Having Visions: The Book of Mormon Translated and Exposed in Plain EnglishIn Having Visions, the author presents an objective, respectful, and faithful translation of its content, accompanied with an historical and scientific context for understanding its insertion into the body of human affairs. In The Book of Mormon, the ancient American prophet Mormon presents the history of his people, the Nephites. The intent of the present book is to present "his story as told," and its relationship to "history as known," without altering its essence. It should be noted that exhaustive archeological, genetic, and linguistic research has been undertaken by both proponents for, and detractors of, the existence of the Nephites. So far, no evidence supporting the claim has ever been found for any place, person, or event mentioned in The Book of Mormon, while abundant contradictory evidence has been discovered and independently verified. |
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User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictThe Book of Mormon, official scripture for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), is said to have been revealed to Joseph Smith in the 1820s. Wolverton, a non-Mormon who became ... Read full review
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Amazing research, I was looking for explanation why people were being baptized in 145 BC - before Christ was born, and by who's authority..... And, how could they baptise etc. when no sacrafice was made yet, therefore sacrement of bread and wine in rememberence of Christ be done! I hold a temple recommend and ask this question and now shunned by all I ask this question. Your writings did not give me a direct answer, but cleared my mind of the truth finally. Thank you! I am so grateful! Peggy J Damato, Published Author/ Artist. (age 76)!!! Took me a life time to see the "light"!
Contents
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Chronological Sequence of the Story | 111 |
Lamanites and Nephites | 112 |
Multiple Use of the Same Names | 113 |
THE BOOK OF ETHER 2200 BC TO 550 BC | 115 |
THE BOOK OF ETHER TRANSLATION | 117 |
THE FIRST BOOK OF NEPHI 600 BC TO 588 BC | 126 |
THE FIRST BOOK OF NEPHI TRANSLATION | 128 |
THE SECOND BOOK OF NEPHI 587 BC TO 545 BC | 143 |
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THE ELEVEN WITNESSES AND THE THIRTEENTH VISION 1830 | 43 |
THE BOOK OF MORMON PUBLISHED 1830 | 45 |
JOSEPH SMITH PROPHET SEER AND REVELATOR THE ELEVENTH TWELFTH FOURTEENTH AND FIFTEENTH VISIONS 18291843 | 47 |
DEATH OF THE PROPHET 1844 | 54 |
ANALYSIS OF THE BOOK OF MORMON | 59 |
Observational Details about The Book of Mormon | 63 |
A 19THCENTURY WORLD VIEW | 64 |
How Extensive Were the Jaredite and Nephite Civilizations and Where Were They Located? | 71 |
A 21STCENTURY WORLD VIEW | 77 |
The Ice Age Asian Migration | 82 |
Molecular Anthropology | 84 |
Time Frame Anachronisms and Belief | 86 |
Archeology and Carbon14 Dating | 89 |
The Limited Geography Model | 90 |
Did the Nephites and Lamanites Ever Exist? | 93 |
WILL THE LAMANITES SKIN COLOR TURN WHITE? | 94 |
THE LORD GOD DELIGHTS IN THE CHASTITY OF WOMEN | 96 |
When the Leaders Speak the Thinking has Been Done Contemporary Mormon Gender Roles | 99 |
3913 CHANGES TO THE ORIGINAL 1830 BOOK OF MORMON | 103 |
CONTEMPORARY RELEVANCE OF THE BOOK OF MORMON TO THE MODERN MORMON CHURCH | 105 |
CONTENT A MODERN LANGUAGE TRANSLATION OF THE BOOK OF MORMON | 109 |
THE SECOND BOOK OF NEPHI TRANSLATION | 146 |
THE BOOK OF JACOB 544 BC TO 500 BC | 161 |
THE BOOK OF JACOB TRANSLATION | 162 |
THE BOOK OF ENOS 499 BC TO 421 BC | 167 |
THE BOOK OF ENOS TRANSLATION | 168 |
THE BOOK OF JAROM 419 BC TO 361 BC | 169 |
THE BOOK OF OMNI 359 BC TO 130 BC | 170 |
TRANSLATION OF THE BOOK OF OMNI | 171 |
THE WORDS OF MORMON AD 385 | 172 |
TRANSLATION OF THE WORDS OF MORMON | 173 |
THE BOOK OF MOSIAH 200 BC TO 91 BC | 174 |
THE BOOK OF MOSIAH TRANSLATION | 176 |
THE BOOK OF ALMA 92 BC TO 52 BC | 196 |
THE BOOK OF ALMA TRANSLATION | 198 |
THE BOOK OF HELAMAN 52 BC TO 1 BC | 250 |
THE BOOK OF HELAMAN TRANSLATION | 252 |
THE THIRD BOOK OF NEPHI 1 BC TO AD 35 | 268 |
THE THIRD BOOK OF NEPHI TRANSLATION | 272 |
THE FOURTH BOOK OF NEPHI AD 34 TO 320 | 295 |
THE FOURTH BOOK OF NEPHI TRANSLATION | 296 |
THE BOOK OF MORMON AD 321 TO 400 | 298 |
THE BOOK OF MORMON TRANSLATION | 300 |
THE BOOK OF MORONI AD 401 TO 421 | 308 |
THE BOOK OF MORONI TRANSLATION | 310 |
AFTER WORDS | 317 |
SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING | 321 |
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Common terms and phrases
1830 Version Chapter Abinadi abominations Alma Amaleki Amalickiah Ammon Ammoron Amulek ancestors angel asked baptized became believe Bible blessed Book of Ether Book of Mormon Book of Nephi brothers chief judge Christ of Latter-day Church of Jesus cursed darkness death descendants destroyed destruction devil disciples earth elected judges eternal Ether evil faith family of Israel Father fulfilled Gadianton Gentiles God’s commandments God’s laws God’s word golden plates hearts heaven Helaman Holy Ghost Isaiah Jaredites Jerusalem Jesus Christ Joseph Smith judgment killed King Benjamin King Limhi King Mosiah King Noah king’s kingdom Lamanite army land of Nephi Latter-day Saints Lehi Limhi lives Mahonri mercy Mormon Church Moroni Moses Mulekites murder Native Americans numbers peace people’s pray preaching priests prisoners prophecies prophet receive records repent resurrection revelations righteous robbers Salt Lake City servants sins Spirit spoken things told translation unto vision wilderness Zarahemla
Popular passages
Page 33 - His sight ; that those professors were all corrupt, they draw near to me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me ; they teach for doctrine the commandments of men, having a form of godliness, but they deny the power thereof.
Page 11 - We believe the Bible to be the word of God, as far as it is translated correctly ; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.
Page 34 - I had had a vision. I have thought since that I felt much like Paul when he made his defense before King Agrippa and related the account of the vision he had when he "saw a light and heard a voice...
Page 29 - Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men learned by rote...
Bibliographic information
| Title | Having Visions: The Book of Mormon Translated and Exposed in Plain English Having Visions: The Book of Mormon Translated and Exposed in Plain English, Susan Stansfield Wolverton |
| Author | Susan Wolverton |
| Publisher | Algora Publishing, 2004 |
| ISBN | 0875863094, 9780875863092 |
| Length | 323 pages |
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