Advocates of this thesis have argued that the phrase secret combinations is a reference. Despite the fact that the book of mormon which smith said he translated by the power of god denounces polygamy, smith didnt stop with two wives and, before he died, he had married close to 40. Secret combinations are established to rob and get gain moses 5. In particular, moroni wrote, and they meaning secret. This triple combination includes the 20 edition of the book of mormon, doctrine and covenants, and pearl of great price bound in one book. This book does much to explain the origins of the ldsmormon church. Alma was delivered from the bonds of sin through the atonement of jesus christ. In the book of moses the secret combination is defined as a secret pact.
Secrets of the mormons by david brion davis the new. How i lost the mormons and found my faith by martha n. And behold, in the end of this book, the book of mormon, ye shall see that this gadianton did prove the overthrow, yea, almost the entire destruction of the people of nephi. Latterday saint regular quadruple combination holy bible. The book of mormon denounces secret combinations as most abominable and wicked above all, in the sight of god. Quotations from lectures on secret combinations ldsc. The organization behind the corrupt judges appoints a leader, jacob, to be their king, with a sworn oath to destroy all governmental order. Both factbased and fast moving, supported by more than 1400 footnotes and over 100. It contains crossreferences to all the standard works. Why does the book of mormon use the phrase secret combinations. Mormon history secrets and the conflicts of mormons christians.
Jacob and the new secret combination gadianton period. The father of lies stirreth up the children of men unto secret. The book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. The book of mormon has been explained by some as a product of joseph smiths 19th century environment. What mormons truly beliveve kindle edition by michaels, m. The book of mormon and the book of moses, sacred scripture of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints have woven into their pages a brief history of secret combinations on the american. Embracing the origin, rise and progress of the sect. The bible and the book of mormon for over 100 years, mormon archaeologists have searched in vain for indisputable proof of book of mormon civilizations. I needed to know the chapter size so i could plan reading sections for a bookofmormonreadathon. Heres the book of mormon chapters categorized by length. It is a record of gods dealings with ancient inhabitants of the americas and contains the fulness of the everlasting gospel. Again, the ancient american prophet moroni stated in the book of mormon. They store up gold and silver in abundance and traffic in all manner of traffic 4 nephi 1.
Secret combinations evidence of early mormon counterfeiting 1800. The idea of the secret combination occurs in two places in latterday saint scripture. Throughout the book of mormon, the phrase secret combinations is used to describe the evil activities of secret, oathbound societies like the. Popular ex mormon books meet your next favorite book. Secret combinations the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. There is strife and contention over the kingdom akish forms an oathbound secret combination to slay the. Speaking of a secret combination built up by the devil, the master of lies, in our day, the book of mormon tells us that those who build it up do so to. Secret combination the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. In the book of mormon, several secret combinations challenged governments ruled by the voice of the people or by righteous kings.
Our families may be corrupted by worldly trends and teachings unless we know how to use the book to expose and combat falsehoods in socialism, rationalism, etcthe situation in the world will continue. The righteous, seduced by secret combinations connors. There is strife and contention over the kingdomakish forms an oathbound secret combination to slay the. Popular mormon fiction books meet your next favorite book. The book of mormon is one of the boldest hoaxes of all time. Book of mormon prophets, namely mormon and moroni, testified that secret combinations brought down at least two ancient american civilizations. At the time of the book of mormons publication, he wrote, the term secret combinations was used almost exclusively to refer to freemasonry. Throughout the book of mormon, the phrase secret combinations is used to describe the evil activities of secret, oathbound societies like the gadianton robbers.
However, a recently recognized phenomenon in the book of mormon has now made it possible for us to cite many specific examples of passages in the book of mormon which bear the distinct stamp of an. Commentary on the book of mormon secret combination videos. The most powerful description of repentance anywhere. A secret combination, in the latter day saint movement, is a term found in the book of mormon that describes a malignant secret society of people bound together by oaths to carry out the evil purposes. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Secret combinations are a concept which the ancient prophet mormon went to great lengths to explain and warn future generations about in his recording of the book of mormon whenever individuals. As a nonutah mormon living in utah, i was surprised by a significant anticorporation attitude among utah mormons, and know people who agree with the. Sermons in the book of mormon one of the things that i have most come to enjoy about the book of mormon are the various sermons throughout the book. Seeing that his faction was not as powerful as other nephite tribes. Both fact based and fast moving, supported by more than 1400 footnotes and over 100. History has always been central to mormonism as a foundation of faith, a source of group identity, and a vulnerable target for heretical and gentile attack. My top 10 chapters in the book of mormon the gospel home. This book chronicles the evidence that early mormon leaders, starting with joseph smith sr.