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****{{FAIR response|Book of Abraham/Book of Dead Scan (full size zoom)|l1=Book of Dead Scan (full size zoom)} | ****{{FAIR response|Book of Abraham/Book of Dead Scan (full size zoom)|l1=Book of Dead Scan (full size zoom)} | ||
**{{FAIR response|Book of Abraham/Papyri|l1=Papyri (Short article)}} | **{{FAIR response|Book of Abraham/Papyri|l1=Papyri (Short article)}} | ||
− | **{{FAIR response|Book of Abraham/Papyri | + | **{{FAIR response|Book of Abraham/Papyri|l1=Long article|Papyri (Long article)}} |
**{{FAIR response|Kirtland Egyptian Papers}} | **{{FAIR response|Kirtland Egyptian Papers}} | ||
**{{FAIR response|Book of Abraham/Plagiarism accusations|l1=Plagiarism accusations}} | **{{FAIR response|Book of Abraham/Plagiarism accusations|l1=Plagiarism accusations}} | ||
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****{{FAIR response|Book of Mormon witnesses/Eight witnesses/shown to me by a supernatural power}} | ****{{FAIR response|Book of Mormon witnesses/Eight witnesses/shown to me by a supernatural power}} | ||
***{{FAIR response|Book of Mormon witnesses/Other Book of Mormon witnesses}} | ***{{FAIR response|Book of Mormon witnesses/Other Book of Mormon witnesses}} | ||
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* First Vision | * First Vision | ||
+ | *{{FAIR response|First Vision}} | ||
+ | *[[First Vision/Methodist camp meetings|Methodist camp meetings in 1820]] | ||
+ | *[[First Vision/Joseph became "partial to the Methodist sect" in 1820|Joseph became "partial" to Methodists]] | ||
+ | *[[First Vision/Religious revivals in 1820|Religious revivals in 1820]] | ||
+ | *[[First Vision/Smith family place of residence in 1820|Place of residence in 1820]] | ||
+ | *[[First Vision/Accounts|First Vision accounts (summary)]] | ||
+ | **[[First Vision/Accounts/1832|1832 account (overview)]] | ||
+ | ***[[First Vision/Joseph Smith's early conception of God|Early understanding of God?]] | ||
+ | ***[[First Vision/Accounts/1832/Doesn't mention new dispensation|No new dispensation?]] | ||
+ | ***[[First Vision/Accounts/1832/Different age provided|Different age?]] | ||
+ | ***[[First Vision/Accounts/1832/Motivation is different|Different motivation?]] | ||
+ | ***[[First Vision/Accounts/1832/Doesn't mention persecution|No persecution?]] | ||
+ | ***[[First Vision/Accounts/1832/Doesn't mention a revival|No revival?]] | ||
+ | ***[[First Vision/Accounts/1832/Doesn't forbid joining a church|Not forbidden to convert?]] | ||
+ | ***[[First Vision/Accounts/1832/Says wicked will be destroyed but 1838 doesn't|Wicked destroyed?]] | ||
+ | ***[[First Vision/Accounts/1832/Only one Personage appears|Only one Deity?]] | ||
+ | ***[[First Vision/Accounts/1832/Vision set in heaven or on earth|In heaven or earth?]] | ||
+ | ***[[First Vision/Accounts/1832/Eternal life regardless of church affiliation|Unconditional salvation?]] | ||
+ | ***[[First Vision/Accounts/1832/Struggle with Satan not mentioned|Struggle with Satan?]] | ||
+ | **[[First Vision/Accounts/1835|1835 account (overview)]] | ||
+ | ***[[First Vision/Accounts/1835/Mentions "Angels"|Personages were angels?]] | ||
+ | **[[First Vision/Accounts/1838|1838 account (overview)]] | ||
+ | ***[[First Vision/Religious revivals in 1820|1820 Revival?]] | ||
+ | ***[[First Vision/Methodist camp meetings|"It commenced with the Methodists"]] | ||
+ | *[[First Vision/Paul's accounts|Paul's accounts of his vision]] | ||
+ | **[[First Vision/Do Greek scholars solve the discrepancies in Paul's vision accounts|Scholars solved discrepancies?]] | ||
+ | *[[First Vision/Doctrine and Covenants 84 says God not seen without priesthood|Can't see God without priesthood?]] | ||
+ | *[[First Vision/No reference to First Vision in 1830s publications|No ref in 1830s publications?]] | ||
+ | *[[First Vision/Seldom mentioned in LDS publications before 1877|Seldom mentioned in LDS pubs bef 1877?]] | ||
+ | *[[First Vision/No mention in non-LDS literature before 1843|No ref in non-LDS pubs before 1843?]] | ||
+ | *[[First Vision/1830 statement about seeing "God"|Taught Joseph saw "God" in 1830 pub?]] | ||
+ | *[[First Vision/Lack of contemporary Father and Son vision until 1838|No published ref to Father and Son until 1838?]] | ||
+ | *[[First Vision/Joseph Smith did not know if God existed in 1823|Joseph unsure of God in 1823?]] | ||
+ | *[[First Vision/Lucy Mack Smith and the Presbyterians|Lucy joined Presbyterians in 1823?]] | ||
+ | *[[First Vision/Joseph Smith joined other churches|Joined other churches?]] | ||
+ | *[[First Vision/Contradiction about knowing all churches were wrong|All churches wrong?]] | ||
+ | *[[First Vision/Fabricated to give "Godly authority"|Fabricated to bolster authority?]] | ||
+ | *[[First Vision/Story became more detailed and colorful after 1832|Details added over time?]] | ||
+ | *[[First Vision/Accounts/1838/Account modified to offset leadership crisis|Created to offset leadership crisis?]] | ||
+ | *[[First Vision/Accounts/George Q. Cannon referred to "angels"|George Q. Cannon]] | ||
+ | *[[First Vision/Accounts/Oliver Cowdery not aware of First Vision in 1834-35|Cowdery version of 1834-5?]] | ||
+ | *[[First Vision/Accounts/Orson Hyde referred to "angels"|Orson Hyde]] | ||
+ | *[[First Vision/Accounts/Andrew Jenson called personage an "angel"|Andrew Jenson]] | ||
+ | *[[First Vision/Accounts/Heber C. Kimball denied the Father appeared|Heber C. Kimball|]] | ||
+ | *[[First Vision/Accounts/Orson Pratt confused about "angel" or Father-Son|Orson Pratt]] | ||
+ | *[[First Vision/Accounts/George A. Smith said First Vision was an "angel"|George A. Smith]] | ||
+ | *[[First Vision/Accounts/Prophet's mother said First Vision was of an "angel"|Lucy Mack Smith]] | ||
+ | *[[First Vision/Accounts/Orson Spencer said an "angel" was the first manifestation|Orson Spencer]] | ||
+ | *[[First Vision/Accounts/John Taylor's understanding of the First Vision|John Taylor]] | ||
+ | *[[First Vision/Accounts/Brigham Young never mentioned the First Vision|Brigham never spoke of 1st vision?]] | ||
+ | *[[First Vision/Accounts/Brigham Young said the Lord didn't appear|Brigham claimed an angel?]] | ||
+ | *[[First Vision/Seldom mentioned in LDS publications before 1877|Seldom published pre-1877 (short)]] | ||
+ | *[[First Vision/Seldom mentioned in LDS publications before 1877 (long)|(long)]] | ||
* Polygamy | * Polygamy | ||
* Prophets After Joseph | * Prophets After Joseph | ||
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***{{FAIR response|Joseph Smith Translation/As a restoration of the original Bible text|l1=As a restoration of the original Bible text?}} | ***{{FAIR response|Joseph Smith Translation/As a restoration of the original Bible text|l1=As a restoration of the original Bible text?}} | ||
***{{FAIR response|Joseph Smith Translation/As the Church's official Bible|l1=As the Church's official Bible?}} | ***{{FAIR response|Joseph Smith Translation/As the Church's official Bible|l1=As the Church's official Bible?}} | ||
− | ****{{FAIR response|Joseph Smith Translation/As the Church's official Bible/JST an embarrassment to leaders|JST an embarrassment to leaders?}} | + | ****{{FAIR response|Joseph Smith Translation/As the Church's official Bible/JST an embarrassment to leaders|l1=JST an embarrassment to leaders?}} |
***{{FAIR response|Joseph Smith Translation/Relationship to the Book of Mormon|l1=Relationship to the Book of Mormon}} | ***{{FAIR response|Joseph Smith Translation/Relationship to the Book of Mormon|l1=Relationship to the Book of Mormon}} | ||
* Zelph | * Zelph |
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