Throughout history, people have persecuted members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) for their religious beliefs.  One way anti-Mormons have harassed Mormons, is through spreading lies about the Church’s history. Because of contradictory accounts of Mormon history, historians have had a hard time piecing together true accounts of Mormon history. Here are two examples where historians have given inaccurate accounts regarding Mormon [...]

“Know ye not that I, the Lord your God, have created all men, and that I remember those who are upon the isles of the sea; and that I rule in the heavens above and in the earth beneath; and I bring forth my word unto..all the nations of the earth?” 2 Nephi 29:7 Tonga’s Christian history shows that God remembers those “upon the isles of the [...]

“And it came to pass that Amulon did plead with the Lamanites; and he also sent forth their wives, who were the daughters of the Lamanites, to plead with their brethren, that they should not destroy their husbands.” Mosiah 23:33  It’s interesting the Lamanite daughters defended their kidnappers (King Noah’s priests). A strange phenomenon known as the “Stockholm Syndrome,” occurs [...]

“My father, Joseph Smith, Sen., left the State of Vermont, and moved to Palmyra, Ontario (now Wayne) county, in the State of New York, when I was in my tenth year, or thereabouts.” Joseph Smith-History 1:3 While many know Joseph Smith moved from Vermont to New York in 1816, few know the cause may have been a volcano on the other [...]

“Verily, thus saith the Lord concerning the wars that will shortly come to pass, beginning at the rebellion of South Carolina, which will eventually terminate in the death and misery of many souls..For behold, the Southern States shall be divided against the Northern States..” Doctrine and Covenants 87:1,3 In December 1832 Joseph Smith and other men reflected on African American slavery. [...]

“And the [Nile] river shall be wasted and dried up” Isaiah 19:5 Isaiah prophesied of the Aswan Dam that would be built in Egypt more than 2,500 years in the future. In Isaiah 19:5-15, Isaiah prophesied of the ecological disaster the dam would bring to the Nile: Waters fail from sea, river wasted, dried up (v. 5) Rivers would be turned (stopped [...]

“And we did come to the land which we called Bountiful, because of its much fruit and also wild honey.” 1 Nephi 17:5 Some BYU researchers may have identified The Book of Mormon “Bountiful,” in the Middle East. After searching the Arabian Peninsula coastline, they identified the Khor Kharfot region of Oman as the likely “Bountiful,” Nephi and his family camped at. Here [...]

“And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did guide the ship, that we sailed again towards the promised land.” 1 Nephi 18:22 Have you ever wondered which path Nephi took to get to the Promised Land? Well, it might’ve had to do with El Niño. Every year wind and air currents allow ships to travel from the Arabian Peninsula [...]

“And he [Joseph Smith] has translated the book…and as your Lord and your God liveth it is true.” D&C 17:6 With the Lord’s help Joseph Smith translated The Book of Mormon in less than 86 days (531 pages). It’s a miracle Joseph translated any of The Book of Mormon, as it was written in the extinct reformed Egyptian language. To [...]

  “And the Amlicites were distinguished from the Nephites, for they had marked themselves with red in their foreheads after the manner of the Lamanites” Alma 3:4 “Bindi,” is derived from the Sanskrit word “bindu,” which means “drop.” Traditionally it is a red dot southern Asians placed between their eyebrows. The bindi is connected to Hindu beliefs and traditionally said [...]