Critics often claim the Latter-day Saint movement tells “inconsistent stories”—especially around the First Vision, priesthood restoration, Book of Mormon revisions, and the 1978 revelation. But
When critics claim that Joseph Smith “made up” the Book of Mormon, it can be helpful to look at what a real historical hoax looks
Modern readers carry modern assumptions. That’s usually fine—until we bring modern racial categories into ancient scripture. Nothing illustrates this more than the Book of Mormon’s
It’s one of history’s more intriguing coincidences: long before he ever received gold plates or angelic visitations, young Joseph Smith was already familiar with the
When Joseph Smith entered a quiet grove in the spring of 1820, he expected a simple answer to a simple question: Which church was right?
When Joseph Smith wrote in the Eighth Article of Faith that “We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it
Few works of American religion have generated as much debate as the Book of Mormon. Published in 1830 by Joseph Smith, a young man from
Among Latter-day Saints, a common phrase is that the Book of Mormon is “the most correct book” (Joseph Smith, History of the Church, 4:461). Unfortunately,
The Book of Mormon begins in a very specific moment of Old Testament history: “in the commencement of the first year of the reign of
One of the more unique claims of the Restoration is that after Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon, the angel Moroni took the gold
This is part 7 of a 9-part series on the topic of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and race relations. See the
This is part 3 of a 9-part series on the topic of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and race relations. See the
Why do Bible believers need the Book of Mormon? Is the Bible perfect and complete? From blogger, Greg Trimble: “The Bible is a pretty awesome
Click here to read the full article: “The 1830 edition of the Book of Mormon contains over 580 pages, which were dictated without repetition at