5 categories of reasons I think The Book of Mormon is a made up fantasy book:
1. Lack of archeological proof
2. Issues with how the book was translated
3. Irregularities in the text itself
4. History of concealing disfavorable evidence about the book
5. Content in the book is not “moral” or “godly”
If you want to get bonus content and all my videos early and ad free, consider joining my Patreon!
Check it out here: https://patreon.com/alyssadgrenfell
~~~~~~~~~~
A few resources I mention in the video:
*Read my blog post about why I believe The Book of Mormon is plagiarized fiction: https://www.mormontruths.com/my-view-on-the-book-of-mormon/
*Scholarly consensus on Jesus as a historical figure: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_Jesus
*My book, How to Leave the Mormon Church: https://shorturl.at/3dawW
*Overview of The Book of Mormon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Mormon
*Faithful Mormon explanation for The Book of Mormon: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm?lang=eng
*Faithful “Gospel Topics” Essays about The Book of Mormon: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics-essays/book-of-mormon-and-dna-studies?lang=eng
One of the most popular apologist websites about the Mormon church: https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/answers/Book_of_Mormon
*Mark Twain’s writings about The Book of Mormon: https://www.mrm.org/twain-bom
*Historicity of The Book of Mormon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historicity_of_the_Book_of_Mormon
*Jeffery R. Holland’s speech about the truth of The Book of Mormon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gAOrQBXEks
*National Smithsonian letter about The Book of Mormon: https://mit.irr.org/smithsonian-institution-statement-on-book-of-mormon
*The CES Letter (a very comprehensive guide to addressing the most common problems with Mormonism, including The Book of Mormon): https://cesletter.org/
*Genetics and The Book of Mormon: https://shorturl.at/Sldbh
*Different theories for where The Book of Mormon took place: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited_geography_model
*Faithful explanation of Joseph Smith’s seer stone: https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/topic/seer-stone
*Anachronisms in the Book of Mormon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anachronisms_in_the_Book_of_Mormon
*YouTube clip about stylometry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBcAKdbCbEc
*Book of Mormon verse about the “cruse” of black skin: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/5?lang=eng
~~~~~~~~~~
Other resources that may interest you:
*Why I left the Mormon Church: https://www.mormontruths.com/why-i-left-the-mormon-church/
*My Mormon endowment explained video: (https://youtu.be/_jXk53GhZr0)
*Mormon garments explained video: (https://youtu.be/CZVrRWfDHYU)
*Every rule I followed as a Mormon: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYoCjhT2098&t=4396s)
*My Mormon mission was a waste: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uicAn4l9z4&t=18s)
*Complete story of my Mormon wedding: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gLAVyGy5tk&t=961s)
- where to find me -
Patreon (ad free & bonus content): https://shorturl.at/8bpnw
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alyssadgrenfell
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alyssadgrenfell/
Blog: https://www.mormontruths.com
Email me: [email protected]
- support my channel -
Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/Alyssa-Grenfell