Kyzlee, oaklyn, tynslee, mccartlyn, avonlie, chandley, skylynne. Shining light on strong women from the book of mormon, this groundbreaking book shares wellknown stories alongside others that may be less familiar. Some mormon name trends include using religious, ancestral, invented, themed names and a combination of the above to title a new baby. If it came to pass that the book of mormon got a new name, what. Book of mormona book of gross, fictitious nonsense, wrote by mormon, for gazeloms diabolical purposes. Are there any names for girls in the book of mormon. Mormon was the primary author, editor, and compiler of the book of mormon. Women in the book of mormon encyclopedia of mormonism. The lords words will hiss forth unto the ends of the earth, 2 ne. Mormons anciently in egypta set of blacklegs, thieves, robbers, and murderers. Demonic and ungodly names in the book of mormon 2 life. Rate 5 stars rate 4 stars rate 3 stars rate 2 stars rate 1 star popular quizzes today.
Alma may be a female name, but its used primarily for males among the mormons. It got its name from the smiths book called the book of mormon, which, according to him, contained his translations of divine scriptures taken from the golden plates. The lord covenanted with enos to bring forth the book of mormon to the lamanites, enos 1. Duh, he would have been going through for someone else and was giving name of the day, but i never thought that through, just kinda thought he was a mark. Book of mormon names only six women, but new videos. Some years ago while teaching a book of mormon class at brigham young university, i discussed with the class titles and names for jesus. Missing indices indicate people in the index who are not in the book of mormon. Lehis wife, and the only woman with a name in the book of mormon. People in the book of mormon, ranked by common consent. I began researching some of the names in the book of mormon and their meanings. The book of mormon and the bible will grow together, 2 ne. Sunday school with hugh nibley, i fondly recall, was no sunday school picnic.
Mahonri m mormon in the book of mormon, the brother of jared is the most prominent person in the account given in the beginning chapters 16 of the book of ether. Which explains the popularity of names that end with ley or more commonly lee or leigh, and names that end with lyn. I found 57 names of people and places that are demonic or names of false gods and their derivatives, however. Some notes on book of mormon names book of mormon central. The book of mormon girl is a story about leaving behind the innocence of childhood belief and embracing the complications and heartbreaks that come to every adult life of faith.
Book of mormon geography, place names, cities, lands, etc. The book of mormon was written for the intent that we may believe the bible, morm. The plates were then passed in turn to amaron, chemish, abinadom, and finally amaleki. For what its worth, moroni is not referred to in the book of mormon as captain moroni, he is only named as a chief captain. Come to better know and love sariah, the heroic daughters from the land zeniff, nephis wife, the maidservant spy, and other women from the book of mormon who chose god with all their might. I like raider or falcon, though my kids prefer dolphin or viking. The hebrew origin of some book of mormon place names. Examples of authentic ancient book of mormon names abish. One of the best ways to test the book of mormons historical authenticity is to look at its names. The name is also associated with great missionaries and prophet in the book of mormon. Demonic and ungodly names in the book of mormon 1 life. According to some, sariah means princess of the lord, from the origin of.
I compared them with the bible, bible dictionaries and even websters dictionary. Parry, a member of the dead sea scrolls translation. Mormon uses the same terms captains and chief captains to refer to lamanite soldiers as well, but maybe they had a different system, who knows. Popular mormon fiction books meet your next favorite book. The book of mormon does give the right type of hebrew. The first verses where these names are mentioned in the book of mormon are listed below 1 ne 5. Which are hardly the most outlandish mormon names out there, but i wondered if maybe the parents were football fans, and if so, what would be a good choice for a hypothetical third son. A challenge to origins of the book of mormon and joseph smith. Comparing book of mormon names with those found in j. Narrow neck of land, narrow strip of wilderness, narrow pass, oceans.
Early years since the religions formative years, women have taken various roles to help keep the church together. Hezron, memshath, ziph bm ziff, jether, epher, jalon, ezer, menahem, lecah, amnon bm amnor, zoheth, etc. Brother of jared 2, also mahonri moriancumer, 5 6 7 jaredite prophet and. Til a healthy number of book of mormon names have meaning. Hugh nibley, unpublished, typed class notes for the book of judges, found on the website of bruce j. The book has only a single chapter, which contains an account of the wars among the nephites and lamanites. Conversely, proper names that appear only in translation are not included, such as bountiful and desolation. Found in both the book of mormon and ancient inscriptions, these names are hebrew in origin, as one would expect for people who emigrated from ancient jerusalem.
Willes center for book of mormon studies book of mormon onomasticon. Dating a girl from the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds, or mormon can be a great relationship. Study guide volume 1 study guide volume 2 i dare you. Names of the books in the book of mormon quiz by ninjanate98. These hits provide additional evidence that the book of mormon is indeed an ancient record. Photo courtesy of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints book of mormon videos, 1 nephi 12, season 1, episode 8, depicts lehi, his.
Lesbian mormon free videos watch, download and enjoy. It was more like dusk come ramadandinner is served. Girls names almost always have a letter y in them somewhere. To be totally honest, i havent given the lecture by hugh nibley a full read yet but i have popped around a bit using the search feature. Mormons believe the following about the book of mormon.
One of a christian denomination the church of jesus christ of latterday saints in the united states, followers of joseph smith, who professed to have found an addition to the bible, engraved on golden plates, called the book of mormon, first published in 1830. Book of mormon names the encyclopedia of mormonism. Fun fact while finding common mormon names to give joseph and zaylie for this pos mormons love oddball baby names. The name sariah is unique to the book of mormon and is often considered a combination of the words sarah and mariah. Also included are the high priests mentioned and the missionaries.
Tvedtnes the preface to the work, david noel freedman wrote, the editor is to be commended for his catholicity and courage and for his own original contributions in several domains including a unique treatment of the book of mormon. A book translated from the small plates of nephi in the book of mormon. Incidents of travel in central america and the book of mormon. Brinnlee brielle anderson and other great utah names zion curtain said on february 4th, 2017 at 5. Of these 337 proper names, 188 are unique to the book of mormon, while 149 are common to the book of mormon and the bible. The book of mormon describes a number of individuals unique to its narrative as prophets. Many lds assume that this is evidence that joseph smith could not have made up the book of mormon. Mormon girl baby names mormons, also known as latter day saints, have a unique culture and a rich history to which names are deeply meaningful and a large part. The familiarity became abundantly clear when i opened the book of mormon. The mormons believe in polygamy, and their hierarchy of apostles, etc. Pages in category books of the book of mormon the following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. In the book of mormon girl, joanna brooks describes her 1980s southern california mormon childhood in loving and witty detail. Names in the book of mormon lds scriptural studies.
Joannas journey through her faith explores a side of the religion that is rarely put on display. Many book of mormon names are not found in the bible, and were unknown to joseph smith. Still, most people dont even know that are more than 2 or 3 women mentioned in the book of mormon, let alone the 12 that were included in this book. Abinadom, son of chemish, nephite historian, and nephite warrior. We could change the title to the book of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints, but thats long and not very catchy. If the textual passages common to the book of mormon and the bible are excluded, 53 names occur in both books. Antinephilehi was the name given to the son of the chief lamanite king in the greater land of nephi after his conversion to the true gospel. The usage of the names, antinephilehi and antinephilehies has provoked considerable discussion among lds book of mormon scholars and lay members alike. However, when we examine the list of names at the end of the book of mormon we notice that 141 of the names are taken from the bible. Every one of us started as believing that the book of mormon was an ancient historical document translated from gold plates, and this is where weve come, said metcalfe, a technical editor in the computer industry. Dictionary of all proper names in the book of mormon paperback september 10, 2010. Hebrew names turned up on ancient jar handles from other places also have a familiar book of mormon ring. Some years after the publication of the book of mormon, joseph smith mentioned that mahonri moriancumer was the.
Religion quiz names of the books in the book of mormon random religion or book quiz can you name the names of the books in the book of mormon. The names described in this article deal a serious blow to critics of the book of mormon. As with biblical names, some common mormon names are taken from the book of mormon, a religious text of the latterday saints, from heroes. There are over 87 different women or groups of women mentioned in the book of mormon and i was hoping more of them would be included. Ammon, a variation of the name amon, is featured in the book of mormon. Gideon in the book of mormon, gideon was a faithful leader of the church and an eventual enemy to the wicked king noah. Here, the prophets included are those who, according to the narrative, inherited the plates of nephi and who otherwise are called prophets within the text. Omni means belonging to amon, amaron means our beloved, etc. The book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. I thought i might have overheard drdad give his name as mark going through the veil when we got married.
That being said, there are some facets of the religion that you should be aware of that will. Some general conclusions about book of mormon women can be drawn from the book s fragmentary material about marriage, family, and religious organization. In a wordbyword study, i have found some form of the lords name mentioned an average of every 1. Why is the book of mormon named after mormon, who is he. Yet, these names have meaning in ancient languages andor have been found as actual names from ancient history. Christ is used 186 times in the book of mormon during the old testament era in one instance, the name jesus christ is used two millennium before he is ever born in the bible, the word antichrist is only used in johns epistles i. On march 3, 2012, saturday night live aired a skit featuring cast members impersonating mitt romney and his sons. By applying historical and cultural contexts to the situations of women like sariah, abish, eve, mary, and the faithful mothers of the striplings warriors, you will peek beneath the surface of the scriptural accounts to better understand both the righteous women of the book of mormon and the women who didnt use their agency wisely. Messiah is only mentioned twice in the entire old testament. Dictionary of all proper names in the book of mormon. This list is for exmormons by an exmormon score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. The name anti in the book of mormon book of mormon. Omni wrote only the first three verses of the book.
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