Why don't Mormons hand out "The Pearl of Great Price" or "Doctrine & Covenants"?  Just the Book of Mormon.
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because they have to get you into them before they start with the rules and regulations. i fthey gave us all doctrine and covenants from the start they would not have any converts.\n\ni was just about to join the morman church when 2 things happened, they cave me D@C before all of my free thinking skills were gone. and i met a bishop that made the Bakers look like charitable people.
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The best suggestion I can make is E-bay, used book stores, and a web search. Its out there, but I'm not sure its still in print. A hint: The older the copy of the 6th & 7th books of Moses the more likely it will be that this will be a part of it. I had one YEARS ago and let it get away. Good luck!
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Hmm, the match is interesting, maybe we should all become Mormons, the only trouble is, I keep mis-reading it as morons, sorry, I don't want to upset anyone, it's just that my word eyes aren't too good.\n\nYes, I could, but no, I wouldn't want to.
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There probably is missing Gospel. What relevance? It would have the same message, no?
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Don't forget "thou shall not kill"!!!!!!!! The Commandments list moral wrongdoings, similar to our laws, yet these Biblical laws are forbidden from public view, because of what? Because they are Christian values, that our forefathers held true!!!!!\n\n\nBTW the SEC is a better conference!!!!LOL
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The Book of Mormon is a book of fiction written by a charlatan and a crook named Joseph Smith. He claimed  to have translated the book from original gold plates provided by the angel Moroni with 3D like glasses. Neither the plates nor the glasses were ever found. In fact if it was factual history why did the Mormon leadership revise the original text and drop controversial material through the ages.\n\nEvery single word you find is false and absolutely nowhere factual or historical.
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Everyone that says it takes money to pay for the materials to make a book is stupid. After a week you have made enough money to pay for a ton of materials. The fact of the matter is a bible probably only cost about a buck to make. They sell them for way more because they want to make money off of faith, just like televangelist charge heck of money to listen to "the word" and christian musicans charge a bunch for their concerts and CDs it is not about God here it is about green.
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Yes. My understanding is that the Book of Mormon is considered an add-on to the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. It was eventually consolidated into one book by Joseph Smith. The site below is the Mormon (Church of Latter Day Saints) description of the Book of Mormon.\n\nThe New Testament has the vast majority of Jesus' life and teachings.\n\nI hope this helps!
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They simply don't meet the requirements of Holy Scripture.\nMost books don't meet the requirement of being apostolic which is to be written by the hand of an eyewitness.
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I think it is bad business: My guess is that less than one per Million of this bibles brought anyone to Christianity. \nA good quality bible like these cost at least 10. \nSo instead of wasting 10 Million on Million bibles to convert one person, they could use this money to convert 100 people by bribing each of them with $100,000! \nThat 100 times better return on their investment!
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I am a member of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints. Better known as Mormon. We believe in God, Jesus, and the Holy Ghost. They are 3 separate beings. We believe that Jesus was sent to suffer for our sins. We also believe that after he died he came to visit the Americas. That is what the Book Of Mormon is all about is Jesus coming to the American continents after he died.If you want a copy of the Book of Mormon I will send you one free of charge. jgeddes01@yahoo.com (just give me your address)  We believe that God and Jesus both speak to Prophets on earth today. True Mormons are not those people down in Utah Practicing polygamy. They are the ones making us look bad.
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Hi there!  It's me again!  \nYou know, I think the thing to look at in the Mormon religion is again, the verifiable concrete stuff. (no pun intended ha ha ha)\nDid you know that while archeologists use the bible to find places and things (Rockefeller used the bible to locate OIL, remember Noah and the PITCH he used on the inside and outside of the ark?  DING?!?!? ) they have been QUOTED saying that they have tried finding the places mentioned in the Book of Mormon and THEY CAN'T FIND any of the sites.  And Joseph Smith said that the new Jerusalem would be built in the midwest and, like it never happened.  ANd he said that Native americans were a lost tribe of the Hebrews.  And thanks to DNA testing it was like completely shot down too.\nNOW do Mormons suck?  NO WAY!!!??!!! Not at all but are they deceived?  YES  The reason I say this is again.  DUDE if you are a Prophet of GOD.  YOU don't get ANY prophecies wrong.  You don't have gramatical errors in your text.  And DUDE you are not MORE HOLY because of the special underwear bro.  \nNOW Joseph Smith mentioned stuff about concrete, COOL.  I'm glad he got that right but sad that it would bring someone to believe that he would have the answer of how to get closer to God.  Mormons are very wonderful thoughtful people.    But so are Christians and NO Mormons are NOT Christians.  They do not believe that Jesus did the redemptive work at the Cross. And that it's WORKS that gets you to your own planet when you die.  WHAT?!?!?\nYes, that's right I said it. PLA-NET. Here's the thing Texas Toast.  I don't know what church you have been attending, but you know what it looks like they havent been teaching you the TRUTH.  That Jesus LOVED PROSTITUTES AND MURDERERS and SINNERS, His Apostles DISSED HIM until AFTER He was resurrected and appeared to them.  He's not the JERRY FALWELL loving-tie wearing- O'Reilly watching-Republican.  He loves me a SINNER and YOU and the MORMONS too!!!!, and by His death I am able to come before a HOLY GOD and say WHASSSS-UPPPP!!!  \nThis is sooooo cool that you want to ask questions and think about who it is that you are Worshipping and praying to.  RIGHT ON!  Don't give up and keep asking questions and the REAL GOD will stand up!
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Yes they are point clear reason why is because everything you just said was infact the truth we all know that the jesus the mormons follow who went to americas is indeed not the jesus we read from the word of God which is the bible. The book of mormon also the book of nomrom is  a false doctrine to lure people away from the state of the fact that the bible is the only true word of God there is there is no other book in its existence that can come close to the bible it would already be in the bible if that was true fact. So there fore the book of mormon can not be true.\nEveryone who has done there research on the fact that the book of pearl of great price was indeed stolen from egyptain helographic's from the egyptain book of the dead. Fact and proven. A mormon can state all they like that they know it to be true but when you ask them how do you know it to be true they say well my heart told me and God said not to trust the heart for the heart is wikked. Jesus also said when you pray pray this way our father who art in heaven.\nNot to the spirit of God but to the father as it says not to a made up heavenly father but to God the one who created you. Chrstians say in the name of the father the son and the holy spirt amen or sometimes they well say in the name of jesus amen mormons and i say these things in the name of jesus christ amen. Why do they say i say these things in the name in stead of saying in the name lol?
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Boy when the topic of money is brought up it is sure easy to separate those with faith and those with just an intellectual conviction of their religion.  How do you suppose the building is supposed to get built?  Who is supposed to pay the power, the gas, the water, the garbage pick-up?  Who pays to have the carpets cleaned or the lightbulbs replaced?  People who turn against religion because money is requested reveal that they really have no faith in their religion at all.  Within the Lord's true church the law of tithing is lived by all members.  Every member of the Lord's church has been commanded by the Lord to return 10% of their increase.  And where did they get their increase from?  That's right--the Lord.  We are asked to only return 10% of what we make to help meet the expenses of the church.  Of course within my faith, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) we do NOT have any paid ministry.  NONE of our leaders are paid for their service--I know this beyond doubt, because I AM a local leader in our church and I have never received one dime for the hundreds of hours of service I offer.  So unlike manmade churches that PAY their ministers, within the Lord's church ahd kingdom the laborer labors for Zion, for if they labor for money they perish.  As with many other members of the LDS church I end up paying about $13,000 a year to our church to do my part to meet the necessary costs of building buildings, temples, upkeep, and maintenance of the existing buildings.  \n\n\nAnd I never lose a second's sleep over it.  The Lord blesses those who do their part and don't love their money more than Him.\n\nAn added comment to clean up much of the confusion TeePee is under:\n\n1.  He claimed we (the LDS) are sent a bill to pay our tithing.  Wrong.  I've been a member and a leader of the LDS church for nearly 50 years and that has NEVER happened.  All payments of tithing and offerings is voluntary and no one is forced to pay either.\n\n2.  He claimed that the LDS do not believe in salvation by the grace of Christ.  Wrong again.  We believe that there is NOTHING that we can do that would earn us salvation, it is a free gift from Christ.  What we DO believe is that if we want to receive the highest possible reward following this life we must be obedient to God's commandments (which ironically is exactly what TeePee's Bible teaches).  Our obedience helps us become more Christlike, it does NOT EARN us salvation.\n\n3.  TeePee doesn't understand the writings of Paul and his discussion of works and grace.  Paul was warning the people of his day to not rely on the works of the law of Moses.  New followers of Christianity were still carrying out the day-to-day sacrifices (works) of the Law of Moses and Paul taught that these had no saving virtue following the revelation of the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ.  No where in the Bible is it taught that obedience is unnecessary.  How does TeePee justify John the Revelator's statement that at the final day we would be judged according to our works.  This is a difficult dilemma for Born Again Christians to wiggle out of.  And why did James teach that faith without WORKS was dead?  ANother tough one for the Born Again Bunch.  And why did Jesus teach that not everyone that saithed unto me Lord, Lord, will enter into the kingdom of my father but he that DOETH the will of the father which is in heaven.\n\n\nPretty tough dilemmas for the Born Again Bunch huh?  In one of the great ironies of recorded history it is the Bible-Thumping-Born-Again-Bunch who actually don't agree with their own Bible after all.
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There are many aspects of the book that might prove interesting to debate. One of the most controversial items that the book brings forth is the question of whether Jesus was married and had children. It has NEVER been church doctrine, that such was the case. However, some members and a few leaders back in the early days of the church have speculated on the subject of marriage. In the end, since we do not know, it remains, just that, speculation. \n\nOne of the biggest problems that I, personally, have with the book is that, in the end, Brown's theory seems to be more about Jesus being human rather than divine. I completely disagree with this viewpoint. Members of our church are generally well read. I can't see this book affecting the faith of anyone who has taken the gospel seriously. \n\nDespite Brown's claim that everything is "accurate," people seem to be forgetting that it is just a clever and somewhat interesting piece of entertainment. There may be bits of truth in it, just as in other fictional novels, yet it is still just a work of fiction. \n\nMany religious groups seem to be overly concerned about this book's message or impact. I am of the opinion that while the book may cause some few to doubt, there will be others who may actually start reading the scriptures to find out just what they say. Opposition is not a bad thing. Many people may find their faith strengthened as a result of all of this religious fervor. Is that such a bad thing?\n\nThis is just one "mormon's" opinion on the matter.
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Nice article. Carole Mikita always does a decent job or representing the facts.\n\nThis isn't really a big deal. I mean, people have been writing stories about the Mormons as long as they've been around (see Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's collected tales of Sherlock Holmes, especially one very ridiculous story about the Mormons).\n\nYes, several of the early church leaders had strong ties to Freemasonry. I've never been able to figure out exactly what anyone thinks is wrong with Freemasonry, but I probably just don't delve into conspiracy theories enough. Anyway, I just don't really see the connection as anything particularly shocking or disturbing.\n\nAs far as access to the church archives, I think that is a fairly common practice. I believe that if someone has a legitimate curiosity, they'll let just about anyone in to study and research. None of it is a secret, you know. Even the temple goings-on aren't secret. They are sacred, and as Mormons, we prefer not to make all of it public knowledge, because people can be very cruel when they choose to twist things and take them out of context. Nobody wants the things that are so close to their hearts to be trampled on by non-believers, right?\n\nThe symbols on the temple are outside, for everyone to see. There's nothing secret or shameful about early members' ties to masonry. At face value, which is all I've really seen, freemasonry seems like a nice idea to me. Good people doing good things. Now what could be bad about that? I don't know much about the Knights Templar, other than what I learned by watching National Treasure (my favorite movie) and The Da Vinci Code, so I really can't comment much there.\n\nNo worries. Either way, the Lord's work will roll on. :)
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Far too many people have Bible, and wouldn't be able to explain the meaning of a passage, if you asked them.The book is meant to be read, understood, and the Word is to be put into practice daily in our lives.