How the book of mormon gives us examples of good and bad. The white horse prophecy is the popular name of an influential but disputed version of a statement on the future of the latter day saints popularly called the church of jesus christ of latterday saints and the united states. There is a small group of critics who hold to the theory that the production of the book of mormon was a conspiracy involving sidney rigdon, joseph smith. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. If you know of conspiracy theories in mormonism not mentioned here, please add them in the text box at the bottom of this page. Mar 02, 2017 the book of mormon has sometimes been explained as the product not of simple fraud perpetrated by one fiendishly, peerlessly clever individual joseph smith, but of a more complex, collective fraud.
The book includes three egyptianlooking illustrations done by reuben hedlock, a professional engraver who copied them from the actual papyri. Would you respond to the theories that the book of mormon is based on the spaulding. The mormon conspiracy a view from the outside by loren coleman. They are plotting to unleash the atom to establish the kingdom of god unless you stop them. The mormon conspiracy is a very comprehensive volume dealing with issues that most others, who have written about the mormon church, have left untouched, namely the political ambitions of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints and how they have become successful in this goal unnoticed by the majority of americans.
Then moroni speaks to us in this day and says, wherefore, the lord commandeth you, when ye shall see these things come among you that ye shall awake to a sense of your awful situation, because of this secret combination which shall be among you ether 8. Secret combinations, suspense, mystery and intrigue behind the zion curtain. Read the great mormon conspiracy by alta lyon available from rakuten kobo. His tallest tale was that an angel named moroni gave him golden plates and that the father and his son, jesus, personally appeared to him. I am all in favor of exposing the falsity of mormon claims, but i cannot recommend this book. And along this line i would highly recommend to you the book none dare call it conspiracy by gary allen. Check out this article that has 5 hilarious mormon conspiracy theories that will make you laugh.
I think mormon presidents have body guards to protect them from hateful enemies who share the opposite view as them on important moral issues like abortion. Sep 08, 2015 the book of mormon was translated by the gift and power of god and is scripture. Yet none ever indicated that he was involved in such a conspiracy, and. May 04, 2011 conspiracy fact in the book of mormon i have heard some comment that when it comes to discussing the wickedness and conspiracy that exists today, that those who hold this world view are just wanting to feel smarter or better than everyone else. Conspiracy theory a conspiracy theory materializes when one observes the controlling practices of the mormon church, also known as the church of latterday saints. The mormon lds church conspiracy to rule the us government and the world is generally unknown by most americans. Book of mormon evidence videos book of mormon evidence in. Reviewed by richard packham this is a very poor book. The mormon conspiracy to convert the world into mormons, page 1.
Mormonism is a religion less than two centuries old, but in this short time it has managed to accrue a long list of embarrassments which the church leaders would prefer were kept. Most of them ive heard third hand so its hard to know if they are actually believed by anyone. Strange mormon ufo alien stories the millennial star. Spaldingrigdon theory of book of mormon authorship wikipedia.
The lds latterday saints church has plans to become a dominant. Are there conspiracy theories about the lds church. This article describes the origin of the myth that the book of mormon events occurred in south america. The mormon conspiracy to convert the world into mormons. It is a story that arose from american evangelism, which had. Other informative books about mormons and the lds mormon conspiracy the keystone of mormonism by arza evans click on the mormon book to buy it at summary.
O n this episode of those conspiracy guys we dive deep into the history of one of the most popular religions in the us that is widely spreading around the world and came from the mind of one man with his face in a big hat, joseph smith and the history of the mormons. A christian professor and evangelist said that after 30 years in the mormon church, she came to a unique realization the bible is more accurate than the book of mormon, and god is bigger than the transcendent man worshipped by the latter day saints lds. The founder of the mormon church, joseph smith, was a practicing occultist as well as a serial adulterer whose own mother said often told tall tales. Not sure what the whole thing is about, but making things up about the purely imaginary interplanetary conspiracy theories doesnt seem unethical. Mormon conspiracy mormonism, the mormon church, beliefs. We might call this notion collective deceit deception, that is, by joseph smith, the witnesses of the book of mormon and presumably others. People also point to book of mormon the musical as another example of the. Mythical mesoamerican conspiracy and the book of mormon.
When i first encountered the book of mormon, i assumed it was a hoax. Mormon is allegedly a prophethistorian who was the native american believed by mormons to have written the book of mormon the main religious text of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints mormonism. Mitt romney is a mormon and surely is backed and promoted by the mormon establishment with their us and world political ambitions. 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.
Because of my love for conspiracy theories, i decided to make a short list of several conspiracies that mormons tell themselves and ill try to quickly debunk them. Secret combinations were first discussed in the book of mormon, which was published in 1830 by joseph smith. There are several theories as to the origin of the book of mormon. Sep 12, 2009 yea that threw me off for a moment as well, but i understand. Political correctness has run amuck when we reach a point that we declare ones religious views should not matter we must be tolerant. Presented as a dialogue between grandmother and granddaughter, mormon history and its beliefs unfold as never before. The claim that god revealed the details of book of mormon geography is not new, but the recent argument that there was a conspiracy. Book of mormonauthorship theoriesspalding manuscript. John the baptist laid his physical hands on joseph smiths head and conferred upon him the priesthood of aaron. In the scholarly book the mormon conspiracy a summary is provided of the historical and current practices of the mormon church. Is the book of mormon plagiarized from view of the hebrews. That said, book of mormon apologetics can also be seen as an. Mar 27, 2016 book of mormon articles and videos conspiracy to assassinate joseph smith straight from the protocols of the learned elders of zion theosis authentic ancient christian doctrine restored by god through joseph smith. The real mormon conspiracy facts, from the michael medved show.
Would you respond to the theories that the book of mormon is based. The book of abraham, with its illustrations, is now included in the pearl of great price, one of the mormon churchs five books of scripture. Wood provides a summary of the origin of the book of mormon, that was conceived by joseph smith, who was aided and abetted by his several scribes. Feb 05, 2008 in the scholarly book the mormon conspiracy a summary is provided of the historical and current practices of the mormon church.
But there is one that i heard firsthand when i was a missionary. The claim that god revealed the details of book of mormon geography is not new, but the recent argument that there was a conspiracy while the prophet was still alive to oppose a revealed geography is a novel innovation. May 17, 2015 there is no conspiracy theory in the book of mormon. Enter your email address to subscribe to the mormon. A secret combination, in the latter day saint movement, is a term found in the book of mormon that describes a malignant secret society of people bound together by oaths to carry out the evil purposes of the group. There is no conspiracy theory in the book of mormon only. The story of how it came about is rather fantastic, after all, and the simplest explanation is that the book was a deliberate deception. It was given by edwin rushton, in about 1900, and supposedly made in 1843 by joseph smith, jr. Wood, llc black forest press, san diego chula vista, 2001 isbn 158275067x.
For almost 200 years now, critics have been scrambling to prove that the book of mormon is nothing but a work of fiction. Oct 27, 2012 the most preposterous of stories starts with kolob that so many nonmormon and some mormon jokes come from. The mormon history conspiracy rational faiths mormon blog. Ex mormon behindcurtain wrote in 20 that mormons were obviously illuminati because the illuminati supposedly has a hold of the cia, and mormons are in the cia.
There is no conspiracy theory in the book of mormon it is a conspiracy fact. Exmormon shares secrets from the church of latterday saints. Oct 01, 1975 carthage conspiracy deals with the general problem of mormon non mormon conflict, as well as with the dramatic story of mormon prophet joseph smith, his brother hyrum, and their alleged assassins. Since the book of mormon was first published, many have been unwilling to accept joseph smiths account of how it was produced. No wonder many mormons dont like reading and especially studying it other people might call you crazy for believing something other than what they want you to believe. Nov 21, 2014 the mormon conspiracy every voter should read this book. More on joseph smiths plagiarism in the book of mormon. The mormon conspiracy is a very comprehensive volume. Nephi and moroni have the same historical facticity as george washington.
There have been some who have accused the mormon church, formally known as the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, of conspiring to take over the government of the united states of america. I got that way partly through studying the book of mormon. The mormon leader joseph smith, the founder of mormonism, declared his book of mormon to be the most correct of any book on earth. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates. This conspiracy theory is documented in the book the mormon conspiracy which shows how the latterday saints church lds is organized to restrict individual freedoms, individual thought, independence and democracy. These accusations stem from a misunderstanding of the churchs history and of revelations received by the prophets of the book of mormon and of the church. One of the earliest theories of book of mormon authorship was that joseph plagiarized the unpublished manuscript of a novel written by the reverend solomon spalding. The spaldingrigdon theory of book of mormon authorship is the theory that the book of mormon was plagiarized in part from an unpublished manuscript. Its not the lds church, and that would be too absurd.
Top 10 embarrassments of the mormon religion listverse. It stirred up discussion of a topic some would like to keep quiet. The white horse prophecy is the popular name of an influential but disputed version of a statement on the future of the latter day saints popularly called mormons and the united states. The mormon conspiracy is a very comprehensive volume dealing with issues that most others, who have written about the mormon church. Spaldingrigdon theory proves the book of mormon is false. Nephi was the first prophet who recorded his revelations in what later became the book of mormon. The doodle celebrates niels henrik david bohr the nobel prize winning danish physicist who worked on the manhattan project. Can the book of mormon be explained as the work of a conspiracy. Aug 03, 20 there is no conspiracy theory in the book of mormon it is a conspiracy fact. One of the conspiracy theories that gained traction after the solomon spalding theory fell short see our episode on this was the idea that joseph. The book of mormon prophets foretold some events relevant to the establishment of the u. Wood provides a summary of the origin of the book of mormon, that was conceived by joseph smith, who was aided. Then moroni speaks to us in this day and says, wherefore, the lord commandeth you, when ye shall see these things come among you that ye shall awake to a sense of your awful situation, because of this secret combination which shall be among you. Most adherents to the latter day saint movement view the book as a work of inspired scripture.
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