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Category Archives: Mormon History
Mormon proselytizing can be tricky
Deseret News (online) published this cartoon by Arie Van De Graff on Jan 21, 2013. It might come as no surprise that there actually is A Book of Mormons. Written and compiled by Latter-day Saints Richard S. Van Wagoner and … Continue reading
Sobered by their demise — they went contrary to the teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith
Delbert L. Stapley Early in 1964 Mormon Apostle Delbert L. Stapley wrote a letter to his friend, Michigan Governor George W. Romney. Mr. Stapley wrote the letter due to concerns he had after hearing a pro-Civil Rights talk given by … Continue reading
Posted in Mormon Culture, Mormon History
Tagged Civil Rights, Delbert L. Stapley, George W. Romney, Joseph Smith, Racism
58 Comments
Unwise Choices Lead Mormons to Disillusionment
Mormon apostle Quentin L. Cook spoke Saturday morning (6 October 2012) at General Conference using Alma 5:26 as his text. In this Book of Mormon passage Alma asks those people who have believed in Christ and pledged to follow Him … Continue reading
Mormon History: Here a blip, there a blip…
Latter-day Saint Melissa Inouye writes, “Mormonism isn’t like a string of Christmas lights.” She would rather liken Mormonism to a loaf of sourdough bread, and here’s why. Each light in a string of Christmas lights is dependent on the other … Continue reading
Posted in Early Mormonism, Mormon History
Tagged Book of Mormon, First Vision, History, Joseph Smith, Mormon History, Priesthood
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A Mormon Denominational Walkabout
On a recent visit to Kansas City I stopped in Independence, Missouri. It was a beautiful spring day, so I took a short stroll covering approximately a five-block area near the LDS Visitors Center. Of course, the Community of Christ’s … Continue reading
Incidents of Persecution in Missouri
Earlier this week Michael Otterson, the head of public affairs functions for the Mormon Church, wrote at the Washington Post’s “On Faith” blog that Mormons in Missouri are currently experiencing “a time of healing” from the persecutions they suffered at … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Liberties, Mormon History
Tagged Extermination order, Mormon History, Mormon War in Missouri, Persecution
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Did the Mormon Church ever discriminate against black people?
Jason Horowitz of The Washington Post explored “The Genesis of a church’s stand on race” on Tuesday (2/28/12). Looking at the long-standing Mormon Church’s “ban on blacks in the priesthood,” which came to an end via revelation in 1978, Mr. … Continue reading
Mormonism’s Secret History
In 1851 Mormon apostle Erastus Snow completed overseeing the production of a Danish translation of the Book of Mormon. It was the first non-English edition of the book ever published. When Deseret News provided an overview of the history of … Continue reading
Posted in Early Mormonism, Mormon History
Tagged Danish Converts, John Ahmanson, Secret History
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A real crisis
Two articles have come out this past week that show the LDS Church is a bit concerned with its people finding out the true history of the church. Marlin Jensen, a general authority who is going to be leaving his … Continue reading
Posted in Mormon History
Tagged Apostasy, Book of Mormon, Marlin Jensen, Mormon History, Polygamy, Richard Bushman, Terryl Givens
33 Comments
The America That Mormon Prophets Never Foresaw
Joseph Smith made some crucial prophecies about the Second Coming that caused many other Mormon “authorities” to make additional ones, and voice the expectation that the United States would be destroyed as a nation, and Jesus would return by the … Continue reading
Posted in Early Mormonism, Mormon History
Tagged Joseph Smith, Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt, revelation, Second Coming, United States, Wilford Woodruff
26 Comments