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Ensimmäinen näky/Uskonnollinen kiihtymys 1820
Religious activity in the Palmyra area in 1820
Siirry sisältöön:
- Christofferson (2013): "Critics have also claimed that there were no religious revivals in the Palmyra, New York, area in 1820"
- Question: What religious excitement was occurring in Palmyra in 1820?
- Question: Was there no mention of revival activity in 1820 in the newspaper?
- Question: At what age did Joseph Smith become concerned about religion?
- Question: What evidence of religious excitement is there from non-Mormon sources?
- Question: Were revivals and religious excitement too common to be noticed in the newspapers?
- Question: Did Joseph Smith simply conflate elements of the 1818 and 1824-25 revivals in his story of the First Vision?
- Palmyra Register (1820): "It was far from our intention to charge the Methodists with retailing ardent spirits while professedly met for the worship of their God"
- Benajah Williams (1820): "Had a two Days meeting at Sq Bakers in Richmond. Br. Wright being gone to campmeeting on Ridgeway circuit I expected to find Br. J. Hayes at the Meeting"
- Question: Did Gordon B. Hinckley cite false information regarding an 1820 Palmyra revival in a book called Truth Restored?
Source:Christofferson:The Prophet Joseph Smith:BYUI Devotional:2013:Critics have also claimed that there were no religious revivals in the Palmyra, New York, area in 1820 Question: What religious excitement was occurring in Palmyra in 1820? Question: Was there no mention of revival activity in 1820 in the newspaper? Question: At what age did Joseph Smith become concerned about religion? Question: What evidence of religious excitement is there from non-Mormon sources? Question: Were revivals and religious excitement too common to be noticed in the newspapers? Question: Did Joseph Smith simply conflate elements of the 1818 and 1824-25 revivals in his story of the First Vision? Source:Palmyra Register:28 June 1820:5 July 1820:It was far from our intention to charge the Methodists with retailing ardent spirits while professedly met for the worship of their God Source:Benajah Williams:July 1820:Had a two Days meeting at Sq Bakers in Richmond Question: Did Gordon B. Hinckley cite false information regarding an 1820 Palmyra revival in a book called Truth Restored? Malline:FMEBar