Category: Revelations
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The Changing World of Mormonism: Chapter 14
False Prophecy Mormon writers state that Joseph Smith’s claim to be a prophet is established by the fulfillment of his prophecies. Actually, a careful examination of the evidence seems to prove just the opposite. The Canadian Revelation David Whitmer, one of the three witnesses to the Book of Mormon, tells of a false revelation that Joseph…
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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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Blacks Receive LDS Priesthood
Pressure Forces Mormon President to Issue New “Revelation” By Jerald and Sandra Tanner Bruce R. McConkie, who now serves as an Apostle in the Mormon Church, made these remarks concerning blacks in his book Mormon Doctrine: Negroes in this life are denied the Priesthood; under no circumstances can they hold this delegation of authority from…
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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…
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Reliable Revelations?
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner In our three-volume work The Case Against Mormonism, we have presented a great deal of evidence which demonstrates that the Book of Abraham was a work of Joseph Smith’s own imagination and that the anti-Negro doctrine contained in its pages must be abandoned. Fawn M. Brodie has recently come out…
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Led By Revelation?
While the LDS church edged towards changing its ban on priesthood for African Americans under the pressure of cultural pressures, one could wonder whether it was revelation at work or just cultural convenience.
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Changing the Revelations
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner The following article is an excerpt from our book, The Case Against Mormonism Vol. 1 (Chapter 6, pp. 131-191) A Detailed Study of Changes in Joseph Smith’s Revelations The Mormon Apostle John A. Widtsoe stated: The Doctrine and Covenants is a compilation of the revelations received by Joseph Smith to…