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Tag Archives: Mormon History
How was Joseph Smith’s seer stone like a smart phone?
I know the headline sounds like a lead-in to a joke, but in fact, Mormon apologist Daniel Peterson wrote a “Defending the Faith” column for Deseret News in which he suggested that, though “some critics of Joseph Smith mock the … Continue reading
Mormon Church Essay on Priesthood Ban Banned From Church Classroom
An interesting thing happened to Mormon Sunday school teacher Brian Dawson. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that a student in Mr. Dawson’s youth Sunday school class asked him why his Nigerian wife joined a church that had at one time … Continue reading
Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration
It’s Throwback Thursday! The following blog article originally posted at Mormon Coffee on May 3, 2006. This year, 2015, marks the 10th anniversary of the original release of the Mormon Church-produced film discussed in this post. Please note: the original film … Continue reading
Posted in Early Mormonism, Jesus Christ, Joseph Smith, LDS Church, Mormon Culture, Mormon History, Mormon Missionaries, Nauvoo, Prophets
Tagged Carthage Jail, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Joseph Smith, LDS Church, Martyrdom, Mormon Church, Mormon History, Mormon Propaganda, Mormon Prophet, Mormonism, Nauvoo, Persecution, proselytizing
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What I Learned on My Visit to Old Mormon Nauvoo
A few weeks ago I visited The City of Joseph: Nauvoo, Illinois. It was quick trip; I was only able to spend two days in the area, hurrying from place to place in an effort to do some primary source … Continue reading
Posted in LDS Church, Mormon History, Mormon Missionaries, Nauvoo
Tagged Carthage Jail, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Community of Christ, Emma Smith, Hyrum M. Smith, Joseph Smith, Martyrdom, Mormon History, Mormon Missionaries, Mormonism, Nauvoo, Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
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A Mormon “Detective Story”
[The following is a guest post written by a friend of Mormonism Research Ministry – a former Mormon who wishes to remain anonymous to keep family peace.] I’m submitting for your consideration a “detective story” from my family history that raises … Continue reading
Exclusive interview with Thomas S. Monson
Editor’s Note: Unlike his predecessor, sixteenth LDS Church president Thomas S. Monson has regularly declined to be interviewed by newspaper and television reporters during the time of his leadership. Recently, however, Mr. Monson provided access for FOX News correspondent Brian … Continue reading
Saving Mormonism: Divorcing Faith from Fact
The Salt Lake Tribune published an article earlier this month: “New Mormon mission: How to teach members the messy part of LDS history, theology.” Written by Peggy Fletcher Stack, the article looks at the need for the Mormon Church to … Continue reading
Mormon Church does not require “bloodletting”
Last week the Utah Senate voted to reinstate death by firing squad as one of the state’s options in carrying out a judiciously imposed penalty of capital punishment. The bill awaits the signature of Utah’s governor before it can become … Continue reading
Posted in LDS Church, Mormon Culture, Mormon History
Tagged Atonement, B.H. Roberts, Blood Atonement, Brigham Young, Bruce McConkie, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Jedediah Grant, Joseph Fielding Smith, Joseph Smith, LDS Church, Mark Hofmann, Mormon Church, Mormon History, Mormonism
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Joseph Smith’s Grandiloquent Assertion
In 1844, while the Mormon Church was in the middle of a crisis involving dissention in the Church, The Prophet Joseph Smith preached a Sunday morning sermon in which he exclaimed, “In all these affidavits, indictments, it is all of … Continue reading
How do you like your Mormon temple garments?
The Mormon Church is asking its members to answer an online questionnaire about temple garments in order to assist the Church in “providing for the needs of members worldwide.” The questions focus on things like garment fit, style, and fabric. … Continue reading