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This is a collection of FAIR articles and blog posts that respond to each section of the ''CES Letter: My Search for Answers to My Mormon Doubts''. The CES Letter section is in the left column, and each subsection is in the right column in bold, followed by articles relating to that topic as a blue hyperlink.
 
  
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|subgroup2.1=1769 KJV Errors
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*[[KJV translation errors in the Book of Mormon]]
 
*[[KJV translation errors in the Book of Mormon]]
 
*[https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/blog/2021/08/26/the-ces-letter-rebuttal-part-2 CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 2: Book of Mormon Questions (Section A)]
 
*[https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/blog/2021/08/26/the-ces-letter-rebuttal-part-2 CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 2: Book of Mormon Questions (Section A)]
|subgroup3.2=17th Century Italics
 
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* [https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/blog/2021/08/26/the-ces-letter-rebuttal-part-2 CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 2: Book of Mormon Questions (Section A)]
 
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*[[KJV italicized text in the Book of Mormon]]
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*[https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/blog/2021/08/26/the-ces-letter-rebuttal-part-2 CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 2: Book of Mormon Questions (Section A)]
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|subgroup2.4=DNA
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*[[DNA and the Book of Mormon]]
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*[[Identifying ancient DNA related to Book of Mormon people]]
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*[[Geographical issues related to DNA and the Book of Mormon]]
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*[https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/blog/2021/08/27/the-ces-letter-rebuttal-part-3 CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 3: Book of Mormon Questions (Section B)]
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*[[Principles for assessing anachronisms|Anachronism overview]]
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*[[Horses in the Book of Mormon|Horses]]
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*[[Elephants in the Book of Mormon|Elephants]]
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*[[Other animals in the Book of Mormon|Other animals]]
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*[[Synagogues and churches]]
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*[[Climate in the Book of Mormon|Climate]]
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*[[Metals and materials in the Book of Mormon|Metals and materials]]
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*[[Metal plates in ancient Israel]]
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*[[Plants in the Book of Mormon|Plants]]
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*[[Objects and artifacts in the Book of Mormon|Objects and artifacts]]
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*[https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/blog/2021/08/27/the-ces-letter-rebuttal-part-3 CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 3: Book of Mormon Questions (Section B)]
  
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*[[Population and demographics in the Book of Mormon|Population and demographics]]
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*[[Biblical archaeology compared to the Book of Mormon]]
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*[[Thomas Stuart Ferguson and Mormon archaeology]]
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*[https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/blog/2021/09/01/the-ces-letter-rebuttal-part-4 CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 4: Book of Mormon Questions (Section C)]
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*[https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/blog/2021/09/03/the-ces-letter-rebuttal-part-5 CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 5: Book of Mormon Questions (Section D)]
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*[[Church statements on Book of Mormon geography]]
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*[[Evaluating Book of Mormon geography theories]]
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*[[Old world geography in the Book of Mormon]]
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*[[Lehi's journey in the Old World]]
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*[[Possible locations for the Valley of Lemuel]]
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*[[Possible locations for Shazer]]
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*[[Possible locations for Nahom]]
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*[[Possible locations for Nephi's Bountiful]]
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*[[The Hill Cumorah]]
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*[[Mesoamerican Model of Book of Mormon geography|Mesoamerican Model]]
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*[[Hemispheric Geography Model of Book of Mormon geography|Hemispheric Geography Model]]
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*[[Great Lakes Model of Book of Mormon geography|Great Lakes Model]]
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*[[Heartland Model of Book of Mormon geography|Heartland Model]]
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*[[Hoaxes related to Book of Mormon geography claims]]
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*[[Geographical issues related to DNA and the Book of Mormon]]
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*[[Population and demographics in the Book of Mormon|Population and demographics]]
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*[[Theory of Book of Mormon place names from area around Joseph Smith's home]]
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*[[Theory of Book of Mormon place names from Comoros Islands]]
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*[https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/blog/2021/09/08/the-ces-letter-rebuttal-part-6 CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 6: Book of Mormon Questions (Section E)]
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|subgroup2.8=View of the Hebrews
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*[https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/blog/2021/09/10/the-ces-letter-rebuttal-part-7 CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 7: Book of Mormon Questions (Section F)]
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|subgroup2.9=The Late War
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*[https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/blog/2021/09/10/the-ces-letter-rebuttal-part-7 CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 7: Book of Mormon Questions (Section F)]
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*[https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/blog/2021/09/10/the-ces-letter-rebuttal-part-7 CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 7: Book of Mormon Questions (Section F)]
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|subgroup2.11=Early Godhead
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*[https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/blog/2021/09/08/the-ces-letter-rebuttal-part-6 CES Letter Rebuttal, Part 6: Book of Mormon Questions (Section E)]
 
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• Introduction
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• Book of Mormon
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o 1769 KJV Errors
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o 17th Century Italics
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o Mistranslations
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o DNA
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o Anachronisms
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o Archaeology
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o Geography
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o View of the Hebrews
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o The Late War
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o The First Book of Napoleon
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o Early Godhead
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• Book of Mormon Translation
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• First Vision
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o Four Different Accounts
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o Contradictions
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o Late Appearance
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o Other Problems
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• Book of Abraham
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o Papyrus Found
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o Common Pagan Funerary Text
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o Facsimile Summary
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o Cosmology
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o King James Version Text
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o Anachronisms
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o Light from Kolob
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o The Philosophy of a Future State
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o Elder Holland BBC Interview
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• Polygamy and Polyandry
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• Prophets
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o Adam-God
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o Blood Atonement
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o Polygamy
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o Blacks Ban
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o Mark Hofmann
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• Kinderhook Plates & Translator Claims
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o Kinderhook Plates
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o Book of Abraham
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• Testimony and Spiritual Witness
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o Same Claims
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o Outsider Test for Faith
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o Unreliable Method
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o Book of Mormon Copyright Revelation
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o Discrepancy
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o Paul H. Dunn
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o Apostle Counsels
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o How Reliable Is the Spirit?
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o Real vs. Not Real
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• Priesthood Restoration
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o Before 1832
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o David Whitmer
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o Backdating
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o Absence in Book of Commandments
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o Retrofitted
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o Ordained by Lyman Wight
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• Witnesses
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o Magical Worldview
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o Witnesses
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o Second Sight
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o No Document of Actual Signatures
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o Conclusion
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• Temples & Freemasonry
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o 7 Weeks After
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o True Masonry
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o Same Masonic Version
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o Zero Links to Solomon’s Temple
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o Temple Changes
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o Secret Tokens & Signs
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o Separate Families?
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• Science
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o Death before the Fall
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o Multiple Hominid Species
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o Neanderthal DNA Present in Adam’s Descendants
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o Discredited Claims
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• Other
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o Church’s Dishonesty, Censorship, and Whitewashing Over Its History
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o CENSORSHIP
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o Church Finances
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o Names of the Church
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o Anti-intellectualism
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• Conclusion

Revision as of 12:39, 20 May 2023

FAIR content related to the CES Letter
FAIR has many articles, blog posts, and conference presentations that address or respond to various parts of CES Letter: My Search for Answers to My Mormon Doubts. This table is a collection of those resources. Each section from the CES Letter is in the left column. In the right column are the subsections of each CES Letter section (if any) as a header, followed by articles relating to that topic as blue hyperlinks.
Introduction
Book of Mormon
1769 KJV Errors
17th Century Italics
Mistranslations

DNA
Anachronisms
Archaeology
Geography
View of the Hebrews
The Late War
The First Book of Napoleon
Early Godhead


• Introduction • Book of Mormon o 1769 KJV Errors o 17th Century Italics o Mistranslations o DNA o Anachronisms o Archaeology o Geography o View of the Hebrews o The Late War o The First Book of Napoleon o Early Godhead • Book of Mormon Translation • First Vision o Four Different Accounts o Contradictions o Late Appearance o Other Problems • Book of Abraham o Papyrus Found o Common Pagan Funerary Text o Facsimile Summary o Cosmology o King James Version Text o Anachronisms o Light from Kolob o The Philosophy of a Future State o Elder Holland BBC Interview • Polygamy and Polyandry • Prophets o Adam-God o Blood Atonement o Polygamy o Blacks Ban o Mark Hofmann • Kinderhook Plates & Translator Claims o Kinderhook Plates o Book of Abraham • Testimony and Spiritual Witness o Same Claims o Outsider Test for Faith o Unreliable Method o Book of Mormon Copyright Revelation o Discrepancy o Paul H. Dunn o Apostle Counsels o How Reliable Is the Spirit? o Real vs. Not Real • Priesthood Restoration o Before 1832 o David Whitmer o Backdating o Absence in Book of Commandments o Retrofitted o Ordained by Lyman Wight • Witnesses o Magical Worldview o Witnesses o Second Sight o No Document of Actual Signatures o Conclusion • Temples & Freemasonry o 7 Weeks After o True Masonry o Same Masonic Version o Zero Links to Solomon’s Temple o Temple Changes o Secret Tokens & Signs o Separate Families? • Science o Death before the Fall o Multiple Hominid Species o Neanderthal DNA Present in Adam’s Descendants o Discredited Claims • Other o Church’s Dishonesty, Censorship, and Whitewashing Over Its History o CENSORSHIP o Church Finances o Names of the Church o Anti-intellectualism

• Conclusion