Why dont mormons read, ponder and pray about a book that. When i was in high school, i attended an education week at byu. Knowing these definitions can help readers follow the accounts in 2 nephi 27 and ether 35. In addition to where the book of mormon took place there is the fact that joseph smith was told to hid the gold plates, and he never went to brazil. In the sealed portion of the plates is recorded a history of the world from the beginning to the. The portion of the plates we now have published in english. If the smaller estimate is correct, then the numbers would be lower with. Knowing of this potential, we included the sealed part of our storyline in the book of mormon to allow us later opportunity to counter the way that our new american scripture is transfigured by the mormon religion. If youve read the book of mormon and other lds scriptures, there is nothing new here. After all, we know that the sealed portion of the book of mormon will not come forth in a day of wickedness millennium. The sealed portion of the book of mormon an abridgment of the vision and words of the brother of jared written and sealed up by moroni, the son of mormon therefore, these things shall remain sealed and hidden from the eyes of all men except it be unto those to whom the lord shall reveal them.
Ironically, most members of these mormon groups do not know anything about the sealed portion of the plates, though the book of mormon describes its purpose and intent explicitly. Moroni, the last of the nephite prophets book of mormon. The sealed portion of the gold plates valentin arts journal of book of mormon studies 111 2002. John the beloved and the three nephites use him to present their message to the world.
In the portion of the plates that was translated which is now known as the book of mormon, the prophet nephi recorded a prophecy that the book in the sealed portion of the plates would not be. One might expect this book to be like the acts of the apostles in the bible, filled with stories of miraculous healings. Sealed portion of the book of mormon mormon discussions. Chapter 01 the sealed portion the last testament of. The sealed portion of the book of mormon the final. Former employee of church security and sometime selfprofessed atheist christopher marc nemelka has announced that he has been called to translate the sealed portion of the book of mormon plates. Sealed portionthe final testament of jesus christ is the sealed part of the gold plates from which the book of mormon was translated and published in 1830. It was from the remaining onethird of the gold plates that he translated the book of mormon. Thanks last few years before i left, i doubt i ever heard it mentioned.
The seal over the sealed portion of the gold plates. The bulk of the sealed book of mormon is called the sealed book of moses. Joseph smith, himself, gave christopher the gold plates so that he could translate the sealed portion of the book of mormon. Christopher nemelka has published the sealed portion of the book or mormon and has also translated the 116 pages of missing manuscript. It purports to have been written by moses himself to be hidden up to come forth during the end times, when true high priests would be needed to found the city of zion.
The plates were returned to moroni joseph smithhistory 1. He would be asked to read it and would say in frustration, i cannot. Does the church have a position on the rumor that someone. This sealed portion contains the complete record of the vision of the brother of jared see ether 4. The book of mormon also claims this in reference to works by zenos and zenock, prophets who lived in jerusalem, but are now unknown to history. It was intended to give us a view that native indians are just as important and just as s. Isaiah described a sealed book which would confound a learned man. The book of the law was seen by strang as making up only a portion of the plates of laban, rather than the whole, showing that it was a more complete bible that included books now lost. Read chris nemelkas response to this story brazil, independence, missouri.
Yet another sealed portion hoax trying to take advantage of gullible mormons. The author of the book of lehi claims to have been commanded to translate the sealed portion of the book of mormon, as well as the lost 116 pages. Here you will find information pertaining to the veracity of the socalled sealed portion of the book of mormon. The final testament of jesus christ written by christopher nemelka in 2004 purports to be the sealed portion of the gold plates alluded to in the book of mormon. The sealed portion of the book of mormon brunson20. Its as if the current church wants it to be forgotten like so many other old doctrines or prophecies. Thus, the compilers of the book of mormon can now be seen as being consistent with ancient legal formalities. We finally published our the sealed portion of the book of mormon in 2004. I had a woman comment on my blog years ago 2014 or 2015 that furthermore, the sealed portion of the book of mormon is being translated at this time. Response to the book of lehi by christopher marc nemelka. See the individual articles for the true, sealed portion of the book of mormon. The book of mormon and the sealed book of mormon agree that the plates of mormon have three parts to come forth in three different eras until now it has been understood by believers in the book of mormon that the plates of mormon from which it was translated were divided into two parts. They included the small plates of nephi unabridged words of mormon 1. Similarly, in their discussions of the sealed portion of the book of mormon, book of mormon prophets generally used the termsealed to express that a document was literally closed with a seal and sealed up to indicate that a document was unavailable.
The sealed portionanother testament of jesus christ is the second part of the book of mormon, which millions of people throughout the world accept as the word of god along with the bible. Some red flags regarding brazil and sealed portion. We are assured the time will come for the sealed portion to. For example, the book of mormon says the entire set of plates was sealed up, and hid up unto the lord 186 and that separate records of john the apostle were sealed up to come forth in their purity in the end times. The last book contained in the sealed book of mormon is called the acts of the three nephites. The speaker asked us youth to raise our hands if we would like to, right now, be able to read the sealed portion of the book of mormon. It is a book that, for all intents and purposes, an official agent has notarized, making it binding and authentic. The sealed portion the final testament of jesus christ. It is easy for critics and skeptics of joseph smiths claims to rationalize the existence of gold plates to be the imagination of a unique young mans mind. President nelson grandfathers visit from the other side of the veil and family history work duration. The book of lehi fails even a cursory analysis when checked against what is known about joseph smiths translation of the same material. The book of mormon is the principle religious text of the mormon church.
The book of mormon was translated from the unsealed portion of the gold plates, but there was at least one other book contained within a sealed portion of the gold plates that was not translated. What is the sealed portion of the book of mormon, and will we ever know whats in it. Problems with christopher nemelkas the sealed portion. Obviously, this is an extremely dangerous trap for the unwary because we are told that we have standard works for a reason and you arent going to find something new that contradict. According to mormon mythology, the sealed portionof which, mormon scripture authorities say, very little is knownwould only be released when the faithful were ready for it. What is more fascinating, however, is that the majority of the plates were sealed.
The specific portion of the plates with an additional seal. The sealed portion would come forth in the final days when we were ready to have it. He has also produced a text purporting to be from the large plates of nephi, which was lost by martin harris as the wellknown lost 116. What is the sealed portion of the book of mormon, and. Nemelka claims to have received divine authority from. With this we can better understand what the book of mormon means when it refers to itself as a sealed book. Prophecies of samuel the lamanite and part of the revelations of john. Why would you have one book to get it started book of mormon, then one. Criticism of mormonismbooksthe book of lehi fairmormon. These are the plates from which joseph smith translated the book of mormon by the gift and power of god. The book of mormon plates religious studies center. Tyler crowell had been promised in a patriarchal blessing in 1986, having the privilege of turning the sealed portion of the book of mormon.
In addition, it contains the retranslated lost 116 pages of the book of lehi. If one does not accept the book of mormon for what it claims to be, then it is likely that one will not accept the sealed portion for what it is. A couple books that are part of the other 23 plates includes. The sealed portion of the gold plates contain another book.
Since moroni engraved the sealedportion plates as well as 51 pages in the book of mormon, his total of 1, 1 pages written would be about 70 percent of the total plates delivered to joseph smith. With this preparation, let us turn to the largest part of the sealed book of mormon. The sealed portionthe final testament of jesus christ is the sealed part of the gold plates from which the book of mormon was translated and published in 1830. In a letter dated sept 1, 1868, rigdon wrote that the sealed portion of the book of mormon contained an account of the history of zion, including prophecies of the old testament prophets, and an account of joseph in egypt. The book being sealed can refer to the book of mormon, in general, being protected against unauthorized possession or use. Tyler was allowed to sit with the plates for an extended period of time where he turned page after page of the plates and examine the characters on each plate. The true sealed portion home the true sealed portion. I believe all things are being readied to come forth and prepare a people who are of one heart and one mind to receive the savior. Categories mormon culture tags angel moroni, anonymous bishop, because i am watching, book of mormon, denver snuffer, follow the prophet, gold plates, john pratt, lehis dream, mauricio berger, mormon blogging, remnant movement, russell anderson, sealed portion, tree of life. The lord has given all that people in the world have the spiritual capacity to receive at this time. Said another way, the book of mormon represents far less than half of what was recorded on the plates by moroni. The official and authorized website of the sealed portion. This book is mostly a retelling of familiar stories with a few added details, none of which would give you. When moroni was finishing the book of mormon record, he was commanded to seal up some of the plates, and joseph smith was later commanded not to translate them.
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