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Does the Book of Mormon Prove That Joseph Smith is a Prophet?

“How could an uneducated farm boy produce such a complex work of religious literature in 65 working days?” If you’ve ever met with LDS missionaries or have briefly engaged in some level of LDS apologetics, you’ve probably been asked this question before. On the surface, it sounds very compelling. But we need to remember theContinue reading “Does the Book of Mormon Prove That Joseph Smith is a Prophet?”

Joseph Smith: Patterns Of A Sexual Predator

A number of faithful LDS historians agree that Joseph Smith had sexual relations with a number of his plural wives. After reading the firsthand accounts from some of these women, the pattern becomes very alarming as we see: Faithful LDS Historians Statements From Plural Wives About Their Sexual Relationship with Joseph Smith Joseph Married ManyContinue reading “Joseph Smith: Patterns Of A Sexual Predator”

The Gold Plates Never Physically Existed In Reality

The Three Witnesses When reading this testimony statement of the three witnesses, it is very ambiguous and often leads the reader to an inaccurate perception of what actually happened. For example, all it says is: we three witnesses saw an angel and we saw the plates…and that’s it! It fails to mention what these witnessesContinue reading “The Gold Plates Never Physically Existed In Reality”

Joseph Smith: From Treasure Seer to Religious Seer

Joseph Smith practiced folk magic and used a seer stone to try to find buried treasure. (Treasure digging was part of folk magic) Question: “Was not Jo Smith a money digger?” Answer (by Joseph Smith in 3rd person): “Yes, but it was never a very profitable job to him, as he only got fourteen dollarsContinue reading “Joseph Smith: From Treasure Seer to Religious Seer”