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Mormon devoted about onethird of his abridgment and all of his own book directly or indirectly to military matters. In addition to providing a glimpse into nephite and lamanite political and religious culture, the war chapters in the book of mormon can also be seen as evidence for the books historicity. There are three war stories in the book of mormon which i find particular instructive. I also examine how each author contributed to the understanding of the mormon war and what is still lacking. Why are there so many war chapters in the book of mormon. Mormon devoted about onethird of his abridgment and all of his own book.

Why is there no evidence of a battle at hill cumorah. Designed for multiple use as study guides, handouts, and masters for creating projectable images, the charts convey a wealth of information that will enrich personal study and teaching. Mormons clash with the ungodly in war by amazon customer. The book of mormon comprises 15 books, each allegedly written by an ancient american prophet. The book of mormon is actually a collection of histories passed down from one writer to another. Book of mormon central archive the late war against the book of mormon. But it came to pass, in the same year, that the people of columbia were revenged of the evil. A 19 th century book, the history of the late war between the united states and great britain, has been mentioned before now as a possible source for the book of mormon, most notably by rick grunder in his 2008 work.

This is a spot for civilians, military historians, members of the lds church and anybody else. In october 20, the authors conducted a data analysis comparing the book of mormon to over 100,000 books from the pre1830s era. Instead of reading the designated bom passage, i will mistakenly read a passage from the late war. Book of mormon were not just a series of reruns, the nephites against the lamanites. I believe in jesus christ as my savior and redeemer. Zoram leads the nephite army to victory alma 16 the lamanites attack the.

The book of mormon indicates that among its cultures some wars were fought for better causes than others. According to the book of mormon, jesus christ appeared and preached to the nephites in the americas after his crucifixion. Warfare in the book of mormon book of mormon central. A dynamic, interactive, webfriendly presentation of the book of mormon.

Book of mormonplagiarism accusationsthe late war fairmormon. The approximate dates and locations of these wars, along with accompanying scriptural references, are listed in this chart. Oct 27, 20 the internets been abuzz with hype this week about a new computer study by duane and chris johnson which purports to identify four literary influences on the book of mormon besides the king james bible. Lehi, an alleged prophet and contemporary of jeremiah, led his wife, children, and their spouses through the arabian wilderness to the shores of the large waters. Nelson said of the subject, during the second world war, when members of the church were forced to fight on opposing sides, the first presidency affirmed that the state is. The implications of tribal warfare are there from the beginning until about the time of the words of mormon where a transition to large armies appears to. Mormons believe in the bible, as well as other books of scripture, such as the book of mormon. Chris johnson, duane johnson, in a comparison of the book of mormon and the late war between the united states and great britain,propose a number of. A book of mormon perspective is not the first book to address this important topic, but it is the most comprehensive. This is where i publish my preliminary research notes and ideas concerning warfare in the book of mormon. So many who have the book of mormon in hand capitulate to the worship of the state, its military and police, its foreign adventures, its sanctions, and its insatiable appetite to be the worlds police. Aug 31, 2012 despite the relative simplicity of these narratives, however, there is something to be learned from the book of mormon on issues of war and peace. The title of this blog alludes to the wars described in the book of mormon, but the substance is the ongoing differences of opinion about book of mormon geography and historicity.

The book of mormons rich accounts of warfare contain some of the most exciting and interesting material in the thousandyear narrative. Let us know if youd like to receive your own digital copy of the book of mormon, andor if these messages encourage and assist you spiritually as well. The book of mormon is a book saturated with warfare. Zion and the missouri extermination order of 1838, brandon g. Book of mormon stories the ethics of war and peace worlds. According to the book of mormon, the final war that destroyed the jaredites resulted in the deaths of at least two million people. Support the first book of mormon war epic ever on kickstarter. During april, i have studied the wars in the book of mormon. Implied wars and contentions in the time of nepali. At this point in the book of alma, chapters 4362, mormon alerted the reader that he would return to an. Peace within the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Use the cards as they are, or strengthen them with power cards, like faith, wickedness, secret combinations, or title of liberty. Mackinnon digs deeper than nearly any other book ive encountered, monograph or documentary, and he knows more about the utah war than most historians know about their personal pet topic. Mormon, the compiler and abridger of the book of mormon, was himself a military commander.

Each war had different causes, different parties, unique problems, and. Millet, former dean of religious education at byu, coauthor, doctrinal commentary on the book of mormon. A fascinating issue on climate is the seasons of war and agriculture described in the book of mormon, mostly between alma 9 and alma 47. No one can read the book of mormon without wondering why the war chapters are there.

Meanwhile, after the civil war began, the federal troops that had garrisoned utah since 1858 left. With this in mind, i decided to search deep within the war chapters of the book of mormon to. There are several major wars or periods of warfare documented in the book of mormon. Having names and dates for these wars can help readers keep all of this confusing. History of warfare in the book of mormon lightplanet. This is another socalled book of mormon anachronism that george lucas capitalized on when he created the. Moroni, the last of the nephite prophethistorians, sealed up the abridged records of these people and hid them in about a. Ive never really understood why people sometime struggle. Thus, for example, military leaders such as moroni1, his son moronihah, and mormon each became the chief captain at a young age that first sentence should be what we deduce or infer by.

So many who have the book of mormon in hand capitulate to the worship of the state, its military and police, its foreign adventures, its sanctions, and its insatiable appetite to. Hunt, the late war, between the united states and great britain, from june 1812, to february 1815 1816. The utah war 18571858 the mormons began to settle utah in 1847, after mobs murdered the prophet joseph smith and expelled the mormon church membership from illinois. They have a unique view of cosmology and believe that all people are spiritchildren of god. It professes to be a religious and secular history of hebrews who fled jerusalem and certain persecution. Framing the debate as a war is hyperbole, of course. Wars and destructions were brought upon the nephites because of the contentions, murderings, idolatry, whoredoms, and abominations which. Despite the relative simplicity of these narratives, however, there is something to be learned from the book of mormon on issues of war and peace. Oct 21, 2015 the book of mormon contains an account of this visit, including the very words spoken by jesus. Having names and dates for these wars can help readers keep all of this confusing action straight. May 01, 2012 with the exception of lot smiths company, utah raised no volunteers for the union army, and the territorys mormon population eschewed displays of wartime patriotism. Book of mormon, history of warfare in the encyclopedia.

Most church members are not angry or emotional about their differences of opinion. The 1838 mormon war, also known as the missouri mormon war, was a conflict between mormons and nonmormons in missouri from august to november 1838, the first of the three mormon wars. The book makes a good opening statement for a case for the book of mormon, but because it relies so much on material from fairmormon, book of mormon central and the rest of the m2c citation cartel, it. The grim reality for ancient peoples was that religious, political, and cultural ideologies were frequently enforced through war. I essentially agree with brant gardner that we should read the large numbers of war casualties in the book of mormon as communicating tremendous devastation with a greater loss of. The late war against the book of mormon interpreter. Book of mormon references you didnt know were in star wars part 1 of 2. The late war between the united states and great britain, by gilbert j. The implications of tribal warfare are there from the beginning until about the time of the words of mormon where a transition to large armies appears to take. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to adherents, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from.

The first author was the prophet nephi, who left jerusalem with his family in about 600 bc and sailed to. In my book of mormon class, we have been talking about the war chapters, in alma 4356. In this essay, i discuss some of the reasons why studying the mormon war is important, such as learning about the effects of extralegal violence and how both the mormons and the missourians are at fault for the war. This figure includes all of the fourword phrases used in both the book of mormon and the late war. Much more than simply reporting these wars like a modern journalist, mormon infused moral and theological. The mormon war not only challenged the protection afforded by the first amendment, it foreshadowed the partisan violence over slavery and states. Book of mormon battles is an exciting game of strategy and chance. The book drips of the perspiration from decades of labor. Book of mormon and late war comparison mormonleaks. Proximity searches boolean searches browse the book of mormon main page. On both occasions, however, it was not considered holy scripture, as it is today.

Believers were referred to as mormons because of the churchs adherence to the book of mormon, their companion scripture to the bible wherein the story of. As is true today, warfare in the ancient world took on ideological importance for both sides of a conflict. The relationship between the late war and the book of mormon does not appear to offer a serious explanation for book of mormon origins, and not much substance and density as an alleged influencer of some kind, though the relationship may be statistically stronger than with many other books that also were not used as sources by joseph smith. But that is only because they were assuming there was only one cumorah. Book of mormon references you didnt know were in star. If i compare the late war and the book of mormon using my texts without excluding the kjv data that is, if i include all of the fourword locutions in my results, i end up with 1,478 shared phrases. The strength of the argument that the book of mormon is a remix of the late war rests on the cumulative improbability of finding all of these phrases somewhere else. Only after the civil war, when republished in the 1876 edition doctrine and covenants, did the prediction receive scriptural status. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to adherents, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. A single example out of hundreds between the late war published 1816 and the book of mormon published 1830. The mormons sit out the civil war the new york times. It was carried out in a complex mixture of religious ritual and ideology. Along with pictures depicting important people, places. Lessons from wars in the book of mormon book of mormon.

The writers of the book of mormon took war and its results seriously, and finally the nephite civilization was destroyed by war. The late war, the first book of napoleon if i ever attend gospel doctrine again, i typically leave after sacrament, i will volunteer to read a book of mormon passage. War in the book of mormon part 1 the millennial star. Its something thats been studied by eran shalevhe wrote a book called american zionand hes a professor nonlds at the history department at haifa, israel. War in the book of mormon introduction the millennial star. In the time of amaron, there was destruction and in abinadoms time. Part ii omni 1 and mosiah 9 this is the second part of a series. When war comes again between the nephites and lamanites in 327 ad, mormon is appointed the leader of their armies because he is large in stature, despite. The book of mormon teaches that war is a result of iniquity. Book of mormon stories the ethics of war and peace. A twohundredyear era of peace followed that visit of christ. From book of mormon population estimates, it is evident that the civilizations described are comparable in size to the civilizations of ancient egypt, ancient greece, ancient rome, and the maya.

Several examples provide specific months and days of the battle e. The approximate dates and locations of these wars, along. The book of mormon records the visit of jesus christ to people in the americas following his resurrection. Apr 20, 2020 the title of this blog alludes to the wars described in the book of mormon, but the substance is the ongoing differences of opinion about book of mormon geography and historicity. No other book, aside from the first book of napoleon, approaches the density of rare phrases 4grams, specifically that are shared by the book of mormon. It occurs in a list with food items, namely, corn, wheat, barley, neas another book of mormon hapax legomenon, and fruit seeds. Out of the top matches, we discovered a book called the late war between the united states and great britain, a scriptural style account of the war of 1812 published in new york in 1816. Aug 27, 2016 the events that mormon is recounting occurred about 72 b.

How did democracy help the nephites conquer their enemies. Mormon war papers, 18381841 this collection includes records such as the journal of the joint legislative committee that investigated the difficulties with the mormons, the report of the complaints against the mormons, letters relating to the movement of the militia, a petition to governor boggs from mormons in carroll county asking for protection, reports. With mormon settlement, this desert state began to blossom. The history of the mormons conflicts across the frontier in the 19th century examines the tumultuous history of the saints. Yes, some mormon leaders have theorized that new york was the location of the nephite battle, but there is nothing in the book of mormon to indicate that the cumorah where joseph smith secured the gold plate records was the same hill where the nephites had their great battle. A comparison of the seasons of war and agriculture between the book of mormon and mesoamerica shows a high. New computer study purports to detect literary influences on. The book of mormon records how an ancient prophet, lehi, who lived in jerusalem around 600bc, led a group of. From the first day they came out with it, i never saw the johnsons claim that the book of mormon was copied from the late war. Mormon leads the nephite armiesblood and carnage sweep the landthe nephites lament and mourn with the sorrowing of the damnedtheir day of grace is passedmormon obtains the plates of. The late war against the book of mormon book of mormon.

Mormon is a nickname for a member of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Sure, my eyes have gone over the words of those verses and chapters multiple times, but my brain cells were. And the inevitable answer must include something along these lines. The late war, the book of mormon, and big data duane johnson 2. The name actually refers to a prophet who lived in ancient america and who played a vital role in recording the scriptural history of his time, revealed in our day. The book is divided into smaller books that read as narratives. Kinney unravels the complex series of events that led to a religious and ideological war of both blood and words. Charting the book of mormon is a collection of more than 175 visual aids that promote deeper understanding and appreciation of the book of mormon. The book of mormon is a religious record, and for the people of the book of mormon, as in nearly all ancient cultures, warfare was fundamentally sacral. The missouri mormon war missouri secretary of state. Although the book of mormon is a complex record, it is still very clear and purposeful. Why the book of mormons battle numbers dont add up and.

Books about mormons score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. It is impossible for us to determine at this point in time the source of mormons information as to the events that happened away from the nephite lands. An assumption is being made that joseph smith must have read gilbert hunts the late war in the absence of any evidence to support it. Chris johnson, duane johnson, in a comparison of the book. Chris johnson, duane johnson, in a comparison of the book of mormon and the late war between the united states and great britain, propose a number of parallel sentence structures between gilbert hunts book the late war and the book of mormon.

He studied american texts that were written like the bible, and the late war falls in this genre. See part one, part three, part four, part five, part six, part seven. In its emphasis on warfare, the book of mormon accurately reflects the grim reality of early history. A comparison of the book of mormon and the late war between the united states and great britain late war comparison by chris and duane johnson. Players battle one another using 56 different heroes and villains from the book of mormon.