Category: Violence
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Danite Entry Crossed Out in Smith’s Diary
Part of Joseph Smith’s diaries gives evidence for the existence of the murderous Danite band.
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Kimball’s Journal Confirms Oath of Vengeance
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner We have recently printed one of Heber C. Kimball’s journals by the photomechanical method. Davis Bitton, formerly Assistant LDS Church Historian, described this journal as follows: 5. “The Journal of Heber C. Kimball.” Restricted volume. Entries from 21 November 1845 to 7 January 1846. Much of this volume concerned with…
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The Thinking Has Been Done: The Mountain Meadows to Guyana
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner Since the recent massacre in Guyana there has been a great deal of discussion concerning what constitutes a cult and the process of brainwashing used by such a group. The Salt Lake Tribune for November 26, 1978 reported: The brainwashing, said the experts, was just as subtle as the charismatic…
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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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New Light on Blood Atonement
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner In The Mormon Kingdom, vol. 1, pages 31-42, we show that the early Mormon leaders taught the doctrine of “Blood Atonement.” The Church’s own newspaper, the Deseret News, quoted Brigham Young, the second President of the Mormon Church as saying: Now take a person in this congregation . . . and suppose…
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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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The Mormon Executioner
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner In the preface to his new and fascinating biography, Orrin Porter Rockwell: Man of God, Son of Thunder, Harold Schindler states: In writing his book on Orrin Porter Rockwell, Harold Schindler has brought to light an ugly chapter in Mormon history. Mr. Schindler does not take a Mormon point of…