Category: Reviews
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The Mormon Testimony
For Latter-day Saints, one’s testimony is the main determination of truth, rather than biblical fidelity or consistency with past revelation. This subjective standard differs from the objective approach modeled in the Bible.
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Gospel Principles 2009 as a Significant Perpetuation of Traditional Mormon Theology
By Aaron Shafovaloff Because we have been married in God’s ordained way, we are entitled to an outpouring of the Spirit on our marriage as we remain worthy. Gospel Principles is a doctrinal manual published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the institution of mainstream Mormonism. It was first published in 1978…
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Review: Massacre at Mountain Meadows: An American Tragedy
By Ron Huggins Ronald W. Walker, Richard E. Turley and Glen M. Leonard(Oxford University Press, 2008) This year saw the long-awaited publication of the new LDS Church sponsored Massacre at Mountain Meadows: An American Tragedy, by three Mormon historians, Ronald W. Walker, Richard E. Turley and Glen Leonard. The book appeared after many hopes and…
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New Joseph Smith Movie — History or Propaganda?
The history of Joseph Smith and his church is easily painted with heroism and undeserved suffering on screen, but historical records offer a much more complicated picture.
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Legacy: A Distorted View of Mormon History
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner Legacy (1993) The Mormon Church’s official magazine, Ensign, printed the following in 1993: Imagine that you have just completed a tour of Temple Square in the heart of Salt Lake City, Utah. The guide suggests that you walk across the street and view Legacy, a new motion picture shown exclusively…
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The Godmakers II: Under Fire from Within and Without
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner A real controversy has been raging in Salt Lake City ever since the film The Godmakers II was shown at a local church. The reason the film created such a heated debate was that it openly accused the acting head of the Mormon Church, President Gordon B. Hinckley, of committing…
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Roper Attacks “Mormonism—Shadow or Reality?”
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner In a new publication by the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (F.A.R.M.S.), the Mormon scholar Matthew Roper shows deep concern over the effect our book Mormonism—Shadow or Reality? has had upon the public: The first edition of Mormonism: Shadow or Reality? was published by the Tanners in 1963…
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Church Fights Back!
Mormon Leaders Very Upset by Charges of Cover-Up By Jerald and Sandra Tanner Three major books have now been written regarding Mark Hofmann’s cunning plan to deceive Mormon leaders and document experts with forged documents and the murders he subsequently committed to cover up the crimes. The first book to appear, written by Linda Sillitoe…
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New Hofmann Book
Linda Sillitoe and Allen D. Roberts have recently completed their long-awaited book [Salamander: The Story of the Mormon Forgery Murders] on Mark Hofmann, the man who murdered two people and forged Mormon documents. Although we feel that it is unfortunate that the authors have preserved some improper language used by investigators in the case, that…
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15,000 Books Met With Silence
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner In the last issue of the Salt Lake City Messenger we announced that we had sold over 10,000 copies of our major work Mormonism—Shadow or Reality? We are now happy to report that almost 15,000 copies have been sold. Mormon leaders seem to feel that it is best to ignore…