Having Visions: The Book of Mormon Translated and Exposed in Plain EnglishAlgora Publishing, 2004 - 323 pages The archaic Elizabethan dialect and vocabulary in which The Book of Mormon was originally written is cumbersome to read and difficult to understand for 21st-century readers, making the language itself a barrier to knowing its content. While both the Bible |
Contents
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15 | 62 |
THE BOOK OF JACOB | 161 |
WHAT IS THE HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY SCIENTIFIC CONEXT | ix |
FOURTEENTH | x |
SUMMARY OF THE BOOK OF JACOB THE BOOK OF JACOB TRANSLATION | xi |
JOSEPH SMITH | 28 |
SEER | 60 |
THE ELEVENTH | 106 |
295 | 295 |
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1830 Version Chapter Abinadi abominations Alma Amaleki Amalickiah Ammon Ammoron Amulek ancestors arrived 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 coming of Jesus commandments cursed death descendants destroyed destruction devil disciples earth elected judges eternal evil faith family of Israel Father Gadianton Gentiles God’s golden plates gospel hearts heaven Helaman Holy Ghost Ibid Isaiah Jaredite Jerusalem Jesus Christ Joseph Smith judgment killed King Benjamin King Limhi King Mosiah King Noah kingdom Lamanite army land of Nephi Latter-day Saints laws Lehi Limhi live Mahonri mercy Mormon Church Moses Mulekites murder Native Americans Nephites numbers Palmyra peace pray preaching priests promised prophecies prophet receive records repent resurrection revelations righteous robbers Salt Lake City servants sins Spirit spoken Testament things told translation unto vision wilderness words Zarahemla
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Page 43 - Be it known unto all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people unto whom this work shall come, that we, through the grace of God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, have seen the plates which contain this record, which is a record of the people of Nephi, and also of the Lamanites, their brethren, and also of the people of Jared, who came from the tower of which hath been spoken; and we also know that they have been translated by the gift and power of God, for His voice hath declared it unto us; wherefore...
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 43 - Jared, who came from the tower of which hath been spoken; and we also know that they have been translated by the gift and power of God, for His voice hath declared it unto us; wherefore we know of a surety that the work is true. And we also testify that we have seen the engravings which are upon the plates ; and they have been shown unto us by the power of God, and not of man.
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...