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|39||Joseph Fielding Smith said that there was no need for "eliminating, changing or adjusting" the revelations.|| ||[[Use of sources/Doctrines of Salvation#1:170|''Doctrines of Salvation'' 1:170]]. | |39||Joseph Fielding Smith said that there was no need for "eliminating, changing or adjusting" the revelations.|| ||[[Use of sources/Doctrines of Salvation#1:170|''Doctrines of Salvation'' 1:170]]. | ||
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|41-42||David Whitmer said that the revelations in the Book of Commandments were printed correctly. | |41-42||David Whitmer said that the revelations in the Book of Commandments were printed correctly.|| ||''An Address to All Believers in Christ'' p. 56. | ||
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|42||David Whitmer objected to changing the revelations. | |42||David Whitmer objected to changing the revelations.|| ||''Saints' Herald'', Feb. 5, 1887 | ||
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|43||D&C 68 was changed from its original printing in the Evening and Morning Star | |43||D&C 68 was changed from its original printing in the Evening and Morning Star. | ||
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|45||Joseph Smith was not supposed to do any translating beyond the Book of Mormon, as shown in Book of Commandments 4:2. Changed in D&C 5:4.||[[Doctrine and Covenants textual changes#Added material or expansions|Doctrine and Covenants textual changes—Added material or expansions]] | |45||Joseph Smith was not supposed to do any translating beyond the Book of Mormon, as shown in Book of Commandments 4:2. Changed in D&C 5:4.||[[Doctrine and Covenants textual changes#Added material or expansions|Doctrine and Covenants textual changes—Added material or expansions]]||Book of Commandments 4:2; D&C 5:4 | ||
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|47||Joseph Smith translated a parchment written by the Apostle John. Mormon writers cannot explain why this revelation was changed.||[[Doctrine and Covenants textual changes#Added material or expansions|Doctrine and Covenants textual changes—Added material or expansions]] | |47||Joseph Smith translated a parchment written by the Apostle John. Mormon writers cannot explain why this revelation was changed.||[[Doctrine and Covenants textual changes#Added material or expansions|Doctrine and Covenants textual changes—Added material or expansions]]||Book of Commandments'' 6; D&C 7 | ||
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|52||The name "Urim and Thummin" was added to the revelations later. | |52||The name "Urim and Thummin" was added to the revelations later.|| ||Book of Commandments 9; D&C 10:1-12 | ||
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|59||The United Order was simply a form of Communism | |59||The United Order was simply a form of Communism.|| ||Book of Commandments'' 44; D&C 42:24-36 | ||
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|59||The United Order was Sidney Rigdon's idea. | |59||The United Order was Sidney Rigdon's idea. | ||
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Index to claims made in The Changing World of Mormonism
This is an index of claims made in this work with links to corresponding responses within the FAIRwiki.
Claims made in Chapter 1: A Marvelous Work?
| Page | Claim | Response | Use of sources |
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| 21 | Joseph Smith stated that the final battle in the Book of Mormon was fought in New York. | Mormon Doctrine, p. 175. | |
| 21 | Bruce R. McConkie said that Brigham Young stated the there was a cave in the Hill Cumorah that was full of records. | Mormon Doctrine, p. 454. | |
| 21 | The Hill Cumorah is one of the "most important places on earth" to Mormons. | ||
| 22 | Joseph Smith found a seer stone while digging a well | Joseph Smith and seer stones | |
| 22 | LeGrand Richards claimed that Mormons do not have to rely on the Bible. | A Marvelous Work and a Wonder, p. 41. | |
| 22 | Mormon leaders taught that the Garden of Eden was located in Jackson County | Garden of Eden in Missouri? | Mormon Doctrine, p. 20. |
| 22 | A remnant of Adam's altar remained in Missouri. | McConkie, Mormon Doctrine, p. 21. | |
| 23 | Joseph Smith taught that Noah built his ark "near Carolina." | The Juvenile Instructor, Nov. 15, 1895, pp. 700-1. | |
| 23 | Joseph Smith described the inhabitants of the moon | Joseph Smith and moonmen | Journal of Oliver B. Huntington |
| 25 | Brigham Young taught that the moon and sun were inhabited | Brigham Young and moonmen | Journal of Discourses 13:271 |
| 27 | Orson Pratt preached against the Catholic Church | Great and abominable church | Pamphlets by Orson Pratt, p. 112 |
| 27 | John Taylor taught that "we are the saviors of the world." | Journal of Discourses 6:163 | |
| 27 | Joseph Fielding Smith taught that Mormons are "the best people in the world." | Doctrines of Salvation 1:236 | |
| 27 | Brigham Young claimed that every that does not confess that Joseph Smith was a prophet is "anti-Christ." | Joseph Smith's status in LDS belief | History of the Church 7:287 |
| 27 | Joseph Field Smith taught that there is no salvation without accepting Joseph Smith. | Joseph Smith's status in LDS belief | Doctrines of Salvation 1:189-90 |
Claims made in Chapter 2: Change, Censorship and Suppression
| Page | Claim | Response | Use of sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | John Taylor said that we are not ashamed of polygamy. | Life of John Taylor p. 255 | |
| 29 | Brigham Young said the the only men who become gods are those who enter into polygamy. | The only men who become gods are those that practice polygamy? | Journal of Discourses 11:269 |
| 29 | Bruce R. McConkie said that plural marriage is not essential to salvation or exaltation. | Mormon Doctrine (1958) p. 523. | |
| 31 | Joseph Smith drank beer despite having received the Word of Wisdom. | Word of Wisdom | Millennial Star 23:720;History of the Church 6:424 |
| 33 | Joseph encouraged others to break the Word of Wisdom by drinking whiskey | Word of Wisdom | Millennial Star 21:283; History of the Church 5:450 |
| 33 | Joseph asked for a pipe and tobacco to settle Willard Richards' stomach. | Word of Wisdom | Millennial Star 24:471; History of the Church 6:614 |
| 34 | Brigham Young ordered the destruction of Lucy Mack Smith's history Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith published by Orson Pratt in 1853. | Millennial Star 27:657-58 |
Claims made in Chapter 3: Changes in Revelations
| Page | Claim | Response | Use of sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Revelations have been modified after they have been received. | Doctrine and Covenants textual changes | |
| 39 | Joseph Fielding Smith said that there was no need for "eliminating, changing or adjusting" the revelations. | Doctrines of Salvation 1:170. | |
| 41-42 | David Whitmer said that the revelations in the Book of Commandments were printed correctly. | An Address to All Believers in Christ p. 56. | |
| 42 | David Whitmer objected to changing the revelations. | Saints' Herald, Feb. 5, 1887 | |
| 43 | D&C 68 was changed from its original printing in the Evening and Morning Star. | ||
| 45 | Joseph Smith was not supposed to do any translating beyond the Book of Mormon, as shown in Book of Commandments 4:2. Changed in D&C 5:4. | Doctrine and Covenants textual changes—Added material or expansions | Book of Commandments 4:2; D&C 5:4 |
| 47 | Joseph Smith translated a parchment written by the Apostle John. Mormon writers cannot explain why this revelation was changed. | Doctrine and Covenants textual changes—Added material or expansions | Book of Commandments 6; D&C 7 |
| 52 | The name "Urim and Thummin" was added to the revelations later. | Book of Commandments 9; D&C 10:1-12 | |
| 59 | The United Order was simply a form of Communism. | Book of Commandments 44; D&C 42:24-36 | |
| 59 | The United Order was Sidney Rigdon's idea. | ||
| 62 | A section on marriage was removed from the D&C. | ||
| 62 | The Lectures on Faith were removed from the D&C | Lectures on Faith removed from Doctrine and Covenants | |
| 62 | Few Mormon writers will admit to changes in the D&C | Doctrine and Covenants textual changes—Unhidden | |
| 63 | The name "Michael" was deleted from Joseph Smith's vision of the Celestial Kingdom because Adam is Michael. |
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