by Dan Wees | Aug 3, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“Charismatic movements, such as Mormonism, maximize events by coloring them with an indelible strain of folklore. Myth is frequently more powerful than the historical reality that engenders it.” Richard S. Van Wagoner, Sidney Rigdon – Portrait of Religious...
by Dan Wees | Aug 3, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“[LDS General Authorities] F. Burton Howard and F. Enzio Busche came out on separate occasions and told me we have an obligation to conceal our doctrines; that we are trying to be a mainstream Christian Church.” Michael Barrett/LDS attorney, quoted in Bill McKeever’s...
by Dan Wees | Aug 3, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“Joseph would dictate them [his revelations] to a clerk at as fast and steady a pace as the clerk was able to write, maintaining an even flow of delivery, and never altering the words spoken.” John J. Stewart/Mormon Scholar, Joseph Smith the Mormon Prophet (Salt Lake...
by Dan Wees | Aug 3, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“Revelations have been revised whenever necessary. That is the nice thing about revelation – it is strictly open-ended.” Hugh Nibley, letter to Morris L. Reynolds – 12 May 1966, quoted in Tanner, Case Against Mormonism – Volume 1 (Salt Lake City, UT:...
by Dan Wees | Aug 2, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“It wasn’t really so, but it seemed to be…” There is metaphoric irony about the inclusion of ‘Popcorn Popping’ in the Primary Children’s Songbook. Although the intent of this fun tune is to lighten the mood & give children a break...
by Dan Wees | Aug 2, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“If the story is true about Joseph seeing the translation of each word and phrase on the stone (or through the Urim and Thummim), then reciting it to his scribe, who in turn had to get it right before the stone would move on to the next word or phrase, then we have to...
