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Countercult ministries/Watchman Fellowship/Section 6
Response to claims in "Changing the Book of Commandments"
| Claims made in "A Miracle for Mormons - Forgiveness of Sins" | A FAIR Analysis of: Watchman Fellowship A work by author: Rick Branch
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Claims made in "False Prophecy in the Doctrine and Covenants" |
The author(s) of Watchman Fellowshipo make(s) the following claim:
Because the 1835 edition of the Doctrine and Covenants didn’t contain the identical revelations as its 1833 predecessor plus revelations which were theoretically given to Joseph Smith prior to 1833, the Church purposefully deceived its members.
FAIR's Response
Fact checking results: This claim is false
For a detailed response, see: Doctrine and Covenants—textual changes
- For a detailed response, see: D&C changes not hidden from Church
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