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Joseph Smith/Narcissism
Joseph Smith's alleged narcissism
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- Accusations that Joseph Smith was ego-maniacal, proud, and narcissistic
- Accusations that Joseph Smith was prone to boasting
Accusations that Joseph Smith was ego-maniacal, proud, and narcissistic
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- Question: Was Joseph Smith ego-maniacal, proud, and narcissistic?
- Question: Is it possible to deduce Joseph Smith's thoughts and dreams years after his death?
- Stephen H. Webb: "Evidence That Demands Our Amazement... Joseph Smith was a remarkable person"
- Question: Did certain Church leaders claim that Joseph Smith "held the office of Holy Ghost"?
Book of Abraham Facsimile 2: The hypocephalus
Summary: The illustration represented by Facsimile 2 is a hypocephalus, a disc made of linen, papyrus, or bronze, covered with inscriptions and images which relate to one of the last spells in the Book of the Dead. Joseph Smith's notes to Facsimile 2 identify it as representing God sitting in the heavens among the stars and others of his creations.
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- Question: What is Book of Abraham Facsimile 2?
- Question: What is the light which comes from the presence of God?
- Question: Do the statements in the Book of Abraham regarding Kolob's revolution time make any sense?
- Question: Did Joseph Smith identify any elements of Facsimile 2 that are in agreement with what Egyptologists say they represent?
- Question: Were missing portions of Facsimile 2 incorrectly restored?
- Joseph Smith identified the ithyphallic Egyptian god "Min" as representing "God sitting upon his throne"