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| − | Throughout the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, many individuals have forged revelations and historical documents. Their motivations were varied, and included lust for power or money, and a desire to embarrass the Church and its leaders. This article examines some of the more prominent forgerers in Church history.
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| − | ==Mark Hofmann==
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| − | *''Main article: [[Mark Hofmann]]''
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| − | *[[Church reaction to Hofmann forgeries]]
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| − | ==Kinderhook plates==
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| − | ''Main article: [[Kinderhook Plates]]''
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| − | ==Christopher Marc Nemelka==
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| − | ''Main article: [[Christopher Marc Nemelka]]''
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| − | Former employee of Church security (and sometime self-professed atheist) Christopher Marc Nemelka has announced that he has been called to translate the sealed portion of the Book of Mormon plates. He has also produced a text purporting to be from the large plates of Nephi, which was lost by [[Martin Harris]] as the well-known "[[Lost 116 pages]]."
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| − | *[http://www.thesealedportion.com/ TheSealedPortion.com]: Christopher Nemelka's web site with his 'translation'.
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| − | ==William Saunders Parrot==
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| − | In the 19th century, forged metal plates and took them to Salt Lake City. His intent was to prove that Mormonism was a fraud. His daughter, F. Phyllis Parrot, donated the plates to the Bath library in England in 1975. Mr. Parrot also wrote two anti-Mormon pamphlets. Future forger [[Mark Hofmann]] displayed great interest in the plates during his LDS mission to England. [See Linda Sillitoe & Allen Roberts, ''Salamander: The Story of the Mormon Forgery Murders,'' 212.]
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| − | ==James Strang==
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| − | ''Main article: [[James Strang]]''
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