Tag Archives: Occult

Why Mormon Art Sometimes Misrepresents Mormon History

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Sharon Lindbloom

Assistant BYU professor, author, and artist Anthony Sweat created the “feature image” for a new book (From Darkness Unto Light, by Michael Hubbard MacKay and Gerrit J. Dirkmaat) that depicts the translation of the Book of Mormon. His painting includes … Continue reading →

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An Event from Mormon Church History — in Context

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Sharon Lindbloom

With the June 2013 New Era article “Balancing Church History” in mind, heeding the advice of Church Historian Steven Snow to examine Mormon Church history in context, I offer this new video by award-winning author Dan Vogel. The video provides … Continue reading →

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You didn’t bring your dead brother Alvin? Sorry, you can’t have the plates

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Aaron Shafovaloff

As September 22nd was the date known as the Autumnal equinox to contemporaries of Joseph Smith in 1823, September 25 was a notable day the following year. Joseph Smith Sr., Jr.’s father, published a notice in the Palmyra newspaper denying … Continue reading →

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Joseph Smith and the Magical Autumnal Equinox

Posted on September 21, 2008 by Aaron Shafovaloff

Anyone who regularly interacts with Mormons over Mormon history knows that “most members of [The LDS Church] in the twenty-first century know nothing of Joseph’s magical practices” (>>). I have been studying Mormonism for about ten years, and the depth … Continue reading →

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