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- Source:David Whitmer:An Address to All Believers in Christ:9:1:He that hath an ear to hear, let him hear; it was no delusion → David Whitmer (1887): "'He that hath an ear to hear, let him hear;' it was no delusion!"
- Source:David Whitmer:Investigating the Book of Mormon Witnesses:86:1:we were in the spirit when we had the view...but we were in the body also → David Whitmer (1887): "We were in the spirit when we had the view...but we were in the body also"
- Source:David Whitmer reaffirmed his published testimony of the Book of Mormon → David Whitmer reaffirmed his published testimony of the Book of Mormon
- Source:Dirkmaat:Ensign:January 2013:He...referred to it using an Old Testament term, Urim and Thummim...He also sometimes applied the term to other stones he possessed → Ensign (Jan. 2013): "He...referred to it using an Old Testament term, Urim and Thummim...He also sometimes applied the term to other stones he possessed"
- Source:Doctrine and Covenants:132:51-52:all those that have been given unto my servant Joseph → Doctrine and Covenants 132:51-52: "all those that have been given unto my servant Joseph"
- Source:Doctrine and Covenants Study Guide:Unit 31:These papyri contain authentic Egyptian writings, but they do not date to the time of Abraham, nor do they contain the actual personally handwritten account of Abraham → Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Study Guide: "These papyri contain authentic Egyptian writings, but they do not date to the time of Abraham, nor do they contain the actual personally handwritten account of Abraham"
- Source:Doctrine and Covenants and Church History:Seminary Teacher Resource Manual:Doctrine and Covenants 132:We have no knowledge that plural marriage will be a requirement for exaltation → Seminary Teacher Resource Manual: "We have no knowledge that plural marriage will be a requirement for exaltation"
- Source:Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Gospel Doctrine Teacher’s Manual:1999:The Prophet Joseph Smith and those closest to him...were challenged by this command, but they obeyed it → ''Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Gospel Doctrine Teacher’s Manual'' (1999): "the Lord commanded some of the early Saints to practice plural marriage. The Prophet Joseph Smith and those closest to him...were challenged by this command"
- Source:Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Seminary Teacher Manual:LESSON 140:Do not speculate about whether plural marriage is a requirement for the celestial kingdom → Plural marriage as a requirement for exaltation
- Source:Echoes:Ch2:11:John Whitmer 1876:I have never heard that any one of the three or eight witnesses ever denied the testimony → John Whitmer (1876): "I have never heard that any one of the three or eight witnesses ever denied the testimony that they have borne to the Book as published in the first edition of the Book of Mormon"
- Source:Echoes:Ch2:7:David Whitmer:Just as plain as I see this bed → David Whitmer (1878): "I saw them just as plain as I see this bed"
- Source:Echoes:Ch2:8:David Whitmer:I saw with these eyes and I heard with these ears → David Whitmer (1884): "I saw with these eyes and I heard with these ears"
- Source:Edward Stevenson:1870:Millennial Star:Martin Harris:my belief is swallowed up in knowledge; for I want to say to you that as the Lord lives I do know that I stood with the Prophet Joseph Smith in the presence of the angel → Edward Stevenson (1870): Martin Harris said "my belief is swallowed up in knowledge; for I want to say to you that as the Lord lives I do know that I stood with the Prophet Joseph Smith in the presence of the angel"
- Source:Eli Gilbert:24 Sep 1834:was not the book of Mormon also written by men who were divinely inspired by the Holy Spirit, on the continent of America? → Eli Gilbert (24 Sep 1834): "was not the book of Mormon also written by men who were divinely inspired by the Holy Spirit, on the continent of America?"
- Source:Encyclopedia of Mormonism:1992:The Church has not taken an official position with regard to location of geographical places → Encyclopedia of Mormonism (1992): "The Church has not taken an official position with regard to location of geographical places"
- Source:Evening and Morning Star:Feb 1833:Ruins in Central America "good testimony in favor of the Book of Mormon" → W. W. Phelps: Ruins in Central America "good testimony in favor of the Book of Mormon"
- Source:Evening and the Morning Star:Jun 1833:Lehi was guided by the matchless power of God to this continent → Evening and the Morning Star (Jun 1833): "Lehi was guided by the matchless power of God to this continent"
- Source:Evening and the Morning Star:Jun 1833:NO people that have lived on this continent, since the flood, understood many of the arts and sciences, better that the Jaredites and Nephites → Evening and the Morning Star (Jun 1833): "NO people that have lived on this continent, since the flood, understood many of the arts and sciences, better that the Jaredites and Nephites"
- Source:Evening and the Morning Star:Mar 1833:The continent of America is a choice land above all others → Evening and the Morning Star (March 1833): "The continent of America is a choice land above all others"
- Source:Ezra Taft Benson:1972:I wish that every person in my country, in your country, in all of the Americas on this entire continent would read the Book of Mormon, and in it the prophetic history of these lands → Ezra Taft Benson (1972): "I wish that every person in my country, in your country, in all of the Americas on this entire continent would read the Book of Mormon, and in it the prophetic history of these lands"
- Source:Ezra Taft Benson:Apr 1955:the Promised Land, the land of Zion, includes all of North and South America → Ezra Taft Benson (Apr 1955): "the Promised Land, the land of Zion, includes all of North and South America"
- Source:Ezra Taft Benson:Apr 1960:This is a choice land - - all of America → Ezra Taft Benson (Apr 1960 and Oct 1962): "This is a choice land - - all of America"
- Source:Ezra Taft Benson:Dec 1980:wise and inspired men in North, Central, and South America were raised up who proclaimed the sovereign truth that all men → Ezra Taft Benson (Dec 1980): "wise and inspired men in North, Central, and South America were raised up who proclaimed the sovereign truth that all men"
- Source:Ezra Taft Benson:Jan 1979:God raised up wise leaders among your progenitors which afforded Latin American countries political freedom and independence → Ezra Taft Benson (Jan 1979): "God raised up wise leaders among your progenitors which afforded Latin American countries political freedom and independence"
- Source:FAIR Questions 2:Recognizing the Voice of the Spirit:How can I come to know that spiritual experience is not just a product of chemical processes in the brain → "Recognizing the Voice of the Spirit" (Podcast): "How can I come to know that spiritual experience is not just a product of chemical processes in the brain?"
- Source:Faust:Heirs of the Kingdom of God:Ensign:May 1995:I know of his reality by a sure perception so sacred I cannot give utterance to it → James E. Faust (1995): "Jesus is our divine Savior, Redeemer, and the son of God the Father. I know of his reality by a sure perception so sacred I cannot give utterance to it"
- Source:First Presidency statement:1931:Leave geology, biology, archaeology and anthropology, no one of which has to do with the salvation of the souls of mankind, to scientific research → First Presidency statement (1931): "Leave geology, biology, archaeology and anthropology, no one of which has to do with the salvation of the souls of mankind, to scientific research"
- Source:Gardner:Joseph the Seer:2009 FAIR Conference:long before golden plates complicated his position as a local seer → Joseph Smith and folk magic or the occult
- Source:Gardner:SecondWitness:4:287:Mesoamerican king, litter and battle beast → Gardner: "a correct approach to a Mesoamerican battle required all three elements: king, litter, and battle beast"
- Source:Gee:FR 10:2:Ferguson is largely unknown to the vast majority of Latter-day Saints; his impact on Book of Mormon studies is minimal → Gee: "Ferguson is largely unknown to the vast majority of Latter-day Saints; his impact on Book of Mormon studies is minimal"
- Source:Gee:Has Olishem Been Discovered:JBMORS:22:2:2013:If Oylum Hoyuk is Olishem, the Ur of the Chaldees should be one of the dozens of Middle Bronze II sites in the Kilis plain → John Gee: "If Oylum Hoyuk is Olishem, the Ur of the Chaldees should be one of the dozens of Middle Bronze II sites in the Kilis plain"
- Source:George A. Smith:15 Nov 1864:JD 11:2:This is my Beloved Son, hear Him → George A. Smith (1864 - quoting Joseph Smith): "When the light rested upon me I saw two personages, whose brightness and glory defy all description...'This is my beloved son, hear him'"
- Source:George A. Smith:1868:JD 12:333-34:revealed to Joseph by the ministration of angels, the true condition of the religious world → George A. Smith (1868): "revealed to Joseph by the ministration of angels, the true condition of the religious world"
- Source:George Albert Smith:Oct 1940:They will find that it contains, in addition to what the Bible has told us about the world, what the Lord has said about this Western Hemisphere → George Albert Smith (Oct 1940): "They will find that it contains, in addition to what the Bible has told us about the world, what the Lord has said about this Western Hemisphere"
- Source:George F. Richards:1922:The land of North and South America is a very much favored portion of our Father's footstool → George F. Richards (1922): "The land of North and South America is a very much favored portion of our Father's footstool"
- Source:George Mantle to Marietta Walker:Autumn Leaves:1888:Do you know that is the sun shining on us? Because as sure as you know that...he translated that book by the power of God → George Mantle (1888): Martin Harris said "Do you know that is the sun shining on us? Because as sure as you know that...he translated that book by the power of God"
- Source:George Q. Cannon:1896:I know that God lives. I know that Jesus lives; for I have seen him → George Q. Cannon (1896): "I know that God lives. I know that Jesus lives; for I have seen him"
- Source:Gospel Topics:Book of Mormon Translation:As Joseph grew to understand his prophetic calling, he learned that he could use this stone for the higher purpose of translating scripture → Gospel Topics: "As Joseph grew to understand his prophetic calling, he learned that he could use this stone for the higher purpose of translating scripture"
- Source:Gospel Topics:Book of Mormon Translation:the Bible mentions other physical instruments used to access God’s power: the rod of Aaron, a brass serpent, holy anointing oils, the Ark of the Covenant, and even dirt from the ground mixed with saliva → Gospel Topics: "the Bible mentions other physical instruments used to access God’s power: the rod of Aaron, a brass serpent, holy anointing oils, the Ark of the Covenant, and even dirt from the ground mixed with saliva"
- Source:Gospel Topics:Book of Mormon and DNA Studies:The Book of Mormon...does not claim that the peoples it describes were either the predominant or the exclusive inhabitants of the lands they occupied → Gospel Topics: "The Book of Mormon...does not claim that the peoples it describes were either the predominant or the exclusive inhabitants of the lands they occupied"
- Source:Gospel Topics:Joseph Smith and his associates often used the term “Urim and Thummim” to refer to the single stone as well as the interpreters → Gospel Topics: "Joseph Smith and his associates often used the term 'Urim and Thummim' to refer to the single stone as well as the interpreters"
- Source:Gospel Topics:Joseph Smith’s explanations of the facsimiles of the book of Abraham contain additional earmarks of the ancient world → Gospel Topics: "Joseph Smith’s explanations of the facsimiles of the book of Abraham contain additional earmarks of the ancient world"
- Source:Gospel Topics:Plural Marriage and Families in Early Utah:Although some leaders had large polygamous families, two-thirds of polygamist men had only two wives at a time → Prevalence of plural marriage in Utah
- Source:Gospel Topics:Plural Marriage and Families in Early Utah:Latter-day Saints do not understand all of God’s purposes for instituting, through His prophets, the practice of plural marriage during the 19th century → Purpose of plural marriage
- Source:Gospel Topics:Plural Marriage and Families in Early Utah:The Bible and the Book of Mormon teach that the marriage of one man to one woman is God’s standard, except at specific periods when He has declared otherwise → Plural marriage in the Book of Mormon
- Source:Gospel Topics:Plural Marriage and Families in Early Utah:Today, any person who practices plural marriage cannot become or remain a member of the Church → Gospel Topics: "Today, any person who practices plural marriage cannot become or remain a member of the Church"
- Source:Gospel Topics:Plural Marriage in Kirtland and Nauvoo:Joseph Smith was sealed to a number of women who were already married → Gospel Topics on LDS.org: "Joseph Smith was sealed to a number of women who were already married. Neither these women nor Joseph explained much about these sealings, though several women said they were for eternity alone"
- Source:Gospel Topics:Race and the Priesthood:2013:Today, the Church disavows the theories advanced in the past that black skin is a sign of divine disfavor → Gospel Topics: "Today, the Church disavows the theories advanced in the past that black skin is a sign of divine disfavor or curse, or that it reflects actions in a premortal life"
- Source:Gospel Topics:Race and the Priesthood:Church authorities encountered faithful black and mixed-ancestry Mormons who had contributed financially and in other ways to the building of the São Paulo temple → Gospel Topics: "Church authorities encountered faithful black and mixed-ancestry Mormons who had contributed financially and in other ways to the building of the São Paulo temple, a sanctuary they realized they would not be allowed to enter"
- Source:Gospel Topics:Race and the Priesthood:Church leaders pondered promises made by prophets such as Brigham Young that black members would one day receive priesthood and temple blessings → Gospel Topics: "Church leaders pondered promises made by prophets such as Brigham Young that black members would one day receive priesthood and temple blessings"