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View (previous 50 | next 50) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500)- Question: What do the scriptures say about plural marriage? (transclusion) (← links)
- Source:Gospel Topics:Plural Marriage and Families in Early Utah:Latter-day Saints do not understand all of God’s purposes for instituting, through His prophets, the practice of plural marriage during the 19th century (transclusion) (← links)
- Question: Did Joseph Smith, Sr. practice "divination"? (transclusion) (← links)
- Question: Did early Mormon leaders teach the plural marriage was a requirement for exaltation? (transclusion) (← links)
- Question: Because Mormons do not currently practice plural marriage, does this mean that early leaders who taught that is was required were wrong? (transclusion) (← links)
- Question: If early Church leaders taught that plural marriage was required, does this mean that current members are not capable of achieving exaltation? (transclusion) (← links)
- Source:Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Seminary Teacher Manual:LESSON 140:Do not speculate about whether plural marriage is a requirement for the celestial kingdom (transclusion) (← links)
- Source:Plural Marriage and Families in Early Utah:Gospel Topics:During the years that plural marriage was publicly taught, all Latter-day Saints were expected to accept the principle as a revelation from God (transclusion) (← links)
- Source:Charles W. Penrose:Improvement Era:September 1912:it is not stated that plural marriage is thus essential (transclusion) (← links)
- Question: How were divorces formalized among Mormons on the frontier in the 19th century? (transclusion) (← links)
- Source:Plural Marriage and Families in Early Utah:Gospel Topics:Divorce was therefore available to women who were unhappy in their marriages (transclusion) (← links)
- Question: Did Joseph Smith appear in public smoking a cigar right after teaching a sermon on the Word of Wisdom? (transclusion) (← links)
- Source:Gospel Topics:Plural Marriage and Families in Early Utah:Although some leaders had large polygamous families, two-thirds of polygamist men had only two wives at a time (transclusion) (← links)
- Question: What was the prevalence of polygamy in Utah and how many wives did most polygamist males have? (transclusion) (← links)
- Question: What is the "Law of Adoption" practiced among 19-century Mormons and why has it changed? (transclusion) (← links)
- Question: What is the history behind the Mormon practice called the "Law of Adoption"? (transclusion) (← links)
- Question: Does the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) have any association with polygamist groups? (transclusion) (← links)
- Richard J. Maynes: "Joseph wrote or dictated four known accounts of his First Vision" (transclusion) (← links)
- Question: Why were men sealed to other men during the early days of the Church? (transclusion) (← links)
- Question: Was Oliver Cowdery a "treasure hunter and 'rodsman'? (transclusion) (← links)
- Source of the temple endowment (transclusion) (← links)
- Question: Did Joseph Smith copy Masonic material in order to create the Mormon temple rites? (transclusion) (← links)
- Question: Can Latter-day Saints have a non-literal view of the creation story, or have a somewhat more mythic view of the first five books of Moses given the Church's teaching of a historical Adam? (transclusion) (← links)
- Source:Christofferson:Devotional Address:24 Sep 2013:The absence of evidence is not proof (transclusion) (← links)
- Question: What is an anachronism, and what should be borne in mind when assessing the Book of Mormon (or any other text) for supposed "anachronisms"? (transclusion) (← links)
- Question: Why is the "Ass" (Donkey) mentioned in the Book of Mormon? (transclusion) (← links)
- Question: Is the mention of "cureloms" and "cumons" a Book of Mormon anachronism? (transclusion) (← links)
- Question: Does the Book of Mormon accurately represent the behavior of serpents during a drought? (transclusion) (← links)
- The Holy Ghost in the Book of Mormon (transclusion) (← links)
- Source:JBMS 8:1:It is true that firstlings...were not used for the normal burnt offering. However it is a mistake to think that they were not sacrificed at all (transclusion) (← links)
- Source:Roper:Review of Books on the Book of Mormon:While apparently not used for the burnt offering, firstlings could and frequently were used along with other animals in the sacrificial peace offering (transclusion) (← links)
- Question: Is the statement in the Book of Mormon that Nephites offered burnt offerings of the firstlings of their flocks not consistent with ancient Jewish law or practice? (transclusion) (← links)
- Question: Is Nephi's mention of Jeremiah being put into prison anachronistic, since Jeremiah would not have been in prison at the time that Lehi left Jerusalem? (transclusion) (← links)
- Question: Why would Lehi be living in Jerusalem if he was of the tribe of Joseph? (transclusion) (← links)
- Source:Chadwick:Glimpses of Lehi's Jerusalem:Lehi's land of inheritance was most likely not located within the borders of the southern kingdom of Judah (transclusion) (← links)
- Question: Why does Isaiah in the Book of Mormon not match the Dead Sea Scrolls? (transclusion) (← links)
- Question: How do we explain multiple "Isaiahs" and the Book of Mormon? (transclusion) (← links)
- Question: Is the Book of Mormon's account of olive horticulture in Jacob 5 accurate? (transclusion) (← links)
- Question: Do the legal concepts in the Book of Mormon better match Joseph Smith's day, or the ancient world? (transclusion) (← links)
- Question: Is the Book of Mormon reference to blood coming from Christ's pores anachronistic? (transclusion) (← links)
- Question: When were skin pores discovered? (transclusion) (← links)
- Question: What did those in Joseph Smith's day know about sweat and pores? (transclusion) (← links)
- Question: Can skin pores produce blood? (transclusion) (← links)
- Source:Book of Mormon and DNA Studies:Gospel Topics:Basic principles of population genetics suggest the need for a more careful approach to the data (transclusion) (← links)
- Questions: What are the criticisms related to the Book of Mormon and DNA? (transclusion) (← links)
- Question: What are the geographical assumptions upon which DNA-based attacks on the Book of Mormon are based? (transclusion) (← links)
- Question: Is DNA Haplogroup X2a proof that the Book of Mormon fits best in a geography located in the Great Lakes region? (transclusion) (← links)
- Source:Book of Mormon and DNA Studies:Gospel Topics:Much as critics and defenders of the Book of Mormon would like to use DNA studies to support their views, the evidence is simply inconclusive (transclusion) (← links)
- Question: How does one identify "Jewish" or "Middle Eastern" DNA? (transclusion) (← links)
- Question: Can the Lemba and Cohen modal haplotype be used to either prove or disprove the Book of Mormon? (transclusion) (← links)