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Controversy Concerning D&C 121:28
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Criticism
In 1839 Joseph Smith received a revelation from God in which it was stated that the time would come "in the which nothing shall be withheld, whether there be one God or many gods they shall be manifest" (D&C 121:28). This was an "unnecessary revelation," since according to the official LDS Church First Vision account Joseph Smith supposedly knew that there was more than one God since 1820. This information counts as evidence that the Prophet's story was fraudulent.
Source(s) of the criticism
Response
This is truly one of the strangest, and worst researched, accusations that has ever been made against the veracity of the First Vision story.
Conclusion
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Further reading
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