The Changing World of Mormonism
(Web edition)

Contents

Foreword..........10
Preface..........12
Acknowledgments..........15
Introduction..........16

Chapter

1. A Marvelous Work?..........19
   • Miraculous Claims..........21
   • The Only True Church?..........26
2. Change, Censorship and Suppression..........29
   • Censorship..........29
   • Suppression and Book Burning..........34
3. Changes in the Revelations..........38
   • Book of Commandments..........39
   • Study of Changes..........43
   • Important Changes..........45
   • Important Change in Newly-Accepted Revelation..........62
   • Unthinkable?..........63
4. Joseph Smith and Money Digging..........67
   • Book of Mormon From the Stone..........80
   • Money-Digging and the Book of Mormon..........84
   • Working with the Rod..........86
   • Joseph Smith's Magic Talisman..........88
5. The Book of Mormon..........92
   • Chapter 5 Part 1
     • The Witnesses..........94
   • Chapter 5 Part 2
     • Ancient or Modern?..........111
     • Origin of the Indians..........125
     • Changes in the Book of Mormon..........128
   • Chapter 5 Part 3
     • Archeology and the Book of Mormon..........133
     • The Anthon Transcript..........141
     • Compared with Bible Archeology..........145
     • Beyond the Book of Mormon..........147
6. The First Vision..........148
   • "Strange" Accounts..........150
   • Not Unique..........159
   • First History..........160
   • A Doctrinal Change..........161
   • No Revival in 1820..........166
7. The Godhead..........172
   • From One to Many..........173
   • The Heavenly Mother..........177
   • The Virgin Birth..........179
   • Serious Changes..........183
   • Removing the Lectures..........183
   • A Changeable God..........187
   • The Holy Ghost..........188
   • No Real Answers..........191
8. The Adam-God Doctrine..........192
   • Not Created of the Dust of This Earth..........198
   • The Only God with Whom We Have to Do..........198
   • The Father of Our Spirits..........199
   • The Father of Jesus Christ..........199
9. Plural Marriage..........204
   • Chapter 9 Part 1
     • Suppressed 1831 Revelation..........207
     • The 1843 Revelation Examined..........218
   • Chapter 9 Part 2
     • Sorrows of Polygamy..........226
     • Number of Wives..........231
     • Taking Other Men's Wives..........236
     • Strange Marriages..........245
     • God and Christ Polygamists?..........247
     • Essential to Salvation..........255
   • Chapter 9 Part 3
     • Lying About Polygamy..........258
     • The Manifesto..........262
     • Mormon Leaders Yield..........268
     • After the Manifesto..........270
     • Manifesto a Deception..........281
     • The Dilemma..........286
10. Changing the Anti-Black Doctrine..........291
    • Chapter 10 Part 1
      • Black Skin and the Pre-Existence..........291
      • Descendants of Cain Through the Flood..........294
      • One Drop Disqualifies..........296
      • Objections to Doctrine..........299
      • Blacks and the Gospel..........300
      • Rooted in Prejudice..........301
      • Slavery in Utah..........303
      • Civil Rights..........305
      • The New "Revelation"..........308
    • Chapter 10 Part 2
      • Brigham Young Misrepresented..........311
      • Better Late Than Never..........319
      • Problem in Brazil..........322
      • New "Revelation" Evades the Real Issues..........323
      • Does the Revelation Really Exist?..........325
      • Impact of Revelation..........328
11. Fall of the Book of Abraham..........329
    • Chapter 11 Part 1
      • The Papyri Rediscovered..........330
      • No Gift to Translate..........334
      • Source of the Book of Abraham..........340
      • Only the Book of Breathings..........344
      • Three Witnesses Against the Book of Abraham..........346
      • Destroys Basis for Anti-Black Doctrine..........351
    • Chapter 11 Part 2
      • Complete Confusion..........351
      • The Facsimiles..........356
      • The Moment of Truth..........362
12. Mormon Scriptures and the Bible..........364
    • Chapter 12 Part 1
      • Paine's Influence..........365
      • Evidence Compared..........368
      • Dead Sea Scrolls..........370
      • Evidence for New Testament..........373
    • Chapter 12 Part 2
      • "130,000 Different Readings"..........376
      • "Inspired Revision"..........383
      • "Drastically Changed"..........395
13. Changes in Joseph Smith's History..........398
    • Written by Joseph Smith?..........400
    • New Discoveries..........401
    • Over Sixty Percent After Joseph Smith's Death..........403
    • Rocky Mountain Prophecy..........404
    • Selected Changes..........408
    • Joseph Smith's Diaries Discredit History..........412
    • Conclusion..........414
14. False Prophecy..........417
    • The Canadian Revelation..........417
    • The Lord's Coming..........418
    • A Temple in Zion..........420
    • The Civil War..........424
    • Suppressed Material on Civil War..........428
    • Conclusion..........430
15. The Arm of Flesh..........431
    • No New Revelation..........432
    • Conclusion..........437
16. The Priesthood..........440
    • Added Later..........442
    • Aaronic Priesthood..........443
    • Melchizedek Priesthood..........444
    • High Priests..........446
17. Joseph Smith..........448
    • A Fighting Prophet..........450
    • General Smith..........452
    • "The Greatest Egotist"..........455
    • Smith Ordained King..........456
    • Joseph Smith for President..........457
    • Greater than Jesus?..........460
    • Destruction of Expositor..........460
    • Like a Lamb?..........464
18. The Word of Wisdom..........467
    • Origin of the Revelation..........468
    • Joseph's Example..........469
    • Joseph Smith's Bar..........472
    • Brigham Young's Distillery..........474
    • Wine and Visions..........479
    • Hypocrisy..........481
19. Old Testament Practices..........484
    • Wine and Curses..........484
    • Animal Sacrifice After Christ..........488
20. Blood Atonement..........490
    • Crimes Worthy of Death..........493
    • Blood Atonement in Actual Practice..........501
21. The Hereafter..........505
    • Mormon Purgatory..........508
    • Degrees of Glory..........509
22. Temple Work..........512
    • Chapter 22 Part 1
      • Baptism for the Dead..........512
      • Temple Marriage..........518
      • Connected with Polygamy..........520
      • A Secret Ceremony..........524
    • Chapter 22 Part 2
      • Changes in the Temple Ceremony..........530
      • The Temple Ceremony and Masonry..........534
      • Joseph Smith Becomes a Mason..........535
      • Masonic Ritual in the Temple Ceremony..........536
      • Conclusion..........547
23. Facing Reality..........548
    • Exalts the Pride of Man..........549
    • Church Not Lost..........554
    • Our Own Testimony..........555
    • Mormonism a Shadow..........559

• Appendix A: Mormon Plan of Eternal Progression..........561
• Appendix B: The New Mormon Bible..........562
• Bibliography..........563
• Index [Fully Hyperlinked]..........574

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