Category: Mark Hofmann
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Dilemma of a Mormon Critic
By Jerald Tanner As we have indicated in the previous article, the evidence derived from physical testing seems to be pointed to the conclusion that the Salamander letter, attributed to Book of Mormon witness Martin Harris, is genuine. Since I have spent years proving that early Mormonism is linked to magic and money-digging, this news…
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The Salamander Letter
Strange Letter Attributed to Mormon Witness By Jerald and Sandra Tanner In the March issue of the Salt Lake City Messenger we announced the discovery of a very important letter which was supposed to have been written by Book of Mormon witness Martin Harris. The existence of this letter was confirmed on March 7, 1984,…
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Embarrassing Letters
Jerald and Sandra Tanner report on two important letters (Josiah Stowel letter and Martin Harris letter) that seemed plausible but not without troubling questions.
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Moroni or Salamander?
Reported Find of Letter by Book of Mormon Witness By Jerald and Sandra Tanner For a month or two there have been rumors circulating that an extremely important letter written by Book of Mormon witness Martin Harris has been discovered. Although there has been an attempt to keep the matter quiet until the document has…
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Joseph as a Prophet
An Important New Document Comes to Light By Jerald and Sandra Tanner The evidence we presented in another article in this issue of the Messenger shows that Joseph Smith failed as a translator. In this article we will show that the Mormon Church now faces a similar problem with regard to his role as a…
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Book of Mormon
Joseph Smith claimed Martin Harris showed Book of Mormon characters to Professor Anthon, who allegedly verified their translation. Anthon denied this. A 1980 document, later revealed as a Mark Hofmann forgery, was presented as evidence but was proven fake, with experts like Klaus Baer confirming the characters weren’t Egyptian, further discrediting the initial claim.
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Joseph Smith’s “Caractors” Found!
Important Discovery Puts President Kimball On The Spot By Jerald and Sandra Tanner On May 3, 1980, the Church Section of the Mormon newspaper, Deseret News, reported that an amazing discovery had been made: A hand-written sheet of paper with characters supposedly copied directly from the gold plates in 1828, and also bearing other writing…