Category: Censorship and Suppression
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Mormonism & Magic
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum are considered by the Mormon people to have been two of the greatest men who ever lived. The Doctrine and Covenants says that “their names will be classed among the martyrs of religion; . . . From age to age shall their names go down to…
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Mormonism and Truth
Joseph Smith’s Secretary’s Diaries Embarrass Church By Jerald and Sandra Tanner In the last issue of the Messenger we reported that For 140 years the Mormon Church has been suppressing the Nauvoo diaries of Joseph Smith’s secretary William Clayton. These diaries have been hidden in the vault of the First Presidency. Recently, however, quotations from…
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Danite Entry Crossed Out in Smith’s Diary
Part of Joseph Smith’s diaries gives evidence for the existence of the murderous Danite band.
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Absolutely No Middle Ground
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner Since we began our work in the early 1960s, a great deal of historical information has come to light which shows that Mormonism is not based upon a solid foundation. The General Authorities of the Church could not deal with the problems and called upon the historians hoping that they…
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Historians Face Crisis
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner In the new edition of Mormonism—Shadow or Reality? we deal with the serious problems Mormon historians are having with the leaders of the Church. We show that some of the top Mormon leaders are trying desperately to hide the truth about the origin of the Church from their own people.…
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The Changing World of Mormonism: Chapter 2
Change, Censorship and Suppression The fact that Mormonism is changing is very obvious to anyone who studies the history of the church. Things that were approved of when Mormonism first began are now condemned, and things that are now approved were once condemned. For instance, the Mormon church has made a major doctrinal change with…
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Unmasking a Mormon Spy
Details of the Tanners’ experience with ‘undercover’ individuals and questions about FBI knowledge of their operations.
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Changing World of Mormonism (newsletter article)
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner January is a month we are anxiously awaiting, for this is when Moody Press plans to release our new book, The Changing World of Mormonism. This is a condensed and updated version of Mormonism—Shadow or Reality?—a book which has sold over 32,000 copies and which Bible scholar Norman L. Geisler…
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Joseph Smith’s Diaries Deal Fatal Blow to History of Church
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner In Mormonism—Shadow or Reality? pages 126-135, we demonstrated that the History of the Church which Church leaders always attributed to Joseph Smith himself was mostly compiled after his death. The evidence clearly shows that less than 40% was compiled during his lifetime. The remainder was not compiled until after Smith’s…
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Mormonism and Watergate
Mormon Credibility Gap Widens as Joseph Smith’s Suppressed 1831 Polygamy Revelation Comes to Light. This Revelation Commands Mormons to Marry Indians to Make Them “White” and “Delightsome.” By Jerald and Sandra Tanner Recently a revelation given by Joseph Smith, which has been suppressed for over 140 years, has come to light. Although Mormon leaders have…