What evidence/proof exists for the LDS Mormon claim that the Book of Mormon is factual history?

Question

Is there any archeological evidence of the people discribed in the Book of Mormon? What about the battles?

Are Native Americans really descended from ancient Israelites?

Does evidence support these claims?

Answer 1

The Book of Mormon is a book of fiction written by a charlatan and a crook named Joseph Smith. He claimed to have translated the book from original gold plates provided by the angel Moroni with 3D like glasses. Neither the plates nor the glasses were ever found. In fact if it was factual history why did the Mormon leadership revise the original text and drop controversial material through the ages.

Every single word you find is false and absolutely nowhere factual or historical.

Answer 2

There has long been evidence of the peoples described in the Book of Mormon within Mexico and Central America--the arrival locations when they came over from Jerusalem.

The temples dotting Mexico and Central America are the largest proof of the former inhabitants when their religious practices were strong. Smaller items, such as war implements and armor, are hard to locate in the jungles because of the denseness.

All American Indians did not originate from the ancient Israelites. Many came to North America via the Bering Strait during the ice ages, but several groups, the peoples of the Book of Mormon, came from Jerusalem.

Regarding the constant nagging demands for proof of the Book of Mormon and its peoples is an irritant to me because I have no problem accepting those scriptures as holy and factual--borne to me through my faith and through the Holy Ghost.

The Lord has always prepared avenues to keep his covenant people prospered in face of opposition and even extermination. The people described in the Book of Mormon and those living in the latter-days are those very sheep Jesus had spoken in scripture.

Answer 3

Do you rather actual imagine that Mormons have not gone sleuthing round searching for an section that ought to nicely be seen a region. Sorry to burst your bubble JM in spite of the indisputable fact that this is been theorized that the Wadi Tayyib al-Ism that has been domestically stated as the Waters of Moses, it rather is positioned close to the coast of the pink Sea is the position various of e book of Mormon scholars imagine the Valley of Lamuel is positioned. There also occurs to be a river circulation that runs with the help of it. of route the Locals at the instantaneous are not likely to call an section The River of Laman or a Valley the Valley of Lamuel yet to assert that locals comprehend of no such position is a flub on your section. i have self belief that you'll in simple terms bypass this off is as take position stance and that Wadi Tayyib al-Ism can't be even remotely linked to the BOM. As for a Temple, that's conventional that the historic MesoAmericans outfitted Temple like platforms. I agree rather with Witness for Jesus although that. South American archeology is somewhat youthful and the area is roofed in vines and rain wooded area, route the way people are burning up and scaling down the rain wooded area we may finally end up searching extra stuff.

Answer 4

No matter the amount of factual data or evidence you find there will always be those that can discredit said data. You can find this is similarly true with the Bible and other scriptural works. However, the thing with scripture and religion is, you are never going to be able to "prove" something is true by evidence alone, because then you will not be required to exercise faith. Just as God does not appear to everyone to get them to believe, we must search out answers by way of the Spirit and revelation from God and we must show faith. If we do show our faith, after we have put in the effort to educate ourselves, God will let you know what is and what is not true.

Good luck.

Answer 5

You're really going about this the wrong way - indeed, thinking about religion and the place it has in our lives the wrong way.

People who demand that a religion conform to the test of history or science are in error. People who try to apply religious thinking to the secular world of law and politics are also in error. Both are disastrous.

Mythos is important - it is what gives our lives meaning, assuages pain, makes sense of tragedy, gives us answers about the ultimate value of human life.

Logos enables us to function well in the world. It relates exactly to facts and corresponds to external reality.

One deals with our inner life.

The other deals with our outer life.

The two should not be mixed.

Answer 6

I suggest you try Google. The few LDS I have spoken to seemed to pay more attention to the Bible than the Book of Mormon.

Answer 7

Native American ancestors showed up here much too long ago for that to be true.

Answer 8

No more than any evidence proving the bible is fact.

Answer 9

There is no real evidence.