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View (previous 50 | next 50) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500)- Question: How were divorces formalized among Mormons on the frontier in the 19th century? (← links)
- Source:Plural Marriage and Families in Early Utah:Gospel Topics:Divorce was therefore available to women who were unhappy in their marriages (← links)
- Question: Did Joseph Smith appear in public smoking a cigar right after teaching a sermon on the Word of Wisdom? (← 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 (← links)
- Question: What was the prevalence of polygamy in Utah and how many wives did most polygamist males have? (← links)
- Question: What is the "Law of Adoption" practiced among 19-century Mormons and why has it changed? (← links)
- Question: What is the history behind the Mormon practice called the "Law of Adoption"? (← links)
- Question: Does the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) have any association with polygamist groups? (← links)
- Richard J. Maynes: "Joseph wrote or dictated four known accounts of his First Vision" (← links)
- Question: Why were men sealed to other men during the early days of the Church? (← links)
- Question: Was Oliver Cowdery a "treasure hunter and 'rodsman'? (← links)
- Source of the temple endowment (← links)
- Question: Did Joseph Smith copy Masonic material in order to create the Mormon temple rites? (← 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? (← links)
- Source:Christofferson:Devotional Address:24 Sep 2013:The absence of evidence is not proof (← 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"? (← links)
- Question: Why is the "Ass" (Donkey) mentioned in the Book of Mormon? (← links)
- Question: Is the mention of "cureloms" and "cumons" a Book of Mormon anachronism? (← links)
- Question: Does the Book of Mormon accurately represent the behavior of serpents during a drought? (← links)
- The Holy Ghost in the Book of Mormon (← 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 (← 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 (← 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? (← 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? (← links)
- Question: Why would Lehi be living in Jerusalem if he was of the tribe of Joseph? (← 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 (← links)
- Question: Why does Isaiah in the Book of Mormon not match the Dead Sea Scrolls? (← links)
- Question: How do we explain multiple "Isaiahs" and the Book of Mormon? (← links)
- Question: Is the Book of Mormon's account of olive horticulture in Jacob 5 accurate? (← links)
- Question: Do the legal concepts in the Book of Mormon better match Joseph Smith's day, or the ancient world? (← links)
- Question: Is the Book of Mormon reference to blood coming from Christ's pores anachronistic? (← links)
- Question: When were skin pores discovered? (← links)
- Question: What did those in Joseph Smith's day know about sweat and pores? (← links)
- Question: Can skin pores produce blood? (← 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 (← links)
- Questions: What are the criticisms related to the Book of Mormon and DNA? (← links)
- Question: What are the geographical assumptions upon which DNA-based attacks on the Book of Mormon are based? (← links)
- Question: Is DNA Haplogroup X2a proof that the Book of Mormon fits best in a geography located in the Great Lakes region? (← 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 (← links)
- Question: How does one identify "Jewish" or "Middle Eastern" DNA? (← links)
- Question: Can the Lemba and Cohen modal haplotype be used to either prove or disprove the Book of Mormon? (← links)
- Question: What methods of DNA tests are available? (← links)
- Question: Does the Book of Mormon erroneously claim that John the Baptist baptized people in the village of Bethabara? (← links)
- Question: Is the description in the Book of Mormon of a "river running into a fountain" absurd? (← links)
- Source:Book of Mormon and DNA Studies:Gospel Topics:These events may severely reduce or totally eliminate certain genetic profiles (← links)
- Question: What effect did the 90% death rate in the New World after European contact have on genetics and its relationship to the Book of Mormon? (← links)
- Question: What influence might the Jaredites have had on New World DNA? (← links)
- Question: What are the criticisms related to the "gold plates" of the Book of Mormon? (← links)
- Question: What descriptions exist of the "gold" plates' hiding place? (← links)
- Question: Of what material were the Book of Mormon "gold" plates constructed? (← links)