The song the bible is a trilogy went through a major rewrite to become allamerican prophet. This is an early demo song from book of mormon, what would eventually become the all american prophet. Yet this american frontier prophet of the early 1800s found little honor and eventual martyrdom at the hands of an angry mob in his own country. American prophet hardcover refreshed edition cardston. The story of joseph smith offers a fascinating portrait of a man whose name has indeed been had for good and evil among all nations. We invite all men everywhere to read the book of mormon, to ponder. Over the years, the many prophets in the book of mormon served in many different prophetic roles. The mormons kept on searching for that place to settle down. Who was this joseph smith, and what was it about his remarkable life story that inspired such impassioned rancor or unflinching loyalty and even reverence. The book of mormon records the visit of jesus christ to people in the americas following his resurrection.
You all know the bible is made of testaments old and new youve been told its just those two parts. The prophet joseph smith received the first vision in 1820 and translated the book. Smith claimed that the last prophet to contribute to the book, a man named moroni, buried it in a hill in presentday new york and then returned to earth in 1827 as an angel. One of the last recordkeepers was an ancient american prophet named mormon. A twohundredyear era of peace followed that visit of christ. I know that there are people, particularly mormons, who will be offended by this, but in all honestly, there are other movies songs and books that.
Artist andrew rannells, lewis cleale, jared gertner, clark johnsen, ben. The complete book and lyrics of the broadway musical. You all know the bible is made of testaments old and new youve been told its just those two parts or only one, if youre a jew but what if i were to tell you. Introduction the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. The book of mormon follows two latterday saints missionaries as they attempt to preach. The record gives an account of two great civilizations.
So the bible is actually a trilogy, and the book of mormon is return of the jedi. Provided to youtube by ghostlight records allamerican prophet andrew rannells lewis cleale jared gertner clark johnsen benjamin schrader rory o. Moroni, the last of the nephite prophet historians, sealed up the abridged records of these people and hid them in about a. Concerning this record the prophet joseph smith said. Smith said he has received these plates in 1827 from an angel named moroni, who identified himself to smith as a native. First staged in 2011, the play is a satirical examination of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints beliefs and practices that ultimately endorses the positive power of love and service.
Joseph smith the prophet saw god and jesus in first vision. Album the book of mormon original broadway cast recording. Stream allamerican prophet by the book of mormon from desktop or your mobile device. The script, lyrics, and music were written by trey parker, robert lopez, and matt stone. Read about allamerican prophet by the book of mormon and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. The book of mormon is a musical comedy with music, lyrics and book by trey parker, robert. The mormons kept on searching for that place to settle. Latterday saints also consider the book of mormon to be a record of great ancientamerican civilizations. You all know the bible is made of testaments old and new you been told its just those two parts or only one if youre a jew but what if i. I just thought it sounded like it should be a south park song, so i. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. The book of mormon has been described as the keystone of the church of jesus.
Clearly, this book has a lot to say about prophets and revelation. The book of mormon original broadway cast recording. The book of mormon is a sacred text that was published in march 1830 by joseph smith, jr. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the church of the latter day saint movement, which adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. Joseph smith later founded the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. According to smith, the book is originally written in an otherwise unknown language called reformed egyptian on golden plates and it should be of similar importance as the bible.