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- |L14=LIST OF AGENTS. | NAUVOO, ILLINOIS, JAN. 1, 1841.68 KB (11,468 words) - 15:51, 13 April 2024
- |L=Criticism of Mormonism/Video/Search for the Truth DVD/Polygamy ...before Solomon or David ever came on the scene, God had warned the nation of Israel, in Deuteronomy 17, he told them when you establish a King, make sur49 KB (8,019 words) - 14:19, 13 April 2024
- ...and civility toward those with a different position. No one on any side of the question should be vilified, intimidated, harassed or subject to errone ...together for a better society.<br><br>—''The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints'', Nov. 5, 2008}}45 KB (6,810 words) - 16:27, 30 April 2024
- ...ed with the cause; some have even called for a boycott of the entire state of Utah.<br> ...ttacks they've encountered since election day" during a rally at the steps of the California Capitol.39 KB (5,785 words) - 15:02, 13 April 2024
- ...iticism of Mormonism/Books/One Nation Under Gods/Use of sources/An Example of Biased Histories |H=An Example of Biased Histories12 KB (1,905 words) - 14:15, 13 April 2024
- |L=Criticism of Mormonism/Books/Nauvoo Polygamy/Chapter 3 |L=Criticism of Mormonism/Books/Nauvoo Polygamy/Chapter 330 KB (4,298 words) - 14:14, 13 April 2024
- |L=Criticism of Mormonism/Books/Nauvoo Polygamy/Chapter 7 |L=Criticism of Mormonism/Books/Nauvoo Polygamy/Chapter 713 KB (1,928 words) - 14:14, 13 April 2024
- |L=Criticism of Mormonism/Books/One Nation Under Gods/Introduction |H=Response to claims made in "Introduction: A Thread of Prophecy"12 KB (1,771 words) - 14:15, 13 April 2024
- |L=Question: Did Joseph Smith have a long history of "womanizing" before practicing plural marriage? |H=Question: Did Joseph Smith have a long history of "womanizing" before practicing plural marriage?24 KB (3,823 words) - 21:52, 9 May 2024
- |L=Question: Did Joseph Smith mismanage the estate of two orphans, Maria and Sarah Lawrence by marrying these sisters polygamousl |H=Question: Did Joseph Smith mismanage the estate of two orphans, Maria and Sarah Lawrence by marrying these sisters polygamousl8 KB (1,348 words) - 22:22, 5 May 2024
- ==Question: Was William Clayton an example of the evils and problems of plural marriage?== ...ade him out to be in Nauvoo. This is a good example of how an undercurrent of judgmental hostility dominates Nauvoo Polygamy. Clayton is disparaged throu5 KB (822 words) - 15:29, 13 April 2024
- |H=Notes on Brigham Young's Unpublished Sermon of 8 October 1861 ...able version seems to have been quoted more often in published discussions of LDS plural marriage.15 KB (2,606 words) - 15:08, 13 April 2024
- |L=Criticism of Mormonism/Books/One Nation Under Gods/Use of sources/Demolish Endowment House |H=Wilford Woodruff demolished Endowment House because of agreement with U.S. government?5 KB (705 words) - 14:16, 13 April 2024
- |L=Criticism of Mormonism/Books/One Nation Under Gods/Use of sources/Wilford Woodruff 1889 revelation |<=[[../An Example of Biased Histories|An Example of Biased Histories]]5 KB (845 words) - 14:17, 13 April 2024
- ==Question: What is the history and origin of the term "anti-Mormon?"== ...," and they will brush away the cob webs of superstition, and the refuge of lies will be swept away.”31 KB (4,585 words) - 12:04, 27 April 2024
- |L=Criticism of Mormonism/Books/The Counterfeit Gospel of Mormonism |H=Response to ''The Counterfeit Gospel of Mormonism''7 KB (1,162 words) - 22:17, 11 May 2024
- |H=An analysis of Wikipedia article "Joseph Smith" |section=Life in Nauvoo, Illinois (1839–44)45 KB (6,363 words) - 20:13, 11 May 2024
- |H=An analysis of Wikipedia article "Joseph Smith" ==Reviews of previous revisions of this section==37 KB (5,298 words) - 20:12, 11 May 2024
- |L1=RISE OF THE CHURCH. LETTER IV |L10=BEWARE OF THIEVES!!66 KB (11,923 words) - 15:51, 13 April 2024
- |L=Criticism of Mormonism/Books/Mormonism 101/Chapter 10 |<=[[../Chapter 9|Chapter 9: D&C and Pearl of Gt Price]]29 KB (4,781 words) - 14:13, 13 April 2024
- |H=An analysis of claims made in the Wikipedia article "Golden plates" - Background |H=An analysis of claims made in the Wikipedia article "Golden plates" - Background13 KB (2,022 words) - 13:34, 13 April 2024
- |H=An analysis of claims made in the Wikipedia article "Golden plates" - Origin and historici |H=An analysis of claims made in the Wikipedia article "Golden plates" - Origin and historici16 KB (2,463 words) - 13:34, 13 April 2024
- =An analysis of Wikipedia article "Joseph Smith, Jr." (Version 19 May 2009)= ...youth, he did read the Bible and was also influenced by the folk religion of that time and place.15 KB (2,282 words) - 13:35, 13 April 2024
- |section=1838 - 1844: Nauvoo, Illinois =An analysis of Wikipedia article "Joseph Smith, Jr." (Version 19 May 2009)=43 KB (6,425 words) - 13:34, 13 April 2024
- |previous=[[../1838 - 1844: Nauvoo, Illinois|1838 - 1844: Nauvoo, Illinois]] =An analysis of Wikipedia article "Joseph Smith, Jr." (Version 19 May 2009)=15 KB (2,187 words) - 13:35, 13 April 2024
- ===LDS-authored publications which discuss various accounts of the First Vision (1984-1989)=== ...Smith. Selected Sermons & Writings. Edited by Robert L. Millet (Paulist Press 1989).15 KB (2,244 words) - 14:31, 13 April 2024
- |L=Criticism of Mormonism/Online documents/For my Wife and Children (Letter to my Wife)/Cha |L=Criticism of Mormonism/Online documents/For my Wife and Children (Letter to my Wife)/Cha23 KB (3,695 words) - 14:19, 13 April 2024
- '''Note:''' ''Some headings and bracketed texts are editorial and not part of the original text.'' |L1=BEWARE OF FALSE PROPHETS87 KB (16,001 words) - 15:49, 13 April 2024
- |L4=INDICATIONS OF WAR. |L10=LIST OF AGENTS FOR THE TIMES & SEASONS.76 KB (13,230 words) - 15:51, 13 April 2024
- |L1=HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH. |L5=RECEPTION OF A NEW CHURCH MESSENGER BY THE VICE-CHANCELLOR AND OTHERS, AT OXFORD,79 KB (14,102 words) - 15:53, 13 April 2024
- |L1=HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH. | CITY OF NAUVOO. ILL. JAN 1, 1846.80 KB (13,958 words) - 15:53, 13 April 2024
- |L1=HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH. |L8=DISSERTATION UPON CHRIST'S PARABLE OF THE LABORERS AND THE VINEYARD79 KB (14,213 words) - 15:53, 13 April 2024
- |H=An analysis of the Wikipedia article "First Vision" |previous=[[../Recorded accounts of the vision|Recorded accounts of the vision]]61 KB (9,421 words) - 18:25, 11 May 2024
- ...proper considering that they were married with her consent and the consent of her parents. However, historian Todd Compton does not hold this view; he c ...d be mentioned that many reviewers of Compton's work do not agree with all of his conclusions, even though he has collected much useful data.</ref>9 KB (1,461 words) - 15:27, 13 April 2024
- ...The people have passed away; their experiences have ended. However, pieces of the past remain . . . Today, we can learn about the past only indirectly th ...ing beyond the view of the camera? what was your emotion while eating? All of these can't be fully captured or understood through the video.13 KB (2,100 words) - 15:48, 26 April 2024
- |L=Criticism of Mormonism/Websites/MormonThink/Polygamy |L=Criticism of Mormonism/Websites/MormonThink/Polygamy69 KB (11,303 words) - 14:20, 13 April 2024
- ...reason or motive for seeking divine help – bible reading and conviction of sins, a revival, a desire to know if God exists, wanting to know which chur ...the following accounts in their list showing just how “consistent” all of the First Vision accounts are?"]] (from Debunking FAIR's Debunking, July 2053 KB (8,277 words) - 14:21, 13 April 2024
- |<=[[../4|Response to questions about the Book of Abraham]] ...K to withhold or manipulate truths just to defend or uphold the reputation of the Church?11 KB (1,753 words) - 14:24, 13 April 2024
- ...then they would have been an important addition to the historical archives of the church. ...It’s called ''Victims''. It was published by the University of Illinois Press in 1992. Go to that book for answers on that one.<br>4 KB (556 words) - 14:24, 13 April 2024
- ...''Ensign'' ([https://www.lds.org/ensign/2001/12/five-marks-of-the-divinity-of-jesus-christ?lang=eng December 2001]).</ref> ...w Him. There have been many in this dispensation who have seen Him. As one of those special witnesses…I testify to you that He lives. He lives with a r29 KB (5,125 words) - 22:32, 9 May 2024
- ...Sarah Pratt, wife of apostle Orson Pratt. Learn about this complex period of LDS history here. |L4=Alleged Adultery of John C. Bennett and Sarah Pratt31 KB (4,923 words) - 23:00, 5 May 2024
- |L=John C. Bennett and plural marriage at Nauvoo/Rise and Fall of Bennett |L4=Source and degree of Bennett's prominence23 KB (3,684 words) - 23:03, 5 May 2024
- |L4=The Character of Nancy Rigdon |L5=The Rigdon Family Version of Joseph's Proposal31 KB (5,010 words) - 23:00, 5 May 2024
- |L=Criticism of Mormonism/Books/Passing the Heavenly Gift/Joseph received sealing powers in ...text here may have been expanded, reworded, or corrected given the nature of a wiki project. References in brackets like this: (xx) refer to page number25 KB (3,959 words) - 14:17, 13 April 2024
- |L=Criticism of Mormonism/Books/Passing the Heavenly Gift/The Nauvoo temple was not built w ...text here may have been expanded, reworded, or corrected given the nature of a wiki project. References in brackets like this: (xx) refer to page number34 KB (5,586 words) - 14:17, 13 April 2024
- ...tion: What did B.H. Roberts say about ''View of the Hebrews'' and the Book of Mormon?== ===B.H. Roberts was playing "devil's advocate" when he examined ''View of the Hebrews'', and showing what a critic might do===3 KB (542 words) - 15:31, 13 April 2024
- ...on started when he was twelve years old, close on the heels of the revival of 1817. In his 1832 account, Joseph notes that his concern about religion beg ...(Joseph Smith's [[Primary sources/First Vision accounts/1832|1832 account of the First Vision]])4 KB (696 words) - 15:10, 13 April 2024
- ==Question: Did Joseph Smith have any children through any of his polyandrous marriages?== ===DNA research has, so far, ruled out most who were suspected of being Joseph's children through polyandrous marriages===7 KB (1,090 words) - 15:14, 13 April 2024
- |L7=LIST OF AGENTS. | CITY OF NAUVOO, ILLINOIS, JAN. 15, 1841.66 KB (11,267 words) - 15:51, 13 April 2024
- ===Joseph as the village seer: the use of the seer stone prior to the Restoration=== ...r clarifies the role that Joseph and his stone played within the community of Palmyra,3 KB (540 words) - 21:53, 27 April 2024
- ...n: Was Joseph Smith's marriage to 14-year-old Helen Mar Kimball indicative of "pedophilia"? |L2=It is claimed by critics that the average age of menarche in 1840 was 16.4 years and that therefore Helen Mar Kimball was pr15 KB (2,431 words) - 21:23, 5 May 2024
- ...Kimball, "Heber C. Kimball and Family, the Nauvoo Years," ''Brigham Young University Studies'' 15/4 (Summer 1975): 465.</ref> :And full of blissful hopes—and youthful visions rare7 KB (1,184 words) - 21:11, 5 May 2024
- ...elief of both Mormons and Masons that Masonry had it origins in the Temple of Solomon=== ...centuries back, it is only a perverted Priesthood stolen from the Temples of the Most High." <ref>{{Instructor1 | author=H. Belnap | article=A Mysteriou8 KB (1,179 words) - 15:37, 13 April 2024
- ...l.org/knowhy/what-do-the-kinderhook-plates-reveal-about-joseph-smiths-gift-of-translation|number=454}} ===The Kinderhook Plates are a forged set of metal plates that were given to Joseph Smith to translate===7 KB (969 words) - 15:31, 13 April 2024
- ===Spencer Kimball prior to the lifting of the priesthood ban: "There is no condemnation," but rather concerns about " ...965, then-Elder Spencer W. Kimball explained that there is no condemnation of interracial marriage:6 KB (908 words) - 15:24, 13 April 2024
- ==Question: What are the different levels of knowledge that members may have about Church history?== ===There are different levels of knowledge regarding Church history===4 KB (619 words) - 15:31, 13 April 2024
- ...nings of Mormonism'' (Urbana and Chicago, Illinois: University of Illinois Press; Reprint edition, 1987), 53. </ref> ...ght of evidence is probably on the side of the "traditional" understanding of Lucy and at least some children as Presbyterians prior to an 1820 First Vis3 KB (400 words) - 15:37, 13 April 2024
- ...awson may have been extra-legal justice by males offended by his treatment of a female relative, and had nothing to do with the Church=== ...m of misplaced confidence, and fell into a snare laid for his feet by some of his own brother-officials....Governor Dawson had been betrayed into an offe3 KB (518 words) - 15:29, 13 April 2024
- ...rical record, but are included here as written as a reference for the type of discussions which continued regarding plural marriage. Eliza R. Snow, ''Biography of Lorenzo Snow'', 69 [Joseph Smith teaches plural marriage to Lorenzo Snow]522 KB (89,579 words) - 15:17, 30 April 2024
- ...Some observers claim, however, that members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are not "Christian," and that they have only recently cla ...e, as attested by LDS scripture, practice, doctrine, and public statements of its leadership and its early critics.30 KB (4,611 words) - 21:15, 1 May 2024
- ...n Jacobs, Moroni Pratt, and Orrison Smith—have been excluded as children of Joseph Smith ...n Jacobs, Moroni Pratt, and Orrison Smith—have been excluded as children of Joseph Smith===10 KB (1,641 words) - 20:21, 5 May 2024
- ...mma pushing Eliza Snow down the stairs is true, why did Eliza not make use of it? ...example, from an essay in BYU Studies he cites the Charles C. Rich version of a pregnant Eliza “heavy with child” being shoved down the stairs by a f9 KB (1,561 words) - 22:00, 5 May 2024
- ...tion to the concept of plural came during the 1829 translation of the Book of Mormon ...obably teaching the idea of plural marriage to a limited circle by the end of 183111 KB (1,687 words) - 17:35, 5 May 2024
- ...al action against it once the Mormons found out about it. It was disposed of when Bennett's actions were unmasked, and he left Nauvoo in disgrace vowing .../John C. Bennett|John C. Bennett]] was not content with seducing the women of Nauvoo privately. Brigham Young later told him that "one charge was seducin4 KB (595 words) - 15:29, 13 April 2024
- ...think that Joseph Smith or the Church had anything to with the publication of ''The Peace Maker''=== ...think that Joseph Smith or the Church had anything to with the publication of ''The Peace Maker''.7 KB (1,248 words) - 21:15, 30 April 2024
- According to the accounts of both John Taylor and Willard Richards—the two eyewitnesses who survived t The account in the official ''History of the Church'' records:6 KB (981 words) - 15:30, 13 April 2024
- ...ong understood that this attack on plural marriage is probably the weakest of them all ...re those who were least likely, culturally, to be thrilled at the prospect of polygamy11 KB (1,748 words) - 22:14, 5 May 2024
- ...The Diary of Hosea Stout, 1844-1861'' (Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1964).</ref> ...ugh to accommodate them, so meetings were held out of doors. The men "out of fellowship" who were flogged were refusing to leave a private meeting to wh4 KB (688 words) - 15:13, 13 April 2024
- ...s no evidence that the first federal appointees were threatened or at risk of their lives=== ...ms to have been a disposition to submit to their decisions, as in the case of the secretary and the funds in his hands {{io}}.<Ref>{{CHC1|vol=3|start=53513 KB (2,141 words) - 15:13, 13 April 2024
- ==Question: Did Joseph Fielding Smith remove the 1832 account of Joseph Smith's First Vision from its original letterbook and hide it in his Historians with the Joseph Smith Papers noted the provenance of [http://josephsmithpapers.org/paperSummary/history-circa-summer-1832#!/pape14 KB (2,211 words) - 15:13, 13 April 2024
- ...e dark about the cause of the beginning of the dispensation of the fulness of times=== ...t grew taller over time. It is the same story known by earlier generations of the faithful.18 KB (2,516 words) - 15:35, 13 April 2024
- |L=Question: What was the prevalence of polygamy in Utah and how many wives did most polygamist males have? |H=Question: What was the prevalence of polygamy in Utah and how many wives did most polygamist males have?6 KB (959 words) - 22:39, 5 May 2024
- ==Question: What do wordprint studies say about the Book of Mormon?== ...istics, math formulas and artificial intelligence to determine the "style" of an author's writing.12 KB (1,893 words) - 15:33, 13 April 2024
- |L2=Of the little we do know, much comes from later reminiscences ...he first specifically-LDS encounter with plural marriage was the 1829 Book of Mormon11 KB (1,779 words) - 17:37, 5 May 2024
- ...ed a revelation and gave men priesthood power to continue polygamy outside of the Church? ...ed a revelation and gave men priesthood power to continue polygamy outside of the Church?11 KB (1,632 words) - 22:34, 5 May 2024
- ===John Taylor erroneously believed that Joseph Smith had shot and killed two of their attackers at Carthage Jail=== ..., I am informed, died."<ref>Smith, ''History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints'', Vol. 7, 102-103.</ref> Who were these rumored dead men4 KB (581 words) - 15:13, 13 April 2024
- |L=Question: Was Joseph Smith a "serial practitioner of statutory rape" or a "pedophile"? |H=Question: Was Joseph Smith a "serial practitioner of statutory rape" or a "pedophile"?26 KB (4,078 words) - 21:05, 5 May 2024
- ==Question: What was unique about the city of Nauvoo's charter and why did it anger some non-Mormons?== ...to the city, but it was not unique in this respect: The other charters in Illinois were similar===14 KB (2,180 words) - 15:36, 13 April 2024
- ...eptember 1857 a group of Mormons in southern Utah killed all adult members of an Arkansas wagon train that was headed for California=== ...that Church leaders—possibly as high as Brigham Young—approved of, or even ordered the killing.26 KB (4,391 words) - 14:25, 13 April 2024
- ...ion therapy is a standard technique that is still used today for a variety of treatments=== ...itting technique little known,"] February 17, 2010</ref> The Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders has this entry for aversion therapy:27 KB (3,400 words) - 15:22, 13 April 2024
- ...he church-Military parade-Prest. Rigdon's address-Laying the corner stones of the Temple. |L2=RISE OF THE CHURCH.64 KB (10,915 words) - 15:50, 13 April 2024
- |L1=Progress of the Church. |L15=LIST OF AGENTS FOR THE TIMES & SEASONS.69 KB (12,220 words) - 15:51, 13 April 2024
- |L1=A LETTER TO THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND, |L2=THE TIME OF ITS FULFILMENT75 KB (13,537 words) - 15:51, 13 April 2024
- |L5=UNIVERSITY OF THE CITY OF NAUVOO |L12=OFFICERS OF THE CITY OF NAUVOO70 KB (12,552 words) - 15:51, 13 April 2024
- |L1=BOOK OF DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS |L2=EVIDENCES IN PROOF OF THE BOOK OF MORMON.73 KB (12,675 words) - 15:51, 13 April 2024
- |L12=UNIVERSITY OF NAUVOO. |L15=TITHINGS AND CONSECRATIONS FOR THE TEMPLE OF THE LORD.72 KB (12,766 words) - 15:51, 13 April 2024
- |L7=RULES OF ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL. | CITY OF NAUVOO, ILL. FEB. 1, 1842.73 KB (12,990 words) - 15:51, 13 April 2024
- |L8=THE HIGH COUNCIL OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST, TO THE SAINTS OF NAUVOO, GREETING:- |L10=UNIVERSITY.70 KB (12,482 words) - 15:51, 13 April 2024
- |L1=A FAC-SIMILE FROM THE BOOK OF ABRAHAM. NO. 1. |L9=THE COMING OF CHRIST.69 KB (12,301 words) - 15:52, 13 April 2024
- |L1=Prospectus of a Weekly Newspaper, called The Nauvoo Neighbor. |L2=HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH.76 KB (13,271 words) - 15:52, 13 April 2024
- |L3=HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH. |L6=EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM F. M. HIGBEE.82 KB (14,444 words) - 15:52, 13 April 2024
- ==Question: Has The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints deceived its members regarding controversial issues about ...hat are supposedly damning to the Church’s credibility. A mantra of many of those that have left the Church is that "Yesterday's anti-Mormon literature46 KB (7,292 words) - 16:24, 26 April 2024
- ...ith the past existence of a program designed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for Indian placement. It is known as the Indian Student P ...s some common concerns/criticisms that have arisen in recent years because of it.8 KB (1,095 words) - 22:14, 3 December 2023
- |L5=The Book of Mormon clearly states that the David and Solomon’s sin was having many wi ...y Saints known as the "Doctrine of Christ" have been adamant that the Book of Mormon doesn’t actually condone polygamy under certain circumstances.9 KB (1,439 words) - 17:25, 5 May 2024
- {{Navigation:Book of Mormon}} ...ation readable and comprehensible as well as sometimes clarify the meaning of the underlying text.65 KB (10,333 words) - 20:58, 12 April 2024
- ...onship between Joseph Smith and other Church leaders, and (3) the evidence of the actual assassins. ...s, and Mobbers: A New Look at Solving a Carthage Jail Mystery]," ''Journal of Mormon History'' 45, no. 4 (October 2019): 1–37.</ref>9 KB (1,285 words) - 17:07, 4 December 2023