Sealed portion of the book of mormon translated from

Prophecies of samuel the lamanite and part of the revelations of john. The book of mormon and the sealed book of mormon agree that the plates of mormon have three parts to come forth in three different eras until now it has been understood by believers in the book of mormon that the plates of mormon from which it was translated were divided into two parts. Dec 22, 2018 the book of mormon was translated from the unsealed portion of the gold plates, but there was at least one other book contained within a sealed portion of the gold plates that was not translated. Problems with christopher nemelkas the sealed portion. It purports to have been written by moses himself to be hidden up to come forth during the end times, when true high priests would be needed to found the city of zion.

The book of mormon was first translated into english, which was the language spoken by joseph smith. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. Insights from my daily study of the book of mormon. It was from the remaining onethird of the gold plates that he translated the book of mormon. Said another way, the book of mormon represents far less than half of what was recorded on the plates by moroni. The lds version of the book of mormon has been translated into 83 languages and selections have been translated into an additional 25 languages.

The sealed portionanother testament of jesus christ is the second part of the book of mormon, which millions of people throughout the world accept as the word of god along with the bible. Joseph smith, himself, gave christopher the gold plates so that he could translate the sealed portion of the book of mormon. What is the sealed portion of the book of mormon, and will. This portion was not to be opened until the lord desired that work to corne forth.

What is the sealed portion of the book of mormon, and. The sealed portion of the gold plates valentin arts journal of book of mormon studies 111 2002. Moroni, the last of the nephite prophets book of mormon. The book of mormon was translated from the unsealed portion of the gold plates, but there was at least one other book contained within a sealed portion of the gold plates that was not translated. The sealed part of the record, the prophet was informed was not to be translated and published to the world, at that time, but if the people who should receive the unsealed portion were. So basically the lord revealed to the brother of jared the history of mankind, and the sealed portion of the plates was moronis translated copy of it. Book of mormontranslationdescription of the plates fairmormon. When i was little, i was always told that the sealed portion of the plates would more than likely be translated during my lifetime. Mormon and moroni, the book says, had abridged earlier historical records from other sets of metal plates.

His book features hebraic chiasmus as well as seven witnesses who testified to the truth of strangs account of discovery of ancient plates from which it was translated. The young mans name was joseph smith and the unsealed third became known as the book of mormonanother testament of jesus christ. A portion of the plates were somehow bound together a large portion of the leaves were so securely bound together that it was impossible to separate them. Jan 08, 2019 i had a woman comment on my blog years ago 2014 or 2015 that furthermore, the sealed portion of the book of mormon is being translated at this time. The book, the sealed book of mormon, is a translation from 19 plates that are part of this 42 plate sealed portion.

There would be great difficulty in translating the sealed portion of the. Jan 05, 2019 to me, this means that the title page came from the last leaf of what was translated, so, before the sealed portion which wasnt translated. Adulterous signs truth and evidence book of mormon. Respecting the urim and thummim, it was also used in the translation of records, and was thus employed by the prophet joseph in translating the book of mormon. The sealed portion of the book of mormon an abridgment of the vision and words of the brother of jared written and sealed up by moroni, the son of mormon. I would compare this work of fiction to the other sealed portions men have produced over the years. Some witnesses described the plates as weighing from 30 to 60 pounds 14 to 27 kg, golden in color, and composed of thin metallic pages engraved with.

Were all the unsealed records of the book of mormon. In the portion of the plates that was translated which is now known as the book of mormon, the prophet nephi recorded a prophecy that the book in. The plates which were sealed contained an account of those great things show unto the brother of jared. However, with all that being said, my dad gave me a different perspective. The sealed portion of the gold plates as many of you may already be aware, there is a security guard in utah who claims to have received revelation that he was supposed to translate the sealed portion of the gold plates and also retranslate the book of lehi of lost 116 pages fame. The sealed portion of the gold plates contain another book. What were the characteristics of the rings which held the gold plates together. The manner in which joseph received the plates has been a matter of controversy since he first made the. Jan 05, 2015 what is more fascinating, however, is that the majority of the plates were sealed. The claim that a recently published book is a translation of part of the sealed plates of the book of mormon is investigated based on its content. When i was in high school, i attended an education week at byu. Sealed portionthe final testament of jesus christ is the sealed part of the gold plates from which the book of mormon was translated and published in 1830. According to latter day saint belief, the golden plates also called the gold plates or in some 19thcentury literature, the golden bible are the source from which joseph smith said he translated the book of mormon, a sacred text of the faith. The final testament of jesus christ written by christopher nemelka in 2004 purports to be the sealed portion of the gold plates alluded to in the book of mormon.

Sealed fate cover story salt lake city salt lake city. Since the book of mormon plates that were translated by joseph smith are also there, including the sealed plates, their rediscovery will enable scholars, by comparing joseph smiths translation with the characters on. The translator, mauricio berger, says that we will receive the rest. The official and authorized website of the sealed portion. In the portion of the plates that was translated which is now known as the book of mormon, the prophet nephi recorded a prophecy that the book in the sealed portion of the plates would not be. This sealed portion contains the complete record of the vision of the brother of jared see ether 4. Book of mormon sealed portion brazil posts facebook. Probably after the book of mormon and before the book of ether.

With this preparation, let us turn to the largest part of the sealed book of mormon. I have since my last post, spent many more hours reading and pondering the alleged sealed portion of the book of mormon translated by a brazilian man named mauricio berger. He believes that the sealed portion was somewhere in the middle. The sealed portion of the book of mormon brunson20. What is more fascinating, however, is that the majority of the plates were sealed.

Here is what one of the false prophets, seers and revelators of the ldsmormon church, fake apostle gary e. When moroni was finishing the book of mormon record, he was commanded to seal up some of the plates, and joseph smith was later commanded not to translate them. Sep 23, 2008 as many of you may already be aware, there is a security guard in utah who claims to have received revelation that he was supposed to translate the sealed portion of the gold plates and also retranslate the book of lehi of lost 116 pages fame. Were all the unsealed records of the book of mormon translated.

Power comes from the words that will be translated. I believe all things are being readied to come forth and prepare a people who are of one heart and one mind to receive the savior. However the translator of this sealed book of mormon is mauricio berger, from brazil. Could it be that the unsealing of the book of mormon is the same event as this great millennial vision. It was intended to give us a view that native indians are just as important and just as s.

The sealed portion of the book of mormon an abridgment of the vision and words of the brother of jared written and sealed up by moroni, the son of mormon therefore, these things shall remain sealed and hidden from the eyes of all men except it be unto those to whom the lord shall reveal them. If one does not accept the book of mormon for what it claims to be, then it is likely that one will not accept the sealed portion for what it is. There is going to be another great dispensation, that is, another great period of enlightenment, when he comes. What is the sealed portion of the book of mormon, and will we ever.

Jun, 2018 the book of mormon is the principle religious text of the mormon church. It is my faith and assurance that the lord is involved in this effort to give us knowledge from the sealed portion of the book of mormon plates. John the beloved and the three nephites use him to present their message to the world. The sealed portion of the book of mormon the final. In the portion of the plates that was translated which is now known as the book of mormon, the prophet nephi recorded a prophecy that the book in the sealed portion of the plates would not be translated at the same time as the book of mormon because the world would not be ready for it see 2 nephi 27. Christopher nemelka has published the sealed portion of the book or mormon and has also translated the 116 pages of missing manuscript.

Twothirds of the plates were sealed with bands and were not allowed to be translated with the other third. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. These are the plates from which joseph smith translated the book of mormon by the gift and power of god. The book of mormon also claims this in reference to works by zenos and zenock, prophets who lived in jerusalem, but are now unknown to history. May 26, 2019 with this preparation, let us turn to the largest part of the sealed book of mormon. Usually the first part referred to when the book of mormon would come forth and the beginning of the last part to when this translation of some of the sealed plates would come forth. The words delivered in this translation will be considered to be of great value for those who study them with a pure. Then the savior will reveal the most sacred part when he comes at the end of the fulness of times. The book of mormon itself portrays the golden plates as a historical record, engraved by two precolumbian prophethistorians from around the year ad 400. Said another way, the book of mormon represents far less than half of. Why does the lds mormon church say they have the complete gospel of jesus christ. Does the church have a position on the rumor that someone. We know, therefore, that the translation will take place in two time periods.

Along with the translation of the sealed portion, the first part of the gold plates that. The plates were returned to moroni joseph smithhistory 1. A couple books that are part of the other 23 plates includes. The sealed portion the final testament of jesus christ. The lds church has canonized part of this 1838 account as part of its scripture, the pearl of great price. These include the large plates of nephi abridged by mormon, the 24 gold plates abridged by moroni, and the plates of brass quoted from in the book of mormon.

An analysis of the supposed translation of the sealed part of the book of mormon in brazil an investigative analysis of mauricio bergers account and its supposed translation of the sealed portion of the book of mormon by luiz botelho. I had a woman comment on my blog years ago 2014 or 2015 that furthermore, the sealed portion of the book of mormon is being translated at this time. Sep, 2009 christopher nemelka has published the sealed portion of the book or mormon and has also translated the 116 pages of missing manuscript. A portion was sealed and was not translated by joseph smith ether 5.

In 2001, the lds church reported that all or part of the book of mormon was available in the native language of 99 percent of latterday saints and 87 percent of the worlds total population. Why does the church of jesus christ of latterday saints say. Dec 01, 2019 the book of the law was seen by strang as making up only a portion of the plates of laban, rather than the whole, showing that it was a more complete bible that included books now lost. According to mormon mythology, the sealed portionof which, mormon scripture authorities say, very little is knownwould only be released when the faithful were ready for it. Since moroni engraved the sealedportion plates as well as 51 pages in the book of mormon, his total of 1, 1 pages written would be about 70 percent of the total plates delivered to joseph smith. Book of mormon record, he was commanded to seal up some of the plates, and joseph smith was later commanded not to translate them. I admit that i still do so with some measure of skepticism, in part because there are way too many overt things that continue to bother me. That would make a total of 1,593 possible pages had the whole set of plates been translated.

The speaker asked us youth to raise our hands if we would like to, right now, be able to read the sealed portion of the book of mormon. The sealed portion of the gold plates contain another book of. He testifies that jesus christ came to the nephites. When joseph smith jr translated the book of mormon from the golden plates, there was a portion that remained sealed. When we as a people are prepared to accept the marvelous revelations that are contained in that sealed portion, the angel moroni will return with them, and present them to the president of the church, who has been called by god and sustained by the people as a prophet. I look forward to the time that we can read that record. Mormonism and wikipediagolden platessealed portion fairmormon. The book of mormon is the principle religious text of the mormon church. According to latter day saint belief, the golden plates are the source from which joseph smith said he translated the book of mormon. Why does the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. The sealed portionthe final testament of jesus christ is the sealed part of the gold plates from which the book of mormon was translated and published in 1830. What is the sealed portion of the book of mormon, and will we ever know whats in it. The lord has given all that people in the world have the spiritual capacity to receive at this time.

Elder joseph smith, seventy bob moore and 6 other men went to brazil and have seen, handled and witnessed that the gold plates that joseph smith jr. We are assured the time will come for the sealed portion to be translated, but that day is not yet here. First of all, the plates themselves were taken back by moroni once joseph smith was finished translating the open portion. After this experience, the veil was removed from the brother of jared and he was then taken into the presence of the lord ether 3. What did anthon say about the transcript, and what did martin do. Nemelka claims to have received divine authority from. The sealed portion another testament of jesus christ is the second part of the book of mormon, which millions of people throughout the world accept as the word of god along with the bible. As you know, part of the plates were sealed so that they could not be opened. Scotties thread on the lost 116 pages got me thinking about the supposed sealed portion of the book of mormon. After all, we know that the sealed portion of the book of mormon will not come forth in a day of wickedness millennium. Sealed portion of the book of mormon mormon discussions. Have you read the sealed portion of the book of mormon yet.

These are the plates from which joseph smith translated the book of mormon by the. David whitmer what there was sealed appeared as solid to my view as wood. We affirm that, by the power of god, the sealed book of mormon will be translated, contained in the plates. Christopher also claims to have translated the sealed portion of the gold plates referenced in the book of mormon, which mormons members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints have long awaited. The sealed portion the final testament of jesus christ 2nd. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to adherents, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. The bulk of the sealed book of mormon is called the sealed book of moses. You recollect that when the book of mormon was translated from the plates, about twothirds were sealed up, and joseph was commanded not to break the seal. We are assured the time will come for the sealed portion to. The book of mormon refers to other documents and plates as being sealed to.