Thanks To All Of Our LDS Talk & Chat LDS Members!

[Heather]

I wanted to thank all of you who have taken the time to report posts which need to be deleted and who have brought other matters to the moderator's attention. I believe it has really improved the atmosphere of the site and made it a much more enjoyable place to visit and converse. Keep it up!

[DisRuptive1]

The open forum helps too. Kind of like Nevada is to Utah. You can't have any state as godly as Utah without having sin nearby.

[jyn2001]

true my friend

[jyn2001]

no problem my friend

[StrawberryFields]

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I see your point disruptive1 but Utah has it's problems like every other place. If you want to make a trip to Utah I will show you around.

[flatfooteddie]

flatfooteddie@yahoo.com

I don't wish to offend anyone as I am not LDS. I am curious about the book of Mormon. How does LDS explain the the last (i think it is) verse in revelations? I don't have a bible in front of me but I think it goes something like. Do not add or take away any word to this book. How then is there another book? And what exactly is so different about it from the bible?

[BenRaines]

From the New Testament , Book of Reveleation, Chapter 22, verses 18 and 19

18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall aadd• unto these things, God shall add unto him the bplagues that are written in this book:

19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the abook of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

Here is a list of books that are missing from the current bible as referenced to by their being mentioned in the bible.

The so-called lost books of the Bible are those documents that are mentioned in the Bible in such a way that it is evident they are considered authentic and valuable, but that are not found in the Bible today. Sometimes called missing scripture, they consist of at least the following: book of the Wars of the Lord (Num. 21: 14); book of Jasher (Josh. 10: 13; 2 Sam. 1: 18); book of the acts of Solomon (1 Kgs. 11: 41); book of Samuel the seer (1 Chr. 29: 29); book of Gad the seer (1 Chr. 29: 29); book of Nathan the prophet (1 Chr. 29: 29; 2 Chr. 9: 29); prophecy of Ahijah (2 Chr. 9: 29); visions of Iddo the seer (2 Chr. 9: 29; 2 Chr. 12: 15; 2 Chr. 13: 22); book of Shemaiah (2 Chr. 12: 15); book of Jehu (2 Chr. 20: 34); sayings of the seers (2 Chr. 33: 19); an epistle of Paul to the Corinthians, earlier than our present 1 Corinthians (1 Cor. 5: 9); possibly an earlier epistle to the Ephesians (Eph. 3: 3); an epistle to the Church at Laodicea (Col. 4: 16); and some prophecies of Enoch, known to Jude (Jude 1: 14). To these rather clear references to inspired writings other than our current Bible may be added another list that has allusions to writings that may or may not be contained within our present text, but may perhaps be known by a different title; for example, the book of the covenant (Ex. 24: 7), which may or may not be included in the current book of Exodus; the manner of the kingdom, written by Samuel (1 Sam. 10: 25); the rest of the acts of Uzziah written by Isaiah (2 Chr. 26: 22).

Looks like everyone is using a book that has books of the bible missing.

Also as far as chronological listing of the books of the bible the Book of Revelation was not the last written but the last one placed in todays bible.

Remember that the bible as we use it today was not compiled until many hundreds of years after the various books were written and the books that comprise the bible were not compiled in to one text until hundreds of years after being written. Also there is a similar reference in the Old Testament. I can't find it but I believe it is in one of the first five books of Moses. If that were true, referencing to the whole book then nothing after that would be valid and we do not believe that to be true.

Book of Mormon is a second witness of the divinity of Jesus Christ. That is it's purpose. As the scriptures say "Out of the mouth of two or three witnesses will my word be established".

I hope that your question was sincere and this is a sincere answer.

[Josie]

Heather, I appreciate the fact that alot of us can get into the site again, that could not for along time. And thank you for working so hard to keep it a clean place for LDS and others alike can come and chat and voice their opinions. We are also grateful to have BenRaines back as a moderator too. He is a great example to all of us.

[lisajo]

Originally posted by Josie@Nov 10 2005, 10:23 AM
Heather, I appreciate the fact that alot of us can get into the site again, that could not for along time.* And thank you for working so hard to keep it a clean place for LDS and others alike can come and chat and voice their opinions.* We are also grateful to have BenRaines back as a moderator too.* He is a great example to all of us.

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Yea Ben!

[pushka]

Maybe it's time for this thread to be ressurected?

Comments anybody?