book of mormon 04 by Articles Uncovered
Published Date: 14/01/07
The other day, I was approached at my house by two members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, or Mormons as they are popularly called. They asked me if I had ever heard about the Book of Mormon, and I politely answered that I had, and I was not all that interested in talking to any of its followers, thank you very much. However, they looked a little sunburned, and rather thirsty, so I asked them into my house and offered them some water to drink. They accepted and hung out in my living room, drinking their water, and politely talking to me.
Of course, because they were missionaries, they steered the conversation to the Book of Mormon as soon as they could. They asked me if I knew anything about Joseph Smith, the man who is credited with writing the Book of Mormon, supposedly after having it divinely inspired by God. I can not resist a good argument, and I really have it bad for religion, so I sat there and listened to them telling me all about the origins of their Book of Mormon. All I could think of the whole time was the South Park episode about Mormons, the one with the musical rendition of their history and religious story. It was a little hard not to laugh, I must confess.
They told me that, according to the Book of Mormon and the followers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Joseph Smith was worried because he had no idea which church to follow. He believed that one of them must contain the correct word of God, but as there were so many churches out there in his day ( and incidentally, there are even more today, so the problem has only gotten worse since them) he could not really figure out which one he should turn to. The Book of Mormon tells about him going out into the woods in his back yard and asking God what is up with all the churches. God told him that he should form a new church, and sent him the Book of Mormon, which was supposedly made up of ancient golden tablets left on that continent. And of course, in bland predictable style, the followers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints believe that the Book of Mormon is the only truth. How original.
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