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Criticism of Mormonism/Books/The Changing World of Mormonism/Chapter 13
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Chapter 14 |
Claims made in Chapter 13: Changes in Joseph Smith's History
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| 398 | Mormon leaders claim that "Joseph Smith's" 'History of the Church' is the "most accurate history in all the world." | [[Authorship of
History of the Church]] ||
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| 400-401 | The History of the Church was not written by Joseph Smith himself. Many instances in original documents which referred to Joseph in
the third person were changed to first person to make it appear as if Joseph wrote them.||Authorship of History of the Church | ||
| 403-404 | Much of the History of the Church was completed after Joseph Smith's death. This means that Joseph Smith's history is not
"authentic."||Authorship of History of the Church ||
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| 408 | The angel that gave Joseph Smith the plates was originally identified as "Nephi" rather than "Moroni." History of the Church changed it
to "Moroni."||Nephi or Moroni||
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| 415 | Most of Joseph Smith's history was written by his scribes and modified to read as if it were written in the first person, therefore this
history must be a forgery.||Authorship of History of the Church||
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