By Lisle G. Brown All rights reserved. November 1995. This document may be freely distributed, as long as it includes this statement and no alterations are made to the text. In the Spring of 1836, Joseph Smith introduced the Church’s first temple ordinances (washings, anointings, washing of the feet, and the solemn assembly) in the […]
For those who might not be aware of the “Kinderhook Plates,” Wikipedia provides a sufficient overview: The Kinderhook Plates are a set of six small, bell-shaped pieces of brass with unusual engravings. Created as a hoax in 1843, they were surreptitiously buried and then dug up at a Native American mound near Kinderhook, Illinois, United
Two Different Doctrine & Covenants 101 Many members don’t know that our current 101st section of the Doctrine & Covenants isn’t the same as it was in earlier editions. A small, yet vocal, clique are using this information to attack the Church and core doctrines. Section 101 in editions prior to 1876 contained a statement
For years a handful of polygamy deniers have published books and periodicals claiming that Joseph Smith never practiced polygamy and that it was a later invention of Brigham Young. Sunstone’s Mormon History podcast hosts Bryan and Lindsay get into the literature, dive into the details and throw out the fraudulent conspiracies (as opposed to conspiracy
