Plus, free twoday shipping for six months when you sign up for amazon prime for students. Nwaf and ferguson were tasked by byu and the church in the 1950s and 1960s to find archaeological evidence 21 to support the book of mormon. Ces letter according to fairmormon, thomas ferguson never studied archaeology at a professional level, and his undergraduate degree was in law. In 1975 thomas stuart ferguson finally mustered up his courage and prepared a 29page paper in response to papers written by mormon apologists john sorenson and garth norman. Thomas stuart ferguson lay in his hammock, certain that he had. It was entitled, written symposium on book of mormon geography. His book, one fold and one shepherd, was recommended to one of the authors of this work jerald as containing. Thomas stuart ferguson s archaeological search for the book of mormon.
Thomas stuart ferguson, one of the most noted defenders of the book of mormon in the. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Well, the book of mormon is a migration story, similar to the idea of the book of exodus in the old testament, except there are three migrations involved in this. Nearly all book of mormon scholars recognize that anyone discussing the. This is an absolute must have book for any lds formerly or currently believing. How a mormon lawyer transformed archaeology in mexicoand. Book of mormon true in the eyes of all the people, fergusons goal. A study relating to book of mormon archaeology and geography.
After 17 years of diligent effort, this is what ferguson wrote in a february 20, 1976 22 letter about trying to dig up evidence for the book of. Join facebook to connect with nate ferguson and others you may know. Thomas stuart ferguson lay in his hammock, certain that he had found. Devoted to his task, he traveled throughout california, utah, and idaho. Thomas stuart ferguson founded the new world archaeological foundation nwaf, which was financed by the church of jesus christ of latterday saints to perform archaeological research for book of mormon evidences and became part of byu. The odyssey of thomas stuart ferguson the dialogue journal. Did mormon archaeologist thomas ferguson call the book of. Dave thomas brown is the book of mormons next elder price. Thomas ferguson was very articulate and wrote three books that explained his beliefs about archaeology and the book of mormon. The scientific legacy of a quest to prove the book of mormon. Here demonstrating that the book is replete with false information regarding science, history and archaeology.
Christmas and conference seasons, various utah radio stations aired this. A sort of quasibiography on perhaps the most famous thinking mormon. In 1955, thomas ferguson, a latter day saint and the founder of the new world archaeological foundation nwaf, with five years of funding from the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church, began to dig throughout mesoamerica for evidence of the veracity of the book of mormon claims. Thomas stuart ferguson s archaeological search for the book of mormon salt lake city. A mormon champions loss of faith mormons in transition. Thomas stuart ferguson went to search for book of mormon lands.
Book of mormon thought false by lds memberarchaelogist. Broadwayworld has just learned that dave thomas brown, last seen on broadway in american psycho, will take over the lead role of elder kevin price. After 17 fruitless years ferguson lost his testimony. In 1857, president james buchanan declared the utah territory to be in rebellion, and ordered federal troops to salt lake city to force young to step down in favor of a non mormon governor. Thomas stuart ferguson, says stan larson in the opening chapter of quest for the gold plates, is best known among mormons as a popular fireside lecturer on book of mormon archaeology, as well as the author of one fold and one shepherd, and coauthor of ancient america and the book of mormon p. This is a candid yet evenhanded survey of book of mormon bom archaeology, told through the career of thomas stuart ferguson, one of its most.
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