Welch of brigham young university, delivered a powerful address on wednesday, november 8 on the timing of the translation of the book of mormon. Final battle between the nephites and lamanites at cumorah. Welch presenting on the translation of the book of mormon. Book of mormon timeline brigham young universityidaho. A source book for book of mormon chronology source book. The truth of the book of mormon and its divine source can be known today. Comparison of the history of the bible and the book of mormon other books the event the date the event relating to time period the nephitesapproximate the jaredites the creation genesis 1, 2 4004 b.
Maxwell, 1 and building on my chapter in the second edition of opening the heavens, 2 this article strives to be as precise as possible about the timing of the events and progress of the book of mormon translation. Printed on high quality photo paper 20x30 print sketch artwork done by joseph f. Jesus also visits america after his resurrection, according to this narrative. Why is the timing of the book of mormons translation so. Modification of the italicized text in book of mormon biblical passages summary. Welch meticulously tracks the timeline of the book of mormon s translation. The book of lehi mormons abridgement is translated. Book of mormon chronology with images book of mormon. The book of mormon presents itself to the world as a miracle and as a sign that god has begun the process of gathering scattered israel, as he anciently covenanted to do.
The first 5,000 copies of the book of mormon are printed. Byu professors lecture examines the timeline of joseph smiths translation of the book of mormon. Welch examined how long it took joseph smith to translate the book of mormon a lecture wednesday night at the. Zeniff, a nephite, took a group south to reclaim the nephite lands. Byu professors lecture examines the timeline of joseph. For a full book of mormon chronology using the tun as the year, demonstrating that 600 tuns can be counted off using from a may 596 bc departure to a september 5 bc birth of christ, see robert f. Mormon is mortally wounded in the battle at a place called cumorah, and the nephites are nearly obliterated, but moroni survives another 36 years and adds material to the book of mormon before. Things to write on the title pg of my book of mormon scripture marking according to the prophet joseph smith, the titlepage of the book of mormon is a literal translation, taken from the very last leaf, on the. When he sat down in 1832 to write his own history for the first time, he began by promising to include an account of his marvelous experience. Understanding the timeline of book of mormon translation.
The map is without any scale, and does not attempt to relate them to presentday geography or place names. Timeline chronology for the jaredite culture from the book of ether in the book of mormon. Kirkhams suggestion that the book of mormon was translated within seventyfive. Byu professors lecture examines the timeline of joseph smiths. Translation begins on the 7th of apriltwo days after oliver arrived. Once zeniff and his group arrived, the lamanites put them in bondage.
Welchs excellent article entitled the miraculous translation of the book of mormon, from opening the heavens. As evidence compounds to illustrate how the book of mormon closely resembles the abundant works and theologies of the early 1800s, as opposed to ancient indians, the need for alternative translation theories gain traction. First significant anti mormon book, mormonism unvailed printed, with no mention of first vision, peter, james, john or priesthood. One such popular theory is that joseph was free to choose words and phrases. Follow this chronology that details mormon beliefs and major events. Mulekite history represented by light pink on the timeline. Welch, a byu law professor and author who served as the founding president of farms the foundation for ancient research and mormon studies, examined the timing of the book of mormon translation as he gave the 2017 book of mormon lecture for the laura f. It is an attempt to put an at least approximate date on each of those events which were recorded from the time joseph smith received the book of mormon plates, until the time that the translation was completed. The three witnesses see the plates around this date see accounts. According to the prophet joseph smith, the titlepage of the book of mormon is a literal translation, taken from the very last leaf, on the. This paper aims to stimulate specific thinking about the intense and complex events during which the book of mormon was translated in 1829. Professor figures out book of mormon translation timeline. Mormon militia kill 120 immigrants on their way to california 1860 joseph smith iii claims to receive a revelation as prophetpresident of a new organization of the latter day saint church. Remote work advice from the largest allremote company.
For more information, follow the links to the full articles. Professor figures out book of mormon translation timeline book. See also the translation miracle of the book of mormon by elder dellenbach. Moroni wandered alone and abridged the jaredite history. The only real markers we have to build a working chronology from are firstly, the date of the dearth and megafauna extinction given in the narrative of heth ether 9. The urim and thummim was preserved in a stone box, along with the gold plates, for over 1,500 years for the purpose of enabling joseph to translate the writings on the. Timeline of joseph smiths life the joseph smith papers. After joseph smith received the golden plates in september 1827, he faced the difficult task of. What do we know about the chronology of the book of. The book of mormon timeline is a great visual representation for children and families of the sequence of stories, events, and people in the book of mormon. Drawing upon this research, the following summaries demonstrate why people can be confident that the vast majority of the book of mormon was translated within that narrow window of time. Book of mormon geography settings, timeline, overview. This chronology outlines the major events in the history of the book of mormon, according to the text. It is claimed that in the book of mormon material which parallels the kjv, joseph smith generally modified the italicized text.
More details can now be known about the key events that anchor our historical understandings of the pace of translation, about witness testimonies that credibly document the impressive work, and other considerations regarding the keystone restoration scripture. Book of mormon translation timeline lds apologists like to say that the book of mormon was written in only 60 days and what a amazing feat this was. Joseph translates the book of mormon with oliver as scribe. The book of mormon jaredite king list gives only 7 exact dates lifespans and reigns for the jaredite chronology. Book of mormon title page markings i like this method of enhancing your study. Book of mormon central evidences of the book of mormon. For this and other reasons, many people have naturally been interested in the details of its coming forth, including the timing of its translation. Approximate book of mormon translation timeline elden watsons. Which scribes worked on which portions in the book of mormon.
A timeline of the book of mormon translation i looked a bit at the timeline of the translation of the book of mormon to help me organize in my thoughts some of the main events related to the translation. Oliver indicated that their asking about baptism was stimulated by. As of march 2015, the lds church continues to publish at least portions of the book of mormon in 110 languages. However, what they fail to say is this claim means 60 different individual days translation. The translation became known as the book of mormon 1830. Heres how i would lay out what happened from the time joseph got the plates to the publication. Word studies of the book of mormon 128 chiasmus in leviticus 24. A look back at select milestones in the translation of the latterday saint standard works. Dates given correspond to dates in the footnotes of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church edition of the book of mormon.
The book of mormon is the keystone in our witness of jesus christ. Most lds church members were taught that joseph smith used seer stones referred to as the urim and thummim nephite interpreters to translate the book of mormon bom 1 to various scribes. Joseph completes the translation of the book of mormon and the three witnesses and eight witnesses see the gold plates. Visual overview of the flow of events in the book of mormon. Welch and rathbone on book of mormon translation book of. Compelling data confirm the dates of five key events during the translation timeline. This page provides settings and an overview or summary timeline with approximate dates for the generic map or schematic diagram of the book of mormon lands, including nephite, lamanite and jaredite place names in the promised land in the americas. Again, it is the rate of translation, approximately 6. The book told a story of how a lost tribe of israel traveled to the new world, and includes a rejection of reformed beliefs such as irresistible grace and original sin. Emma hale smith, and perhaps her brother reuben hale, help as scribes for a portion of the book. From the approximate book of mormon translation timeline. Introduction to the approximate book of mormon translation. It contained a lengthy historical chronology of the events in 182829.
The book of mormon translation challenge invites people to read the entire book of mormon during the same time period that it took joseph smith and oliver cowdery to translate it. Book of mormon chronology timeline of jaredites mormon. What do we know about the chronology of the book of mormon translation and publication. Lucy says that it was arranged before joseph smith left palmyra that martin harris was to follow as soon as joseph had enough time to translate some of the. Joseph began translating again in 1829, and almost all of the present book of mormon text was translated during a threemonth period between april and june of. Willes center for book of mormon studies wednesday at the gordon b. Mormon inserts his explanation about the large and small plates about 380 ad. There are two options of sizes one with the books printing as a full sheet of paper and the other as half sheets. Joseph smith translates some of the characters himself. This timeline overlays the book of mormon history with latterday prophetic history and organizes the matching events. The approximate book of mormon translation timeline was an interesting article to research. Unless otherwise indicated, the translation was financed and the resulting text published by the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church. Mormon deposited all the plates except the plates of mormon, which he gave to his son moroni. So in the spring and summer of 1820, eight joseph with martin harris and his wife emma working as described began the translation of the book of mormon, those involved with the translation of the book of mormon said that joseph initially used the stones found with the plates.