I believe that the current president of the church, thomas monson, speaks directly to god. Joseph smith claimed to have translated the book of mormon from a language called reformed egyptian. So to answer your question, beyond the articles of faith and follow the leaders, it gets somewhat difficult to define what mormons currently believe because its fairly fluid and changing. Below is the modern map of the area of smiths youth. I believe the book of mormon is multidimensional by. It felt like two different onesthe one about the bible not being the word of god unless it was translated correctly and then the one about the book of mormon being the.
Church members live in hundreds of countries, and they speak hundreds of languages. And i believe that in 1918 the spanish got screwed when a kansas or chinese born influenza was named after them. It is an abridgment by an ancient prophet named mormon of the records of ancient inhabitants of the americas. I believe that ancient jews built boats and sailed to america. How accurate are the songs in the musical, the book of mormon. If you are to ask most professing christians, they will tell you that they believe the bible to be the infallible word of god. There are many more writings out there that show insight into the book of mormon as a book from god. Such classes allow the book of mormon to speak for itself rather than debating historical accuracy or joseph smiths methods of translating the book. Many have seen the broadway musical, the book of mormon, but how much of.
If you believe the bible, then why not the book of mormon. The history will be different from what mormons learn and teach within their church, but this film backs up their facts with objective historical accounts from the context of events from american history, from municipal criminal records, from eye witness testimonies of nonmormons who saw the original book of mormon plates, etc. We do have the original documents of the book of mormon and we have the current ones and there are hundreds of changes. I believe from the book of mormon sheet music in f. As my friend at the show pointed out, their beliefs are virtually punch lines throughout the song. It just talks about things that we dont really talk about, and were also. Youll be a mormon and by gosha mormon just belieeeeeeeeves. Mormons believe that the book of mormon is actually a compilation of 15 ancient books originally written from 600 b. While arguments over the historicity of the book of mormon seem to have more at stake to members of the lds church than arguments surrounding the historical accuracy of the gospel of matthew, i suppose our need for the book to be historical is in part due to our proximity in time to the event, our modern desire for precision, and the. A mormon explanation of the i believe book of mormon musical number from the tonys.
A decade ago, she setout on a personal experiment in her study of the book of mormon. While it is claimed that the book of mormon was translated from gold plates written between 600 bc and 421 ad, it contains vast segments of verses and even whole chapters from the king james version kjv of the bible. They were handing out copies of the lds scriptures aka the original book of mormon near the theatre entrance, and i couldnt resist talking with them. At library of congress, apostle speaks on book of mormons. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. Indeed, i believe that there are very good evidences supporting 1 the verisimilitude and 2 historicity of the book of mormon, as seen in works such as parry et al. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established. Do mormons really believe joseph smith read the book of. Nonlds people who still believe in the book of mormon. You need to read the book of mormon and pray sincerely. Last wednesday, rod meldrum visited nauvoo and gave a presentation on dna and the book of mormon. The bible emphatically testifies of christ, and the book of mormon adds its persuasive testimony to that of the bible. But joseph smith used a variety of methods to effect the translation, including.
Jesus christ taught that the way to know if something is good or not is to examine its fruits. Mormonism and universalism where mormon doctrine falls apart. The book of mormon is a latterday witness that jesus is the christ. The book of mormon can be true without being historical. Mormons believe that if you read the book of mormon and sincerely pray about it that god will hear your prayer, answer you, and give you a testimony that the book of mormon is true. Problems with the book of mormon catholic answers catholic. For the first 150 years of mormonisms existence, everyone thought it was a story about a people who left the middle east and came to south or central america, and who fought wars clear up into new york state where. Christian members please remember to read the statement of purpose threads for each forum within christian congregations before posting in the forum. You dont have to believe in its historic claims to appreciate the book of mormon as literature, elder christofferson said, quoting scholar david bokovoy. There are only three passages in the book of mormon that use the phrase no end in reference to hell and punishment. Sukhram for being a wonderful albeit startled volunteer.
The only bible that joseph smith relied on was the king james version. Thanks to justin alves for lyrics the book of mormon the musical i. You cannot just believe part way you have to believe in it all the problem is doubting the lords will instead of standing tall. In another song titled i believe, the character elder price repeatedly sings the. Some form of christs name is mentioned on an average of every 1. So now that book is out of print and many of the doctrines espoused in mormon doctrine have since been softened, revised, contradicted and disavowed. Where they are accurate is where they leave out crucial information so necessary for context.
I believe that god lives on a planet called kolob i believe that jesus has his own planet as well and i believe that the garden of eden was in jackson county, missouri if you believe, the lord will reveal it and youll know its all true, youll just feel it youll be a mormon and, by gosh, a mormon just believes i believe. She envisioned an adaptation that would reveal insights into the characters and messages depicted in this scripture. I believe that jesus has his own planet as well and i believe that the garden of eden was in jackson county, missouri if you believe, the lord will reveal it and youll know its all true, youll just feel it youll be a mormon and, by gosh, a mormon just believes a mormon just believes just believe, a mormon just believes oh, i believe. I met two mormon missionaries, elders skyler fenn and jacob chapman, on a chilly spring evening when my husband and i attended the musical the book of mormon. And of coursesince its from the creators of south parkthey decided to pick some of the more out there mormon beliefs for the missionary to sing about.
People may wonder how one can be a firm believer in the book of mormon but be a member of the lds church. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. Surviving manuscript pages were handed out to various families and. What real australian mormons think about the book of mormon. And i believe that the president of the church, russell nelson, speak directly to god. After i read the book of mormon when i was i had an intense desire to share it with the world. It might be the funniest thing in the world to me when someone tells me with absolute certainty that the book of mormon isnt true after having admitted never actually reading the book themselves. Mormons believe that joseph smith translated the book of mormon from an ancient record. This is really an amazing and startling revelation, especially when we see that. Andrew rannells from the book of mormon performs i believe at the 2011 tony awards the book of mormon musical was created by the same people that create the show south park. The book of mormon speaks is the brainchild of geri owens, matriarch of our family. As to your claim of contradiction, that the book of mormon does teach that there will be no end, i did address this, but evidently not clearly enough. The guys who did south park did book of mormon on broadway.
There are some serios problems with the book of mormon that the lds. Holland speaks out on the book of mormon and the failed attempts of critics to explain it away if you missed the general conference talk by elder jeffrey r. Excluding the bible and similar writing, can you prove to an atheist or to someone that is agnostic that god exists. Church members believe in god, and that because he created us, and loves us. Likewise, mormon chapter 8 speaks of the same time period as a time of corrupted and apostate churches. We believe in a book which has no archeological support whatsoever and claim it is a religious record of various peoples who populated the americas for over 2600 years from around 2200 bc to 420 ad. Showcasing theatre ucfs sophomore bfa musical theatre majors i believe from the book of mormon mikey reichert accompanied by john r. The song contains many statements of belief which claim to be true expressions of mormon faith. The writers of the book of mormon musical focus their story on two groups of. The teachings in the book of mormon illuminate doctrines such as the atonement of jesus christ. Mormon church publishes its first official history in nearly a century, and the result is an easytoread volume that tackles some hard facts. What broadway songs do the tracks from the book of mormon parody.
Like the bible, the central theme of the book of mormon is the lordship of jesus christ. So even by their own rule, the book of mormon is a fraud. It was written to testify that jesus is the christ. Also, even if such prophecies were not contained in the book of mormon, it seems that acceptance of the book implicitly requires acceptance of the concept of the great apostasy. Church members believe that the book of mormon is more correct than the. Print and download i believe sheet music from the book of mormon. Most of the accounts speak of josephs use of the urim and thummim either the. Holland, one of the twelve apostles and the former president of brigham young university, you really should see it. The sellout stage show the book of mormon mocks their faith. The latter day saints publication, improvement era, oct. For example, critics of mormonism have shown convincing proof that the book of mormon is a synthesis of earlier works written by other men, of the vivid imaginings of joseph smith, and of plagiarisms from the king james bible.
He borrowed a ton of information to write the book of mormon in fact, smiths descripton of the celestial kingdom was not only a copy from earlier written works, but also very controversial to the latterday saints. Earlier this year, scott rudin, a producer for the book of mormon musical. The videos arguing that dna disproves the book of mormon have been circulating for many years. Do you think romney might lose the election because of his religion. Book of mormon speaks from the dust the book of mormon chapter 8 behold, i speak unto you as if ye were present, and yet ye are not. Baptist preacher believes in book of mormon grace for grace. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to adherents, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalchords, and singer pro in f major transposable. Joseph smith stands out among gods prophets, because he was called to. The forums in the christian congregations category are now open only to christian members.
I have personally experienced what joseph smith stated when he said the book of mormon will bring you closer to god than any other book. There are over 160 passages in the book of mormon that speak of the lord jesus christ. His attempt was to make the case that dna studies do indeed prove the validity, accuracy, and historicity of the book of mormon. There were 22 men named in the book of mormon who saw christ. Why were afraid of mormons bu today boston university. It is not the most fullout song in the show, like spooky mormon hell dream, but after seeing it twice i can say it is the song the audience seems to really. And i believe that the garden of eden was in jackson county, missouri. Where credit is due speak only for yourself keep private things private. The doctrines and teachings of the book of mormon have brought and continue to bring millions of people closer to god. The best known of these additional scriptures is the book of mormon. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi, who claimed that it had been. Let me first state that i am an active member of the lds faith and accept the historicity of the book of mormon. So whats the truth about the tonywinning broadway musical the. The book of mormon is supposed to be a history of real people living in a real place.
The book also speaks favorably of a particular instance of what appears to be a. The book of mormon shall stand as a testimony against the world, ether 5. But behold, jesus christ hath shown you unto me, and i know your doing. However, hugh nibley, a mormon apologist, argues that reformed egyptian is actually meroitic egyptian. Facts the mormon church doesnt want you to know 4mormon. Book of mormon difficulties, contradictions and explanations. Mormons, do you really believe that the book of mormon is. We believe the bible to be the word of god as far as it is translated correctly. You may have heard about a popular broadway musical currently showing called the book of mormon in this musical there is a catchy tune called i believe sung in which elder price expresses his crisis of faith and finds reaffirmation of it.
The book of mormon has been changed hundreds of times, as a point in fact. The article starts out by quoting a former missionary, who has since left the church, who says that his children who he has kept information about his past life growing up in the church a secret from learned more from the book of mormon musical about the lds church than he has ever told them. One of the four volumes of scripture accepted by the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. I am trying to figure out why people are able to so easily believe the bible, but are unwilling to even consider the chance that the book of mormon might be true as well. Think again about joseph smiths claim, i told the brethren that the book of mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to god by abiding by its precepts, than by any.
The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to. Joseph smith said that the book of mormon was the most correct of any book on. The book of mormon 12 out of eugene oneill theatre. There is another issue that should be considered in evaluating the book of mormon and lds doctrine. Check out our privacy notice updated 20180901 to learn more. Kent james collins performing i believe from the book of mormon at the 2015 wrhs senior showcase. The threeweek run in tempe isnt officially sold out some seats may be held in. Archaeologists and egyptologists have found no evidence that this language ever existed. I believe from the book of mormon as written for the. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. Former utah ute, current spurs center jakob poeltl talks tim.