The challenge

About 180 years ago a young 20 year old boy came forth with a book he claimed to have translated from ancient text. This book, he claimed, was divinely inspired and given to him by an angel. Some believed and were enlightened, others were afraid and drove him, his family, and the other followers of the church further and further west.

Since that time many have tried to discount the Book of Mormon through countless means only for their efforts to be futile. For those whose faith is still lacking in this wonderful volume of holy writ I issue a challenge:

Write a Book comparable to the Book of Mormon that will have the same impact upon countless billions of people throughout time and include:

• 54 chapters dealing with wars

• 21 Historical Chapters

• 55 chapters on visions and prophecies

  • Visions and prophecies must agree meticulously with the bible

• 71 Chapters on doctrine and exportation

  • Every statement must also agree with the bible

• 21 chapters on the ministry of Christ

  • Everything claimed he said and did and every testimony you write in your book about him must agree with the New Testament

• Must employ figures of speech, similes, metaphors, narrations, exposition, description, oratory, epic, lyric, logic, and parables.

• Has to be dictated in just over 2 months

• Only corrections made can be to the punctuation.

• Cannot use any outside sources

• Account has to be claimed as divine scripture and millions must also testify of the same thing after reading the account.

I testify that the Book of Mormon is the word of God. It was received and translated just as Joseph Smith said it was. It has brought me comfort and given me faith in God in a way that no other book could. My faith comes from a witness from the power of the holy ghost and I can not deny it.