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- Question: How many visions of heavenly beings did Joseph Smith actually have and what was the nature of their visits? → Personages who appeared to Joseph Smith
- Question: How quickly could one join the Methodists in the 1830s? → Events after the First Vision
- Question: How should we interpreter Ezekiel 37 regarding the Book of Mormon? → Question: How should we interpret Ezekiel 37 regarding the Book of Mormon?
- Question: How to the theological concepts of Joseph Smith actually compare to those of Thomas Dick? → Thomas Dick’s The Philosophy of a Future State
- Question: How was enforcement of the Word of Wisdom phased in over time? → Word of Wisdom implementation over time
- Question: How was the decision reached to destroy the ''Nauvoo Expositor''? → Joseph Smith and the Nauvoo Expositor
- Question: How was the doctrine of creation altered to "creatio ex nihilo"? → Creation out of nothing (creatio ex nihilo)
- Question: How was the text of the Book of Abraham produced by Joseph Smith? → Production of the Book of Abraham
- Question: How was the wording of the "rod of nature" revelation that became Doctrine and Coveants 8:6–8 altered over time? → Question: How was the wording of the "rod of nature" revelation that became Doctrine and Covenants 8:6–8 altered over time?
- Question: How were Joseph Smith's seer stones involved in the translation of the Book of Mormon? → Joseph Smith and folk magic or the occult
- Question: How were divorces formalized among Mormons on the frontier in the 19th century? → Latter-day Saints and divorce in the nineteenth century
- Question: How were the missing portions of the Joseph Smith Papyri facsimilies restored? → Question: How were the missing portions of the Joseph Smith Papyri facsimiles restored?
- Question: If "the wages of sin is death" as described in Romans 6:23, and the fall of Adam and Eve was a transgression rather than a sin, then why did it introduce death into the world? → Fall of Adam and Eve
- Question: If God intended the Fall of Adam and Eve, why did he forbid the fruit? Why did he not simply create them as mortals? → Fall of Adam and Eve
- Question: If Gordon B. Hinckley were a true prophet, why did he not discern the nature of the Hofmann forgeries? → Mark Hofmann
- Question: If Mormons don't drink coffee and tea because it contains caffeine, then why do they consume other products which contain caffeine? → Modern implementation of the Word of Wisdom
- Question: If early Church leaders taught that plural marriage was required, does this mean that current members are not capable of achieving exaltation? → Plural marriage as a requirement for exaltation
- Question: If same-sex attraction is something that occurs naturally, why can't God and the Church accept it by allowing sealings of LGBT couples? → Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ
- Question: If the Adam-God doctrine isn't true, how come D&C 27:11 calls Adam the Ancient of Days which is clearly a title for God in Daniel 7? → Brigham Young and Adam-God theory
- Question: If the Book of Mormon is an accurate translation, why would it contain translational errors that exist in the King James Bible? → KJV translation errors in the Book of Mormon
- Question: If the First Vision story was known by the public before 1840, then would anti-Mormons “surely” have seized upon it as an evidence of Joseph Smith’s imposture? → Events after the First Vision
- Question: If the Joseph Smith Translation (JST) is Joseph Smith's 'correction' of Biblical errors, why do these corrections not match known Biblical manuscripts? → The Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible
- Question: If the gold plates were originally in Mesoamerica, how did they get to New York? → Mesoamerican Model of Book of Mormon geography
- Question: If the only purpose of polygamy was to "raise up seed," then why did Joseph not have children by his plural wives? → Purpose of plural marriage
- Question: If the story of Emma pushing Eliza Snow down the stairs is true, why did Eliza not make use of it? → Question: Was a pregnant Eliza R. Snow pushed down the stairs by a furious Emma, resulting in a miscarriage?
- Question: If the transgression of Adam and Eve resulted in physical and spiritual death, then why are we only subject to spiritual death for eternity if we do not repent? → Fall of Adam and Eve
- Question: If the transgression of Adam and Eve was actually a blessing for them, then why did they feel guilty and afraid when God approached them in the Garden of Eden after they committed their transgression? → Fall of Adam and Eve
- Question: In Mormonism, what are the ramifications from denying a gay identity? → Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ
- Question: In Mormonism, when our leaders speak, has the thinking been done? → Question: For Latter-day Saints, when our leaders speak, has the thinking been done?
- Question: In the 1950s, did Mormons teach that the only way a black man could get into heaven was as a slave? → Repudiated ideas about race
- Question: In the spirit world after this life, will those who lived in President Hinckley's time will be bowed to? → Mormon urban legends or folklore
- Question: In what way did Joseph Smith implement the Word of Wisdom during his lifetime? → Joseph Smith and the Word of Wisdom
- Question: Is ''History of the Church'' not accurate because Joseph Smith did not write it himself? → History of the Church (6-volume history)
- Question: Is ''History of the Church'' not accurate because Joseph Smith himself did not write it himself? → Question: Is ''History of the Church'' not accurate because Joseph Smith did not write it himself?
- Question: Is Jacob 2:30 actually not saying that polygamy is an occasional exception to monogamy? → Plural marriage in the Book of Mormon
- Question: Is Mormonism in error because Christianity requires a "closed canon" instead of the Church's "open canon"? → Latter-day Saint scripture and the closed canon
- Question: Is The Family: A Proclamation to the World against feminism? → The Family: A Proclamation to the World
- Question: Is a blessing given to Lyman Johnson that he would live until the gathering accomplished a false prophecy? → Question: Is a blessing given to Lyman Johnson that he would live until the gathering was accomplished a false prophecy?
- Question: Is any book of scripture perfect? → Biblical inerrancy
- Question: Is everything that is published by the Church considered doctrine? → Question: Is everything that is published by the Church considered Mormon doctrine?
- Question: Is gender a social construct? → The Family: A Proclamation to the World
- Question: Is interracial marriage prohibited or condemned within the Church? → Repudiated ideas about race
- Question: Is it hypocritical for Mormons to oppose same-sex marriage, when the Church itself practiced plural marriage? → Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ
- Question: Is it possible that Joseph Smith is not a martyr because, while in jail, he had a gun and he had the temerity to defend himself? → Joseph Smith fired a gun at Carthage Jail
- Question: Is it possible that President Monson doesn't bear witness of foundational doctrines? → Criticisms of Thomas S. Monson
- Question: Is it possible that as late as the end of the nineteenth century that there was uncertainty among Mormon Church officials about the identity of the personages that appeared to Joseph Smith during his First Vision? → Events after the First Vision
- Question: Is it true Mormons believe the original Garden of Eden was located in Missouri? → Question: Is it true that Mormons believe the original Garden of Eden was located in Missouri?
- Question: Is it true that Joseph killed two men by firing at the mob? → Joseph Smith fired a gun at Carthage Jail
- Question: Is it true that Mormons are forbidden from drinking cola drinks such as Coke, Pepsi and Dr Pepper? → Modern implementation of the Word of Wisdom
- Question: Is polygamy sexist? → Is polygamy sexist?