History

“Silence and the Prophet’s Hidden Wives.”

Exposes LDS curriculum’s quiet omission of Joseph Smith’s plural wives from official narratives.

“Hidden Words in a Prophet's Hat.”

Examines Joseph Smith’s confirmed translation method using a hat and seer stone rather than the plates.

“The Vanishing Plates of the Book of Mormon.”

Analyzes disappearance of Joseph Smith’s golden plates and evolving claims about their custody.

“The Curious Case of Nephi's Temple.”

Questions plausibility of Nephi’s grand temple by comparing it to known ancient construction limits.

“Exposing Joseph Smith: The Kinderhook Deception.”

Documents Joseph Smith’s translation attempt of a known forgery, raising questions about prophetic claims.

“Mountain Meadows: The Church’s Unhealed Wound.”

Reviews the massacre’s historical details and the church’s decades-long struggle to fully acknowledge it.

“Joseph Smith’s Uneasy Encounter with Methodism.”

Examines Joseph Smith’s involvement with Methodism and its tension with his later origin accounts.

“Joseph Smith’s Long Record of Legal Trouble.”

Details Joseph Smith’s numerous court appearances and their impact on early LDS history.

“The 'Other Smith' Before the Book of Mormon.”

Investigates Joseph Smith Sr.’s own visionary traditions and their influence on LDS origins.

“Church Essays Admit What Smith Denied Publicly”

Smith denied polygamy publicly despite secretly marrying numerous women.