At the time of these books, the “Old World” had no knowledge that there were, on the other side of the world, vast continents that became known as “The NEW World.”
But were these lands and their people unknown to God?
Were not these people also God's children?
If so, would He not also communicate to them?
That's all the Book of Mormon purports to be - a second witness to God and to Jesus - to the peoples of North, Central and North America...just as the Bible is of the “Old World.”
It really is that simple.
The church of Jesus Christ of Latter Days Saints revere both the Bible and the Book of Mormon as twin pillars of God's communications to His children.
http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=e419fb40e21cef00VgnVCM1000001f5e340aRCRD
This is simply not true. You can not reaver something you say is not translated correctly.
That’s all the Book of Mormon purports to be - a second witness to God and to Jesus - to the peoples of North, Central and North America...just as the Bible is of the Old World.
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Except the Jesus the Christians believe in is not the same one the mormons have...
Even Hinckley admitted that...
Not the same Jesus
“There are those outside the Church who say Latter-day Saints do not believe in the traditional Christ.
No, I don’t. The traditional Christ of whom they speak is not the Christ of whom I speak.
LDS President Gordon B. Hinckley (LDS Church News, June 20, 1998)
It is true that many of the Christian churches worship a different Jesus Christ than is worshipped by the Mormons. LDS publication, Ensign Magazine, May 1977, p. 26
Isa 43: 10 You are My witnesses, declares the Lord, And My servant whom I have chosen, So that you may know and believe Me And understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, And there will be none after Me. 11 I, even I, am the Lord, And there is no savior besides Me.
Jesus said to maine-iac7, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No man or woman comes to the Father except by ME.”
If so, would He not also communicate to them?
In THAT case, where are the "books" in Sioux, Cherokee, Hope, Navajo, telling of the visit to the "new world"?
Or, are those batches of plates yet undiscovered, waiting for an even newer "prophet" to discover them?
There ARE native legends that can be followed, but I am unaware of any that speak of "On Easter Sunday, 3 April 1836, the Savior, Moses, Elias, and Elijah will appear in succession in the Kirtland Temple Window Rock, AZ and restore the priesthood keys required for the dispensation of the fulness of times. (See D&C 110.)
Who cares?
The Restored Gospel® is NOT found in the BoM; like Headquarfters claims.
The NECESSARY Temple Rites® are Not found in the BoM or any OTHER writings considered scripture by MORMONs.
Speaking of OTHER writings; do you REVERE the BOOK of Abraham?
The D&C's?
ALL of BY's sermons?
Your use of 'if you will' belies your desire to sow doubt rather than clarify the discussion. You, if you're a Mormon, already know that your church claimed the Bible was missing tracts of 'precious text' and your founding fraud, Joesph SMith didn't come up with anything significant in his joseph smith translation fo the King James Bible, unless you conside the hundreds of words added at the end of Genesis which smith fabrciated to produce a prophecy of his advent int he latter days. Or maybe you don't know! In such a case, you would do well to look into the fraud of your founder.