An Insider's View of Mormon Origins

An Insider's View of Mormon Origins

Over the past thirty years, an enormous amount of research has been conducted into Mormon originsâ€”Joseph Smithâ€™s early life, the Book of Mormon, the prophetâ€™s visions, and the restoration of priesthood authority. Longtime LDS educator Grant H. Palmer suggests that most Latter-day Saints remain unaware of the significance of these discoveries, and he gives a brief survey for anyone who has ever wanted to know more about these issues.

He finds that much of what we take for granted as literal history has been tailored over the yearsâ€”slightly modified, added to, one aspect emphasized over anotherâ€”to the point that the original narratives have been nearly lost. What was experienced as a spiritual or metaphysical event, something from a different dimension, often has been refashioned as if it were a physical, objective occurrence. This is not how the first Saints interpreted these events. Historians who have looked closer at the foundational stories and source documents have restored elements, including a nineteenth-century world view, that have been misunderstood, if not forgotten.
Country USA
Manufacturer Signature Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2002-11-14
Format Kindle eBook