Questions for UD, origins of the Book of Mormon
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 5:23 am
Dale,
Thanks for your response to me, I started a new thread so I wouldn't derail the other.
What makes you believe they actually bought into this from a "religious" point of view? My take and "feelings " of Joseph Smith is that he was a con, and in it for potential gains. I would base allot of my "feelings" on this on who his prophecies show a pattern of "coming forth" to get him out of trouble.
Also, is there any proof that Spalding used to word "Nephite", seems a remember reading something about a relative saying something about that, but could be wrong?
Thanks for you time
Mark
Thanks for your response to me, I started a new thread so I wouldn't derail the other.
8. Smith and Rigdon were both visionaries and both believed themselves, as well
as the other, to be blessed with divine gifts. Smith believed Rigdon possessed what
amounted to a wonderful addition to the Holy Bible. Rigdon believed that Smith was
a true seer, who could add important information to the beliefs and actions of the
extinct Nephites. Together Rigdon and Smith cooperated to expand the "record"
of the extinct Christian Americans.
What makes you believe they actually bought into this from a "religious" point of view? My take and "feelings " of Joseph Smith is that he was a con, and in it for potential gains. I would base allot of my "feelings" on this on who his prophecies show a pattern of "coming forth" to get him out of trouble.
Also, is there any proof that Spalding used to word "Nephite", seems a remember reading something about a relative saying something about that, but could be wrong?
Thanks for you time
Mark