Category: Early Mormonism
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The Changing World of Mormonism: Chapter 15
The Arm of Flesh In Jeremiah 17:5 we read: “Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm. . . .” This Scripture means that we are not to put our trust in any man, but that we are to rely only upon God and put our trust in…
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The Changing World of Mormonism: Chapter 19
Old Testament Practices There are several Old Testament practices that have found their way into Mormonism; one of these is the practice of cursing ones enemies. Both the Bible and the Book of Mormon state that this practice was to cease with the coming of Christ. Now that Christ has come, we are supposed to rely upon…
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Wesley P. Walters: “Money Digging in New York & Joseph Smith’s 1826 Trial”
Audio archive of a 1976 lecture by Rev. Wesley Walters, the man who first located the documents relating to Joseph Smith’s 1826 arrest for being a ‘glass looker.’ He also pioneered the research on Smith’s claim of a revival in Palmyra in 1820.
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The Real Joseph Smith
Getting a clear impression of Joseph Smith’s character has been difficult, due to guarded church records and LDS historians who have often been pressured.
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Reign of the Mormon Kings
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner We are happy to announce that we have now completed the second volume of The Mormon Kingdom. In the first volume of this work (temporarily out of print) we showed that Joseph Smith formed a secret organization known as the “Council of Fifty” and “suffered himself to be ordained king”…
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New Find Undermines Mormonism
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner We feel very honored and happy to announce one of the most important discoveries since Joseph Smith founded the Mormon Church in 1830. This is the discovery by Wesley P. Walters of an original document which is more than 140 years old. This document proves that Joseph Smith was a…
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Joseph Smith and Money-Digging
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner In 1877 the Vermont Historical Gazetteer printed the following information: About 1800, occurred the “Wood scrape,”. . . a strange affair in which the Wood families, then living here, were the leading actors . . . the Woods dug for money in various parts of the town, and were engaged in this for nearly…
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Violence in Zion
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner The Mormon leaders teach that because of apostasy the true Church of Christ has been lost from the earth. They claim, however, that in 1830 the Lord restored His Church through the Prophet Joseph Smith. When we compare the methods used by Christ and His Apostles with those used by…
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Fraudulent Acts
Evidence shows that Joseph Smith tried to declare bankruptcy after having transferred some of his property to others to avoid losing it.
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Reed Peck Manuscript
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner While browsing through the books at James Wardle’s extensive library on Mormonism, we came across a book with the title, “The Reed Peck Manuscript.” Upon examination, we found that it contained photocopies of a handwritten document written in 1839 by Reed Peck. We found this document to be extremely interesting…