FAIR is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing well-documented answers to criticisms of the doctrine, practice, and history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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- Question: Was the Book of Mormon phrase "and it came to pass" derived from Gilbert Hunt's ''The Late War''? → Question: Was the Book of Mormon phrase "it came to pass" derived from Gilbert Hunt's ''The Late War''?
- Question: Was the Church-funded redevelopment project in downtown Salt Lake City known as City Creek Center funded using tithing? → City Creek Center in Salt Lake City
- Question: Was the Church forthright in identifying the rediscovered papyrus prior to their examination by non-LDS Egyptologists? → Question: Was the Church forthright in identifying the rediscovered papyri prior to their examination by non-LDS Egyptologists?
- Question: Was the Church of organized in Fayette? Or was it Manchester? → Question: Was the Church of Christ organized in Fayette? Or was it Manchester?
- Question: Was the First Vision fabricated to give Joseph Smith "Godly authority?" → Events after the First Vision
- Question: Was the Gospel of Christ was a mystery that was unknown until the advent of Christ? → Question: Was the Gospel of Christ a mystery that was unknown until the advent of Christ?
- Question: Was the JST ever completed? → The Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible#Was the JST ever completed?
- Question: Was the Joseph Smith Translation intended to be a restoration of original Bible text? → The Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible#Is the JST intended primarily or solely as a restoration of lost Bible text?
- Question: Was the Manifesto that ended the practice of Mormon polygamy the product of legal pressure from the U.S. government? → Official Declaration Number 1#Was the Manifesto that ended the practice of Mormon polygamy the product of legal pressure from the U.S. government?
- Question: Was the Mormon priesthood ban simply a policy or was it doctrine? → Nature of the priesthood ban#Was the priesthood ban simply a policy or was it doctrine?
- Question: Was the Prophet's mother Lucy Mack Smith silent about Joseph's history? → Lucy Mack Smith's biography of Joseph Smith
- Question: Was the content of Alma Chapter 40 derived from a Presbyterian document called The Westminster Confession? → Question: Was the content of Alma Chapter 40 derived from a Presbyterian document called ''The Westminster Confession''?
- Question: Was the destruction of the ''Nauvoo Expositor'' legal? → Joseph Smith and the Nauvoo Expositor#Was the destruction of the ''Nauvoo Expositor'' legal?
- Question: Was the fact that the recovery of the Book of Mormon plates occurred on the autumnal equinox somehow significant → Joseph Smith and folk magic or the occult#Was the fact that the recovery of the Book of Mormon plates occurred on the autumnal equinox somehow significant?
- Question: Was the general membership of the LDS Church not familiar with the First Vision story until late in the nineteenth century? → First Vision seldom mentioned in Church publications before 1877
- Question: Was the idea that Blacks were neutral in the "war in heaven" ever official doctrine? → Repudiated ideas about race#Was the idea that Blacks were neutral in the "war in heaven" ever official doctrine?
- Question: Was the only purpose of polygamy to "multiply and replenish the earth" and "bear the souls of men"? → Joseph Smith and children through plural marriage#Was the only purpose of polygamy to .22multiply and replenish the earth.22 and .22bear the souls of men.22.3F
- Question: Was the original head of the priest in Facsimile 1 actually the jackal head of Anubis? → Question: Was the original head of the priest in Book of Abraham Facsimile 1 actually the jackal head of Anubis?
- Question: Was the practice of polygamy against the law in Illinois in the 1840s? → Was the practice of polygamy against the law in Illinois in the 1840s?
- Question: Was the practice of polygamy general knowledge among Latter-day Saints in 1835 when the "Article on Marriage" was published? → 1835 Doctrine and Covenants denies polygamy#Was the practice of polygamy general knowledge among Latter-day Saints in 1835 when the "Article on Marriage" was published?
- Question: Was the priest depicted in Facsimile 1 holding a knife or some other object? → Question: Was the priest depicted in Book of Abraham Facsimile 1 holding a knife or was it some other object?
- Question: Was the priesthood ban lifted as the result of social or government pressure? → Social pressure and the priesthood ban#Was the priesthood ban lifted as the result of social or government pressure?
- Question: Was the temple obsolete after Christ? → Temples in early Christianity
- Question: Was the young Joseph Smith a teller of "tall tales" → Joseph Smith's trustworthiness#Was the young Joseph Smith a teller of "tall tales"?
- Question: Was there a "deal" made with Brigham Young regarding prosecution for the Mountain Meadows Massacre? → Brigham Young and the Mountain Meadows Massacre#Was there a "deal" made with Brigham Young regarding prosecution for the Mountain Meadows Massacre?
- Question: Was there a brothel in Nauvoo near the temple? → John C. Bennett and plural marriage at Nauvoo#Was there a brothel in Nauvoo near the temple?
- Question: Was there an oath in a former version of the temple endowment that required vengeance upon the government of the United States? → Question: Was there an oath in a former version of the Mormon temple endowment that required vengeance upon the government of the United States?
- Question: Was there ever a consummation of the sealing between Maria Lawrence and Joseph Smith? → Was the practice of polygamy against the law in Illinois in the 1840s?#Was there ever a consummation of the sealing between Maria Lawrence and Joseph Smith?
- Question: Was there ever a consummation of the sealing between Maria and Joseph Smith? → Question: Was there ever a consummation of the sealing between Maria Lawrence and Joseph Smith?
- Question: Was there no biblical mandate for plural marriage? → Plural marriage and the Bible#Was there no biblical mandate for plural marriage?
- Question: Was there no death on the entire earth before the Fall? → Death before the Fall of Adam and Eve#Was there no death on the entire earth before the Fall?
- Question: Was there no mention of revival activity in 1820 in the newspaper? → Events leading to the First Vision
- Question: Was “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” drafted by lawyers in Hawaii in response to legal concerns the Church had over the legalization of gay marriage? → The Family: A Proclamation to the World#Was "The Family: A Proclamation to the World" drafted by lawyers in Hawaii in response to legal concerns the Church had over the legalization of gay marriage?
- Question: Were Brigham Young and subsequent apostles personal witnesses of Christ? → Nineteenth century leader divine visions after Joseph Smith
- Question: Were Joseph Smith's final words, "O Lord, my God!" a cry for help or mercy from Freemasons in the mob at the Carthage jail? → Events surrounding the death of Joseph Smith#Were Joseph Smith's final words, "O Lord, my God!" a cry for help or mercy from Freemasons in the mob at the Carthage jail?
- Question: Were Joseph Smith's spiritual experiences originally products of magic and the occult → Joseph Smith and folk magic or the occult#Were Joseph Smith's spiritual experiences originally products of magic and the occult?
- Question: Were Joseph Smith and other nineteenth century Mormons not strenuously opposed to same-sex acts or intimacy? → Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Were Joseph Smith and other nineteenth century Mormons not strenuously opposed to same-sex acts or intimacy?
- Question: Were Joseph and Hyrum killed by John Taylor and Willard Richards? → Events surrounding the death of Joseph Smith#Were Joseph and Hyrum killed by John Taylor and Willard Richards?
- Question: Were any of these changes made in reaction to sectarian criticism? → Question: Were any of the changes to the Book of Mormon made in reaction to sectarian criticism?
- Question: Were blacks denied access to Mormon temple open houses? → Nature of the priesthood ban#Were blacks denied access to temple open houses?
- Question: Were curses pronounced upon the enemies of Mormonism in the Kirtland Temple? → Joseph Smith and Old Testament practices#Were curses pronounced upon the enemies of the Church in the Kirtland Temple?
- Question: Were plural wives forced into the marriage? → Did Joseph Smith coerce women to marry him?#Were plural wives forced into the marriage?
- Question: Were revivals and religious excitement too common to be noticed in the newspapers? → Events leading to the First Vision
- Question: Were the Isaiah passages in the Book of Mormon simply plagiarized from the King James Bible? → Isaiah and the Book of Mormon#Were the Isaiah passages in the Book of Mormon simply plagiarized from the King James Bible.3F
- Question: Were the characters on the papyri written by Abraham himself? → Production of the Book of Abraham#Were the characters on the papyri written by Abraham himself?
- Question: Were there any similar cases under Illinois adultery statute which demonstrate that Joseph was not breaking the law? → Joseph Smith hid polygamy from the general Church membership#Were there any similar cases under Illinois adultery statute which demonstrate that Joseph was not breaking the law?
- Question: Were there witnesses to the revelation that ended the priesthood ban? → Lifting the priesthood ban#Were there witnesses to the revelation that ended the priesthood ban?
- Question: Were women "locked in a room" in order to convince them to accept plural marriage? → Did Joseph Smith coerce women to marry him?#Were women "locked in a room" in order to convince them to accept plural marriage?
- Question: Were women put under "tremendous pressure" to accept a proposal of plural marriage? → Did Joseph Smith coerce women to marry him?#Were women put under "tremendous pressure" to accept a proposal of plural marriage?
- Question: What Church sources discuss Joseph Smith's involvement with seer stones, treasure seeking or "money digging? → Question: What Church sources discuss Joseph Smith's involvement with seer stones, treasure seeking or "money digging"?