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The Book of Mormon, Evidences of a Miracle

Stephen L. Lundwall and Rebecca A. Lundwall
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  • Preface
  • Part I: Introducing Provenance
  • Is the Book of Mormon Authentic?
  • Provenance
    Where the Librarian Meets the Lawyer
  • Provenance Illustrations
  • What If It Were a Fraud?
  • Part II: The Provenance of The Book of Mormon
  • The Paper Source
  • The Metal Source
  • A Book Built on Provenance
  • Part III: The Ancient Authors
  • Nephi
    The Man Who Forged a Nation with a Book
  • Provenance Symbols
  • The Plates of Nephi
  • The Small Plates Impact the Large Plates
  • King Benjamin to King Mosiah
  • The Lineage of Alma
  • Helaman and Nephi
  • Nephi
  • Nephi through Ammaron
  • Mormon Starts an Abridgment
  • Two Civilizations Fall; One Record Doubles in Size
  • Moroni's Second or Third Final Farewell
  • Part IV: The Modern Stewards
  • Two Key Links in the Provenance Chain
  • On Angels
  • The Legal Truth Test
  • The First Modern Custodian
  • The Miracle of Preservation
  • The Eyewitnesses
  • The Financier and Undaunted Supporter
  • Integrity and Honesty
  • A Skeptical Investigator (October 1827)
  • Expert Confirmation and Biblical Reaffirmation (February 1828)
  • The Translation Process (April-June 1828)
  • An Inquisitive Educator (November 1828-March 1829)
  • Oliver's Crucial Role
  • Convincing Evidence of Joseph's Claims
  • The Most Interviewed Eyewitness (June 1829)
  • David Sees the Translation Process
  • Part V: Evidence of Ancient Origins
  • A Forensic Examination
  • A Miracle's Fingerprint Preserved
  • A Provenance Explanation for the Manuscripts' Form
  • Martin Sets in Motion the Prophesied Event
  • The Last Ancient Author Returns
  • An Angel's Offer of Proof
  • The Power of Unique Evidence
  • Part VI: Applying the Legal Truth Test
  • Honesty and Integrity
  • Competency
    Seeing while Sane
  • Bias and Prejudice (and Courage to Resist Them Both)
  • Reasonableness in Light of All
  • Part VII: Conclusion
  • A Text That Is Courtroom Ready
  • Four Provenance Insights

About the Book

Knowing what to believe and how to determine authenticity is one of the great quests of our age. In this book, Stephen and Rebecca Lundwall suggest that to evaluate the authenticity of the Book of Mormon, readers must analyze its provenance—its journey through time, its ancient custodians and modern witnesses, and the miraculous process of its publication and trajectory into a worldwide, 200-million-book phenomenon despite the historical resistance, prejudice, and violence that have surrounded it. The Book of Mormon is a rare book whose creation and transmission seem designed to withstand the test of time, a remarkable record of ancient provenance made possible only by divine providence.

ISBN 978-1-9503-0465-3

Published in 2025