Category Archives: Mormon Leaders

“Smith was so full of charm, enthusiasm and imagination that ‘he could sell a muzzle to a dog'”

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Aaron Shafovaloff

Maureen Dowd rips into Joseph Smith in the New York Times: The founder of Mormonism, Joseph Smith, who ran for president the year before he died, was a lusty, charismatic Prospero. In “Under the Banner of Heaven,” a best seller … Continue reading →

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Mormonism: “Baloney.”

Posted on November 30, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

Errol Louis, columnist for the New York Daily News, wrote an opinion piece about Mormonism for the online publication last Sunday (25 November 2007). More specifically, the article was about Mitt Romney’s Mormonism; but in the course of Mr. Louis’ … Continue reading →

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Inconsistency in Joseph Smith’s Canonized History?

Posted on October 10, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

I have often pondered the Joseph Smith History found in the Pearl of Great Price. As he told his story of what led him to seek divine guidance (resulting in the First Vision), Joseph described the spiritual atmosphere in his … Continue reading →

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When Regret is Not a Synonym with Apology

Posted on September 17, 2007 by Bill McKeever

Last Tuesday I attended the memorial service commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Mountain Meadows Massacre. The day before, I had the pleasure of meeting several of the descendants of the Fancher family in Cedar City. Suffice it to say … Continue reading →

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James 1:5 — An Appeal to Scripture

Posted on July 13, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

I was recently reading in The Pearl of Great Price, Joseph Smith — History regarding the events leading up to Joseph Smith’s First Vision. As Joseph told the story, he talked about his confusion over which church was correct in … Continue reading →

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“Mormonism’s king was dead.”

Posted on June 27, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

On 27 June 1844 Mormonism’s founding prophet, Joseph Smith, was killed. Much has been written about the death of Joseph Smith, accounts written from every perspective imaginable. In 1994 historian D. Michael Quinn, a former BYU professor and former Mormon, … Continue reading →

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Joseph Smith on Humility, Innocence and Truth

Posted on June 6, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

One hundred and sixty-three years ago tomorrow (June 7, 1844) the one and only issue of The Nauvoo Expositor was published in Nauvoo, Illinois. The newspaper was intended to be the voice of the Reformed Mormon Church, a dissident religious … Continue reading →

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The White Horse Prophecy Rides Again

Posted on June 4, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

“Romney candidacy has resurrected last days prophecy of Mormon saving the Constitution,” reads a headline today in The Salt Lake Tribune. The article, written by journalist Thomas Burr, discusses the so-called White Horse Prophecy which was purportedly received by Joseph … Continue reading →

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Joseph Smith for President

Posted on May 18, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

There’s another movie about Mormonism in the works. A French magazine reports, A Mormon President, the first documentary film to explore the Mormon Prophet, Joseph Smith’s campaign for the US Presidency and its implications for the candidacy of another Mormon, … Continue reading →

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Brigham Young’s Lecture at the Veil

Posted on February 7, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

It was 130 years ago today that LDS recorder L. John Nuttall, by order of Brigham Young, transcribed the Lecture at the Veil in the St. George, Utah Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Lecture … Continue reading →

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