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Summary: Answers
Review: So many of the questions I had from reading the Bible are answered in The Book of Mormon. Without contridicting the Old or New Testament it fills in the blanks and helped me understand where I came from and what life is all about.
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Summary: from confusion to enlightenment to depression
Review: Gosh, how does one review such a book. I was raised as a Scientologist, became a Jehovah Witness, after several years I left to became a oneness Pentecostal, found the Book of Mormon at a used bookstore on the discount rack (it was only $0.05 and there were numerous others there also, all waiting for a good home) and bought it on a whim. It did not look like it had even been opened or looked at. I opened the book up at random and read Omni 1:25 which reads in part, "I believe...in the gift of speaking in tongues..." and I was hooked. A few days later when I prayed to God about the book I very much felt the indwelling of the spirit and started speaking in tongues. My wife came in on me, became overcome with the spirit and started to translate. (She never read the book before then but after this experence she did!) I still haven't joined the church yet, (the ward congregation is sadly lacking in the spiritual gifts -there seems so very little JOY in their worship it is somewhat sad for a church which the precious book they have - it seems more like going because you have to, and not at all like PRAISING in Joy and Happiness the one who created us) and that have been my only objection to joining (learning a foreign language is not really what tongues is all about - ANYONE with determination can do that). While I love the new truths of the Book of Mormon I am not all that fond of the church and its services. I do not go to be entertained but WORSHIP means more than just punching-the-clock. SIGH...
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Summary: Find out for yourself
Review: I can't believe the time and effort some people have put into writing such harsh things about the Book of Mormon. Wow! Don't they have anything better to do? From the reviews, it looks as if people either like the Book of Mormon or they don't - there's not much middle ground.
As with any book, read it without any pre-conceived notions and decide for yourself if you like it and/or believe it is true.You can request a free copy of the Book of Mormon, Bible, and some great videos about things like Christ, and Families. You can also watch video clips of TV ads, short videos explaining basic beliefs, and videos of Church leaders speaking on many different topics. You don't have to believe anything, but if you are curious, it doesn't hurt to learn enough so that you can make your own decision. Don't believe everything people tell you. You decide. Ask God - He won't lie to you. Listen to your heart. He wants you to be at peace, not confused. After all, you are his child and He loves you.
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Summary: Too much like the Celestine Prophecy for my taste
Review: ...As for my review:
The faux-King James language is somewhat off-putting because the Book of Mormon has none of the rhythm and feel of the language that KJV has on just a single page. (Compare Coverdale's Bible to a modern translation and you will see what I mean. Joseph Smith had less style in is whole body that Coverdale had in his pinky.) I was astounded at the methodology of the "faith experiment" of Alma 32. It is poor science at it's very worse - more kith and kin to the "science" of creationism than any sort of real science. I am also dubious of the thesis that the Native Americans are of Jewish extractions being Lamanities and such and the Polynesians are also Jewish through the Nephite Hagoth. Are the Navajo and Sioux languages (for example) of Hebrew derivation like French and Spanish are to Latin? Was the "Tower of Babel" a real event as described in Ether? The science is just not there to make and substantiate any such claims. I hear that the BofM is not a book of geography and that you should not try to find where certain places (like Bountiful or Zarahemla) were, but that begs the question: If the BofM is not a book of geography is it a book of history? I have to agree with an earlier review stating that the BofM that the book has almost no distinctive Mormon beliefs - those all reside in the "Doctrine and Covenants" and the "Pearl of Great Price". The whole point of the BofM as presented by the missionaries is to establish a belief in Joseph Smith and less of a point to convert someone to a belief in Jesus Christ - since most "investigators" already have that belief. The logic goes like this: a) BofM is true, therefore:
b) Joseph Smith is a prophet, therefore:
c) Church he set up is true ( and the one you belong to is not), therefore:
d) Everything the Church has done, is doing, and will do is "true" QED. But the flaw in the reasoning is that is just because the book is "true" that does not mean that the practice of polygamy (for instance) is "true." It only means that Joseph Smith was called to translate this book - Nothing else. The Mary Baker Eddy approach of religion building seems to be a more honest approach. That is just simply writing a text which correlates and "corrects" the bible to your own personal opinion and use that as a scripture. But in the final analysis, who am I to judge the beliefs of my brother (or sister)? If people say they feel like they are better people for reading the BofM then more power to them. If a belief in the BofM keeps the book's believers from breaking into my house, then by all means let me not tear down your faith in such a book - read it to your heart's content. Two similarities to the Celestine Prophecy make me smile: CP"An ancient manuscript discovered in Peru..."
BofM"Ancient golden plates discovered in New York State..."
CP"Government wants to suppress the manuscript..."
ParleyP.Prat"hiring ministers fight the truth"
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Summary: Not Bad! It is good!
Review: some of you might not believe me since this is one of the main books of the church but please listen. I may be young but I know and can almost garuntee that this is a great book! Also i am defintely not the most religious of the mormons but I know that this book is true! People criticize it because it has carnage and says and it came to pass alot but first of all this is ancient text! Of course there will be stuff like and it came to pass! And also you can not change history! Rather you like it or not there was a lot of carnage back then! It also does not focus on it but rather instaed by writing about it it shows the sorrows and greif caused by war! This book does not encourage it but rather tries to dispense of it! Would YOU change the word of god because it says carnage alot? I rest my case. all in all this is great book with great prophets of the lord whos only job is to try to help us return to god on high! Thank you for reading this.
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Summary: The Book of Mormon has SOME of the word of God
Review: Originally, I posted this review in the manner of a testimony saying "I know the Book of Mormon is true." I would like to retract that testimony. The Book of Mormon is an interesting theological work with many truths, but through my studies of the Church's founder, Church's teachings and the Bible, I can not, in good conscience, say the book is true. I know I will come down to a lot of Mormons as an anti-Mormon and I do not wish them to think that because I do not hate other people. I will just say that if people want to get close to God, study the Bible. And if they want to know if the Book of Mormon is true, study it with the Bible and not as an independent work. I believe the Spirit testifies of truth, but if we're not careful, we can swallow untruth with it. Test everything against the word of God, hold to that which is true. Not feelings, not logic, only to that which is true.
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Summary: Get a Free Copy from Marriott
Review: If you have any interest in this book just go to any Marriott hotel and get a free copy from the drawer (this is a very wealthy and secretive cult--they don't need your money.) If you have any interest in Mormonism and 30 minutes to kill, you will learn that the whole thing is ridiculous. This book was plagerized from a romance novel and Joseph Smith was a lunatic and a criminal...look it up, the TRUTH IS OUT THERE!
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Summary: NOT another testament of Jesus Christ
Review: Stick with the true Gospel of Jesus Christ: the New Testament. The book of Mormon is just a book written and sold by cultists. Remember the verse at the end of the book of Revelations? Anyone who adds to the Bible will have plagues added to him. Don't buy this book. The locations mentioned in this book have never even been found. Go buy a Bible instead of this trash.
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Summary: The Bible's worthy companion
Review: IMHO the Book of Mormon is the Greatest Story Ever Told part II. Sure, there are many naysayers. There are those that call Joseph Smith a charlatan, a money-digger, a criminal, and a confidence-man. I have read many of their arguments. Nevertheless, I am completely convinced that this book is just what it says it is: Another Testament of Jesus Christ. Reading this book will give the reader meaning in a world where meaning seems to be slipping away. I encourage whoever reads this review to do as the book instructs: read it and pray, with faith in Christ, to know the truth. Don't believe me. Don't believe fallible humans. But, do believe God. He does exist, Joseph was His prophet, and He will not steer you wrong.
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Summary: BUNK!
Review: Smith was a first class wack-o. I recommend Jean Brodie's biography of Smith (if you can find it), "No Man Knows My History". The saints were known to steal this book out of libraries. And then, of course, there is the Meadow Mountain massacre.
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