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@ErikandAndreea I agree. I thought that's what I was saying. The BoM is racist. The institutional church does not know how to address the race issue without undermining the BoM and its doctrinal past. They would just like everyone to forget about it which is basically what is happening among youn...

I am a Mormon that grew up in Texas. I went on a mission (Philippines), married in the temple (Houston), and have two children. Until last year I was the ward clerk. All my family is Mormon. Finally, at thirty years old, I have found out many things about the church that were kept from me. At tim...

In summary, thanks to DNA evidence, the limited geography model of Sorensen is becoming a lot more popular.

Metal is the only material specified for swords in the BoM. The Nephites always had the metal sword of Laban, and they made many copies of it (2 Ne. 5:14). The macuahuitl were described by the Spanish as sword-like, but depictions of these weapons during BoM times are clubs or maces. The sword sh...

I like the idea that the BoM was written by the upper class. Is there evidence of class structure in the BoM itself?

The phrase "it came to pass" is in the 1830 BoM about 1397 times. I believe they removed about 100 of these in making the 1837 version of the BoM. This phrase is found about 450 t...

The two known ancient Israelite directional systems are sun-oriented, specifically oriented toward the rising sun. The Temple of Solomon was oriented so that on equinox day the first rays went through the temple doors. Lehi was also likely aware of the Northern constellations which would just be ...