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 January 17 — Where are the Gold Plates? Mormon Doctrine, p. 234 “Moroni deposited the plates in the Hill Cumorah in about 421 A.D., and then as a resurrected being revealed the hiding place to the Prophet on September 22, 1823. Four years later the Prophet was permitted to obtain possession of them, but the actual translation of the portion we now have as the Book of Mormon did not take place until between April 7 and June 11, 1829. Thereafter the plates were returned to the custody of Moroni. (Jos. Smith 2:27-65; D. & C. 27:5; Doctrines of Salvation, vol. 3, pp. 215-226.” (more…)

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Book of Mormon Metallurgy and Wishful Thinking

Mormon Decisions 10Mormons and Archaeology: An Outside View”, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought (Summer 1973) pgs 40–48; “There is an inherent improbability in specific items that are mentioned in the Book of Mormon as having been brought to the New World by Jaredites and/or Nephites. Among these are the horse (extinct in the New World since about 7,000 B.C.), the chariot, wheat, barley, and metallurgy (true metallurgy based upon smelting and casting being no earlier in Mesoamerica than about 800 A.D.). The picture of this hemisphere between 2,000 B.C. and A.D. 421 presented in the book has little to do with the early Indian cultures as we know them, in spite of much wishful thinking.” – Michael D. Coe, Yale University

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Foundation of the Book of Mormon Series

Grammar Problems and Questionable Teachings in the Book of Mormon Part 3

The Non-existent Archaeology from the Book of Mormon

 (Things not invented yet and/or not in America during Book of Mormon timeframe)

This article is a nice companion to our series, but it also goes along well with our archaeological investigations that we’ve produced for the site. http://lifeafterministry.com/2011/01/15/book-of-mormon-artifacts-and-metallurgy/

This article is a list of all the verses from the claims of Joseph Smith about various tools, food items and animals in the Book of Mormon. We’ve included ore, iron, horses, chariots, flocks, etc. in the same order of our original article. You’ll also find additional references for words we didn’t include in the original article. This is a handy reference guide when witnessing to your Mormon friends and loved ones.

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Where are the golden plates?

Mormon Doctrine, pg. 327; “Moroni deposited the plates in the Hill Cumorah in about 421 A.D., and then as a resurrected being revealed the hiding place to the Prophet on September 22, 1823. Four years later the Prophet was permitted to obtain possession of them, but the actual translation of the portion we now have as the Book of Mormon did not take place until between April 7 and June 11, 1829. Thereafter the plates were returned to the custody of Moroni. (Jos. Smith 2:27-65; D. & C. 27:5; Doctrines of Salvation, vol. 3, pp. 215-226.”

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August 27 – Exodus 20:16; ‘Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.”

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