"As man now is, God once was; as God
now is, man may be": "No functioning place in
present-day Mormon doctrine?" A response to Richard Mouw
A set of
ancient-looking bell-shaped plates provides another test
of Joseph’s ability to translate unknown languages.
This carefully documented article
summarizes evidence uncovered by Mormon historians and
others that there was no revival in 1820 in the
Manchester/Palmyra, New York area, as related in the
official First Vision account.
The evidence of Joseph Smith's close
connection to occultism and Freemasonry, and how this
influenced the origin and development of the Mormon
Church is not well known outside of scholarly circles.
Joseph's teaching
regarding women and the priesthood, the Word of Wisdom,
celestial marriage and other matters — without the
"faith-promoting" veneer.
This article
examines Joseph Smith's differing treatments
of Genesis 1:1
The Character of Joseph Smith
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Joseph Smith's sexual involvement with girls as young as
14 has been carefully documented by contemporary Mormon
historians Linda King Newell & Valeen Tippetts Avery in
this award-winning book.
In this definitive new book, Mormon scholar Todd Compton
offers a calmly crafted, thoroughly documented look at
Joseph Smith's practice of polygamy.
In recent years,
Mormon scholars have acknowledged a series of major
changes in Joseph Smith's teaching on the nature of
Deity - from the monotheism of the Book of Mormon,
published in 1830, to the plurality of gods doctrine of
Abraham chapters 4-5, published in 1842, two years
before Joseph's death.
Seven documented prophecies made
in the name of the Lord and their results.
Joseph
Smith & the Kinderhook Plates
Joseph
Smith's Changing First Vision Accounts
Joseph
Smith's UNCENSORED Diaries