The book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. A unique characteristic of the first edition book of mormon title page is the diamond imprint. Book of mormon i am africa lyrics by rick whitehead. These page titles and reading charts are already included in our book of mormon study squares, so if you already. According to mormon belief, the book of mormon was inscribed on golden plates by generations of prophets, quoted and abridged by the prophethistorian mormon, and buried in the ground by mormons son, moroni. Title page step by step through the book of mormon. This easytoprint pdf contains 531 page titles that each summarize what is happening on each page in the book of mormon. The title page and moroni 10 book of mormon study notes. There is a power in the book of mormon which will begin to flow into your lives the moment you begin a serious study of it. Saint church leaders and scholars who wrote on the. I am curious as to who wrote the introduction the page after the title page in the book of mormon. The first title page differs from the title page of the current 1981 edition, the most obvious difference being that joseph smith is listed as the author and proprietor of the book of mormon. Fourteen centuries later, in 1823, the angel moroni led joseph smith to the plates hidden in a hillside in upstate new york. Just write them at the top of each page and you can know, at a glance, what is happening.
I have done some seraching on the internet and the best answer i have found, is church leaders, but i am looking more specifically which church leaders if it was in fact church leaders, which i do tend to believe. Variations of this theory only include that the text is a divinely inspired narrative, regardless of its. These titles can help in comprehension and make it easy to. It is the most correct of any book on earth, that a man would get nearer.
The book of mormon tickets the book of mormon tickets. Grandin press in palmyra, new yorkbecause all first editions copies of the book of mormon have this visible trait. The book of mormon, though the most correct book on earth 20 i told the brethren that the book of mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to god by abiding by its precepts, than by any other. The title page of the book of mormon is part of the ancient text of the book. The book of mormon the major mission of the book of mormon, as recorded on its title page, is to the convincing of the jew and gentile that jesus is the christ, the eternal god, manifesting himself unto all nations. A very plausible lost and missing novel by solomon spalding manuscript found, separate and distinct from the oberlin manuscript has not been ruled out by mormon apologists. To the reader as many false reports have been circulated respecting the following work, and also many unlawful measures taken by the evil designing persons to destroy me, and also the work, i would inform you that i translated, by the gift and power of god, and caused to be written, one hundred and sixteen pages, the which i took from the book. A small but significant correction is that the change is not on the title page, which was written by the hand of mormon himself, but rather the change is to change wording in the introduction to the book of mormon. The title page and translation of the book of mormon ben green. Mormonism looks to joseph smith as its founder there are about twelve major divisions among mormons. Below is a typewritten copy of the title page of the book of mormon as it appears in the printers manuscript.
Just write the titles on the top of each page in your personal scriptures. According to the title page, what are the purposes of the book of mormon. Second, the title page refers only to abridgments and moronis sealing comments. The book of mormon spooky mormon hell dream lyrics by azmad202. According to the prophet joseph smith, the titlepage of the book of mormon is a literal translation, taken from the very last leaf, on the left hand. The onepage introduction to the book of mormon, which gives a brief overview of its contents, was added in 1981 when the lds church released a revised text of the book of mormon. The first title page differs from the title page of the current 1981 edition, the most obvious difference being. A book of mistakes, error, and fraud by jon gary williams introduction the mormon church promotes the book of mormon as an inspired writing. As the page explains see chart 167, he named himself the author and proprietor consistent with federal law only to secure a. The titlepage of the book of mormon is a literal translation, taken from the very last leaf, on the left hand side of the collection or book of plates, which contained the record which has been translated, the language of the whole running. Over onehalf of all the verses in the book of mormon refer to our lord. The book of mormon is the word of god, like the bible. It is useful to compare the purposes of the book of mormon as stated on the title page with the purposes for writing given in the text by nephi, jacob, mormon, and moroni who between them wrote 98.
The book of mormon solomon spalding home page search. Book of mormon changes the fall of mormonism rich kelsey. Hello, we provide concise yet detailed articles on title choices. You will find the power to stay on the strait and narrow path.
Title, a comprehensive commentary of the title page of the book of mormon. Title page of book of mormon, circa early june 1829, page 1. Who most likely wrote the title page of the book of mormon. The abbreviation tpwc refers to the material found on the title page of the book of mormon and in the testimonies of the three and eight witnesses. The book of mormon is a companion book of scripture to the bible. Book of mormon page titles these titles are summaries of what is happening on each page in the book of mormon. The title page states that the purpose of the book of mormon is to show unto the remnant of the house of israel what great things the lord hath done for their fathers. This happened at some stage of the bookbinding process at the e. Miraculous origins theories generally accept joseph smiths own account, that he translated an ancient record compiled and abridged by mormon, a precolumbian resident of the western hemisphere. Title page of the book of mormon come follow me lesson dec 30 jan 5. Wherefore, it is an abridgment of the record of the.
Mormon was the primary author, editor, and compiler of the book of mormon. In the history of the church, joseph smith made an important clarification about the title page of the book of mormon. Why is the book of mormon named after mormon, who is he. More light on who wrote the title page byu scholarsarchive. There are differing views on the origin of the book of mormon. The spelling, capitalization, and punctuation are as shown. Book of mormon characters mormonism, the mormon church. The title page of the book of mormon was translated directly from the plates along with the rest of the translation. Both books contain gods guidance as revealed to prophets, as well as religious histories of different civilizations.
Smith said the title page, and presumably the actual title of the 1830 edition, came from the translation of the very last leaf of the golden plates, and was written by the prophethistorian moroni. Its yours for the price of a ticket to the book of mormon. Thebook of mormon,an accountwritten by the hand of mormon1according to the narrative in the book of. Items in the bmc archive are made publicly available for noncommercial. It is not part of the original book of mormon, but only later added as. Pages in category books of the book of mormon the following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. The introduction was written by mormon apostle brucer. Significant book of mormon introduction change mormons talk. The religious order known as the church of jesus christ of latterday saints mormons is a very industrious group. Title page of the book of mormon submitted to the library of congress for registration. Posts about the title page book of mormon study notes. Note that in the space on the application form for the title of the book, the prophet joseph smith included all of the text of what we now call the title page.
However, after a fair and candid examination of the evidence, many thousands of. It is the kind of evening that restores your faith in musicals, enthuses the washington post. While the bible is written by and about the people in the land of israel and surrounding areas and takes place from the creation of the world until shortly after the death. The book of mormon 1830 palmyra edition entire text, with modern lds edition verse links. Mormons believe the following about the book of mormon. Assume that 1 you are a typesetter working in a publishing house in 1830, and 2 you have the assignment to set this material in type after correcting obvious errors. Book of mormon word change christian research institute. No mention whatsoever of the original writings of nephi and his successors. It is full of pleasant surprises, i enjoy the section headings, the deemphasis on the chapters and verses so that the flow of the text is constant and uninterrupted which is how it was originally written chapters and.
The title page of the book of mormon states that this preserved record is written to the remnant of the house of israel, to show what great things the lord has done, that they may know the covenants he has made that they are not cast off forever, and most importantly it is a. The influence and impact of the book of mormon will continue to grow as the kingdom of god is carried to every nation, kindred, tongue, and people. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The name mormon, by the way, comes from the father of moroni who was likewise a prophet and keeper of the plates prior to moroni receiving stewardship of them. Mcconkie, at the time considered to be one of the churchs most prominent theologians.
Mormons say the bible is the story of what happened in ancient israel and the book of mormon tells us why they happened. For the twelve million members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints worldwide six million in the united states. The original book of mormon title page book of mormon. Our book of mormon page titles are some of our most requested items. Third, joseph said the title page was part of the original book of mormon, meaning the plates that moroni deposited in. When adding biographies, be sure to add a category link seen at bottom of this edit page so that it will be added. In my opinion, this is one of the most valuable statements from the title page. The book of mormon an account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. The title page and translation of the book of mormon youtube. When you find the article helpful, feel free to share it with your friends or colleagues.