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- Source:Gospel Topics:Translation and Historicity of the Book of Abraham:Scholars have identified the papyrus fragments as parts of standard funerary texts → Gospel Topics: "The phrase can be understood to mean that Abraham is the author and not the literal copyist"
- Source:Gospel Topics:Translation and Historicity of the Book of Abraham:Some evidence suggests that Joseph studied the characters on the Egyptian papyri and attempted to learn the Egyptian language → Purpose of the Kirtland Egyptian Papers
- Source:Grayson:Deciphering North American Pleistocene Extinctions:5:losses...ended in Florida perhaps as recently as 2000 years ago → Grayson: "extinct North American mammals...losses began in Mexico and Alaska during the Pleistocene and ended in Florida perhaps as recently as 2000 years ago"
- Source:Günther Juncker (1994):Christ As Angel:Unknown to many, the early church fathers often referred to Jesus as an Angel → Juncker (1994): "Unknown to many, the early church fathers often referred to Jesus as an Angel....in antiquity the word 'angel' meant 'messenger'"
- Source:Haight:Ensign:May 1996:I was there with the outpouring of the Spirit in that room so strong that none of us could speak afterwards → David B. Haight: "I was there with the outpouring of the Spirit in that room so strong that none of us could speak afterwards"
- Source:Hales:Receiving a Testimony of the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ:October 2003:Gaining a testimony and becoming converted begins with study and prayer, then living the gospel with patience and persistence → Robert D. Hales (2013): "Gaining a testimony and becoming converted begins with study and prayer, then living the gospel with patience and persistence"
- Source:Hamblin:Steel in the Book of Mormon:there are no references to Nephite steel after 400 B.C. → Hamblin: "there are no references to Nephite steel after 400 B.C."
- Source:Harold B. Lee:11 Nov 1959:it seems all are in agreement that the followers of Lehi came to the western shores of South America → Harold B. Lee (11 Nov 1959) "it seems all are in agreement that the followers of Lehi came to the western shores of South America"
- Source:Harold B. Lee:8 Jul 1966:if the Lord wanted us to know where it was, or where Zarahemla was, he’d have given us latitude and longitude, don’t you think? → Harold B. Lee (8 Jul 1966): "if the Lord wanted us to know where it was, or where Zarahemla was, he’d have given us latitude and longitude, don’t you think?"
- Source:Harold B. Lee:THBL:636:I have received a witness that I cannot or dare not deny. When I see Jesus, I cannot mistake His identity. I know that He lives! → Harold B. Lee: "I have received a witness that I cannot or dare not deny. When I see Jesus, I cannot mistake His identity. I know that He lives!"
- Source:Hartley:The Knight Family: Part II:Ensign:Nov 1989:The Prophet introduced several doctrines relating to the temple, including the temple ceremonies and plural marriage → Ensign (1989): "The Prophet introduced several doctrines relating to the temple, including the temple ceremonies and plural marriage"
- Source:Head:A Brief Survey of Ancient Near Eastern Beekeeping:FR 20:1:Pre-Columbian American Beekeeping → Head: "The indigenous American bee is the melipona (a stingless bee). It produces only about one kilogram of honey per year"
- Source:Heber C. Kimball:JD 11:82:I know it by revelation by the Spirit of God, for in this way my Heavenly Father communes with me → Heber C. Kimball (1865): "I know it by revelation by the Spirit of God, for in this way my Heavenly Father communes with me"
- Source:Heber J. Grant:1937:I am a firm believer that this country, both North and South America, is the choice land of the world → Heber J. Grant (1937): "I am a firm believer that this country, both North and South America, is the choice land of the world"
- Source:Helen Mar Kimball:Representative Women of Deseret:I have encouraged and sustained my husband in the celestial order of marriage → Helen Mar Kimball: "I have encouraged and sustained my husband in the celestial order of marriage because I knew it was right"
- Source:Henry B. Eyring:Witnesses for God:Ensign:November 1996:I know as surely as did the Apostles Peter, James, and John that Jesus is the Christ, our risen Lord → Henry B. Eyring (1996): "I know as surely as did the Apostles Peter, James, and John that Jesus is the Christ, our risen Lord"
- Source:Henry Eyring:Reflections of a Scientist:2:Is there any conflict between science and religion? → Henry Eyring: "Is there any conflict between science and religion? There is no conflict in the mind of God, but often there is conflict in the minds of men"
- Source:Highlights in the Prophet's Life:Ensign:June 1994:Tried and acquitted on fanciful charge of being a "disorderly person" → Ensign (June 1994): "Highlights in the Prophet’s Life 20 Mar. 1826: Tried and acquitted on fanciful charge of being a “disorderly person,” South Bainbridge, Chenango County, New York
- Source:Hinckley:Ensign:May 2006:I remind you that no man who makes disparaging remarks concerning those of another race can consider himself a true disciple of Christ → Gordon B. Hinckley: "I remind you that no man who makes disparaging remarks concerning those of another race can consider himself a true disciple of Christ"
- Source:Hinckley:Ensign:October 1984:I am not worried that the Prophet Joseph Smith gave a number of versions of the first vision → Gordon B. Hinckley (1984): "I am not worried that the Prophet Joseph Smith gave a number of versions of the first vision"
- Source:Holland:GC2014:it is a characteristic of our age that if people want any gods at all, they want them to be gods who do not demand much → Elder Jeffery R. Holland: "it is a characteristic of our age that if people want any gods at all, they want them to be gods who do not demand much"
- Source:Holland:I Have a Question:Ensign:September 1976:Nephi's killing of Laban → Jeffery R. Holland: "It is wrong to assume that Nephi in any way wished to take Laban’s life"
- Source:Hoskisson:Scimitars, Cimeters:Warfare in the Book of Mormon:the mistaken assumption that scimitars did not exist in the pre-Islamic Old World → Hoskisson: "the mistaken assumption that scimitars did not exist in the pre-Islamic Old World"
- Source:Hoskisson:Where Was the Ur of Abraham:Ensign:July 1991:I will suggest an alternate location for the Ur of the Chaldees in the story of Abraham → Paul Hoskisson (1991): "I will suggest an alternate location for the Ur of the Chaldees in the story of Abraham"
- Source:How Do I Recognize and Understand the Spirit:Preach My Gospel:As you pray for inspiration, you should also confirm your feelings → Preach My Gospel: "As you pray for inspiration, you should also confirm your feelings...Certainly the Spirit of the Lord can bring strong emotional feelings, including tears, but that outward manifestation ought not to be confused with the presence of the
- Source:Howe:Spalding theory:I could better believe that Spaulding wrote it than that Joe Smith saw an angel → The Spalding Theory of Book of Mormon authorship#Eber D. Howe: "I could better believe that Spaulding wrote it than that Joe Smith saw an angel"
- Source:Hugh Nibley:1978:one tragically short-lived religious civilization that once flourished in Mesoamerica and then vanished toward the northeast in the course → Hugh Nibley (1978): "one tragically short-lived religious civilization that once flourished in Mesoamerica and then vanished toward the northeast in the course"
- Source:Hugh Nibley:19 Aug 1983:All this took place in Central America → Hugh Nibley (19 Aug 1983): "All this took place in Central America"
- Source:Improvement Era:January 1968:Often the funerary texts contained passages from the "Book of the Dead," a book that was to assist in the safe passage of the dead person into the spirit world → Improvement Era (January 1968): "Often the funerary texts contained passages from the 'Book of the Dead,' a book that was to assist in the safe passage of the dead person into the spirit world"
- Source:Improvement Era:Nov 1946:Did Joseph Smith introduce plural marriage → Improvement Era (1946): "Did Joseph Smith Introduce Plural Marriage?...It is also possible, though the Church does not now permit it, to seal two living people for eternity only, with no association on earth"
- Source:Improvement Era:Nov 1946:It is also possible, though the Church does not now permit it, to seal two living people for eternity only, with no association on earth → Improvement Era (1946): "Did Joseph Smith Introduce Plural Marriage?...It is also possible, though the Church does not now permit it, to seal two living people for eternity only, with no association on earth"
- Source:Improvement Era:Nov 1946:Joseph Smith introduced plural marriage → Improvement Era (1946): "That Joseph Smith actually was the person who introduced plural marriage into the Church and that he practised it himself are amply proved by existing facts"
- Source:Improvement Era 1909 regards an ancient earth as consistent with scripture → Improvement Era 1909 regards an ancient earth as consistent with scripture
- Source:J. Reuben Clark:1940:Thus the hemisphere – Zion in its full area –was becoming “a land of liberty → J. Reuben Clark (1940): "Thus the hemisphere – Zion in its full area –was becoming “a land of liberty"
- Source:JBMS:10:1:Out of the Dust:Horse bones in Yucatan → Journal of Book of Mormon Studies: "Pottery and other cultural materials were found in levels VII and above. But in some of those artifact-bearing strata there were horse bones, even in level II"
- Source:JPS Torah Commentary:Deuteronomy:Filial insubordination is a grave offense because respect and obedience toward parents is regarded as the cornerstone of all order and authority → JPS Torah Commentary: Deuteronomy: "Filial insubordination is a grave offense because respect and obedience toward parents is regarded as the cornerstone of all order and authority"
- Source:JSP:Although he hated adultery and was deeply loyal to his wife Emma, he believed he was to take additional wives as had the ancient patriarchs → Joseph Smith Papers: "Although he hated adultery and was deeply loyal to his wife Emma, he believed he was to take additional wives as had the ancient patriarchs"
- Source:James E. Talmage, a geologist, spoke of the earth forming from other bodies → Age of the Earth#James E. Talmage, a geologist, spoke of the earth forming from other bodies
- Source:James E. Talmage:Apr 1929:the Book of Mormon does not give us precise and definite information whereby we can locate those places with certainty → James E. Talmage (Apr 1929): "the Book of Mormon does not give us precise and definite information whereby we can locate those places with certainty"
- Source:January 1994:First Presidency statement on Church discipline → Statement by The Council of the First Presidency and The Quorum of the Twelve on Church Discipline
- Source:John A. Widtsoe:Jul 1950:under the Prophet's editorship Central America was denominated the region of Book of Mormon activities → John A. Widtsoe (Jul 1950): "under the Prophet's editorship Central America was denominated the region of Book of Mormon activities"
- Source:John E. Clark:Archaeology and Cumorah Questions:The hill the plates came from is not at issue; the question is whether this final resting place is the same hill where the ending battles occurred → John E. Clark, "Archaeology and Cumorah Questions,": "The hill the plates came from is not at issue; the question is whether this final resting place is the same hill where the ending battles occurred"
- Source:John S. Lewis:Interpreter 8:71:Considering that Doctrine and Covenants 77:6 refers to “…this earth during the seven thousand years of its continuance, or its temporal existence,” what led Phelps to speak of Earth as 2,555 million years old? → John S. Lewis: "Considering that Doctrine and Covenants 77:6 refers to “…this earth during the seven thousand years of its continuance, or its temporal existence,” what led Phelps to speak of Earth as 2,555 million years old?"
- Source:John Sorenson:Ensign:1984:the immediate land covered by the book’s events was probably only hundreds rather than thousands of miles long and wide → John Sorenson, Ensign (1984): "the immediate land covered by the book’s events was probably only hundreds rather than thousands of miles long and wide"
- Source:John Taylor:2 March 1879:JD 20:167 and 257:First Vision Father and Son or angel → John Taylor (2 March 1879): "the Father and the Son...came to Joseph Smith" and "the Prophet Joseph asked the angel"
- Source:John Whitmer:History:Joseph the Seer saw these Records and by the revelation of Jesus Christ could translate these records → John Whitmer: "Joseph the Seer saw these Record(s) and by the revelation of Jesus Christ could translate these records"
- Source:John Whitmer:I now say I handled those plates → Turley claimed that John Whitmer said: "I now say I handled those plates. there was fine engravings on both sides. I handled them...and they were shown to me by a supernatural power"
- Source:John Whitmer handled the plates - "Theodore Turley's Memorandums" → Turley claimed that John Whitmer said: "I now say I handled those plates. there was fine engravings on both sides. I handled them...and they were shown to me by a supernatural power"
- Source:John Whitmer reaffirmed his published testimony of the Book of Mormon → John Whitmer reaffirmed his published testimony of the Book of Mormon
- Source:John Whitmer reaffirmed his written testimony of the plates - Messenger and Advocate 2:286-287 → John Whitmer reaffirmed his testimony as printed in the Book of Mormon even after he left the Church