by Dan Wees | Nov 29, 2018 | Miscellaneous
S A I N T S: “TOO MUCH TO SWALLOW” “[Martin Harris] had come to Harmony seeking evidence of the plates, and he left with a revelation testifying of their reality. He could not use it in court, but… Later, when Martin stood before the judge, he offered a simple,...
by Dan Wees | Nov 29, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“The First Vision of 1820 is of first importance in the history of Joseph Smith. Upon its reality rest the truth and value of his subsequent work.” John A. Widtsoe, Joseph Smith – Seeker After Truth (Salt Lake City, UT: Bookcraft, 1951),...
by Dan Wees | Nov 28, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“Our whole strength rests on the validity of that [first] vision. It either occurred or it did not occur. If it did not, then this work is a fraud. If it did, then it is the most important and wonderful work under the heavens… “Upon that unique and...
by Dan Wees | Nov 28, 2018 | Miscellaneous
It’s disturbing (and rightly so) that the church is so embarrassed by Joseph Smith marrying a 14-year-old that they ‘couch’ the language to lessen the blow on their website, stating: “Helen Mar Kimball, daughter of Joseph’s close friends Heber C. and Vilate Murray...
by Dan Wees | Nov 27, 2018 | Miscellaneous
by Dan Wees | Nov 26, 2018 | Miscellaneous
The incorrect historicity of the Book of Abraham holds more than enough evidence to dismiss it as fiction, let alone sacred verse. But, the text itself is flawed in more ways than the famous basis Mormonism gave for racism (see Abraham 1:21-28 and 3:22-26). The suffix...
