The Mormon Church was founded by

on April 6, 1830.

Joseph Smith was excommunicated from the Methodist church because of his practice in

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Smith claimed to use the

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to find some golden plates.

• Jews came to North America about

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years before the birth of Christ.
• These Native American Jews wrote the golden tablets

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years after Christ.
• They wrote them in an ancient reformed

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language that only Joseph Smith could read.
• His translation is The Book of

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Standard language references contain no reference to “reformed Egyptian.” —Peter T. Daniels and William Bright, eds., The World’s Writing Systems (New York: Oxford University Press, 1996) (990 pages); David Crystal, The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language (Cambridge University Press, 1997); and Roger D. Woodard, ed., The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World’s Ancient Languages (Cambridge University Press, 2004) (1162 pages); and Andrew Robinson, Lost Languages: The Enigma of the World’s Undeciphered Scripts (New York: McGraw Hill, 2002).

Although Smith claimed that the golden plates were written around A.D. 400, over 15% of the Mormon Bible is a direct

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of the King James Bible that was published in the 1600’s.

Mormons believe in an

canon of scripture; whereas Christians believe that the Bible is the sole infallible source of authority for Christian faith and practice.

Mormons are led by apostles who can receive visions that

Mormon doctrine and practice.

Mormonism teaches that God is a

.

Mormonism teaches that Jesus is a man who

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Mormonism is polytheistic, teaching that men and women can become

and

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“As man is, God once was; as God is, man may be.” –– Joseph Smith

Mormonism teaches that humans gain eternal reward life through their

righteousness and efforts.

WHO IS MORE CREDIBLE? Jesus Christ or Joseph Smith

1 John 4:1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.

“Who existed first, God or man?”

Acts 17:23 - For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.

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BIBLE STUDY QUESTIONS

1) Share prayer requests and answered prayers with one another and pray for one another.

2) What was the one big thing that blessed you in last Sunday’s worship service? What did the Holy Spirit speak to your heart about through the sermon?

3) Mormonism is based primarily on one person’s claims. How does that compare to Christianity?
Read this article about this topic: https://www.namb.net/apologetics/resource/trusting-in-joseph-why-mormonism-depends-on-testimony-of-one-man/

4) Joseph Smith claimed an elaborate detailed story of how he obtained the golden plates that he translated into The Book of Mormon. The gold plates would have weighed 200 lbs. Watch this video and discuss our thoughts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIrMlAH_o9k

5) Look at this chart that compares Christianity to Mormonism. What jumps out to you? - https://www.namb.net/apologetics/resource/comparison-chart-mormonism-and-christianity/

6) What’s the best way to pray for a friend or family member who is a Mormon, and why?

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