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- 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#Gospel Topics: .22Although some leaders had large polygamous families.2C two-thirds of polygamist men had only two wives at a time.22
- 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#''Gospel Topics'': 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
- 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#''Gospel Topics'': 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
- 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"
- Source:Gospel Topics:Race and the Priesthood:During the first two decades of the Church’s existence, a few black men were ordained to the priesthood → Gospel Topics: "During the first two decades of the Church’s existence, a few black men were ordained to the priesthood"
- Source:Gospel Topics:Race and the Priesthood:Even after 1852, at least two black Mormons continued to hold the priesthood → Gospel Topics: "Even after 1852, at least two black Mormons continued to hold the priesthood"
- Source:Gospel Topics:Spaulding Manuscript:Similarities between his manuscript and the Book of Mormon are general and superficial → The Spalding Theory of Book of Mormon authorship#''Gospel Topics'': "Similarities between his manuscript and the Book of Mormon are general and superficial"
- Source:Gospel Topics:The Manifesto and the End of Plural Marriage:Joseph F. Smith broke the law → Plural marriage practiced after the First Manifesto#''Gospel Topics'': "Church President Joseph F. Smith took the stand in the Senate chamber in March 1904. When asked, he defended his family relationships"
- Source:Gospel Topics:The Manifesto and the End of Plural Marriage:Reed Smoot hearings → Plural marriage practiced after the First Manifesto#''Gospel Topics'': "The Church’s role in these marriages became a subject of intense debate after Reed Smoot, an Apostle, was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1903"
- Source:Gospel Topics:The Manifesto and the End of Plural Marriage:The Second Manifesto → Plural marriage practiced after the First Manifesto#''Gospel Topics'': "The Second Manifesto. At first, the performance of new plural marriages after the Manifesto was largely unknown to people outside the Church"
- Source:Gospel Topics:The various accounts of the First Vision tell a consistent story → Gospel Topics: "The various accounts of the First Vision tell a consistent story, though naturally they differ in emphasis and detail"
- Source:Gospel Topics:Translation and Historicity of the Book of Abraham:Mormon and non-Mormon Egyptologists agree that the characters on the fragments do not match the translation given in the book of Abraham → Gospel Topics on LDS.org: "Mormon and non-Mormon Egyptologists agree that the characters on the fragments do not match the translation given in the book of Abraham"
- Source:Gospel Topics:Translation and Historicity of the Book of Abraham:Scholars have identified the papyrus fragments as parts of standard funerary texts → Gospel Topics: "The phrase can be understood to mean that Abraham is the author and not the literal copyist"
- Source:Gospel Topics:Translation and Historicity of the Book of Abraham:Some evidence suggests that Joseph studied the characters on the Egyptian papyri and attempted to learn the Egyptian language → Purpose of the Kirtland Egyptian Papers
- Source:Grayson:Deciphering North American Pleistocene Extinctions:5:losses...ended in Florida perhaps as recently as 2000 years ago → Grayson: "extinct North American mammals...losses began in Mexico and Alaska during the Pleistocene and ended in Florida perhaps as recently as 2000 years ago"
- Source:Günther Juncker (1994):Christ As Angel:Unknown to many, the early church fathers often referred to Jesus as an Angel → Juncker (1994): "Unknown to many, the early church fathers often referred to Jesus as an Angel....in antiquity the word 'angel' meant 'messenger'"
- Source:Haight:Ensign:May 1996:I was there with the outpouring of the Spirit in that room so strong that none of us could speak afterwards → David B. Haight: "I was there with the outpouring of the Spirit in that room so strong that none of us could speak afterwards"
- Source:Hales:Receiving a Testimony of the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ:October 2003:Gaining a testimony and becoming converted begins with study and prayer, then living the gospel with patience and persistence → Robert D. Hales (2013): "Gaining a testimony and becoming converted begins with study and prayer, then living the gospel with patience and persistence"
- Source:Hamblin:Steel in the Book of Mormon:there are no references to Nephite steel after 400 B.C. → Hamblin: "there are no references to Nephite steel after 400 B.C."
- Source:Harold B. Lee:11 Nov 1959:it seems all are in agreement that the followers of Lehi came to the western shores of South America → Harold B. Lee (11 Nov 1959) "it seems all are in agreement that the followers of Lehi came to the western shores of South America"
- Source:Harold B. Lee:8 Jul 1966:if the Lord wanted us to know where it was, or where Zarahemla was, he’d have given us latitude and longitude, don’t you think? → Harold B. Lee (8 Jul 1966): "if the Lord wanted us to know where it was, or where Zarahemla was, he’d have given us latitude and longitude, don’t you think?"
- Source:Harold B. Lee:THBL:636:I have received a witness that I cannot or dare not deny. When I see Jesus, I cannot mistake His identity. I know that He lives! → Harold B. Lee: "I have received a witness that I cannot or dare not deny. When I see Jesus, I cannot mistake His identity. I know that He lives!"
- Source:Hartley:The Knight Family: Part II:Ensign:Nov 1989:The Prophet introduced several doctrines relating to the temple, including the temple ceremonies and plural marriage → Ensign (1989): "The Prophet introduced several doctrines relating to the temple, including the temple ceremonies and plural marriage"
- Source:Head:A Brief Survey of Ancient Near Eastern Beekeeping:FR 20:1:Pre-Columbian American Beekeeping → Head: "The indigenous American bee is the melipona (a stingless bee). It produces only about one kilogram of honey per year"
- Source:Heber C. Kimball:JD 11:82:I know it by revelation by the Spirit of God, for in this way my Heavenly Father communes with me → Heber C. Kimball (1865): "I know it by revelation by the Spirit of God, for in this way my Heavenly Father communes with me"
- Source:Heber J. Grant:1937:I am a firm believer that this country, both North and South America, is the choice land of the world → Heber J. Grant (1937): "I am a firm believer that this country, both North and South America, is the choice land of the world"
- Source:Helen Mar Kimball:Representative Women of Deseret:I have encouraged and sustained my husband in the celestial order of marriage → Helen Mar Kimball: "I have encouraged and sustained my husband in the celestial order of marriage because I knew it was right"
- Source:Henry B. Eyring:Witnesses for God:Ensign:November 1996:I know as surely as did the Apostles Peter, James, and John that Jesus is the Christ, our risen Lord → Henry B. Eyring (1996): "I know as surely as did the Apostles Peter, James, and John that Jesus is the Christ, our risen Lord"
- Source:Henry Eyring:Reflections of a Scientist:2:Is there any conflict between science and religion? → Henry Eyring: "Is there any conflict between science and religion? There is no conflict in the mind of God, but often there is conflict in the minds of men"
- Source:Highlights in the Prophet's Life:Ensign:June 1994:Tried and acquitted on fanciful charge of being a "disorderly person" → Ensign (June 1994): "Highlights in the Prophet’s Life 20 Mar. 1826: Tried and acquitted on fanciful charge of being a “disorderly person,” South Bainbridge, Chenango County, New York
- Source:Hinckley:Ensign:May 2006:I remind you that no man who makes disparaging remarks concerning those of another race can consider himself a true disciple of Christ → Gordon B. Hinckley: "I remind you that no man who makes disparaging remarks concerning those of another race can consider himself a true disciple of Christ"
- Source:Hinckley:Ensign:October 1984:I am not worried that the Prophet Joseph Smith gave a number of versions of the first vision → Gordon B. Hinckley (1984): "I am not worried that the Prophet Joseph Smith gave a number of versions of the first vision"
- Source:Holland:GC2014:it is a characteristic of our age that if people want any gods at all, they want them to be gods who do not demand much → Elder Jeffery R. Holland: "it is a characteristic of our age that if people want any gods at all, they want them to be gods who do not demand much"
- Source:Holland:I Have a Question:Ensign:September 1976:Nephi's killing of Laban → Jeffery R. Holland: "It is wrong to assume that Nephi in any way wished to take Laban’s life"
- Source:Hoskisson:Scimitars, Cimeters:Warfare in the Book of Mormon:the mistaken assumption that scimitars did not exist in the pre-Islamic Old World → Hoskisson: "the mistaken assumption that scimitars did not exist in the pre-Islamic Old World"
- Source:Hoskisson:Where Was the Ur of Abraham:Ensign:July 1991:I will suggest an alternate location for the Ur of the Chaldees in the story of Abraham → Paul Hoskisson (1991): "I will suggest an alternate location for the Ur of the Chaldees in the story of Abraham"
- Source:How Do I Recognize and Understand the Spirit:Preach My Gospel:As you pray for inspiration, you should also confirm your feelings → Preach My Gospel: "As you pray for inspiration, you should also confirm your feelings...Certainly the Spirit of the Lord can bring strong emotional feelings, including tears, but that outward manifestation ought not to be confused with the presence of the
- Source:Howe:Spalding theory:I could better believe that Spaulding wrote it than that Joe Smith saw an angel → The Spalding Theory of Book of Mormon authorship#Eber D. Howe: "I could better believe that Spaulding wrote it than that Joe Smith saw an angel"
- Source:Hugh Nibley:1978:one tragically short-lived religious civilization that once flourished in Mesoamerica and then vanished toward the northeast in the course → Hugh Nibley (1978): "one tragically short-lived religious civilization that once flourished in Mesoamerica and then vanished toward the northeast in the course"
- Source:Hugh Nibley:19 Aug 1983:All this took place in Central America → Hugh Nibley (19 Aug 1983): "All this took place in Central America"
- Source:Improvement Era:January 1968:Often the funerary texts contained passages from the "Book of the Dead," a book that was to assist in the safe passage of the dead person into the spirit world → Improvement Era (January 1968): "Often the funerary texts contained passages from the 'Book of the Dead,' a book that was to assist in the safe passage of the dead person into the spirit world"
- Source:Improvement Era:Nov 1946:Did Joseph Smith introduce plural marriage → Improvement Era (1946): "Did Joseph Smith Introduce Plural Marriage?...It is also possible, though the Church does not now permit it, to seal two living people for eternity only, with no association on earth"