I'm a member of the LDS church because of the Book of Mormon. It's a spiritual text. I had no desire to know Joseph Smith' and so.I glossed over the books introduction and dived into 1st Nephi until I finished the book. No one twisted my arm to read it. It was late at night and I wanted to read something and the BoM was the lucky draw that night. Two months later I finished the book and I just knew that God was in the fine print of this book. My life, family, home was transformed from that time forward. I've never heard of Ethan Smith and his book/s. I would like to read "a view of the Hebrews". I would be able to discern if his book is a spiritual text just like the time I read the BoM. I read the Holy bible next and know this book to be a spiritual text. The BoM is and has converted millions and continues to grow the Church at a higher conversion rate than any other Christian faith out there. I would like to know that if Joseph Smith' plagiarized this book of Ethan's, how did he spiritually textualise the BoM to convert so many millions? Ethan Smith's book/s must be just as spiritually compelling aswel? Like I stated, I can't wait to read his book/s and any truths that I can get out of it. I will find his works and read soon. You made a mistake when you said that Joseph Smith' called the church, The church of Jesus Christ, first. It has always been The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in these Latter Days; unless you were referring to New Testament times? Today the LDS is the true and living church on earth because we have living Apostles and Prophets and the living God moves through them to bring to pass works preparatory to ushering in the second coming. I love being a member of this Church and if you get to know the BoM like I did, you would love this Church too. Have faith and read the BoM
So did Joseph Smith get the idea to write beautiful and complex chiasmatic structures from “View of the Hebrews”? Did the idea that some in the pre-existence or pre-earth life were foreordained because of their faith and obedience come from Ethan Smith? Or that it is wrong to use “hirelings” for pastors? Or that the BOM would “grow together with the Bible to confound false doctrines? Or that 2 Nephi 29 explains Isaiah 29? The whole point of the BOM is that we can have spiritual experiences and all the gifts of the Spirit today, as it was done anciently.
The BOM ask “Have you been born again”? The “View” ask “Are the Indians Israelites? The BOB is much longer. About 30 pages describes from historical text how Jerusalem fell , and how the stubbornness and ineptitude of its leaders caused the tragedy. About the only similarity was that they were both written in English.
I'm a member of the LDS church because of the Book of Mormon. It's a spiritual text. I had no desire to know Joseph Smith' and so.I glossed over the books introduction and dived into 1st Nephi until I finished the book. No one twisted my arm to read it. It was late at night and I wanted to read something and the BoM was the lucky draw that night. Two months later I finished the book and I just knew that God was in the fine print of this book. My life, family, home was transformed from that time forward.
I've never heard of Ethan Smith and his book/s. I would like to read "a view of the Hebrews". I would be able to discern if his book is a spiritual text just like the time I read the BoM. I read the Holy bible next and know this book to be a spiritual text. The BoM is and has converted millions and continues to grow the Church at a higher conversion rate than any other Christian faith out there. I would like to know that if Joseph Smith' plagiarized this book of Ethan's, how did he spiritually textualise the BoM to convert so many millions? Ethan Smith's book/s must be just as spiritually compelling aswel? Like I stated, I can't wait to read his book/s and any truths that I can get out of it. I will find his works and read soon.
You made a mistake when you said that Joseph Smith' called the church, The church of Jesus Christ, first. It has always been The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in these Latter Days; unless you were referring to New Testament times? Today the LDS is the true and living church on earth because we have living Apostles and Prophets and the living God moves through them to bring to pass works preparatory to ushering in the second coming. I love being a member of this Church and if you get to know the BoM like I did, you would love this Church too. Have faith and read the BoM
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So did Joseph Smith get the idea to write beautiful and complex chiasmatic structures from “View of the Hebrews”? Did the idea that some in the pre-existence or pre-earth life were foreordained because of their faith and obedience come from Ethan Smith? Or that it is wrong to use “hirelings” for pastors? Or that the BOM would “grow together with the Bible to confound false doctrines? Or that 2 Nephi 29 explains Isaiah 29? The whole point of the BOM is that we can have spiritual experiences and all the gifts of the Spirit today, as it was done anciently.
The BOM ask “Have you been born again”? The “View” ask “Are the Indians Israelites? The BOB is much longer. About 30 pages describes from historical text how Jerusalem fell , and how the stubbornness and ineptitude of its leaders caused the tragedy. About the only similarity was that they were both written in English.
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Great presentation.
Thanks for this