Entries by Rob Fotheringham

How not to fake a revelation

The 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 […]

Polygamy killed honesty

Evidence 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

Historical 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

The 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 […]

The Words of Joseph Smith?

How the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints changed its doctrine on the Godhead after Joseph Smith died. This analysis, “The Textual Development of D&C 130:22 and the Embodiment of the Holy Ghost” published in BYU Studies Quarterly in 2013 was the source for much of this video. SOURCE