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Scriptures
The Holy Bible
| Holy Bible wiki articles |
- Bible basics
- "Adding to" or "taking away" from the Bible
- Archeology and the Bible
- Being "born again"—what does the Bible mean?
- Completeness and sufficiency
- Cosmology of the Bible
- Flood, global or local
- Genealogy, condemnation of
- Hebrews 7 and the Aaronic Priesthood
- Historicity [needs work]
- Inerrancy and the Bible
- Isaiah, multiple authors of
- Lost scripture
- Open canon vs. closed canon
- Noah's flood / Noachian deluge
- Textual criticism
- Translations [needs work]
Joseph Smith Translation
| JST wiki articles |
- And the Book of Mormon
- As a restoration of the original Bible text
- As the Church's official Bible
- Discrepancies Between Translations: Book of Mormon, King James Verson, Joseph Smith Translation
The Book of Mormon
| Book of Mormon wiki articles |
- Archaeology
- Book of Mormon basics
- Chronology
- Demographics
- Did Joseph Smith attempt to sell the Book of Mormon copyright?
- DNA evidence
- "Familiar spirit", Book of Mormon as a
- Fulness of the gospel, Book of Mormon and the
- Historicity
- Isaiah, multiple authors of
- Joseph Smith Translation and the Book of Mormon [needs work]
- Most correct book, Book of Mormon as the
- Plain and precious Book of Mormon doctrines
- Textual changes
- Translation chronology, Book of Mormon
- Translation method, Book of Mormon [needs work]
See also: "Anachronisms"•Authorship•DNA issues•Geography issues•Herbaic influence•Witnesses
Anachronisms?
| Book of Mormon "Anachronisms" |
- Anachronisms (summary page)
- "Adieu"
- Animals
- Cement
- Coins
- Compass
- Demographics
- DNA issues
- Gadianton Robbers as Masons?
- "Gold" plates?
- Holy Ghost
- Jerusalem as site of Jesus' birth
- Legal codes and concepts
- Metals
- Metal Plates
- Mulek
- Names
- Olive culture
- Plants
- Population sizes
- Red Sea vs Reed Sea
- Reformed Egyptian
- Satyrs
- Serpents and drought
- Shiz struggles to breathe
- Sweat and skin pores
- Snow
- Temple in the New World [needs work]
- Three days of darkness
- Translation errors from the KJV? [needs work]
- Warfare [needs work]
- Windows
Authorship
| Book of Mormon authorship theories |
- Authorship theories (Summary page)
| Book of Mormon plagiarism accusations—wiki articles |
- Plagiarism accusations (Summary page)
Evidences of authenticity
| Book of Mormon evidences—wiki articles |
- Book of Mormon evidences (Summary page)
| Hebrew influences on Book of Mormon text—wiki articles |
- Chiasmus [needs work]
- Hebraisms [needs work]
- Hebrew and Native American languages
- Kingship and Coronation [needs work]
- Names
- Poetic forms
- Plain and Precious Book of Mormon doctrines
Geography
| Book of Mormon Geography |
- Book of Mormon geography
- New World geography models in table form
- Historicity of Book of Mormon
- Archaeology and the Bible
Witnesses
| Book of Mormon witnesses wiki articles |
- Book of Mormon witnesses (Summary page)
Three Witnesses
- "Mass hypnosis" of the witnesses?
- Character and mental stability of witnesses
- Faithfulness of witnesses to testimony
- "Eye of Faith"/"Spiritual Eye" statements by Martin Harris
- Literal nature of witness experience
- Strangite parallels for witnesses?
- David Whitmer told to leave the Church?
Eight Witnesses
Other Witnesses
Other Book of Mormon topics
| Slaying Laban wiki articles |
Other Book of Mormon
- Amerindians as Lamanites
- Moroni as an angel of Satan
- Moroni or Nephi?
- Sami Hanna on the Book of Mormon
- Stick of Ephraim
Doctrine and Covenants
| D&C Wiki articles |
- Independence temple to be built "in this generation"
- Lamanites in the Doctrine and Covenants
- Official Declaration—1 the result of political pressure
- Revelation after Joseph Smith [needs work]
- Rod of Aaron / Rod of nature / Working with the rod
- Textual changes
Lectures on Faith
- The Father: A Spirit vs. Embodied
- God a personage of spirit?
- Lectures on Faith removed from Doctrine and Covenants
The Pearl of Great Price
The Book of Abraham
| FAIR Book of Abraham wiki articles |
- Frequently-asked questions
- Book of Abraham papyri (summary)
- Book of Joseph
- Hiding Book of the Dead connection?
- Kirtland Egyptian Papers
- Why would Abraham lie?
- Was Joseph Smith's theology influenced by the writings of Thomas Dick?
Evidences of authenticity
Joseph Smith—History
| First Vision wiki articles |
- First Vision accounts (Summary and index page)
- Religious revivals in 1820
- Conflation of 1824-25 revival?
- Early Smith family history
- Contradiction about knowing all churches were wrong
- Joseph Smith did not know if God existed in 1823
- Joseph Smith joined other churches
- 1830 statement about seeing "God"
- First Vision fabricated to give "Godly authority"
- D&C 84 says God not seen without priesthood?
- No reference to First Vision in 1830s publications?
- 1838 account modified to offset leadership crisis?
- First Vision story became more detailed and colorful after 1832?
- The "Angels" of the 1835 account
- Controversy Concerning D&C 121:28
- The Father: A Spirit vs. Embodied
- Lack of contemporary Father and Son vision until 1838?
- No mention in non-LDS literature before 1843?
- Seldom mentioned in LDS publications before 1877
- Claims about the 1832 First Vision account
- Only one Personage appears in the 1832 account
- 1832 account doesn't mention new dispensation
- 1832 account doesn't mention a revival
- 1832 account doesn't forbid joining a church
- 1832 account doesn't mention persecution
- Motivation in 1832 account is different
- Different age provided in the 1832 text
- Struggle with Satan not in the 1832 account
- 1832 says wicked will be destroyed but 1838 doesn't
- 1832 vision set in heaven or on earth?
- Eternal life regardless of church affiliation in 1832 text?
- Claims about other members and the First Vision
- George Q. Cannon referred to "angels"
- Oliver Cowdery not aware of First Vision in 1834-35
- Orson Hyde referred to "angels"
- Andrew Jenson called personage an "angel"
- Heber C. Kimball denied the Father appeared
- Orson Pratt confused about "angel" or Father-Son
- Parley P. Pratt only said that "God" appeared
- George A. Smith said First Vision was an "angel"
- Lucy Mack Smith claimed "angel"?
- William Smith said First Vision was an "angel"?
- Orson Spencer said an "angel" was the first manifestation?
- John Taylor's understanding of the First Vision
- Wilford Woodruff spoke of an "angel"
- Brigham Young said the Lord didn't appear
- Brigham Young never mentioned the First Vision
| Joseph Smith other visionary issues wiki articles |
- Joseph Smith's early conception of God
- Moroni as an angel of Satan
- Did Nephi or Moroni appear in 1823?
- Personages who appeared to Joseph Smith
- Swedenborg and three degrees of glory
| God wiki articles |
- The Father: A Spirit vs. Embodied
- Corporeality of God
- Unchanging Nature of God
- Creatio ex nihilo
- Downplaying the King Follett discourse?
- Elohim and Jehovah
- Foreknowledge of God
- God is a Spirit
- Godhead and the Trinity
- Heavenly Mother?
- Infinite regress of Gods?
- Kolob
- "No God beside me" - (includes Isaiah 43-46 issues)
- No man has seen God
- Polytheism - Are Mormons polytheists?
- Spirit bodies for humans and 1 Cor 15
- Theosis/deification of man
Articles of Faith
LDS Church history
Joseph Smith, Jr.
| Joseph Smith, Jr. wiki articles |
- Did Joseph boast of keeping the Church intact?
- Healings and miracles?
- Holy Ghost, Joseph Smith is the
- Kinderhook Plates
- King of the world, anointed
- Lucy Mack Smith and Joseph's "amusing recitals" of Ancient Americans
- Martyr?
- Masonic cry of distress [needs work]
- Money digging/treasure seeking
- Moonmen
- Occult activities or "magick"?
- Personal failings
- Political activities
- Seer stones, use of
- Status in LDS belief
- Teller of tall tales?
| Joseph Smith and legal issues wiki articles |
| Prophecy wiki articles |
- Joseph Smith prophecies
- Official doctrine: what is it?
- LDS prophets don't prophesy?
- Revelation after Joseph Smith [needs work]
| First Vision wiki articles |
- First Vision accounts (Summary and index page)
- Religious revivals in 1820
- Conflation of 1824-25 revival?
- Early Smith family history
- Contradiction about knowing all churches were wrong
- Joseph Smith did not know if God existed in 1823
- Joseph Smith joined other churches
- 1830 statement about seeing "God"
- First Vision fabricated to give "Godly authority"
- D&C 84 says God not seen without priesthood?
- No reference to First Vision in 1830s publications?
- 1838 account modified to offset leadership crisis?
- First Vision story became more detailed and colorful after 1832?
- The "Angels" of the 1835 account
- Controversy Concerning D&C 121:28
- The Father: A Spirit vs. Embodied
- Lack of contemporary Father and Son vision until 1838?
- No mention in non-LDS literature before 1843?
- Seldom mentioned in LDS publications before 1877
- Claims about the 1832 First Vision account
- Only one Personage appears in the 1832 account
- 1832 account doesn't mention new dispensation
- 1832 account doesn't mention a revival
- 1832 account doesn't forbid joining a church
- 1832 account doesn't mention persecution
- Motivation in 1832 account is different
- Different age provided in the 1832 text
- Struggle with Satan not in the 1832 account
- 1832 says wicked will be destroyed but 1838 doesn't
- 1832 vision set in heaven or on earth?
- Eternal life regardless of church affiliation in 1832 text?
- Claims about other members and the First Vision
- George Q. Cannon referred to "angels"
- Oliver Cowdery not aware of First Vision in 1834-35
- Orson Hyde referred to "angels"
- Andrew Jenson called personage an "angel"
- Heber C. Kimball denied the Father appeared
- Orson Pratt confused about "angel" or Father-Son
- Parley P. Pratt only said that "God" appeared
- George A. Smith said First Vision was an "angel"
- Lucy Mack Smith claimed "angel"?
- William Smith said First Vision was an "angel"?
- Orson Spencer said an "angel" was the first manifestation?
- John Taylor's understanding of the First Vision
- Wilford Woodruff spoke of an "angel"
- Brigham Young said the Lord didn't appear
- Brigham Young never mentioned the First Vision
| Joseph Smith other visionary issues wiki articles |
- Joseph Smith's early conception of God
- Moroni as an angel of Satan
- Did Nephi or Moroni appear in 1823?
- Personages who appeared to Joseph Smith
- Swedenborg and three degrees of glory
| God wiki articles |
- The Father: A Spirit vs. Embodied
- Corporeality of God
- Unchanging Nature of God
- Creatio ex nihilo
- Downplaying the King Follett discourse?
- Elohim and Jehovah
- Foreknowledge of God
- God is a Spirit
- Godhead and the Trinity
- Heavenly Mother?
- Infinite regress of Gods?
- Kolob
- "No God beside me" - (includes Isaiah 43-46 issues)
- No man has seen God
- Polytheism - Are Mormons polytheists?
- Spirit bodies for humans and 1 Cor 15
- Theosis/deification of man
Plural marriage
| Plural marriage wiki links |
- Book of Mormon condemns polygamy
- Plural marriage is not Biblical?
- Brigham Young: hiding history?
- Early Christians on plural marriage
- Emma Smith
- Joseph Smith
- Lustful motives?
- The Law of Adoption
- The Manifesto
- The modern Church and polygamous groups
- Purpose of plural marriage [needs work]
- Required for exaltation?
- Spiritual manifestations to plural wives and families
Mountain Meadows Massacre
| Mountain Meadows Massacre wiki articles |
Restoration of the Church and priesthood
| FAIR Priesthood wiki articles |
- Bible teachings about priesthood
- Christians don't need a mediating priesthood?
- Elias and Elijah at the Kirtland Temple
- Jesus is the only Melchizedek priesthood holder
- Location of the organization of the Church [needs work]
- No Paid Ministry
- Priesthood non-transferable?
- Need for priesthood restoration
- Date of the restoration of the Melchizedek priesthood
- Women and the priesthood [needs work]
| 1978 Priesthood revelation wiki articles |
Evidences of authenticity
Temple worship
| Vicarious baptism for the dead wiki articles |
- Baptism for the dead
- Baptism for the Dead not in Book of Mormon?
- Refusing baptism for the dead
- Temple work for Holocaust victims
| Wiki temple articles |
- Adam-God and the "Lecture at the Veil"
- Baptism for the dead
- Christians wouldn't build temples
- Do LDS temples always face east?
- Mosaic temple in the New World? [needs work]
- Oath of vengeance
- Penalties in the endowment
- Symbols on the Nauvoo Temple
- Temple endowment and Freemasonry
- Temple endowment changes
- Temple obsolete after Christ
Evidences of authenticity
Other Church history
| Emma Smith wiki articles |
| Forgery wiki articles |
| Hugh Nibley wiki articles |
| Political issues in Church history wiki articles |
- Authoritarianism and Church leaders?
- Church involvement in politics
- The Council of Fifty
- Joseph Smith and politics
Other Church history
- Authorship of History of the Church
- B.H. Roberts' testimony of the Book of Mormon
- Blood atonement
- Castration of sinners in Utah?
- Censorship and revision of LDS history? [needs work]
- Danites [needs work]
- Excommunication of scholars [needs work]
- Garden of Eden in Missouri?
- Hyrum Smith [needs work]
- Journal of Discourses
- Kirtland Safety Society
- Lying for the Lord?
- Modern prophets
- Name of the Church
- Nauvoo Expositor
- Predestination [needs work]
- Reports of Drunken Behavior at the Kirtland Temple Dedication
- The Seer (periodical by Orson Pratt)
- Succession in the Presidency of the Church [needs work]
- Women and the priesthood [needs work]
Doctrinal questions and controversies
God
| God wiki articles |
- The Father: A Spirit vs. Embodied
- Corporeality of God
- Unchanging Nature of God
- Creatio ex nihilo
- Downplaying the King Follett discourse?
- Elohim and Jehovah
- Foreknowledge of God
- God is a Spirit
- Godhead and the Trinity
- Heavenly Mother?
- Infinite regress of Gods?
- Kolob
- "No God beside me" - (includes Isaiah 43-46 issues)
- No man has seen God
- Polytheism - Are Mormons polytheists?
- Spirit bodies for humans and 1 Cor 15
- Theosis/deification of man
Jesus Christ
| Jesus Christ wiki articles |
- Alpha and Omega
- Are LDS Christians?
- Brother of Satan
- Conception
- Elohim and Jehovah
- Jesus is the only Melchizedek priesthood holder
- "Rapture": What is it, and do Latter-day Saints believe in it?
- Savior of other worlds
- Was Jesus Christ married?
- Was Jesus crucified on a cross?
- Gospel of Judas
The Holy Ghost
| Holy Ghost wiki articles |
- Anachronistic Holy Ghost in Book of Mormon?
- Burning in the bosom
- Testimony and doubt reconciliation
- Identity
- Joseph Smith is the Holy Ghost?
- Moroni's promise [needs work]
Adam
| Wiki articles involving Adam |
- Adam-God
- Ancient of Days
- Lecture at the veil
- Garden of Eden in Missouri?
- General authorities' statements as scripture
- Original sin
- Procreation before the Fall
- Temple endowment changes
| Evolution |
- Creatio ex nihilo
- Death before the Fall
- Dinosaurs
- Evolution (official statements)
- Noah's flood
- Pre-Adamites
- Procreation before the Fall
- Un-official primary sources on evolution
Grace and works
| Grace wiki articles |
- Does the Church neglect the doctrine of grace?
- Early Christian views on salvation
- Relationship between works and grace
- Salvation by faith alone
- Unforgivable sin
Obedience
Relationships
| Mormon culture and attitudes wiki articles |
- Anti-Mormon
- Attitude to non-members
- Bias against Mormons [needs work]
- Birth control
- Church over family?
- Education—does it threaten faith?
- Internet Mormons vs. Chapel Mormons
- Marriage not needed for exaltation
- Mormons as neighbors
- Salvation of non-members
- Temple work for Holocaust victims
- Wayward family members, attitude toward
- Whore of the earth
Other questions and controversies
| Apostasy wiki articles |
- Apostasy
- Apostasy and the "gates of hell"
- Evidence of the apostasy in the Bible
- Individual versus organizational apostasy
- No complete apostasy?
- Original sin
- Patristic evidence of the apostasy
- Prediction of the apostasy
| Accusations of dishonesty wiki articles |
- Church art and historical accuracy
- Brigham Young—pulling the wool over Americans' eyes?
- "Censorship" and "revision" of LDS history? [needs work]
- Cognitive dissonance
- Excommunication of scholars [needs work]
- History of the Church—authorship?
- Hypocrisy claimed in Church financial holdings
- Lying for the Lord?
- Paid clergy
- Testimony and doubt reconciliation
| Word of Wisdom wiki articles |
- Word of Wisdom (Summary article)
- Does the Church control Coca Cola, or companies marketing tobacco and alcohol?
- Sacrament uses water instead of wine
Other
- 17 Points of the True Church
- Angels
- Anti-Mormon
- Apologetics
- Apostles married in early Church?
- Creatio ex nihilo
- Cult, LDS Church is a
- Deification of man / theosis
- Excommunication and Church discipline [needs work]
- Fate of the Sons of Perdition
- Feelings and emotions as the basis of a testimony
- Free will and science
- Government during the Millennium
- Grace