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|summary=The author states, "As a youth and young adult Joseph Smith engaged in folk magic and treasure digging, promoting himself as one who could help others find buried treasure by placing a magic stone in a hat. I am unaware of Joseph ever finding any treasure, though it appears as though Joseph was still able to convince many people that he had special powers." <ref name="dehlin1"></ref> | |||
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|subject=Response to questions regarding Joseph Smith's translation of the Book of Mormon | |||
|summary=The author states, "Joseph Smith used this same stone in the hat (from his folk magic days) to produce the Book of Mormon. It is also well-documented that this “translation” process did not involve the golden plates (as we have been taught as Mormons) — which begs the question as to why the plates were needed at all? This, of course, has led me to question whether or not the Book of Mormon is a translation of an ancient record, as the church continues to teach." <ref name="dehlin1"></ref> | |||
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Revision as of 15:31, 26 June 2014
John Dehlin's "Questions and Answers"
Detailed responses by section are found in linked subarticles below
Response to questions regarding the First Vision
Summary: The author states, "I learned that Joseph Smith provided multiple and varying accounts of his first vision story, and that some of these accounts (e.g., his descriptions of the Godhead) seemed to evolve over time to correspond with his own changing beliefs." [1]Response to questions regarding Joseph Smith's practice of polygamy
Summary: The author states, "Joseph Smith married over 30 women, some as young as 14 years old, many of whom were married to other men at the time he married them (i.e., polyandry)." [1]Response to questions regarding Joseph Smith's practice of treasure digging
Summary: The author states, "As a youth and young adult Joseph Smith engaged in folk magic and treasure digging, promoting himself as one who could help others find buried treasure by placing a magic stone in a hat. I am unaware of Joseph ever finding any treasure, though it appears as though Joseph was still able to convince many people that he had special powers." [1]Response to questions regarding Joseph Smith's translation of the Book of Mormon
Summary: The author states, "Joseph Smith used this same stone in the hat (from his folk magic days) to produce the Book of Mormon. It is also well-documented that this “translation” process did not involve the golden plates (as we have been taught as Mormons) — which begs the question as to why the plates were needed at all? This, of course, has led me to question whether or not the Book of Mormon is a translation of an ancient record, as the church continues to teach." [1]
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