Jeff Lindsay, “The Book of Mormon – A Forgery?” Excerpt from athenet.net
Note: The most important evidence for the Book of Mormon is the testimony of the Holy Ghost that it is a divine witness for Christ, a witness that comes after reading, pondering, and praying. A merely intellectual testimony of the Book may be gained in many other ways, but a purely intellectual recognition of the authenticity of the Book of Mormon or of the Bible does not bring a soul to Christ. However, the evidences for the Book of Mormon are fascinating and still worthy of consideration.
Below I present some of Professor Hugh Nibley’s observations which weigh heavily against the possibility that the Book of Mormon was simply a fraud. But READ the Book yourself and make your own prayerful judgment. And consider these questions: Could any man or woman have written this book? Could an unschooled farm boy in the 1830s? Is this book of God?
Adam Smith, “Introduction” Excerpt gospeldoctrine.com
1) The Book of Mormon contains, as does the Bible, the fullness of the everlasting gospel.
The term, “fullness of the everlasting gospel,” deserves some explanation. The Book of Mormon does not deal with many crucial doctrinal topics including
“The Book of Mormon” Excerpt from tbpetersen.com
“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 book.”
– Joseph Smith
Cindy B, “The Book of Mormon’s Witness – the Tender Mercy of the Lord” Excerpt from ldsblogs.com
Nephi is the first prophet-historian we meet in the pages of the Book of Mormon. He was born into a culture that permeated life at Jerusalem. And within that culture, prophets were not foreign to the people during this time. In fact, many prophets had been sent by the Lord to warn His people as to their choices, their actions, their appalling behaviors.
These were some of the words the ancient Israelites were hearing – and ignoring: Read the rest of this entry »
“Witnesses” Excerpt from josephsmith.net
John A. Widtsoe, Apostle, 1921–1952