The Biggest Evidence Against the Mormon Church

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The Book of Abraham is a cornerstone of Mormon scripture—but did you know there’s significant proof it’s not what Joseph Smith claimed? In this video, I explore the origins of the papyri, Joseph Smith’s so-called "translation," and what modern Egyptologists reveal about it. This raises critical questions about the legitimacy of Mormonism’s teachings and why this topic is so important to ExMormons like me. ~~~~~~~~~~ A few resources mentioned in the video: *Read the synopsis on my blog: https://www.mormontruths.com/the-book-of-abraham-and-mormonism/ *Folk traditions of Mormons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cunning_folk_traditions_and_the_Latter_Day_Saint_movement *Full text of The Book of Abraham: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/pgp/abr/1?lang=eng *Wikipedia article on The Book of Abraham: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Abraham *Words to If You Could Hie to Kolob: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/media/music/songs/if-you-could-hie-to-kolob?lang=eng https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adamic_language *Doctrine of the Pre-Earth Life explained: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics/premortality?lang=eng *Mormonism’s racist past against Black people: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_people_and_Mormonism#:~:text=After%20the%20temple%20and%20priesthood,priesthood%20restrictions%20based%20on%20premortality. *Pearl of Great Price LDS Manual: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/bc/content/shared/content/english/pdf/language-materials/35852_eng.pdf?lang=eng *Improvement Era Article about finding the source text to The Book of Abraham: https://archive.org/details/improvementera7101unse/page/12/mode/2up?view=theater *Timeline of ownership for the Joseph Smith papyri: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Smith_Papyri#/media/File:Timeline_of_Ownership_of_Joseph_Smith_Papyri.JPG *LDS church explains Book of Abraham (Gospel Topics Essay): https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics-essays/translation-and-historicity-of-the-book-of-abraham?lang=eng *LDS church explains Book of Abraham (Joseph Smith Papers): https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/introduction-to-egyptian-alphabet-documents-circa-early-july-circa-november-1835/1 *Joseph Smith’s interpretation of Egyptian Counting: https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/egyptian-counting-circa-early-july-circa-november-1835/1#historical-intro *Joseph Smith’s interpretation of the Egyptian Alphabet: https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/grammar-and-alphabet-of-the-egyptian-language-circa-july-circa-november-1835/11 *Church produced video about The Book of Abraham: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juOavkIqNng ~Egyptian characters side by side with the Joseph Smith translation and the Egyptiologligist translation~ *Source one (MormonHandbook.com): https://www.mormonhandbook.com/home/book-of-abraham-kirtland-egyptian-papers.html *Source two (CES Letter): https://read.cesletter.org/boa/#common-pagan-funerary-text *Source three (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_the_Book_of_Abraham ~~~~~~~~~~ Other resources that may interest you: *Why I left the Mormon Church: https://www.mormontruths.com/why-i-left-the-mormon-church/ *My Mormon endowment explained video: (https://youtu.be/_jXk53GhZr0) *Mormon garments explained video: (https://youtu.be/CZVrRWfDHYU) *Every rule I followed as a Mormon: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYoCjhT2098&t=4396s) *My Mormon mission was a waste: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uicAn4l9z4&t=18s) *Complete story of my Mormon wedding: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gLAVyGy5tk&t=961s) - where to find me - *Patreon (ad free & bonus content): https://shorturl.at/8bpnw *TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alyssadgrenfell *Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alyssadgrenfell/ *Blog: https://www.mormontruths.com *Email me: [email protected] - support my channel - Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/Alyssa-Grenfell