Reading thru the Book of Mormon?

WHY I QUIT BLOGGING
through "Come Follow Me - The Book of Mormon"
You can still read below each weeks
Book of Mormon chapter summaries
and workbook topics
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As you read the Book of Mormon
Be sure to think about
how each week's reading
fulfills the claims made about the Book


The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
has called the Book of Mormon
"the most correct book on earth"
"the keystone of the LDS Religion"
the book which
"would get a man nearer to God than any other book."

It is claimed that the Book of Mormon contains:
"The Fullness of the Gospel, the Restored Gospel,"
"Plain and Precious" Gospel truths such as:
Heavenly Father is an exalted Man - Three separate Gods -
Our Pre-Mortal existence as spirit children -
Faithfully doing all we can to receive God's Grace -
Three Kingdoms of Glory - Church Organization -
Present Day Apostles, Seers, Revelators - Personal Revelation -
Eternal Life is Exaltation like God -
Temple Endowments, Sealings, Baptisms for the dead, Marriage -
and numerous other essential doctrines lost or rejected by
the "apostate churches."
I challenge you to carefully look for these things
as you read through the Book of Mormon.


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Joseph Smith Author or Translator?

Current editions of the Book of Mormon say: "Translate by Joseph Smith Jun." The original printing of the Book of Mormon says: "By Joseph Smith Junior - Author and Proprietor." Why did the Church believe it necessary to change the statement? The real author of the Book of Mormon has been questioned ever since it was first published. Of course the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has always claimed that ancient prophets in the Americas wrote most of the original texts. However, there are no copies of any such texts that have ever been discovered. It is claimed that the original texts were given to Joseph Smith to reveal additional scriptures to the world. Thus, Joseph Smith is described as the "translator" of the Book of Mormon. As I understand the story, he did not "translate" the text, in the usual sense of the word, by looking at an original text and then deciding how to best convey the meanings of original words in the language of the new readers. My understanding is that Joseph Smith read and recited the new words to scribes who wrote down the text as it was dictated by Joseph.
While some may consider it miraculous however it was accomplished, it seems most honest to leave the source as Joseph Smith originally published it, rather than to redefine "translated" as most explanations I have read tend to do.

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