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| Chapter 20 | A FAIR Analysis of: Criticism of Mormonism/Books A work by author: Jerald and Sandra Tanner
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Chapter 22 |
Claims made in Chapter 21: The Hereafter
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LDS leaders teach the "endless punishement" won't last forever. |
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Joseph Smith's later teachings regarding endless punishment contradict the Book of Mormon. |
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LDS leaders teach that "very few" will become "sons of perdition." |
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The idea of "spirit prison" as an opportunity for the dead to be taught and receive the gospel contradicts the Book of Mormon. |
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The concept of three degrees of glory is not consistent with the Book of Mormon. |
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