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- ...hat if the "rod of nature" was indeed a physical object such as a divining rod?== ===God allowed Oliver to use the rod as a tool to receive spiritual guidance===4 KB (726 words) - 15:33, 13 April 2024
- ...d Joseph Smith attempt to "cover up" Oliver Cowdery's work with a divining rod by changing the wording of the revelation that became Doctrine and Covenant ...of the revelation, but he is the one that actually changed the wording to "rod of nature."3 KB (473 words) - 15:13, 13 April 2024
- ...tory.lds.org: "Cowdery was among those who believed in and used a divining rod"== ...or revelation. Cowdery was among those who believed in and used a divining rod.<ref>Jeffrey G. Cannon, [http://history.lds.org/article/doctrine-and-covena2 KB (236 words) - 15:43, 13 April 2024
- ...tory.lds.org: "Cowdery was among those who believed in and used a divining rod"]]122 bytes (20 words) - 12:43, 19 October 2017
- ...d Joseph Smith attempt to "cover up" Oliver Cowdery's work with a divining rod by changing the wording of the revelation that became Doctrine and Covenant190 bytes (28 words) - 20:21, 25 April 2017
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- ...ved that one could gain knowledge from such activities as dowsing (using a rod to find water, ore, or buried treasure) and the use of the seer stones. Th ...reported the idea that "the rod is influenced by ores."<ref>"The Divining Rod," ''The American Journal of Science and Arts'' (October 1826): 204; cited i44 KB (7,227 words) - 10:16, 27 April 2024
- ...se to claims made in Early Mormonism and the Magic World View, "Chapter 2: Divining Rods, Treasure-Digging, and Seer Stones" ...ue, Alva Beaman, demands to see or share the trove: taking up his divining rod, the resolute rustic promptly "witches" the whereabouts of the "golden plat12 KB (1,978 words) - 14:12, 13 April 2024
- *Claimed that Joseph Smith, Sr. taught him to use a divining rod.45 KB (7,578 words) - 10:19, 27 April 2024
- |L=Oliver Cowdery and the "rod of nature" |H=Oliver Cowdery and the "rod of nature"3 KB (513 words) - 13:54, 27 April 2024
- |link=Doctrine and Covenants/Oliver Cowdery and the "rod of nature" |subject=Oliver Cowdery and the "rod of nature"599 bytes (94 words) - 15:56, 13 April 2024
- ...18n47 - A revelation changed to conceal Oliver Cowdery's use of a divining rod ...to claim: 89, 518n49 - Did Joseph give Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball divining rods "as a symbol of gratitude for their loyalty"?16 KB (2,387 words) - 14:15, 13 April 2024
- ...sm/Books/An Insider's View of Mormon Origins/Use of sources/The use of the rod |H=Use of sources: The use of the rod1 KB (176 words) - 14:11, 13 April 2024
- ...aim: 6 - It is claimed that Oliver attempted to translate using a divining rod |L5=Response to claim: 6 - Oliver would ask questions of his divining rod in faith and it would move24 KB (3,653 words) - 14:11, 13 April 2024
- {{propaganda|So what? Many people believed in the ability to use divining rods and seer stones. It says nothing about the character of these men. {{information|Oliver did use a divining rod, but this says nothing about Oliver's character or reliability.33 KB (5,205 words) - 13:33, 13 April 2024
- |claim=The author claims that Brigham used a divining rod that once belonged to Oliver Cowdery to select the site for the Salt Lake T ...One Nation Under Gods/Use of sources/Divining rods to Kimball and Young|l1=Divining rods to Kimball and Young?}}7 KB (1,158 words) - 14:11, 13 April 2024
- ...have attempted to "cover up" Oliver Cowdery's alleged work with a divining rod by changing a revelation ...have attempted to "cover up" Oliver Cowdery's alleged work with a divining rod by changing a revelation==16 KB (2,501 words) - 13:33, 13 April 2024
- ===Oliver Cowdery's divining rod=== {{HiddenFact|fact=Oliver Cowdery used a divining rod to receive revelation|location=Church History Website history.lds.org}}72 KB (10,968 words) - 14:00, 13 April 2024
- |H=Response to claims made in "Chapter 2: Divining Rods, Treasure-Digging, and Seer Stones" ...se to claims made in Early Mormonism and the Magic World View, "Chapter 2: Divining Rods, Treasure-Digging, and Seer Stones"5 KB (754 words) - 14:12, 13 April 2024
- As when divining the location of treasure, ...same stone for treasure-hunting."); {{Harvtxt|Bushman|2005}} (In using the divining power of stones, Smith blended the magic culture of his upbringing with ins40 KB (5,633 words) - 13:34, 13 April 2024
- ...o had used a [[divining rod]] in his youth. Cowdery asked questions of the rod; if it moved, the answer was yes, if not, no. ...e art of working with a divining rod. Joseph told Oliver that he knew the 'rod of nature' Oliver used 'has told you many things.'" See Vogel ''EMD'', 1: 546 KB (7,046 words) - 13:35, 13 April 2024
- ...heir neighbors to treasure-seeking folklore. In addition to rod and stone divining, the Smiths probably believed in the rudimentary astrology found in the ubi15 KB (2,282 words) - 13:35, 13 April 2024
- ...asure-seeking. According to the cited source, "Most likely, Cowdery used a rod to discover water and minerals." (Bushman, p. 73). *See [[Oliver Cowdery and the "rod of nature"]].18 KB (2,870 words) - 13:34, 13 April 2024
- |L49=Response to claim: 46 - Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball were given divining rods by Joseph Smith ...aim: 46 - Joseph received a revelation praising Oliver's gift of using his divining talents45 KB (6,710 words) - 13:33, 13 April 2024
- ...modified what is now D&C 8:6-9 to hide Oliver Cowdery's use of a divining rod ...modified what is now D&C 8:6-9 to hide Oliver Cowdery's use of a divining rod==11 KB (1,681 words) - 14:11, 13 April 2024
- |L5=Response to claim: "If Oliver Cowdery’s gift was really a divining rod then this tells us that the origins of the Church are much more involved in ...ng a peep stone in a hat or Oliver Cowdery using a divining rod or dowsing rod63 KB (10,061 words) - 14:21, 13 April 2024