Category: Church History
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188 Unexplainable Names: Book of Mormon Names No Fiction Writer Would Choose
Lehi, Nephi, Helaman, Shiblon, Moronihah, Amalickiah, Korihor, Pahoran, Lamoni, Zeezrom, Shiz—what strange names! Most are difficult to pronounce, remember, classify, and keep straight. And there are 188 of them. Joseph Smith claimed to have translated the Book of Mormon from ancient records that included authentic names, which he was not at liberty to change. Sharon Black and Brad Read more
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How Witnesses Described the Gold Plates
Kirk B. Henrichsen This article contains descriptions of the gold platesquoted directly from individuals who were closelyassociated with Joseph Smith Jr. Among those quoted are Martin Harris, Orson Pratt, and Emma Smith. The compiler also comments on the material of the plates. 2001 Henrichsen, Kirk B. (2001) “How Witnesses Described the Gold Plates,” Journal of Read more
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Was Joseph Smith Smarter Than the Average Fourth Year Hebrew Student? Finding a Restoration-Significant Hebraism in Book of Mormon Isaiah
Paul Y. Hoskisson The brass plates version of Isaiah 2:2, as contained in 2 Nephi 12:2, contains a small difference, not attested in any other pre-1830 Isaiah witness, that not only helps clarify the meaning but also ties the verse to events of the Restoration. The change does so by introducing a Hebraism that would Read more
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Does Josephs Letter to Emma of 4 November 1838 Show that He Knew Chiasmus?
Boyd F. Edwards and W. Farrell Edwards, “Does Joseph’s Letter to Emma of 4 November 1838 Show that He Knew about Chiasmus?,” Dialogue: A Journal Of Mormon Thought, Dialogue Paperless: E-Paper # 4, August 26, 2006 Read more
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None that Doeth Good: Early Evidence of the First Vision in JST Psalm 14
Walker Wright, Don Bradley 2022 Wright, Walker and Bradley, Don (2022) “”None That Doeth Good”,” BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 61: Iss. 3,Article 6. Read more
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Discovery of Ancient Ruins in Central America
Author David Whitmer 1833 A witness of the Book of Mormon plate reports the publication of a letter of Juan Galindo to the London Literary Gazzete regarding exploration at Palenque Mexico. Adding remarks which include “we are glad to see the proof begin to come” Read more