Book of mormon fan fiction

In the crowded field of book of mormon fan fiction, this piece is relegated well to the back of the pack. I just realized the book of mormon is basically fan. Dont know when the other will come up, its giving me troubles. Dna evidence and the book of mormon conclusive proof. So today i learned that if you think you have a clever observation, odds are that reddit has already made that joke. The religious text contains examples of fair for its day. If a socalled holy book is not a myth, then we will find that the names of cities, people, and other unique details will be supported by archaeological evidence. This was originally a one shot but i liked the idea so now its a book.

This may not be an earthshattering observation, but by. If the book of mormon is fiction, then its author was guessing every time he wrote as fact something about the ancient inhabitants of the americas. 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. The power of the book of mormon rests in its historical claims. Is the book of mormon an authentic ancient history of ancient american peoples, or a work of 19th century religious fiction. Caption your own images or memes with our meme generator. It was his followers who wrote the books of the new testament.

However, the book of mormon has been scientifically proven to be false which means joseph smith was a gross liar and received no revelation from god. Btw i am a baptised mormon, who was baptised as a mere child of 8 or 9, all my family are registered in the mormon family archives going back to the begining of the history of mormons. Ive gotten responses from mormons, exmormons, roman catholics, edgy atheists and probably one or two bots. A history without a shred of fact the book of mormon claims to be the history of two ancient civilizations, which it claims were located in the americas. The book of mormon, the book of arnold theyre all just made up stories to keep people in line and on the path of what the human authors of those books believe is righteous. Unfortunately, it appears the author is relying on. Max perry mueller argues in race and the making of the mormon people that the book of mormon actually challenged some aspects of the 19thcentury racial worldview by preaching against racial schisms and that everyone could be saved regardless of their race 2 nephi 26. It is a voice from the dust, a voice that whispers low out of the earth, telling of a fallen people who sank into an. During its first few years, its dayof ticket lottery crowds were some of the biggest, and some fans camped out for hours in. It is a book, a holy book, a book of sacred, saving scripture. Mormons believe it is another testament of jesus and contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent a long time ago.

Forgive me for posting without reading all the comments, but i think i can take a stab at positing that the book of mormon is inspired fiction but also explaining the golden plates and angel moroni. Book of mormon crossover fanfiction archive with over 15 stories. If there is data supporting the texts, we can calculate whether the book of mormon should be considered to be based on fact or simply a good fiction story. The book of mormon, if it is a science fiction work, if it is an artifact of the 1820s, should be thick with similar cultural clues. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. Lds fiction books clean, entertaining lds books that.

Melchizedek was an old testament king who also appears in the book of mormon. By comparison my experience with an inspired fiction theory of the book of mormon exactly matches mikes i have yet to have a single person that claims to believe in the bom as inspired fiction be willing to talk about how they personally reconcile their theory via reason. I just realized the book of mormon is basically fan fiction of the bible. All christian religions are fanfiction is the argument that won me over since jesus christ himself did not establish a church good job edgy atheists. I once wrote a dear friend and mentor, a book of mormonbelieving baptist preacher, that i believed in the book of mormon, im just not sure that i believe in it the way anybody else does. Our familyfriendly fiction books are for any book lover. If the book of mormon is a piece of fiction, then some person or persons in the early 1800s made it up.

However, other passages havent aged so well, like the. The story follows two mormon missionaries who try to share their faith with a remote village in uganda. Book of mormon is one of the most popular contemporary shows on broadway. The book of mormon is bible fanfiction taken way too seriously by a christian denomination called latter day saints in short lsd lds, who are also known as mormons mormons believe it is another testament of jesus and contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent a long time ago. Cf9781599559216 fourteenyearold hillary whitman is given an ultimatum by her methodist father. The book of mormon ambiguous fandom, the book of mormon parkerstonelopez explicit, mature no archive warnings apply, choose not to use archive warnings. A fifth harmony and one direction fan fiction specifically centered around dinah jane hansen and zayn malik, or zinah as i prefer. And in fact he was a fan fiction writer too, because the book of mormon is nothing if not bible fan fiction. The book of mormon is a broadway musical that first premiered in march 2011. If you look at the book of mormon as his lord of the rings, the rest of his theology is. I babysit for a family friend and once while the kids were watching a movie, i decided to pull out my laptop and work on my book of mormon mcpriceley fic.

Deseret books collection of fiction books has several clean fiction books for the family. Book of mormon anachronisms things outofplace for the date range of the book of mormon. Its history is commonly divided into four sections as first organized by eugene england. With courage and tears, she follows her heart, praying that one day her familys hearts may be softened. Alexander campbell was not a fan if the competing new mormonite church, and published a scathing critique of the book of mormon. Why is it impossible for joseph smith to have been the. The older child whos a sixyearold walked over to me, stared at my screen, and asked what i was doing. Come in to read stories and fanfics that span multiple fandoms in the book of mormon universe. I actually dealt with this topic in another answer how could joseph smith write the book of mormon. Not because the spirit tells me so or because the book. The book of mormon is, in steinbergs view, a work of fan fiction, a way to imbue a new world with some of the sanctity of the holy land.

Elders is the name of exmormon ryan mcilvains justpublished novel, about a mission journey gone terribly wrong. Anita is the mother of five, and has two adorable grandsons. She has received many awards, including a special award for pioneering new ground in lds fiction, and the lifetime achievement award from the whitney academy for lds literature. Mormon fiction is fiction by or about members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, also called mormons or latterday saints lds.

So in a nutshell it is another bullshit fairy tale. The book of mormon as inspired fiction the millennial star. Make offer 1830 book of mormon pioneer version masterworks 1st ed replica. This ones a lil more cracky, but still fluffy towards the end. Book of mormon drunken peasants wiki fandom powered by. So, in a nutshell, it is another bullshit fairy tale. Book of mormon fanfiction archive with over 336 stories. The fact is proven with final and irrefutable evidence that joseph smith wrote the fictitious tale in the early 19th century and founded the lds church what he falsely claimed was revelation from god. Given all the effort that went into producing the replica plates and swords, i expected more time and care would have gone into producing this fraud as well. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Lopez said he was drawn to the book of mormon, the sacred texts smith said he translated from golden plates he was led to by an angel, because it was bible fan fiction. Elder mckinleys frown deepened, so, what youre saying is that even if you stay here in body, youll be leaving in spirit leaving the church. The book itself isnt told from the perspective of a gay mormon, but rather from a queer halfjewish boy named tanner who falls in love with his mormon ta.

During the first fifty years of the churchs existence, 18301880, fiction was not popular, though parley p. For more information visit anita stansfields fan page on facebook. It asserts that the first of these great civilizations left the tower of babel and came to the western hemisphere. The walker dictionary of biblical names in 1732 john walker published a book called critical pronouncing dictionary, listing hundreds of biblicallike names and how to pronounce them. Turn it off chapter 1, a book of mormon fanfic fanfiction. Proof the book of mormon isnt true the book of mormon contradicts the bible and was actually a work of fiction written by joseph smith in the 1800s, who copied much of it from the king james version, trying to make it look like an ancient manuscript. The book of mormon is bible fanfiction taken way too seriously by a christian denomination called latter day saints in short lsd lds, who are also known as mormons. The possibility of the book of mormon as inspired fiction.

A piece of bible fanfiction that people take way too seriously. Book of mormon fanfiction archive with over 17 stories. Is the book of mormon and others like it considered an. To perhaps make the setting make more sense to those unfamiliar with all things mormon, the author provides several passages explaining everything from garments to covenants to missions. Book of mormon, we find that it is nothing but an evil fiction. Elder thomas book of mormon musical 320 nabulungi hatimbi 316 elder church book of mormon musical 189 uganda district nine elders book of mormon musical 86 mafala hatimbi 74 the elders book of mormon musical 57 elder neeley book of mormon musical 49 include relationships elder connor mckinleykevin price 830. Another testament of the book of mormon kindle edition by zelph, anderson, josh. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book of zelph. Conner mckinley, a homosexual mormon, has a string on his wrist, much like everyone else in th.