Category: General Authorities
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The Transfiguration of Brigham Young: Mormon Folklore?
For a two-part Viewpoint on Mormonism that aired July 21-22, 2016, click here Part 1 Part 2 When Joseph Smith died in June of 1844, the Mormon Church faced a succession crisis. Mormon historian Richard S. Van Wagoner explained, “Despite frequent kidnapping and assassination attempts, Joseph Smith established no firm policies regarding presidential succession in the event…
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Our Relationship with the Lord, by Bruce McConkie
Speech given by Mormon Apostle Bruce R. McConkie on March 2, 1982 at BYU. I shall speak of our relationship with the Lord and of the true fellowship all Saints should have with the Father. I shall set forth what we must believe relative to the Father and the Son in order to gain eternal…
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This is a Test: Joseph Smith and Deuteronomy 13
It had been a long forty years of wandering in the wilderness. God’s people Israel were finally nearing their Promised Land. Moses’ life was drawing to a close and the people were about to enter a new way of life under the untried leadership of Joshua. They needed to be prepared for what lay ahead.…
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General Conference: Mormons Told To Get Past Joseph Smith’s History and Move Forward
During last weekend’s General Conference of the LDS Church (3-4 October 2015), Mormon apostle Neil L. Andersen spoke on the topic of faith, and the importance of keeping it burning brightly. He said that faith does not come by chance, but by choice. Mr. Andersen talked about faith challenges that result from “honest questions,” emphasizing…
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Sexual Morality in Old Mormon Nauvoo
Sexual morality in early 1840s Nauvoo, Illinois, the City of Joseph [Smith], was enough to make most people blush. John C. Bennett, who had for 18 months been a member of Joseph Smith’s inner circle and close confidante, left the Mormon Church in May of 1842. He subsequently exposed “Joe Smith as the seducer of…
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Richard G. Scott Obituary (1928-2015)
Richard G. Scott, an apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, passed away on September 22, 2015, at 86.
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Do the First Vision Accounts Coincide?
Mormons are taught that, as a fourteen-year-old young man, Joseph Smith was visited by both God the Father and Jesus Christ during the spring of 1820. This visitation is known in Mormonism as the First Vision. According to the official LDS version, Smith was perplexed by the behavior of certain Christians in the area where he…
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Praise to the Man: Joseph Smith
The September issue of the Ensign magazine includes an article celebrating the 30th “birthday” of the LDS hymnbook, Hymns (74-75). Even though the Ensign clearly states “there are no plans at this time for a new edition,” rumors are circulating to the contrary. Why the Mormon community would think a new edition is in the…
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“Mormonites.” Evangelical Magazine and Gospel Advocate (Utica, New York) 2, no. 15 (9 April 1831): 120.
The following is an article titled “Mormonites,” which was written by A.W. Benton and printed in the Evangelical Magazine and Gospel Advocate (Utica, New York), vol. 2, no. 15 (9 April 1831): 120. MORMONITES. Messrs. Editors—In the sixth number of your paper I saw a notice of a sect of people called Mormonites; and thinking…
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A List of Joseph Smith’s Wives
A List of Joseph Smith’s wives Here is a list of Joseph Smith’s plural wives, each with a name, date, marital status (Single, Married, Widowed), and age when the marriage to Smith occurred: Fanny Alger (1833) S 16 Lucinda Pendleton (1838) M 37 Louisa Beaman (4/15/1841) S 26 Zina Diantha Huntington (10/27/1841) M 20 Presendia…
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List of Joseph Smith’s Wives (George A. Smith)
Mormonism’s founder, Joseph Smith, was married to more than 30 women, meaning that Emma was not his one and only wife. Many who know about Smith’s philanderous ways may assume that these women must have been widows or “old maids” and their prophet was doing a favor to them by marrying them. However, the idea that Joseph Smith…
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Did Joseph Smith Use the Seer Stone…or Didn’t He?
For many years, many Mormons have denied that Joseph Smith used a “seer stone” to translate the Book of Mormon. They were led to believe that he used the “urim and thummim,” special instruments even mentioned in the Old Testament, to aid him in the translation. Tenth Mormon President Joseph Fielding Smith was quite adament…
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JosephsWives.com
Welcome to JosephsWives.com, a page that has been created to help people better understand the truth about the more than thirty wives of Joseph Smith. We invite you to look through the information we have made available here and see that what we are saying is historical fact, not anti-Mormon rhetoric. And please understand what…
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Did Emma Smith Approve of Polygamy?
Some Latter-day Saints may rationalize Smith’s behavior. After all, some might think, his wife Emma must have been a believer in this practice. Actually, Emma Smith approved of plural marriage for only a short time–maybe a few weeks–but she otherwise always despised polygamy and her husband’s involvement with this practice. In their book Mormon Enigma: Emma…
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