The Real Problem of “Dark Skin” in the Book of Mormon: Colonialism
In the last three post, I talked about racism in the Book of Mormon, looked at this topic from the perspective of Book of Mormon authorship, and wrapped up looking at why people like to pretend the Book of Mormon is racist. This week I want to move past the Book of Mormon and look at the real problem with the “skin of blackness” in my view (2 Nephi 4:35 RAV, 5:21 OPV). That problem is us.
Building Zion
Revelation given through David Ferriman February 18, 2024.
Racism in the Book of Mormon Part 3
In part 1 we examined what racism is and looked at the text to see if we could find examples of the modern understanding of racism. We did find bias and God’s condemnation of the Nephite’s prejudice against their cousins. In part 2 we asked about the origins of the text to see if the book might be racist based on those origins. In this third and final segment, we will look some reasons why people might like to see the Book of Mormon as a racist text, what do they gain from this perspective.
Who Wrote the Book of Mormon? (Racism in the Book of Mormon Part 2)
Last week I went over racism in the Book of Mormon, in the text itself. While we did find human bias and prejudice, I do not think we found racism as we define the term today. The week, I am going to come at the same topic from a different angle.
Racism in the Book of Mormon Part 1
I’m going to talk about something that is going to be very controversial and I know it’s going to be very offensive to a lot of people. And this time it’s not polygamy. This time we’re going to talk about racism in the Book of Mormon.
The Miktabim
On Friday, January 12, 2024, David saw online a symbol that he had seen in the plates of brass, the seal to be engraved (cut, carved, or sewn) upon a holy coat: “…thou shalt engrave the seal upon the inside of it; and in the middle of the seal put the letters, and around the seal thou shall write: YHVH, may this chereb do Thy services, and may the Lord of it approach!” -4 Moses 32:42 This led David to learn more of Rabbi Moshe Cordovero and his ideas on the Sefirot, but in the short time he had to search all he found were commentaries. After praying and sleeping on what he had read and discussed with a friend on the topic, he retired to bed. In his evening and morning prayers, he asked the Lord to help him uncover more light and knowledge on this symbol. The following…
Revelation on the Urim and Thummim
On the morning of Saturday January 5, 2024, David was awoken around 4:30am and before falling back to sleep, he prayed, asking the Lord to teach him of His ways. He was then given a dream in which Raphael showed him an urim and thummim attached to a short wooden rod. In the dream, he was instructed on how to use the instrument. Upon awakening, he prayed to the Lord for understanding about the dream and was told to speak to Kristine, his wife. After doing so on the morning of January 6th, he prayed to the Lord for further light and knowledge about this tool. On January 8, 2024, he was given the following revelation.
Book of Mormon in the Fellowship of Christ (Video interview)
Book of Mormon Perspectives Forum: “The vantage point of The Church of Jesus Christ in Christian Fellowship from the co-Prophets, including discussing modern revelations and interpretation of the plates of brass.”
Neum
This book is a collection of utterances, prophecies, and revelations given by a previously unknown (to the modern world) prophetess who identifies herself as “Neum,” Hebrew for “oracle.” The name of the book in English would be “The Declarations,”hence the title: “The Declarations of Neum.”
The Book of Melchizedek
The following is a divinely inspired translation of the brass plates by David that began March 8, 2018. (If you are unfamiliar with the plates of brass, Mormon Rescue has made a video covering them here.) Being awoken around 2 am, he was given the first few chapters. Working from there he was able to translate the first 4 chapters that month. There is much more to come.
Cults and the Occult
“If they shall say unto you: Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: Behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.” -Matthew 24:26
Growing up, one question I was asked quite a lot was why I belonged to a cult. As a child, I did not know what a cult was, and I quickly found that those asking the question also did not understand the meaning of the term either. Most confused the idea of a cult with the occult. But what is the occult? My accusers could not answer this question either.
Cults: Avoiding Deception in the Last Days
The dangerous types of cults may be seen in a variety of circles, from religious to business to politics and more.