Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. While the jury is still out, there are a number of north american indian traditions which recount legends of giant stifflegged beasts which would never lie down, had a big head and large leaflike ears, round footprints, forwardbending knees, and had a fifth. This, many claim, is proof the book of mormon is wrong. It is probable the elephant in the book of mormon refers to the mammoth. If a socalled holy book is not a myth, then we will find that the names of cities, people, and other unique details will be supported by archaeological evidence. Ancient israelites did come to america over 2400 years ago. Buried nephite city and bom elephants off the shore of lake michigan book of mormon west sea grand traverse bay buried under 40 feet of water are petroglyphs.
Claims book of mormon archaeology is based upon scant evidence is deception for the masses. First, please consider the general note on plants and animals above. While the jury is still out, there are a number of north. Elephants true book of mormon geography lands, western new. Any other sexual relations, including those between persons of the same gender, are sinful and undermine the divinely created institution of the family. It details the strengths and weaknesses of dna research and how it relates to the historicity of the book of mormon as being a second witness of jesus christ. Within recent years archaeological evidence has demonstrated that the elephant could very well have survived to such a. The elephant is mentioned only once in the book of mormon ether 9. The book, who are the children of lehi, gives an objective analysis of dna tracking as it relates to the book of mormon and the different peoples of the americas.
Decker reaches the amazing conclusion that utah is conservative, and that people vote on religious lines. Hinckley issued his challenge for lds church members to read the book in 100 days. Mentioned in ether, mastodons and mammoths lived in north america during the pleistocene era, yet became extinct on this continent towards the end of the last ice age, predating the book of mormon by thousands of years. June 3, 2019 introduction the book of mormon records in ether 9. The book of mormon says man dwelt contemporaneously with elephants and that they were useful to them. The curelom and the cumom are useful animals mentioned in the book of mormon. If there is data supporting the texts, we can calculate whether the book of mormon should be considered to be based on fact or simply a good fiction story. The book of mormon mentions elephants being useful to the jaredites ether 9. Downloads male voice mp3 female voice mp3 entire book pdf footnotes.
Sexual relations are proper only between a man and a woman who are legally and lawfully wedded as husband and wife. Both mammoths and gomphotheres are elephantlike creatures that are plausible candidates which may have lived up until jaredite times. Mormon challenges the book of mormon claims elephants in. All the animals except the wild goat in both the jaredite and the nephite records could have been domesticated.
Smith translates the book of mormon, and the book of mormon is replete with claims that the bible is bereft of clarity and a fullness of the truth. The book of mormon was conceived by trey parker, matt stone and robert lopez. Failure to find abundant elephant remains from the jaredite period need not be taken as proof against the book of mormon. The soft, fuzzy cover and cloth pages of this book feature a cheerful elephant accompanied by a happy frog, lion, crab and other animals for baby to identify. Sometimes i recall nuggets of spiritual wisdom but cannot remember when or where i picked them up. An elephant is broad and flat like a wall, said the sage who had touched the elephant s side. These petroglyphs are most likely the remains of a nephite city caused by the calamities just before christ visit to the nephite people. Debunking fairmormon letter to a ces director book of. Both mammoths and gomphotheres are elephantlike creatures that are plausible. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.
Published by the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. For more information about elephants on this continent, see glen chapmans page on elephants in the book of mormon now including scanned images from various publications. Book of mormon archaeology is real, authentic, scientifically researched, a proven fact. This page analyzes the book of mormon using statistical tools relative to archaeological records. Jan 19, 2008 there is substantial evidence, however, that elephants or elephant like creatures did exist on the american continent around the time the book of mormon claims. Within recent years archaeological evidence has demonstrated that the elephant could very well have survived to such a late date. They became friends at the university of colorado boulder and collaborated on a musical film, cannibal. Like the elephant, it makes enough claims that its virtually certain wed find evidence after almost 200 years of searching. This appears a problem to some, in particular, the smithsonian. The vast majority of scientist, archaeologists and mesoamerican scholars agree there were no elephants during the time period the book of. Claims book of mormon archaeology is based upon scant evidence is.
Known for his reporting on utahs kutv channel 2, as well as for his column and editorials in the deseret news, rod decker understands the innuendoes of utah culture, politics, and faith like few others. Parker and stone grew up in colorado, and were familiar with the church of jesus christ of latterday saints and its members. The nephite elephants were used as beasts of burden. Mitts mormon faith, here some fact checking on his work. For a family home evening activity, have someone look up the reference where the animals name first appears and read the scripture. According to the book of mormon they need not have lived later than 2400 b. One problematic animal, though, is the elephant ether 9. Dec 10, 20 the elephant is mentioned only once in the book of mormon ether 9. Elephants in the new world book of mormon research.
Come follow mefor primary page 1 hold up a copy of the book of mormon, and point out the subtitle, another testament of jesus christ. Hunting for elephants in the book of mormon meridian. The book of mormon says that there were elephants in the land northward and they also had horses, and asses, and there were elephants and cureloms and cumoms all of which were useful unto man, and more especially the elephants and cureloms and cumoms. References are provided to scholarly, nonlds publications for each of these grains.
In addition to my discussion below, you may also wish to see the chapman research page on horses in the book of mormon many critics ridicule the mention of horses in the book of mormon, for it is widely assumed that. In 1830, the book of mormon would also relate the existence of elephants in ancient america, and as late as historical precolumbian times. As stated in this book, this does not mean that descendants of book of mormon peoples did not eventually migrate to other parts of the hemisphere and the world during or. Hunting for elephants in the book of mormon book of mormon. Some mormon scholars have theorized that when words are found in the book of mormon that seem anachronistic, or that refer to items not known to have existed in the precolumbian americas during the period of time covered by the book of mormon e.
The arguments for book of mormon elephants prove all things. In defense, many latterday saint scholars cite evidence from secular scholarship that the proboscidea lived on into the. While the jury is still out, there are a number of north american indian traditions which recount legends of giant stifflegged beasts which would never lie down, had a big. Jackson recently wrote an article the elephant in the room. Dec 28, 2019 come follow mefor primary page 1 hold up a copy of the book of mormon, and point out the subtitle, another testament of jesus christ. A real elephant was the model for this ancient mayan wall painting. An elephant is thick, round, and solid like a tree trunk, said the sage who had touched the elephant s leg. There is substantial evidence, however, that elephants or elephantlike creatures did exist on the american continent around the time the book of mormon claims. Miller and matthew roper w hen the book of mormon first appeared, skeptics said that references to horses, asses, elephants, and other animals such as swine and cows were out of place. Animals in the book of mormon challenges and perspectives wade e.
So, not finding any evidence is evidence against the book and its claims. Apr 28, 2006 elephant the only place where elephants are mentioned in the book of mormon is in ether 9. This is how it goes, as best i remember, with a few adaptations of my own. How do you account for the incorrect mention of certain animals in the book of mormon especially the horse. Between 1817 and 1819 it was marketed for the use of schools throughout the. Book of mormon claims elephants in ancient america. Its noteworthy that the book of mormon lists european animals instead of animals native to america such as the tapir. Six men of indostan to learning much inclined, who went to see the elephant though all of them were blind, that each by observation might satisfy his mind. The mammoth elephant, horse, and ass are animals listed in the book of mormon that presumably became extinct in north america at the close of the. It details the strengths and weaknesses of dna research and how it relates to the historicity of the book of.
Critics argue that the archaeological record suggests that all. My preferred method in my adult life was to read it very quickly, following a schedule id worked out when president gordon b. Includes every geographical place mentioned in the book of mormon. Elephants are mentioned twice in the earliest book of mormon record, the book of ether. Instead of picketing the book of mormon musical, for example, the mormon church. In october 20, the authors conducted a data analysis comparing the book of mormon to over 100,000 books from the pre1830s era. Elephant the only place where elephants are mentioned in the book of mormon is in ether 9. Illuminating the credibility of the book of mormon through archaeological photographs. Popular items for elephant edge book of mormon 2,023 results topic tab kit without booka diy scripture book great gifts, baptism, missionary, family reference, converts, youth, seminary book. Both mammoths and gomphotheres are elephant like creatures that are plausible candidates which may have lived up until jaredite times. A touch of the pages produces an irresistible crinkling sound and a shake reveals gentle rattling. Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates.
Upset by their conflicting descriptions of the elephant, the king erupted. Authorities on ancient america claim that elephants and horses ceased to exist after the last ice age. The study of the ancient american horse and elephant points unavoidably to the north american setting for the book of mormon and adds strong supportive evidence that the book of mormon is true, contrary to the attacks of antimormons who say the absence of the horse and elephant in ancient america discounts the book mormons divine authenticity. And they also had horses, and asses, and there were elephants and cureloms and cumoms. Print here tell a story from the book of mormon that teaches about jesus christ, such as the account of samue. The fact that horses and asses and elephants are included as indigenous animals has been a challenge to some readers of the book of mormon since these animals are generally thought to have been introduced either after the arrival of europeans in the americas, or extinct long before book of mormon times. The book of mormon mentions horses, elephants, cattle, swine. Let the children take turns saying, another testament of jesus christ. The blind men and the elephant well over one hundred years ago, an american poet put to rhyme an ancient parable. As stated in this book, this does not mean that descendants of book of mormon peoples did not eventually migrate to other parts of the hemisphere and the world during or following book of mormon times.
The musical 1993, their first experience with movie musicals. Thus any elephants existing upon the american continents need not have survived past about 2400 b. A graduate of the university of utah in political science, he attended graduate school at the university of chicago and spent a year at harvard as a nieman fellow in journalism after serving. Many point to the extinction of the mastodon, mammoth, and gomphothere by the end of the pleistocene, 10,000 years ago, as one of the books anachronisms. One in particular has increasingly taken on new meanings for me as ive wrestled with some of lifes tougher questions. Americas first elephant arrived in 1796 on captain jacob crowninshields boat from india. Sorenson, an ancient american setting for the book of mormon salt lake city, deseret book, 1985. A complete description of the book of mormon geography bomgeography, including an internal map model, external map model i. Hunting for elephants in the book of mormon meridian magazine. This site can be used as a study guide to help understand the book of mormon.
Debunking fairmormon letter to a ces director book of mormon. Mormon, book of mormon, mit romney, scripture, gary hicks, lds, bible, jesus, jesus. I devoted a good chunk of my life to reading and rereading the book of mormon. The previous two linked pages show the book of acts correlates to archaeological records at a high confidence level based on research and analysis by the classic scholar, dr. Here is a list of mormon animals that might have existed but whose remains disappeared. Jul 10, 2012 the elephant in the room mormon fact check says. Critics argue that the archaeological record suggests that all elephant like creatures became extinct in the new world around 10,000 bc. Recently, butchered mastodon bones were found in a newworld archeological site dating to around the time of christ. The book of mormon says that there were elephants in the land northward. Nov 27, 2016 buried nephite city and bom elephants off the shore of lake michigan book of mormon west sea grand traverse bay buried under 40 feet of water are petroglyphs. The book of mormon mentions horses, elephants, cattle. Elephants true book of mormon geography lands, western. The fact that horses and asses and elephants are included as indigenous animals has been a challenge to some readers of the book of mormon since these animals are generally thought to have been introduced either after the arrival of europeans in the americas, or. And they also had horses, and asses, and there were elephants and cureloms and cumoms all of which were useful unto man, and more especially the elephants and cureloms and cumoms.
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