"Correcting" hotel Bibles and the Book of Mormon
Robert O'Brien obrienr@ecst.csuchico.edu
Wed, 8 Oct 1997 18:16:12 -0700 (PDT) (00876381372, Pine.HPP.3.95.971008181116.6770C-100000@steroid.ecst.csuchico.edu)
As a Mormon who no longer believes in Mormonism, I must say that you have
not unearthed anything new by noticing the apparent contradiction in
doctrines. Also, I don't think very highly of Mark Twain, so I assess his
comments accordingly. In any event, you certainly have not found the
Achilles Heel of Mormonism.
Robert O'Brien
On Wed, 8 Oct 1997, Ralph Nielsen wrote:
> >CASEY (10/7)
> >I stayed in a Marriot a couple of weeks ago and, sure enough, there was the
> >ever-present Gideons Bible along side The Book of Mormon. (I wonder which
> >one is
> >correct.(?)) So I placed two of my own non-tracs [tracts] in each 'holy
> >book' so
> >that there
> >at least would be a small chance that someone might get a little bit of
> >reason with his superstition. Who knows?
> >
> RALPH NIELSEN
> Most people don't know, and Mormons don't want to know, that the Book of
> Mormon absolutely condemns polygamy.
>
> And now it came to pass that the people of Nephi, under the reign of the
> second king, began to grow hard in their hearts, and indulge themselves
> somewhat in wicked practices, such as like unto David of old desiring many
> wives and concubines, and also Solomon, his son. (Jacob 1:15 (p. 119)).
>
> "For behold, he [king Noah] did not keep the commandments of God, but he
> did walk after the desires of his own heart. And he had many wives and
> concubines" (Mosiah 11:2a (p. 167)).
>
> "And it came to pass that Riplakish did not do that which was right in the
> sight of the Lord, for he did have many wives and concubines ..." (Ether
> 10:5a (p. 505)).
>
> I also noticed this interesting bit of B of M genealogy: "Coriantor was the
> son of Moron. And Moron was the son of Ethem" (Ether 1:7-8 (p. 488)).
>
> I included the page numbers because nearly all Bs of M issued from Salt
> Lake City have the same pagination, regardless of type size. This makes it
> easy for us to find the references and highlight them.
>
> Mark Twain called the B of M "chloroform in print." And, sure enough, it
> contains the Book of Ether.
>
> Several times I have posted the references above to a Mormon news group,
> but nobody has ever noticed them. Like all other "true believers," they see
> only what they want to see in their Holy Book.
>
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