by Thinker of Thoughts | Mar 18, 2014 | Mormonism
[toc]Former Mormons frequently accuse the church of distorting or whitewashing its history. Does this charge have any credibility? Perhaps we can recruit the readers of this blog to answer this question regarding a key event in LDS History – the publication and...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Mar 11, 2014 | LDS Fraud Case, Mormonism
In the recent charges brought against LDS President and Prophet Thomas S. Monson there are 7 claims made which are purported to be false representations by the church. Claim #4 is as follows: “Joseph and Hyrum Smith were killed as martyrs in 1844 because they...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Mar 9, 2014 | Mormonism
[toc]Anyone familiar with the history of the translation of the Book of Mormon will recall that the first 116 pages of the translation, the contents of the “Book of Lehi,” were lost. The lost pages The Encyclopedia of Mormonism summarizes the story here:...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Mar 5, 2014 | Mormonism
[toc]I have previously written several articles on racism in LDS church history including how it started with Joseph Smith, was vigorously defended as true doctrine, and how it’s root principle has still not been eliminated. A close friend has asked me why I...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Mar 3, 2014 | Mormonism
As a member, I occasionally pondered why Joseph Smith was so prolific in his prophecies, yet the prophets since then have been very reticent to make such bold prophecies. All sorts of historical miscellany came forth from the mouth of Joseph Smith – things that...
