Alleged hiding of facts in Church history - Revision history

GregSmith at 02:12, 21 May 2024

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	\|L2=Church sources discussing issues with B.H. Roberts and the Book of Mormon		\|L2=Church sources discussing issues with B.H. Roberts and the Book of Mormon
	\|L3=Church sources discussing issues with Blacks		\|L3=Church sources discussing issues with Blacks and the priesthood
	\|L4=Church sources discussing issues with Book of Mormon and DNA		\|L4=Church sources discussing issues with Book of Mormon and DNA
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	Elder Tad R. Callister wrote the book and goes on to mention "and it came to pass" and "Alma" as a name that wasn't understood as male originally but then was found to be male years later.		Elder Tad R. Callister wrote the book and goes on to mention "and it came to pass" and "Alma" as a name that wasn't understood as male originally but then was found to be male years later.

	= Church sources discussing issues with Blacks=		= Church sources discussing issues with Blacks and the priesthood=

	{{HiddenFact\|fact=Several black individuals were ordained to the priesthood during Joseph Smith's lifetime\|location=Encyclopedia of Mormonism}}		{{HiddenFact\|fact=Several black individuals were ordained to the priesthood during Joseph Smith's lifetime\|location=Encyclopedia of Mormonism}}

GregSmith at 02:11, 21 May 2024

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GregSmith at 02:10, 21 May 2024

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	\|H=Alleged hiding of facts in Church history		\|H=Alleged hiding of facts in Church history
	\|S=The Church is routinely accused of suppressing and hiding uncomfortable facts from its own history. Yet, the very same people quote Church sources in order to provide proof of their claims. This concern often rests on a misunderstanding. It is true that the Church's teachings are primarily doctrinal and devotional—Church lessons are neither apologetic nor historical in scope or intent. It is remarkable, however, how many of the issues which some charge the Church with "suppressing" are discussed in Church publications.		\|S=The Church is routinely accused of suppressing and hiding uncomfortable facts from its own history. Yet, the very same people quote Church sources in order to provide proof of their claims. This concern often rests on a misunderstanding. It is true that the Church's teachings are primarily doctrinal and devotional—Church lessons are neither apologetic nor historical in scope or intent. It is remarkable, however, how many of the issues which some charge the Church with "suppressing" are discussed in Church publications.
	\|L1=Church sources discussing issues with ~~Joseph's 1826 South Bainbridge court appearance~~		L1=Church sources discussing issues with Anachronisms in the Book of Mormon
	\|L2=Church sources discussing issues with ~~Oliver Cowdery's divining rod~~		L2=Church sources discussing issues with B.H. Roberts and the Book of Mormon
	\|L3=Church sources discussing issues with ~~Changes to the Book of Mormon~~		L3=Church sources discussing issues with Blacks
	\|L4=Church sources discussing issues with ~~The seer stone~~ and~~/or the stone with the hat~~		L4=Church sources discussing issues with Book of Mormon and DNA
	\|L5=Church sources discussing issues with Book of Mormon authorship theories		L5=Church sources discussing issues with Book of Mormon authorship theories
	\|L6=Church sources discussing issues with ~~B.H. Roberts and the~~ Book of Mormon		L6=Church sources discussing issues with Book of Mormon geography
	\|L7=Church sources discussing issues with Book of Mormon ~~and DNA~~		L7=Church sources discussing issues with Changes to the Book of Mormon
	\|L8=Church sources discussing issues with ~~Book of Mormon geography~~		L8=Church sources discussing issues with Changes to the Doctrine and Covenants
	\|L9=Church sources discussing issues with ~~Polygamy~~		L9=Church sources discussing issues with Changes to the Word of Wisdom
	\|L10=Church sources discussing issues with ~~Changes to the Doctrine and Covenants~~		L10=Church sources discussing issues with First Vision Accounts
	\|L11=Church sources discussing issues with ~~First Vision Accounts~~		L11=Church sources discussing issues with Isaiah in the Book of Mormon
	\|L12=Church sources discussing issues with ~~Kinderhook plates~~		L12=Church sources discussing issues with Joseph Smith and politics
	\|L13=Church sources discussing issues with ~~Kirtland Safety Society~~		L13=Church sources discussing issues with Joseph Smith firing a pistol in Carthage Jail
	\|L14=Church sources discussing issues with ~~Martyrdom and~~ Joseph's ~~use of a gun~~		L14=Church sources discussing issues with Joseph's 1826 South Bainbridge court appearance
	\|L15=Church sources discussing issues with ~~Changes to the Word of Wisdom~~		L15=Church sources discussing issues with Kinderhook plates
	\|L16=Church sources discussing issues with ~~Joseph Smith and politics~~		L16=Church sources discussing issues with Kirtland Safety Society
	\|L17=Church sources discussing issues with ~~Origin of the Book of Abraham~~ and Joseph ~~Smith papyri~~		L17=Church sources discussing issues with Martyrdom and Joseph's use of a gun
	\|L18=Church sources discussing issues with ~~Violence and conflict~~		L18=Church sources discussing issues with Oliver Cowdery's divining rod
	\|L19=Church sources discussing issues with ~~Isaiah in~~ the Book of ~~Mormon~~		L19=Church sources discussing issues with Origin of the Book of Abraham and Joseph Smith papyri
	\|L20=Church sources discussing issues with ~~Anachronisms in the Book of Mormon~~		L20=Church sources discussing issues with Polygamy
	\|L21=Church sources discussing issues with ~~Blacks~~		L21=Church sources discussing issues with The seer stone and/or the stone with the hat
	\|L22=Church sources discussing issues with ~~Joseph Smith firing a pistol in Carthage Jail~~		L22=Church sources discussing issues with Violence and conflict

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	= Church sources discussing issues with Joseph's 1826 South Bainbridge court appearance=		= Church sources discussing issues with Joseph's 1826 South Bainbridge court appearance=

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Church sources discussing issues with Joseph Smith firing a pistol in Carthage Jail

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	= Church sources discussing issues with Joseph Smith firing a pistol in Carthage Jail =		= Church sources discussing issues with Joseph Smith firing a pistol in Carthage Jail =
			{{HiddenFact\|fact=Joseph Smith fired a gun at Carthage Jail\|location=The ''Ensign'', ''History of the Church'', and elsewhere.}}

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	\|link=Joseph Smith fired a gun at Carthage Jail#Has the Church hidden the fact that Joseph fired a gun while in Carthage Jail?		\|link=Joseph Smith fired a gun at Carthage Jail#Has the Church hidden the fact that Joseph fired a gun while in Carthage Jail?
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	\|summary=Joseph's use of a pistol to defend himself, his brother, and his friends from an armed mob prior to his murder has been mentioned repeatedly in Church sources, including ''History of the Church..		\|summary=Joseph's use of a pistol to defend himself, his brother, and his friends from an armed mob prior to his murder has been mentioned repeatedly in Church sources, including ''History of the Church..
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	= Church sources discussing issues with Joseph Smith and politics=		= Church sources discussing issues with Joseph Smith and politics=

GregSmith at 01:58, 21 May 2024

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	\|L21=Church sources discussing issues with Blacks		\|L21=Church sources discussing issues with Blacks
			\|L22=Church sources discussing issues with Joseph Smith firing a pistol in Carthage Jail
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	= Church sources discussing issues with Joseph's 1826 South Bainbridge court appearance=		= Church sources discussing issues with Joseph's 1826 South Bainbridge court appearance=
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			\|subject=Has the Church hidden the fact that Joseph fired a gun while in Carthage Jail?
			\|summary=Joseph's use of a pistol to defend himself, his brother, and his friends from an armed mob prior to his murder has been mentioned repeatedly in Church sources, including ''History of the Church..
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	= Church sources discussing issues with Joseph Smith and politics=		= Church sources discussing issues with Joseph Smith and politics=

GregSmith at 10:18, 16 May 2024

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GregSmith at 10:12, 16 May 2024

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 A more full summary of discussion of the multiple The First Vision accounts can be found here:
-{{Main|Joseph Smith's First Vision/First Vision accounts in Church publications}}
+{{Main|Joseph Smith's First Vision/First Vision accounts in Church publications|l1=First Vision accounts in Church publications}}
 ==Multiple accounts==
 {{HiddenFact|fact=Joseph recorded multiple accounts of the First Vision, and some of the details of these accounts differ from one another|location=The ''Ensign'', CES Student Manual}}
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 *'''1971''': Milton V. Backman, ''Joseph Smith’s First Vision: The first vision in its historical context'' (Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1971).
 *'''1971''': Milton V. Backman, ''Joseph Smith's First Vision: Confirming Evidences and Contemporary Accounts'' (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1971).
-*'''1965''': Paul R. Cheesman, "An Analysis of the Accounts Relating to Joseph Smith's Early Visions" (Master's thesis. College of Religious Instruction, Brigham Young University, 1965). '''''Cheeseman was a graduate student who was the first to discover the 1832 account.'''''{{endnotes sources}}
+*'''1965''': Paul R. Cheesman, "An Analysis of the Accounts Relating to Joseph Smith's Early Visions" (Master's thesis. College of Religious Instruction, Brigham Young University, 1965). '''''Cheeseman was a graduate student who was the first to discover the 1832 account.'''''
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GregSmith at 10:10, 16 May 2024

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	= Church sources discussing issues with Book of Mormon and DNA=		= Church sources discussing issues with Book of Mormon and DNA=
			{{HiddenFact\|fact=Amerindian DNA does not come from the Middle East\|location=''Ensign'', Church website, BYU, FARMS}}
	* John L. Sorenson cautioned against reading the Book of Mormon text without care:		* John L. Sorenson cautioned against reading the Book of Mormon text without care:
	:One problem some Latter-day Saint writers and lecturers have had is confusing the actual text of the Book of Mormon with the traditional interpretation of it. For example, a commonly heard statement is that the Book of Mormon is “the history of the American Indians.” This statement contains a number of unexamined assumptions—that the scripture is a history in the common sense—a systematic, chronological account of the main events in the past of a nation or territory; that “the” American Indians are a unitary population; and that the approximately one hundred pages of text containing historical and cultural material in the scripture could conceivably tell the entire history of a hemisphere. When unexamined assumptions like these are made, critics respond in kind, criticizing not the ancient text itself, but the assumptions we have made about it....<ref>{{DiggingPt1}}</ref>		:One problem some Latter-day Saint writers and lecturers have had is confusing the actual text of the Book of Mormon with the traditional interpretation of it. For example, a commonly heard statement is that the Book of Mormon is “the history of the American Indians.” This statement contains a number of unexamined assumptions—that the scripture is a history in the common sense—a systematic, chronological account of the main events in the past of a nation or territory; that “the” American Indians are a unitary population; and that the approximately one hundred pages of text containing historical and cultural material in the scripture could conceivably tell the entire history of a hemisphere. When unexamined assumptions like these are made, critics respond in kind, criticizing not the ancient text itself, but the assumptions we have made about it....<ref>{{DiggingPt1}}</ref>

GregSmith at 10:07, 16 May 2024

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GregSmith at 09:59, 16 May 2024

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	{{:Church sources discussing issues with Oliver Cowdery's divining rod}}		{{:Church sources discussing issues with Oliver Cowdery's divining rod}}
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	\|H=Alleged hiding of facts in Church history		\|H=Alleged hiding of facts in Church history
	\|S=The Church is routinely accused of suppressing and hiding uncomfortable facts from its own history. Yet, the very same people quote Church sources in order to provide proof of their claims. This concern often rests on a misunderstanding. It is true that the Church's teachings are primarily doctrinal and devotional—Church lessons are neither apologetic nor historical in scope or intent. It is remarkable, however, how many of the issues which some charge the Church with "suppressing" are discussed in Church publications.		\|S=The Church is routinely accused of suppressing and hiding uncomfortable facts from its own history. Yet, the very same people quote Church sources in order to provide proof of their claims. This concern often rests on a misunderstanding. It is true that the Church's teachings are primarily doctrinal and devotional—Church lessons are neither apologetic nor historical in scope or intent. It is remarkable, however, how many of the issues which some charge the Church with "suppressing" are discussed in Church publications.
	L1=Church sources discussing issues with Anachronisms in the Book of Mormon		\|L1=Church sources discussing issues with Anachronisms in the Book of Mormon
	L2=Church sources discussing issues with B.H. Roberts and the Book of Mormon		\|L2=Church sources discussing issues with B.H. Roberts and the Book of Mormon
	L3=Church sources discussing issues with Blacks		\|L3=Church sources discussing issues with Blacks
	L4=Church sources discussing issues with Book of Mormon and DNA		\|L4=Church sources discussing issues with Book of Mormon and DNA
	L5=Church sources discussing issues with Book of Mormon authorship theories		\|L5=Church sources discussing issues with Book of Mormon authorship theories
	L6=Church sources discussing issues with Book of Mormon geography		\|L6=Church sources discussing issues with Book of Mormon geography
	L7=Church sources discussing issues with Changes to the Book of Mormon		\|L7=Church sources discussing issues with Changes to the Book of Mormon
	L8=Church sources discussing issues with Changes to the Doctrine and Covenants		\|L8=Church sources discussing issues with Changes to the Doctrine and Covenants
	L9=Church sources discussing issues with Changes to the Word of Wisdom		\|L9=Church sources discussing issues with Changes to the Word of Wisdom
	L10=Church sources discussing issues with First Vision Accounts		\|L10=Church sources discussing issues with First Vision Accounts
	L11=Church sources discussing issues with Isaiah in the Book of Mormon		\|L11=Church sources discussing issues with Isaiah in the Book of Mormon
	L12=Church sources discussing issues with Joseph Smith and politics		\|L12=Church sources discussing issues with Joseph Smith and politics
	L13=Church sources discussing issues with Joseph Smith firing a pistol in Carthage Jail		\|L13=Church sources discussing issues with Joseph Smith firing a pistol in Carthage Jail
	L14=Church sources discussing issues with Joseph's 1826 South Bainbridge court appearance		\|L14=Church sources discussing issues with Joseph's 1826 South Bainbridge court appearance
	L15=Church sources discussing issues with Kinderhook plates		\|L15=Church sources discussing issues with Kinderhook plates
	L16=Church sources discussing issues with Kirtland Safety Society		\|L16=Church sources discussing issues with Kirtland Safety Society
	L17=Church sources discussing issues with Martyrdom and Joseph's use of a gun		\|L17=Church sources discussing issues with Martyrdom and Joseph's use of a gun
	L18=Church sources discussing issues with Oliver Cowdery's divining rod		\|L18=Church sources discussing issues with Oliver Cowdery's divining rod
	L19=Church sources discussing issues with Origin of the Book of Abraham and Joseph Smith papyri		\|L19=Church sources discussing issues with Origin of the Book of Abraham and Joseph Smith papyri
	L20=Church sources discussing issues with Polygamy		\|L20=Church sources discussing issues with Polygamy
	L21=Church sources discussing issues with The seer stone and/or the stone with the hat		\|L21=Church sources discussing issues with The seer stone and/or the stone with the hat
	L22=Church sources discussing issues with Violence and conflict		\|L22=Church sources discussing issues with Violence and conflict

	}}		}}
	= Church sources discussing issues with Joseph's 1826 South Bainbridge court appearance=		= Church sources discussing issues with Joseph's 1826 South Bainbridge court appearance=