It is the custom of a Mormon to simply ask the nonbelievers or the non-Mormon to simply pray about Joseph Smiths message that he delivered when he wrote the book of Mormon which was based on his vision .It is believed that if you will do so that the book will become confirmed by one feeling a burning in their chest as a testament that they have received their word and will realize that this is the true word. The Mormon church upholds the belief that Joseph Smith was put in the position of creating the Book of Mormon. In Josephs vision he was supposedly declared to be the true prophet of God and to start the true church of God and to restore what it was meant to be here on earth. The book of Mormon is the testament or their Bible in support of this. According to the Holy Bible however the true test of a prophet is by the truthfulness of the message that it is received from them and not by prayer

There are many contradictions between many different religions and the consensus of many is that the belief should not be based on the feeling but on the wisdom of the word and the individual’s interpretation of that word. Caution is often raised in that many religions will work on feelings and these throughout history have caused followers of some cults to commit suicide just to get their pathway into heaven. Their faith is not what is questioned it is what they base their feelings on as being non-objective obviously.

If one really wants to make their opinions about Mormonism then they should take a look at where it came from which was Joseph Smith and the writings that they base their belief on. In addition as to what their doctrines are and what support they have for these particular doctrines. and what historical events have come through the centuries that give credence to their beliefs. The big problem here is that there doesn’t seem to be any historical proof of any kind that the doctrine of the Mormons existed back in the biblical days. There are many aspects that must be looked at when it comes to what the Mormons are teaching. First of all one has to look at their writings which is the book of Mormon that first was published in 1830. Compare that to the publication of today and you are going to see almost 4000 changes albeit not all to do with the meaning of the text although there is some that has been changed as well. According to the Mormons the translation of the book done by Joseph Smith was in perfection.

When it comes to plagiarism there is no doubt that one will find a great deal that has been taken from the holy Bible itself.

Lamanites According to the book of Mormons centuries ago there was a great war, where the only tribe left was the Lamanites. These are the Ancestors of the American Indians which means they are also direct descendants of the Isralites led by Father Lehi who went to America. The story ends with these decedents breaking into two groups one good and one bad, and the American Indian happens to be bad so they were cursed with black skin. It must be remembered that when the Book of Mormons was written slavery was still in effect. It is interesting to note that according to the Mormons this book of theirs was written from sacred gold plates. Yet they carry the tone of the era they were translated in.

Changes in the Doctrine and Covenants It must be noted that the belief is that the doctrine and covenants abided by the Mormons is actual revelations. However, it would seem that over the years these have been changed, omitted or added to.

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