Nemelka states that, in 1987, while in the salt lake city temple, joseph smith appeared to nemelka, called him as a prophet, and informed him that he is hyrum smith reincarnate. It is the only and final written scripture authorized to come forth from god for the benefit of his children. The sealed portion the final testament of jesus christ 9780978526467. Mormon lore, legend and fantasy is embedded throughout the sealed portion proving it. The sealed portion is to counter the book of mormon. Christopher nemelka now claims to be joseph smiths successor and the next prophet of god in these. Nemelka said this on his blog dated january 12, 2005. Please read our free book for more details on these things. The sealed portion, the final testament of jesus christ. If one does not accept the book of mormon for what it claims to be, then it is likely that one will not accept the sealed portion for what it is. Nemelkas translation, which taggart gave to ida smith, is titled the sealed portion. Chris nemelka admitted he wrote, not translated, sealed.
Nemelka s translation, which taggart gave to ida smith, is titled the sealed portion. Have you read the sealed portion of the book of mormon yet. Ida desired that anyone interested in her life read joseph smiths inspired translation of the biblical book of isaiah, chapter 29, in regards to the sealed portion of the book of mormon. Nemelka played in thirteen games for the byu cougars freshman team, averaging 16. A burning in ida smiths bosom leads her to christopher nemelkas. The sealed book of mormon a revelation of the devil. The sealed portion of the book of mormon an abridgment of the vision and words of the brother of jared written and sealed up by moroni, the son of mormon. The book of mormon is the principle religious text of the mormon church. It is clear to me that we are not dealing with another christopheror even a denver snuffer for that matter. A burning in ida smiths bosom leads her to christopher. I recently stumbled onto an lds blog that was discussing the sealed portion of the book of mormon.
The sealed portion just gets ridiculous, especially when they get to where jared meets heavenly mother with heavenly father and jesus christ. There will be no other, and only the unsealed protion of these plates was given in the latter days. Mormons what are your thoughts on the sealed portion of the book mormon soon to be released. He also played shortstop on the varsity baseball team. There is a big difference between a can question and a may question.
Ida wanted all of her friends and family members to know about this marvelous find. Salt lake city, utah united states of america phone. In addition, it contains the retranslated lost 116 pages of the book of lehi. A guy by the name of chris nemelka claims that he has received the sealed portion of the bom and will, within the next few months, issue a worldwide press release of it. The true history of religionhow religion destroys the human race and what the real illuminati has attempted to do through religion to save the human race. The sealed portionthe final testament of jesus christ is the sealed part of the gold plates from which the book of mormon was translated and published in 1830. Some of my friends left the church because of this. The only reliable source i can find that discusses nemelka is this one from a few years back. If the pure intent of the book of mormon was rejected, and it was, the failsafe to this rejection would be the sealed portion of the book of mormon. This work which purports to be originating in brazil is not the work of one man who simply had too much time on. He testifies that jesus christ came to the nephites. To the point where the devil may flood the earth with a lot of different sealed portions so that when the real one comes forth, many will think ahh, its just another one of those fakes. Anyway the sealed portion is supposed to be like twice the length of the book of mormon, yet this covers barely a third of that length. Nemelka law group has a long tradition providing legal services to the salt lake community.
Christopher also claims to have translated the sealed portion of the gold plates referenced in the book of mormon, which mormons members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints have long awaited. The official and authorized website of the sealed portion. Unfortunately, the sealed portion is not high on the list strike one. Said another way, the book of mormon represents far less than half of what was recorded on the plates by moroni. The sealed portion of the book of mormon an abridgment of the vision and words of the brother of jared written and sealed up by moroni, the son of mormon therefore, these things shall remain sealed and hidden from the eyes of all men except it be unto those to whom the lord shall reveal them. Chapter 1 moroni writes the things revealed to the brother of jared. The final testament of jesus christ, which is purported to be a translation of the sealed portion of the gold. No other sealed portion, nemelka says, has the power to take somebody like. Problems with christopher nemelkas the sealed portion. The sealed portion of the gold plates as many of you may already be aware, there is a security guard in utah who claims to have received revelation that he was supposed to translate the sealed portion of the gold plates and also re. But some people, especially nemelka, can put up a convicting act at times, yet their actions and fruits will always show their true selves. In the comments section some advocates for christopher marc nemelka showed up and started encouraging the mormons to read the sealed portion that christopher claims to have translated.
Chris nemelka admitted he wrote, not translated, sealed portion. As an association of attorneys, nemelka law group, offers a rich history of legal knowledge that began in. Stream tracks and playlists from nemelka on your desktop or mobile device. Rash have you read the sealed portion of the book of mormon yet. In a word, the book of mormon is clear regarding the order in which other writings will come forth.
They urged mormons to read it with the moroni promise in mind. Criticism of mormonismbooksthe book of lehi fairmormon. The sealed portionanother testament of jesus christ is the second part of the book of mormon, which millions of people throughout the world accept as the word of god along with the bible. It discusses his claim of translating the sealed portion of the book of mormon but not the 116 pages, which may be a more recent development.
Nemelka says the book uses religious prose and symbolism to explain how advanced human beings have interacted with human kind throughout the history of the earth. Praise to city weekly for its willingness to inform the world of the sealed portion when the salt lake tribune and the deseret news wouldnt touch it with a 10foot pole sealed fate, jan. Author of without disclosing my true identity the authorized and official biography of the mormon prophet, joseph smith, jr. The story goes, that smith received some gold plates, 23 of which were sealed. The sealed portion another testament of jesus christ is the second part of the book of mormon, which millions of people throughout the world accept as the word of god along with the bible. Response to the book of lehi by christopher marc nemelka the book of lehi fails even a cursory analysis when checked against what is known about joseph smiths translation of the same material the author of the book of lehi claims to have been commanded to translate the sealed portion of the book of mormon, as well as the lost 116 pages. Can latterday saints call christopher nemelka about the. Does the church have a position on the rumor that someone.
Joseph smith, himself, gave christopher the gold plates so that he could translate the sealed portion of the book of mormon. We are assured the time will come for the sealed portion to be translated, but that day is not yet here. As many mormons believe that the book of mormon gives divine proof of joseph smiths calling, a similar validation is given to nemelka by his followers. The that smith was allowed to publish became known as the book of mormon. She devoured it over six weeks, in the process emptying two boxes of tissues and several red ballpoint pens as she wept and underlined page after page of scripture. However you feel about her decision regarding the sealed portion, she is quite lucid, funny, and seems competent. Christopher marc nemelka author of without disclosing my. Addict of the removed rhythms, the physical power of the music to exalt the body and the senses. Just as the mormons testify that no common, uninspired man could have possibly written the book of mormon, those who have read and studied the sealed portion come to the same conclusion. Hidden within the story presented in the book of mormon, is the introduction to its sealed portion.
A marvelous work and a wonderful sequel i love mormons. Christopher nemelka claims that he has been called by god to translate the sealed portion as well as the lost 116 pages of the book of mormon. The final testament of jesus christ written by christopher nemelka in 2004 purports to be the sealed portion of the gold plates alluded to in the book of mormon. He did not translate the sealed portion of the book of mormon from engravings on ancient gold plates. Christopher nemelka has published the sealed portion of the book or mormon and has also translated the 116 pages of missing manuscript. Some of ida smiths last words were, its a marvelous work and a wonder. Ida smith nevertheless had an intense, lifechanging reaction when she read the book the sealed portion revealed by nemelka.
On june 16, 2010, a press conference was called in the southwest corner of the cemetery to dedicate the controversial headstone. Doing some surfing online, i came across this guy in salt lake, christopher marc nemelka, who claims to be the reincarnated hyrum smith. Mormons claim to be awaiting the translation of a sealed portion of the gold plates. Ida smith, chris nemelka, and spiritual witnesses of truth. Christopher nemelka admits the sealed portion is a scam. What is more fascinating, however, is that the majority of the plates were sealed. Nemelka claims to have received divine authority from. Christopher nemelka as being the two witnesses from the book of revelation. The sealed portion of the book of mormonthe final testament of jesus christ. The question should be whether members of the church formerly known as the ldsmormon church may. Mormons what are your thoughts on the sealed portion of. Christopher nemelka to confront his critics news salt. I realized how natural it sounds and how the devil may bring forth other more convincing forgeries. In her small, booklined living room in orem, ida smith says the.
He mentions joseph smith and christopher nemelka as being the two witnesses from the book of revelation, and that they are symbolic of the bible and the book of mormon. My take i no longer remember the context, but a few years ago someone told me about the sealed portion of the book mormon supposedly being translated. Christopher nemelka admits on tape that he wrote the sealed portion as part of a religious scam. Nemelkas friend, julie taggart, wrote in to complain about city weeklys article, and the articles author, stephen dark. His writings include several books, including one titled the sealed portion.
I found it online, glanced through it, and dismissed it almost immediately as a. Christopher nemelka the official and authorized about page. Nemelka claims that smith told him that he was to finish the job hyrum was unable. Active for more than a decade as a dj, and more recently as a producer, nemelkas relationship with te. Ida smith, the greatgreat granddaughter of hyrum smith, who became convinced that nemelka was called of god after reading the sealed portion, donated her plot to nemelka. Joseph smith, himself, gave christopher the gold plates so that he could translate the sealed portion of the. Nemelka played basketball at utahs west high school where he was an allstate selection.
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