From where comes the word Mormon?

Baloo55th

The Angel Mormon dictated the book to Joseph Smith (or so he said.) From that name the book has been called 'The Book of Mormon' and the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints have (incorrectly) been called Mormons. [Edited content - McG] Apr 27 03, 9:33 PM

deserthockey

Actually, Mormon was the name of an ancient prophet who had access to all kinds of historical and spiritual records. He was responsible for writing an abridgment of all the records and collecting them into one smaller group. Thousands of years later he was sent to Joseph Smith as a resurrected being to instruct him and three years later showed Joseph where he buried the plates. He did not dictate the book to Joseph. Joseph used prepared translators to decode the ancient hieroglyphics into the English language. Mar 11 08, 11:05 PM

McGruff

The term "Mormon" has its origins from the Book of Mormon, which is believed by Latter Day Saints to be a historical and religious record translated by Joseph Smith, Jr. into English by divine inspiration from golden plates that he received from the Angel Moroni. The book relates a history of three civilizations in the Americas from approximately 2700 B.C. until about 420 A.D., written by their prophets and followers of Jesus Christ. Mormons believe that the Book of Mormon is another scriptural witness of Jesus Christ that is comparable to the Bible, which they also believe to be the word of God. The book gets its name from Mormon, the prophet said to have abridged the record during the 4th century. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormon Also see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origin_of_the_Book_of_Mormon Mar 12 08, 12:10 AM

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