tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124005887526469944.post3385570535575981354..comments2024-03-24T14:11:11.327-07:00Comments on Truth Will Prevail: Time Again for Dissidents and Apostates to Become LoudUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124005887526469944.post-27827897112761320252020-09-28T11:36:42.466-07:002020-09-28T11:36:42.466-07:00I see Peggy Stack of the Tribune has done an (alle...I see Peggy Stack of the Tribune has done an (alleged) story on a new book about Joseph Smith's translation process. Her story, and evidently much of the book, is complete rot. I couldn't find a thing in her story that matched solid and sound church doctrine. These scholars, some of whom are apostates and nonmembers, are shooting in the dark. Ann Taves is promoting old worn-out theories of "automatic writing" to explain the production of the Book of Mormon and Book of Abraham. She doesn't believe the gold plates existed. She quotes anti-Christs like Vogel and others who disbelieve that Joseph Smith was a prophet of God.<br />But this stuff gets more attention because Conference is almost here. I wish church members could get their understanding of past and ongoing revelation from sources like Elder Quentin L. Cook (at the last conference) and other like legitimate and authorized and knowledgeable sources. I don't think Elder Cook will get his understanding of how Joseph translated from this baloney book. Moroni gave Joseph a Urim and Thummim and the gold plates for a reason--to assist him in translating. If he also used a seer stone on occasion, that's fine, but there is no "new narrative" that is approved by the Church.Dennis Hornehttp://truthwillprevail.xyznoreply@blogger.com