Ida smith, the greatgreat granddaughter of hyrum smith, who became convinced that nemelka was called of god after reading the sealed portion, donated her plot to nemelka. Joseph smith, himself, gave christopher the gold plates so that he could translate the sealed portion of the book of mormon. The final testament of jesus christ, which is purported to be a translation of the sealed portion of the gold plates that joseph smith did not translate. The sealed portion of the book of mormon an abridgment of the vision and words of the brother of jared written and sealed up by moroni, the son of mormon therefore, these things shall remain sealed and hidden from the eyes of all men except it be unto those to whom the lord shall reveal them. When moroni was finishing the book of mormon record, he was commanded to seal up some of the plates, and joseph smith was later commanded not to. In her small, booklined living room in orem, ida smith says the.
Nemelka claims that smith told him that he was to finish the job hyrum was unable. The sealed portion is to counter the book of mormon. The sealed portion is the final effort made by the players to use the religions invented by their mortal avatars to counter religion. What is the sealed portion of the book of mormon, and will we ever. Ida smith, chris nemelka, and spiritual witnesses of truth. Nemelka claims he was delivered the golden plates and the urim and thumim in order for him to make the translations. The official and authorized website of the sealed portion. Have you read the sealed portion of the book of mormon yet. If one does not accept the book of mormon for what it claims to be, then it is likely that one will not accept the sealed portion for what it is. Said another way, the book of mormon represents far less than half of. Christopher also claims to have translated the sealed portion of the book of mormon. Nemelka says the book uses religious prose and symbolism to explain how advanced human beings have interacted with human kind throughout the history of the earth. Does the church have a position on the rumor that someone.
Mormon lore, legend and fantasy is embedded throughout the sealed portion proving it a modern fraud strike two. The sealed portionanother testament of jesus christ is the second part of the book of mormon, which millions of people throughout the world. And lehi cried unto the lord that he might be forgiven for his many sins and that he might understand further what the. Over in the news portion of this website, dan peterson linked to an article about chris nemelka and his most prominent follower, ida smith. Just as the mormons testify that no common, uninspired man could have possibly written the book of mormon, those who have read and studied the sealed portion come to the same conclusion. Chris nemelka claims to be a prophet who has revealed the sealed portion of the book of mormon and ida smith is. One lds church member who converted to nemelka s version of the sealed portion is monica smith no relation to ida smith. Mormons claim to be awaiting the translation of a sealed portion of the gold plates. In a word, the book of mormon is clear regarding the order in which other writings will come forth. The sealed portion the final testament of jesus christ is the sealed part of the gold plates from which the book of mormon was translated and published in 1830. No other sealed portion, nemelka says, has the power to take somebody like.
On june 16, 2010, a press conference was called in the southwest corner of the cemetery to dedicate the controversial headstone. The sealed portionanother testament of jesus christ is the second part of the book of mormon, which millions of people throughout the world accept as the word of god along with the bible. The sealed portion the final testament of jesus christ 9780978526467. Nemelka states that, in 1987, while in the salt lake city temple, joseph smith appeared to nemelka, called him as a prophet, and informed him that he is. John the beloved and the three nephites use him to present their message to the world. Christopher nemelka, who also claims to be the reincarnation of hyrum smith, said this regarding his book, the sealed portion of the book of mormon. Nemelkas translation, which taggart gave to ida smith, is titled the sealed portion. The sealed portion another testament of jesus christ is the second part of the book of mormon, which millions of people throughout the world accept as the word of god along with the bible. Unfortunately, the sealed portion is not high on the list strike one. As many mormons believe that the book of mormon gives divine proof of joseph smith s calling, a similar validation is given to nemelka by his followers. Christopher nemelka claims to be joseph smiths successor and the next prophet of god in these last days.
Christopher nemelka has published the sealed portion of the book or mormon and has also translated the 116 pages of missing manuscript. Chris nemelka admitted he wrote, not translated, sealed portion. In addition, it contains the retranslated lost 116 pages of the book of lehi. The final testament of jesus christ written by christopher nemelka in 2004 purports to be the sealed portion of the gold plates alluded to in the book of mormon.
He did not translate the sealed portion of the book of mormon from engravings on ancient gold plates. The book of mormon is the principle religious text of the mormon church. Christopher nemelka the official and authorized about page. There would be great difficulty in translating the sealed portion of the.
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