Category: Book Releases
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Last Salt Lake City Messenger
A farewell message as the Utah Lighthouse Ministry closes its doors, and an excerpt from the biography about the Tanners: Lighthouse.
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Smithisms in the Book of Mormon
Examining common phrase patterns between the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants and other LDS writings, the hand of a common author becomes clear, suggesting Joseph Smith’s creative mind as the source.
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Understanding the Book of Mormon
By Ross J. Anderson (Christian Pastor, Former Mormon)Published by the Zondervan Publishing Corporation Search for a Missing Civilization:Is the Book of Mormon Really an Ancient Book? (Excerpt from Chapter Seven) As a teenager, I remember the excitement I felt the evening my father and I were invited to visit the ruins of Central America. I…
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Review: Massacre at Mountain Meadows: An American Tragedy
Dr. Ronald Huggins reviews the book, “Massacre at Mountain Meadows: An American Tragedy,” noting that its defense of Brigham Young ultimately deflates what could have been the more candid approach that was anticipated.
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We Were Wrong!
After trying to disprove Mr. LaMar Petersen’s excellent research on the Book of Mormon, the Tanners came to agree with his conclusion that it is not an inspired work.
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Quest for the Gold Plates
Stan Larson’s New Book By Jerald and Sandra Tanner Stan Larson, who was a scriptural exegete for Translation Services of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons), has recently published a book entitled, Quest for the Gold Plates: Thomas Stuart Ferguson’s Archaeological Search for the Book of Mormon. In this book Dr.…
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Inventing Mormonism (book release)
Inventing Mormonism by Wesley P. Walters and H. Michael Marquardt is now available from Utah Lighthouse Ministry. This meticulously researched book challenges Joseph Smith’s First Vision narrative and confirms his 1826 court case for occult practices.
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Mormon Leaders Suppress “Key” Item in Murder Case
One of the most amazing facts appearing in a book written about the Hofmann murders is that the LDS church already had some of the original documents that he forged and tried to sell to them.
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Solving the Mystery of the Joseph Smith Papyri
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner A book analyzing Joseph Smith’s translation of the “Book of Abraham” has caused a real stir in Utah. It is written by Charles M. Larson and is entitled, By His Own Hand Upon Papyrus: A New Look At The Joseph Smith Papyri. We understand that before the book was offered…
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Flaws in the Pearl of Great Price
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner In our new book, Flaws in the Pearl of Great Price, we have compiled some very important information concerning the Pearl of Great Price, a book accepted by members of the Mormon Church as inspired scripture. It is, in fact, one of the four standard works of the church. Since…
