It troubles me that Church leaders never have had to "wrestle" with Truth. Have never had to change personal views to fit God's revealed Truth. The Bible recognized the existance of Slavery, yet when people joined Judaism, slaves were to be set free. Why didnt BY do something like that if he was Listening to God and was Divinely Led?

The way you confirm and verify the truth of the Book of Mormon is to read it and ask God. That being said, the evidence for the Book of Mormon--specifically, Lehi's journey--is overwhelming. You have no idea what you are talking about.

Every Mormon who denies the JS practice polygamy is in apostasy against D&C 132. An act that members have been excommunicated for.

On Mormonland Elk Snow said that he tried to get the First Presidency put their name on it since they approved them. They would not.

The bubble that CWIC argues from is disingenuous..

I went to the LDS website and did a search for gospel topic essays. I found them in two seconds.

These are fun games, endgames are awesome!

That many parallels would indicate that the BOM was historically reliable and therefore plausible. It would not prove the BOM was a fact. If they found archeological evidence of Alma in the Americas…it would not mean that Jesus rose from the dead and visited the Americas…. Faith is necessary for Christian belief…

Oooh...please stop these poor people making false claims again and again...its just nonsense to keep claiming this is not what it is..lifes too short!!!😢😢

We were lied to about Young, how he took over the church, and how horrible of a person he was. I have zero love for Joseph Smith since my discoveries, and way less love for Young discovering how slimy he was

When I left in 2001, the church was still denying a lot of what they now admit to in their essays

Royal Skousen from BYU has argued that the facsimiles should be dropped from the Book of Abraham and its contents considered as having been given by revelation. The internet has through youtube presentations given people access to loads of information on the Bible and presented questions that show problems with the historicity of the exodus and conquest. Southern Baptists are leaving that church they went from 16 million to 13 million. Members have been shocked with attitudes towards gays and abuse in the church. The growth of the "nones" is the fastest growing demographic. in religion today.

Your blue eyes looking straight at us up close through your camera is quite affecting. You can do that whenever you want to let us know how important what you are saying is.

It’s a shame that cults are allowed to call them churches, giving them license to perpetuate lie after lie, as well as literally picking our pockets for tithing and all the tax break they get. No charitable contributions beyond a few nickels and dimes here and there. Bogus from the get-go.

Cool video man, you seem to really know your stuff! I am a big fan of Ward Radio and Cardon who I find Hilarious and a great defender of our faith so I did find your video a bit interesting as well. That being said, I agree with a lot of what you were saying, that you just can't compare the archeological evidence for the Bible to the evidences/theories people have come up with for the the Book of Mormon. The main reason for this is that the events and places in the Bible have been very well recorded in languages that have been around for a long time that many people still study and speak. Also, The places mentioned in the Bible have been populated for a long time with their own well-documented histories. Because of this, of course we can verify with evidence many of the events that took place in the Bible. The Book of Mormon, on the other hand, largely took place in the America's where only about one percent of the ancient American lands have been archeologically found/explored. And many of the sites that we have looked into, debunked lots of reported anachronisms found in the Book of Mormon. Also, there is a TON of actually recorded historical evidence looking into the coming forth of the Book of Mormon through the prophet Joseph Smith and the gold plates that if anyone will seriously look into, they will surely find that Joseph Smith's recorded experiences and the rock hard testimonies of at least 11 others hold a lot of authenticity. There is no way that uneducated 23 year old could have written something so profound and so complex in less than 9 months that has blessed the lives of so many, including mine, and have witnessed unto them that Jesus is the Christ and that the living Lord speaks through living prophets on the Earth today. I probably could have said more but I tried to keep it concise. I believe God has given us very intuitive brains for a reason and I respect anyone who strives to learn as much as they can, especially about Him and His gospel. That being said, one sure-fire way to learn more about our Savior is through reading and praying about the Book of Mormon.

BYP, I’m sad and very disappointed to see you’ve fallen so far from the truth! Your credibility can no longer be found based on your words and what I KNOW are true! If a 2 year old knows a stove can burn, there’s NO WAY you will convince them differently.

Hey BYP are you a Mormon or Christian … they are not the same. So which are you. The Bible is the only way. Everything else is secondary. Book of Mormon is BS my man.

I’ve been watching you for like 15 or 16 years from when I was a young man with panic attacks to a grown man now with a six figure career and 3-kids. You are a staple my man. Keep going we love you

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For we cannot see the fires of Lache letter number 4 or something like that

The Gospel Topics Essays are horrific-and the fact that Church leaders felt the essays were adequate or sufficient is even more problematic than the essays themselves.

Why don’t you go on their show for a discussion?

Ya know what I'm saying

Well, actually, they have found a home in Israel with the name of Lehi on it and a grave in the area spoken of where Ismael was buried so who knows. I think we will just have to wait a little longer and see what happens. It stands to reason that there are peoples throughout the world with ancient history that we don't yet know about but new information does and will come forth. I am not an LDS apologist, I am actually on my way out but I still believe in God, Christ, the Holy Ghost the Bible and the Book of Mormon. I am pretty sure that Joseph was called by God to translate the gold plates. But then I am also one of those who believes Joseph didn't practice nor preach polygamy. I almost believe Brigham and his cohorts killed Joseph and Hyrum. Joseph announced that he was going to start giving the polygamists the axe and a few months later he and his brother were dead. Not long after that the next family member, Samuel, was poisoned. You know what is ironic? Brigham Young was trying to fix it so his son would be the next "prophet" so it was time for him to go because John Taylor was next in line and he may have killed before and may have done in old Brigham. The church's official cause of death was ruptured appendix but someone sent a letter describing the symptoms to five doctors and they all said that those were not the symptoms of ruptured appendix. So somebody poisoned him. Maybe John had it done or could have been Brigham's wife, the mother of a lovely teen age daughter that Brigham had promised to a buddy of his. Maybe she did it. And so the plot thickens as we ask "Who done it". Thanks for the video.

Well done. For far too long LDS apologists have gotten away with intellectual dishonesty-it is as if they rely on the fact that 99 percent of LDS readers will not check sources.

So, do you believe the part about the Angel of the LORD??? Many people only believe in the parts that have evidence. Seems unlikely that an Assyriain king ( the most barbaric army at that time period) would leave a Free Gift of Jerusalem without a catastrophic event.

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Phew. The ego oozes from this dude.

Here you are again, speaking Truth 👍 Thank you BYP !

Kerr, on your mission could you have testified to the fact that Joseph used a rock in a hat to translate the Book of Mormon? I don't think I could have, but was a true-blue missionary, so who knows.

YES! YES! YES! TRUTH CRISIS! Once we had access to internet research, Truth could/can be found under the dirt and lies. It's stunning and pitiful that so many hold on to ignorance.

Well said!

I left the church because of fake history. No evidence on, in, or above the earth for the Book of Mormon; no evidence that Joseph was a prophet: no evidence the church is legitimate, let alone true!

Bravo!!

Once again, BYP hits a Grand Slam Homer was this one. YEAHHHHH BABBBBYYYY

The fact that white people don't turn into black people based on bad behavior was enough for me to know the BoM isn't history.

I'm easier than you. I don't need an event or an individual to be identified. I'd settle for a few pot shards, found in context, that depicts an unambiguous BoM scene, or with modified Egyptian/Hebrew telling a BoM story or name even. Meanwhile the literate Mayan depict their stories on everything! They put owner's names on virtually everything. Every pot is labeled what it's meant to contain and the year it was made. Their stories are engraved on rock stelae and pyramid stairs, painted on pots and walls, written in rubber books. It's everywhere! Their Hopewell contemporaries likewise have left all kinds of pottery and soapstone carvings and symbols. Unlike the Mayan, Hopewell art is devoid of writing, so these are not the literate Nephites, and not a single scene of a BoM story or event on anything. Just one well documented artifact is all that is needed, and frankly, should have been found by now for it being a history book. Instead there's nothing but silence from the archaeological, ethnographic, and historical records. On both sides of the ocean.

He's making such a strange argument, because there still isn't any archaeological evidence for the Book of Mormon. That hasn't changed. And the anachronisms and historical inconsistencies that suffuse the Book of Mormon are enough to prove all on their own that the Book of Mormon is a work of fiction.

Have you ever thought of teaming up with Kayden Troff? He is a Mormon chess player in UT.

"Just read more," he says Oh Cardon, PLEASE tell the folks at the Smithsonian they need to "just read more." I really want to watch that interaction.

Great video! Thank you. 💜

Ward radio is the most ridiculous..Grasping apologists comes to mind in my opinion. Thank you for your well researched information. I love your videos.

Alexander has coins, inscriptions, and a city named after him.

Cardon Ellis of "Boring Radio" is a complete idiot.

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LOL!

LOL. Dan Vogel is a crybaby.

Relatable

Hey professor. Last Yusupov's lesson was great. I hope we are not gonna miss this saturday lessons.

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