Book of Mormon Page

Carefully documented articles and resources for investigating and evaluating Book of Mormon teaching, historical claims, and archaeology. Includes scanned images of the entire 1830 first edition Book of Mormon and key examples of the nearly 4,000 changes that have been made to it.

DNA vs. the Book of Mormon

 This documentary accurately presents the consensus of the scientific community that northern Asia — not Israel — is the place of origin of the Native American Indians.

Lamanites No More: DNA and Lost Ties to Father Lehi

How do Mormons today resolve the tension created when modern science exposes the errors of modern-day prophets regarding Book of Mormon peoples?


DNA Evidence v. the Book of Mormonn

New documentary film featuring secular and Mormon scientists raises questions about historicity of the Book of Mormon. 

Answers to FARMS' objections to DNA evidence against the Book of Mormon Skin Color in Mormon Scripture and Theology


Changes to Book of Mormon and other Latter-day Scripture

View scanned images of key altered passages from the original 1830 edition of the Book of Mormon, the 1833 Book of Commandments and the 1851 Pearl of Great Price.

Does Archaeology Support the Book of Mormon?

Brent Metcalfe, ed., New Approaches to the Book of Mormon

Ten Mormon scholars grapple with challenges to the authenticity of the Book of Mormon.

Literary Dependence in the Book of Mormon: Two Studies

Respected historian of Mormonism, H. Michael Marquardt, explores the Book of Mormon’s literary dependence on the Bible and 19th century events.

The Human Origins of the Book of Mormon


The Bible vs The Book of Mormon

A fascinating and informative documentary that looks at key issues for Mormons

The Book of Mormon Today

A concise summary of literary, historical, and theological evidence that challenges the authenticity of the Book of Mormon. 

Does Ezekiel 37 Predict the Book of Mormon?


Contradictions Between the Book of Mormon & the Bible


Translation or Divination?

The eyewitnesses to the dictation of the Book of Mormon describe a different method than the one depicted by the Mormon Church.

Mormon General Authority Questions Book of Mormon Authorship


Skin Color in Mormon Scripture and Theology


View the 1830 Book of Mormon

View scanned images of the original 1830 Book of Mormon

Examining the Book of Mormon Witnesses


Joseph Smith’s Modalism: Sabellian Sequentialism or Swedenborgian Expansionism?


David Whitmer, An Address to All Believers in Christ

One of the original Book of Mormon Witnesses explains why he left the Mormon Church.

Ethan Smith, View of the Hebrews

Mormon General Authority B. H. Roberts concluded that this book, originally published in Poultney, Vermont in 1823 (7 years prior to the Book of Mormon) was available to Joseph Smith and contained enough parallel material to the Book of Mormon so as to furnish a virtual "ground-plan" for it.

Book of Mormon: Ancient or Modern?

A scholarly paper that documents specific BOM phrases and ideas that Joseph Smith borrowed from other books.