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- Brigham Young (1855): "I do not even believe that there is a single revelation, among the many God has given to the Church, that is perfect in its fulness" (view source)
- Christensen: "Notice again the shift from an original argument against the priesthood restoration based on 'no such claim until 1834' to a much softer complaint about the general membership being 'unfamiliar with the now official story.'" (view source)
- Painesville Telegraph (1830): "Cowdry claims that he and his associates are the only persons on earth who are qualified to administer in his name. By this authority, they proclaim to the world" (view source)
- Painesville Telegraph (1830): "The name of the person here, who pretends to have a divine mission, and to have seen and conversed with Angels, is Cowdray" (view source)
- Question: Have edits to the revelations been discussed in the present day? (view source)
- Question: How do Mormons understand prophetic revelation? (view source)
- Question: In what manner was the Aaronic Priesthood restored? (view source)
- Question: In what manner was the Melchizedek Priesthood restored? (view source)
- Question: Was the revelation comprising the current Doctrine and Covenants 27 altered to include mention of the priesthood restoration? (view source)
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- Question: What criticisms are put forth regarding the restoration of the Melchizedek Priesthood? (view source)
- Question: What is the date of the restoration of the Melchizedek Priesthood? (view source)
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- Question: Who made the changes to the Doctrine and Covenants? (view source)
- Question: Why did several years pass before Oliver Cowdery talked about the priesthood restoration? (view source)
- Question: Why did several years pass before Oliver talked about the priesthood restoration? (view source)
- Reverend Taggart (1833): "Joe Smith...told them he had seen Jesus Christ and the Apostles and conversed with them, and that he could perform miracles" (view source)
- The Palmyra Reflector (1831): "Jo Smith had now received a commission from God...Cowdery and his friends had frequent interviews with angels" (view source)
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