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| {{Navigation code for CES Letter | | {{Navigation |
| |name=CES Letter | | |name=CES Letter |
| |group1=Introduction | | |title=the [[Overview of the CES Letter|CES Letter]] |
| | |group1=Overview |
| |list1= | | |list1= |
| | *[[Overview of the CES Letter]] |
| | *[[Approaching history]] |
| | *[[Responding to criticisms about Church history]] |
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| |group2=Book of Mormon | | |group2=Brief responses and additional resources, CES Letter sections |
| | |list2= |
| | *[[Introduction in the CES Letter|Introduction]] |
| | *[[Book of Mormon in the CES Letter|Book of Mormon]] |
| | *[[Book of Mormon Translation in the CES Letter|Book of Mormon Translation]] |
| | *[[First Vision in the CES Letter|First Vision]] |
| | *[[Book of Abraham in the CES Letter|Book of Abraham]] |
| | *[[Polygamy and Polyandry in the CES Letter|Polygamy and Polyandry]] |
| | *[[Prophets in the CES Letter|Prophets]] |
| | *[[Kinderhook Plates & Translator Claims in the CES Letter|Kinderhook Plates & Translator Claims]] |
| | *[[Testimony and Spiritual Witness in the CES Letter|Testimony and Spiritual Witness]] |
| | *[[Priesthood Restoration in the CES Letter|Priesthood Restoration]] |
| | *[[Witnesses in the CES Letter|Witnesses]] |
| | *[[Temples & Freemasonry in the CES Letter|Temples & Freemasonry]] |
| | *[[Science in the CES Letter|Science]] |
| | *[[Other in the CES Letter|Other]] |
| | *[[Conclusion in the CES Letter|Conclusion]] |
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| |subgroup2.1=1769 KJV Errors | | |group3=Detailed responses, CES Letter sections |
| |sublist2.1= | | |list3= |
| *[[KJV translation errors in the Book of Mormon]] | | *[[Detailed response to CES Letter, Introduction|Introduction]] |
| *[https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/blog/2021/08/26/the-ces-letter-rebuttal-part-2 CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 2: Book of Mormon Questions (Section A)]
| | *[[Detailed response to CES Letter, Book of Mormon|Book of Mormon]] |
| | | *[[Detailed response to CES Letter, Book of Mormon Translation|Book of Mormon Translation]] |
| |subgroup2.2=17th Century Italics | | *[[Detailed response to CES Letter, First Vision|First Vision]] |
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| | *[[Detailed response to CES Letter, Book of Abraham|Book of Abraham]] |
| *[[KJV italicized text in the Book of Mormon]]
| | *[[Detailed response to CES Letter, Polygamy and Polyandry|Polygamy and Polyandry]] |
| *[https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/blog/2021/08/26/the-ces-letter-rebuttal-part-2 CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 2: Book of Mormon Questions (Section A)] | | *[[Detailed response to CES Letter, Prophets|Prophets]] |
| | | *[[Detailed response to CES Letter, Kinderhook Plates & Translator Claims|Kinderhook Plates & Translator Claims]] |
| |subgroup2.3=Mistranslations
| | *[[Detailed response to CES Letter, Testimony and Spiritual Witness|Testimony and Spiritual Witness]] |
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| | *[[Detailed response to CES Letter, Priesthood Restoration|Priesthood Restoration]] |
| | | *[[Detailed response to CES Letter, Witnesses|Witnesses]] |
| |subgroup2.4=DNA
| | *[[Detailed response to CES Letter, Temples & Freemasonry|Temples & Freemasonry]] |
| |sublist2.4= | | *[[Detailed response to CES Letter, Science|Science]] |
| *[[DNA and the Book of Mormon]]
| | *[[Detailed response to CES Letter, Other|Other]] |
| *[[Identifying ancient DNA related to Book of Mormon people]]
| | *[[Detailed response to CES Letter, Conclusion|Conclusion]] |
| *[[Geographical issues related to DNA and the Book of Mormon]] | |
| *[https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/blog/2021/08/27/the-ces-letter-rebuttal-part-3 CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 3: Book of Mormon Questions (Section B)]
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| |subgroup2.5=Anachronisms | |
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| *[[Principles for assessing anachronisms|Anachronism overview]]
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| *[[Horses in the Book of Mormon|Horses]]
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| *[[Elephants in the Book of Mormon|Elephants]] | |
| *[[Other animals in the Book of Mormon|Other animals]] | |
| *[[Synagogues and churches]]
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| *[[Climate in the Book of Mormon|Climate]]
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| *[[Metals and materials in the Book of Mormon|Metals and materials]] | |
| *[[Metal plates in ancient Israel]] | |
| *[[Plants in the Book of Mormon|Plants]] | |
| *[[Objects and artifacts in the Book of Mormon|Objects and artifacts]] | |
| *[https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/blog/2021/08/27/the-ces-letter-rebuttal-part-3 CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 3: Book of Mormon Questions (Section B)]
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| |subgroup2.6=Archaeology
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| *[[Population and demographics in the Book of Mormon|Population and demographics]]
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| *[[Biblical archaeology compared to the Book of Mormon]] | |
| *[[Thomas Stuart Ferguson and Mormon archaeology]]
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| *[https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/blog/2021/09/01/the-ces-letter-rebuttal-part-4 CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 4: Book of Mormon Questions (Section C)]
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| *[https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/blog/2021/09/03/the-ces-letter-rebuttal-part-5 CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 5: Book of Mormon Questions (Section D)] | |
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| |subgroup2.7=Geography
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| |sublist2.7= | |
| *[[Church statements on Book of Mormon geography]]
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| *[[Evaluating Book of Mormon geography theories]] | |
| *[[Old world geography in the Book of Mormon]]
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| *[[Lehi's journey in the Old World]]
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| *[[Possible locations for the Valley of Lemuel]]
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| *[[Possible locations for Shazer]]
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| *[[Possible locations for Nahom]]
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| *[[Possible locations for Nephi's Bountiful]]
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| *[[The Hill Cumorah]]
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| *[[Mesoamerican Model of Book of Mormon geography|Mesoamerican Model]]
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| *[[Hemispheric Geography Model of Book of Mormon geography|Hemispheric Geography Model]] | |
| *[[Great Lakes Model of Book of Mormon geography|Great Lakes Model]] | |
| *[[Heartland Model of Book of Mormon geography|Heartland Model]]
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| *[[Hoaxes related to Book of Mormon geography claims]]
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| *[[Geographical issues related to DNA and the Book of Mormon]]
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| *[[Population and demographics in the Book of Mormon|Population and demographics]]
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| *[[Theory of Book of Mormon place names from area around Joseph Smith's home]]
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| *[[Theory of Book of Mormon place names from Comoros Islands]]
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| *[https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/blog/2021/09/08/the-ces-letter-rebuttal-part-6 CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 6: Book of Mormon Questions (Section E)]
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| |subgroup2.8=View of the Hebrews
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| *[https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/blog/2021/09/10/the-ces-letter-rebuttal-part-7 CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 7: Book of Mormon Questions (Section F)] | |
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| |subgroup2.9=The Late War
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| *[https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/blog/2021/09/10/the-ces-letter-rebuttal-part-7 CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 7: Book of Mormon Questions (Section F)]
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| |subgroup2.10=The First Book of Napoleon
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| |sublist2.10= | |
| *[https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/blog/2021/09/10/the-ces-letter-rebuttal-part-7 CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 7: Book of Mormon Questions (Section F)]
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| |subgroup2.11=Early Godhead
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| *[https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/blog/2021/09/08/the-ces-letter-rebuttal-part-6 CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 6: Book of Mormon Questions (Section E)]
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| • Introduction
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| • Book of Mormon
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| o 1769 KJV Errors
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| o 17th Century Italics
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| o Mistranslations
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| o DNA
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| o Anachronisms
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| o Archaeology
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| o Geography
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| o View of the Hebrews
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| o The Late War
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| o The First Book of Napoleon
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| o Early Godhead
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| • Book of Mormon Translation
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| • First Vision
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| o Four Different Accounts
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| o Contradictions
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| o Late Appearance
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| o Other Problems
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| • Book of Abraham
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| o Papyrus Found
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| o Common Pagan Funerary Text
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| o Facsimile Summary
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| o Cosmology
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| o King James Version Text
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| o Anachronisms
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| o Light from Kolob
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| o The Philosophy of a Future State
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| o Elder Holland BBC Interview
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| • Polygamy and Polyandry
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| • Prophets
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| o Adam-God
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| o Blood Atonement
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| o Polygamy
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| o Blacks Ban
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| o Mark Hofmann
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| • Kinderhook Plates & Translator Claims
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| o Kinderhook Plates
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| o Book of Abraham
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| • Testimony and Spiritual Witness
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| o Same Claims
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| o Outsider Test for Faith
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| o Unreliable Method
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| o Book of Mormon Copyright Revelation
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| o Discrepancy
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| o Paul H. Dunn
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| o Apostle Counsels
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| o How Reliable Is the Spirit?
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| o Real vs. Not Real
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| • Priesthood Restoration
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| o Before 1832
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| o David Whitmer
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| o Backdating
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| o Absence in Book of Commandments
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| o Retrofitted
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| o Ordained by Lyman Wight
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| • Witnesses
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| o Magical Worldview
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| o Witnesses
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| o Second Sight
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| o No Document of Actual Signatures
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| o Conclusion
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| • Temples & Freemasonry
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| o 7 Weeks After
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| o True Masonry
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| o Same Masonic Version
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| o Zero Links to Solomon’s Temple
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| o Temple Changes
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| o Secret Tokens & Signs
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| o Separate Families?
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| • Science
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| o Death before the Fall
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| o Multiple Hominid Species
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| o Neanderthal DNA Present in Adam’s Descendants
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| o Discredited Claims
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| • Other
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| o Church’s Dishonesty, Censorship, and Whitewashing Over Its History
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| o CENSORSHIP
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| o Church Finances
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| o Names of the Church
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| o Anti-intellectualism
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| • Conclusion
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