Bogus Affidavits
Affidavits often cited as evidence to implicate the prophet Joseph Smith in polygamy are riddled with misrepresentations and fabrications. I’d like to thank Jeremy Hoop and Whitney Horning for contributing to this video.
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Joseph Smith was not the author of D&C 132
/in LDS, MORMON, ROB FATHERINGHAM, SPIRITUAL/by Rob FotheringhamThe prophet Joseph Smith claimed he was not the author of D&C section 132
How not to fake a revelation
/in LDS, MORMON, ROB FATHERINGHAM, SPIRITUAL/by Rob FotheringhamThe LDS Church claims that the source manuscript for Doctrine and Covenants section 132 was created by one person, Joseph C. Kingsbury. Evidence presented in this video indicates that two different people participated in the creation of the document. This exposes yet another lie told by Brigham Young to inaccurately implicate Joseph Smith in the […]
Martha Brotherton Affidavit and the “Happiness Letter”
/in LDS, MORMON, ROB FATHERINGHAM, SPIRITUAL/by Rob FotheringhamTroubling accusations against the Prophet Joseph Smith were made by a young convert to the Church named Martha Brotherton, and in a letter attributed by the Church to Joseph, referred to as the “Happiness Letter.” Both are employed in an attempt to implicate Joseph in the practice of plural marriage. This presentation lays out what […]
Evaluation of 1842 Whitney “revelation”
/in LDS, MORMON, ROB FATHERINGHAM, SPIRITUAL/by Rob FotheringhamAnalysis of purported 1842 Whitney revelation intended to implicate Joseph Smith in polygamy.
Polygamy killed honesty
/in LDS, MORMON, ROB FATHERINGHAM, SPIRITUAL/by Rob FotheringhamEvidence that Joseph F. Smith, LDS apostle and Church president, lied to preserve, protect, and promote polygamy. Sources: LDS Church Authority and New Plural Marriages, 1890-1904 https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V18N01_11.pdf https://www.amazon.com/Solemn-Covenant-MORMON-POLYGAMOUS-PASSAGE/dp/0252018338?ref_=ast_author_mpb See Chapter on lying for the Lord.
Framing Joseph
/in LDS, MORMON, ROB FATHERINGHAM, SPIRITUAL/by Rob FotheringhamHistorical evidence is presented that indicates Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball, not Joseph and Hyrum Smith, introduced polygamy to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Related Videos: First LDS Polygamist: Joseph or Brigham?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5heXE5xS5w&t=0s Rejecting the Fullness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZMxMjHPF7Q&t=0s
Brigham’s Priesthood Ban
/in LDS, MORMON, ROB FATHERINGHAM, SPIRITUAL/by Rob FotheringhamThe history of Brigham’s introduction of the race-based Priesthood ban and other changes to Church doctrine and structure. Sources: Mormonism’s Negro Doctrine: An Historical Overview, Lester E. Bush, Jr. https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V08N01_13.pdf Writing “Mormonism’s Negro Doctrine: An Historical Overview” (1973): Context and Reflections, 1998, Lester E. Bush, Jr. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/mormonhistory/vol25/iss1/1/ Download PDF and go to page 233. David […]
