Such a long genealogy is unusual for the book of mormon, but it was. Smith, they will say, translated the book of mormon from golden plates he dug up in a hill in new york in the early 1800s. Mark twain once referred to the book of mormon as chloroform in print, perhaps in reference to the book of ether. Ether was compelled to preach to coriantumr, who also rejected his word. Since the account was written from the perspective of this. Joseph smith said 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 other book history of the church, vol. Book of mormon, ether, 2 religionwiki fandom powered.
And aaron was a descendant of heth, who was the son of hearthom. He became angry at corihors treatment of their father and wrested control of the kingdom out of korihors. The book of ether tells of an ancient people the jaredites, descendants of jared and his companions who were led by god to the americas shortly after the destruction of the tower of babel. The book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. The jaredites prepare for their journey to a promised landit is a choice land. It describes the jaredites, descendants of jared and his companions, who were led by god to the americas shortly after the confusion of tongues and the destruction of the tower of babel. The book was written by many ancient prophets by the spirit of prophecy and revelation.
The book of ether begins with a genealogy that descends in reverse chronological order from ether to jared. Obviously i dont believe for one minute that the book of mormon. Yet as we have seen here, ether 3 actually presents a doctrine contrary to the current mormon. He found some people who said they could recite something word for. A book in the book of mormon that contains portions of the record of the jaredites. Book of mormon, work accepted as holy scripture, in addition to the bible, in the church of jesus christ of latterday saints and other mormon churches. A dynamic, interactive, webfriendly presentation of the book of mormon. And i take mine account from the twenty and four plates which were found by the people of limhi, which is called the book of ether.
Book of mormon charts charting the book of mormon is a collection of more than 175 visual aids that promote deeper understanding and appreciation of the book of mormon. Ether the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. For example, critics of mormonism have shown convincing proof that the book of mormon is a synthesis of earlier works written by. Faculty members from the byu religious education department discuss the writings and teachings of the book of mormon prophets in this 63part series. Book of mormon plates and records the encyclopedia of. Unlike other books in the book of mormon, the book of ether does not relate the. The king james quotations in the book of mormon, the history of the text of the book of mormon. The main column on this chart gives the genealogy of ether, the son of coriantor see ether 11. The word deseret with the meaning of honey bee in ether 2. Book of mormon genealogy chart lehi a descendant of joseph through manasseh laban sariah ishmael a descendant of ephriam laman wife of ishmael eve devil lucifer, satan.
Sure, the story of the brother of jared is a classic, and. It describes the jaredites, descendants of jared and his companions, who were led by god to the. Ether 3 is the only book of mormon text cited in the 2014 article in defense of the mormon doctrine that god and human beings are the same species or kind of being. Book of mormon peoples the encyclopedia of mormonism. The plates of ether and the covenant of the book of mormon. The book of mormon shall stand as a testimony against the world, ether 5. Book of ether mormonism, the mormon church, beliefs. Top 40 inspirational book of mormon scriptures the lifey app. And now i, moroni, proceed to give an account of those ancient inhabitants which were destroyed by the hand of the lord upon the face of this north country. Modern anthropological research tells us that the new world was already extensively populated when the jaredites, lehites, and mulekites arrived. After sealing up the records, ethers final words were, whether the. They found a similar word, named the same way of writing but with the same meaning.
Obviously i dont believe for one minute that the book of mormon is true for all the reasons we know. The book of mormon is another testament of jesus christ. It is the word of god and, like the bible, gives us guidance and inspiration in our daily lives. The book of mormon states that shule waxed strong, and became mighty as to the strength of a man. Smith, they will say, translated the book of mormon. The title refers to ether, a jaredite prophet who lived at the end of the time period covered by the book, believed to be circa 2600 or 2100 bc through 600 bc or later, at least 1500 but possibly as long as 2500 year. Other mormon scriptures doctrine and covenants pearl of great price the book of moses the book.
First, while smith referred to the book of mormon as the most correct of any book on earth and the keystone of our religion, its flaws run the gamut from the serious to the silly. Tanner the book of ether is moroni 2s abbreviated account of the history of the jaredites, who came to the western hemisphere at the time of the great tower of. Book of mormon 1830ether wikisource, the free online. The book of mormon translated through joseph smith jr. When mormon missionaries properly called latter day saints or simply lds come to your door, they will often offer a free copy of the book of mormon and tell you about its author, joseph smith. In the first chapter of ether, moroni is abridging the writings of ether. Steel is mentioned only five times in the book of mormon, once in the book of ether 7. Why does the book of ether begin with such a long genealogy. Title page, translated from the book of mormon plates testimony of the three witnesses and also testimony of the eight witnesses preface to the 2016 edition preface to the 1908 edition books of the book of mormon first nephi second nephi jacob enos jarom omni words of mormon mosiah alma helaman third nephi fourth nephi mormon ether.
The book is named for the prophet ether, who was the last prophet of the. Items do not represent the official views of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints or of book of mormon. Ether 1 the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Book of mormon books in chronological order, here is that scriptures included, chronologically, alongside the bible. The biggest thing that strikes me about ether already, looking at it this way, is that the first several and the last few chapters all cover just a generation or two, while ether chapters 9 and 10 together cover nearly a thousand years, or the same span of time covered by the entire book of mormon before the book of ether. Discussions on the book of mormon ether 1 6 duration. Now, some critics also claim that smith gained most of. The mention of windows that could be dashed in pieces in ether 2. It is a record of gods dealings with ancient inhabitants of the americas and contains the fulness of the everlasting gospel. Cumorah is this north country book of mormon evidence.
The book of mormon also contains books like ether that dont take. Book of mormon 1981ether wikisource, the free online. The book of mormon a religiously oriented lineage historyis primarily a record of events kept by and centrally involving the nephites. This situation agrees with a number of clues in the book of mormon that suggest these colonies quickly interacted with outsiders. The book of mormon claims that moroni, a prophet, originally wrote the book and that it was translated by joseph smith. But these two young missionaries are sincere but wrong. Items in the bmc archive are made publicly available for noncommercial, private use. Fourth nephi through moroni, from zion to destruction. The book of ether is one of the books that make up the book of mormon. Nibley argued that the book of ether was originally an epic, and as. Preface introduction dedication the testimony of three witnesses. According to the book of mormon, ether is a jaredite prophet, one of the last surviving jaredites. At the start of the book of mormon, after arriving in the promised land, nephi and his followers separate from his older brother, laman, and his followers.
Discussions on the book of mormon ether 1 6 youtube. The jaredites were a group of people who lived in the western hemisphere. Inclusion within the bmc archive does not imply endorsement. In the history of the church, joseph smith made an important clarification about the title page of the book of mormon i wish also to mention here, that the title page of the book of mormon is a literal translation, taken from the very last leaf, on the left hand side of the collection or book. What area or place is moronis location, as he abridged these writings. Specifically, the book of mormon was prepared for our day so that we would learn and grow by readings the words of ancient prophets in the americas.
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