• “Suppose a nation in some distant region, should take the BIBLE for their only law book, and every member should regulate his conduct by the precepts there exhibited. Every member would be obliged in conscience to temperance and frugality and industry, to justice and kindness and charity towards his fellow men, and to piety and love, and reverence towards almighty God. In this commonwealth, no man would impair his health by gluttony, drunkenness, or lust- no man would sacrifice his most precious time to cards, or any other trifling and mean amusement- no man would steal or lie or in any way defraud his neighbor, but would live in peace and good will with all men- no man would blaspheme his Maker or profane his worship, but a rational and manly, a sincerely and unaffected piety and devotion, would reign in all hearts….What a paradise this would be.” Diary and Autobiography of John Adams (2nd President of U.S.), Val III, page 9
  • Ether 1: 3-5…The account of Ether included parts of the Bible.
  • 1 Nephi 5:18-19…Lehi prophesied that the Bible will go to all nations (it has!)
  • 1 Nephi 5:11-13…Lehi read the Bible (Plates of Brass)
  • 2 Nephi 29:10-12… A Bible! A Bible!
  • Ether 1:3…Bible contains history of Adam and Tower of Babel
  • 1 Nephi 13:20-29…Bible contained fullness of Gospel, but now with translations it confuses the world (Thanks to Great and Abominable Church)
  • Mormon 7:8-9…If you believe in the Bible, believe in Book of Mormon
  • 2 Nephi, Chapter 33: 14… And you that will not partake of the goodness of God, and respect the words of the Jews, and also my words, and the words which shall proceed forth out of the mouth of the Lamb of God, behold, I bid you an everlasting farewell, for these words shall condemn you at the last day.
  • “I have just completed reading a newly published book by a renowned scholar. It is apparent from information which he gives that the various books of the Bible were brought together in what appears to have been an unsystematic fashion. In some cases, the writings were not produced until long after the events they describe. One is led to ask. Is the Bible true? Is it really the word of God? We reply that it is, insofar as it is translated correctly. The hand of the Lord was in its making. But it now does not stand alone. There is another witness of the significant and important truths found therein.” Manual, Teachings of the President of the Church: Gordon B Hinkley, Chapter 1, Chapter 1, The Restoration of the Gospel the Dawning of a Brighter Day

IS THE BIBLE SUFFICIENT?

  • 1 Nephi 13:28-29, 39-41…Apostasy, other people
  • 2 Nephi 3:12…Judah and Joseph
  • 2 Nephi 29…Other tribes to write
  • 1 Nephi 1:11-12…As Lehi read history of Jews, he felt Spirit
  • 2 Nephi 3:12…The Bible and B of M together will (1) confound false doctrines; (2) lay down contentions; (3) establish peace among the fruit of Joseph’s loins; (4) bring them to a knowledge of their forefathers in the latter days; (5) bring them to a knowledge of Lord’s covenants
  • 2 Samuel 23:1…Lehi’s name
  • Judges 15:9…Lehi’s name
  • Genesis 19:38…Ammon’s name
  • Alma 27:26…Ammon’s name
  • Isaiah 11:14…Ammon’s name
  • 2 Nephi 29:14…God’s word will unite in one
  • Omni 1: 22…It also spake a few words concerning his fathers. And his first parents came out from the tower, at the time the Lord confounded the language of the people; and the severity of the Lord fell upon them according to his judgments, which are just; and their bones lay scattered in the land northward.