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I've long noted the lesser number of "and's" in the summary or introductory statement at the beginning of the Book of First Nephi but have no explanation for it. I like to believe that it was a natural expression by Nephi demanding brevity but I don't know.

Thank you for the kind comment. You are surely on the right track.

Thank you for considering it. There are so many things like this. Fifty years ago I wrote out a list of 1,000 things that appeared to give credence to the Book of Mormon. At the time I assumed that some of them would fade with time and some would eventually be shown to literally be false. The list is long lost but I know of none of those factors that have diminished in significance. This is remarkable to me but not proof. The only proof comes from the Spirit of God.

@@fingerprintsoneverypage Wow! That must have been some list; although, only one thing is needed to "prove" the BOM is true, that is the witness of the Holy Ghost!

Thanks for the good suggestion! I'll take it up with my editor/producer.

Mr. Price, I appreciate your thought and comment on the subject. I'm also thankful to live in a country where we can hold our religions to be important and vital to our lives. May God bless you in your dedication to HIm.

Thanks for the visit

Thank you for this insightful comment. Is the prophecy merely about historic Christianity or is it about religionists a step beyond that? For many years I was troubled by the additional progression of theology that made the declaration, "There is no God today." Nor the declaration, "for the Lord and the Redeemer hath done his work," Nor the declaration, "for he hath given his power unto men." Nor the direct declarations pertaining to "there are no miracles today," nor "eat, drink and be merry," nor the lack of judgements and penalties for the wicked. For years, in fact, I was troubled that those might not be fair descriptions of modern Christian leaders. But the descriptions seem to perfectly fit some of the theology of radical philosopher/theologians. Thanks again for the thought.

That is exactly what it does. That sweet spirit cannot be denied.

Albert, sorry to offend. Perhaps you might investigate it and discuss it with the academics you choose.

@DivineFingerprints That is an escape, to avoid and evade from answering the questions, because there is no Biblical or academic evidence to support anything in Mormonism.

You are another arrogant person who feels unless you hear.it from a so called professor, it is bunk. This man here is a highly educated person. You don't learn Hebrew at your local bubble gum.machine. you can tell by the way he speaks, he is very well versed in what he talks about.

​@@AlbertJLouiethat again is not true. Anyone can tell you the truth, but unless you search it out yourself. It is worthless for us to say.

@MrRickb75645 Two problems with that statement. 1. You are REQUIRED by God to answer any and all questions asked of you. I PETER 3:15 "But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear..." 2. God provides evidence for His Bible and His existence. ROMANS 1:20 "For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse..." So stop trying to avoid answering questions and providing evidence. The reason you Mormons say that is to use it as an "escape" to avoid answering questions on evidence, because there isn't any Biblical or academic evidence to support anything in Mormonism.

Thank you for the thought. And please know that my heart is filled with gratitude for the declarations of all faithful followers of Christ. The Book of Mormon declares on page that (apparently aside from Latter-day Saints) there are many "followers of Christ" in the latter-days. I understand your distaste for me but I know that I love you and thank God for your faith in His Son and your desire to follow him. God bless you in your path.

Albert, thank you for your thoughts. I am very, very grateful that you also believe in Christ and are motivated to defend him as the Son of the Father and the Savior of mankind. God bless you!

@FingerprintsOnEveryPage Which Jesus do you believe in? A. The Jesus of the Book of Mormon, who is the brother of Satan. OR B. The Jesus of the Bible, who is God the Son 2nd person of the Trinity. You can't picked both.

Sorry for any confusion caused. The atheists I refer to are Radical Christian theologists who portray God as having existed but who died in Christ. There, of course, have always been atheists. Thanks for the comment.

Aren't those findings exciting and thought provoking! We also wonder what waits for us around the corner. What new fact are yet to be revealed become the Lord comes? Thank you.

Dear Dad, I am sure that many members of the Restored Church are descended from gentile or non-Israelite ancestors. I, for one, have a heritage of both gentile and Israelite blood. I am grateful for both and feel that through the blood of Christ all who come unto Him and receive the holy ordinances he has provided become his sons and his daughters and are truly a part of the spiritual house of Israel. I am grateful, too, that both my wife and I followed the Prophet's counsel to receive that "jibbyjabby" you mention and have never, so far, been touched by that plague. Whether we did become ill or not, we are grateful to have had faith in the spokeman of the Lord and been obedient in one small bit of his counsel. We only pray that we will be able to follow the next challenge we are given. Perhaps we won't. There will yet be many tests.

So did Stalin.

Thank you, Mr. Conger, for the point that I suggested nothing but negative about atheists. Your point is well taken. Atheists have contributed much to the world and to humanity. I am grateful for all that that they have done to help us all. My comments were intended for those atheists who identify with Christ but deny his stated eternal stature. Many atheists praised Jesus but few blasphemed his name through corrupting his message. I still can think of none in history that created the mythology attributed to radical Christian theologians in modern times. That was my attempted point. Thanks for your thoughts.

An important statement from the Lord.

I would say an amen to that. Thank you.

1 Nephi 13:26-27: "And after they go forth by the hand of the twelve apostles of the Lamb, from the Jews unto the Gentiles, thou seest the formation of that great and abominable church, which is most abominable above all other churches; for behold, they have taken away from the gospel of the Lamb many parts which are plain and precious; and also many covenants of the Lord have they taken away. And all this have they done that they might pervert the right ways of the Lord, that they might blind the eyes and harden the hearts of the children of men."

@@mikeonthecomputer From the plain and precious truth to superstition and an unknown, unknowable god. Acts 17 :>)

Where are the gold plates located today?

@@DC99504 The ones I spoke of are in Panama in a Musem. The ones that Josphe smith had are back in the hands of god.

I believe, having search it a little, that when gold plates with writing on them are announced, they soon disappear, never to be seen again. The temptation is too great, hence the discipline by the Angel Moroni to Joseph. That may even be true of the plates of Darius. Also, some others I seen pictures of and heard academic reports on. Even Joseph was tempted.

Thank you so much for your input. It is so interesting and valuable to hear each other's thoughts and conclusions on a matter like this. How fascinating that some see absolutely no evidence and others are completely filled with proof and evidence and reason to believe and rejoice. Many, many years ago we ranched in an desert area of Eastern Oregon. There was no amusement or entertainment there, no tv, no telephone, no mountains, streams or other rest spots. So what did we do after a long day of work on the ranch? Sometimes we gathered up the multiple family children and went hunting for arrowheads. Most of the families, including myself, never found an arrow head or spearpoint, year after year. But one young girl, named Kelly, would discover arrowheads in the sand each time. The rest of us were almost mad at her and thought she must somehow be cheating. Back at the house we would look in bewilderment at her finds. "It's not fair, she must be cheating, we didn't see anything!" She was always so happy and we were always so sad and maybe a little irritated. It is really an unfair argument, if you think about it. One side says "it isn't true because I don't see any evidence. It makes me mad." And the other side says, "I am sorry but I know it is true because I have the evidence. I've seen, heard, touched and tasted the evidence. Why do you want me deny what I know? Why won't you try to look deeper and more carefully with me for the evidence?" One side is happy as can be and the other is just plain irritated. Those who have proof love it and those who don't have any evidence aren't so happy. It's an empty bucket against a full bucket. Not a fair debate, I admit. I hope my conclusion isn't just more irritations. Thanks for commenting.

@FingerprintsOnEveryPage I'll make it easy for you. There's no proof. See how I did that? And I did it without writing over 200 words saying absolutely nothing!

The biggest problem is we are achogicaly digging up the last 100-150 years of the nephite civilization and in the books own admission they were utterly destroyed so if they were utterly destroyed how would you find proof of there existence if any remains. Also who was it that burned the codesies to translate the ancient civilization text oh right Spanish conquistadors. I think that you should go check out Zion media they have an actual native chief on saying ya the Book of Mormon is true this is what we have taught for generations upon generations. Or ancient answers. Or saints unscripted. The last one I would suggest is you want the least biased source of information.

@@DC99504 he said a lot, he exposed your ignorance of expecting clear records when the Earth becomes more unclear over time and lack of technology back then further validates that notion. I don't need the archeology to prove anything because the evidence is self there. The history and spirit combined makes it known that Christ is king and BOM says that.

historian and archeologist are simply people creating a micro religion according to capabilities of man.

If you are like me, you end up underlining every line. They are just absolutes after absolutes. It just seems impossible to stop finding deeper and deeper meanings. We don't need any surprise prophecies like the ones I point out here. Thanks for watching.

He answers so many questions we haven't even yet thought to ask!

I believe that with all my heart. God bless you for your faith.

Well, we love you and hope we aren't too wordy or boring.

Robert, yes it does, basically. Verification? What do you mean, peer reviewed or academically approved? A few years after the book was published a very fine scholar published his text on the same subject and his book has become the standard. I've thought about a video on the subject because I've spent years advancing my own thoughts. Don't plan to ever publish it but it might be interesting to show parts if anyone is interested. It isn't approached as traditional stone cut cold word parallels but strangely, as almost a music form. For me creates a beautifully fluid melodic experience rather than a series of unattached mechanical blocks and borders. That idea would ruin it for everyone to consider but I finally realized that personally it is not just a traditional academic series of diagrams and numbers. For me it is a "Divine Symphony in Words." The patterns and rhythms ring in my ears. In reading the text I sometimes feel as though I am back in a violin section playing classic music. I love to see and hear and feel the patterns, the rhythms, the melodies, the points and counter points. I think and hope it has an eternal element to it. Hope I haven't said too much.

0:03 thank you for your reply. By versification I meant the LDS chapters and verses marked on the pages. I found your book sold online it has pictures of a couple of pages and I see the verses are on the running headers on each page. This book looks amazing with a lot of love and beauty. I so appreciate your reply and it is apparent just how much work has gone into such a wonderful book. Thanks again for your videos ❤

Thank you for commenting on this correlation between the Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and Covenants. Our perspectives are obviously different and understandably so. For me, the inspired counsel from the Lord concerning health practices is beautifully couched in the deeper meaning of "word of wisdom." In the revelation on health it is phrased "A" word of wisdom. Surely we understand it is "a" wise practice. I love that definition. But there is much more to word of wisdom. There are many words we are given that are simply wise. The ;health code is only a part of wisdom. In fact, it is a portion of the kind of "wisdom" Moroni was referring to. There are many bits of counsel we can receive as words of wisdom. By utilizing the scriptural phrase the Lord helps us place the counsel in its proper prospective. In modern parlance we speak of "the" word of wisdom but in the spiritual sense it was given at that time as "a" wise bit of counsel that the saints should know and adopt. I think it is very observant of you to notice the phrase is the same in modern revelation as in scripture. Obviously, the phrase came from the same divine source. Thank you for pointing out that precious relationship. You also point out the changes made, primarily in the second edition of the Book of Mormon. The original and printer's manuscript of the text basically had no punctuation, but rather was just a word for word translation from the plates. The typesetter for the first edition of the translated book was Egbert B. Grandin. He was not an advocate for the book but surely did the best he could to have the type set properly. It was necessary for him to put the words into proper sentences and paragraphs. He surely did the best he could. However, for the most part Egbert Grandin created the thousands of minor typographical "errors" that were corrected or edited in later editions. Remember there are 270,000 words in the book. Many slight changes in modern editions are done to bring the words and lettering back to the original manuscripts. But, as you and I know, modern critics look for any possible correction or refinement for one reason, to prove to themselves or others that it was not inspired of God. To many of us it is immature to reject the Bible because of typographical or other minor changes that may have crept into its pages. By comparison, the textual changes in the Book of Mormon are absolutely and profoundly miniscule. Both texts remain the word of God. Thanks for caring!

@@fingerprintsoneverypage So glad they made the fingerprint changes of the Angel Nephi account , changed back to the name of Angel Moroni, for which it makes the book of Mormon officially false. I wonder sometimes . Im actually very very sorry you have this type of intelligence what a God given waste.

Thank you for your questions. Please notice that "the" word of wisdom in Moroni's writing is a general term applying to spiritual wisdom given by God on a broad spectrum. "A" word of wisdom, spoken of by Christ in the Doctrine and Covenants revelation, is a specific area of wisdom pertaining to health and the Lord's will concerning our care of the body. I hope that is not confusing to you. I remind you that there were over 25,000 corrections made in the KJBible and some are still being made (as referred to by one of these videos). However, the thousands of mistakes, or issues that required changes, in the first edition of the Book of Mormon, were primarily required by mistakes made by the typesetter to the first edition of the book. He was not a follower of Joseph Smith, a member of the Church or a believer in the teachings of the Book of Mormon. Nevertheless, I believe he did very well, because of the lack of punctuation in the manuscript, in making a legible text. It is kind of a joke that some of our friends would make an issue of his work as a reason to disbelieve the scripture. Was the paper he used the wrong kind, or the leather used in the binding from the wrong animals, or the ink the wrong color? I appreciate your question that often comes up. I hope you read it, ponder it and pray over it. Thank you.

@@fingerprintsoneverypage It looked like the type setter placed in the wrong word eg The Angel Nephi, later replaced it on a different paper using a different ink, to the Word The Angel Moroni. As to the witness an testimony of the Sword of Laban, the only artifact physically uncovered to show the authenticity of the Battle that took place on the Hill Cumrorah the sword was not recovered thence the false print in the BOM, also the animals namely the Horses later described as a tapir from the mormon scholars is the biggest JOKE horsing around, perhaps this is magical ink, that Joseph was so into witchcraft , an treasure digging brainwashed a lot to believe this Mormon Cult. Look I too appreciate your comment but your lack of comprehension defies belief , I just hope we join up together In God loving grace an look back to on this Humour.

@@kingimatthews4481 We'll have to stay with your last comment. We will joined in unity of the faith at a certain time. God bless you always.

Thank you. We still need President Nelsons.

So you think that applies to 1790 later? You should read 1 Cor 13. All we need is the Bible and not a book written by a man in 1823.

Hi sorry, this was actually me posting under my wife’s account and she doesn’t want comment notifications. I’m happy to answer your questions though. How about we start a new comment thread above and you can post your comment there :) I’ll mention your name so you can find it.

@@LdsTiktokPreservation The fact the false teaching will continue from you will not allow a conversation fo you to tell me more llies. The Bible is very clear and you all will find out the truth wgen Jesus returns. You have the correct information in teh Real God's Word called teh Bible. Nothing in your Book of Joseph Smith is even needed for salvation. Nothing. It is a book a Satan.

I don't know Jonathan Nevelle personally but he has contributed much to the our understanding of the record. I appreciate his work very much.

And thank you for watching it. These are the last days!

@@fingerprintsoneverypage yep, we are so blessed to be alive and have the Book of Mormon compiled into a book in English!

That is such an fascinating question. It has always been portrayed by artists as one collective set of plates but now many believe that the set he originally received from Moroni in Palmyra was the set made by Mormon and it was given back to Moroni or to one of the three Nephites in Harmony, Pennsylvania when Joseph's work on them was done. As Joseph and the party were traveling by wagon to Fayette they met by chance with one of the three Nephites who said he was on his way to Cumorah with a heavy napsack on his back. Was this divine messenger returning the plates to the hill? Then in Fayette Joseph received plates and he translated the small plates. Had they been with Mormon's plates all along or were they separate? These are unanswered questions. In my mind I ask why were they called small plates if they fit the plates of Mormon as portrayed by artists? Why were they returned to the hill if they were returned to Joseph in Fayette? Why did Joseph not carry them by wagon to Fayette if he carried them by wagon to Harmony? Why did the three witnesses see the angel Moroni, hear the voice of God, but not personally handle the plates they saw. In contrast ,Joseph physically possessed the plates he showed to the eight witnesses and the eight witnesses were able to freely touch and handle and go through the plates they saw? There is the simplest of answers to these questions; we don't know and it doesn't matter an iota. We have the finished product that we can handle, examine and ponder over. It is given to us by God through His divine messengers. That is the answer to all such questions. Maybe someday our other questions will be answered or maybe even then we may never know. It doesn't answer the basic question of what we do with what we have been given.

Thank you very much for being interested.

Dear Jeremims, this is an excellent comment and truly deserves an answer. In five minutes, fifty seven seconds it seems impossible to provide a full basis for some of the representations I make. You should know that the word wherefore as well as combinations of words make up hundreds of unique phrases identifying specific authors and times within the Book of Mormon. Taken alone, it may seem less defensible. In later videos we will attempt to demonstrate the consistent body of evidence that many different persons contributed to the record with their own easily identified manners of speech. Thank you for your observation and I hope you will see that there is more to the story.

I can provide all the evidence in the world, but you will simply ignore it. The only great and spacious buildings are the Temples you worship in. The only fingerprints on every page you will find are the prints of Joseph Smith.

I appreciate your point of view and have discussed the issue with others who possess the same opinion. Forgive this perspective; it is not intended to discredit you as you are an intelligent person who is very committed to your belief. My perspective is that I have personally seen, heard and felt with my hands or mind an innumerable series of tangible and intangible facts which evidence to me the validity of Mormon's text. Many of these have been by direct communication from higher sources. In that perspective I have a tremendous body of personal knowledge that the record is true, sacred and divine. As I understand your position is that you have or recognize no body of evidence to the truthfulness of the record. You can quote many arguments that to you make the record appear less likely to be true. But how can prove something doesn't exists on the basis that you haven't seen it? Because you are void of knowledge of its existence you contend it doesn't or couldn't possibly exist. Therefore you hold it is not true. Do you see and understand the obvious problem we mutually encounter. You have none of the evidence that I have which to me is a sure knowledge that it is true. I have evidence it is true, most of which I would not share. The comparison between us it that of a filled space competing with a vacuum. You stand with no evidence that it is true. I stand with enormous evidence to the contrary. I expect to stand forever with evidence and unless your perspective is altered you stand forever without evidence. Of course that seems an unfair argument. How can you compete against something that you can't see but something I absolutely see? I don't mean this reply as insulting, just a perspective to our dilemma. Thank you for viewing the video and expressing your feelings. I wish we were friends because I think I would appreciate you very much.

Thanks for sharing!

Maddened Dog, somehow that name or title reverberates in mind mind. Do we know each other, perhaps closely?

@@fingerprintsoneverypage Technically we are all related. You are a member of the church, we are related. The Church, or someone, has sent list of relatives regarding my genealogy. I am specifically related to: Pocahontas, Elvis Presley, Sean Aston. The Reality is, we are all decedents of Noah. Thus, we are all related. You may find this interesting. I am about to write a book that 100% definitively proves evolution FALSE and impossible. Of curiosity, I wanted to see human population growth. This is a very strong pointer. I reversed engineered Human population Growth. The Answer shocking. That data, DEFINITIVE proves the Bible and the flood. Human population growth traces back to Noah. This proves the Bible, Noah's account is true and that Evolution isn't possible because of in-breeding issues. Look up Habsburg family. In only 7 generations, the family was1/3 shorter, life span decreased and, their face structure changed . In 17 generations, the faces were similar to a Horse face, they had problems eating. Their size reduced 1/2 size and life span 1/2. This is Definitive proof evolution impossible. This is only a tip of the ice burg of evidence that proves evolution impossible. The Human Body has Engineering in it. Long story. I am an engineer for the Infrastructure of the Internet and Security. Computers send data 100% reliable. Yet, everyone knows nothing is 100% reliable, yet, financial transactions are. A technology called CRC for short, Cyclical Redundancy Check makes data 100% reliable. I won't go into it here, it is lengthy and exhaustive and boring to many. Of a Crazy note: The human body had the exact process when cells divide. The human body relies on CRC to make sure ever cell is 100% accurate. As we age, cells fail to reproduce 100% accurate, and that is how we start aging. I live in Modesto California. This may help you know if you know me.

Dearest Mad Dog, are you my nephew? Suddenly I remember that Andy And Susan's son used that name somewhere. It's an amusing title and I assume it is just a coincidence but draws my affection. Bless you whoever you are.

@@fingerprintsoneverypage I am not a nephew of anyone on earth. I have no brothers, at least not in my direct blood line. I reside in California if that helps.

That brings to mind Mark Twain's observation. But if we understand that "and it came to pass" might be a single character, not five separate words as it is translated in English, it makes more sense. Like "vav" as a single Hebrew letter is attached to a word which we translate as "and," the reformed Egyptian symbol translated as "and it came to pass" may even have been a simple prefix and not seem so burdensome to the ear. If we consider "and it came to pass" as "then" or "so" meaning ""the next thing that happened" it seems less burdensome. Moroni explained himself and his concern in Ether 12 about their awkward placement of words. They weren't stupid. It's as if he pleads for our mercy. Thanks for your observation.

No, that phrase does not appear in every chapter of the Book of Mormon.

Thanks for watching!

Andrew, you a sharp cookie. Not trivial, It's page 145, the title page is wrong. Thanks for the proofing. Dumb mistake! Mormon actually used the word in his own writing before beginning the historical abridgement. Thanks!

Isn't that an interesting thought! His words, often criticized, were more well thought out than ours, I suspect.

Surely that portability was part of it! And a simple text form. Good thoughts.

Thank you for your kind thought. The book is truly incredible.