Mormons: What other sources besides the book of mormon mention the Nephites and Lamanites?

Question

Dont use modern day books as examples. Thats just stupid

Answer 1

My High School Spanish teacher told me a story about his mission that I believe could offer at least a partial answer.
He served a mission in Central America and while there he ran into many natives who blame their current problems in life on one of their ancestors younger brothers who tried to usurp power over them. The reason that story could be looked at as a sources for the Nephites and Lamanites is that same exact idea is what drove Laman and Lemuel (the original ancestors of the people who became known as the Lamanites).
I must mention that the best way to find out about the validity of the Book of Mormon is by taking up the challenge given in it in the final chapter of the Book.
Moroni 10:3-5
3 Behold, I would exhort you that when ye shall read these things, if it be wisdom in God that ye should read them, that ye would remember how merciful the Lord hath been unto the children of men, from the creation of Adam even down until the time that ye shall receive these things, and ponder it in your hearts.
4 And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost.
5 And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things.

Answer 2

Fact of the matter there were none. That is because the nephites were destroyed and the Lamanites broke into many tribes as is told in the book of Mormon. However there are many archaeological sites that confirm some of the stories...but I'm sure that is just coincidence right?

Answer 3

I'll answer your question with another question, What sources today have the correct pronounciation(as given by members of the tribe) as well as the original names of all the tribes in south-central America(more specifically the Olmec and the Mayan)?

Did the Mayans call themselves Mayans or did the Olmecs call themselves Olmecs or was it given to them by future archaeologists who simply made up a name for them?

In conclusion: of course you wont find the names Nephites or Lamanites in any historical source because NOBODY knows what the Central American Indians called themselves.

Answer 4

while Mormon replaced into sixteen, new Lamanite wars erupted, and he replaced into conscripted to lead the completed Nephite military as a results of fact of his large length and power. The Nephites have been pushed ever northward by employing the extensive Lamanite armies. 3 hundred and sixty 5 days after 3 hundred and sixty 5 days the Lamanites attacked and killed the Nephites. particularly situations, each and every of the two opposing armies prevailed and particularly situations, they have been defeated. Tens of hundreds have been killed. without the help of God the Nephite victories have been in basic terms momentary. while Mormon begged his human beings to repent and rebuild the church, they became away. They needed him as a defense force commander, no longer as a non secular chief. interior the three hundred and sixty 5 days advert 350 a treaty replaced into reached wherein the Nephites won the North American lands to the north of the needed American isthmus, and the Lamanites won the lands of South united statesa.. For 10 years after this treaty there replaced into peace, till the three hundred and sixty 5 days advert 361, while the Lamanites attacked as quickly as greater. as a results of fact the wars got here and went it became obtrusive to Mormon that the Nephites have been doomed as a results of fact God’s judgment ran against them. To the degree that the Nephites became removed from God, Mormon additionally became removed from them and resigned his command. Mormon went to the hill the place Ammaron had buried the records, accumulated them up, and took them with him for safekeeping. After a sequence of successive defeats wherein the Lamanites drove the Nephites ever northward, Mormon relented and back assumed command of the Nephite military even with the Nephites’ unrepentant sinfulness. by employing the three hundred and sixty 5 days advert 384 the Nephites were chased northward to the hill Cumorah in what's now western vast apple State. Mormon concealed all the records there, which incorporate people who he’d abridged and inscribed himself. He replaced into now in his Nineteen Seventies, weary, and unhappy. interior the consequent conflict, 2 hundred,000 Nephites have been killed by employing the Lamanite military by employing swords, axes, bows, and arrows. in basic terms 2-dozen adult adult males from the as quickly as effective Nephite human beings survived the climactic conflict. those survivors lined the two Mormon and his son Moroni.

Answer 5

Yes. The Hopi elders teach of the lost white brother Pahana who will return and restore their religion. They tell of how the people sailed across the Pacific to reach this land.

Answer 6

Too bad Cortez burned libraries full of Mayan and Aztec records that spanned hundreds of years. We might actually have a good answer for that question.

Answer 7

None
They pretty much completely wiped themselves all out and their written records were buried.


I cant wait to see all the antimormon responses to this one.

Answer 8

idk,,,,, ask a missionary that bugs you every week,
i really dont thik theres any at all anywhere. wierd huh?