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Innehåll 1 Reviews and FAIR projects 2 Scriptures 2.1 The Holy Bible 2.1.1 Joseph Smith Translation 2.2 The Book of Mormon 2.2.1 Anachronisms? 2.2.2 Authorship 2.2.3 Evidences of authenticity 2.2.4 Geography 2.2.5 Witnesses 2.2.6 Other Book of Mormon topics 2.3 Doctrine and Covenants 2.3.1 Lectures on Faith 2.4 The Pearl of Great Price 2.4.1 The Book of Abraham 2.4.1.1 Evidences of authenticity 2.4.2 Joseph Smith—History 2.4.3 Articles of Faith 3 LDS Church history 3.1 Joseph Smith, Jr. 3.2 Plural marriage 3.3 Mountain Meadows Massacre 3.4 Restoration of the Church and priesthood 3.4.1 Evidences of authenticity 3.5 Temple worship 3.5.1 Evidences of authenticity 3.6 Other Church history 4 Doctrinal questions and controversies 4.1 God 4.2 Jesus Christ 4.3 The Holy Ghost 4.4 Adam 4.5 Grace and works 4.6 Relationships 4.7 Other questions and controversies 4.7.1 Other 5 Mormon culture and attitudes 5.1 Statistical claims 6 Specific authors 7 Other subjects 8 Reference 9 Templates

Reviews and FAIR projects

• Jesus Christ/Joseph Smith: Search for the Truth DVD

Review and resources for anti-Mormon video released on 24 March 2007

Scriptures

The Holy Bible

Holy Bible wiki articles

• Bible basics
• "Adding to" or "taking away" from the Bible
• Bible and archaeology
• Being "born again"—what does the Bible mean?
• Completeness and sufficiency
• Flood, global or local
• Genealogy, condemnation of
• Historicity ^{[behovsarbete]}
• Inerrancy and the Bible
• Hebrews 7 and the Aaronic Priesthood
• Lost scripture
• Open canon vs. closed canon
• Textual criticism
• Translations ^{[behovsarbete]}

Joseph Smith Translation

JST wiki articles

• And the Book of Mormon
• As a restoration of the original Bible text
• As the Church's official Bible

The Book of Mormon

Book of Mormon wiki articles

• Archaeology
  • The Hill Cumorah
  • Smithsonian statement on Book of Mormon archaeology
• Book of Mormon basics
• Chronology
• Demographics
• DNA evidence
• Book of Mormon and the fulness of the gospel
• Historicity
• Book of Mormon as the most correct book
• Joseph Smith Translation and the Book of Mormon ^{[behovsarbete]}
• Book of Mormon textual changes
  • "the Son of" added
  • "or out of the waters of baptism" added
  • "white" changed to "pure"
  • "Benjamin" changed to "Mosiah"
• Plain and Precious Book of Mormon doctrines
• Translation chronology, Book of Mormon
  • Anthon transcript
• Translation method, Book of Mormon ^{[behovsarbete]}

See also: "Anachronisms"•Authorship•DNA issues•Geography issues•Herbaic influence•Witnesses

Anachronisms?

Book of Mormon "Anachronisms"

• Anachronisms (general page)
• "Adieu"
• Animals
• Cement
• Coins
• Compass
• DNA issuesMall:BoMPortal
• Gadianton Robbers as Masons?
• "Gold" plates? ^{[behovsarbete]}
• Holy Ghost
• Jerusalem as site of Jesus' birth
• Legal codes and concepts
• Metals
• Metal Plates
• Mulek ^{[behovsarbete]}
• Names
  • Comoros Islands and Moroni
• Olive culture
• Plants
• Red Sea vs Reed Sea
• Reformed Egyptian
• Satyrs
• Serpents and drought
• Shiz struggles to breathe
• Sweat and skin pores
• Snow
• Temple in the New World ^{[behovsarbete]}
• Three days of darkness
• Translation errors from the KJV ^{[behovsarbete]}
• Warfare ^{[behovsarbete]}
  • Swords
• Windows

Authorship

Book of Mormon authorship theories

• Abnormal psychology ^{[behovsarbete]}
• Authorship theories (general introduction) ^{[behovsarbete]}
• Automatic writing ^{[behovsarbete]}
• Epilepsy ^{[behovsarbete]}
• The Golden Pot
• Joseph Smith as "author and proprietor"
• Joseph Smith, Sr.'s dream and Lehi's vision
• Mysticism  ^{[behovsarbete]}
• Place names from Joseph's environment?
  • Comoros Islands and Moroni
• Plagiarized from the Bible
• Seer stones, use of
• The Spaulding manuscript
• View of the Hebrews ^{[behovsarbete]}
• Wordprint studies

Evidences of authenticity

• Plain and Precious Book of Mormon doctrines

Hebrew influences on Book of Mormon text—wiki articles

• Chiasmus ^{[behovsarbete]}
• Hebraisms ^{[behovsarbete]}
• Hebrew and Native American languages
• Kingship and Coronation ^{[behovsarbete]}
• Names
• Poetic forms

Geography

Book of Mormon Geography

• Archaeology and the Bible
• Comoros Islands and Moroni
• Demographics
• Book of Mormon geography - Main page
• Book of Mormon geography - New World
  • Geography models in table form
  • Hemispheric geography theory (HGT)
  • Limited geography theory (LGT)
  • DNA and geographic issues
• Book of Mormon geography - Old World
• Book of Mormon geography - Statements made
• Book of Mormon geography - First Presidency Letter
• Historicity of Book of Mormon
• Lamanites in the Doctrine and Covenants
• Place names from Joseph's environment?
• Zelph

Witnesses

Book of Mormon witnesses wiki articles

• Book of Mormon witnesses (Summary page)
• "Mass hypnosis" of the witnesses?

The Three Witnesses

• Character and mental stability of witnesses
• Faithfulness of witnesses to testimony
• "Eye of Faith"/"Spiritual Eye" statements by Martin Harris
• Literal nature of witness experience
• Strangite parallels for witnesses?
• David Whitmer told to leave the Church?

The Eight Witnesses

• Eight witnesses
• "shown to me by a supernatural power"

Other Witnesses

• Other witnesses ^{[behovsarbete]}

Other Book of Mormon topics

Slaying Laban wiki articles

• Book of Mormon anachronisms:Holy Ghost
• Legal codes in Book of Mormon
• Nephi's killing of Laban
  • Could Satan deceive Nephi?

Other Book of Mormon

• Amerindians as Lamanites
• Moroni as an angel of Satan
• Moroni or Nephi?
• Sami Hanna on the Book of Mormon
• Stick of Ephraim

Doctrine and Covenants

D&C Wiki articles

• Independence temple to be built "in this generation"
• Lectures on Faith removed from Doctrine and Covenants ^{[behovsarbete]}
• Lamanites in the Doctrine and Covenants
• Official Declaration—1 the result of political pressure
• Revelation after Joseph Smith ^{[behovsarbete]}
• Textual changes
• Book of Mormon textual changes
• Pearl of Great Price textual changes

Lectures on Faith

• God a personage of spirit?
• Lectures on Faith removed from Doctrine and Covenants

The Pearl of Great Price

• Textual changes ^{[behovsarbete]}

The Book of Abraham

FAIR Book of Abraham wiki articles

• Frequently-asked questions
• Book of Abraham papyri (summary)
  • Book of Abraham papyri (full-length version)
• Book of Joseph
• Hiding Book of the Dead connection?
• Kirtland Egyptian Papers

Evidences of authenticity

• Book of Abraham:Hits

Joseph Smith—History

First Vision wiki articles

• First Vision accounts (Summary and index page)
• Religious revivals in 1820
• Conflation of 1824-25 revival?
• Early Smith family history
• Joseph Smith did not know if God existed in 1823
• Joseph Smith joined other churches
• 1830 statement about seeing "God"
• First Vision fabricated to give "Godly authority"
• D&C 84 says God not seen without priesthood?
• No reference to First Vision in 1830s publications?
• 1838 account modified to offset leadership crisis?
• First Vision story became more detailed and colorful after 1832?
• The "Angels" of the 1835 account
• Controversy Concerning D&C 121:28
• The Father: A Spirit vs. Embodied
• Lack of contemporary Father/Son vision until 1838?
• No mention in non-LDS literature before 1843?
• Seldom mentioned in LDS publications before 1877
  • Longer version (timeline)

Claims about the 1832 First Vision account

• Only one Deity appears in the 1832 account
• 1832 account doesn't mention new dispensation
• 1832 account doesn't mention a revival
• 1832 account doesn't forbid joining a church
• 1832 account doesn't mention persecution
• Motivation in 1832 account is different
• Different age provided in the 1832 text
• Struggle with Satan not in the 1832 account
• 1832 says wicked will be destroyed but 1838 doesn't
• 1832 vision set in heaven or on earth?
• Eternal life regardless of church affiliation in 1832 text?

Claims about other members and the First Vision

• George Q. Cannon referred to "angels"
• Oliver Cowdery not aware of First Vision in 1834-35
• Orson Hyde referred to "angels"
• Andrew Jenson called personage an "angel"
• Heber C. Kimball denied the Father appeared
• Orson Pratt confused about "angel" or Father-Son
• Parley P. Pratt only said that "God" appeared
• George A. Smith said First Vision was an "angel"
• Lucy Mack Smith claimed "angel"?
• William Smith said First Vision was an "angel"?
• Orson Spencer said an "angel" was the first manifestation?
• John Taylor's understanding of the First Vision
• Wilford Woodruff spoke of an "angel"
• Brigham Young said the Lord didn't appear
• Brigham Young never mentioned the First Vision

Joseph Smith other visionary issues wiki articles

• Joseph Smith's early conception of God
• Moroni as an angel of Satan
• Did Nephi or Moroni appear in 1823?
• Personages who appeared to Joseph Smith
• Swedenborg and three degrees of glory

God wiki articles

• Corporeality of God
• Creatio ex nihilo
  • Creation in Colossians 1:16
• Downplaying the King Follett discourse?
• Elohim and Jehovah
• Foreknowledge of God
• God is a Spirit
• Godhead and the Trinity
• Heavenly Mother?
• Infinite regress of Gods?
• "No God beside me"
• No man has seen God
• Theosis/deification of man

Articles of Faith

• Differing versions of the Articles of Faith

LDS Church history

Joseph Smith, Jr.

Joseph Smith, Jr. wiki articles

• Did Joseph boast of keeping the Church intact?
• Healings and miracles?
• Holy Ghost, Joseph Smith is the
• Kinderhook Plates
• King of the world, anointed
• Martyr?
  • Martyrdom in Christian history
• Money digging/treasure seeking
• Moonmen
• Occult activities?
• Personal failings
• Political activities
• Seer stones, use of
• Status in LDS belief

Joseph Smith and legal issues wiki articles

• Joseph Smith and legal trials
  • 1826 trial
• Kirtland Safety Society
• Nauvoo city charter
  • Habeas corpus
• Nauvoo Expositor
  • Nauvoo Expositor Full Text

Prophecy wiki articles

• Joseph Smith prophecies
  • David Patten to serve a mission?
  • Independence temple to be built "in this generation"
  • Prophetic inerrancy?
  • Prophetic test in Deuteronomy
  • Second Coming in 1890 (56 years)
• LDS prophets don't prophesy?
• Revelation after Joseph Smith ^{[behovsarbete]}

First Vision wiki articles

• First Vision accounts (Summary and index page)
• Religious revivals in 1820
• Conflation of 1824-25 revival?
• Early Smith family history
• Joseph Smith did not know if God existed in 1823
• Joseph Smith joined other churches
• 1830 statement about seeing "God"
• First Vision fabricated to give "Godly authority"
• D&C 84 says God not seen without priesthood?
• No reference to First Vision in 1830s publications?
• 1838 account modified to offset leadership crisis?
• First Vision story became more detailed and colorful after 1832?
• The "Angels" of the 1835 account
• Controversy Concerning D&C 121:28
• The Father: A Spirit vs. Embodied
• Lack of contemporary Father/Son vision until 1838?
• No mention in non-LDS literature before 1843?
• Seldom mentioned in LDS publications before 1877
  • Longer version (timeline)

Claims about the 1832 First Vision account

• Only one Deity appears in the 1832 account
• 1832 account doesn't mention new dispensation
• 1832 account doesn't mention a revival
• 1832 account doesn't forbid joining a church
• 1832 account doesn't mention persecution
• Motivation in 1832 account is different
• Different age provided in the 1832 text
• Struggle with Satan not in the 1832 account
• 1832 says wicked will be destroyed but 1838 doesn't
• 1832 vision set in heaven or on earth?
• Eternal life regardless of church affiliation in 1832 text?

Claims about other members and the First Vision

• George Q. Cannon referred to "angels"
• Oliver Cowdery not aware of First Vision in 1834-35
• Orson Hyde referred to "angels"
• Andrew Jenson called personage an "angel"
• Heber C. Kimball denied the Father appeared
• Orson Pratt confused about "angel" or Father-Son
• Parley P. Pratt only said that "God" appeared
• George A. Smith said First Vision was an "angel"
• Lucy Mack Smith claimed "angel"?
• William Smith said First Vision was an "angel"?
• Orson Spencer said an "angel" was the first manifestation?
• John Taylor's understanding of the First Vision
• Wilford Woodruff spoke of an "angel"
• Brigham Young said the Lord didn't appear
• Brigham Young never mentioned the First Vision

Joseph Smith other visionary issues wiki articles

• Joseph Smith's early conception of God
• Moroni as an angel of Satan
• Did Nephi or Moroni appear in 1823?
• Personages who appeared to Joseph Smith
• Swedenborg and three degrees of glory

God wiki articles

• Corporeality of God
• Creatio ex nihilo
  • Creation in Colossians 1:16
• Downplaying the King Follett discourse?
• Elohim and Jehovah
• Foreknowledge of God
• God is a Spirit
• Godhead and the Trinity
• Heavenly Mother?
• Infinite regress of Gods?
• "No God beside me"
• No man has seen God
• Theosis/deification of man

Plural marriage

Plural marriage wiki links

• Book of Mormon condemns polygamy
• Plural marriage is not Biblical?
• Brigham Young: hiding history?
• Early Christians on plural marriage
• Emma Smith
• Joseph Smith
  • Polygamy
  • Polygamous marriages to young women
• Lustful motives?
• The Law of Adoption
• The Manifesto
  • The Manifesto the result of political pressure
  • Post-Manifesto plural marriages
• The modern Church and polygamous groups
• Required for exaltation
  • Brigham Young in JD 11, page 269
• Spiritual manifestations to plural wives and families

Mountain Meadows Massacre

Mountain Meadows Massacre wiki articles

• Mountain Meadows Massacre
  • September Dawn film (2007)
• Blood atonement
• Oath of vengeance in the temple endowment

Restoration of the Church and priesthood

FAIR Priesthood wiki articles

• Elias and Elijah at the Kirtland Temple
• Jesus is the only Melchizedek priesthood holder
• Location of the organization of the Church ^{[behovsarbete]}
• Priesthood non-transferable?
• Need for priesthood restoration
  • Date of the restoration of the Melchizedek priesthood ^{[behovsarbete]}
• Women and the priesthood ^{[behovsarbete]}

1978 Priesthood revelation wiki articles

• Blacks and the priesthood (summary)
  • Blessings denied by race?
  • Origins of the ban
  • Understanding pre-1978 statements
  • LDS scripture and the ban
  • Lifting the ban
  • Social pressure and the ban?
  • Repudiated ideas
• Fallibility of prophets
• Racist statements by Church leaders
  • Do blacks go to heaven as slaves?

Evidences of authenticity

Temple worship

Vicarious baptism for the dead wiki articles

• Baptism for the dead ^{[behovsarbete]}
• Temple work for Holocaust victims

Wiki temple articles

• Adam-God and the "Lecture at the Veil"
• Baptism for the dead ^{[behovsarbete]}
• Do LDS temples always face east?
• Mosaic temple in the New World? ^{[behovsarbete]}
• Oath of vengeance
• Penalties in the endowment
• Symbols on the Nauvoo Temple
• Temple endowment and Freemasonry
  • All Seeing Eye
• Temple endowment changes
• Temple obsolete after Christ

Evidences of authenticity

Other Church history

Emma Smith wiki articles

• Emma Smith and Brigham Young
• Emma Smith and plural marriage
• Prophetic inerrancy?

Forgery wiki articles

• Christopher Marc Nemelka
• Forgeries
• Kinderhook plates
• "Lost 116 pages"?
• Mark Hofmann
  • Church reaction to Hofmann forgeries
  • Known forged Hofmann documents
• James Strang

Hugh Nibley wiki articles

• Hugh Nibley ^{[behovsarbete]}
  • Charges of abuse
  • Faked footnotes?

Political issues in Church history wiki articles

• Authoritarianism and Church leaders? ^{[behovsarbete]}
• Church involvement in politics ^{[behovsarbete]}
• The Council of Fifty
• Joseph Smith and politics

Other Church history

• Authorship of History of the Church
• B.H. Roberts' testimony of the Book of Mormon
• Blood atonement
• Censorship and revision of LDS history? ^{[behovsarbete]}
• Danites ^{[behovsarbete]}
• Excommunication of scholars ^{[behovsarbete]}
• Hyrum Smith ^{[behovsarbete]}
• Journal of Discourses
• Kirtland Safety Society
• Lying for the Lord?
• Modern prophets
• Name of the Church
• Nauvoo Expositor
• Predestination  ^{[behovsarbete]}
• The Seer (periodical by Orson Pratt)
• Succession in the Presidency of the Church ^{[behovsarbete]}
  • Seniority in the Quorum of the Twelve
• Women and the priesthood ^[