Throughout the book of mormon, the phrase secret combinations is used to describe the evil activities of secret, oathbound societies like the gadianton robbers. Most of you believe that the book of mormon occurred in central america, right. His tallest tale was that an angel named moroni gave him golden plates and that the father and his son, jesus, personally appeared to him. When i first encountered the book of mormon, i assumed it was a hoax. The claim that god revealed the details of book of mormon geography is not new, but the recent argument that there was a conspiracy while the prophet was still alive to oppose a revealed geography is a novel innovation. One of the conspiracy theories that gained traction in the early years of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints was the spaldingrigdon. John the baptist laid his physical hands on joseph smiths head and conferred upon him the priesthood of aaron. I have heard some comment that when it comes to discussing the wickedness and conspiracy that exists today, that those who hold this world view are just wanting to feel smarter or better than everyone else. The mormon conspiracy is a very comprehensive volume dealing with issues that most others, who have written about the mormon church.
Can the book of mormon be explained as the work of a. The white horse prophecy is the popular name of an influential but disputed version of a statement on the future of the latter day saints popularly called mormons and the united states. Some claim that joseph smith either plagiarized or relied upon a manuscript by solomon spaulding to write the book of mormon. It stirred up discussion of a topic some would like to keep quiet. May 04, 2011 conspiracy fact in the book of mormon i have heard some comment that when it comes to discussing the wickedness and conspiracy that exists today, that those who hold this world view are just wanting to feel smarter or better than everyone else. An american, james adair, wrote a book a history of the american indians in 1775.
Political correctness has run amuck when we reach a point that we declare ones religious views should not matter we must be tolerant. The mormon conspiracy every voter should read this book. Mythical mesoamerican conspiracy and the book of mormon. A christian professor and evangelist said that after 30 years in the mormon church, she came to a unique realization the bible is more accurate than the book of mormon, and god is bigger than the transcendent man worshipped by the latter day saints lds. They are given tollfree phone numbers to call for these. Today, the international, criminal, communist conspiracy fits this book of mormon description perfectly, for there is a combination of gangsters who lust for power, who have liquidated some 70 million people, brought onethird of the worlds population under bondage, and who seek to. Its been over a year since someone posted something on book of mormon geography, so i think its about time. Feb 05, 2008 in the scholarly book the mormon conspiracy a summary is provided of the historical and current practices of the mormon church. The book includes three egyptianlooking illustrations done by reuben hedlock, a professional engraver who copied them from the actual papyri. Carthage conspiracy deals with the general problem of mormonnonmormon conflict, as well as with the dramatic story of mormon prophet joseph smith, his brother hyrum, and their alleged assassins. Mormon businessmen, like their jewish counterparts. Mormon conspiracy mormonism, the mormon church, beliefs. Does the illuminati control the mormon church answers. Nephi and moroni have the same historical facticity as george washington.
There is no conspiracy theory in the book of mormon this most correct book on earth states that the downfall of two great american civilizations came as a result of secret conspiracies whose desire was to overthrow the freedom of the people. Book of mormonauthorship theoriesoverview fairmormon. Both books contain gods guidance as revealed to prophets, as well as religious histories of different civilizations. Most of them ive heard third hand so its hard to know if they are actually believed by anyone. The book of mormon is the word of god, like the bible. The mormon conspiracy to convert the world into mormons, page 1. I am all in favor of exposing the falsity of mormon claims, but i cannot recommend this book. Aug 03, 20 there is no conspiracy theory in the book of mormon it is a conspiracy fact. Top 10 embarrassments of the mormon religion listverse. Presented as a dialogue between grandmother and granddaughter, mormon history and its beliefs unfold as never before. It is a story that arose from american evangelism, which had.
An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from. Secret combinations, suspense, mystery and intrigue behind the zion curtain. King cyrus lived more than five hundred years before christ and figured in prophecies of the old testament mentioned in 2 chronicles and the book of ezra, and. Conspiracy fact in the book of mormon i have heard some comment that when it comes to discussing the wickedness and conspiracy that exists today, that those who hold this world view are just wanting to feel smarter or better than everyone else. Sep 12, 2009 yea that threw me off for a moment as well, but i understand. These facts establish how plausible it is that the book of mormon really is an artifact of the ancient world. The doodle celebrates niels henrik david bohr the nobel prize winning danish physicist who worked on the manhattan project. The lds latterday saints church has plans to become a dominant. Unconventional book of mormon geography theories mormon.
Some have suggested that during joseph smiths day, secret combinations exclusively referred to a wellknown fraternity called the freemasons or masons, and that this fact supports the theory that the book of mormon. Are there conspiracy theories about the lds church. English court summons head of mormon church to answer charges. Well, you wont think so after you have read the astonishing, documented facts revealed in this riveting book. I think mormon presidents have body guards to protect them from hateful enemies who share the opposite view as them on important moral issues like abortion. For generations, the lds church has engaged in a wellorchestrated conspiracy to suppress troubling aspects of its history. Spaldingrigdon theory of book of mormon authorship wikipedia. It can be challenging to be the only one in your ward or stake for that. The answer to the question, then, does the illuminati control the mormon church. One of the earliest theories of book of mormon authorship was that joseph plagiarized the unpublished manuscript of a novel written by the reverend solomon spalding. And i looked and beheld a man among the gentiles, who was separated from the seed of my brethren by the many waters. Exmormon shares secrets from the church of latterday. The mormon history conspiracy rational faiths mormon blog.
The claim that god revealed the details of book of mormon geography is not new, but the recent argument that there was a conspiracy. Would you respond to the theories that the book of mormon is based. While the bible is written by and about the people in the land of israel and surrounding areas and takes place from the creation of the world until shortly after the death. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Footage of briefings to the secondhighest leadership body revealed the clubby exchanges between the mormon church and mormon. In their day they did all in their power, by whatever means available, to bring down the church, to woo the people with sophistry, and to take control of the society. Join us now for this mormon stories podcast episode, where historian john hamer offers his theory as to how the book of mormon was created. Most adherents to the latter day saint movement view the book as a work of inspired scripture. Wood, llc black forest press, san diego chula vista, 2001 isbn 158275067x.
And along this line i would highly recommend to you the book none dare call it conspiracy by gary allen. An lds perspective on conspiracy 472 views by darren andrews. For many, worse than discovering these difficult truths is wrestling with the fact their church has. With the advent of the internet, however, more and more mormons are finding these troubling facts and facing a faith crisis. At first glance this name looks like it might be jaredite in origin, because it begins with an otherwise exclusively jaredite name element, kish. Reviewed by richard packham this is a very poor book. There are several theories as to the origin of the book of mormon. In 1991, john sorenson of byu, the dean of book of mormon geography, created a book called the geography of. Nov 21, 2014 the mormon conspiracy every voter should read this book. Another more recent theory, also open to criticism, suggests that joseph smith used ethan smiths no relation view of the hebrews, which was published during. Mormon is allegedly a prophethistorian who was the native american believed by mormons to have written the book of mormon the main religious text of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints mormonism. The book of mormon, written by joseph smith, claimed that the angel moroni led him to the golden plates on hill cumorah near palmyra, new york.
Enter your email address to subscribe to the mormon. The founder of the mormon church, joseph smith, was a practicing occultist as well as a serial adulterer whose own mother said often told tall tales. There is no conspiracy theory in the book of mormon. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. The book of mormon has sometimes been explained as the product not of simple fraud perpetrated by one fiendishly, peerlessly clever individual joseph smith, but of a more complex, collective fraud. Leaked videos pull back curtain on mormon leadership the new. There is no conspiracy theory in the book of mormon only. An overzealous individual trying to expand his version of missionary work had an assistant, even the brother of joseph smith, and the two succeeded despite numerous. The mormon leader joseph smith, the founder of mormonism, declared his book of mormon to be the most correct of any book on earth. Due to the nature of its origin, that would support the existence of god.
The book of abraham, with its illustrations, is now included in the pearl of great price, one of the mormon churchs five books of scripture. There is no conspiracy theory in the book of mormon it is a conspiracy fact. Its not the lds church, and that would be too absurd. Here is a posting first seen on cryptomundo on february 5, 2008. When they arrive, they come with two mormon missionaries attached, wanting an appointment. Not sure what the whole thing is about, but making things up about the purely imaginary interplanetary conspiracy theories doesnt seem unethical. Since the book of mormon was first published, many have been unwilling to accept joseph smiths account of how it was produced. Then moroni speaks to us in this day and says, wherefore, the lord commandeth you, when ye shall see these things come among you that ye shall awake to a sense of your awful situation, because of this secret combination which shall be among you ether 8.
Enter your email address to subscribe to the mormon chronicle and receive notifications of new posts by email. Nephi was the first prophet who recorded his revelations in what later became the book of mormon. They are plotting to unleash the atom to establish the kingdom of god unless you stop them. Mar 27, 2016 book of mormon articles and videos conspiracy to assassinate joseph smith straight from the protocols of the learned elders of zion theosis authentic ancient christian doctrine restored by god through joseph smith.
The most preposterous of stories starts with kolob that so many nonmormon and some mormon jokes come from. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. Spaldingrigdon theory proves the book of mormon is false. The book of mormon speaks of the gadianton robbers, a vicious, oathbound, and secret organization bent on evil and destruction. Today, the international, criminal, communist conspiracy fits this book of mormon description perfectly, for there is a combination of gangsters who lust for power, who have liquidated some 70 million people, brought onethird of the worlds population under bondage, and who seek to overthrow the freedom of all nations. The mormon conspiracy a view from the outside by loren coleman. Other informative books about mormons and the lds mormon conspiracy the keystone of mormonism by arza evans click on the mormon book to buy it at summary. In the very early 19th century a wave of spiritualism called the second great awakening overtook america and the afterlife. O n this episode of those conspiracy guys we dive deep into the history of one of the most popular religions in the us that is widely spreading around the world and came from the mind of one man with his face in a big hat, joseph smith and the history of the mormons. It attempted to prove that natives had descended from the ancient israelites. Oct 01, 1975 carthage conspiracy deals with the general problem of mormon non mormon conflict, as well as with the dramatic story of mormon prophet joseph smith, his brother hyrum, and their alleged assassins. Sep 08, 2015 the book of mormon was translated by the gift and power of god and is scripture. In conspiracy of the sixpointed star youll discover eyeopening revelations and forbidden knowledge about rothschild, israel, the jews.
There is a small group of critics who hold to the theory that the production of the book of mormon was a conspiracy involving sidney rigdon, joseph smith, oliver cowdery and others. May 17, 2015 there is no conspiracy theory in the book of mormon. Mormonism is a religion less than two centuries old, but in this short time it has managed to accrue a long list of embarrassments which the church leaders would prefer were kept. No wonder many mormons dont like reading and especially studying it other people might call you crazy for believing something other than what they want you to believe. It is a story that arose from american evangelism, which had ignited the vast camp meetings at the turn of the nineteenth century, which burned eastward from kentucky. The mormon conspiracy to convert the world into mormons. But there is one that i heard firsthand when i was a missionary. It was given by edwin rushton, in about 1900, and supposedly made in 1843 by joseph smith, jr.
The story of how it came about is rather fantastic, after all, and the simplest explanation is that the book was a deliberate deception. Strange mormon ufo alien stories the millennial star. Horns often represented deception, aggression, and virility. Book of mormonauthorship theoriesspalding manuscript. It places the infamous event at the carthage jail 1846 and the subsequent murderconspiracy trial in the context of mormon and american legal history, and deals with the. Book of mormon evidence videos book of mormon evidence in. I got that way partly through studying the book of mormon. The spaldingrigdon theory of book of mormon authorship is the theory that the book of mormon was plagiarized in part from an unpublished manuscript. The mormon conspiracy is a very comprehensive volume.
Mitt romney is a mormon and surely is backed and promoted by the mormon establishment with their us and world political ambitions. The book of mormon prophets foretold some events relevant to the establishment of the u. Wood provides a summary of the origin of the book of mormon, that was conceived by joseph smith, who was aided and abetted by his several scribes. This conspiracy theory starts with horns as a metaphor. How the book of mormon gives us examples of good and bad. Oct 27, 2012 the most preposterous of stories starts with kolob that so many nonmormon and some mormon jokes come from. Read the great mormon conspiracy by alta lyon available from rakuten kobo. If you know of conspiracy theories in mormonism not mentioned here, please add them in the text box at the bottom of this page. Exmormon shares secrets from the church of latterday saints. We might call this notion collective deceit deception, that is, by joseph smith, the witnesses of the book of mormon and presumably others.