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| − | ==Index to claims made in ''The Changing World of Mormonism''==
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| − | This is an index of claims made in this work with links to corresponding responses within the FAIRwiki.
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| − | ===Claims made in Chapter 1: A Marvelous Work?===
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| − | *Joseph Smith stated that the final battle in the Book of Mormon was fought in New York.
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| − | *[[Book of Mormon geography/New World#The Hill Cumorah|Book of Mormon geography—New World—The Hill Cumorah]]
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| − | *''Mormon Doctrine'', p. 175.
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| − | *Bruce R. McConkie said that Brigham Young stated that there was a cave in the Hill Cumorah that was full of records.
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| − | *[[Archaeology and the Hill Cumorah#Is there a cave in the Hill Cumorah containing the Nephite records?|Archaeology and the Hill Cumorah—Is there a cave in the Hill Cumorah containing the Nephite records?]]
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| − | *''Mormon Doctrine'', p. 454.
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| − | *The Hill Cumorah is one of the "most important places on earth" to Mormons.
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| − | *Joseph Smith found a seer stone while digging a well.
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| − | *[[Joseph Smith and seer stones]]
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| − | *LeGrand Richards claimed that Mormons do not have to rely on the Bible.
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| − | * {{CitationError}}: Page 41 of this work contains a reprint of the Joseph Smith story (i.e., {{s||JS-H|1|26-28}}). The word "bible" is used only once in the entire chapter (p. 43), where Richards cites {{s||JS-H|1|36}}.
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| − | * It is true, though, that Joseph Smith did not gain all his knowledge about God from the Bible, but through direct revelation.
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| − | *''A Marvelous Work and a Wonder'', p. 41.
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| − | *Mormon leaders taught that the Garden of Eden was located in Jackson County.
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| − | *[[Garden of Eden in Missouri?]]
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| − | *''Mormon Doctrine'', p. 20.
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| − | *A remnant of Adam's altar remained in Missouri.
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| − | *[[Garden of Eden in Missouri?#Adam-ondi-Ahman|Garden of Eden in Missouri?—Adam-ondi-Ahman]]
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| − | *''Mormon Doctrine'', p. 21.
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| − | *Joseph Smith taught that Noah built his ark "near Carolina."
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| − | *''The Juvenile Instructor'', Nov. 15, 1895, pp. 700-1.
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| − | *Joseph Smith described the inhabitants of the moon.
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| − | *[[Joseph Smith and moonmen]]
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| − | *Journal of Oliver B. Huntington
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| − | *Brigham Young taught that the moon and sun were inhabited.
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| − | *[[Brigham Young and moonmen]]
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| − | *{{QuoteMining|Journal of Discourses|13:271}}
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| − | *{{JDwiki|author=Brigham Young|url=http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Journal_of_Discourses/Volume_13/The_Gospel%E2%80%94The_One-man_Power|vol=13|pages=271}}
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| − | *Orson Pratt preached against the Catholic Church
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| − | *[[Great and abominable church]]
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| − | *''Pamphlets by Orson Pratt'', p. 112
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| − | *John Taylor taught that "we are the saviors of the world."
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| − | *{{QuoteMining|Journal of Discourses|6:163}}
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| − | *{{JDwiki|author=John Taylor|url=http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Journal_of_Discourses/Volume_6/Blessings_of_the_Saints%E2%80%94Hindrances_to_Progress,_etc.|vol=6|pages=163}}
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| − | *Joseph Fielding Smith taught that Mormons are "the best people in the world."
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| − | *This claim is repeated in ''One Nation Under Gods'' and is responded to here: [[One Nation Under Gods/Use of sources/Morally, ethically, spiritually superior|Mormons believe they are morally, ethically, spiritually superior to others?]]
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| − | *{{QuoteMining|Doctrines of Salvation|1:236}}
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| − | *{{DoS1|vol=1|start=236}}
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| − | *Brigham Young claimed that every person that does not confess that Joseph Smith was a prophet is "anti-Christ."
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| − | *[[Joseph Smith's status in LDS belief]]
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| − | *{{HoC1|vol=7|start=287}}
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| − | *Joseph Fielding Smith taught that there is no salvation without accepting Joseph Smith.
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| − | *[[Joseph Smith's status in LDS belief]]
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| − | *{{QuoteMining|Doctrines of Salvation|1:189-90}}
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| − | *{{DoS|vol=1|start=189|end=190}}
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| − | ===Claims made in Chapter 2: Change, Censorship and Suppression===
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| − | *John Taylor said that we are not ashamed of polygamy.
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| − | *[[Joseph Smith and polygamy]]
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| − | *''Life of John Taylor'' p. 255
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| − | *Brigham Young said the the only men who become gods are those who enter into polygamy.
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| − | *[[The only men who become gods are those that practice polygamy?]]
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| − | *{{JDwiki|author=Brigham Young|url=http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Journal_of_Discourses/Volume_11/Delegate_Hooper%E2%80%94Beneficial_Effects_of_Polygamy,_etc.|vol=11|pages=269}}
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| − | *Bruce R. McConkie said that plural marriage is not essential to salvation or exaltation.
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| − | *[[Polygamy a requirement for exaltation|Is polygamy a requirement for exaltation?]]
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| − | *''Mormon Doctrine'' (1958) p. 523.
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| − | *Joseph Smith drank beer despite having received the Word of Wisdom.
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| − | *[[Word of Wisdom]]
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| − | *''Millennial Star'' 23:720
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| − | *Joseph encouraged others to break the Word of Wisdom by drinking whiskey.
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| − | *[[Word of Wisdom]]
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| − | *''Millennial Star'' 21:283
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| − | *Joseph asked for a pipe and tobacco to settle Willard Richards' stomach.
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| − | *[[Word of Wisdom]]
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| − | *''Millennial Star'' 24:471
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| − | *Brigham Young ordered the destruction of Lucy Mack Smith's history Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith published by Orson Pratt in 1853.
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| − | *[[Censorship and revision of LDS history]]
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| − | *''Millennial Star'' 27:657-58
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| − | ===Claims made in Chapter 3: Changes in Revelations===
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| − | ====38====
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| − | *Revelations have been modified after they have been received.
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| − | *[[Doctrine and Covenants textual changes]]
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| − | *[[Doctrine_and_Covenants_textual_changes#Changes_were_not_hidden_from_the_Church|D&C edits not hidden from the Church]]
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| − | *Joseph Fielding Smith said that there was no need for "eliminating, changing or adjusting" the revelations.
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| − | *''An Address to All Believers in Christ'' p. 56.
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| − | |42||David Whitmer objected to changing the revelations.|| ||
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| − | *''Saints' Herald'', Feb. 5, 1887
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| − | *Critics claim that Joseph Smith was not supposed to do any translating beyond the Book of Mormon, as shown in Book of Commandments 4:2. Changed in D&C 5:4.
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| − | *[[Doctrine and Covenants textual changes#Added material or expansions|Doctrine and Covenants textual changes—Added material or expansions]]
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| − | *Book of Commandments 4:2; {{s||DC|5|4}}
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| − | *Joseph Smith claimed to have translated a parchment written by the Apostle John. According to the authors, LDS writers cannot explain why this revelation was changed.
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| − | *[[Doctrine and Covenants textual changes#Added material or expansions|Doctrine and Covenants textual changes—Added material or expansions]]
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| − | *The name "Urim and Thummim" was added to the revelations later.
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| − | * "Urim and Thummim" was a biblical term which members adopted for seeing or revelatory instruments. When the revelations were republished, its use had become common among the Saints.
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| − | * The authors impose their own fundamentalist expectations on the Saints—Joseph and others made no secret that the revelations were edited, expanded, and clarified with reprintings.
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| − | *Book of Commandments 9; {{s||DC|10|1-12}}
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| − | *The United Order was simply a form of Communism.
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| − | * The authors' source says nothing about the United Order being "communism." Since Marx and Engel's ''Communist Manifesto'' would not be published until 1848, this would be impossible.
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| − | * Some of the many differences between the United Order and Marxist Communism include:
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| − | *''Book of Commandments'' 44; {{s||DC|42|24-36}}
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| − | *The United Order was claimed to have actually been Sidney Rigdon's idea.
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| − | * The authors need to produce actual evidence. Did Sidney ever claim it was his idea, even when estranged from Joseph?
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| − | *A section on marriage was removed from the D&C.
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| − | *The Lectures on Faith were removed from the D&C.
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| − | *It is claimed that few LDS writers will "admit" to changes made in the D&C.
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| − | ===Claims made in Chapter 4: Joseph Smith and Money-Digging===
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| − | *Joseph Smith was convicted of "glass looking" in 1826.
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| − | *Regarding Joseph's "glass looking trial," Hugh Nibley is claimed to have said that "...if this court record is authentic it is the most damning evidence in existence against Joseph Smith," and that ""the most devastating blow to Smith ever delivered."
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| − | *Joseph Smith was "deeply involved in money-digging" during the years that he was preparing to received the gold plates.
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| − | *Martin Harris reported stories of treasures "sinking into the earth," and other "strange sights."
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| − | *[[Joseph Smith and money digging]]
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| − | *An interview with Martin Harris, published in ''Tiffany's Monthly'', 1859, p.165
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| − | *Joseph said that the angel told him to "quit the company of the money-diggers."
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| − | *[[Book of Mormon translation method]]
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| − | * {{HistoricalError}}: Joseph ''removed'' a stone from the Urim and Thummim to use by itself, since the two joined together were two large for him to look through comfortably.
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| − | *Joseph's father-in-law Isaac Hale claimed that Jospeh's occupation was "pretending to see by means of a stone placed in his hat."
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| − | *The seer stone is sometimes called the "Urim and Thummim."
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| − | *''Mormon Doctrine'', 1966, p. 818
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| − | *Mormon apologists have difficulty explaining Joseph's use of seer stones.
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| − | *Joseph Smith originally wanted to obtain the plates in order to get rich, and he was rebuked by the angel.
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| − | * Joseph's intent was to follow the command of the angel to get the plates. He reported that Moroni "added a caution to me, telling me that Satan would try to tempt me, (in consequence of the indigent circumstances of my father's family) to get the plates for the purpose of getting rich. This he forbade me, saying that I must have no other object in view in getting the plates but to glorify God, and must not be influenced by any other motive than that of building his kingdom; otherwise I could not get them."{{ref|moroni.1}}
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| − | * However, when he saw them for the first time, Oliver Cowdery says that "a thought would start across the mind on the prospects of obtaining so desirable a treasure--one in all human probability sufficient to raise him above the level of the common earthly fortunes of his fellow men, and relieve his family from want, in which by misfortune and sickness they were placed....his mind would be carried back to its former reflections of poverty, abuse, wealth, grandeur and ease, until before arriving at the place described, this wholly occupied his desire; and when he thought upon the fact of what was previously shown him, it was only with an assurance that he should obtain, and accomplish his desire in relieving himself and friends from want....do not understand me to attach blame to our brother; he was young, and his mind easily turned from correct principles, unless he could be favored with a certain round of experience."{{ref|oliver.1}}
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| − | *Joseph is claimed to have attempted to "cover up" Oliver Cowdery's alleged work with a divining rod by changing a revelation.
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| − | *Book of Commandments 7:3
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| − | *Joseph went to Salem, Massachusetts to look for money hidden in a cellar.
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| − | *[[Joseph Smith's "treasure hunting" trip to Salem]]
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| − | *D&C 111:1-2, 4, 9, 10
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| − | *''Comprehensive History of the Church'' 1:412
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| − | *Joseph Smith is claimed to have had a "Jupiter Talisman" in his possession at the time of his death.
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| − | *[[Joseph Smith and Jupiter talisman]]
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| − | ===Claims made in Chapter 5: The Book of Mormon===
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| − | ====94====
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| − | *Brigham Young claimed that some of the Book of Mormon witnesses doubted that they had ever seen an angel.
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| − | *[[Book of Mormon witnesses/Recant|Book of Mormon witnesses—Recant]]
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| − | *{{JDwiki|author=Brigham Young|url=http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Journal_of_Discourses/Volume_7/Want_of_Governing_Capacities_Among_Men_Elements_of_Sacrament,_etc.|vol=7|pages=164}}
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| − | ====94====
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| − | *Oliver Cowdery may have had doubts about his testimony.
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| − | *[[Book of Mormon witnesses/Recant|Book of Mormon witnesses—Recant]]
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| − | *''Times and Seasons'' 1841 vol. 2, p.482
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| − | *The witnesses to the Book of Mormon were "very gullible."
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| − | *[[Book of Mormon witnesses/Character|Book of Mormon witnesses—Character]]
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| − | ====97====
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| − | *David Whitmer said that God told him to separate himself from among the Latter Day Saints.
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| − | *[[Book of Mormon witnesses/David Whitmer told to leave|Book of Mormon witnesses—David Whitmer told to leave]]
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| − | *''An Address to All Believers in Christ'', pp. 27-28
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| − | ====97====
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| − | *Joseph said that John Whitmer, David Whitmer, Oliver Cowdery and Martin Harris are "too mean to mention."
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| − | *''History of the Church'' 3:232
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| − | *Joseph said derogatory things about David Whitmer.
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| − | *''History of the Church'' 3:228.
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| − | ====97====
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| − | *The dissenters received a threatening letter before being driven out of Far West.
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| − | *Senate Document 189, Feb. 15, 1841 pp. 6-9
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| − | *Oliver Cowdery was accused of being involved in counterfeiting.
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| − | *''History of the Church'' 3:16
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| − | *''A History of the Latter-day Saints in Northern Missouri From 1836 to 1839'', p.146-147
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| − | *Oliver Cowdery joined a Methodist church after his excommunication.
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| − | *''New Era'', Jan. 1969, p. 56
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| − | ====99-100====
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| − | *Some of the Book of Mormon witnesses later followed James Strang.
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| − | *[[James Strang]]
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| − | ====103====
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| − | *Martin Harris changed his religion thirteen times.
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| − | *[[Book of Mormon witnesses/Character|Book of Mormon witnesses—Character]]
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| − | ====108====
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| − | *Martin Harris said that he saw the plates with his "spiritual eyes."
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| − | *[["Eye of Faith"/"Spiritual Eye" statements by Martin Harris]]
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| − | ====108====
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| − | *David Whitmer said that he "handled the plates," but that he "did not touch nor handle the plates."
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| − | *''Saints Herald'', 1882
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| − | ====108====
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| − | *Martin Harris said that the eight witnesses never saw the plates.
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| − | *[[Book of Mormon witnesses/Recant|Book of Mormon witnesses—Recant]]
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| − | *''Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought'', Winter, 1972, pp. 83-84
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| − | ====109====
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| − | *No visions actually occurred in the Kirtland Temple.
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| − | ====111====
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| − | *Material from the Presbyterian "Westminster Confession" is "probably" the source for Alma 40.
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| − | *[[Book of Mormon plagiarism accusations/Westminster Confession|Was Alma 40 derived from material contained in The Westminster Confession?]]
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| − | *''Westminster Confession''; Alma 40
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| − | ====114====
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| − | *Joseph copied the name "Nephi" from the Apocrypha.
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| − | *[[Book of Mormon plagiarism accusations/Apocrypha|Book of Mormon plagiarism accusations—Apocrypha]]
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| − | ====115====
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| − | *The story of Moses leading the children of Israel out of Egypt was a source for the book of 1 Nephi.
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| − | *[[Book of Mormon plagiarized from the Bible]]
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| − | ====115====
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| − | *The Book of Mormon quotes Malachi many years before it was written.
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| − | *[[Book of Mormon plagiarized from the Bible]] {{nw}}
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| − | *Malachi 4:1
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| − | *1 Nephi 22:15
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| − | ====116====
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| − | *The story of Lazarus being raised from the dead is a source for the story of Ammon.
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| − | *[[Book of Mormon plagiarized from the Bible]]
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| − | ====118====
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| − | *The story of Alma was taken from the story of Paul.
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| − | *[[Book of Mormon plagiarized from the Bible]]
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| − | ====119====
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| − | *The Book of Mormon contains material found in the New Testament.
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| − | *[[Book of Mormon anachronisms/New Testament text]] {{nw}}
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| − | ====122====
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| − | *In the Book of Mormon, Jesus quotes a paraphrase of Moses' words found in Acts 3:22-26.
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| − | *[[Book of Mormon anachronisms/New Testament text]] {{nw}}
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| − | ====123====
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| − | *The Greek terms "Alpha" and "Omega" appear in the Book of Mormon.
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| − | *[[Book of Mormon anachronisms/Greek words]]
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| − | ====124====
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| − | *The Book of Mormon contains the Greek name Timothy.
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| − | *[[Book of Mormon anachronisms/Names#Timothy|Book of Mormon anachronisms—Names—Timothy]]
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| − | ====125====
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| − | *Joseph Smith's mother said that he used to entertain them with stories about the ancient inhabitants of the American continent before he translated the Book of Mormon.
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| − | *[[Joseph Smith's "amusing recitals" of ancient American inhabitants]]
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| − | *''History of Joseph Smith by His Mother'', 1954 ed., p.83
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| − | ====127====
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| − | *B.H. Roberts concluded that the book View of the Hebrews could have provided a structural foundation for the Book of Mormon.
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| − | *[[Book of Mormon and View of the Hebrews]]
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| − | ====127====
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| − | *B.H. Roberts listed a number of parallels between View of the Hebrews and the Book of Mormon.
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| − | *[[Book of Mormon and View of the Hebrews#Examples of parallels and differences|Book of Mormon and View of the Hebrews—Examples of parallels and differences]]
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| − | ====128====
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| − | *The Book of Mormon may have used Josiah Priest's book ''The Wonders of Nature'' as a source.
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| − | *[[Book of Mormon/Plagiarism accusations/The Wonders of Nature|Book of Mormon plagiarism accusations—The Wonders of Nature]]{{nw}}
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| − | ====128-129====
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| − | *The Book of Mormon contains changes that altered the original meaning of the text.
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| − | *[[Book of Mormon textual changes]]
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| − | ====132====
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| − | *It was claimed that the during the translation process that the proper spelling of words was given by the Lord.
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| − | *[[Book of Mormon translation method]]
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| − | ====133====
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| − | *Members of the Church have claimed that the Smithsonian uses the Book of Mormon in archaeological research.
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| − | *[[Smithsonian statement on Book of Mormon archaeology]]
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| − | ====139====
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| − | *Some Mormon archaeologists have begin to "face the truth" regarding Book of Mormon archeology by declaring that it is a "myth."
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| − | *[[Book of Mormon archaeology]]
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| − | *The same claim is made in ''One Nation Under Gods'' and is responded to here: [[One Nation Under Gods/Use of sources/No Book of Mormon archaeology]]
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| − | *Dee Green, ''Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought'', Summer 1969, pp.76-78
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| − | ====140-141====
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| − | *Mormon archaeologist Thomas Stuart Ferguson lost his testimony because he couldn't find any archaeological evidence for the Book of Mormon.
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| − | ====141-142====
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| − | *Lehi would never have written using an Egyptian language. Jewish scriptures could not have been written in Egyptian.
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| − | *[[Book of Mormon anachronisms/Reformed Egyptian|Book of Mormon anachronisms—Reformed Egyptian]]
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| − | ====144====
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| − | *None of the characters on the Anthon transcript bear any resemblance to known hieroglypics found in the New World.
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| − | *[[Anthon transcript]]
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| − | ===Claims made in Chapter 6: The First Vision===
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| − | {{BeginClaimsTable}}
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| − | ====149====
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| − | Oliver Cowdery's 1834 attempt at writing a history of the Church ignored the First Vision.
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| − | *[[First Vision/Accounts/Oliver Cowdery not aware of First Vision in 1834-35|Oliver Cowdery not aware of First Vision in 1834-35]]
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| − | *{{CriticalWork:Brodie:No Man Knows|pages=24-25}}
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| − | ====149====
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| − | In 1832 Joseph had a revelation that said that a man could not see God without the priesthood.
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| − | *[[First Vision/Doctrine and Covenants 84 says God not seen without priesthood|D&C 84 says God not seen without priesthood]]
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| − | *D&C 84:21-22
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| − | ====150====
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| − | There were no references to the First Vision in the 1830s.
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| − | *[[First Vision/No reference to First Vision in 1830s publications|No reference to First Vision in 1830s publications?]]
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| − | ====152====
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| − | Joseph's 1832 account mentions that he was in the 16th year of his age rather than the 15th.
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| − | *[[First Vision/Accounts/1832/Different age provided|Different age provided in the 1832 text]]
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| − | ====154====
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| − | The 1832 account only mentions one personage.
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| − | *[[First Vision/Accounts/1832/Only one Personage appears|Only one Personage appears in the 1832 account]]
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| − | ====156====
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| − | The personages in the 1835 version are not explicitly identified as God the Father and Jesus Christ.
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| − | *[[First Vision/Accounts/1835/Mentions "Angels"|The "Angels" of the 1835 account]]
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| − | ====157====
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| − | The 1835 account talks about a visitation of angels instead of the Father and Son.
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| − | *[[First Vision/Accounts/1835/Mentions "Angels"|The "Angels" of the 1835 account]]
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| − | ||
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| − | *''Deseret News'', vol. 2, no.15, May 29, 1852
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| − | *''History of the Church'' 11:312
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| − | ====159====
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| − | Joseph's claim of seeing the Father and the Son was not unique.
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| − | ====160====
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| − | Oliver Cowdery's 1834 history in the Messenger and Advocate did not mention the First Vision.
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| − | *[[First Vision/Accounts/Oliver Cowdery not aware of First Vision in 1834-35|Oliver Cowdery not aware of First Vision in 1834-35]]
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| − | *''Latter Day Saint's Messenger and Advocate'' 1:42, Feb.1835.
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| − | ====162====
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| − | "Mormon apologists are beginning to retreat from the idea that God the Father appeared to Joseph Smith"
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| − | *[[First Vision/Accounts]]
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| − | *This is an absurd claim on the part of the authors.
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| − | ====162-163====
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| − | The Book of Mormon teaches that there is only one God.
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| − | ||
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| − | *{{s||Mosiah|15|1-2}}
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| − | *{{s||Mosiah|15|5}}
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| − | *{{s||Ether|3|14}}
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| − | ====164====
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| − | Brigham Young denied that the Lord came to Joseph Smith in the First Vision.
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| − | *[[First Vision/Accounts/Brigham Young said the Lord didn't appear|Brigham Young said the Lord didn't appear]]
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| − | *{{JDwiki|author=Brigham Young|url=http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Journal_of_Discourses/Volume_2/The_Constitution_and_Government_of_the_United_States,_etc.|vol=2|pages=171}}
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| − | ====164====
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| − | John Taylor claimed that an angel appeared during the First Vision.
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| − | *[[First Vision/Accounts/John Taylor's understanding of the First Vision|John Taylor's understanding of the First Vision]]
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| − | *{{JDwiki|author=John Taylor|url=http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Journal_of_Discourses/Volume_20/The_Natural_Weakness_of_Men,_etc. |vol=20|pages=167}}
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| − | ====164====
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| − | George A. Smith claimed that an angel appeared during the First Vision.
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| − | *[[George A. Smith said First Vision was an "angel"]]
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| − | *{{JDwiki|author=George A. Smith|url=http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Journal_of_Discourses/Volume_12/The_Sacrament,_etc.|vol=12|pages=333-34}}
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| − | ====166-171====
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| − | There was no revival in the area where Joseph Smith lived in 1820.
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| − | *[[First Vision/Religious revivals in 1820|Religious revivals in 1820]]
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| − | |}
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| − | ===Claims made in Chapter 7: The Godhead===
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| − | {{BeginClaimsTable}}
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| − | ====172====
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| − | ||The Book of Mormon teaches that God is a spirit.||[[God is a Spirit]]{{nw}}
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| − | ====173====
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| − | ||The Book of Moses says that God created the earth, but the Book of Abraham says that "the Gods" created the earth.||[[Polytheism]]{{nw}}
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| − | ====177====
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| − | ||God is "just an exalted man."||[[Deification of man]]
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| − | ====178====
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| − | ||There is a "Heavenly Mother."||[[Heavenly Mother]]
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| − | ====180====
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| − | ||Jesus Christ was conceived through a physical act rather than by the power of the Holy Ghost.||[[Jesus Christ's conception]]
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| − | ====183====
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| − | ||1 Nephi 13:40 was changed from "Christ is the Eternal Father" to "the Lamb of God is the Eternal Father and the Savior of the world."||[[Book of Mormon textual changes#Significant changes|Book of Mormon textual changes—Significant changes]]||
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| − | *Book of Mormon, 1830 edition, p. 32
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| − | *1 Nephi 13:40.
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| − | ====183====
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| − | ||1 Nephi 11:18 was changed from "the mother of God" to "the mother of the Son of God"||[[Book of Mormon textual changes#Significant changes|Book of Mormon textual changes—Significant changes]]||
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| − | *Book of Mormon, 1830 edition, p. 25
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| − | *1 Nephi 11:18
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| − | ====183====
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| − | ||1 Nephi 11:21 was changed from "the Lamb of God, yea, even the Eternal Father" to "the Lamb of God, yea, even the Son of the Eternal Father."||[[Book of Mormon textual changes#Significant changes|Book of Mormon textual changes—Significant changes]]||
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| − | *Book of Mormon, 1830 edition, p. 26
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| − | *1 Nephi 11:21
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| − | ====183====
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| − | ||1 Nephi 11:32 was changed from "the Everlasting God" to "the Son of the everlasting God."||[[Book of Mormon textual changes#Significant changes|Book of Mormon textual changes—Significant changes]]||
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| − | *Book of Mormon, 1830 edition, p. 26
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| − | *1 Nephi 11:32
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| − | ====185====
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| − | ||The Lectures on Faith state that God is a spirit.||[[Lecture 5 teaches the Father is "a personage of spirit"]]
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| − | ====185====
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| − | ||The Lectures on Faith were removed from the Doctrine and Covenants.||[[Lectures on Faith removed from Doctrine and Covenants]]
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| − | ====187====
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| − | ||The Book of Mormon teaches that God is "unchangable," but LDS leaders taught otherwise.||[[Unchanging Nature of God]]
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| − | ||Mormons consider the fall of Adam a fortunate event.||[[Original sin]]||
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| − | ||Brigham Young preached that Adam was our God.||[[Adam-God]]||
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| − | *{{JDwiki|author=Brigham Young|url=http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Journal_of_Discourses/Volume_5/Testimony_of_the_Spirit,_etc.|vol=5|pages=331}}
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| − | ||Brigham continued to teach Adam-God.||[[Adam-God]]||
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| − | ||Brigham taught that Adam is the only god that we should worship.||[[Adam-God]]||
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| − | *{{JDwiki|author=Brigham Young|url=http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Journal_of_Discourses/Volume_1/Self-Government%E2%80%94Mysteries,_etc.|vol=1|pages=50}}
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| − | ||Brigham taught that Adam was the father of our spirits.||[[Adam-God]]||
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| − | ||Heber C. Kimball taught that Adam was the father of Jesus Christ|| ||
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| − | ||George Q. Cannon taught that Adam was the father of Jesus Christ.|| ||
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| − | *''Daily Journal of Abraham H. Cannon'', March 10, 1888, vol.. 10, pp.178-79; original at Brigham Young University
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| − | ||Section 101 was replaced with Section 132 in 1876
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| − | * The Saints believe in on-going revelation—Church policy may change from time to time.
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| − | ||A revelation on plural marriage given in 1831 was "suppressed" which said that the Indians would become "white and delightsome" though intermarriage with the Mormons.||[[Native Americans to become "white and delightsome" through polygamous marriage?]] ||
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| − | *Letter from W. W. Phelps to Brigham Young. August 12, 1861
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| − | ||It was taught that the skin color of the Indians would change if they joined the Church.
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| − | ||Spencer Kimball believed that the Indians were becoming a "white and delightsome" people.|| ||
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| − | *''Improvement Era'', December 1960, pp.922-23
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| − | ||Brigham Young believed that the Indians skin would become white through intermarriage.|| ||
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| − | *The Abominations of Mormonism Exposed, Cincinnati, 1852, pp.58-59
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| − | ||Church leaders did not approve of interracial marriage.
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| − | ||The 1831 revelation was confirmed by Arrington and Bitton.|| ||
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| − | *The Mormon Experience, page 195
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| − | ||Oliver Cowdery believed that Joseph had an improper relationship with Fanny Alger.|| ||
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| − | *Letter written by Oliver Cowdery and recorded by his brother Warren Cowdery;
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| − | ||Emma burned the 1843 revelation on plural marriage.|| ||
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| − | *''Journal of Discourses'' 17:159
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| − | ||Lorenzo Snow said that anyone who had a plural marriage prior to the date of the revelation (July 12, 1843) was living in adultery.|| ||
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| − | ||It is claimed that Mormon leaders say that the 1843 revelation was actually received earlier, but History of the Church says that this was the date the revelation was received.|| ||
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| − | *''History of the Church'' 5:500-501
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| − | ||Brigham Young said that he lived "above the law." || ||
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| − | *''Journal of Discourses'' 1:361
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| − | ||Polygamy is forbidden by the Book of Mormon||
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| − | ||Joseph F. Smith said that the Book of Mormon forbid polygamy.||[[Book of Mormon condemns polygamy]]{{nw}}||
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| − | *Reed Smoot Case, vol. 1, p.480
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| − | ====221====
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| − | ||Orson Pratt said that the Book of Mormon condemned polygamy.||[[Book of Mormon condemns polygamy]]||
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| − | *{{QuoteMining|Journal of Discourses|6:351}}
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| − | ||Joseph took wives without his first wife's consent.||[[Joseph Smith and polygamy]]
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| − | *It is claimed that LDS leaders were worried that the missionaries would "take the best women."
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| − | * {{SourceDistortion}}: The quote says nothing about choosing women. Heber C. Kimball warns them simply that they are on the Lord's errand, and should allow ''the Lord'' to choose his sheep; they are merely to bring them home:
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| − | :Let truth and righteousness be your motto; and do not go into the world for anything else but to preach the Gospel, build up the kingdom of God, and gather the sheep into the fold. You are sent out as shepherds to gather the sheep together; and remember that they are not your sheep: they belong to Him that sends you. Then do not make a choice of any of those sheep; do not make selections before they are brought home and put into the fold. You understand that. Amen
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| − | *''Journal of Discourses'' 6:256
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| − | ||Heber C. Kimball remarked on the "great sorrow" of plural marriage.||[[Did early Church leaders speak of plural marriage difficulties?]]{{nw}}||
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| − | *''Journal of Discourses'' 4:178
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| − | ====226====
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| − | ||Brigham Young spoke of the "problems" of plural marriage.||[[Did early Church leaders speak of plural marriage difficulties?]]{{nw}}||
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| − | *''Journal of Discourses'' 9:195
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| − | ====228====
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| − | ||Brigham Young offered to let any wife go who wanted to.|| ||
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| − | *''Journal of Discourses'' 4:55-57;
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| − | *Deseret News, vol. 6, pp.235-36
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| − | ====230-231====
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| − | ||Joseph and Emma fought about plural marriage.|| ||
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| − | *Journal and autobiography, Joseph Lee Robinson
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| − | *{{CriticalWork:Wyl:Mormon Portraits Volume First|pages=57-58}}
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| − | ====231====
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| − | ||Joseph had between 27 to "sixty or more" wives.||[[Joseph Smith and polygamy]]||
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| − | *Andrew Jenson, ''Historical Record'', pp.233, 234
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| − | *{{CriticalWork:Brodie:No Man Knows|pages=434-65}}
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| − | *''Western Humanities Review'', vol. 10, pp.232-33
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| − | ||There is a rumor that Emma beat Eliza Snow with a broomstick and caused her to fall down the stairs, preventing her from having Joseph's child.||[[Joseph Smith and polygamy/Children of polygamous marriages#Snow|Joseph Smith and polygamy—Children of polygamous marriages—Snow]]||
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| − | *{{CriticalWork:Wyl:Mormon Portraits Volume First|pages=57-58}}
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| − | *''Intimate Disciple, a Portrait of Willard Richards'', 1957, p.407
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| − | ====232====
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| − | ||Joseph was sealed to a large number of women after his death.||[[Joseph Smith and polygamy]]||
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| − | *''Joseph Smith and Polygamy'', p.47
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| − | *Widtsoe, ''Evidences and Reconciliations'', Single Volume Edition, 1960, pp.342-43
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| − | ====233====
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| − | ||Brigham Young had "fifty or sixty" wives, and boasted of his ability to obtain more.||[[Brigham Young and polygamy]]||
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| − | *''Journal of Discourses'' 6:180-81
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| − | *''Journal of Discourses'' 8:178
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| − | *''Journal of Discourses'' 5:210
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| − | ====234====
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| − | ||Mormon men believed that they "could have all the wives they wanted." Heber C. Kimball said that in the resurrection, he could have "thousands" of wives.|| ||
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| − | *''Journal of Discourses'' 4:209
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| − | ====236====
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| − | ||Joseph asked for other men's wives, such as the wife of Heber C. Kimball|| ||
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| − | *''Journal of Discourses'' 2:13-14
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| − | *{{CriticalWork:Wyl:Mormon Portraits Volume First|pages=70-72}}
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| − | *''Life of Heber C. Kimball'', pp.333-35
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| − | ====237====
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| − | ||Joseph married Heber C. Kimball's daughter, Helen.|| ||
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| − | *''Life of Heber C. Kimball'', pp.339
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| − | ====239====
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| − | ||Joseph married Zina, the wife of Henry Jacobs.
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| − | ====239====
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| − | ||Brigham Young publicly told Henry Jacobs to find another wife?|| ||
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| − | *{{CriticalWork:Brodie:No Man Knows|pages=443}}
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| − | ====239-240====
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| − | ||Some women who were associated with Joseph claimed that they did not know who the father of their children were.||[[Joseph Smith and polygamy/Children of polygamous marriages]]||
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| − | *''Wife No. 19'', 1876, pp.70-71
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| − | ====243====
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| − | ||Joseph performed a "pretended" marriage for time for Sarah Ann Whitney to Joseph Kingsbury.|| ||
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| − | *''The History of Joseph C. Kingsbury''
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| − | ====245-246====
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| − | ||The Bible prohibited a man from marrying sisters or mothers and daughters, therefore Mormon polygamy was not Biblical.|| ||
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| − | *''Millennial Star'' vol. 19, pp.473-74
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| − | ====246-247====
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| − | ||Joseph sealed brothers and sisters together.|| ||
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| − | *Joseph Smith's diary, October 26, 1843
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| − | ====248====
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| − | ||Brigham said that monoamy was a "fruitful source of prostitution and whoredom"|| ||
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| − | *''Journal of Discourses'' 11:128
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| − | ====249====
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| − | ||Some Mormons believed that Joseph taught that Adam had two wives.|| ||
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| − | *''Journal of Discourses'' 26:115
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| − | ====249-251====
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| − | ||Early Church leaders taught that Jesus was married tp more than one wife.|| ||
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| − | *Journal of Discourses, vol. 1, pp.345-46
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| − | *Journal of Discourses, vol. 4, pp.259-60
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| − | *Journal of Discourses, vol. 2, p.210
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| − | *The Seer, p. 172"
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| − | ====258====
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| − | ||Brigham Young said that the "only men who become Gods, even the Sons of God, are those who enter into polygamy."||[[The only men who become gods are those that practice polygamy?]]||
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| − | *''Journal of Discourses'' 11:269
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| − | ====258-259====
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| − | ||Polygamy was practiced in secret and denied publicly.|| ||
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| − | *''Times and Seasons'', vol. 3, p.909
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| − | *''History of the Church'' 6:354-55
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| − | *''History of the Church'' 6:411
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| − | *''Times and Seasons'', March 15, 1844, vol. 5, p.474
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| − | *''Millennial Star'', vol. 3, p.74"
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| − | ||John Taylor stated that he believed in keeping every law except the law against polygamy.|| ||
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| − | *''Journal of Discourses'' 20:317
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| − | ====263====
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| − | ||Brigham Young said the polygamy would never go away.|| ||
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| − | *''Deseret News'', November 7, 1855
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| − | ====289====
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| − | ||Modern Church leaders teach that polygamy is not essential for exaltation.||[[The only men who become gods are those that practice polygamy?]]||
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| − | *''Mormon Doctrine'', 1958, p.523
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| − | ===Claims made in Chapter 10: Changing the Anti-Black Doctrine===
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| − | ====291-293====
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| − | ||It was taught that the denial of priesthoods to blacks was due to some behavior in the pre-existence.||[[Blacks and the priesthood/Pre-existence]]||
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| − | *Alma 3:6
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| − | *''Race Problems—As They Affect The Church'', Address by Mark E. Petersen at the Convention of Teachers of Religion on the College Level, delivered at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, August 27, 1954"
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| − | ||Blacks were said to be the descendants of Cain.
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| − | *The authors fail to note the the so-called "Curse of Ham" was a Protestant invention used to justify the practice of slavery.
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| − | *[[Blacks and the priesthood/Origin of the priesthood ban]]
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| − | *[[Blacks and the priesthood/The "curse of Cain" and "curse of Ham"]]
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| − | *''History of the Church'' 4:501
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| − | *''Mormon Doctrine'', 1958. p.102
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| − | *''Journal of Discourses'' 7:290
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| − | *''Mormon Doctrine'', 1958, p.477
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| − | *''Journal of Discourses'' 22:304
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| − | ====296====
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| − | ||Brigham Young said the the penalty for marrying a black person was "death."||
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| − | * [[Brigham Young on race mixing]]||
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| − | *''Journal of Discourses'' 10:110
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| − | ====302====
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| − | ||Joseph Smith is said to have endorsed slavery.|| ||
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| − | *''History of the Church'' 2:436-38
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| − | *''History of the Church'' 3:29
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| − | ====303====
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| − | ||Slavery was accepted in Utah.|| ||
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| − | *''Millennial Star'', 1851, p.63
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| − | *''New York Herald'', May 4, 1855, as cited in Dialogue, Spring 1973, p.56
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| − | ====306====
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| − | ||Church leaders defended segregation.||
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| − | ''Some'' church leaders favored segregation. Others did not. There was no official position on the matter. ||
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| − | *''Race Problems—As They Affect The Church'', an address delivered by Apostle Mark E. Petersen at Brigham Young University, August 27, 1954
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| − | *''Mormon Doctrine'', 1958, pp.107-8
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| − | ====312-314====
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| − | ||Brigham Young said that blacks would not received the priesthood until all of Adam's other children received it, otherwise the church would be destroyed.|| ||
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| − | *''Journal of Discourses'' 7:290-91
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| − | *''Journal of Discourses'' 2:143
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| − | *''Journal of Discourses'' 11:272
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| − | *Brigham Young Addresses, Ms d 1234, Box 48, folder 3, dated February 5, 1852, located in the LDS church historical dept.)."
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| − | ||The revelation granting the priesthood to blacks was necessary after a temple was built in Brazil.
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| − | ===Claims made in Chapter 11: Fall of the Book of Abraham===
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| − | ====329-330====
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| − | Joseph claimed that the papyrus was written by Abraham himself.||
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| − | ====330-331====
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| − | ||Hugh Nibley said that the papyri does not prove the Book of Abraham to be true and the LDS scholars were unprepared.||
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| − | * Nibley was not of the opinion that scripture ''could'' be provided save by the Holy Ghost.
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| − | * Most scholars were "unprepared" because they had not prepared themselves to study Egyptian: "...a few faded and tattered little scraps of papyrus may serve to remind the Latter-day Saints of how sadly they have neglected serious education....Wholly committed and given fair warning, the Mormons have deserved even the unfair verdict that the world passed against them and the Prophet in 1912, when eight professional scholars condemned Joseph Smith's interpretations of the Facsimiles as utterly absurd; for had any of the Saints during the past century ever taken the pains to check up on the actual state of Egyptian studies in the world, it would have been an easy thing to show how abyssmally inept the performance of Dr. Spalding's panel of experts really was" (''BYU Studies'' article cited by Tanners).
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| − | *''Daily Universe'', Brigham Young University, December 1, 1967
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| − | * ''BYU Studies'', Winter 1968, pp.171-72 (Vol. 8, No. 2, [http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/byustudies&CISOPTR=2412&REC=8 Prolegomena to Any Study of The Book of Abraham"])
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| − | ||Since the translation of the papyri was turned over to Hugh Nibley, this proves that the prophet does not have the ability to translate ancient records.
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| − | * The Book of Abraham has already been given to us. Why would it need to be "retranslated"? Prophets only translate when no one else is able to do the job ({{s|2|Nephi|27|15-20}}).
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| − | * Nibley [[Book_of_Abraham/Book_of_the_Dead|insisted that the papyri]] in the Church's possession were ''not'' the Book of Abraham.
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| − | |336||Facsimile 1 does not show Abraham fastened to an altar being sacrificed, but instead shows Hor being prepared for burial.||[[Book of Abraham/Papyri/Long article#Restoring gaps in the drawings|Book of Abraham papyri (Long article) — Restoring gaps in the drawings]]
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| − | |337||LDS leaders were unable to detect the Hofmann forgeries. If they were really led be revelation, they should have been able to figure out that the documents were fake.||
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| − | * {{Fundamentalism}}
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| − | * [[Mark Hofmann]]
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| − | ||"Mormon elder" Dee Jay Nelson, who claimed to be an Egyptologist, translated the papyri but was unable to find any mention of Abraham. Even though Nelson was later exposed to be a fraud, "This is not to say that his work has no merit."
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| − | * {{Absurd}}: the work was a fraud, and Nelson had no qualifications, but since it attacks the Church, Tanners aren't willing to dispense with it!
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| − | ||Joseph Smith's "Egyptian Alphabet and Grammer" contain text that matches a portion of one of the papyri. Joseph Smith translated a "large number of English words" from each Egyptian character.||
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| − | * [[Book of Abraham/Papyri/Long article#The Kirtland Egyptian Papers|Book of Abraham papyri (Long article) —The Kirtland Egyptian Papers]]
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| − | ||Joseph used four lines from the papyrus to generate 49 verses in the Book of Abraham.||
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| − | * [[Book of Abraham papyri/Long article# The Kirtland Egyptian Papers|Book of Abraham papyri (Long article) —The Kirtland Egyptian Papers]]
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| − | ||The papyri have been dated to a much later time than Abraham, therefore they could not have been written by Abraham's "own hand on papyrus."||
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| − | * [[Book of Abraham/Papyri/Long article#The date of the Book of Abraham vs. the date of the papyrus|Book of Abraham papyri (Long article) —The date of the Book of Abraham vs. the date of the papyrus]]
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| − | In Facsimile #1, the penciled-in restoration is incorrect.
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| − | * [[Book of Abraham/Papyri/Long article#Restoring gaps in the drawings|Book of Abraham papyri (Long article) — Restoring gaps in the drawings]]
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| − | * {{attn}}
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| − | ===Claims made in Chapter 12: Mormon Scriptures and the Bible===
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| − | ====365====
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| − | ||The Bible has secondary status in the Mormon Church.||[[Bible basics#The Holy Bible|Bible basics—The Holy Bible]] ||
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| − | *Heber C. Snell, ''Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought'', Spring 1967, pp.56-57
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| − | *David Bitton, ''Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought'', Autumn 1966, p.113
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| − | ====365====
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| − | ||Joseph Smith taught that the Bible contains errors.||
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| − | * {{Fundamentalism}}
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| − | * Only the most extreme fundamentalist insists that there can be no errors in a document created by humans.
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| − | * [[Biblical inerrancy]]
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| − | ||
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| − | * ''Pearl of Great Price'', p.59
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| − | ====365====
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| − | ||Thomas Paine's book ''The Age of Reason'' influenced early Church leaders to criticize the Bible, and to question its translation.
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| − | * {{CitationError}}: The authors cite the book, but this book proves ''nothing'' about its influence on the Church or its leaders. The authors are merely asserting their opinion instead of evidence.
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| − | *Thomas Paine, ''The Age of Reason'', p.189
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| − | *''The Age of Reason'', p.32
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| − | ====366-367====
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| − | Orson Pratt attacked the accuracy of the Bible.
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| − | * [[Biblical inerrancy]]
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| − | * {{SourceDistortion}}: The Tanners fail to tell us that a speech of Brigham Young's (which they ''also'' quote, and ''also'' misrepresent) explains both Orson's purpose ''and'' the Saints' belief that the Bible is valuable as it stands. (See entry below for [[#383|p. 385]].)
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| − | *Orson Pratt's Works, "The Bible Alone An Insufficient Guide," pp.44-47
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| − | ====368====
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| − | A phrase concerning baptism was later added to the Book of Mormon quotation of Isaiah 48:1, quoted in 1 Nephi 20:1.
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| − | * Joseph Smith inserted an explanatory phrase to explain to modern readers what the words "the waters of Judah" meant.
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| − | * See [[Book_of_Mormon_textual_changes/"or_out_of_the_waters_of_baptism"|Textual changes: "waters of baptism."]]
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| − | * This change was not a secret—[[Book_of_Mormon_textual_changes|Book of Mormon textual changes]]
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| − | ||
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| − | *Book of Mormon, 1830 ed. p.52
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| − | *1 Nephi 20:1"
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| − | ====371====
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| − | ||
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| − | The Dead Sea Scrolls "present serious problems" for the Book of Mormon and the Joseph Smith "Inspired Version" of the Bible.||
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| − | * {{Fundamentalism}}
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| − | * [[Joseph Smith Translation and the Book of Mormon]]
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| − | * {{attn}}
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| − | ====371====
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| − | ||The "Isaiah scroll" is "proved to be word for word identical with our standard Hebrew Bible in more than 95 per cent of the text."||
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| − | * {{InternalContradiction|p. 365}}: The Tanners have insisted that Joseph was wrong to say the Bible has errors. Now, they admit that at least 5% of the text is ''not'' the same between the Dead Sea Scrolls and other versions. One version must be less accurate than the other—so it seems Joseph was right after all.
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| − | * [[Biblical inerrancy#Old Testament|Biblical inerrancy—Old Testament]]
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| − | ||
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| − | *Gleason D. Archer, ''A Survey of Old Testament Introduction'', p.19
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| − | ====372-373====
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| − | ||
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| − | The "Isaiah scroll" should have caused "a great deal of joy" among Mormon scholars, but did not because it is not "filled with evidence to support the text of Isaiah in the Book of Mormon."
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| − | * {{Fundamentalism}}
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| − | * LDS scholars are deeply involved in the study of the Dead Sea Scrolls. BYU professor Donald W. Parry is one of the scrolls' team of international editors.
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| − | *[[Joseph Smith Translation as a restoration of the original Bible text]]
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| − | ||
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| − | *''Courage'', vol. 1, no. 1, September 1970, p.20
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| − | *Sidney B. Sperry, ''Progress in Archaeology'', pp.52-54"
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| − | ====378-379====
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| − | * LDS leaders claimed that "Catholics conspired to alter the Bible," but this is proven wrong by the Dead Sea Scrolls.
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| − | ||
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| − | * See: {{Disarray1| start=1–}} See especially, Gee, "Corruption of Scripture in Early Christianity." {{link1|url=http://mi.byu.edu/publications/books/?bookid=42&chapid=206}}
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| − | * The textual alteration and suppression likely occurred before the Catholic church as such existed (the cited authors were influenced by earlier, Protestant scholarship that has since been superceded: see article in Reynolds by Dursteler, "Inheriting the "Great Apostasy": The Evolution of Latter-day Saint Views on the Middle Ages and the Renaissance." {{link1|url=http://mi.byu.edu/publications/books/?bookid=42&chapid=202}}
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| − | ||
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| − | *1 Nephi 13:26-29
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| − | *Joseph Fielding Smith, Jr., ''Religious Truths Defined'', p.175
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| − | *Mark E. Peterson, ''As Translated Correctly'', p.4, 14
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| − | *''The Evening and the Morning Star'' (vol. 1, No. 1, p.3)
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| − | ===383===
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| − | ||The "Inspired Version" of the Bible has been a "source of much embarassment" {{cs}} for leaders of the Church.||
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| − | * {{Absurd}}: a year after the Tanner's book was published, the Church published its new version of the KJV Bible, with extensive footnotes and appendix material from the JST. The ''Ensign'' published articles encouraging the use of the newly-available JST material.{{ref|anderson.1}}
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| − | * See [[Joseph Smith Translation as the Church's official Bible/JST an embarrassment to leaders|here]] for ''Ensign'' articles published around this time praising the JST. Later uses can be seen via this [http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=84010fd41d93b010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&hideNav=1&pageNumber=3&maxResults=20&NARROW_BY=null&query=%22JOseph+smith+translation%22&bucket=ChurchMagazines&dateFrom=&dateTo=&AUTHOR_CATEGORY=&AUTHOR_NAME=&FORMAT=&dateFromDisplay=&dateToDisplay=&findByAuthor= search link].
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| − | * [[Joseph Smith Translation as the Church's official Bible]]
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| − | * {{SourceDistortion}}: The Brigham Young quote says nothing about the JST or being ashamed of it. Instead, Brigham Young says:
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| − | :I will remark that brother Orson has clearly shown how the Bible has come into our hands, in order to convince the people of the necessity of positive proof for the validity of the Book of Mormon, the Book of Doctrine and Covenants, and that Joseph Smith was a true Prophet of God, and to prove that our testimony, witnesses, evidence and knowledge of these facts are ten thousand times more than can be produced in favor of the Bible, unless a man has the power of God to testify to it, for there can be no proof in its favor short of revelation.
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| − | :This we have known all the time, we have understood it from the beginning. That made us very anxious, in the days of Joseph, to get the new translation [recall that Emma and the RLDS had the JST manuscripts at this point, so Brigham had no access to them]; but the Bible is good enough just as it is, it will answer it very well when I was preaching in the world....The Bible is good enough as it is, to point out the way we should walk, and to teach us how to come to the Lord of whom we can receive for ourselves.
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| − | * {{InternalContradiction|pp. 366-367 above}}: Brigham's quote contradicts the Tanners' previous efforts to make it appear as if the Latter-day Saints disparage or do not rely upon the Bible.
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| − | ||
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| − | *Brigham Young, ''Journal of Discourses'' 3:116
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| − | |-
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| − | |383||The Church would never ""allow [the Inspired Version of the Bible] to be printed because it would tend to embarrass the church and to show that Joseph Smith was not a prophet of God."||[[Joseph Smith Translation as the Church's official Bible]]
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| − | |-
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| − | |385||The contents of the "Inspired Version" of the Bible contradict doctrines taught by the Mormon church.||[[Joseph Smith Translation as the Church's official Bible]]
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| − | |385-386||Joseph Field Smith said that the King James Bible is "the best version translated by the power of man" and that the "Inspired Version" was never completed, yet Joseph Smith stated that he completed the translation of the Bible.|| ||
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| − | *''Doctrines of Salvation'', vol. 3, p.191
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| − | *''History of the Church'' 1:324
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| − | *''History of the Church'' 1:368
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| − | |-
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| − | |393||Joseph's "Inspired Version" of the Bible does not restore any of the "lost books" of the Bible.|| ||
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| − | *''Joseph Smith's Revision of the Bible'', p. 18
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| − | -->
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| − | | |
| − | ===Claims made in Chapter 13: Changes in Joseph Smith's History===
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| − | {{BeginClaimsTable}}
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| − | |398||Mormon leaders claim that "Joseph Smith's" 'History of the Church' is the "most accurate history in all the world."||[[Authorship of History of the Church]] ||
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| − | *''Doctrines of Salvation'', vol. 2, p.199
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| − | |-
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| − | |400-401||The History of the Church was not written by Joseph Smith himself. Many instances in original documents which referred to Joseph in the third person were changed to first person to make it appear as if Joseph wrote them.||[[Authorship of History of the Church]]
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| − | |-
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| − | |403-404||Much of the History of the Church was completed after Joseph Smith's death. This means that Joseph Smith's history is not "authentic."||[[Authorship of History of the Church]] ||
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| − | *''Brigham Young University Studies'', Summer 1971, pp.466, 469, 470, 472
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| − | *''Letter from George A. Smith to Woodruff, April 21, 1856, as cited in ''Brigham Young University Studies'', Summer 1971, pp.470-72"
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| − | |405||The "Rocky Mountain prophecy" was added to the history of the Church sometime after the original was written.|| ||
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| − | *''History of the Church'' 5:85
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| − | *Joseph Smith's Manuscript History, Book D-1, page 1362
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| − | *''Brigham Young University Studies'', Summer 1971, p.469
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| − | *Davis Bitton, ''Joseph Smith in the Mormon Folk Memory'', The John Whitmer address, delivered at the Second Annual Meeting of the John Whitmer Historical Association, Lamoni, Iowa, September 28, 1974, unpublished manuscript, p.16"
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| − | -->
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| − | |408||The angel that gave Joseph Smith the plates was originally identified as "Nephi" rather than "Moroni." History of the Church changed it to "Moroni."||[[Nephi or Moroni]]||
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| − | *''Times and Seasons'', vol. 3, p.753
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| − | *''History of the Church'', vol. 1, p.11
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| − | *''Millennial Star'', vol. 3, p.53
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| − | *1851 edition of the ''Pearl of Great Price''
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| − | |-
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| − | |415||Most of Joseph Smith's history was written by his scribes and modified to read as if it were written in the first person, therefore this history must be a forgery.||[[Authorship of History of the Church]]||
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| − | *''Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought'', Winter 1972, p.76
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| − | *Paul R. Cheesman, ''An Analysis Of The Kinderhook Plates'', March, 1970, Brigham Young University Library
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| − | ===Claims made in Chapter 14: False Prophecy===
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| − | {{BeginClaimsTable}}
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| − | ====417====
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| − | ||
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| − | *Joseph Smith gave many false prophecies.
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| − | ||
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| − | *[[Joseph Smith prophesies]]
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| − | |
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| − | ====417====
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| − | ||
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| − | *Joseph Smith received a false revelation to go to Canada and sell the Book of Mormon copyright.
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| − | ||
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| − | *[[Did Joseph Smith attempt to sell the Book of Mormon copyright?]]
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| − | ||
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| − | *David Whitmer, ''An Address To All Believers In Christ'', 1887, pp.30-31
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| − | *B.H. Roberts, ''A Comprehensive History of the Church'', vol. 1, p.165"
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| − | |
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| − | ====418-419====
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| − | ||
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| − | *In 1835 Joseph Smith prophesied that the Lord would come in "fifty-six years," or when Joseph was 85 years old.
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| − | ||
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| − | *[[Joseph Smith prophesied the Second Coming to be in 1890]]
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| − | ||
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| − | *''History of the Church'' 5:336
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| − | *''Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought'', Autumn 1966, p.76
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| − | *Daily journal of Abraham H. Cannon, October 14, 1886, BYU Library
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| − | *''History of the Church'' 2:188
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| − | |-
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| − | ====420-421====
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| − | ||
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| − | *Joseph prophesied that a temple in Missouri would be built "in this generation."
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| − | ||
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| − | *[[Independence temple to be built "in this generation"]]
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| − | ||
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| − | *Doctrine and Covenants 84:2-5, 31
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| − | *George A. Smith, ''Journal of Discourses'' 10:344
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| − | *Orson Pratt, ''Journal of Discourses'' 13:138, 362; 14:275; 17:111, 292
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| − | *''Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought'', Autumn 1966, p.74"
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| − | ====424====
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| − | ||
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| − | *Joseph's "Civil War prophecy" could have been deduced from the news at the time.
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| − | ||
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| − | *[[Joseph Smith prophecies/Civil War prophecy|Civil War prophecy]]
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| − | *[[One Nation Under Gods/Use of sources/Attitude of Saints to Civil War prophecy|Attitude of Saints to Civil War prophecy]]
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| − | *''The Evening and the Morning Star'', vol. 1, issue 8
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| − | {{EndClaimsTable}}
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| − | ===Claims made in Chapter 15: The Arm of Flesh===
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| − | {{BeginClaimsTable}}
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| − | ====431-439====
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| − | ||There has been no new revelation since the time of Joseph Smith.||
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| − | * [[Revelation after Joseph Smith]]
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| − | |-
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| − | |
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| − | ====431====
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| − | ||The Church teaches that you must let the leaders do your thinking for you.||
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| − | * {{FalseStatement}}: The cited article was ''specifically repudiated'' by the President of the Church.
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| − | * See: [http://www.fairlds.org/Misc/When_the_Prophet_Speaks_is_the_Thinking_Done.html When the prophet speaks, is the thinking done?]
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| − | * See also: [[Authoritarianism and Church leaders]]{{nw}}||
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| − | *''Improvement Era'', June 1945, p.354
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| − | |-
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| − | | |
| − | ====433====
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| − | ||Joseph F. Smith said that he never received revelation.||
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| − | * [[Revelation after Joseph Smith]] {{nw}} ||
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| − | *''Reed Smoot Case'', Vol. 1, pages 483-484
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| − | ====434====
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| − | ||The Church chose to canonize two "new" revelations in order to counter claims made by the Tanners?||
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| − | * [[Revelation after Joseph Smith]]{{nw}}
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| − | |-
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| − | |435||The Church has never produced a copy of the revelation granting Blacks the ability to receive the priesthood.||
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| − | * Those involved [[Blacks_and_the_priesthood/Lifting_the_ban#The_Revelation|described]] the receipt of the revelation.]]
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| − | * [[Blacks and the priesthood/Lifting the ban|Blacks and the priesthood—Lifting the ban]]
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| − | ====437====
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| − | ||
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| − | Brigham Young claimed that his sermons were the same as scripture.
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| − | ||
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| − | * {{FalseStatement}}: The Tanners neglect to provide Brigham's detailed instructions about when and under what circumstances his sermons were scripture.
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| − | * [[General authorities' statements as scripture]]
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| − | ||
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| − | *''Journal of Discourses'' 13:95
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| − | ===Claims made in Chapter 16: The Priesthood===
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| − | {{BeginClaimsTable}}
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| − | |442||The concept of "priesthood" was added later to the Church and was a creation of Sidney Rigdon.||[[Priesthood restoration]] {{nw}} ||
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| − | *David Whitmer, An Address To All Believers In Christ, by David Whitmer, p.64
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| − | |-
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| − | |443||Revelations on the restoration of the priesthood are not present in the Book of Commandments.||[[Date of the restoration of the Melchizedek priesthood]]
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| − | |-
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| − | |443-444||The Aaronic priesthood was abolished at that death of Christ.||[[Hebrews 7 and the Aaronic Priesthood]]||
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| − | *Hebrews 7:11-14
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| − | |-
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| − | |445||The date of the restoration of the Melchizedik Priesthood is not known and the record of the event was added later.||[[Date of the restoration of the Melchizedek priesthood]]||
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| − | *''History of the Church'' 1:40, footnote
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| − | |-
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| − | |445-446||The idea of the Melchizedek Priesthood and ordaining men to be High Priests came from Sidney Rigdon.||[[Priesthood restoration]] {{nw}} ||
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| − | *Whitmer, ''An Address To All Believers In Christ'', p.35, 62-63
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| − | ===Claims made in Chapter 17: Joseph Smith===
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| − | {{BeginClaimsTable}}
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| − | |448||No man can enter the Celestial Kingdom without Joseph Smith's consent.||[[Joseph Smith's status in LDS belief]]||
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| − | *''Journal of Discourses'' 7:289
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| − | *''Journal of Discourses'' 3:212
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| − | *''Journal of Discourses'' 8:176"
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| − | |-
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| − | |448||Joseph Smith would be looked upon as a god.||[[Joseph Smith's status in LDS belief]]||
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| − | *''Journal of Discourses'' 5:88
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| − | |-
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| − | |450||Church members elevate Joseph Smith almost to the level of Jesus Christ.||[[Joseph Smith's status in LDS belief]]||
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| − | *''Tiffany's Monthly in 1859'', p.170
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| − | |-
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| − | |451-452||Joseph Smith liked to fight?||[[Personal failings of Joseph Smith]]||
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| − | *''History of the Church'' 5:316, 524, 531
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| − | *''Journal of Discourses'' 8:317-18
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| − | |452-454||Joseph Smith liked military trappings and titles.|| ||
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| − | *''History of the Church'' 4:382; 5:3; 6:282, 227
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| − | |456-457||Joseph Smith was ordained "King on earth" by the Council of Fifty.||[[The Council of Fifty]]||
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| − | *Klaus J. Hansen, ''Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought'', Summer 1966, page 104
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| − | *Brigham Young University Studies, Winter 1968, pp.212-13
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| − | *{{CriticalWork:Brodie:No Man Knows|pages=356}}
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| − | *Kenneth W. Godfrey, Causes of Mormon Non-Mormon Conflict in Hancock County, Illinois, 1839-1846, Ph.D. dissertation, BYU, 1967, pp.63-65"
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| − | |458||Joseph Smith ran for president because he thought that he could win and rule as king over the United States.||[[Joseph Smith and politics]]||
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| − | *Hansen, ''Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought'', Autumn 1966, p.67
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| − | |-
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| − | |460||Joseph Smith felt that he was "almost equal with God" and that God was his "right hand man."|| ||
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| − | *''History of the Church'' 5:289, 467; 6:78, 408-409
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| − | |-
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| − | |460||Joseph boasted that he was the only one who kept a whole church together.||[[Did Joseph Smith 'boast' of keeping the Church intact]]||
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| − | *''History of the Church'' 6:408-409
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| − | |-
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| − | |462-463||The destruction of the ''Nauvoo Expositor'' was illegal.||[[Nauvoo Expositor]]||
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| − | *''History of the Church'', vol. 6, p.xxxviii
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| − | |465||Joseph fought his attackers at Carthage using a six-shooter.||[[Joseph Smith as a martyr]]
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| − | ===Claims made in Chapter 18: Word of Wisdom===
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| − | |468||The admonition not to eat meat is mostly ignored by the Church.||[[Word of Wisdom/Eat meat sparingly]] {{nw}}||
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| − | *John J. Stewart, ''Joseph Smith the Mormon Prophet'', p.90
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| − | |469||Joseph Fielding Smith said that drinking tea can bar a person from the Celestial Kingdom.||[[Word of Wisdom/Tea]] {{nw}}||
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| − | *Doctrines of Salvation 2:16
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| − | |469-470||Church members feel that Joseph "carefully observed" the Word of Wisdom. Joseph wouldn't be able to get a temple recommend today.||[[Word of Wisdom]]||
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| − | *John J. Stewart, ''Joseph Smith the Mormon Prophet'', p.90
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| − | |470||Joseph sometimes drank wine.||[[Word of Wisdom]]||
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| − | *''History of the Church'' 2:369
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| − | *''History of the Church'' 6:616"
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| − | |470||Joseph smoked a cigar.||[[Word of Wisdom]]||
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| − | *"Joseph Smith As An Administrator," M.A. thesis, Brigham Young University, May 1969, p.161
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| − | |471||The words "pipe and some tobacco" were replaced by the word "medicine" in History of the Church. References to buying whisky and beer were removed.
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| − | |471||Joseph wrote in his diary that he had tea with breakfast. Joseph prophesied that he would drink wine with Orson Hyde in the east.|| ||
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| − | *Joseph Smith Diary, March 11, 1843
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| − | *Joseph Smith Diary, January 20, 1843"
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| − | |472||George A. Smith reported that some church members left the church after finding that their leaders drank tea and coffee.|| ||
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| − | *''Journal of Discourses'' 2:214
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| − | |472||Almon W. Babbitt was brought to church trial for breaking the Word of Wisdom, but he said that he was following Joseph's example.|| ||
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| − | *''History of the Church'' 2:252
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| − | |472-473||Joseph Smith sold liquor in Nauvoo.|| ||
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| − | *''History of the Church'' 6:111
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| − | *''The Saints' Herald'', January 22, 1935, p.110
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| − | *"Journal of Oliver B. Huntington," typed copy at Utah State Historical Society, vol. 2, p.166"
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| − | |474||Brigham Young broke the Word of Wisdom by taking "snuff and tea." || ||
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| − | *''On The Mormon Frontier'', vol. 1, p.75
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| − | |474||Brigham Young chewed tobacco for many years.||[[Brigham Young and tobacco]]{{nw}} ||
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| − | *''Journal of Discourses'', vol. 12, p.404 (incorrect page - should be page 29)
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| − | |474||Brigham Young told Church members to "make beer as a drink" and sponsored a bar in Salt Lake City.|| ||
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| − | *John D. Lee, p. 116
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| − | *Herbert Howe Bancroft, History of Utah, p.540, footnote 44
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| − | |475||Brigham built a whisky distillery.||[[Brigham Young's whisky distillery]]{{nw}}||
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| − | *''Journal of Discourses'', 10:206
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| − | ===Claims made in Chapter 19: Old Testament Practices===
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| − | {{BeginClaimsTable}}
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| − | |484||The Book of Mormon teaches that you should bless those that curse you, but the D&C says that you should curse your enemies.||[[Cursing of enemies]] {{nw}} ||
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| − | *3 Nephi 12:43-44
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| − | *Romans 12:14
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| − | *Doctrine and Covenants, 103:24-25"
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| − | |484-485||Cursing of enemies was carried out in the Kirtland Temple.||[[Cursing of enemies]] {{nw}} ||
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| − | *''Journal of Discourses'' 2:216
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| − | |485||George A. Smith prayed that the Lord would kill the mob.||[[Cursing of enemies]] {{nw}} ||
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| − | *''Journal of Discourses'' 5:107
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| − | |486||Heber C. Kimball cursed the President of the United States.||[[Cursing of enemies]] {{nw}} ||
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| − | *''Journal of Discourses'' 5:32
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| − | *''Journal of Discourses'' 5:133
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| − | *''Journal of Discourses'' 5:95
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| − | *''Journal of Discourses'' 6:38
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| − | |488||Joseph Smith taught animal sacrifice.|| ||
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| − | *''History of the Church'' 4:211
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| − | *''History of the Church'' 4:211
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| − | *''Doctrines of Salvation'' 3:94
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| − | ===Claims made in Chapter 20: Blood Atonement===
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| − | {{BeginClaimsTable}}
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| − | ====490====
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| − | *Reed Peck said that Joseph Smith told him of a revelation in which Apostle Peter stated that he had hung Judas.
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| − | *This claim is repeated in ''One Nation Under Gods'': [[One Nation Under Gods/Use of sources/Apostles killed Judas]]
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| − | *The Reed Peck Manuscript, p.13
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| − | *Journal of Discourses 6:125-26
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| − | |490-491||Brigham Young advocated blood atonement.||[[Blood atonement]]||
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| − | *Journal of Discourses 4:53-54
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| − | |-
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| − | |491-492||Jedediah Grant advocated blood atonement.||[[Blood atonement]]||
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| − | *Journal of Discourses 4:49-50
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| − | |493||Murder was worthy of death.||[[Blood atonement]]||
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| − | *History of the Church 5:296
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| − | *Doctrines of Salvation 1:136
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| − | *Mormon Doctrine, 1958, p.314"
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| − | |493||Adultery and immorality were worthy of death.||[[19th century crimes alleged to be "worthy of death"]]||
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| − | *Journal of Discourses 7:20
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| − | *Journal of Discourses 6:38
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| − | *Journal of Discourses 7:19
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| − | *Journal of Discourses 1:97
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| − | |493||Brigham Young said that he would put a javelin through the heart of an adulterous woman.||[[Blood atonement]]||
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| − | *Journal of Discourses 3:247
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| − | |-
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| − | |496||Stealing was worthy of death.||[[19th century crimes alleged to be "worthy of death"]]||
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| − | *Times and Seasons, vol. 4, pp.183-84
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| − | *History of the Church 7:597
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| − | *Journal of Discourses 1:108-9
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| − | *Journal of Discourses 1:73"
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| − | |496||Using the name of the Lord in vain was worthy of death.||[[19th century crimes alleged to be "worthy of death"]]||
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| − | *Journal of Hosea Stout, vol. 2, p.71; p.56 of the typed copy at Utah State Historical Society
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| − | |-
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| − | |496||Not receiving the Gospel was worthy of death.||[[19th century crimes alleged to be "worthy of death"]]||
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| − | *Journal of Discourses 3:226
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| − | |496||Marrying and African was worthy of death.||[[19th century crimes alleged to be "worthy of death"]]||
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| − | *Journal of Discourses 10:110
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| − | *Wilford Woodruff's Journal, January 16,1852
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| − | *Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Spring 1973, p.26
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| − | |-
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| − | |498||Breaking covenants was worthy of death.||[[19th century crimes alleged to be "worthy of death"]]||
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| − | *Journal of Discourses 4:49-51
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| − | *Deseret News, July 27, 1854
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| − | *Journal of Discourses 4:375
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| − | |-
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| − | |498-499||Apostacy was worthy of death.||[[Blood atonement]]||
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| − | *Journal of Discourses 1:83
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| − | *Journal of Discourses 4:219-20
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| − | *Journal of Discourses 6:34-35
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| − | |500||Lying was worthy of death.||[[19th century crimes alleged to be "worthy of death"]]||
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| − | *"Manuscript History of Brigham Young," December 20, 1846
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| − | |500||Counterfeiting was worthy of death.||[[19th century crimes alleged to be "worthy of death"]]||
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| − | *"Manuscript History of Brigham Young," February 24,1847
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| − | |-
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| − | |500||Condemning Joseph Smith was worthy of death.||[[19th century crimes alleged to be "worthy of death"]]||
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| − | *Quest for Empire, p.127
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| − | *Daily journal of Abraham H. Cannon,"" December 6, 1889, pp.205-6
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| − | |-
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| − | |501-503||Blood atonement was "put into practice" in Utah.||[[Blood atonement]]||
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| − | *Confessions of John D. Lee, 1880, pp.282-83
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| − | *Utah Historical Quarterly, January 1958, p.62, note 39
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| − | |-
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| − | |501||Modern church leaders have confirmed the principle but denied the practice of blood atonement.||[[Blood atonement]]||
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| − | *Mormon Doctrine, 1958, p.87
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| − | *Doctrines of Salvation, vol. 1, pp.133-36
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| − | ===Claims made in Chapter 21: The Hereafter===
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| − | {{BeginClaimsTable}}
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| − | |
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| − | ====506====
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| − | ||
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| − | LDS leaders teach the "endless punishement" won't last forever.
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| − | *[[Will "endless punishment" last forever?]]
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| − | ====506====
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| − | Joseph Smith's later teachings regarding endless punishment contradict the Book of Mormon.
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| − | *[[Will "endless punishment" last forever?]]
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| − | ||
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| − | *Doctrine and Covenants 19:6
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| − | *Doctrines of Salvation, vol. 2, p.160
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| − | *{{s||Alma|42|16}}
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| − | ====507====
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| − | Brigham Young taught that there would be no women in hell.
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| − | *{{JDwiki|author=Brigham Young|url=http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Journal_of_Discourses/Volume_8/Restoration%E2%80%94Resurrection|vol=8|pages=222}}
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| − | |
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| − | ====507====
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| − | ||
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| − | LDS leaders teach that "very few" will become "sons of perdition."
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| − | ||
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| − | *[[Fate of the Sons of Perdition]]
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| − | ||
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| − | *Joseph Smith—Seeker After Truth, pp.177-78
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| − | |
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| − | ====508====
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| − | The idea of "spirit prison" as an opportunity for the dead to be taught and receive the gospel contradicts the Book of Mormon.
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| − | ||
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| − | *[[Book of Mormon and the fulness of the gospel]]
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| − | ||
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| − | *Doctrines of Salvation 2:183
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| − | *Doctrines of Salvation 3:60
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| − | *{{JDwiki|author=Wilford Woodruff|url=http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Journal_of_Discourses/Volume_4/Intelligence_Comes_From_God,_etc.|vol=4|pages=223}}
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| − | *{{JDwiki|author=Heber C. Kimball|url=http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Journal_of_Discourses/Volume_4/Intelligence_Comes_From_God,_etc.|vol=3|pages=109}}
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| − | *{{s||Alma|34|32-35}}
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| − | |
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| − | ====510====
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| − | The concept of three degrees of glory is not consistent with the Book of Mormon.
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| − | ||
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| − | *[[Book of Mormon and the fulness of the gospel]]
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| − | ||
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| − | *{{s|1|Nephi|15|35}}
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| − | *{{JDwiki|author=Orson Pratt|url=http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Journal_of_Discourses/Volume_20/The_Book_of_Mormon%E2%80%94Promises_to_the_Lamanites,_etc.|vol=20|pages=70}}
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| − | ===Claims made in Chapter 22: Temple Work===
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| − | {{BeginClaimsTable}}
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| − | |
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| − | ====512====
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| − | ||
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| − | Early Mormon leaders were "very confused" about baptism for the dead since they performed a number of them without recording them and had to do them over.
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| − | ||
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| − | *[[Baptism for the dead]]
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| − | ||
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| − | *{{JDwiki|author=Brigham Young|url=http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Journal_of_Discourses/Volume_18/Secret_of_Happiness,_etc.|vol=18|pages=241}}
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| − | |-
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| − | |
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| − | ====514====
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| − | ||
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| − | Baptism for the dead was not a doctrine in the early church.
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| − | ||
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| − | [[Baptism for the dead]]
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| − | *''Orson Pratt's Works'', 1891, p.205
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| − | ====515====
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| − | Wilford Woodruff "felt he had saved" all of the presidents of the United States, except for three.
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| − | ||
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| − | ||
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| − | *{{JDwiki|author=Wilford Woodruff|url=http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Journal_of_Discourses/Volume_19/Not_Ashamed_of_the_Gospel,_etc.|vol=19|pages=229}}
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| − | |
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| − | ====515-516====
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| − | The Mormons spend millions of dollars on genealogical research that would be better spent feeding the starving people in the world.
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| − | ||
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| − | *''Mormon Doctrine'', 1966, pp.308-9
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| − | *2 Nephi 28:13"
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| − | |
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| − | ====517====
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| − | ||
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| − | Mormons are very similar to ancient Egyptians regarding their attitude toward the dead.
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| − | |
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| − | ====517====
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| − | ||
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| − | The Mormon "obsession with the dead" is close to "ancestral worship."
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| − | ||
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| − | *[[Baptism for the dead]]
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| − | ||
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| − | *''Ensign'', May 1976, p.102
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| − | ====517-518====
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| − | ||Paul said to avoid "endless genealogies."
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| − | ||
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| − | *[[Biblical condemnation of genealogy]]
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| − | *1 Tim. 1:4
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| − | *Titus 3:9"
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| − | |
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| − | ====518====
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| − | The Book of Mormon is supposed to contain "the fulness of the Gospel," yet it doesn't teach baptism for the dead.
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| − | *[[Book of Mormon and the fulness of the gospel]]
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| − | ||
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| − | *Pearl of Great Price, p.51, v.34
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| − | |
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| − | ====520====
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| − | ||
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| − | Jesus "taught the opposite" of eternal marriage when he said that people "neither marry, nor are given in marriage" in the afterlife.
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| − | ||
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| − | *[[Marriage not needed for exaltation]]
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| − | ||
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| − | *Luke 20:34-36
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| − | ====530-534====
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| − | ||
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| − | The endowment has been changed over the years.
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| − | *[[Temple endowment changes]]
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| − | ====535-547====
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| − | ||
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| − | The endowment was derived from Freemasonry.
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| − | ||
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| − | *[[Temple endowment and Freemasonry]]
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| − | |}
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| − | ==Endnotes==
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| − | #{{note|moroni.1}} {{TS1|author=Joseph Smith, Jr.|article=History of Joseph Smith (cont.)|vol=3|num=12|date=15 April 1842|start=754}}
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| − | #{{note|cowdery.1}}{{MA1|author=Oliver Cowdery to W.W. Phelps|article=Letter VIII, Dear Brother|date=October 1835|vol=2|num=1|start=197}}
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| − | #{{note|anderson.1}} {{Ensign1|author=Lavina Fielding Anderson|article=Church Publishes First LDS Edition of the Bible|date=Oct 1979|start=9}} {{link|url=http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?hideNav=1&locale=0&sourceId=872e615b01a6b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD}}
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| − | ==Further reading==
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| − | {{FAIRAnalysisWiki}}
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