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- ...thin the Church regarding the origins of the American Indians changed over the years?== ...nowledge about the origins of any specific modern group in the Americas or the Pacific."<br><br>—"Lamanite Identity," <i>lds.org</i> (accessed 1 Feb14 KB (2,169 words) - 15:22, 13 April 2024
- ...Mention Hagoth?|url=https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/why-did-mormon-mention-hagoth|number=171}} ...at Polynesians are Lamanites stems from the story of Hagoth in the Book of Mormon===4 KB (771 words) - 15:38, 13 April 2024
- ...n anachronism, and what should be borne in mind when assessing the Book of Mormon (or any other text) for supposed "anachronisms"?== ...t that is "out of time." That is, it does not match the time and place of the text's claimed production.===38 KB (5,913 words) - 19:50, 7 May 2024
- ==Question: Is the description in the Book of Mormon of a "river running into a fountain" absurd?== ===In the ancient Near East, the "fountain of a river" was perceived to be the ocean, from which all waters originated===6 KB (978 words) - 15:25, 13 April 2024
- ...stion: What are the criticisms related to the "gold plates" of the Book of Mormon?== ...imed that Joseph manufactured the plates, and that they would be too heavy to carry if they were pure gold===5 KB (830 words) - 16:49, 1 June 2024
- ...cience of stylometry, which can be defined loosely as statistical analysis of style"== ...cher, "Who Wrote the Book of Mormon? An Analysis of Wordprints," ''Book of Mormon Authorship'' (1982)</ref>1 KB (217 words) - 15:45, 13 April 2024
- ==Question: What do wordprint studies say about the Book of Mormon?== ...ics, math formulas and artificial intelligence to determine the "style" of an author's writing.12 KB (1,893 words) - 15:33, 13 April 2024
- ...Fielding Smith reject the theory that the final battlefield of the Book of Mormon took place in Mesoamerica rather than New York?== ...me President of the Church, argued for a New York location as the scene of the final battle===4 KB (645 words) - 15:13, 13 April 2024
- ...ed by the book’s events was probably only hundreds rather than thousands of miles long and wide"== John Sorenson wrote, in a two-part article published in the ''Ensign'':2 KB (276 words) - 14:27, 13 April 2024
- ...umbian peoples...The book does not give an history of all peoples who came to America before Columbus"== ...ok of Mormon: A Religious-Literary Study'' (Salt Lake City: LDS Department of Education, 1940), 11.</ref>2 KB (295 words) - 14:58, 13 April 2024
- ...rn (1939), '''''An Approach to the Study of Book of Mormon Geography''''': Book cover== [[Image:Washburn_1939.jpg|center|thumb|Cover of Washburn and Washburn (1939) focusing attention on a Mesoamerican location.649 bytes (94 words) - 15:58, 13 April 2024
- ...s the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints relate to other branches of Christianity?== ...y does not imply that everyone outside the Church of Jesus Christ is going to hell===11 KB (1,761 words) - 15:22, 13 April 2024
- ==Question: Do Mormon scriptures portray an "impossible gospel" in which nobody can be saved?== ...to Mormons is to use quotes from LDS sources to try and paint a picture of an "impossible gospel" that doesn't save anyone from their sins===2 KB (386 words) - 15:18, 13 April 2024
- ==Question: Why do some New Testament phrases appear in the Book of Mormon?== ...plore how common such phrases were in the preaching, writing, and speaking of Joseph's day===26 KB (4,617 words) - 15:38, 13 April 2024
- ==Question: Do Mormons believe that the Book of Mormon describes real historical events?== ===Latter-day Saints believe that the events described in the Book of Mormon were real events that actually happened===5 KB (962 words) - 15:18, 13 April 2024
- ...e of tribal affiliation in the Book of Mormon imply a genetic link between the members?== ===The Book of Mormon text makes it clear that tribal designation has a political role, not a gen5 KB (823 words) - 23:24, 1 May 2024
- ==Question: What does the term "anti-Mormon" mean?== ...ause they "love" Mormons or Mormon investigators and want to bring them to the truth.8 KB (1,162 words) - 16:59, 1 June 2024
- ==Question: Do Latter-day Saint ("Mormon") teachings about childbearing put an improper burden on women?== ===Framing the problem of demanding home lives as an exclusively LDS problem is misleading===7 KB (1,222 words) - 01:05, 31 May 2024
- ...r doesn't describe details in doubts, below is some commentary on parts of the introduction. ...g any faith-affirming answers because that person is already assuming that the answers are false. In other words, there is no such thing as unbiased resea10 KB (1,652 words) - 20:58, 12 April 2024
- ==Question: Why were "penalties" removed from the Endowment?== ...to contain mention of various "penalties" associated with the breaking of the temple covenants===7 KB (1,251 words) - 23:23, 28 April 2024