Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Book of mormon central evidences of the book of mormon. The first of eight new book of mormon videos episodes was released today on the series youtube page and on. Rediscovering the book of mormon, edited by john sorenson and melvin thorne, appeared in 1991. A list of the exmormon foundation video presentations for 2008 and 2009 are available at their website.
A japanese translation of the book of mormon, another testament of jesus christ. Fortunately, book of mormon central has produced a massive amount of content that can help individuals dive deeper into the book of mormon. As described in this video, multiple eyewitnesses left detailed accounts of. His early work on the translation, with emma smith and martin harris serving as the main scribes, was lost in 1828.
Joseph smith book of mormon translation video youtube. All opinions, speakers and presenters represent and express their own individual opinions, and not necessarily the opinions of firm foundation, book of mormon evidence, or its employees, and no information or opinions represent the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Was joseph smith really uneducated when he translated the. A personage appeared in the light and began to speak to joseph. In it, joseph is receiving revelation from god telling oliver he is blessed with a gift of a divining rod. Providing a plausible origin of the book of mormon is becoming an impossibly difficult task for those who claim that joseph drew upon his vast knowledge of books and the bible to fabricate it. To view images from the book of mormon videos series, click here. However, soon into his mission, taylor was translating hymns and.
Subscribe to the new book of mormon videos youtube channel. Book of mormon translation lds church is true blog. Book of mormon mormonism, the mormon church, beliefs. The title page, which was also translated by joseph smith, lists the purposes of the record. First episode in book of mormon videos series now available. To display the annotation, click on the note numbers at the end of a paragraph note 1, note 2, etc. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. The book of mormon was first published in english in 1830 as translated by joseph smith between 1826 and 1829, and dictated to oliver cowdery. The book of mormon is available in print in various sizes, bindings, and colors. Also, viewers can subscribe here to receive notifications when new videos are published on the book of mormon videos youtube channel the first episodes of the book of mormon videos series and initial trailer were released on sept. This was followed in 1992 by reexploring the book of mormon, edited by john welch, and in 1997 by book of mormon authorship revisited.
Book of mormon translation, gospel topics essays 2016 book of mormon translation, gospel topics essays. Book of mormon central keystone of our religion facebook. N book of mormon onomasticon brigham young university. Welch meticulously tracks the timeline of the book of mormon s translation. This video explores the history behind the witnesses to the book of.
Many of these videos come in time to enhance latterday saints churchwide study in 2020 of this sacred text written to convince the world that jesus is the christ, the eternal god, manifesting himself unto all nations book of mormon title page. David whitmer, an address to all believers in christ, richmond, mo n. Cantonese, cebuano, english, french, german, italian, japanese, korean, mandarin, portuguese, russian, samoan, spanish, tagalog and tongan. The come follow me curriculum for this year is covering the book of mormon. Nov 14, 2017 who translated the book of mormon text into english for joseph smith to read. Book of mormon central the title page and translation of.
There are countless youtube videos that deal with mormonism available on the internet. If by means of these divine instrumentalities the prophet was seeing ancient words rendered in english and then dictating, he was not necessarily and constantly scrutinizing the characters on the platesthe usual translation process of going. There are several chapters of isaiah in the book of mormon, all dealing with the scattering and regathering of israel. My book of mormon podcast uploaded a video 4 years ago. How the plates of the book of mormon were translated part 2. God commanded these prophets to keep a record of their teachings, prophecies, missionary labors, and wars so that we could know concerning the doings of the lord in other lands, among people of old 1 nephi 19. Why new testament words and phrases are in the book of mormon part 9. Thus the book of mormon was translated by the gift and power of god, and not by any power of man. Featuring the story of king benjamins address, the latest video pulls from the book of mosiah, chapters 15, in the book of mormon. Above all, were these words given by the gift and power of god. Book of mormon in japanese joseph smith bauman rare books. Joseph smith said that the book of mormon translation was performed by the gift and power of god the lost 116 pages of the book of mormon manuscript.
The evidence for ancient origins, edited by noel reynolds. Portions of the book have been translated into another 20 languages. The book of mormon was translated by the gift and power of god. Joseph smith would put the seer stone into a hat, and put his face in the hat, drawing it closely around his face to exclude the light. Posts about book of mormon translation written by stan. A comparison documentary between the bible and the book of mormon. What great things the lord has done for their fathers and also to the convincing of the jew and gentile that jesus is the christ, the eternal god engaged with the book of mormon like never before with the new scripture plus app from book of mormon central. Cast and crew share insights about the production, its purpose, and what it means to them. Seer stones and the translation of the book of mormon. After the prophet joseph smiths original translation of the book of mormon from the gold plates into english in 1829 and the return of those plates to the angel moroni, no translations from english into other languages appeared until the 1850s. Those skeptical of joseph smiths claims sometimes insist that his account of the coming forth of the book is simply too. The lost 116 pages were the original manuscript pages of what joseph smith, founder of the latter day saint movement, said was the translation of the book of lehi, the first portion of the golden plates revealed to him by an angel in 1827.
Translating the book of mormon religious studies center. Much is made of the fact that joseph used a seer stone, which he placed in a hat, to dictate the text of the book of mormon without viewing the plates directly. The first edition of the book of mormon went on sale in palmyra on march 26, 1830, and smith formally organized a church less than two weeks later. It was released by the church to help explain how the book of mormon was translated, and to explain why the true story of the translation differs so greatly from the official church narrative taught since its founding. The book of mormon videos youtube channel is a collection of videos based on accounts from the book of mormon. The translation of the book of mormon into japanese took five years and nine months of labor, and the manuscript consisted of twentyseven handwritten booklets. The book of mormon has been described as the keystone of the church of jesus. Find a lesson in every chapter as you study the book of mormon. Dynamically equivalent translation and the book of mormon. Book of mormontranslationlocation of the plates fairmormon.
From the 2014 mormon miracle pageant in manti the bible vs. Up next seer stones and the translation of the book of mormon duration. Alma 36 mosiah 1118 mosiah 15 enos 1 jacob 7 jacob 23 2 nephi 33 2 nephi 32 2 nephi 610 2 nephi 5 2 nephi 14 1 nephi 18 1 nephi 1718. Joseph translated the plates in about three months after which he returned them.
It is claimed that each sentence and word in the 1830 book of mormon had supposedly come directly from god. More insight into the book of mormon translation process might come from the original book of commandments. The title page and translation of the book of mormon youtube. Heres your first look at the new book of mormon videos lds. This volume of scripture chronicles the lives of the prophet, lehi, his family and descendents, who left jerusalem in 600 b. Come follow me lds mosiah 710, book of mormon apr 27.
The miracle of the book of mormon mormonism, the mormon. The following essay is the official lds released essay entitled book of mormon translation. Answering a question posed by her son joseph smith iii in 1879, emma smith indicated that the prophet joseph smith could not have been the author of the book of mormon, for he had neither the writing abilities nor adequate knowledge of ancient israel. I will now give you a description of the manner in which the book of mormon was translated. Filming has begun at the churchs jerusalemlike movie set in southern utah county and is expected to take six years to complete. This is an annotated version of the article book of mormon translation at.
Taylor was only nineteen when he was called as one of the first missionaries to open the japan mission in 1901. Like the bible, the book of mormon is a collection of sacred writings by ancient prophets, except these prophets lived upon the american continent. The evidence shows that the lord fulfilled his purpose in the creation, preservation and use of the divine interpreters, called urim and thummim, for the translation of the book of mormon from the plates held in trust by joseph smith, jr. Were the plates sometimes not in the room while joseph was translating them. See more ideas about book of mormon, scripture study and lds scriptures. Watch this beautifully illustrated video showing how the. Who translated the book of mormon text into english for. What do we know about the method used to translate the book of mormon. All three of these could be the result of a dynamically equivalent translation that, like matthews and benjamins translations, 1 aims to emphasize the relationship between the book of mormon and the bible.
The printers manuscript was consulted again by joseph smith and others when the second edition of the book of mormon was printed in 1837 in kirtland, ohio. Joseph smith claimed he translated the book of mormon from a set of. The translated document is not the anthon transcript, though its commonly referred to as the original anthon transcript. Walking trails will be constructed in the area of the sugarbush, a grove of maple trees that, according to local church legend, is where john the baptist first appeared to joseph smith.
Book of mormon translations the encyclopedia of mormonism. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints is producing the liveaction videos. More details can now be known about the key events that anchor our historical understandings of the pace of translation, about. Purchase here view inside the book here long 45 minute video of rod meldrum and david hocking speaking about the annotated book of mormon bel. On september 21, 1823, joseph smith, then seventeen years old, was in his bed praying when a light began to fill his room. Translation of the caractors document book of mormon. A behindthescenes look at the filming of the scenes from mosiahalma. The videos will be available on a new book of mormon videos youtube channel, mormon channel platforms and existing book of mormon and gospel library apps for use in church classrooms, in. Book of mormon mosiah chapter 24 by awitness4jesuschrist michael corbett 5. Critics have argued that the book of mormon cannot be true because joseph smiths claims about the book of mormon s translation seem unbelievable, but this new video seeks to put these criticisms to rest. Book of mormon translation englishfijian dictionary.
This content includes over 500 videos which are featured on our youtube channel and included in our scripture app called. Book of mormon index of topics mormonism research ministry. Joseph smith translated an ancient text by the gift and power of god to produce the book of mormon. Welchs excellent article entitled the miraculous translation of the book of mormon, from opening the heavens, accounts of divine manifestations 18201844, p. Browse channels sign in to like videos, comment, and subscribe. Brothers according to those contemporaries of joseph smith who observed the book of mormon translation process, joseph smith did not look at or read from the golden plates while translating the book of mormon.
Sep 05, 20 the title page and translation of the book of mormon ben green. Joseph smith at the age of 16 maybe 14,15 or 17 was led to the site of the plates by the angel moroni, joseph was instructed not to remove the items until he was given permission. This weeks episode of the book of mormon videos is alma the younger is converted unto the lord mosiah 27. You can subscribe to the book of mormon videos youtube channel to be notified when new videos are published. Joseph did not need the plates physically present to translate, since the translation was done by revelation.
Translation of the caractors document which contains reformedegyptian from the ancient book of mormon record. Pages businesses nonprofit organization book of mormon central videos the title page and translation of the book of mormon. Oct 07, 2017 the resulting translation was published in 1830 as the book of mormon. The title page and translation of the book of mormon by ben green. Check out this video that goes along with this weeks come follow me lesson. Willes book of mormon lecture is now available online. Unless brought forth by divine means, the book of mormons sophistication, complexity, authentic historical content, and spiritual power present.
Today, all or part of the book of mormon has been translated into 112 languages. Check out his other videos on this youtube channel. Book of mormon translation response to an essay on the mechanical process in which the book of mormon was translated was put in the topical guide of the website on 1230. Book of mormon videos in chronological order youtube. On june 25th my book of mormon podcast host david michael came to salt lake city to discuss the conclusion of his reading the book of mormon from cover to cover. Jun 29, 2016 it was an interesting and challenging experience. The miraculous translation of the book of mormon into.
Gardner earned a masters degree in anthropology and mesoamerican ethnohistory from the state university of new york at albany. Book of mormon central scripture plus app plates of. Book of mormon translation joseph did not require the metal plates to be visible during the translation. Emma smith, who assisted joseph as a scribe as he translated the book of mormon, gave the following statement in an interview with her son, joseph smith iii, a few months before she died. Mason allred and mark ashurstmcgee discuss historical accounts of the book of mormon translation process, including joseph smith using a seer stone and accounts of joseph smith using urim and thummim. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints, which has translated the full book of mormon into 90 languages selections are offered in 21 others since the work was first printed in 1830, also. The videos are available in the following 15 languages. The second installment in book of mormon centrals evidence video series tackles the translation of the book of mormon. A strong case can be made for the authenticity of joseph smiths account of the coming forth of the book of mormon first, the eyewitness testimony of those directly involved with the translation unanimously agree that joseph was not copying from another book or manuscript, but rather the text of the book of mormon as he peered into the sear. The book of mormon has been translated in its entirety into 97 languages. Library come, follow me individuals and families book of mormon 2020 book of mormon videos. Spurred on by the success of game of thrones, the lds church will be bringing favorite book of mormon stories to video in new series. Scholars present textual evidence that provides clues on the process of translating the book of mormon. A book of mormon story youtube video understanding the process of.
It was written in an ancient language on gold plates by prophets in ancient america. The teachings were etched on gold plates in an ancient reformed egyptian language and later translated by joseph smith into english as the. Book of mormon sal tlay ka siti lyrics by rick whitehead. Here is the link to the video to share with your family and friends. The official youtube channel of the book of mormon musical. In this video, book of mormon central research associate jonathon. Divining rods were believed to have power to help farmers locate where to dig to find water. The annotations are not part of the original article. Joseph continually insisted, the only real answer, from any perspective, is that the book of mormon was translated by the gift and power of god.
These tables show all the versions of the book of mormon that have been translated. Because isaiah was quoted so very frequently in the book of mormon, all of these major writers, where eyewitnesses of the lord jesus christ, as was the inspired translator, the prophet joseph smith. The video presents two distinct pieces of evidence for the truthfulness of the book of mormon. Some are informative, some are funny, some are faithpromoting and many are enlightening. Book of mormon translator converted the mormon urban. We will examine some of the more important claims put. James fullmer is a seminary teacher and artist, who has created a lot of content for members to use. They were led by inspiration to the american continent. Oct 07, 2017 the second installment in book of mormon centrals evidence video series tackles the translation of the book of mormon.
Analytical and contextual commentary on the book of mormon and the gift and power. This blue edition of the book of mormon includes footnotes, crossreferences, and guide to the scriptures. Book of mormon central has released a new video affirming the truth of the book of mormon and the historical facts surrounding its translation. Book of mormon translation challenge photos facebook.
Shane jones from ephraim, ut has a pleasant conversation with a latterday saint on the topic of how joseph smith translated the gold plates. The story of the first foreign translation of the book of mormon. Almost all of the present book of mormon text was translated during a threemonth period between april and june 1829 with. Book of mormon translation evidence book of mormon. Later, joseph smith translated the book of mormon into. How the book of mormon was translated let us reason.
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