"Irreverence is a most necessary ingredient of religion. Bold demands for personal sacrifice must be made to stand up to scrutiny. Subjective experience and its applied value should always be assessed with a critical mind. The fact that this is possible does not make this church or any other church’s claims true. With the tools that this church provides (phobias, behavior control, thought stopping, and cognitive biases) and some determination, the human mind is very capable of concocting such a thing. I do not recommend reading this book with the intent of receiving this religion’s idea of a “testimony”. You may just find that the natural universe has more meaning than you had previously expected (. If you are looking for meaning in life, begin by understanding what genuine science and open-mindedness are (. However, experiences like this are not exclusive to any one religion, and it is an astounding claim that powerful euphoric experiences are exclusive to religion at all. We are expected to believe that an experience like this is sufficient evidence to prove that the church behind this book is “true”. The LDS (Mormon) church does everything it can to instill the idea that if a person reads this book, prays with “real intent” and “faith in Christ” (and other loaded phrases) that she/he will receive a burning euphoric feeling. If anyone wants to read the book, I would be happy to send you one I have quite a few copies. It is another testament to the life of Christ. It was really translated by the power of God. And I am here today to tell you all that this book was really written by prophets. And I would be un-grateful if I didn't share with the world, that I got my answer. I knelt by my bed, and I prayed to know for myself, that everything written in this book is true. After I had finished reading, I put my son down for his nap in his own room, and I went to mine. On the last day, I changed my routine slightly. The direction of the people's lives I was reading about. By this time my son would be asleep in my arms and I would sit there for a good hour and just think about the things I had read. After reading these chapters, I would go through the student manual for guidance, to help me understand. Then I sat my son on my lap, and we read a few chapters at a time. Before I read anything, I prayed that I would understand what I was about to read. Every day for two weeks while my older children were at school, I sat down with my three year old, my Book of Mormon, and the Book of Mormon Student Study Manual. I am a fast reader, but this book takes study and thought. They had shared testimony with me that they knew it was really translated by a young un-educated chosen man through a higher power. Before I started reading this on my own, I knew that people I loved and trusted had told me it was written by prophets. I attended seminary classes at school and read small sections at a time with my class, but that isn't the same. There is an introduction by Joseph Smith explaining how the plates came into his posession so he could translate them, but that is the only part of the Book of Mormon that is truly written by him.Īlthough I was taught from this book and the Bible my whole life, I didn't read this by myself until I was 27 years old. Mormon recorded these writings on golden plates and they were translated by Joseph Smith Jr. Many authors had contributed directly or were quoted in the final abridgment of ancient records compiled by the prophet, historian, and military leader Mormon near 400 A.D. The writing was done by the spirit of revelation and prophecy. The Book of Mormon was written by ancient prophets, just as the Bible was written by prophets and apostles of Christ. is not the 'author' of the Book of Mormon. I haven't added a review because it will be so hard to give justice to, but I decided this morning that it is time to try.įirst of all, contrary to popular belief, Joseph Smith Jr. I have included my raving review with a lot of those ratings. There are books I have loved, that I have truly enjoyed, that I have given 5 stars to.
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