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Aside from every sort of problem involving the Rosetta stone and the clear fact that at least one of the "holy books" of the LDS church is a proven fraud, there is the question of archaeology. The bom posits an Israelite or Israelite-related civilization transplanted into the Americas in biblical times and there would have to be archaeological evidence of that as well as traces of that in the dress, names, languages, customs etc. of the American natives who the Spanish found around 1500 AD, and as far as I know, there isn't any. A civilization like that could not plausibly vanish without a trace.

If you factor in recent research into med-basin chronologies the problem gets even worse. The best experts on those topics, i.e. people like Gunnar Heinsohn, Charles Ginenthal, and Emmet Sweeney, are now claiming that there truly isn't any med-basin history any older than about 3000 years starting from now.

The bom posits an Israelite or Israelite-related civilization transplanted into the Americas in biblical times ...

According to Mormon mythology, the Mormons are descended from the Tribe of Ephraim, which led the other nine tribes of the northern kingdom into idolatry and eventual destruction and dispersion.

Too bad Mormons don't read that King James Bible they supposedly believe in, for in the Book of Hosea they would read that God has nothing good to say about the Tribe of Ephraim, including the following:

"For the wickedness of their doings, I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more; all their princes are revolters. Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit, yea though they bring forth, yet will I slay the beloved fruit of their womb. My God will cast them away because they did not listen to Him and they whall be wanderers among the nations." [Hosea 9:15-17]

And this is the Tribe that Mormons claim their spiritual heritage descends from??? They need to wake up!!!

A civilization like that could not plausibly vanish without a trace.

Perhaps it is the same as...

The Lord in His wisdom took back the Plates and will produce them again in the Lord own time!:)