 1962): 13-14.
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Report on Deseret Book’s illustrated edition of the Book of Mormon, with a brief review of the book’s publishing history. New edition includes Arnold Friberg paintings and other pictures of archaeological findings related to the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79570]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1962-09-15  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
Church News. “In the Mouths of Witnesses.” Church News 34 (5 September 1964): 16.
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The Lord has always used witnesses in the establishment of his word. In the latter days he raised Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, and Sidney Rigdon to testify of him. In addition to these witnesses he sent the Book of Mormon to testify of him.

Topics:    Witnesses of the Book of Mormon > Oliver Cowdery
ID = [79575]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1964-09-05  Collections:  bom,history-1820,witnesses  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
Church News. “In This Time of Tumult, Iron Rod of Gospel Needed.” Church News 41 (10 April 1971): 8.
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Harold B. Lee compares the present time to Lehi’s dream. “If there is any one thing we need in this time of tumult and frustration, it is the ‘iron rod’ of the gospel”

ID = [79578]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1971-04-10  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
Church News. “Incan Descendant Finds Book Opens ‘His’ History.” Church News 58 (31 December 1988): 10.
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An expert in Mesoamerican art relates his conversion to the teachings of the Book of Mormon. “The Book of Mormon opened up our past to me just like it was a movie”

ID = [79579]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-12-31  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
Unattributed. The Indian Bible. Book No. 1: The Book of Nephi. Alexandria, VA: American Indian Restoration Enterprises, 1962.
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A typewritten paraphrase of 1 and 2 Nephi geared especially for the American Indian. Divided into 300 verses. Emphasizes Indians as the audience to whom the messages are addressed. Refers to God and Christ as “the Great Spirit”

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
ID = [78522]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1962-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:15
Juvenile Instructor. “Indian Mounds and Traditions.” Juvenile Instructor 14 (15 May 1879): 110.
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Refers to a rare work by Reverend William O’Brien, entitled A Narrative of Travels in the United States of America, in which he describes ruins and Indian mounds in Ohio and quotes a “civilized Indian” who claims that biblical beliefs were once understood by his ancestors.

ID = [79584]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1879-05-15  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
Juvenile Instructor. “Indian Relics.” Juvenile Instructor 6, no. 14 (1871): 110.
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Claims that archaeological finds of a Dr. Van Patten verify the Book of Mormon.

Keywords: Archaeology, Central America, Metallurgy, Native Americans
ID = [75813]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1871-07-08  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:55
Juvenile Instructor. “Indian Relics.” Juvenile Instructor 6 (8 July 1871): 110.
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Claims that archaeological finds of a Dr. Van Patten verify the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79586]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1871-07-08  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
Insights. “Institute News.” Insights 23, no. 2 (2003).
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The Institute appreciates opportunities to facilitate meaningful scholarly discussion of Mormon studies. One recent instance was its cosponsorship of a conference titled “God, Humanity, and Revelation: Perspectives from Mormon Philosophy and History,” held at the Yale University Divinity School on 27–29 March. The event featured more than two dozen scholars and authors, including several Latter-day Saints. A report of the conference will appear in the next issue of Insights.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; history; philosophy; revelation
ID = [66704]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2003-01-02  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Insights. “Institute Researchers Share Findings at LDS Apologetics Conference.” Insights 23, no. 5 (2003).
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Three Institute researchers were among the speakers at the fifth annual FAIR conference, held August 7–8 at Utah Valley State College, in Orem, Utah. Founded in 1997, the Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to providing sound information and research that support the doctrine, beliefs, and practices of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, particularly on matters that are challenged by unbelievers.

Keywords: conference; research; Book of Mormon; DNA evidence
ID = [66720]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2003-01-05  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Insights. “Institute Supports Graduates and Undergraduates.” Insights 27, no. 2 (2007).
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The Maxwell Institute continues to encourage and support the work of graduate and undergraduate students through two funds. Each year at this time we remind graduate students about the Nibley Fellowship Program and its application deadline. Named in honor of the late eminent Latter-day Saint scholar Hugh Nibley, this pro-gram provides financial aid to students enrolled in accredited PhD programs in areas of study directly related to the work and mission of the Maxwell Institute, particularly work done under the auspices of one department of the Institute, the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, such as studies of the Book of Mormon, the Book of Abraham, the Old and New Testaments, early Christianity, ancient temples, and related subjects. Applicants cannot be employed at the Institute or be related to an Institute employee.

Keywords: graduate; undergraduate; Maxwell Institute; Christianity
ID = [66841]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2007-01-02  Collections:  abraham,bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Saints’ Herald. “Interesting Admissions by ‘Deseret News’” Saints’ Herald 52 (9 August 1905): 769-70.
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RLDS author wishes that the “Utah Mormons” would admit that the Book of Mormon strictly forbids plural marriage.

ID = [79595]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1905-08-09  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
Unattributed. “An Interesting Volume.” The Contributor 4, no. 8 (1883): 314-316.
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A specific copy of the first edition of the Book of Mormon was used in the conversion process of prominent men such as Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, and John P.Greene. Describes the format of the first edition and reprints the preface and first page.

Keywords: 1830 Book of Mormon, Conversion, Greene, John P., Kimball, Heber C., Young, Brigham
ID = [75994]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1883-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,brigham  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:57
Unattributed. “An Interesting Volume.” The Contributor 4, no. 8 (1883): 314-316.
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A specific copy of the first edition of the Book of Mormon was used in the conversion process of prominent men such as Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, and John P.Greene. Describes the format of the first edition and reprints the preface and first page.

Keywords: 1830 Book of Mormon, Conversion, Greene, John P., Kimball, Heber C., Young, Brigham
ID = [76509]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1883-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,brigham  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:00
Unattributed. “An Interesting Volume.” Contributor 4 (May 1883): 314-16.
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A specific copy of the first edition of the Book of Mormon was used in the conversion process of prominent men such as Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, and John P. Green. Describes the format of the first edition and reprints the preface and first page.

ID = [79007]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1883-05-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Deseret News. “An Interview with Last Book of Mormon Witness.” Deseret News Church Section (11 July 1931): 3, 8.
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Reprinted from the Kansas City Journal, June 5, 1881. A reporter interviews David Whitmer regarding his role as a witness, the gold plates, and his testimony of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79009]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1931-07-11  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Unattributed. Introduction to the First Book of Nephi. Independence, MO: Zarahemla Research Foundation, 1986.
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Gives a brief overview of the setting and author of 1 Nephi up to the period of Lehi’s examination of the plates of brass. Includes notes and comments on the first several verses of 1 Nephi, including a discussion of Hebrew terms.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
ID = [77906]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1986-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:11
Insights. “Investigating New World Volcanism at the Time of Christ’s Death.” Insights 23, no. 6 (2003).
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A recent article in the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies reported that ice cores taken from Greenland and Antarctica yield evidence broadly consistent with the 3 Nephi 8 account of cataclysmic New World events—presumably including a violent volcanic eruption—at the time of Christ’s death (Benjamin R. Jordan, “Volcanic Destruction in the Book of Mormon: Possible Evidence from Ice Cores,” JBMS 12/1 [2003]: 78–87). What other methods might yield corroborating evidence of such an eruption? Two possibilities are the analysis of tree rings and sea and lake sediments.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; environment; Mesoamerica; volcanism
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
ID = [66728]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2003-01-06  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Improvement Era. “An Invitation.” Improvement Era 26, no. 11 (September 1923): 951.
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An invitation to read the Book of Mormon. Presents an overview of the coming forth of and contents of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [81269]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1923-09-01  Collections:  bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:51
Unattributed. “An Invitation to Read the Book of Mormon.” Independence, MO: n.p., 1970?.
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A four-page tract recommending three methods of studying the Book of Mormon: (1) Read it from cover to cover; (2) read the chronological highlights; and (3) read selected doctrinal passages.

ID = [77529]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1970-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Unattributed. “Is This What Mormons Base Their Faith upon? Joseph Smith Jr. as a Translator.” Christ Church News 19 (May 1963): 3.
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Considers the verdict of the Egyptologists against the Book of Abraham in 1912 to be a sufficient control to repudiate the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79614]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1963-05-01  Collections:  abraham,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
Church News. “Israel Cave, Mexican Plates Discussed at Meet.” Church News 41 (23 October 1971): 6.
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Professors meet to discuss the Khirbet Beit Lei (Lehi) Cave, which has “ancient inscriptions in the old Hebrew script” along with drawings of human figures and sailing vessels. Small gold plates were found in Mexico. Such archaeological discoveries support the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79616]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1971-10-23  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
Church News. “It Is Verily True.” Church News 44 (21 September 1974): 16.
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It took a series of miracles to restore the Book of Mormon. Knowledge of the Book of Mormon has spread around the world.

ID = [79619]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1974-09-21  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
Relief Society Magazine. “Items about the Book of Mormon.” Relief Society Magazine 10 (September 1923): 431.
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Lists the languages into which the Book of Mormon had been translated up to 1923. Dates and places of publication are included.

ID = [79620]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1923-09-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
Relief Society Magazine. “Items of Interest Concerning the Book of Mormon.” Relief Society Magazine 14 (September 1927): 430-32.
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An excerpt taken from a letter from Professor Hall of Cornell University to George H. Brimhall states that the Book of Mormon was one of the most famous, most widely discussed books ever published in America.

ID = [79621]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1927-09-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
Friend. “Jacob and Sherem.” Friend 20 (February 1990): 8-10.
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An illustrated story for children about Jacob and Sherem.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
ID = [79624]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1990-02-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
Unattributed. “Jerald and Sandra Tanner’s Distorted View of Mormonism: A Response to Mormonism—Shadow or Reality?” Salt Lake City: n.p., 1977.
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Response to many of the criticisms raised by Mormon critics Jerald and Sandra Tanner, written by an anonymous LDS historian. Pages 43-62 deals with Mormon concepts of scripture, revelation, and translation. Although the Book of Mormon frequently quotes biblical scripture, it does so in much the same way as Jesus and other New Testament writers quote from the Old Testament, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and Jewish Apocryphal writings.

ID = [77918]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1977-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:11
Friend. “Jesus Lives and Loves Us All.” Friend 7 (April 1977): 40-41.
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A story for children about Christ’s ministry to the Nephites after his resurrection.

ID = [79632]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1977-04-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
Church News. “Jesus: Dominant Figure.” Church News 39 (4 October 1969): 16.
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Shows that Jesus Christ is the most significant personality in the Book of Mormon. Notes his appearances to the Nephites.

ID = [79636]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1969-10-04  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
Church News. “Jews and Mayans.” Church News 43 (16 June 1973): 16.
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Tells of a stone carving, found in Mayan ruins, which bears resemblance to similar carvings found among Jewish ruins. This suggests that ancient America had some connections with ancient Israel.

ID = [79637]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1973-06-16  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
BYU Studies, ed. Joseph Smith in Vermont and New York. Provo, UT: BYU Studies, 2012.
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This compilation of groundbreaking articles about Joseph Smith is selected from over fifty years of LDS scholarship published by BYU Studies. This volume features articles on young Joseph Smith’s leg surgery, the historical setting and early accounts of the First Vision, friends’ and family members’ recollections of Joseph’s early religious experiences, Joseph’s 1826 trial, and more. Contents “Joseph Smith’s Boyhood Operation: An 1813 Surgical Success” LeRoy S. Wirthlin “Awakenings in the Burned-over District: New Light on the Historical Setting of the First Vision” Milton V. Backman Jr. “The Earliest Documented Accounts of Joseph Smith’s First Vision” Dean C. Jessee “Katharine Smith Salisbury’s Recollections of Joseph’s Meetings with Moroni” Kyle R. Walker “The Colesville Branch and the Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon” Larry C. Porter “Joseph Knight’s Recollection of Early Mormon History” Dean C. Jessee “Joseph Smith and the Manchester (New York) Library” Robert Paul “Money-Digging Folklore and the Beginnings of Mormonism: An Interpretive Suggestion” Marvin S. Hill “Joseph Smith’s 1826 Trial: The Legal Setting” Gordon A. Madsen

Topics:    Witnesses of the Book of Mormon > The Other Witnesses
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [75288]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2012-01-01  Collections:  bom,byu-studies,church-history,history-1820,smith-joseph-jr,witnesses  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:52
Unattributed. “Joseph Smith Versus the Book of Mormon.” Utah Christian Tract Society 12 (May-June 1980): 2.
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Claims that Joseph Smith’s teachings regarding the Godhead contradict the teachings of the Book of Mormon of one god.

ID = [79647]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1980-05-01  Collections:  bom,smith-joseph-jr  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
Unattributed. “Joseph Smith’s 234 Pound Gold Plates?” Utah Christian Tract Society 9 (September-October 1974): 2.
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Claims that the gold plates may have weighed 234 pounds, making them far too heavy for a single individual to carry.

ID = [79653]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1974-09-01  Collections:  bom,smith-joseph-jr  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
Insights. “Journal of the Book of Mormon and Other Restoration Scripture: New Issue Released.” Insights 32, no. 4 (2012).
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The second issue of the Journal of the Book of Mormon and Other Restoration Scripture for 2012 features five articles that delve into aspects of words in the Book of Mormon. The cover design reflects that unifying theme and presents word in various languages and scripts.

Keywords: journal; Book of Mormon; articles; theme; language
ID = [66657]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2012-01-04  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:20
Insights. “Journey of Faith: The New World Screened in Hawaii.” Insights 27, no. 6 (2007).
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On November 9, 2007, the new Willes Center-sponsored DVD, Journey of Faith: The New World, was shown to a large audience in the IMAX Theater of the Polynesian Cultural Center in Laie, Hawaii, adjacent to the campus of BYU–Hawaii. The screening was offered in connection with a three-day international business conference cosponsored by the University. The founder of the Laura F. Willes Center for Book of Mormon Studies, Mark H. Willes, opened the screening by explaining how the film came about, its significance as a study aid to help all better understand the cultural and geo-graphical setting of events leading up to the Savior’s visit in the New World, and also the anticipated impact of similar projects on students of “The Lord’s Book.”

Keywords: BYU; screening; film; New World; Mormon Studies; scholarship
ID = [66878]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2007-01-06  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:22
New Era. “Journey to the Tower.” New Era 12 (November 1982): 46-47.
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Reader is asked to match a scriptural reference in Mosiah with nine different hypothetical situations. An activity for youth.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
ID = [79655]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1982-11-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
Church News. “Kin Carry on Work Begun by Samuel Smith.” Church News 58 (24 September 1988): 3.
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Descendants of Samuel Smith, the first missionary, have donated enough money to buy 1,000 copies of the Book of Mormon for missionary work.

ID = [79660]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-09-24  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
Friend. “King Benjamin.” Friend 12 (January 1982): 28-29.
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King Benjamin’s address is recalled in cartoon form for children.

ID = [79661]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1982-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
Friend. “King Benjamin.” Friend 20 (August 1990): 18-21.
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Children’s illustrated story of King Benjamin’s tower.

ID = [79662]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1990-08-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
Church News. “King Benjamin Was a Just, Merciful Ruler in Zarahemla.” Church News 58 (19 March 1988): 14.
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Biography of King Benjamin based on the Book of Mormon account. Discusses his teachings and how the gathering he assembled for his farewell address refiects Old World traditions. Speculates about Zarahemla and its probable population at the time of King Benjamin.

ID = [79663]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-03-19  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
Friend. “King Limhi and His People Escape.” Friend 12 (May 1982): 30-31.
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Eleven cartoon drawings for children depicting the escape of Limhi’s people.

ID = [79664]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1982-05-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
Friend. “Korihor.” Friend 23 (July 1993): 20-22.
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An illustrated story for children of Korihor (Alma 30). There is a caption under each picture summarizing the related scriptures.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [79668]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1993-07-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
Unattributed. “La Secta de los Mormones en los Estados Unidos.” El Correo de Ultramar 12/17 (1853): 267-70.
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Discusses the curiosities of Mormonism, including the emergence of the Book of Mormon. Claims that the book grew out of a bad novel, Spaulding’s manuscript, and was originally entitled The Golden Bible. Berates Joseph Smith for claiming to translate reformed Egyptian.

ID = [79672]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1853-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:23
Juvenile Instructor. “The Lamanites.” Juvenile Instructor 13 (15 March 1878): 51.
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Notes that scientists recognized that the ancestors of the American Indians were highly civilized and had apparent ties to the East. The Book of Mormon is the one reliable source to explain this.

ID = [80499]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1878-03-15  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:46
Juvenile Instructor. “The Lamanites (15 March 1878).” Juvenile Instructor 13, no. 5 (1878): 51.
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Notes that scientists recognized that the ancestors of the American Indians were highly civilized and had apparent ties to the East. The Book of Mormon is the one reliable source to explain this.

Keywords: Native Americans, Prophecy
ID = [75894]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1878-03-15  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:56
Juvenile Instructor. “The Lamanites (15 March 1878).” Juvenile Instructor 13, no. 5 (1878): 51.
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Notes that scientists recognized that the ancestors of the American Indians were highly civilized and had apparent ties to the East. The Book of Mormon is the one reliable source to explain this.

Keywords: Native Americans, Prophecy
ID = [76511]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1878-03-15  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:00
Relief Society Magazine. “A Land of Promise.” Relief Society Magazine 5 (April 1918): 233-36.
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The Book of Mormon taught that America is a land of promise and the hope of the world. All other lands stretch out their hands for the material, political, and spiritual wealth that America offers.

ID = [78889]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1918-04-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Insights. “Latest Findings in the Book of Mormon Critical Text Project.” Insights 26, no. 3 (2006).
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These are the best of times for Book of Mormon studies. Since 2001, FARMS (now part of the Maxwell Institute) has been publishing the long-anticipated findings of Professor Royal Skousen’s Book of Mormon Critical Text Project. Each massive volume in this landmark study, appearing on a yearly basis, averages nearly 670 oversize pages of research and analysis that reward careful examination with expanded views of the founding text of Mormonism.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; language; translation; text; scholarship
ID = [66813]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2006-01-03  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Insights. “Latest Review Rolls off Press.” Insights 22, no. 1 (2002).
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The FARMS Review of Books has a long tradition of providing its readers with insightful and substantive reviews of books on the Book of Mormon, Mormon studies, and Christian studies, as well as those books that attack the beliefs of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The latest issue does not disappoint. It contains reviews and responses to 18 books or articles on diverse topics, such as ancient Nephite culture, the conversion of Alma, hidden ancient records, the temple, the LDS concept of the nature of God, and the ark of the covenant.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; culture; history; papyri
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [66645]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2002-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:20
Insights. “Latest Review Takes Up Church Media, Promised Land, Teen Religiosity, and More.” Insights 31, no. 1 (2011).
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The latest issue of the FARMS Review (volume 22, number 2), which appeared at the end of 2010, features a transcript of last year’s Neal A. Maxwell Lecture given by Mark H. Willes, president and CEO of Deseret Management Corporation. Willes illustrates the kind of creative thinking required for the LDS Church’s media outlets to eventually reach hundreds of millions of people worldwide. For a full report of this lecture, see Insights 30/2 (2010).

Keywords: Book of Mormon; reviews; United States; geography; revelation
ID = [66972]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2011-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:22
Church News. “Latter-day Prophets Have Emphasized Book’s Worth.” Church News 58 (2 January 1988): 5.
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A listing of brief testimonies regarding the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon by Church Presidents, from Joseph Smith to Ezra Taft Benson.

ID = [79681]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-01-02  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Insights. “LDS Scholar, Scientist Weigh In on Talk Radio DNA Debate.” Insights 26, no. 2 (2006).
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On 23 February 2006 BYU professor Daniel C. Peterson and DNA scientist John M. Butler were interviewed on the Hugh Hewitt radio program concerning DNA and the Book of Mormon. One week earlier, the Los Angeles Times had run a front-page story on how human DNA studies contradict the Book of Mormon because they suggest an Asian ancestry for people native to the Americas; and on that same day the Times reporter, William Lobdell, was a guest on Hewitt’s program.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; LDS scholar; culture; tradition
ID = [66809]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2006-01-02  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
BYU Studies, ed. LDS Views on Early Christianity and Apocrypha. Provo, UT: BYU Studies, 2013.
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This compilation of articles exploring topics related to early Christianity is selected from over fifty years of LDS scholarship published by BYU Studies. This volume features articles on the Apocalypse of Peter, the Apocalypse of Adam, the Gospel of Judas, the development of the doctrines of God and creation, early Christian prayer circles, Masada fragments and the Qumran scrolls, and much more. Contents “Rediscovering Ancient Christianity” C. Wilfred Griggs “The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Mormon Perspective” S. Kent Brown “The Apocalypse of Peter: Introduction and Translation” S. Kent Brown and C. Wilfred Griggs “The Apocalypse of Adam” Stephen E. Robinson “The ‘Hymn of the Pearl’: An Ancient Counterpart to ‘O My Father’” John W. Welch and James V. Garrison “A Latter-day Saint Colloquium on the Gospel of Judas: A Note from the Editor” “A Latter-day Saint Colloquium on the Gospel of Judas: Media and Message” Richard N. Holzapfel “The Manuscript of the Gospel of Judas” S. Kent Brown “The ‘Unhistorical’ Gospel of Judas” Thomas A. Wayment “The Gnostic Context of the Gospel of Judas” Gaye Strathearn “Judas in the New Testament, the Restoration, and the Gospel of Judas” Frank F. Judd Jr. “The Apocryphal Judas Revisited” John W. Welch “The Expanding Gospel” Hugh W. Nibley “Ex Nihilo: The Development of the Doctrines of God and Creation in Early Christianity” Keith E. Norman “Clothed Upon: A Unique Aspect of Christian Antiquity” Blake T. Ostler “The Early Christian Prayer Circle” Hugh Nibley “The Masada Fragments, the Qumran Scrolls, and the New Testament” David Rolph Seely “The Noncanonical Sayings of Jesus” Stephen E. Robinson “Understanding Christian Baptism through the Book of Mormon” Noel B. Reynolds “‘With the Voice Together Shall They Sing’” Laurence P. Hemming “The Passing of the Church: Forty Variations on an Unpopular Theme” Hugh Nibley

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [75292]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2013-01-01  Collections:  bom,byu-studies,new-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:52
BYU Studies, ed. LDS Views on the Old Testament and Apocrypha. Provo, UT: BYU Studies, 2014.
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This compilation of articles exploring topics related to the Old Testament is selected from over fifty years of LDS scholarship published by BYU Studies. This volume features articles on the Hebrew Bible at the end of the first century, the prophetic commission of Enoch, Joseph as a type of Christ, Moses typology in the Book of Mormon, the Book of Enoch, the Ezekiel Mural at Dura Europos, Psalm 22, singular and plural address in the scriptures, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and more. Contents “Sacred Books: The Canon of the Hebrew Bible at the End of the First Century” Robert L. Maxwell “A Prologue to Genesis: Moses 1 in Light of Jewish Traditions” E. Douglas Clark “Behold I” by Kent P. Jackson “The Narrative Call Pattern in the Prophetic Commission of Enoch (Moses 6)” Stephen D. Ricks “Joseph as a Type of Christ in Syriac Literature” Kristian S. Heal “The Israelite Background of Moses Typology in the Book of Mormon” Noel B. Reynolds “Elisha and the Children: The Question of Accepting Prophetic Succession” Fred E. Woods “The Ezekiel Mural at Dura Europos: A Witness of Ancient Jewish Mysteries?” Jeffrey M. Bradshaw “‘Wisdom’ (Philosophy) in the Holy Bible” David H. Yarn Jr. “The Psalm 22:16 Controversy: New Evidence from the Dead Sea Scrolls” Shon Hopkin “‘My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me’” Shon Hopkin “Temple Worship and a Possible Reference to a Prayer Circle in Psalm 24” Donald W. Parry “‘The Great and Dreadful Day of the Lord’: The Anatomy of an Expression” Dana M. Pike “Singular and Plural Address in the Scriptures” James R. Rasband “A Bibliography of LDS Publications on the Old Testament (1830–2005)”

ID = [75293]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2014-01-01  Collections:  bom,byu-studies,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:52
Church News. “Leaders Thanked, Books Presented.” Church News 57 (28 February 1990): 7.
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Personalized copies of the Book of Mormon were given to members of the Virginia State Legislature in a gesture to thank public servants.

ID = [79687]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1990-02-28  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Relief Society Magazine. “The Learning of the Peoples of the Book of Mormon.” Relief Society Magazine 5 (September 1918): 534.
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The Book of Mormon peoples had access to the early teachings of the Bible. They had great opportunities of learning and built complex and important civilizations. The tedious task of record keeping on plates of metal seriously hampered their ability to pass on their learning.

ID = [80518]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1918-09-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:46
Insights. “Lecture Report.” Insights 24, no. 1 (2004).
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On 10 October 2003, Father Columba Stewart presented an Institute-sponsored lecture at BYU titled “The Practices of Egyptian Monastic Prayer: Desert, Cell, and Community.” Fr. Stewart is a Benedictine monk of St. John’s Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota, where he is professor of theology at St. John’s School of Theology and teaches monastic studies. He is also the interim director of the Hill Monastic Manuscript Library, which is working closely with the Institute on its manuscript preservation projects in the Middle East and Ethiopia.

Keywords: Mesoamerica; mythology; BYU; scriptures
ID = [66736]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2004-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Sunstone. “Lecture Series Explores the Book of Mormon.” Sunstone 13 (February 1989): 52-55.
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Abstracts of twelve Book of Mormon lectures presented in 1988. The topics include, “Lehi’s Doctrine of Opposition in its Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Contexts,” “Book of Mormon History from the Lamanite Perspective,” “The Literary Aspects of the Book of Mormon Narrative,” and “The Gadianton Robbers”

ID = [79688]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1989-02-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Insights. “Lectures & Events.” Insights 32, no. 4 (2012).
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BYU Professor James Faulconer will give the Laura F. Willes Book of Mormon Lecture for 2012–13 on “Sealings and Mercies: Moroni’s Final Exhortation in Moroni 10.” The lecture will be held on Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at 7:00 PM in the Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center at Brigham Young University.

Keywords: lectures; events; Book of Mormon Lecture; BYU
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [66653]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2012-01-04  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:20
Church News. “Legends ‘Brought Back Home’” Church News 55 (26 May 1985): 11.
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A rare booklet, The Title of the Lords of Totonicapan, containing Mayan legends from oral histories of the Quiche Indians has been returned to its place of origin after 10 years. This book contains a similar history to that of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79690]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1985-05-26  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
BYU Studies, ed. Lehi and Nephi. Provo, UT: BYU Studies, 2012.
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This compilation of groundbreaking Book of Mormon articles is selected from over fifty years of LDS scholarship published by BYU Studies. This volume examines the first two books of Nephi, with articles on focusing on the experiences and writings of the first two Book of Mormon prophets. Contents “Nephi’s Outline” Noel B. Reynolds “Lehi’s Personal Record: Quest for a Missing Source” S. Kent Brown “1 and 2 Nephi: An Inspiring Whole” Frederick W. Axelgard “The Israelite Background of Moses Typology in the Book of Mormon” Noel B. Reynolds “The Throne-Theophany and Prophetic Commission in 1 Nephi: A Form-Critical Analysis” Blake T. Ostler “The Psalm of Nephi: A Lyric Reading” Steven P. Sondrup “The Political Dimension in Nephi’s Small Plates” Noel B. Reynolds

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
ID = [75296]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2012-01-01  Collections:  bom,byu-studies  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:52
Friend. “Lehi Leaves Jerusalem.” Friend 19 (June 1989): 40-41.
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For children, contains illustrative cartoon panels narrating Lehi and his family fleeing Jerusalem.

ID = [79693]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1989-06-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Friend. “Lehi Warns the People.” Friend 19 (May 1989): 15.
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For children, cartoon illustrations and written narrative explains Lehi’s dealings with the people of Jerusalem.

ID = [79694]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1989-05-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Friend. “Lehi’s Dream.” Friend 19 (September 1989): 20-22.
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For children, depicts cartoon drawings of Lehi’s vision of the tree of life.

ID = [79697]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1989-09-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Insights. “Lehi’s Epic Journey Detailed in New Book.” Insights 26, no. 4 (2006).
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The seamless blend of scholarship and artistry of the Maxwell Institute’s DVD documentary Journey of Faith continues in expanded form in the new book Journey of Faith: From Jerusalem to the Promised Land. Complemented by numerous additional threads of historical detail and scholarly insight, this visually stunning look at Lehi’s trek through the harsh Arabian desert reflects a synergistic collaboration of talented scholars, artists, and photographers seeking to illuminate an epic event in scriptural history and situate it in a real-world setting.

Keywords: history; documentary; Lehi; Book of Mormon
ID = [66820]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2006-01-04  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Insights. “Lehi’s Journey of Faith Topic of FARMS Documentary.” Insights 25, no. 3 (2005).
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FARMS has teamed with award-winning Latter-day Saint filmmaker Peter Johnson to produce a documentary on Lehi and company’s route from Jerusalem to the New World. Based on the most recent research, the 90-min-ute DVD documentary will feature Latter-day Saint scholars commenting on proposed sites for the party’s first base camp near the Red Sea; Nahom, where Ishmael was buried; and Bountiful, the fertile coast-al locale where Nephi directed the building of his ship. The documentary will also feature the latest findings on Lehi’s ocean voyage and explore candidates for Book of Mormon sites in Mesoamerica.

Keywords: FARMS; Lehi; documentary; Book of Mormon; Ancient Studies
ID = [66785]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2005-01-03  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Insights. “Lehi’s Trek DVD Reissued to Target Broader Audience.” Insights 26, no. 3 (2006).
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Journey of Faith, a FARMS documentary about Lehi’s travels through ancient Arabia, has been well received and has generated considerable interest since its release last summer (see report in Insights25/3). Now steps are under way to produce a reissue of the DVD, this time with translations of the commentary into Spanish and Portuguese with English closed-captioning.

Keywords: FARMS; documentary; translation; Lehi
ID = [66814]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2006-01-03  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Friend. “Lehi’s Warning.” Friend 11 (January 1981): 20-21.
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Story of Lehi designed for children in cartoon form.

ID = [79701]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1981-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Church News. “Letter Confirms His Testimony.” Church News 52 (9 October 1982): 23.
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Brent F. Ashworth announces that he has acquired a 110-year-old letter written by Martin Harris concerning his testimony of the Book of Mormon. The complete text is contained in the article. (Editor’s note: this letter has since been shown to be a forgery.)

Topics:    Witnesses of the Book of Mormon > Martin Harris
ID = [79708]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1982-10-09  Collections:  bom,history-1820,witnesses  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Unattributed. “Letter to the Editor.” The Reflector 2 (6 January 1831): 77.
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Writes that Joseph Smith’s Book of Mormon, the “most clumsy of all impositions” has excited curiosity.

ID = [79710]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1831-01-06  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Times and Seasons. “Letters from the West.” Times and Seasons Vol. 2, no. 8: February 15, 1841: 322-24.
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Reprint of an article from the Upper Mississippian that relates some aspects concerning the Book of Mormon. Says that Joseph Smith found brass plates and was instructed by the Lord to employ people to translate them. The translation contained a prophecy about the condition of the Latter-day Saints, including their persecutions in Missouri. The Times and Seasons editor notes that some of the views about the Book of Mormon in the article are off quite “widely from the mark”

ID = [80880]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1841-02-15  Collections:  bom,times-seasons  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:48
Church News. “Let’s Talk About . . . Book of Mormon.” Church News 41 (27 February 1971): 14.
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Quotes on the Book of Mormon from Joseph Fielding Smith, Harold B. Lee, N. Eldon Tanner, LeGrande Richards, and Bruce R. McConkie.

ID = [79706]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1971-02-27  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Friend. “The Liahona.” Friend 13 (November 1983): 48-49.
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For children. Describes the account of the liahona.

ID = [80521]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1983-11-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:46
Unattributed. “A Link of History: Mormonism and Joe Smith . . . The Book of Mormon or Golden Bible.” New York Herald (2 July 1858): n.p.
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A polemical article providing the true facts concerning the first printing of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [78890]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1858-07-02  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Church News. “List Motivates Missionaries to Read the Book of Mormon.” Church News 58 (11 June 1988): 5.
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A challenge was given to the missionaries at the LDS Missionary Training Center to read the Book of Mormon. Several missionaries accepted the challenge to read it.

ID = [79716]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-06-11  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Church News. “Listen to the Lessons from History of Past.” Church News 45 (12 April 1975): 4.
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N. Eldon Tanner spoke on how Church members should heed the lessons of the past, especially those found in the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79718]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1975-04-12  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Church News. “Lucy M. Smith Letter Discovered.” Church News 52 (28 August 1982): 3, 14.
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Tells of a newly discovered letter written by Lucy Mack Smith that contains new information about the lost 116 pages of Joseph Smith’s translation of the gold plates. (Editor’s note: this letter has since been shown to be a forgery.)

ID = [79726]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1982-08-28  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Insights. “Making the Case for Cultural Diffusion in Ancient Times.” Insights 26, no. 4 (2006).
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Old theories die hard in academia, at least when they are entrenched and have been defended intellectually with fervor. Only with overwhelming evidence to the contrary does the institutional status quo crumble and make way for new theories to find legitimacy within the academic mainstream. Illustrative of this struggle for acceptance in the academy has been the contest between the establishment position that ancient American civilization evolved in complete independence from the Old World and the “cultural diffusion hypothesis.” The latter proposes that American societies did not arise and develop in total isolation but were stimulated by connections from the Old World.

Keywords: academia; Old World; ancient times; language; literature
ID = [66819]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2006-01-04  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Saints’ Herald. “The Manuscript Found.” Saints’ Herald 32 (15 August 1885): 528—533.
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Introduces Spaulding’s Manuscript Found and reprints the first few pages of the manuscript for the purpose of showing RLDS readers that the manuscript bears no resemblance to the Book of Mormon.

Topics:    Witnesses of the Book of Mormon > The Translation of the Book of Mormon
ID = [80534]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1885-08-15  Collections:  bom,history-1820,translation  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:46
Saints’ Herald. “The Manuscript Found.” Saints’ Herald 50 (18 February 1903): 147.
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Reprint of a letter from the Toledo Weekly Blade accusing ‘Mormons’ of printing Spaulding’s Manuscript Found for the purpose of refuting the argument that the Book of Mormon is based on that manuscript.

Topics:    Witnesses of the Book of Mormon > The Translation of the Book of Mormon
ID = [80535]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1903-02-18  Collections:  bom,history-1820,translation  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:46
Unattributed. “Manuscript of Solomon Spalding.” Journal of History 17 (April 1924): 169-82.
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An RLDS publication, containing primary documents relative to the Spaulding manuscript, including letters from L. L. Rice and a lecture by James H. Fairchild of Oberlin College. Concludes that it is unlikely that Spaulding had anything to do with the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79732]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1924-04-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Insights. “Mary and Elisabeth Topic of Museum of Art Lecture.” Insights 27, no. 1 (2007).
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As part of the ongoing Museum of Art lecture series on the life of Christ, S. Kent Brown, director of FARMS, addressed the topic “The Birth of the Savior” on January 17. Drawing from Luke 1 and 2 and studies on life among ancient Jews, he focused on Mary and Elisabeth, whose lives are only faintly sketched in the scriptures.

Keywords: art; lecture; Book of Mormon; scriptures
ID = [66837]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2007-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Insights. “Maxwell Institute Announces Nibley Fellows.” Insights 32, no. 4 (2012).
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Named in honor of the late Latter-day Saint scholar Hugh W. Nibley, the Maxwell Institute’s Nibley Fellowship Program is intended to help foster the next generation of faithful scholars by providing financial aid to students enrolled in accredited doctoral programs in areas of study related to the work and mission of the institute, including study of the Bible, early Christianity, the Book of Mormon and other restoration scriptures, and Mormon studies.

Keywords: Latter-day Saint; scholar; Hugh W. Nibley; generation
ID = [66654]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2012-01-04  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:20
Insights. “Maxwell Institute Announces Valuable New Research Tool.” Insights 28, no. 3 (2008).
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The Maxwell Institute and the Harold B. Lee Library have announced that a new electronic database, “Book of Mormon Publications, 1829–1844,” will soon be available to researchers and others interested in Mormon history. “We are excited about this collection,” notes M. Gerald Bradford, executive director of the Maxwell Institute, “because it brings together for the first time everything published about the Book of Mormon during Joseph Smith’s lifetime. Books, pamphlets, and articles from newspapers and periodicals are all included. This represents a major step forward for Mormon studies.”

Keywords: Maxwell Institute; research; Book of Mormon; BYU
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [66895]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2008-01-03  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:22
Insights. “Maxwell Institute Well Represented at FAIR Conference.” Insights 27, no. 5 (2007).
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Four scholars from the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship spoke at the FAIR conference held in Sandy, Utah, in August. FAIR, the Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research, is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to providing well-documented answers to criticisms of Latter-day Saint doctrine, belief, and practice.

Keywords: Neal A. Maxwell Institute; doctrine; FAIR Conference; Book of Mormon
ID = [66867]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2007-01-05  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:22
Church News. “Members Responding to Prophet’s Challenge.” Church News 57 (10 May 1987): 10.
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Church President Ezra Taft Benson challenges members to read the Book of Mormon and the members respond by reading the book.

ID = [79751]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1987-05-10  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Unattributed. “Memoir of the Mormons.” The Southern Literary Messenger 14 (November 1849): 641-54.
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A polemical article on Mormonism. Considering the Mormon movement to be a “fanatical delusion,” the author asserts that Joseph Smith used the Spaulding manuscript as the basis for the Book of Mormon narrative.

ID = [79752]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1849-11-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Insights. “Mentoring Students at the Maxwell Institute.” Insights 29, no. 1 (2009).
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We have all felt the excitement that comes from seeing a great scholar at work, whether in the classroom or the archives. No less palpable is the thrill of a personal encounter with the past through direct contact with ancient texts or artifacts. Most of us can trace our fascination with the ancient world back to just such a personal encounter. One of our roles at the Maxwell Institute is to help inspire the next generation of young scholars. We do this by providing opportunities for BYU students to work directly with Institute scholars on new research, and thus to help them have their own encounters with the ancient world.

Keywords: students; Maxwell Institute; BYU; language
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [66910]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2009-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:22
Unattributed. The Message of the Book of Mormon Is True about Its Own Divine Authenticity. Rozelle, New South Wales: Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints,n.d.
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A pamphlet that discusses the testimony of the Book of Mormon witnesses and argues that the book carries its own evidence or authenticity.

ID = [78560]  Status = Type = book  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:16
Insights. “The Michigan Relics Revisited.” Insights 24, no. 5 (2004).
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One of the most enduring archaeological hoaxes, the Michigan relics, a series of copper, slate, and clay forgeries, were “discovered” throughout counties in Michigan from the late 19th century until 1920. James Scotford and Daniel Soper apparently worked together to create and sell the forgeries. Scholars and archaeologists were skeptical from the outset, but interest in the objects persisted. In 1911 James E. Talmage studied the relics, recognizing the impact they could have on the perception of the Book of Mormon if they were genuine. In a detailed report, Talmage dismissed them as blatant forgeries.

Keywords: Michigan; Book of Mormon; relics; archeology
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [66762]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2004-01-05  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Church News. “Missionaries Number Thirty-Three Thousand.” Church News 57 (14 March 1987): 3.
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Tells about the rising number of LDS missionaries, a record high of 33,000, and coupled with “perhaps the most extensive missionary circulation ever of the Book of Mormon” as a missionary tool.

ID = [79769]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1987-03-14  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Church News. “Missionaries, Members Cover State with Book of Mormon.” Church News 59 (8 July 1989): 12.
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A news report that LDS missionaries and members in New Hampshire are placing copies of the Book of Mormon in every public library.

ID = [79770]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1989-07-08  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Church News. “Missionary Growth Outpaces General Book of Mormon Fund.” Church News 63 (7 August 1993): 3, 5.
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A lack of copies of the Book of Mormon available for missionaries prompts a request for more donations to the Church’s General Book of Mormon Fund.

ID = [79772]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1993-08-07  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Unattributed. “Modern Superstition—The Mormonites.” Visitor of Monthly Instructor (1841): 61-64, 153-56, 237-39.
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Early British diatribe against Mormonism, lamenting the receptiveness of Britons to the Church. Tells about Moroni’s visit, the first scene at the Hill Cumorah, the manner of translation, the loss of the 116 pages, the role of Martin Harris, and the theory of the Spaulding manuscript. Relies heavily on the Episcopal Recorder in Philadelphia.

ID = [79778]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1841-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Church News. “Moments in History.” Church News 40 (6 June 1970): 2.
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David Whitmer traveled to Harmony, Pennsylvania, to return with Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery to the Whitmer home where the translation of the Book of Mormon would be completed. Whitmer’s fears were allayed by the appearance of a man who told him he was going to Cumorah and then disappeared.

ID = [79780]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1970-06-06  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Church News. “Moments in History.” Church News 40 (13 June 1970): 2.
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Samuel Smith was the first missionary with copies of the completed Book of Mormon. He gave one copy to Rev. John P. Greene, who was converted, and he passed it on to the Young family, many of whom were also converted. It was also given to Heber C. Kimball.

Topics:    Witnesses of the Book of Mormon > Oliver Cowdery
ID = [79779]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1970-06-13  Collections:  bom,history-1820,witnesses  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Church News. “Moments in History.” Church News 41 (17 April 1971): 2.
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In April of 1889 the Book of Mormon was first printed in the Maori language in New Zealand.

ID = [79782]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1971-04-17  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Church News. “Moments in History.” Church News 41 (14 August 1971): 2.
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In 1942 President McKay obtained proof sheets of the first edition of the Book of Mormon from Wilford C. Wood.

ID = [79781]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1971-08-14  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Church News. “Moments in History.” Church News 42 (23 September 1972): 2.
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A list of important moments in Church history including a missionary giving a copy of the Book of Mormon to the King of Sweden in 1897.

ID = [79783]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1972-09-23  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Saints’ Herald. “A Montana Editor on the Book of Mormon.” Saints’ Herald 48 (24 July 1901): 594-95.
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This reprint of a newspaper article declares that the Book of Mormon is of the highest moral type and suggests that there is no internal evidence that it is a romance written by a skillful author. It is consistent with the “highest type of Christian life”

ID = [78898]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1901-07-24  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Church News. “More Gold Plates.” Church News 48 (6 May 1978): 16.
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Nineteen golden plates were discovered in South Korea in 1965. These contain the records of Buddhist scripture. Archaeologists also confirm that this is how most ancient records were kept.

ID = [79787]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1978-05-06  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Church News. “More Gold Plates Found.” Church News 36 (25 June 1966): 16.
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Report of three 8 in. x 5 in. gold sheets found near Rome. Two were inscribed with ancient Etruscan, the other Phoenician. Tells of a discovery made in Italy when archaeologists found three gold plates that date back to 500 B.C. This, along with the Dead Sea Scrolls, proves that such records like the Book of Mormon were kept in ancient times.

ID = [79788]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1966-06-25  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Instructor. “Mormon and the ‘Small Plates’ of Nephi.” Instructor 75 (August 1940): 344.
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Gives an explanation of the lost 116 pages and how the small plates of Nephi were substituted for these lost pages that had been translated from the large plates of Nephi.

ID = [79794]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1940-08-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Saints’ Herald. “Mormon Defined by a Chicago Editor.” Saints’ Herald 48 (28 August 1901): 694.
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Reprint of and rebuttal to an article that appeared in Northwestern Christian Advocate, April 17, 1901, which claims that Sidney Rigdon was a “literary genius” who adapted the Manuscript Found by Spaulding to Joseph Smith’s and his own ideas.

ID = [79800]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1901-08-28  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Church News. “Mormon Group ‘Explores’ Latin America.” Church News 31 (9 September 1961): 6.
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Tour report by Milton R. Hunter. Archaeological evidence, in the form of carvings and artifacts viewed in Central and South America, are given as support for the veracity of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79801]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1961-09-09  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Unattributed. “Mormon Migrations.” Boston Evening Transcript (17 October 1890).
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Mormons who believe that the Book of Mormon was delivered by an angel of the Lord have been troublesome wherever they have been: Kirtland, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, and Salt Lake City, Utah. Gives the history of the rise of the anti-polygamy Mormons, the Josephite Mormons, or RLDS church.

ID = [79804]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1890-10-17  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Unattributed. “Mormon Mystery.” Time 110 (11 July 1977): 69.
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A brief article describing attempts to demonstrate a connection between the handwriting of Solomon Spaulding and the unknown scribe who wrote several pages of the Book of Mormon manuscript.

ID = [79805]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1977-07-11  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Unattributed. “Mormon Pseudo-Archaeology.” Utah Christian Tract Society 10 (March-April 1975): 2.
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Argues that the Book of Mormon is not supported by archaeological evidence.

ID = [79806]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1975-03-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Unattributed. “Mormon Relics.” Weekly Inter Ocean (26 October 1886): 9.
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Article about David Whitmer’s memories of his early role in the coming forth of the Book of Mormon. Also discusses the original Book of Mormon manuscript.

ID = [79807]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1886-10-26  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Unattributed. “Mormon ‘Revelation and Inspiration’” Utah Christian Tract Society 10 (September-October 1976): 2.
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Urges that Joseph Smith bore false witness by claiming to be the author of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79793]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1976-09-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Unattributed. “Mormonism.” The Reflector 2 (9 March 1831): 116-17.
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A correspondent relates that Joseph Smith entered Waterloo with his wife decked in a profusion of gold jewelry. They were selling stocks in the “Gold Bible”

ID = [79819]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1831-03-09  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Unattributed. “Mormonism.” Christian Journal 1 (28 May 1835): 1.
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Blustery article on the Book of Mormon and its production by “Joe Smith,” Martin Harris, and Oliver Cowdery. Accepts the Spaulding story.

ID = [79810]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1835-05-28  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Unattributed. “Mormonism.” The Christian Reformer 8 (June 1841): 286.
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Calls the Book of Mormon “a religious romance in the style and phraseology of scripture” Believes Solomon Spaulding wrote the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79812]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1841-06-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Unattributed. “Mormonism.” Leisure Hour (5 January 1867): 27-31.
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A polemical piece on Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon. Claims that the Bible advises people not to expect further revelation. Tries to discredit the Three Witnesses. Takes issue with prooftexts found in Ezekiel 37 and Revelation 14:6-7.

ID = [79816]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1867-01-05  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Unattributed. “Mormonism and the Mormons.” London Quarterly and Holburn Review 2 (1854): 95-127.
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A polemical article against Mormonism and the Book of Mormon. Discusses the testimonies of Book of Mormon witnesses and the Spaulding theory.

ID = [79825]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1854-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Unattributed. “Mormonism Exposed and Refuted.” Universalist Union (5 May 1838): 205.
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Denounces Mormonism and the Book of Mormon that breathes “a spirit of cruelty” that is common in every man-devised religion. Through its doctrine of endless misery Mormonism consigns to hell those who do not believe in it.

ID = [79827]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1838-05-05  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:24
Unattributed. Mormonism Exposed: In Which Is Shown the Monstrous Imposture, the Blasphemy, and the Wicked Tendency of That Enormous Delusion, Advocated by a Professedly Religious Sect, Calling Themselves “Latter Day Saints”. New York: N. Y. Watchman, 1842.
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Made up of quotations of Mormon writings that are being kept hidden from the public. Equates Joseph Smith with Mohammed and reveals the “bloody nature” of Mormons. Joseph Smith pretended to find the Book of Mormon in earth. He wrote the Book of Mormon for the purpose of making money. This fact is attested to by Martin Harris.

ID = [78060]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1842-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:12
Unattributed. “Mormonism: An Impartial History of a Strange People.” My Daily Tribune (3 November 1889): 7-8.
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Gives H. H. Bancroft credit for placing side by side both Mormon and anti-Mormon literature in his book “History Of Utah” Calls the rural inhabitants who live on the “selvage of American civilization” primitive. These “primitive” people were willing to believe in revelation and supernatural manifestations. It was fertile soil for Joseph Smith who told a story of a golden Bible. The Mormons seem sincere and upright in their purposes.

ID = [79831]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1889-11-03  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:25
Unattributed. “Mormonism: Authentic Account of the Origin of this Sect from one of the Patriarchs.” Kansas City Journal (5 June 1881).
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Gives the testimony of David Whitmer, the manner of translation, and an account of the loss of the 116 pages of Book of Mormon manuscript—the Book of Lehi. Also an account of the events surrounding the Three Witnesses seeing the plates, as well as the eight who saw them later.

ID = [79833]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1881-06-05  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:25
Unattributed. “Mormonism: Authentic Account of the Origin of this Sect from one of the Patriarchs.” Harper’s Weekly (11 June 1881). Reprint from Kansas City Journal (5 June 1881).
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Gives the testimony of David Whitmer, the manner of translation, and an account of the loss of the 116 pages of Book of Mormon manuscript—the Book of Lehi. Also an account of the events surrounding the Three Witnesses seeing the plates, as well as the eight who saw them later.

ID = [79832]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1881-06-11  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:25
Unattributed. “Mormonism: Its Origin and Character.” The Eclectic Review 6 (October 1853): 479-98.
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“The books [Joseph Smith] published are imitations of the Bible, without one proof of their being given from heaven, and abounding with proofs that they were not, and could not be” Favors a Spaulding explanation for Book of Mormon origins.

ID = [79834]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1853-10-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:25
Unattributed. “Mormonism—Whence Came It?” The British Quarterly Review 23 (January 1856): 62-81.
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A polemical article against Mormonism. The author favors the Spaulding theory in explanation of the Book of Mormon’s origin. Bible influence and Book of Mormon plagiarisms are discussed.

ID = [79836]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1856-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:25
Unattributed. “The Mormonites.” The Churchman 1 (4 February 1832):181-82.
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Finds that Joseph Smith, Martin Harris, and Sidney Rigdon are religious fanatics claiming to possess a Golden Bible, but in reality only possessing a wild imagination and a desire to become rich. These reprobates hold meetings to disseminate their plot—the Book of Mormon.

ID = [80552]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1832-02-04  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:46
Unattributed. “The Mormonites.” The Monthly Review 159 (1842): 190-213.
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A polemic that states that the Book of Mormon “by no means is made up of a series of skillfully constructed pieces, nor even of individual forgeries cunningly concocted. The workmanship must appear spurious to any person who brings a small share of scholarship or of critical knowledge to test it. In short, it is a clumsy affair altogether, which can only in its present shape impose upon the ignorant, the illiterate, and the most credulous”

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [80554]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1842-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:46
Unattributed. “The Mormonites.” The English Review 13 (June 1850): 399-440.
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Considers “Mormonites” to be “deluded fanatics,” and is surprised and worried about their growth. Accepts the Spaulding story. Also quotes several Book of Mormon passages, including those calling Joseph Smith a “choice seer”

ID = [80553]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1850-06-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:46
Unattributed. “The Mormons.” The Christian Reformer 8 (March 1852): 183-85.
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A correspondence about the Mormons and the Book of Mormon that denies the fact that many individuals are accepting the book and its teachings.

ID = [80556]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1852-03-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:46
Unattributed. “The Mormons.” The Christian Examiner 64 (May 1858): 421-40.
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A polemical article on Mormonism. The writer considers Joseph Smith to be an impostor. He cites the Anthon denial as evidence against the Harris account. The Book of Mormon narrative is attributed to Spaulding. He further notes a resemblance between the tendency of the Jews to interpret Old Testament prophecy literally and the literalistic interpretations made by Mormons. The writer finds this literalism unpalatable.

ID = [80555]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1858-05-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:46
Unattributed. “Mormons.” Knowledge: A Weekly Magazine 1 (2 August 1890): 175-88.
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The author considers Joseph Smith to be on impostor and a fanatic, alleging that Joseph Smith plagiarized the manuscript of Solomon Spaulding in order to create the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79838]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1890-08-02  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:25
Unattributed. “Mormons Add a Twist to Their Holy Book.” Christianity Today 26 (12 November 1982): 91.
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A news item relating that leaders of the LDS church have added the subtitle “Another Testament of Jesus Christ” to the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79839]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1982-11-12  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:25
Unattributed. “The Mormons and Their Bible.” The United States Magazine 3 (September 1856): 220-24.
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The editor decries Mormonism in general and introduces a “sketch . . . prepared by a gentleman attached to the United States Army, who was stationed sometime in the Salt Lake Valley” that summarizes the contents of the Book of Mormon. He comments that the sayings of Jesus in 3 Nephi are merely altered copies of New Testament scripture, and the whole Book of Mormon is explained by Solomon Spaulding’s Manuscript Found that Sidney Rigdon furnished to Joseph Smith.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
ID = [80558]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1856-09-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:46
Unattributed. “The Mormons and Their Book.” The Treasury (1898-99): 604-11.
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Talks about the Three Witnesses and the manner of translation. Notes that President Fairchild of Oberlin College compared the newly discovered Spaulding manuscript to the Book of Mormon and found the two texts bore little resemblance one to another. The latter, however, “does not need the Spaulding manuscript to account for it. It is a prosy imitation of the Old Testament, showing no special genius, and no ability more than Smith may very well have had”

ID = [80559]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1898-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:46
Unattributed. The Mormons, or, Knavery Exposed. Philadelphia, PA: E. G. Lee, 1841.
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Devotes several pages to the role of Martin Harris in the coming forth of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [78588]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1841-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:16
Church News. “Moroni and Space.” Church News 39 (27 September 1969): 16.
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On the anniversary of Moroni’s visit to Joseph Smith, the moon astronauts were noted as not being the only men of space. Moroni and others came from God through space to present their messages. If God allows men to walk in space, a miracle in and of itself, then why not angels sent from his presence?

ID = [79842]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1969-09-27  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:25
Church News. “Moroni Did Come!” Church News 53 (18 September 1983): 16.
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Testimony stating that the gold plate story is true and that Moroni did visit Joseph Smith.

ID = [79843]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1983-09-18  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:25
Friend. “Moroni Raises the Title of Liberty.” Friend 12 (July 1982): 48.
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The story of Captain Moroni is retold for children.

ID = [79845]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1982-07-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:25
Unattributed. “Museum Walls Proclaim Fraud of Mormon Prophet.” New York Times Magazine Section (29 December 1912): 1, 3.
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Article mocks Joseph Smith’s claims that he translated the Book of Mormon under the inspiration of God, or that he had received gold plates. As proof that the Book of Mormon is fraudulent, Reverend F. S. Spalding of Utah’s Episcopal Church contacted eight renowned Egyptologists who state that the facsimiles are poorly copied and the translation was inept. Smith’s work is compared to artifacts found in the Metropolitan Museum in New York.

ID = [79859]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1912-12-29  Collections:  abraham,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:25
Unattributed. “Nauvoo and Deseret: Imposture and History of the Mormons.” International Magazine of Literature, Art, and Science 4 (1 December 1851): 577-87.
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Claims that Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon entered into an early conspiracy that led to the Book of Mormon. Discusses the role of the Three Witnesses, referring especially to the “feeble and superstitious mind” of Martin Harris.

ID = [79867]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1851-12-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:25
Unattributed. “Nauvoo and Deseret: Imposture and History of the Mormons.” The National Magazine 6 (June 1854): 481-89.
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Claims that Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon entered into an early conspiracy that led to the Book of Mormon. Discusses the role of the Three Witnesses, referring especially to the “feeble and superstitious mind” of Martin Harris.

ID = [79868]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1854-06-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:25
Church News. “Nearer to God.” Church News 58 (31 December 1988): 16.
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The prophetic counsel to read the Book of Mormon daily has not been reversed. Coming nearer to God is the very reason for reading its pages.

ID = [79870]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-12-31  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:25
Unattributed. “Needed: A Revelation about Types.” Zarahemla Record 59 (January/February 1992): 2-4.
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Types are a pattern for the future and reveal an understanding that God is in control. Every future event between the present and the millennium has been foretold through types in the scriptures. Types contained in the Book of Mormon include Lehi’s journey in the wilderness, Nephites/Lamanites, warfare, and the 158 years between Mosiah as king and the coming of Christ.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
ID = [79871]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:25
Unattributed. “The Nephite Dispensation: Outlines in Theology for Use in the Church Schools of High School Grade.” N.p.: LDS Church General Board of Education, November 1916.
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An outline of lessons presented on the Book of Mormon with suggested teaching procedures and emphasis.

ID = [78599]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1916-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:16
Unattributed. “The Nephite Records.” Translated by Joseph Smith Jr. N.p.: The Church of Christ, 1899.
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Reprint of the Palmyra edition of the Book of Mormon, the Whiterites’ Book of Mormon.

ID = [78602]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1899-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:16
Ludlow, Daniel H. “Nephites.” In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. Daniel H. Ludlow, vol. 3. New York: Macmillan, 1992.
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Keywords: Nephite
ID = [74823]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,eom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:32
Insights. “New Book Compiles Scholarship on Oliver Cowdery.” Insights 26, no. 6 (2006).
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In conjunction with the recent BYU symposium “Oliver Cowdery: Restoration Witness, Second Elder,” the Maxwell Institute has published Oliver Cowdery: Scribe, Elder, Witness, edited by John W. Welch and Larry E. Morris. This book includes 17 important articles previously published by BYU Studies or FARMS and covers virtually all periods of Oliver Cowdery’s life.

Keywords: BYU Studies; FARMS; Oliver Cowdery; Book of Mormon
Topics:    Witnesses of the Book of Mormon > Oliver Cowdery
ID = [66828]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2006-01-06  Collections:  bom,farms-insights,history-1820,witnesses  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Insights. “New Book Enriches NT Study.” Insights 22, no. 7 (2002).
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A new book from FARMS offers a world of information about the New Testament and its background. Charting the New Testament contains scores of charts, tables, and graphs, each with helpful explanatory and reference materials in a reader-friendly format. Covering a wide array of topics-from the ancient Jewish setting of the New Testament and the world of the Greeks and Romans in which the activities of Jesus and his apostles took place to detailed analysis of the scriptural text itself-the book offers an extensive overview of matters doctrinal, literary, and historical. A companion volume to Charting the Book of Mormon, this handy resource is designed with both the student and the teacher in mind.

Keywords: New Testament; BYU; Book of Mormon; background
ID = [66686]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2002-01-07  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:20
Insights. “New Book Examines Trials in the Book of Mormon.” Insights 28, no. 3 (2008).
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John W. Welch has studied two main topics throughout his career: the law and the Book of Mormon. Welch, a professor of law at Brigham Young University and the founder of the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, has now prepared the culminating volume of decades of research into the trials and other legal procedures in the Book of Mormon. The Maxwell Institute is pleased to announce its publication as The Legal Cases in the Book of Mormon.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; BYU; Bible; texts
ID = [66892]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2008-01-03  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:22
Insights. “New Book Features Scholarship on Tree of Life.” Insights 31, no. 2 (2011).
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The tree of life, an ancient and richly evocative symbol found in sacred art, architecture, and literature throughout the world, is the intriguing subject of a new book published by the Maxwell Institute and Deseret Book: The Tree of Life: From Eden to Eternity, edited by BYU professors John W. Welch and Donald W. Parry.

Keywords: tree of life; art; architecture; BYU
ID = [66974]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2011-01-02  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:22
Insights. “New Book Offers Views of Jerusalem as Lehi Knew It.” Insights 23, no. 6 (2003).
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Nephi and his brothers referred to Jerusalem as “that great city” (1 Nephi 2:13). Their opposing views about it became a point of contention that tore Lehi’s family in two, and their memories of it influenced the cultural perspective of their descendants in the New World for dozens of generations. The people known as Lamanites longed after it as a lost paradise and named one of their lands of settlement in its honor (Alma 21:1). Among the Nephites it exemplified the dire consequences of unbelief (Helaman 8:20). But what was the Jerusalem of Lehi’s day really like?

Keywords: Nephi; Lamanites; Jerusalem; anthology; Bible
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Helaman
ID = [66726]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2003-01-06  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Insights. “New Director Appointed for the Willes Center and the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies.” Insights 28, no. 4 (2008).
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Recently the Brigham Young University administration announced the appointment of Professor Paul Y. Hoskisson as the new director of the Laura F. Willes Center for Book of Mormon Studies and the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies at the Maxwell Institute, effective September 1. Professor S. Kent Brown, who previously headed up these operations, retired from the university at the end of August.

Keywords: BYU; Book of Mormon Studies; scripture
ID = [66898]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2008-01-04  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:22
Insights. “New Documentary Focuses on New World.” Insights 27, no. 5 (2007).
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Journey of Faith: The New World premiered to large audiences at BYU Education Week in a sneak preview. S. Kent Brown, director of the newly formed Laura F. Willes Center for Book of Mormon Studies and one of the lead historical consultants on the documentary, and Peter N. Johnson, director, hosted the premier. A number of people returned for a second viewing because of the sweep of information in the film. “Packing a long history into 80 or 90 minutes of film presented a huge challenge to the filmmakers,” Johnson said. The new film enjoys the sponsorship of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship and the Willes Center.

Keywords: BYU; education week; Book of Mormon; documentary
ID = [66864]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2007-01-05  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:22
Insights. “New Documentary to Premier at Education Week.” Insights 27, no. 3 (2007).
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Journey of Faith: The New World, a new Maxwell Institute documentary, is set to premier at BYU Campus Education Week in August. The Maxwell Institute has again teamed with award-winning Latter-day Saint filmmaker Peter Johnson to produce a documentary that will explore the Book of Mormon in the New World.

Keywords: education; documentary; BYU; fil; scholarship
ID = [66851]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2007-01-03  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:22
Church News. “New General Fund Will Provide More Copies of Book of Mormon.” Church News 60 (29 December 1990): 3.
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By having the Book of Mormon fund included with the tithing and fast offering slip, the First Presidency hopes to increase donations for the Book of Mormon fund.

ID = [79896]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1990-12-29  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:25
Unattributed. A New Heresy Entitled “The Mormonites,” and by Themselves, “The Latter-day Saints”. London, Central Tract Depot.: Wertheimer and Co.
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This pamphlet purports that Spaulding was the original author of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [77434]  Status = Type = book  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:07
Unattributed. The New Heresy!! An Exposure of Mormonism Shewing Its Origin, Absurdity and Impiety. Dunstable: Harper Twelvetrees, 1850?.
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This pamphlet, written as a conversation between “James Anxious” and his “cousin Henry,” discusses the Book of Mormon and refutes the validity of the story by asserting that the book was written by Rev. Solomon Spaulding. Questions the Liahona, the Urim and Thummim, and the New and Everlasting Covenant.

ID = [78605]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1850-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:16
Friend. “New Home in the Promised Land.” Friend 11 (July 1981): 21-22.
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For children, cartoon story of the animosity that Laman and Lemuel felt toward Nephi, and Nephi’s need to leave and find a new home after Lehi’s death. Depicts the way the records were kept by Lehi, Nephi, Jacob, and Enos.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
ID = [79897]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1981-07-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:25
Friend. “A New Home in the Promised Land.” Friend 20 (January 1990): 20-21.
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An illustrated story for children about the Nephites and Lamanites after they arrived at the promised land.

ID = [78905]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1990-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Insights. “New JST Electronic Library Offers Added Features.” Insights 31, no. 2 (2011).
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Joseph Smith’s Translation of the Bible: Electronic Library brings together a wealth of information and recent scholarship on Joseph Smith’s translation of the Bible. The electronic library, produced by the Religious Studies Center and the Maxwell Institute, also includes high-resolution images of every page of the original manuscripts, images and transcriptions of the earliest copies made from those manuscripts, and a collection of recently published studies based on the manuscripts. A short introductory essay precedes each manuscript. This collection also includes the entire 851-page book Joseph Smith’s New Translation of the Bible: Original Manuscripts, edited by Scott H. Faulring, Kent P. Jackson, and Robert J. Matthews.

Keywords: translation; Bible; scholarship; Joseph Smith
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [66975]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2011-01-02  Collections:  bom,farms-insights,smith-joseph-jr  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:22
Church News. “New Leather Case for Original Manuscript.” Church News 42 (27 May 1972): 5.
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Announcing a new leather case made to hold the original manuscript of the Book of Mormon. Includes a history of the original manuscript.

ID = [79900]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1972-05-27  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:25
Insights. “New Nibley Volume Explores the Book of Abraham.” Insights 29, no. 2 (2009).
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An Approach to the Book of Abraham, volume 18 in the Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, is now avail­ able. This volume contains Nibley’s early work on the Book of Abraham and the Joseph Smith Papyri and is his closest look at Facsimile 1 of the Book of Abraham. In chapter 5, Nibley is at his best as he has Mr. Jones, the curator, conduct Dick and Jane through an imaginary museum in which the most important lion­couch scenes have all been gathered together in a single hall. Mr. Jones possesses a hand­ book that tells him all. In a conversational manner, he discusses the various figures of Facsimile 1, call­ing upon the best Egyptological knowledge of the time to explain their importance and setting.

Keywords: Book of Abraham; museum; volume; essays
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [66916]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2009-01-02  Collections:  abraham,bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:22
Relief Society Magazine. “The New Scripture.” Relief Society Magazine 15 (January, February 1928): 46-48, 104-6.
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Three lesson outlines for Relief Society that focus on the prophecies concerning the Book of Mormon, its guardian messenger and his mission, the Urim and Thummim, and the method of translation.

ID = [80579]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1928-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:46
Insights. “New Series Launched with Book on DNA Research.” Insights 28, no. 1 (2008).
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In the last few years, the topic of how DNA research fits in with the text of the Book of Mormon has become increasingly divisive. On the one hand, critics of the Church seize on recent DNA studies to claim that Native Americans are descended from Asian, not Middle Eastern, ancestors. On the other hand, faithful LDS scholars, including some of the most respected DNA researchers in the country, say the data from recent research is insufficient to deny or confirm the claims of the Book of Mormon.

Keywords: DNA; research; Book of Mormon; articles; studies
ID = [66881]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2008-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:22
Insights. “New Translation Launches METI’s Library of the Christian East Series.” Insights 26, no. 1 (2006).
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One of the misconceptions that many Westerners have is that all Arabs are Muslims and that all Muslims are Arabs. In fact, many of the major Islamic countries in the world (e.g., Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Malaysia, and the most populous of them all, Indonesia) are not Arab, and large minorities in some Arab countries are not Muslim. Christianity is a Near Eastern religion, not a European one, and it has been in the Near East since its origin. (An Egyptian Christian friend once complained to me about how tired he had become of Americans and Europeans asking him whether his family had been converted by the Germans, the French, or the British. His ancestors, he pointed out, had been converted by Mark, the writer of the Second Gospel, in the first century ad. My own forebears, in Scandinavia, didn’t accept Christianity until roughly a millennium later.)

Keywords: translation; BYU; Middle Eastern texts; library
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [66804]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2006-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Unattributed. A New Volume of Scripture! Revelations of God to the Ancient Americans. Liverpool, England: Millennial Star Office, 1890.
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Missionary tract presenting an overview of the contents of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [77435]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1890-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:07
Insights. “The New World Promised Land’s Economic Base.” Insights 23, no. 5 (2003).
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A majority of people in the modern world are absorbed in performing their daily work, conceived in terms of jobs, money, food, and other things practical and economic. Would it have been different for the Nephites or Lamanites? Not really. The center of their daily concerns, too, was “making a living.” But what that meant differed greatly from what we mean by the expression.

Keywords: new world; Book of Mormon; society; religion
ID = [66722]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2003-01-05  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Insights. “Nibley Fellows, 2011–2012.” Insights 32, no. 1 (2012).
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Each year the Maxwell Institute awards Nibley Fellowships to LDS students pursuing graduate degrees (usually PhDs) in fields of study directly related to the work of the Institute—primarily work on the Bible, the Book of Mormon, early Christianity, and the ancient Near East.

Keywords: Maxwell Institute; Nibley Fellowships; LDS; Bible; Book of Mormon
ID = [66986]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2012-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:22
Insights. “Nibley Fellowship.” Insights 26, no. 2 (2006).
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Each year at this time we remind graduate students about the Nibley Fellowship Program and its application deadline. Named in honor of the late eminent Latter-day Saint scholar Hugh Nibley, this program provides financial aid to students enrolled in accredited PhD programs in areas of study directly related to the work and mission of the Maxwell Institute, particularly work done under the name of FARMS—studies of the Book of Mormon, the Book of Abraham, the Old and New Testaments, early Christianity, ancient temples, and related subjects. Applicants cannot be employed at the Institute or be related to an Institute employee.

Keywords: financial aid; religious scholarship; FARMS; PhD programs
ID = [66811]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2006-01-02  Collections:  abraham,bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Insights. “Nibley Fellowship Application Deadline, Guidelines.” Insights 22, no. 5 (2002).
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Each year at about this time we remind graduate students about the Nibley Fellowship Program. Those interested in applying for the first time or who wish to renew their fellowships for the 2002/ 2003 academic year must do so by 30 June 2002.

Keywords: Nibley Fellowship Program; guidelines; Book of Mormon
ID = [66676]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2002-01-05  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:20
Insights. “Nibley Fellowship Program.” Insights 24, no. 2 (2004).
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Each year at about this time we remind graduate students about the Nibley Fellowship Program and its application deadline. Named in honor of Hugh Nibley, this program provides financial aid to students enrolled in accredited PhD programs in areas of study directly related to the work and mission of the Institute, particularly work done under the name of FARMS—studies of the Book of Mormon, the Book of Abraham, the Old and New Testaments, early Christianity, ancient temples, and related subjects. Applicants cannot be employed at the Institute or be related to an Institute employee.

Keywords: program; financial aid; scriptures; application
ID = [66744]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2004-01-02  Collections:  abraham,bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Insights. “Nibley Fellowship Program Assists Rising Scholars.” Insights 29, no. 1 (2009).
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For a number of years the Maxwell Institute has sponsored a graduate fellowship program that gives financial aid to students pursuing advanced degrees in fields of special interest to the Institute. Named in honor of the late eminent Latter-day Saint scholar Hugh W. Nibley, this program fosters the next gen- eration of faithful scholars by providing financial aid to students enrolled in accredited PhD programs in areas of study directly related to the work and mission of the Maxwell Institute. Work done under the auspices of the Laura F. Willes Center for Book of Mormon Studies and the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, such as studies of the Book of Mormon, the Book of Abraham, the Old and New Testaments, early Christianity, ancient temples, and related subjects are of particular interest.

Keywords: Maxwell Institute; program; studies; graduate
ID = [66911]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2009-01-01  Collections:  abraham,bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:22
Insights. “Nibley Fellowship Program Assists Rising Scholars.” Insights 30, no. 3 (2010).
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For a number of years the Maxwell Institute has sponsored a graduate fellowship program that gives financial aid to students pursuing advanced degrees in fields of special interest to the Institute. Named in honor of the late eminent Latter-day Saint scholar Hugh W. Nibley, this program fosters the next generation of faithful scholars by provid- ing financial aid to students enrolled in accredited PhD programs in areas of study directly related to the work and mission of the Maxwell Institute. Of particular interest is work done under the auspices of the Laura F. Willes Center for Book of Mormon Studies and the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, such as studies of the Book of Mormon, the Book of Abraham, the Old and New Testaments, early Christianity, and ancient temples.

Keywords: program; financial aid; students; application
ID = [66951]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2010-01-03  Collections:  abraham,bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:22
Insights. “Nibley Fellowship Program Assists Rising Scholars.” Insights 31, no. 2 (2011).
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The Maxwell Institute sponsors a graduate fellowship program that gives financial aid to students pursuing advanced degrees in fields of special interest to the Institute. Named in honor of the late eminent Latter-day Saint scholar Hugh W. Nibley, this program fosters the next generation of faithful scholars by providing financial aid to students enrolled in accredited PhD programs in areas of study directly related to the work and mission of the Maxwell Institute. Of particular interest is work done on the Bible, the Book of Mormon and other restoration scriptures, early Christianity, and ancient temples.

Keywords: sponsors; program; study; mission; scriptures
ID = [66977]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2011-01-02  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:22
Insights. “Nibley Lecture Series to Be Held.” Insights 29, no. 6 (2009).
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A lecture series entitled “The Work of Hugh W. Nibley: On the 100th Anniversary of His Birth” will be held during winter semester 2010 at BYU. March 2010 marks the 100th anniversary of Nibley’s birth. In addition, One Eternal Round, volume 19 of the Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, the final volume of the series, will have been published.

Keywords: BYU; anniversary; lecture series; Book of Mormon
ID = [66937]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2009-01-06  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:22
Church News. “Nonmember Collector of Old Books Gives Early Edition of Book of Mormon to Church.” Church News 46 (14 August 1976): 12.
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Two Mormon missionaries were given a copy of the first edition of the Book of Mormon by Mrs. Merton Good.

ID = [79910]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1976-08-14  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:25
Church News. “Noted Explorer Plans Seminar To Study Mexican Expeditions.” Church News 34 (January 4, 1964): 12.
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Announces a seminar to be conducted by Jose O. Davila addressing the topics of Lehi’s landing in America, ancient cities, and the brass plates. He will present slides of archaeological evidences and gold plates taken from a tomb of Oaxaca that are inscribed with Egyptian.

ID = [79913]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1964-01-04  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:25
Church News. “Now From Scandinavia.” Church News 50 (20 September 1980): 16.
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Many early critics of the Book of Mormon ridiculed the story of the gold plates. Now archaeologists are saying that many ancient records were made from valuable metals. Norsemen also wrote on metal plates.

ID = [79917]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1980-09-20  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:25
Insights. “Occasional Papers Spotlights the Book of Mormon.” Insights 27, no. 6 (2007).
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The latest issue of the Maxwell Institute’s Occasional Papers (number 5 in the series) focuses exclusively on what Joseph Smith called “the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion”—the Book of Mormon. As M. Gerald Bradford, editor of the series and associate executive director of the Maxwell Institute notes, “the papers in this volume show that the Book of Mormon can be studied and understood from a wide variety of scholarly disciplines.”

Keywords: Joseph Smith; Book of Mormon; history; language
ID = [66873]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2007-01-06  Collections:  bom,farms-insights,smith-joseph-jr  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:22
Church News. “Opening Book of Mormon Opens Heavens.” Church News 58 (18 June 1988): 7.
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President Benson’s emphasis on the Book of Mormon is making a difference because people are becoming interested and getting exited about it.

ID = [79942]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-06-18  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:25
Unattributed. “Origin and History of the Mormonites.” English Review (November 1850): 400-419.
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This polemical article uses extracts from Joseph Smith’s own writings, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Book of Mormon combined with other sources to conclude that Joseph Smith was deluded. The Book of Mormon originated with the Spaulding manuscript, which Sidney Rigdon is purported to have stolen, altered, and embellished.

ID = [79945]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1850-11-01  Collections:  bom,d-c  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:25
Unattributed. Origin of the Book of Mormon. Plano, IL: RLDS Church, 1876?.
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Argues that the Book of Mormon was not part of the Spaulding Manuscript. The fact that there were Three Witnesses to the gold plates presents an argument against the Spaulding theory for the origin of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [78116]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1876-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:13
Unattributed. “The Original Manuscript.” The Contributor 8, no. 12 (1887): 441, 474.
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A reproduction, explanation, and description of a page of the original Book of Mormon manuscript.

Keywords: Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon
ID = [75996]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1887-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:57
Unattributed. “The Original Manuscript.” The Contributor 8, no. 12 (1887): 441, 474.
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A reproduction, explanation, and description of a page of the original Book of Mormon manuscript.

Keywords: Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon
ID = [76554]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1887-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:01
Unattributed. “The Original Manuscript.” Contributor 8 (October 1887): 441, 474.
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A reproduction, explanation, and description of a page of the original Book of Mormon manuscript.

ID = [80591]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1887-10-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:46
Deseret News. “Original Manuscript of Book of Mormon Traced.” Deseret News (8 August 1931): 1, 6.
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David Whitmer showed his copy of the Book of Mormon manuscript to Orson Pratt and Joseph F. Smith, who noticed that the signatures of the 11 witnesses were in Oliver Cowdery’s handwriting. The author concludes therefore that this is the printer’s manuscript, and that the original manuscript was placed into the cornerstone of the Nauvoo House.

Topics:    Witnesses of the Book of Mormon > The Translation of the Book of Mormon
ID = [79953]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1931-08-08  Collections:  bom,history-1820,translation  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:25
Church News. “Our Sacred Scripture.” Church News 45 (20 September 1975): 16.
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Nephi’s vision (1 Nephi 13) shows how parts of the Bible have been removed and that “many do stumble” because of it.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
ID = [79959]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1975-09-20  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:25
Unattributed. “Outline Illustrating the Historical Evolution of the Book of Mormon.” N.p.: n.p., 1939.
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An illustrated outline of Book of Mormon history beginning with the exodus of the Jaredite people to Joseph Smith’s visit from angel Moroni and the publication of the book. Gives a summary of the Manuscript Found

ID = [78130]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1939-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:13
Saints’ Herald. “Palmyra Edition Book of Mormon Rare.” Saints’ Herald 50 (1 April 1903): 293.
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A news note regarding a rare copy of the Palmyra first edition of the Book of Mormon that was donated to the Chicago Historical Society.

ID = [79962]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1903-04-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:25
Unattributed. The Parable of the Hidden Treasure. Oak Grove, MO: The Church of Christ, 1987?.
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Evangelical pamphlet containing a parable relating to the hidden treasure of eternal life. Explains that the Book of Mormon and the Bible are both maps to follow to gain this treasure.

ID = [78617]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:16
Insights. “Patrick Henry, Gideon, and the Book of Mormon.” Insights 24, no. 3 (2004).
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Historian Richard L. Bush-man, responding to accusations that the Book of Mormon contains “evidence of nineteenth-century American political culture,” concluded that in fact “most of the principles tradition-ally associated with the American Constitution are slighted or disregarded altogether” in the book. “So many of the powerful intellectual influences operating on Joseph Smith failed to touch the Book of Mormon.”

Keywords: Book of Mormon; tradition; Joseph Smith; philosophy
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [66749]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2004-01-03  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Friend. “A Peaceful Heart.” Friend 4 (September 1974): 7.
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A children’s story of the translation of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [78912]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1974-09-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Friend. “The People of Ammon.” Friend 23 (May 1993): 89.
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A series of pictures for children illustrating the repentance of the people of Ammon.

ID = [80597]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1993-05-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:46
Unattributed. Perler fra Mormons Bog. Kobenhaun: Udgivet og forlagt af Holger M. Larsen, 1929.
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A ready reference booklet dealing with Book of Mormon topics.

ID = [78149]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1929-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:13
Church News. “‘Personalized Books’ Expand to Fill Added Mission Requests.” Church News 55 (7 July 1985): 12.
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Many families are joining the family-to-family program to distribute copies of the Book of Mormon containing personal testimonies. The book is the best missionary tool of the Church.

ID = [78828]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1985-07-07  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:17
Church News. “Personalized Copy Puts You on Mission.” Church News 52 (21 August 1982): 14.
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Explains the family-to-family Book of Mormon placement program. Families attach their picture and their written testimony to a copy of the Book of Mormon and send the Book of Mormon into the mission field. The program has been very successful and has accounted for many baptisms.

ID = [79969]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1982-08-21  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:25
Unattributed. “Plain Fact for Students of the Book of Mormon with a Map of the Promised Land.” Salt Lake City: N.p., 1886.
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Five page booklet attempts to depict the exact geographical location of Book of Mormon lands and cities. Emphasis is placed on “Bountiful and four-sea regions”

ID = [78155]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1886-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:13
Unattributed. “Plan and Program for the Study of Child Culture and the Book of Mormon.” N.p., 1903.
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Relief Society lessons. Part two outlines a course of study from the Book of Mormon.

ID = [78158]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1903-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:13
Church News. “Plates of the Book of Mormon.” Church News 58 (2 January 1988): 4.
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Graphic illustration of the development of the Book of Mormon in modern and ancient times. Chart shows relationships among the several sets of plates used by Mormon to compose the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79974]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-01-02  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:25
Ludlow, Daniel H. “Plates, Metal.” In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. Daniel H. Ludlow, vol. 3. New York: Macmillan, 1992.
ID = [74886]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,eom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:32
Deseret News. “Polynesian Ancestry and Traditions of the Book of Mormon.” Deseret News Church Section (6 June 1936): 2, 6.
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WilliamA. Cole studied Polynesian traditions, legends, and ancestry. He found that Polynesians are direct descendants of the Nephites and gives several Polynesian legends of the migrations that took place, one of which is of the Nephite shipbuilder, Hagoth.

ID = [79977]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1936-06-06  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:25
Church News. “The Power in God’s Word.” Church News 34 (4 January 1964 ): 16.
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The message of Christ in the Book of Mormon will help to solve the ills of the world that cannot be solved by the remedies proposed by mankind.

ID = [80601]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1964-01-04  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:46
Friend. “The Power of a Prophet.” Friend 12 (October 1982): 48-49.
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Tells the story of Nephi2 (prophet during the time of Christ). For children.

ID = [80602]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1982-10-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:46
Church News. “A Powerful Convincer.” Church News 58 (2 January 1988): 6.
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States that the Book of Mormon is a powerful tool for missionaries and also “a powerful convincer” for individuals and families. Gives examples and stories of how the Book of Mormon has changed people’s lives.

ID = [78914]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-01-02  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Church News. “President Benson Tells of God’s Gifts.” Church News 47 (17 December 1977): 4.
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President Benson lists several gifts with which the Lord has blessed mankind—one of them is the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79992]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1977-12-17  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:26
Church News. “Projects Tell Gospel.” Church News 42 (29 January 1972): 10.
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Announcing two projects, supervised by the BYU Center for Specialized Language Study, one of which includes translating the Book of Mormon into three dialects of the Quechua language (spoken by Indians in South America).

ID = [80010]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1972-01-29  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:43
Church News. “The Promised Land.” Church News 48 (7 January 1978): 16.
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The December 1977 issue of National Geographic told of a group of Irish monks who set out in a leather boat to find the “Promised Land of the saints” in about A.D. 600. We do not know how they knew about the Promised land.

ID = [80612]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1978-01-07  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:46
Relief Society Magazine. “Prophecy and the Book of Mormon.” Relief Society Magazine 5 (March 1918): 166-69.
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The prophetic teachings in 2 Nephi offer great hope and comfort as America is threatened by the crisis of World War I. Other prophecies in the Book of Mormon add to the testimony that Joseph Smith is a prophet of God.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
ID = [80015]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1918-03-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:43
Friend. “A Prophecy Come True.” Friend 9 (December 1979): 39.
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A children’s story: the prophecy of Samuel the Lamanite came true, for during the night it was like day and the people knew that Christ was born.

ID = [78918]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1979-12-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Church News. “Prophet Counsels Sisters to Live up to Divine Potential.” Church News 56 (5 October 1986): 3, 6.
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President Benson lists several things that the sisters of the Church should do, including the need to daily read and ponder the Book of Mormon.

ID = [80016]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1986-10-05  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:43
Insights. “Publications.” Insights 24, no. 1 (2004).
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FARMS Occasional Papers, Volume 4, edited by Jared Ludlow (BYU–Hawaii) and Larry E. Morris, contains articles by three BYU professors and focuses on the polemical use of water and storm language in the Deuteronomic History (Joshua, Judges, 1 and 2 Samuel, and 1 and 2 Kings), justice and mercy in the book of Deuteronomy, and the garment of Joseph.

Keywords: FARMS Review; ancient texts; BYU; volume
ID = [66738]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2004-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Insights. “Publications.” Insights 25, no. 5 (2005).
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Message of the Joseph Smith Papyri,edited by John Gee and Michael Rhodes, is a second edition of Hugh Nibley’s 1975 book of the same title on the Egyptian endowment. It is still the only book-length treatment of the important Egyptian text now known as the “Document of Breathings Made by Isis,” a copy of which was found among the Joseph Smith Papyri. The new edition features previously excised material, corrections of numerous typographical errors, improved illustrations, and accurate placement of illustrations in the text. This book, published jointly with Deseret Book, is now at press after years of intense effort. Because of a recent concerted push to finish this project, the FARMS Review and Journal of Book of Mormon Studies are running late.

Keywords: From FARMS; From METI; By ISPART Scholars with Other Publishers
ID = [66795]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2005-01-05  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Deseret News. “A Question About the Book of Mormon.” Deseret News 37 (9 May 1888): 262.
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Answers the questions, if the gospel “the power of God unto salvation” (Romans 1:16), why is the Book of Mormon necessary; is not the Bible sufficient? Points out that it is not the Bible but the gospel that is the power of God unto salvation. The Book of Mormon functions in the same way as the Bible but makes biblical doctrines clearer.

ID = [78920]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1888-05-09  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Juvenile Instructor. “Questions and Answers.” Juvenile Instructor 10 (9 January—11 December 1875): 5, 23, 34, 46, 58, 70, 82 99, 106, 116, 130, 137, 154, 166, 190, 214, 227, 239, 250, 262, 275, 286, 293.
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Series that discusses the “Reign the Judges” Based strictly on text, deals with details such as names, dates, and specific events.

ID = [80036]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1875-01-09  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:43
Church News. “Read the Book of Mormon.” Church News 31 (1 July 1961): 16.
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Exhortation to read “the most unusual book produced in our day,” the Book of Mormon. Provides reasons to read the Book of Mormon.

ID = [80046]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1961-07-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:43
Friend. “Read the Book of Mormon.” Friend 18 (January 1988): 1.
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A collection of testimonies by prophets of God (from Moroni to Ezra Taft Benson) for children concerning the value of reading the Book of Mormon.

ID = [80045]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1988-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:43
Unattributed. Read the Book of Mormon: It Can Change Your Life. Salt Lake City: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1975.
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A tract encouraging people to study the Book of Mormon. Gives a brief overview of the book’s contents and supplies direct quotations on several different themes.

ID = [78193]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1975-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:13
Unattributed. A Reader’s Guide to the Book of Mormon. Provo, UT: BYU, 1967.
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A booklet that presents a book-by-book summary of the contents of the Book of Mormon from 1 Nephi—Moroni. Suggests that young people may be wise to devote their attention to the lives of Book of Mormon prophets and leave the words of Isaiah until they have more background to aid their understanding.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
ID = [77442]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1967-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:07
Unattributed. References to the Book of Mormon. Kirtland: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1835.
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The earliest known reference guide to the Book of Mormon. Items listed are in order of pagination. The references refer to the chapters of the Book of Mormon and describe the contents of the chapter.

ID = [78200]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1835-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:13
Insights. “Reformatted Text of Book of Mormon Enhances Study.” Insights 27, no. 4 (2007).
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Just in time for the study of the Book of Mormon in the 2008 churchwide Sunday School courses, the Maxwell Institute recently released an updated and expanded edition of Donald W. Parry’s Poetic Parallelisms in the Book of Mormon: The Complete Text.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; study; improvements; volume
ID = [66858]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2007-01-04  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:22
Church News. “Rely on Scriptures When Teaching Youth.” Church News 56 (24 August 1986): 6.
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It is important for teachers to rely on the scriptures. Includes three ways to better understand the Book of Mormon.

ID = [80056]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1986-08-24  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:43
Deseret News. “A Remarkable Prediction.” Deseret Weekly 48 (24 March 1894): 419-20.
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The joining of the sticks of Judah and Joseph (the Bible and the Book of Mormon) will precede the gathering of Israel.

ID = [78922]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1894-03-24  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Unattributed. Report of the Committee on American Archaeology. Lamoni, IA: Herald Publishing House, 1902.
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Contains maps and an outline of Book of Mormon history as prepared by the RLDS Committee on American Archaeology. Outlines the Nephite history, Jaredite history, describes conditions discovered by early explorers and priests after Columbus, and gives archaeological evidence of extinct animals and civilizations that were mentioned in the Book of Mormon,.

ID = [78206]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1902-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:13
Unattributed. Report of the Committee on American Archaeology. Lamoni, IA: Herald House, 1910.
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A work on Book of Mormon archaeology and geography. Outlines the history of the Nephites and Jaredites with the intention of creating a map of Book of Mormon events. Includes professional opinions regarding the origin of the inhabitants of ancient America. Several maps are also included.

ID = [78207]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1910-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:13
Church News. “Reporter Hears David Whitmer Testify of Seeing Gold Plates.” Church News 32 (23 June 1962): 20.
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David Whitmer saw the gold plates and withstood persecution for his beliefs. Whitmer later testified to a reporter that he saw the plates and heard the angel that brought them.

Topics:    Witnesses of the Book of Mormon > David Whitmer
ID = [80060]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1962-06-23  Collections:  bom,history-1820,witnesses  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:43
Church News. “Reprint Shows Patent of First Book of Mormon Edition.” Church News (28 November 1931): 1.
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Contains a photograph and transcription of the patent for the first edition of the Book of Mormon filed by Joseph Smith Jr., 11 June 1829.

ID = [80061]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1931-11-28  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:43
Insights. “Restoring the Original Text of the Book of Mormon.” Insights 24, no. 4 (2004).
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Elegantly produced and weighing in at 652 pages, the first part of volume 4 in Professor Royal Skousen’s ongoing Book of Mormon critical text project has just come from the press. Volumes 1 and 2, containing transcripts of the original manuscript and the printer’s manuscript of the Book of Mormon, were published by FARMS in 2001. Volume 3, which will describe the history of the Book of Mormon text from Joseph Smith’s original dictation through the current standard editions, will appear after all parts of volume 4 have been published. Volume 3 will include a complete analysis of the grammatical editing of the Book of Mormon.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; transcript; Joseph Smith; original text
ID = [66754]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2004-01-04  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Unattributed. Revealing Statements by the Three Witnesses to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: Modern Microfilm,n.d.
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This polemic contains photomechanical reprints of rare documents of selected materials written by Oliver Cowdery, Martin Harris, and David Whitmer, the Three Witnesses of the Book of Mormon. Suggests that there is a conspiracy by the Church to cover up the poor character of Joseph Smith.

Topics:    Witnesses of the Book of Mormon > The Three Witnesses
ID = [78211]  Status = Type = book  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  bom,history-1820,witnesses  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:13
Insights. “Review Responds to Distortions of DNA Evidence, Mormon Origins.” Insights 24, no. 1 (2004).
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The latest issue of the FARMS Review (vol. 15, no. 2, 2003) responds in full measure to two works challenging the historicity of the Book of Mormon and the foundational events of the restored Church of Jesus Christ. The contributing scholars not only expose fatal flaws in the critics’ arguments and methods but also provide background information and perspectives that readers will find instructive. In addition, this issue of the Review evaluates several other recent publications in Mormon studies and includes a Book of Mormon bibliography for 2002.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; BYU; DNA; origins
ID = [66734]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2004-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Unattributed. “The Revolt of Young Mormonism.” The Literary Digest 51 (10 July 1915): 66-67.
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Young Mormons are disillusioned because F. S. Spaulding has proven that Joseph Smith was not an inspired translator. University of Utah professors have been expelled in order to quell growing progressive thinking among students. There are fears that the Book of Mormon will be proven to be false through modern archaeological research done at the university.

ID = [80622]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1915-07-10  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:47
Church News. “Role of Sunday School Defined.” Church News 43 (13 October 1973): 15.
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President Lee, in telling the role of Sunday School, emphasizes that the Book of Mormon is the keystone of the Church and the most correct book on earth.

ID = [80129]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1973-10-13  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:43
Relief Society Magazine. “The Rule of Kings Abolished.” Relief Society Magazine 5 (November 1918): 647-49.
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Mosiah sought to teach his people that great iniquity and destruction characterizes the rule of monarchs.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
ID = [80627]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1918-11-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:47
Church News. “Saints Must Study.” Church News 45 (12 April 1975): 6.
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Ezra Taft Benson gave a speech saying that every member of the Church should make studying the Book of Mormon a lifetime pursuit.

ID = [80136]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1975-04-12  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:43
Unattributed. “Samuel, the Lamanite Prophet.” Young Woman’s Journal 31 (December 1920): 695-705.
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Recreates the drama of Samuel the Lamanite’s mission to the Nephites. Continues with discussions about Jesus’ appearance to the Lehites.

ID = [80139]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1920-12-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:43
Instructor. “The Savior in America.” Instructor 77 (April 1942): 185-86.
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An Easter message that includes an extensive quotation from 3 Nephi concerning the appearance of Jesus Christ in America.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
ID = [80629]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1942-04-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:47
Church News. “Savior Set Forth Requirements for His True Church When He Spoke to the Ancients.” Church News 58 (15 October 1988): 10.
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Jesus Christ declared to the ancient Nephites that his Church must meet two requirements: It must bear his name (3 Nephi 27:8), and it must be built upon his gospel (3 Nephi 27:9-10).

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
ID = [80142]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-10-15  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:43
Relief Society Magazine. “The Scholar and the Book of Mormon.” Relief Society Magazine 10 (September 1923): 433-34.
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Scholarly critics of the Book of Mormon, found in large numbers on college campuses, try to discredit the divine origin of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [80630]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1923-09-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:47
Insights. “Scholars Focus Conference on Third Nephi.” Insights 28, no. 6 (2008).
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The Laura F. Willes Center for Book of Mormon Studies hosted a two-day conference on 3 Nephi at the end of September 2008. Entitled “Third Nephi: New Perspectives on an Incomparable Scripture,” the conference consisted of a plenary session with an introductory address by John W. Welch, subsequent presentations by 21 distinguished scholars covering six themes, and a concluding session featuring a panel discussion.

Keywords: Third Nephi; BYU; Book of Mormon; scripture
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
ID = [66904]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2008-01-06  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:22
Insights. “Scholars Speak at FAIR Conference.” Insights 22, no. 8 (2002).
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Scholars from BYU spoke at the recent FAIR (Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research) LDS Apologetics Conference held in August at Utah Valley State College, in Orem, Utah. FAIR, which is not affiliated with BYU or the Institute, is an organization dedicated to defending LDS beliefs and practices with sound scholarship. The theme of the conference was “Turning Stumbling Blocks to Stepping Stones: Responding to Challenging Issues in Mormonism.”

Keywords: FAIR Conference; critics; errors; text; Book of Mormon
ID = [66691]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2002-01-08  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:20
Saints’ Herald. “Schroeder Throws More Mud.” Saints’ Herald 48 (28 August 1901): 694-95.
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A response to A. Theodore Schroeder’s claim that the Book of Mormon was written by Joseph Smith as a “practical joke”

ID = [80144]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1901-08-28  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:43
BYU Studies, ed. Science and the Book of Mormon. Provo, UT: BYU Studies, 2012.
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This compilation of groundbreaking Book of Mormon articles is selected from over fifty years of LDS scholarship published by BYU Studies. This volume features articles on how the El Niño weather pattern may have made Lehi’s voyage to the Americas possible, geological insights into the destruction chronicled in 3 Nephi, and information about olives in antiquity. Contents “Lehi and El Niño: A Method of Migration” David L. Clark “In the Thirty and Fourth Year: A Geologist’s View of the Great Destruction in 3 Nephi” Bart J. Kowallis “‘Many Great and Notable Cities Were Sunk’: Liquefaction in the Book of Mormon” Benjamin R. Jordan “Recent Notes about Olives in Antiquity” Wilford M. Hess

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
ID = [75333]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2012-01-01  Collections:  bom,byu-studies  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:53
Church News. “Scriptures Come Alive in Primary.” Church News 59 (30 September 1989): 11.
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Primary children participated in making a video of stories in the Book of Mormon to help them remember the stories better.

ID = [80148]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1989-09-30  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:43
Church News. “Scriptures Given to Queen, Prime Minister.” Church News 57 (1 August 1987): 7.
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The Book of Mormon and other scriptures are presented to Queen Elizabeth and the Prime Minister of England.

ID = [80149]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1987-08-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:43
Deseret News. “The Scriptures Have the Answers.” Deseret News Church Section (13 April 1986): 5, 23.
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President Ezra Taft Benson said that every Latter-day Saint should make the study of the Book of Mormon a lifetime pursuit. The Book of Mormon brings individuals to Christ in two ways: “First it tells in a plain manner of Christ and His Gospel,” and second “the Book of Mormon exposes the enemies of Christ” Members are to read it carefully and prayerfully, pondering it as they read, and asking at the conclusion for a testimony of its truth.

ID = [80632]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1986-04-13  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:47
Church News. “Seed Planted Early, Grows To Testimony.” Church News 44 (6 July 1974): 5, 10.
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Personal conversion story. The Book of Mormon was pivotal in Russell Reed’s decision to join the Church.

ID = [80155]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1974-07-06  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:44
Church News. “Seminary Students Certify to Book of Mormon Study.” Church News 34 (21 March 1964): 10.
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LDS church President David O. McKay was given three volumes containing the signatures of 12,419 youth who had read the Book of Mormon during the current year.

ID = [80157]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1964-03-21  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:44
Church News. “Significant English Editions of the Book of Mormon.” Church News 58 (2 January 1988): 2.
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A diagram displays the significant languages into which the book has been translated, together with their dates of publication.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [80170]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-01-02  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:44
Church News. “Since 1982, Subtitle Has Defined Book as ‘Another Testament of Jesus Christ’” Church News 58 (2 January 1989): 4.
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Explains why the subtitle “Another Testament of Jesus Christ” has been added to the Book of Mormon. [M.D.P.]”

ID = [80173]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1989-01-02  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:44
Church News. “Sister Shares Her Secret—A Copy of Book of Mormon.” Church News 58 (31 December 1988): 11.
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A twin gave her sister a Book of Mormon, and later they were both baptized.

ID = [80174]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-12-31  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:44
Unattributed. The Sixth Annual Church Educational System Religious Educators’ Symposium on the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1982.
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Papers presented at the sixth annual symposium on the Book of Mormon. Articles by Church educators, including Susan Easton Black, Charles Beckert, Robert Christensen, and numerous others.

ID = [78646]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1982-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:16
BYU Studies, ed. Social and Political Studies about the Book of Mormon. Provo, UT: BYU Studies, 2012.
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This compilation of groundbreaking Book of Mormon articles is selected from over fifty years of LDS scholarship published by BYU Studies. This volume features articles that explore comparisons between the American Revolution and Book of Mormon governments, Nephi’s justification of his ascent to leadership, protracted war in the Book of Mormon and in modern times, and much more. Contents “The Book of Mormon and the American Revolution” Richard Lyman Bushman “The Political Dimension in Nephi’s Small Plates” Noel B. Reynolds “Cosmic Urban Symbolism in the Book of Mormon” Steven L. Olsen “The Gadianton Robbers and Protracted War” Ray C. Hillam “Scriptural Perspectives on How to Survive the Calamities of the Last Days” Hugh Nibley

ID = [75335]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2012-01-01  Collections:  bom,byu-studies  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:53
Church News. “Sold 51,276 Books of Mormon.” Church News 33 (28 December 1963): 5.
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Reports on Book of Mormon sales and distributions.

ID = [80180]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1963-12-28  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:44
Unattributed. “Solomon Spaulding’s Manuscript.” The Oberlin Review 13 (24 October 1885): 27-28.
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Recounts the theory that the Book of Mormon was created from Spaulding’s Manuscript Found. With the finding of that document by L. L. Rice the theory is weakened.

ID = [80184]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1885-10-24  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:44
Church News. “A Souvenir from Hotel: A Copy of the Book of Mormon.” Church News 55 (24 March 1985): 4.
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Hotel guests are encouraged to take home copies of the Book of Mormon donated by Church members.

ID = [789