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- 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
- Source:Gospel Topics:The Manifesto and the End of Plural Marriage:Joseph F. Smith broke the law → Plural marriage practiced after the First Manifesto
- Source:Gospel Topics:The Manifesto and the End of Plural Marriage:Reed Smoot hearings → Plural marriage practiced after the First Manifesto
- Source:Gospel Topics:The Manifesto and the End of Plural Marriage:The Second Manifesto → Plural marriage practiced after the First Manifesto
- 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
- 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"
- Source:Improvement Era:Nov 1946: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 → 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"
- Source:Improvement Era:Nov 1946:Joseph Smith introduced plural marriage → Improvement Era (1946): "That Joseph Smith actually was the person who introduced plural marriage into the Church and that he practised it himself are amply proved by existing facts"
- Source:Improvement Era 1909 regards an ancient earth as consistent with scripture → Improvement Era 1909 regards an ancient earth as consistent with scripture
- Source:J. Reuben Clark:1940:Thus the hemisphere – Zion in its full area –was becoming “a land of liberty → J. Reuben Clark (1940): "Thus the hemisphere – Zion in its full area –was becoming “a land of liberty"
- Source:JBMS:10:1:Out of the Dust:Horse bones in Yucatan → Journal of Book of Mormon Studies: "Pottery and other cultural materials were found in levels VII and above. But in some of those artifact-bearing strata there were horse bones, even in level II"
- Source:JPS Torah Commentary:Deuteronomy:Filial insubordination is a grave offense because respect and obedience toward parents is regarded as the cornerstone of all order and authority → JPS Torah Commentary: Deuteronomy: "Filial insubordination is a grave offense because respect and obedience toward parents is regarded as the cornerstone of all order and authority"
- Source:JSP:Although he hated adultery and was deeply loyal to his wife Emma, he believed he was to take additional wives as had the ancient patriarchs → Joseph Smith Papers: "Although he hated adultery and was deeply loyal to his wife Emma, he believed he was to take additional wives as had the ancient patriarchs"
- Source:James E. Talmage, a geologist, spoke of the earth forming from other bodies → Age of the Earth
- Source:James E. Talmage:Apr 1929:the Book of Mormon does not give us precise and definite information whereby we can locate those places with certainty → James E. Talmage (Apr 1929): "the Book of Mormon does not give us precise and definite information whereby we can locate those places with certainty"
- Source:January 1994:First Presidency statement on Church discipline → Statement by The Council of the First Presidency and The Quorum of the Twelve on Church Discipline
- Source:John A. Widtsoe:Jul 1950:under the Prophet's editorship Central America was denominated the region of Book of Mormon activities → John A. Widtsoe (Jul 1950): "under the Prophet's editorship Central America was denominated the region of Book of Mormon activities"
- Source:John E. Clark:Archaeology and Cumorah Questions:The hill the plates came from is not at issue; the question is whether this final resting place is the same hill where the ending battles occurred → John E. Clark, "Archaeology and Cumorah Questions,": "The hill the plates came from is not at issue; the question is whether this final resting place is the same hill where the ending battles occurred"