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- Source:Gee:FR 10:2:Ferguson is largely unknown to the vast majority of Latter-day Saints; his impact on Book of Mormon studies is minimal → Gee: "Ferguson is largely unknown to the vast majority of Latter-day Saints; his impact on Book of Mormon studies is minimal"
- Source:Gee:Has Olishem Been Discovered:JBMORS:22:2:2013:If Oylum Hoyuk is Olishem, the Ur of the Chaldees should be one of the dozens of Middle Bronze II sites in the Kilis plain → John Gee: "If Oylum Hoyuk is Olishem, the Ur of the Chaldees should be one of the dozens of Middle Bronze II sites in the Kilis plain"
- Source:George A. Smith:15 Nov 1864:JD 11:2:This is my Beloved Son, hear Him → George A. Smith (1864 - quoting Joseph Smith): "When the light rested upon me I saw two personages, whose brightness and glory defy all description...'This is my beloved son, hear him'"
- Source:George A. Smith:1868:JD 12:333-34:revealed to Joseph by the ministration of angels, the true condition of the religious world → George A. Smith (1868): "revealed to Joseph by the ministration of angels, the true condition of the religious world"
- Source:George Albert Smith:Oct 1940:They will find that it contains, in addition to what the Bible has told us about the world, what the Lord has said about this Western Hemisphere → George Albert Smith (Oct 1940): "They will find that it contains, in addition to what the Bible has told us about the world, what the Lord has said about this Western Hemisphere"
- Source:George F. Richards:1922:The land of North and South America is a very much favored portion of our Father's footstool → George F. Richards (1922): "The land of North and South America is a very much favored portion of our Father's footstool"
- Source:George Mantle to Marietta Walker:Autumn Leaves:1888:Do you know that is the sun shining on us? Because as sure as you know that...he translated that book by the power of God → George Mantle (1888): Martin Harris said "Do you know that is the sun shining on us? Because as sure as you know that...he translated that book by the power of God"
- Source:George Q. Cannon:1896:I know that God lives. I know that Jesus lives; for I have seen him → George Q. Cannon (1896): "I know that God lives. I know that Jesus lives; for I have seen him"
- Source:Gospel Topics:Book of Mormon Translation:As Joseph grew to understand his prophetic calling, he learned that he could use this stone for the higher purpose of translating scripture → Gospel Topics: "As Joseph grew to understand his prophetic calling, he learned that he could use this stone for the higher purpose of translating scripture"
- Source:Gospel Topics:Book of Mormon Translation:the Bible mentions other physical instruments used to access God’s power: the rod of Aaron, a brass serpent, holy anointing oils, the Ark of the Covenant, and even dirt from the ground mixed with saliva → Gospel Topics: "the Bible mentions other physical instruments used to access God’s power: the rod of Aaron, a brass serpent, holy anointing oils, the Ark of the Covenant, and even dirt from the ground mixed with saliva"
- Source:Gospel Topics:Book of Mormon and DNA Studies:The Book of Mormon...does not claim that the peoples it describes were either the predominant or the exclusive inhabitants of the lands they occupied → Gospel Topics: "The Book of Mormon...does not claim that the peoples it describes were either the predominant or the exclusive inhabitants of the lands they occupied"
- Source:Gospel Topics:Joseph Smith and his associates often used the term “Urim and Thummim” to refer to the single stone as well as the interpreters → Gospel Topics: "Joseph Smith and his associates often used the term 'Urim and Thummim' to refer to the single stone as well as the interpreters"
- Source:Gospel Topics:Joseph Smith’s explanations of the facsimiles of the book of Abraham contain additional earmarks of the ancient world → Gospel Topics: "Joseph Smith’s explanations of the facsimiles of the book of Abraham contain additional earmarks of the ancient world"
- Source:Gospel Topics:Plural Marriage and Families in Early Utah:Although some leaders had large polygamous families, two-thirds of polygamist men had only two wives at a time → Prevalence of plural marriage in Utah#Gospel Topics: .22Although some leaders had large polygamous families.2C two-thirds of polygamist men had only two wives at a time.22
- Source:Gospel Topics:Plural Marriage and Families in Early Utah:Latter-day Saints do not understand all of God’s purposes for instituting, through His prophets, the practice of plural marriage during the 19th century → Purpose of plural marriage#''Gospel Topics'': Latter-day Saints do not understand all of God’s purposes for instituting, through His prophets, the practice of plural marriage during the 19th century
- Source:Gospel Topics:Plural Marriage and Families in Early Utah:The Bible and the Book of Mormon teach that the marriage of one man to one woman is God’s standard, except at specific periods when He has declared otherwise → Plural marriage in the Book of Mormon#''Gospel Topics'': The Bible and the Book of Mormon teach that the marriage of one man to one woman is God’s standard, except at specific periods when He has declared otherwise
- Source:Gospel Topics:Plural Marriage and Families in Early Utah:Today, any person who practices plural marriage cannot become or remain a member of the Church → Gospel Topics: "Today, any person who practices plural marriage cannot become or remain a member of the Church"
- Source:Gospel Topics:Plural Marriage in Kirtland and Nauvoo:Joseph Smith was sealed to a number of women who were already married → Gospel Topics on LDS.org: "Joseph Smith was sealed to a number of women who were already married. Neither these women nor Joseph explained much about these sealings, though several women said they were for eternity alone"
- Source:Gospel Topics:Race and the Priesthood:2013:Today, the Church disavows the theories advanced in the past that black skin is a sign of divine disfavor → Gospel Topics: "Today, the Church disavows the theories advanced in the past that black skin is a sign of divine disfavor or curse, or that it reflects actions in a premortal life"
- Source:Gospel Topics:Race and the Priesthood:Church authorities encountered faithful black and mixed-ancestry Mormons who had contributed financially and in other ways to the building of the São Paulo temple → Gospel Topics: "Church authorities encountered faithful black and mixed-ancestry Mormons who had contributed financially and in other ways to the building of the São Paulo temple, a sanctuary they realized they would not be allowed to enter"
- Source:Gospel Topics:Race and the Priesthood:Church leaders pondered promises made by prophets such as Brigham Young that black members would one day receive priesthood and temple blessings → Gospel Topics: "Church leaders pondered promises made by prophets such as Brigham Young that black members would one day receive priesthood and temple blessings"
- Source:Gospel Topics:Race and the Priesthood:During the first two decades of the Church’s existence, a few black men were ordained to the priesthood → Gospel Topics: "During the first two decades of the Church’s existence, a few black men were ordained to the priesthood"
- Source:Gospel Topics:Race and the Priesthood:Even after 1852, at least two black Mormons continued to hold the priesthood → Gospel Topics: "Even after 1852, at least two black Mormons continued to hold the priesthood"
- Source:Gospel Topics:Spaulding Manuscript:Similarities between his manuscript and the Book of Mormon are general and superficial → The Spalding Theory of Book of Mormon authorship#''Gospel Topics'': "Similarities between his manuscript and the Book of Mormon are general and superficial"
- Source:Gospel Topics:The Manifesto and the End of Plural Marriage:Joseph F. Smith broke the law → Plural marriage practiced after the First Manifesto#''Gospel Topics'': "Church President Joseph F. Smith took the stand in the Senate chamber in March 1904. When asked, he defended his family relationships"
- Source:Gospel Topics:The Manifesto and the End of Plural Marriage:Reed Smoot hearings → Plural marriage practiced after the First Manifesto#''Gospel Topics'': "The Church’s role in these marriages became a subject of intense debate after Reed Smoot, an Apostle, was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1903"
- Source:Gospel Topics:The Manifesto and the End of Plural Marriage:The Second Manifesto → Plural marriage practiced after the First Manifesto#''Gospel Topics'': "The Second Manifesto. At first, the performance of new plural marriages after the Manifesto was largely unknown to people outside the Church"
- Source:Gospel Topics:The various accounts of the First Vision tell a consistent story → Gospel Topics: "The various accounts of the First Vision tell a consistent story, though naturally they differ in emphasis and detail"
- Source:Gospel Topics:Translation and Historicity of the Book of Abraham:Mormon and non-Mormon Egyptologists agree that the characters on the fragments do not match the translation given in the book of Abraham → Gospel Topics on LDS.org: "Mormon and non-Mormon Egyptologists agree that the characters on the fragments do not match the translation given in the book of Abraham"
- Source:Gospel Topics:Translation and Historicity of the Book of Abraham:Scholars have identified the papyrus fragments as parts of standard funerary texts → Gospel Topics: "The phrase can be understood to mean that Abraham is the author and not the literal copyist"
- Source:Gospel Topics:Translation and Historicity of the Book of Abraham:Some evidence suggests that Joseph studied the characters on the Egyptian papyri and attempted to learn the Egyptian language → Purpose of the Kirtland Egyptian Papers
- Source:Grayson:Deciphering North American Pleistocene Extinctions:5:losses...ended in Florida perhaps as recently as 2000 years ago → Grayson: "extinct North American mammals...losses began in Mexico and Alaska during the Pleistocene and ended in Florida perhaps as recently as 2000 years ago"
- Source:Günther Juncker (1994):Christ As Angel:Unknown to many, the early church fathers often referred to Jesus as an Angel → Juncker (1994): "Unknown to many, the early church fathers often referred to Jesus as an Angel....in antiquity the word 'angel' meant 'messenger'"
- Source:Haight:Ensign:May 1996:I was there with the outpouring of the Spirit in that room so strong that none of us could speak afterwards → David B. Haight: "I was there with the outpouring of the Spirit in that room so strong that none of us could speak afterwards"
- Source:Hales:Receiving a Testimony of the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ:October 2003:Gaining a testimony and becoming converted begins with study and prayer, then living the gospel with patience and persistence → Robert D. Hales (2013): "Gaining a testimony and becoming converted begins with study and prayer, then living the gospel with patience and persistence"
- Source:Hamblin:Steel in the Book of Mormon:there are no references to Nephite steel after 400 B.C. → Hamblin: "there are no references to Nephite steel after 400 B.C."
- Source:Harold B. Lee:11 Nov 1959:it seems all are in agreement that the followers of Lehi came to the western shores of South America → Harold B. Lee (11 Nov 1959) "it seems all are in agreement that the followers of Lehi came to the western shores of South America"
- Source:Harold B. Lee:8 Jul 1966:if the Lord wanted us to know where it was, or where Zarahemla was, he’d have given us latitude and longitude, don’t you think? → Harold B. Lee (8 Jul 1966): "if the Lord wanted us to know where it was, or where Zarahemla was, he’d have given us latitude and longitude, don’t you think?"
- Source:Harold B. Lee:THBL:636:I have received a witness that I cannot or dare not deny. When I see Jesus, I cannot mistake His identity. I know that He lives! → Harold B. Lee: "I have received a witness that I cannot or dare not deny. When I see Jesus, I cannot mistake His identity. I know that He lives!"
- Source:Hartley:The Knight Family: Part II:Ensign:Nov 1989:The Prophet introduced several doctrines relating to the temple, including the temple ceremonies and plural marriage → Ensign (1989): "The Prophet introduced several doctrines relating to the temple, including the temple ceremonies and plural marriage"
- Source:Head:A Brief Survey of Ancient Near Eastern Beekeeping:FR 20:1:Pre-Columbian American Beekeeping → Head: "The indigenous American bee is the melipona (a stingless bee). It produces only about one kilogram of honey per year"
- Source:Heber C. Kimball:JD 11:82:I know it by revelation by the Spirit of God, for in this way my Heavenly Father communes with me → Heber C. Kimball (1865): "I know it by revelation by the Spirit of God, for in this way my Heavenly Father communes with me"
- Source:Heber J. Grant:1937:I am a firm believer that this country, both North and South America, is the choice land of the world → Heber J. Grant (1937): "I am a firm believer that this country, both North and South America, is the choice land of the world"
- Source:Helen Mar Kimball:Representative Women of Deseret:I have encouraged and sustained my husband in the celestial order of marriage → Helen Mar Kimball: "I have encouraged and sustained my husband in the celestial order of marriage because I knew it was right"
- Source:Henry B. Eyring:Witnesses for God:Ensign:November 1996:I know as surely as did the Apostles Peter, James, and John that Jesus is the Christ, our risen Lord → Henry B. Eyring (1996): "I know as surely as did the Apostles Peter, James, and John that Jesus is the Christ, our risen Lord"
- Source:Henry Eyring:Reflections of a Scientist:2:Is there any conflict between science and religion? → Henry Eyring: "Is there any conflict between science and religion? There is no conflict in the mind of God, but often there is conflict in the minds of men"
- Source:Highlights in the Prophet's Life:Ensign:June 1994:Tried and acquitted on fanciful charge of being a "disorderly person" → Ensign (June 1994): "Highlights in the Prophet’s Life 20 Mar. 1826: Tried and acquitted on fanciful charge of being a “disorderly person,” South Bainbridge, Chenango County, New York
- Source:Hinckley:Ensign:May 2006:I remind you that no man who makes disparaging remarks concerning those of another race can consider himself a true disciple of Christ → Gordon B. Hinckley: "I remind you that no man who makes disparaging remarks concerning those of another race can consider himself a true disciple of Christ"
- Source:Hinckley:Ensign:October 1984:I am not worried that the Prophet Joseph Smith gave a number of versions of the first vision → Gordon B. Hinckley (1984): "I am not worried that the Prophet Joseph Smith gave a number of versions of the first vision"
- Source:Holland:GC2014:it is a characteristic of our age that if people want any gods at all, they want them to be gods who do not demand much → Elder Jeffery R. Holland: "it is a characteristic of our age that if people want any gods at all, they want them to be gods who do not demand much"