by Dan Wees | Jul 31, 2018 | Miscellaneous
As with Mosiah 21:28, another example exists where the text has been modified to read “king Mosiah” when the Printer’s Manuscript clearly reads “King Benjamin.” This change was made for the 1849 British edition of the Book of Mormon by Orson Pratt and has not been...
by Dan Wees | Jul 31, 2018 | Miscellaneous
In the canonized version of Joseph Smith’s history, found in the Pearl of Great Price, we find two conflicting verses: “In the midst of this war of words and tumult of opinions, I often said to myself: What is to be done? Who of all these parties are right; or, are...
by Dan Wees | Jul 31, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“Inspiration is discovered in the fact that each part, as it was revealed, dovetailed perfectly with what had come before. There was no need for eliminating, changing, or adjusting any part to make it fit.” Joseph Fielding Smith, Doctrines of Salvation – Volume...
by Dan Wees | Jul 31, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“None of the early revelations of the Church have been revised.” Hugh B. Brown, letter to Morris Reynolds (Salt Lake City, UT: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 13 May 1966),...
by Dan Wees | Jul 31, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“I have a hard time with historians…because they idolize the truth. The truth is not uplifting; it destroys. Historians should tell only that part of the truth that is inspiring and uplifting.” Boyd K. Packer via D. Michael Quinn, related in “Pillars of My Faith”...
by Dan Wees | Jul 31, 2018 | Miscellaneous
The Lectures on Faith (teaching the plurality of Gods and that man could become a God) were important enough to be added to LDS scripture. They were unanimously sustained during the conference held on 17 August 1835 to be included in the Doctrine and Covenants....
