by Dan Wees | Aug 20, 2019 | Miscellaneous
Baptism is a strictly New Testament concept and is not found in the Old Testament whatsoever. Yet, disregarding this very simple idea, Joseph Smith paints the notion that Adam was baptized, and even mentions the Holy Ghost and Jesus Christ by name. Genesis Chapter 6...
by Dan Wees | Aug 19, 2019 | Miscellaneous
Joseph Smith, Jr. was dissatisfied with several aspects of the Bible. He began modifying it in 1830 and continued this editing process for years. Most scholars are convinced it was completed. The reworking of the book was not adopted by the LDS Church early on, but it...
by Dan Wees | Aug 18, 2019 | Miscellaneous
“I was present with a number at or near Kinderhook, and helped to dig at the time the plates were found … I washed and cleaned the plates and subsequently made an honest affidavit to the same. “But since that time, Bridge Whitten said to me that he cut and...
by Dan Wees | Aug 16, 2019 | Miscellaneous
With all the recent fervor in Wordprint studies regarding various sources as primary influences of the Book of Mormon, a case is trying to be built for a “smoking gun” resource. Books such as “The Late War,” “View of the Hebrews,” and “The First Book of Napoleon” are...
by Dan Wees | Aug 15, 2019 | Miscellaneous
“The [Kinderhook] plates are now back in their original category of genuine … Joseph Smith, Jun., stands as a true prophet and translator of ancient records by divine means and all the world is invited to investigate the truth which has sprung out of the earth not...
by Dan Wees | Aug 13, 2019 | Miscellaneous
There are moments when it seems that Joseph Smith, Jr. forgets he is supposed to make the Book of Mormon sound Biblical and relaxes back into his treasure hunting notions. These words not only sound mystical, but the word “cite” never appears in the...
