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Mormonism and church integrity
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Contents
- 1 Mormonism and church integrity
- 2 Accusations of lying and hypocrisy on the part of the Church
- 2.1 Accusations of lying in the 19th-century Church
- 2.1.1 Utah period
- 2.1.2 Brigham Young—pulling the wool over Americans' eyes?
- 2.1.3 Present day
- 2.1.4 Cognitive dissonance
- 2.1.5 History of the Church—authorship?
- 2.1.6 Gordon B. Hinckley cited false information on the First Vision?
- 2.1.7 Immigration reform in the U.S.A.
- 2.1.8 Paid clergy
- 2.1.9 Testimony and doubt reconciliation
- 2.1.10 City Creek Center Mall in Salt Lake City
- 2.1.11 Claims that church membership numbers distorted
- 2.1.12 Accusations of plagiarizing C.S. Lewis in General Conference
- 2.1 Accusations of lying in the 19th-century Church
Mormonism and church integrity
Topics
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?
Utah period
Brigham Young—pulling the wool over Americans' eyes?
Summary: I'm told that Brigham Young made the following statement: "We shall pull the wool over the eyes of the American people and make them swallow Mormonism, polygamy and all." Critics say this shows the fundamental dishonesty of LDS leaders. What can you tell me about this?Present day
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