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Happy Autumnal Equinox (aka Gold Plates Day)

Indie Mormon Posted on September 22, 2016 by Steve OttesonOctober 4, 2016

Most Mormons know the general details of how Joseph Smith said he first learned about and found the gold plates: on September 21, 1823, Joseph Smith went to bed. After praying for forgiveness of his sins and asking for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Book of Mormon, Heritage | Tagged Book of Abraham, Book of Mormon, Freemasonry, Joseph Smith, Magic, Occult, Temples | 2 Replies

Missionaries Deserve to Know

Indie Mormon Posted on March 19, 2016 by Steve OttesonMarch 20, 2016

I feel bad for today’s missionaries who are unaware of the difficult issues confirmed in the lds.org Gospel Topics Essays. I have heard of missionaries being confronted with church history problems and past doctrines while serving their missions. Without having ever heard … Continue reading →

Posted in Book of Mormon, Disaffection, True Church | Tagged Book of Abraham, Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith, Polygamy | Leave a reply

Mastering the Essays

Indie Mormon Posted on February 28, 2016 by Steve OttesonMarch 21, 2016

Elder M. Russell Ballard recently spoke to CES (Church Education System) teachers about how they need to “inoculate” their students with information from the “less-known or controversial” topics found in the lds.org Gospel Topics Essays (my own emphasis added): You should … Continue reading →

Posted in Book of Mormon, Disaffection, Shelf Busters | Tagged Book of Abraham, Book of Mormon, First Vision, Polygamy, Racism | Leave a reply

False Dichotomies

Indie Mormon Posted on February 25, 2016 by Steve OttesonFebruary 25, 2016

Elder D. Todd Christofferson recently made an interesting Facebook post: Aside from him not having a clue about “increasing attacks” on Joseph Smith (really? No idea? Heard of polygamy, polyandry, seer stones, or the Book of Abraham papyri?), I would … Continue reading →

Posted in Book of Mormon, True Church | Tagged Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith | 1 Reply

Impossible Promises

Indie Mormon Posted on February 17, 2016 by Steve OttesonFebruary 24, 2016

A Mormon just believes! Recently I heard how an LDS father told his potential future son-in-law of a requirement that the son-in-law never leave the church and always stay strong in it. Could I or would I have made a promise … Continue reading →

Posted in Book of Mormon, Disaffection, True Church | Tagged Book of Abraham, Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith | 3 Replies

The Prophet Puzzle: Graphic Novel Edition

Indie Mormon Posted on December 22, 2015 by Steve OttesonSeptember 21, 2016

A scene from “The Prophet Puzzle”, a short graphic novel. I originally created this short graphic novel for a Sunstone Magazine contest. Unfortunately they told me they didn’t get enough submissions, so they cancelled the contest. My story was inspired … Continue reading →

Posted in Book of Mormon, Comics/Art | Tagged Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith | Leave a reply

The Prophet Puzzle: Possible Solutions

Indie Mormon Posted on December 19, 2015 by Steve OttesonApril 14, 2018

“The Prophet Puzzle” contains two of the three essays I discuss in this post. (Here’s a short graphic novel inspired by the information in this post.) If you go to the front page of Indie Mormon, you can see a word … Continue reading →

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Kudos to BYU for “Destroying” Ancient Book of Mormon Studies

Indie Mormon Posted on September 8, 2015 by Steve OttesonFebruary 24, 2016

William Hamblin is a professor of history at BYU. He recently wrote this blog post: “How BYU Destroyed Ancient Book of Mormon Studies”. Hamblin has spent many years trying to prove the Book of Mormon is a historically accurate book, … Continue reading →

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Can the Church Survive the Internet?

Indie Mormon Posted on August 22, 2015 by Steve OttesonFebruary 24, 2016

Will the internet kill the LDS church, or just wound it? That’s up to the LDS church. The LDS church is in a difficult spot. Many LDS leaders have presented the Book of Mormon and the church as an “all … Continue reading →

Posted in Internet, Stages of Faith, True Church | Tagged Book of Abraham, Book of Mormon, Community of Christ, Doubts, Internet, Joseph Smith | 3 Replies

Why the Seer Stone Shouldn’t Matter

Indie Mormon Posted on August 9, 2015 by Steve OttesonFebruary 24, 2016

The seer stone used to translate the Book of Mormon, as published by the LDS church This week the LDS church produced photos of the seer stone that Joseph Smith used to translate the Book of Mormon. I’ve seen a … Continue reading →

Posted in Book of Mormon, Shelf Busters | Tagged Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith | 1 Reply

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