Category: Modern Microfilm and UTLM
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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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Suit Drags On (Clayton Diaries copyright suit)
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner It has been a year and eight months since Andrew Ehat brought a lawsuit against us for publishing the book, Clayton’s Secret Writings Uncovered. Although Mr. Ehat was able to convince a Mormon judge that we were guilty of “unfair competition,” he was unable to prove the claim of copyright…
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Tanners Found Guilty! (Clayton Diaries copyright suit)
Judge Threatens Damages “Many Times” $16,000 By Jerald and Sandra Tanner “The atmosphere in the courtroom was electric,” wrote Christine Rigby. “Many of the big guns in Mormon history were there. They would finally be testifying in a case against Jerald and Sandra Tanner, the notorious anti-Mormon publishers. . . . For years the Mormon historical establishment…
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Cover-Up on Lawsuit (Clayton Diaries copyright suit)
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner As we have indicated in previous issues of the Messenger, on April 28, 1983, the Mormon scholar Andrew Ehat filed a lawsuit against us (Jerald and Sandra Tanner) in an attempt to stop publication of some extracts from the diaries of Joseph Smith’s private secretary, William Clayton. Because these diaries…
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Jack Anderson to Expose Critics
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner The Latter Day Sentinel for May 6, 1983, reported the following: The country’s most famous investigative reporter, Jack Anderson, has a new target: Anti-Mormon groups. The well-known newspaper and TV personality has announced he plans to a [sic] publish a magazine later this year titled For Mormons Only which will…
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Anti-Anti-Mormons
The End of Modern Microfilm Company May Only Be the Beginning By Jerald and Sandra Tanner Over twenty years ago we began publishing material relating to the Mormon Church. During this period we brought forth many important documents which were suppressed by the Mormon Church leaders. As early as 1968 Dr. Kenneth Kantzer, who later…
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The Ultimate Case
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner The July 16, 1982, issue of Christianity Today carried an interesting article about the work of ex-Mormons who have “dedicated their lives to winning Mormons away from the faith that defines the culture of the entire state.” The following appears in that article: Jerald and Sandra Tanner are easily the…
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FBI Wins Suit
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner In the Salt Lake City Messenger for November 1980 we told how we had learned that the FBI had material on us which dated back to at least April 30, 1970. Someone had reported that we were “allegedly communists” and had “been circulating petitions against the Church of Jesus Christ…
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Mormonism—Shadow or Reality? (news of fourth edition, 1982)
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner Mormonism—Shadow or Reality?[1987 version. Reformatted in 2008.] [See our BOOKS page for the current edition ofMormonism—Shadow or Reality? (PDF)] 37,000 Copies Sold and Now a New Enlarged Edition A decade has passed since we published the 1972 edition of Mormonism—Shadow or Reality? Since that time a number of important discoveries…
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FBI-CIA Suit Filed
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner After the Mormon spy “Stan Fields” was exposed, we learned that he formerly had connections with the FBI. Because of this, we requested under the Freedom of Information Act that the FBI furnish all information that it had concerning us. FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C. provided us with some documents.…