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- == Church sources discussing issues with Book of Mormon and DNA== * John L. Sorenson cautioned against reading the Book of Mormon text without care:3 KB (499 words) - 23:49, 30 April 2024
- ...at Price Central'' where these evidences are fleshed out in greater detail and with the most up-to-date scholarship.<ref>This article was originally publi ...find from ancient Abrahamic lore. There are also a number of other textual and onomastic evidences.===208 KB (32,568 words) - 14:22, 13 April 2024
- |L=Criticism of Mormonism/Video/Search for the Truth DVD/Archaeology |H=<em>Jesus Christ/Joseph Smith</em> or <em>Search for the Truth</em> DVD15 KB (2,306 words) - 14:19, 13 April 2024
- |L=Criticism of Mormonism/Video/Search for the Truth DVD/DNA |H=<em>Jesus Christ/Joseph Smith</em> or <em>Search for the Truth</em> DVD19 KB (3,134 words) - 14:19, 13 April 2024
- {{DVDHeadingBox|Misleading and distorted quotes—a selection}} ...e traditional Christ of whom they speak is not the Christ of whom I speak. For the Christ of whom I speak has been revealed in this the dispensation of th27 KB (4,448 words) - 14:19, 13 April 2024
- ...ism of Mormonism/Books/Losing a Lost Tribe: Native Americans, DNA, and the Mormon Church |H=Response to "Losing a Lost Tribe: Native Americans, DNA, and the Mormon Church"11 KB (1,647 words) - 22:44, 11 May 2024
- ...her facts. The witnesses contradict each other, are sometimes ridiculous, and seem to be nothing but warmed-over gossip. Those who could have confirmed ...t would be astonishing if he was known to be immoral without them noticing and taking advantage.24 KB (3,823 words) - 21:52, 9 May 2024
- ...s, I lost much of my original typewritten work. Many of my later interests and published essays grew from insights I found from pondering these passages. ...mon and the Doctrine and Covenants include additional tests for prophets. (For example, Alma 30-33.)2 KB (340 words) - 14:01, 13 April 2024
- <!-- |>=[[../Research Document]] --> ...any archaeological, anthropological or linguistic evidence of the Book of Mormon chronicles"53 KB (8,529 words) - 14:18, 13 April 2024
- |H=Response to claims made in "Chapter 5: The Book of Mormon" |A=Jerald and Sandra Tanner33 KB (5,227 words) - 13:33, 13 April 2024
- ...ially turn into birds and bring messages from God. Additionally, see above for traditions that mention the appearance of an angel to Abraham. ...n term for angel is 'ḫ. The term “designates entities or beings . . . [and] their35 KB (5,504 words) - 15:17, 13 April 2024
- |L=Mormonism and Wikipedia/Golden plates/Origin and historicity ...analysis of claims made in the Wikipedia article "Golden plates" - Origin and historicity16 KB (2,463 words) - 13:34, 13 April 2024
- |L=Times and Seasons/5/5 |H=Times and Seasons: Volume 5, Number 579 KB (14,192 words) - 15:53, 13 April 2024
- |L=Mormonism and Wikipedia/First Vision/Interpretations and responses to the vision |section=Interpretations and responses to the vision61 KB (9,421 words) - 18:25, 11 May 2024
- |L=Criticism of Mormonism/Websites/MormonThink/Book of Mormon Problems |H=Response to MormonThink page "Book of Mormon Problems"38 KB (6,130 words) - 14:20, 13 April 2024
- ===Prefatory Contextual Articles and Overview=== *David R. Seely, John W. Welch, and JoAnn H. Seely (Editors), "Glimpses of Lehi's Jerusalem (Collection)" [http47 KB (6,229 words) - 15:38, 26 December 2012
- ===The Plates and the Three, Eight, and Other Witnesses=== ...sses" [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/volume-11-number-2-2010/evaluating-book-mormon-witnesses (Religious Educator)]57 KB (7,530 words) - 09:36, 27 August 2013
- |L=FAIR Study Aids/Book of Mormon Resources by chapter and verse/1 Nephi ===Prefatory Contextual Articles and Overview===51 KB (6,760 words) - 14:22, 13 April 2024
- ...ments/"Questions and Answers" on Mormon Stories/Historicity of the Book of Mormon |H=Response to questions related to the historicity of the Book of Mormon13 KB (2,088 words) - 14:18, 13 April 2024
- |L2=Prophecy and historical claims {{Epigraph|“…the Latter-day Saint church was predicted to fail, and in all likelihood has failed to secure the fullness of the priesthood” (417 KB (2,814 words) - 14:17, 13 April 2024
- {{Navigation:Book of Mormon}} ...at the Book of Mormon is "the most correct book" and ask “if the Book of Mormon is ‘the most correct book of any on earth,’ why would it contain transl198 KB (31,143 words) - 20:57, 12 April 2024
- ==Peterson and Roper: "We know of no one who cites Ferguson as an authority, except counte ...?pub=1458&index=11 "Ein Heldenleben? On Thomas Stuart Ferguson as an Elias for Cultural Mormons,"] ''The FARMS Review'' 16:1 (2004)</ref>3 KB (464 words) - 15:07, 13 April 2024
- ==Question: Did B.H. Roberts lose his faith in the Church and the Book of Mormon?== ...cellent argument against the claim that B.H. Roberts abandoned the Book of Mormon can be found in his last book, which he considered his masterwork===27 KB (4,505 words) - 15:11, 13 April 2024
- ...ther people receive spiritual experiences that motivate them to believe in and become part of other religions?== ...as swelling motions in their chest, warmth in the chest, clarity of mind, and revelation of knowledge.91 KB (14,438 words) - 15:22, 13 April 2024
- |L=Mormonism and polygamy/Twentieth century LDS publications on plural marriage ...rom the historical record, but are included here as written as a reference for the type of discussions which continued regarding plural marriage.522 KB (89,579 words) - 15:17, 30 April 2024
- ==Question: How does the Grammar and Alphabet of the Egyptian Language (GAEL) relate to the Book of Abraham?== ...cuments referred to as the "Grammar and Alphabet of the Egyptian Language" and the Book of Abraham have not yet been determined===3 KB (397 words) - 15:22, 13 April 2024
- ...t a history of all of the people who have lived on the continents of North and South America"== ...uistic evidence to the contrary would weigh in against the Book of Mormon, and those who rely exclusively on scholarship would have a promising position t2 KB (370 words) - 14:21, 13 April 2024
- ...off of Hebrews 7 to produce the material discussing Melchizedek in Alma 12 and 13?== ...nsformation of Hebrews in Alma 12-13” in ''New Approaches to the Book of Mormon: Explorations in Critical Methodology'', ed. Brent Lee Metcalfe (Salt Lake5 KB (791 words) - 21:28, 12 April 2024
- {{Navigation:Book of Mormon}} ...ancient writers intended to write the scriptures (2 Nephi 31:3; D&C 1:24) and use science as an additional backdrop to identify how that influences the s49 KB (7,946 words) - 14:22, 13 April 2024
- ==Question: Why does part of the longer ending of Mark show up in the Book of Mormon?== ===For many years the so-called “longer ending of Mark” has had its authentici10 KB (1,569 words) - 15:38, 13 April 2024
- ...s page will reproduce Packham’s review, published online at his website, for the convenience of readers. Links to FairMormon rebuttals will be posted to ===Review by Richard Packham of ''Book of Mormon: Book of Lies''===20 KB (3,341 words) - 15:15, 13 April 2024
- ==Question: Do the temple endowment's similarities to Masonic rites have ancient roots?== ...f the temple endowment’s similarities to the Masonic ceremonies have any ancient roots.23 KB (3,607 words) - 15:19, 13 April 2024
- ==Question: Do the temple endowment's similarities to Masonic rites have ancient roots?== ...temple endowment’s similarities to the Masonic initiation rites have any ancient roots.23 KB (3,510 words) - 15:19, 13 April 2024
- ...slation of The Six Books of Proclus on the Theology of Plato to form ideas for the composition of the Book of Abraham? ...slation of The Six Books of Proclus on the Theology of Plato to form ideas for the composition of the Book of Abraham?==45 KB (7,251 words) - 13:12, 1 May 2024
- |T=Publications Addressing and/or Mentioning Book of Abraham Controversies ===LDS-authored publications which address and/or mention Book of Abraham controversies (1979-1983)===3 KB (387 words) - 14:02, 13 April 2024
- |T=Publications Addressing and/or Mentioning Book of Abraham Controversies ===LDS-authored publications which address and/or mention Book of Abraham controversies (1998-2004)===7 KB (1,056 words) - 14:02, 13 April 2024
- ...ontent/shared/content/english/pdf/ForTheStrengthOfYouth-eng.pdf?lang=eng ''For the Strength of Youth''] (2011) has said to "not do anything…that arouses ...21): 209–15. One can also see our wiki article on it [[Question: Did Mormon leaders ever teach that masturbation can cause someone to have a homosexual106 KB (16,248 words) - 21:51, 12 April 2024
- ==Question: Is belief in the Book of Mormon’s historicity essential to Latter-day Saint theology?== {{BMCentral|title=Why Is the Book of Mormon’s Historical Authenticity So Important?|url=https://knowhy.bookofmormonce10 KB (1,491 words) - 22:31, 7 November 2022
- ...e of a program designed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for Indian placement. It is known as the Indian Student Placement Services Prog In this article, we introduce what it was and address some common concerns/criticisms that have arisen in recent years be8 KB (1,095 words) - 22:14, 3 December 2023