they began to mark themselves… (Alma 3:18)
The mark of M2C is expanding.
The new web page, Evidencecentral.org, has an excellent logo. The designers did a nice job.
The web page is a great idea that I fully support–in theory. It’s important for people to know there is evidence to support the claims of the prophets and the scriptures.
However, Evidence Central is (so far) completely tainted by the mark of M2C. It’s just another member of the M2C citation cartel.
Consequently, Evidencecentral.org accumulates and presents evidence to convince people to disbelieve the teachings of the prophets.
_____
Here are some examples. Notice the mark of M2C on every page.
In Joseph Smith’s translation of the Book of Mormon, there are zero accounts of people building massive stone temple, pyramids, or other structures. Yet the M2C citation cartel has retranslated the text to describe these and other features of Mayan culture.
Joseph Smith’s translation describes building houses with “cement” and cities “both of wood and of cement.” It never mentions building with stone and cement, but M2C has retranslated the text to present as “evidence” the massive stone pyramids and other Mayan structures.
11 And thus they did enable the people in the land northward that they might build many cities, both of wood and of cement.
(Helaman 3:11)
In North America, indigenous people built with wood and cement.
The only cement we know for certain was Nephite was discovered in western New York. Moroni used it to construct the box into which he placed the abridged plates.
In Joseph’s translation, Coriantumr’s stone was so unusual that the people of Zarahemla brought it to Mosiah to be interpreted. It is the only engraved stone mentioned in 1,000 years of Nephite history.
20 And it came to pass in the days of Mosiah, there was a large stone brought unto him with engravings on it; and he did interpret the engravings by the gift and power of God.
21 And they gave an account of one Coriantumr, and the slain of his people. And Coriantumr was discovered by the people of Zarahemla; and he dwelt with them for the space of nine moons.
(Omni 1:20–21)
In the M2C translation, these stones were ubiquitous because among the Mayans they were ubiquitous.
Of course, such stones are common in many human societies. I’ve seen them in China, Cambodia, India, Egypt, Mexico, Belize, Lebanon, Israel, Greece, Italy, Turkey, etc. It’s difficult to find an ancient society without such stones.
The lack of such stones in the Book of Mormon, combined with the special mention of Coriantumr’s stone, suggests we should look for ancient American societies in which a large carved stone would be unusual, even undecipherable.
The last society to cite as evidence of the Book of Mormon is a society that had large engraved stones everywhere.
_____
I encourage people to go through EvidenceCentral and see if you can find any evidence to support the teachings of the prophets about the New York Cumorah or the translation of the Book of Mormon with the Urim and Thummim.
If you find such evidence, send me an email (lostzarahemla@gmail.com) and I’ll mention it in this blog.
Source: About Central America