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Quest for the Gold Plates
by Stan Larson

Quest for the Gold Plates
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Author: Stan Larson
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1997
ISBN: 0963473263
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Freethinker Pr

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Book Review: Just Another Anti-Mormon Book
Summary: 2 Stars

As someone who's delved into the archeological aspects of the Book of Mormon, I've seen the steady increase of evidence relating to the Book of Mormon and Mesoamerica. When I first joined the church in 1971, there was some intriguing evidence from the Old World supporting the Book of Mormon, but virtually no evidence in the New World, except for scattered legends of a bearded white god who appeared and promised one day to return, and various other legends paralleling the stories in the Old Testament. I read Stan Larson's first book (written with Elder Hunter), and it was little more than a puff piece. Since that time, much has been learned about Mesoamerica, and it fits the Book of Mormon remarkably well (see John L. Lund's MESOAMERICA AND THE BOOK OF MORMON and the JOURNEY OF FAITH videos, which are incredibly well done and documented (they may be available on YouTube). As it is, there's no shortage in the world of disaffected Mormons (and disaffected Catholics, Baptists and politicians). What's really astounding is to see one reviewer here state: "According to the Book of Mormon, the people involved in these migrations established huge civilizations that stretched from sea to sea. They wrote extensively using Hebrew and Egyptian, domesticated horses and cattle, cultivated many Old World plants, traveled in chariots, and smelted many metals, including iron and steel." Such a distorted view either stems from gross ignorance or an intentional attempt to misdirect. For up-to-date developments on Mesoamerican research, check out the Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research (FAIR) and the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS). Larson's book is hopelessly misleading, but if he still has an open mind, I recommend he take a longer, harder look at what he has concluded.

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