NEW Book of Mormon Evidence: Word Usage PROVES ITS Truth! 

Yep. There are SO many! Happy to join the good fight!

The hateful podcasts are still spreading the lie that Joseph Smith mistranslated the Book of Abraham papyrus. One by the name of Paul Gregersen debunked the arrogant Egyptologist opinions against Joseph Smith by presenting proper interpretational understanding on translation. Nonetheless the hateful podcasts still spread the lie that Joseph Smith mistranslated the papyrus characters.

Will you get your own harem and world to rule in the afterlife? Discuss.

Don't pay attention to those.

Came looking for this comment. Metcalf already tackled this; I'm surprised the video creator thought he was the first one to look at it.

As I have stated in other comments, I was unaware of others having discovered the same thing I did. "Wherefore and Therefore" are a very small part of the overall case for the Book of Mormon. I am going to put together a video soon on things that literally have NO explanation, other than divine knowledge and revelation. Also my video on Scott's conversion has things impossible to explain. It may or may not be as you have stated, but try watching my video on the OJ Simpson trial and the Book of Mormon. It discusses the concept of getting hung up on one thing and throwing everything out because of it. See what you think?

@@chadwright1006 The basic premise of the Book of Mormon is that it is an ancient text written by an Israeli population. The concept of Chiasmus is submitted as a proof of this proposition. However, as you like word analysis, there is a much simpler analysis which one can do. Simply do a number search for all of the number (1-20) in the text of the Book of Mormon and compare this with the old and New Testaments. Just graph out the frequency. You will see the number 3 stick out in the New Testament. And you will see the number 7 and 12 stick out in the old testament (and to a lesser extent the new testament). However, you actually have fewer #7s in the Book of Mormon than 6 or 8. It's pretty clear from this simple (and repeatable) analysis that it's not an ancient Hebrew text. The Jews were concerned with the number 7, and that concern is entirely absent from the Book of Mormon. Look up Usage of Numbers in the Book of Mormon on Mormonscholar if you don't want to do the analysis yourself.

Funny how the Mormons call it revelation, but for Bible believers it’s error and mistranslation.. mormons are the most arrogant people on the planet. And the first ones to be thrown in the lake of fire along with the false prophet. Matthew 7 vs 21- 23

You don't know me even a little. Motes and Beams my friend.

I haven’t ever noticed that in Alma 5:5! Interesting. The most dramatic switch from first to third person of course is the switch from Nephi’s Small Plates (direct translation) to Mormon’s abridgment of the Large Plates in Mosiah. Lots of first person accounts in it, but not Mormon’s commentary (except Words of Mormon and Mormon’s self-named Book after 3rd Nephi). DEFINITELY not easy to keep track of all the switches if you were writing a hoax!!

@@chadwright1006 Yeah, basically Alma the Younger is announcing his own birth.

@@bartonbagnes4605 yeah that fits!

You’re absolutely right. I have done so on another video, but there’s always those who say Joseph was “probably writing his manuscript for years on the sly,” which of course can be easily refuted. But that doesn’t seem to matter to them. Seeking out the honest in heart. 😊

Jesus never travelled to the Americas.

You're very welcome! Thanks for watching and commenting :)

Yep. Just like Paul and Peter had different styles, so do Mormon and Jacob!

Very true.

Thank you! I was just talking to my wife last week about how it's taken me decades of reading the Book of Mormon to be able to HEAR the different characters. It's so subtle. But when I started with the word analysis, I was able to SEE the differences. I remember the day I put it together and the data started matching what I could hear. Like a big window opened and I could finally see! So cool.

@@chadwright1006 I emailed Royal Skousen about a variation I had noticed in word usage: "counsel" (in the earliest text) is used in its archaic sense in Mormon's abridgment, then in the modern sense in Jacob's section of the Small Plates. I don't want to put words into anyone's mouth, but from our correspondence it seemed that he had not really considered that the translation would have reflected the different authors, but that there could be something to it: room for more investigation. I've found his lectures (along with Stan Carmack) fascinating. I'd like to think this is indeed an area of Book of Mormon textual criticism that still has a lot of open opportunity. In my mind it makes perfect sense that the translation being a "tight translation" - directly revealed - picks up bumps, so to speak. In other words, a directly-revealed text could have smoothed out all ambiguities and assumed an omniscient narrative voice, but that's not what I see. The more seriously I take the Book of Mormon for what it claims to be, the more sharply the idiosyncrasies, agendas and limitations of the individual authors stand out; I trust that the divine translation process preserved that as important evidence.

Thank you so much!

Hi Karlie! I just love that my videos and testimony are still strengthening you! I promise when the time is right there will be some more. I apologize that it’s been so long. My profession and my church calling have made my life much busier and more complicated at the present. But I’ve got more to say. The Church is absolutely true. The Book of Mormon is another TRUE witness of Jesus Christ, and was written by His ancient prophets! And God KNOWS and LOVES you!! You are HIS. Hang in there and have a beautiful day 😊

Yeah you and me both! The original was left with Scott, but I took a picture of it on a 1990s version of a film camera. The processed picture was in a mission album that’s probably buried in my parents’ attic somewhere 🙄 it was a pencil sketch and the hand was shaped like a book, while the soil was shaped like a heart. Alma 32:28 was up in the corner. We all sat there just stunned when she showed it!

Cool! I’ll check it out. Thanks so much for watching!

You’re so welcome!

Hahaha!! Thanks 🙏

You are so kind! Thanks so much for following along. See? This nerdy-ness my wife likes to point out can be used for good! 😂

Working on it! 😁

You're very welcome! :)

Thanks so much for the massive compliment! Just doing my part and praying it makes a difference 🙏

Thanks! And thank you so much for watching! 😊

What about the Isaiah variants? Lots that were not copied from the KJV and some find support from ancient versions of Isaiah. Proves Joseph Smith didn’t make it up.

Absolutely 💯

What makes you think all the differences between the original authors would be eliminated because there is only one translator? "Wherefore" and "Therefore" apparently translate differently, or there wouldn't have been such a glaring difference in their distribution. And I guess we'll have to throw away all of Moses' writings because he was the only one who saw the burning bush? And Paul's since nobody else saw the vision, or heard the voice? Or the entire book of Revelation, since John was alone on the Isle of Patmos?

You missed my point. We have the original Hebrew text in Hebrew, we have the original Greek text of the New Testament. You don't have the original text in it's original language. I'm not referring to the exact manuscript of Paul or Peter or Mormon, as written by their hands. I'm referring to the text in it's original language. You have to trust just one man, Smith, for that. And your word analysis runs into a lot of assumptions because of that. Which makes your case irrelevant. Can you tell me the original word behind "therefore" or "wherefore"?

@@stefan-rarescrisan5116 , as a professional translator, I too would have loved to know what the original words for "therefore" and "wherefore" were. I think a lot of languages don´t have those two different words, only one. But the fact remains that it´s quite far fetched to think Joseph Smith would have changed the style for different authors. And as an author/translator myself, I have a very hard time deviating from my own writing style. If I would have translated the book of Mormon (presuming I would have known the original language) into my native Scandinavian language, I would probably have translated "wherefore" and "therefore" into one word of my preference, thinking it´s not necessary to vary between the two.

You know, I appreciate the feedback! 😉

I’m so thankful you found my channel! I’ve had many friends and close relatives who have fallen away. In every case they slowly stopped doing the small simple things like reading the BoM daily, like sincerely praying, and like spending a lot of time listening to sources that want to destroy faith rather than build it. I suggest taking a week and not reading or watching ANYTHING except President Nelson’s words and the Book of Mormon. See how you feel after the week. If you have more peace and joy and feel closer to the Savior, there’s your answer. My favorite scripture is Alma 32:37-43. Start there and think on it? THANK YOU for reaching out. It is ABSOLUTELY true. 🙏

Thank you so much!

Great observations! Thanks for watching :)

Thanks for the question. I have considered that one many times, and the conclusions I've arrived at are that 1) Strengthening the faith of the faithful is of great importance for many reasons, not the least of which is that NOBODY, no matter how solid, is immune from the cunning wiles of the adversary. Faith MUST be continually strengthened, since it is ALSO continually being chipped away at. And 2) If a single viewer is inspired in any way to question their anti-LDS bias, or is wavering on the fence, and what I present helps to move the needle towards the truth even a little, it is all worth it to me. There's SO MUCH negativity out there, that I feel what I do is just a little part of a very necessary resistance. I hope that gives a little perspective. Thanks again!

Metcalfe discovered this decades ago, it's called the Mosaic Priority.

​@@chadwright1006"Strengthening Faith" just means believing in something more than the evidence would otherwise lead you to believe. In what other scientific field is "Strengthening Faith" a virtue? In what other religion would you encourage a member to "Strengthen their Faith"? This is a logical fallacy called special pleading.

@@quemaspana If I was only concerned with things that can be scientifically proven beyond any doubt, I wouldn't be interested in religion. Nor would I be doing all this. Have you really never heard of having faith strengthened? That's what reading the Bible does for Christians, and I assume reading the Koran does the same for Muslims. If someone prays for something important and that prayer is answered, is not faith in God strengthened?

@@chadwright1006 I have heard of having faith strengthened, but I do not consider it a virtue at all. I'm going to assume that you don't think the Koran is true. Wouldn't it be a bad thing if a Muslims faith were strengthened by reading the Koran? If you are actively trying to increase your faith in something you want to believe in, how do you guard against confirmation bias?

Have you noticed the different ties? 😉

I´m sorry you experienced trauma, but your reasoning makes no sense at all. Do your´s and others similar experiences dictate the truth? There are lots and lots of individuals and families (me and mine included) who experience strength, divine guidance, and happiness because of our membership in the church. With your reasoning, the Church must be true then! ;)

Cool! I had looked around but clearly not hard enough. I new about the wordprint studies but hadn’t ever seen anything on filler words.

Good thing the Christians in Corinth or Galatia didn’t feel that way! Then we wouldn’t have had the 4 Gospels or the Book of Revelation! Why on earth would anybody put limitations on what God can do?? Isn’t He omnipotent? Couldn’t He give more knowledge if He chose to?? Paul wrote to the Ephesians what the Ephesians needed to hear. He wrote to the Philippians what the Philippians needed! When instruction was needed by the Thessalonians, why didn’t Paul make a copy of his letter to the Romans and tell them to figure it out?? Doesn’t God love all his children equally? Why do you try so hard to put shackles on God?? It makes no sense.

@@chadwright1006 I don't try to put shackles on God, I try so hard to put shackles on the devil who ceaselessly tries to corrupt the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. There is something wrong if you are not finding all you need in the bible, everything is there, everything you need to know about salvation and how to live a godly life in Christ is there. Also, if you are a true Christian you should have received the Holy Spirit to guide you.

God bless you, I myself find this cult so blasphemous and disturbing. More of us need to warn these blind folks

@@chadwright1006your church pt shackles on every person outside of Joseph’s myth that the our creeds were an abomination, shackles on black people , shackles n cornering the truth to only the bom . Which if the bom is the truest book ever written… why have over 5200 changes been made to it . Joseph’s myth followers are truly the ones in shackles, of deception, arrogance, narcissism, and a gospel that cannot save you . Repent and turn to the true Christ. Hell is real and unfortunately Joseph will lead you there

​@@jamesrexsannatracy8318Have you looked into your cult with a critical eye?

We are a restoration gospel which has restored the most truths of Christ’s true gospel. You should look into us more, I think you’d be surprised.

Hi Layla!! Looks like you’re with your grandpa 😊

Copy that!!

Ever heard of Alexander Solzhenitsyn?

That is so true! If we seek to find Him and study with a prayerful heart, He will guide us to truth through the Holy Ghost!

I have not yet. I’ve heard of it. Any good?

Obviously? Feel free to show us all how easy it is to write another comparable book. You can even use the Internet :)

The Koran comes to mind@@chadwright1006

The BOM is easily provably false as it directly contradicts the BIBLE the actual tested verified word of GOD. 1.Was JS using a seer stone long before he wrote the BOM yes. 2.Did Joseph participate in treasure digging for a living yes and he was convicted in a court of law about a year before the BOM was published. 3.Did Joseph Smith participate in occultic practices? Yes he sacrificed several animals saying it was necessary to locate the treasure. It is a matter of record that one treasure hunt JS said it required a human sacrifice. 4. Did Joseph Smith accurately translate the book of Abraham? No we know without a doubt that he did not translate what he proclaimed to be the book of Abraham. Mormon church leaders acknowledged this when the text JS purchased was recovered in the early 1900s. The BOA and BOM were written in the same Egyptian language according to JS. 5. Did JS marry multiple women including under age girls? Yes JS was marrying as young as 14 in fact he was marrying other women without first telling his wife in fact he was marrying other women who were already married and it was BEFORE his revelation on plural marriages. 6. Did most witnesses recant there testimony about seeing the plates or whether JS was a prophet? Yes. The church still uses all the original character witnesses to verify JS as a Prophet but when they recant there testimony about JS the church then says they are not reliable witnesses. This includes the original 3 witnesses that "saw" the magic plates and JS wife and JS mother. 7. Doesnt the bible says if a prophet is wrong even once he is a false prophet? Yes Deuteronomy 13 as well as Deuteronomy 18-22 explain the test of a prophet and yes JS fails as well as all other Mormon prophets after him. 8 Isnt the BOM the official inerrant word of God? No, their are numerous changes to the BOM and D&C that change core Mormon doctrine. JS account of of meeting with the angels has changed four times D&C has been edited to change course on doctrine such as Blacks are curesed by God, Plural Marriage, Even the idea of heaven has gone through several changes in the BOM and D&C. 9. Did JS translate the Kinderhook plates? He tried but then they were found to be fakes so it became clear that JS translation was again false. 10. Are there people that live on the moon that dress like Quakers? No there are no people living on the moon. Overall the church has told so many lies since it inception that today you cannot get any Mormons to even give a clear concise answer on issues listed above. about half the Mormon church openly denies JS participated in plural marriage. Another good portion or Mormons will acknowledge the marriages but say they were spiritual sealings and not physical marriages. It appears as though each ward is left to itself to come up with explanations on there own for each of these issue. When you present the facts and evidence to a Mormon they will "put it on their shelf" which just means they flat out ignore facts and logic presented to them and wont even respond or acknowledge the truth presented. Yes there is a lot more evidence to proves the entire Mormon religion as false you can find it on the LDS website as well as FAIR or any other Mormon defending site because all defenses made by Mormons directly contradict other defenses Mormons make. An example above is using and discounting the testimony of those closest to JS to prove he is a prophet but then say they are all liars when they recant there testimony. The bible is the only true word of God. You will not get your own planet and become a god yourself one day either. Why? because God said he is the only God there are none before him or after him.

Yes, Before the JS and there BOM the was another person who was poorly educated and could not read or write that was supposedly a messenger of God. That prophet too claimed the bible was corrupted as well and only the Koran was the true teachings of God. Yes that prophet had several incorrect prophecies and writings. Yes that false prophet also adopted plural marriage and though it cool to marry 9 year old.

You seem bitter. I’m sorry. I hope you find what you are looking for.

Ha! True. Except that actually had meaning each time it was used

OR that it happened the way he said. Since that would account for everything.

@@chadwright1006 Probably the simplest solution is "it happened the way he said". But Every writer of fiction plays with giving each character a different speaking style. If you declare that Smith could not possibly give each character a different speaking style without God's intervention, then you have to accept that every novel writer who is not college educated was inspired by a god. And there are many. As I said, the simplest hypothesis is not what Occam's Razor is about.

@@chadwright1006 The phrase "Since that would account for everything" is meaningless. "My magic unicorn did it for me" also accounts for everything. What would really differentiate my magic unicorn and Smith's claims is what you and I can demonstrate without resorting to our claimed gods in a circular argument.

Nobody cares

Thanks for the comment! My next video will be on just that 😁

Excellent look forward to that 👌👏

Hey! Look over here!

You’re very welcome! Thanks so much for watching!

Wherefore, I appreciate it! Verily!

Well, it’s got a real tie on it. So I’d say it’s real enough… 😉

@@chadwright1006 its a real fake suit then, would you agree?

@@mulg1 this feels like a trap… but sure 😁

@@chadwright1006 Its not a trap. I just wish to discuss.

@@mulg1 Actually it’s a decor item we found at a home decor store 😂 I doubt it would stop a butter knife! But it looks cool in my studio

Yes!! As does ANY prophet! The divine help that comes through the Holy Spirit!! Isn’t it just awesome?! 😁

​@@chadwright1006ever heard of Alexander Solzhenitsyn?

Oh, me too!! It’s better every time I read it!

Mark Twain wasn't a fan