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Mormonism and church integrity

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Accusations of lying and hypocrisy on the part of the Church

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• Accusations of hypocrisy in Church practices related to the Word of Wisdom
• "Lying for the Lord"
• Joseph Smith fired a gun at Carthage Jail
• No paid ministry
• City Creek Center Mall in Salt Lake City
• Accusations of lying in the 19th-century Church
• Dealing with doubts about the Church and its integrity

Accusations of lying in the 19th-century Church

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• Question: Are there government records that prove that the apostles were involved in counterfeiting in Nauvoo?
• Question: Did Joseph Smith engage in "land speculation" in Nauvoo?
• Question: Did Joseph Smith really tell Orrin Porter Rockwell 'it was right to steal'?
• Question: Did Orson Hyde state that it was permissible to "steal & be influenced by the spirit of the Lord to do it" as long as it was against non-Mormons?
• Question: Did Brigham say "We shall pull the wool over the eyes of the American people"?
• Question: Why is History of the Church written in first-person, as if Joseph Smith himself wrote it?

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Mormonism and church integrity/Dealing with doubt

Cognitive dissonance

Summary: Many critics of the Church are fond of portraying all members as either naive, ill-informed dupes or cynical exploiters. Fortunately, most fair-minded people realize that—just as in any religion—there are many intelligent, well-informed people who become or remain members of the Church. To get around this, some critics appeal to the psychological concept of 'cognitive dissonance' to try to 'explain away' the spiritual witness of intelligent, articulate members.

Testimony and doubt reconciliation

Summary: How can a person reaffirm their testimony when they learn disconcerting facts that may bring their testimony into doubt?