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- Snuffer → Criticism of Mormonism/Online documents/Denver Snuffer
- So what's the deal with DanBrown's next book and the Mormons? → Mormonism and popular media/Dan Brown's next book and Mormonism
- Social pressure and the priesthood ban/CriticalSources → Template:Critical sources box:Mormonism and racial issues/Blacks and the priesthood/Social pressure/CriticalSources
- Sola scriptura → Mormonism and the Bible/Completeness
- Solomon Spalding → The Spalding Theory of Book of Mormon authorship
- Solomon Spaulding → The Spalding Theory of Book of Mormon authorship
- Source:Adams:Lehi's Jerusalem and Writing on Metal Plates:1994:Did others in Lehi's Jerusalem inscribe records on metal plates? → William J. Adams Jr. (1994): "These incidences raise the question: Did others in Lehi's Jerusalem inscribe records on metal plates?"
- Source:Allen:Improvement Era:April 1970:he continued to do so in varying detail until the year of his death → Allen (1970): "the Prophet described his experience to friends and acquaintances at least as early as 1831-32...he continued to do so in varying detail until the year of his death"
- Source:American Revivalist:2 Feb 1833:The Book of Mormon is a record of the forefathers of our western tribes of Indians → American Revivalist (2 Feb 1833): "The Book of Mormon is a record of the forefathers of our western tribes of Indians"
- Source:Anderson:By the Gift and Power of God:Ensign:September 1977:Joseph Smith may have used a bible during translation → Ensign (Sept. 1977): "If his translation was essentially the same as that of the King James version, he apparently quoted the verse from the Bible"
- Source:Anderson:Investigating:137-18:All witnesses reaffirm their published testimony → Richard Anderson: All eleven Book of Mormon witnesses publicly reaffirmed their testimony as printed
- Source:Anthony W. Ivins:Apr 1929:Where was the land of Zarahemla? Where was the City of Zarahemla?...There has never been anything yet set forth that definitely settles that question → Anthony W. Ivins (Apr 1929): "Where was the land of Zarahemla? Where was the City of Zarahemla?...There has never been anything yet set forth that definitely settles that question"
- Source:Appleby:Mormonism Consistent:1843:I contend that it is North and South America both that includes the promised land to the branches of Joseph → Missionary responds to critic (1843): "I contend that it is North and South America both that includes the promised land to the branches of Joseph"
- Source:Armitage:Silk production and its impact on families and communites in Oaxaca, Mexico:2008:Wild silk → Armitage: "It is suggested by de Ávila Blomberg that wild silk was used in Oaxaca in pre-Columbian times"
- Source:Armitage:Silk production and its impact on families and communities in Oaxaca, Mexico:2008:Wild silk → Armitage: "It is suggested by de Ávila Blomberg that wild silk was used in Oaxaca in pre-Columbian times"
- Source:B.H. Roberts:New Witnesses For God:we need not be surprised if we sometimes find them mistaken in their conceptions and deductions → B.H. Roberts: "we need not be surprised if we sometimes find them mistaken in their conceptions and deductions"
- Source:BYU Master's Thesis:Aug 1968:Uses Mesoamerica as presumptive culture source for costumes destined for a Book of Mormon re-enactments → BYU Master's Thesis (Aug 1968): Uses Mesoamerica as presumptive culture source for costumes destined for a Book of Mormon re-enactments
- Source:Backman:Ensign:January 1985:On at least four different occasions, Joseph Smith either wrote or dictated to scribes accounts → Backman (1985): "On at least four different occasions, Joseph Smith either wrote or dictated to scribes accounts of his sacred experience of 1820"
- Source:Barney:KJV Italics:three types of evidence favoring the conclusion that Joseph understood the meaning of the italicized words → Barney: "three types of evidence favoring the conclusion that Joseph understood the meaning of the italicized words"
- Source:Benajah Williams:July 1820:Had a two Days meeting at Sq Bakers in Richmond → Events leading to the First Vision
- Source:Bernardino de Sahagun:The War of Conquest: How It Was Waged Here in Mexico:Aztecs viewed Spanish horses as deer → Bernardino de Sahagun: "Fodder was provided the deer—horses—which the Spaniards rode"
- Source:Bitton:Great-Grandfather’s Family:Ensign:Feb 1977:plural marriage...Starting during Joseph Smith’s own lifetime but limited to a few dozen families until its official announcement in 1852 → Ensign (1977): "plural marriage...Starting during Joseph Smith’s own lifetime but limited to a few dozen families until its official announcement in 1852"
- Source:BoM verses:Horses → Verses in the Book of Mormon that talk about "horses"
- Source:Book of Jubilees:Chapter 12:1-8:Abraham tells his father that he should not worship idols → Book of Jubilees 12:1-8: "Abram said to Terah his father...What help and profit have we from those idols which thou dost worship...And his father said unto him...Keep silent, my son, lest they slay thee"
- Source:Bradshaw:Defining Adultery:Joseph Smith could not have been properly convicted of adultery under the law of Illinois in 1844 → Was the practice of polygamy against the law in Illinois in the 1840s?
- Source:Brigham Young:1855:JD 2:171:The Lord did not come with the armies of heaven → Brigham Young (1855): "The Lord did not come with the armies of heaven...But He did send His angel to this same obscure person, Joseph Smith jun"
- Source:Brigham Young:1861:JD 8:354:The Lord chose Joseph Smith, called upon him at fourteen years of age, gave him visions → Brigham Young (1861): "The Lord chose Joseph Smith, called upon him at fourteen years of age, gave him visions"
- Source:Brigham Young:1867:JD 12:67:the Lord called upon Joseph he was but a boy—a child, only about fourteen years of age → Brigham Young (1867): "the Lord called upon Joseph he was but a boy—a child, only about fourteen years of age"
- Source:Brigham Young:JD 14:116:whether the Lord...made the earth in six days or in as many millions of years, is and will remain a matter of speculation → Brigham Young (1871): "whether the Lord...made it in six days or in as many millions of years, is and will remain a matter of speculation in the minds of men unless he give revelation on the subject"
- Source:Brigham Young:JD 14:116:whether the Lord made the earth in six days or in as many millions of years, is and will remain a matter of speculation in the minds of men → Brigham Young (1871): "whether the Lord...made it in six days or in as many millions of years, is and will remain a matter of speculation in the minds of men"
- Source:Brigham Young:JD 1:314:I do not even believe that there is a single revelation, among the many God has given to the Church, that is perfect in its fulness → Brigham Young (1855): "I do not even believe that there is a single revelation, among the many God has given to the Church, that is perfect in its fulness"
- Source:Brigham Young:JD 7:243:have I yet lived to the state of perfection that I can commune in person with the Father and the Son at my will and pleasure? No → Brigham Young (1859): "have I yet lived to the state of perfection that I can commune in person with the Father and the Son at my will and pleasure? No, though I hold myself in readiness that he can wield me at his will and pleasure"
- Source:Brigham Young:we know that he was an honorable man and dealt justly, we know his true character → Source:Brigham Young:1855:JD 3:51:we know that he was an honorable man and dealt justly, we know his true character
- Source:Brown:Brigham Young’s Teachings on Adam:2009 FAIR Conference:Brigham Young repeated these ideas and expounded upon them during the next 25 years → Matthew Brown (2009): "Brigham Young repeated these ideas and expounded upon them during the next 25 years. His viewpoints have been variously classified as doctrine, theory, paradox, heresy, speculation, and some of the mysteries"
- Source:Bruce R. McConkie:All Are Alike Unto God:Forget everything that I have said, or what President Brigham Young or President George Q. Cannon or whomsoever has said in days past that is contrary to the present revelation → Understanding pre-1978 statements about race
- Source:Cameron J. Packer:Cumorah's Cave:2004:Joseph Smith and others returned the plates to a cave in the Hill Cumorah after he finished translating them → Cameron J. Packer (2004): "Joseph Smith and others returned the plates to a cave in the Hill Cumorah after he finished translating them"
- Source:Charles W. Penrose:Improvement Era:September 1912:it is not stated that plural marriage is thus essential → Plural marriage as a requirement for exaltation
- Source:Christensen:Eye of the Beholder, Law of the Harvest:Interpreter:Runnells claims that 'there is absolutely no record of a First Vision prior to 1832' → Christensen: "Runnells shifts the argument regarding the First Vision from 'absolutely no record of' to...'the first vision was unknown to the Saints and the world before 1832'"
- Source:Christensen:Eye of the Beholder, Law of the Harvest:Interpreter:Runnells says, 'Although the priesthood is now taught to have been restored in 1829, Joseph and Oliver made no such claim until 1834" → Christensen: "Notice again the shift from an original argument against the priesthood restoration based on 'no such claim until 1834' to a much softer complaint about the general membership being 'unfamiliar with the now official story.'"
- Source:Christensen:Eye of the Beholder:Interpreter 10:2014:his Letter and his response to FairMormon works from an assumption that LDS leadership should display no weakness → Christensen (2014): "His Letter and his response to FairMormon works from an assumption that LDS leadership should display no weakness, have no common manner of language, never err in their statements"
- Source:Christian Whitmer Eight Witnesses statements → The witness of Christian Whitmer
- Source:Christofferson:Ensign:January 1998:The principle of vicarious service should not seem strange to any Christian → D. Todd Christofferson (1998): "The principle of vicarious service should not seem strange to any Christian"
- Source:Christofferson:The Prophet Joseph Smith:BYUI Devotional:2013:Critics have also claimed that there were no religious revivals in the Palmyra, New York, area in 1820 → Events leading to the First Vision
- Source:Church:Gospel Topics:Book of Mormon Geography → Source:The Church also addressed issues of Book of Mormon geography in the Gospel Topics essays available on the Church's official website
- Source:Church History In The Fulness Of Times Student Manual:2003:The law of celestial marriage, as outlined in this revelation, also included the principle of the plurality of wives → Church History in the Fulness of Times (2003): "The law of celestial marriage, as outlined in this revelation, also included the principle of the plurality of wives"
- Source:Church History Seminary Teacher Manual:2013:Joseph Smith emphasized different aspects of his vision in his multiple accounts → Seminary Manual (2013): "Joseph Smith emphasized different aspects of his vision in his multiple accounts"
- Source:D. Todd Christofferson:Apr 2012:it should be remembered that not every statement made by a Church leader past or present necessarily constitutes doctrine → D. Todd Christofferson (Apr 2012): "it should be remembered that not every statement made by a Church leader past or present necessarily constitutes doctrine"
- Source:Dallin H. Oaks:29 Oct 1993:the Book of Mormon is not a history of all of the people who have lived on the continents of North and South America → Dallin H. Oaks (29 Oct 1993): "the Book of Mormon is not a history of all of the people who have lived on the continents of North and South America"
- Source:Dallin Oaks:Teaching and Learning by the Spirit:Ensign:March 1997:Surely, the word “burning” in this scripture signifies a feeling of comfort and serenity...That is the way revelation works → Dallin H. Oaks (1997): "Surely, the word “burning” in this scripture signifies a feeling of comfort and serenity. That is the witness many receive. That is the way revelation works"
- Source:David O. McKay:1843:and this includes Canada and the southern republics, was a choice land when the Jaredites left the land of Shinar approximately four thousand years ago → David O. McKay (1843): "and this includes Canada and the southern republics, was a choice land when the Jaredites left the land of Shinar approximately four thousand years ago"