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- Question: How were metals used in the Book of Mormon?
- Question: How were the activities of the Danite band exposed?
- Question: How were the missing portions of the Joseph Smith Papyri facsimiles restored?
- Question: How would Book of Mormon archaeology compare to that of the Bible?
- Question: How would a statement that "God is a spirit" be interpreted in ancient Judasism?
- Question: How would an archaeologist distinguish a Christian's pot from that of a non-Christian?
- Question: I've seen Temple Lot court transcripts online. Are these not accurate?
- Question: If God rejected the fig leaf aprons worn by Adam and Eve, why do Mormons wear aprons representing this in the temple?
- Question: If God was once like us, does that mean that God was once a sinner?
- Question: If Mormon are "really" Christians, why do they insist on preaching to other Christians?
- Question: If a doctrine is repudiated, does that mean that it was false when it was being taught?
- Question: If a person faithfully practices Mormonism during this life, do they become a god after they die?
- Question: If every President of the Church is a prophet, seer, and revelator, why have so few revelations after Joseph Smith been added to the Doctrine and Covenants?
- Question: If gender is “enforced”, is it true that it can’t be immutable?
- Question: If modern Egyptologists say that this is a representation of Min, and Min is a “pagan” God, how could Joseph Smith say that it represents God sitting on his throne?
- Question: If only God the Father had a physical body at the time Adam was created, why did He say 'Let us make man in OUR image'?
- Question: If people receive false positives in personal revelation, does this make spiritual epistemology unreliable?
- Question: If polygamy was commanded of God in order to "raise seed," then why were Adam and Noah not commanded to practice polygamy?
- Question: If prophets are fallible, does this make spiritual epistemology unreliable?
- Question: If the Doctrine and Covenants contained quotations from God, why would Joseph Smith later edit God's words?
- Question: If the Garden of Eden was in Missouri, how did Abraham, Moses and other prophets end up in the Old World?
- Question: If the priesthood during Old Testament times could only be held by the tribe of Aaron, how did Lehi's descendants, who were of the tribe of Joseph, hold the priesthood?
- Question: If we believe the story of the Three Witnesses, should we also believe witnesses of UFO's, Bigfoot, Loch Ness Monster?
- Question: In Mormonism, how do I know when I should confess a sin to my bishop?
- Question: In Utah, are more people leaving the Church than are joining the Church?
- Question: In the 1800s, did Latter-day Saints "glorify vengeance" through the singing of hymns?
- Question: In the Kirtland Egyptian Papers, why is each Egyptian character matched to an entire paragraph of English text?
- Question: In what context are chariots mentioned in the Book of Mormon?
- Question: In what context are elephants mentioned in the Book of Mormon?
- Question: In what manner was the Aaronic Priesthood restored?
- Question: In what manner was the Melchizedek Priesthood restored?
- Question: Is "Mormon doctrine" constantly changing?
- Question: Is "Zion" associated geographically with only one specific location in the New World: the "New Jerusalem" that is to be built in Missouri?
- Question: Is 1 Corinthians 15:40 used as a "proof text" by Latter-day Saints to support the Three Degress of Glory?
- Question: Is DNA Haplogroup X2a proof that the Book of Mormon fits best in a geography located in the Great Lakes region?
- Question: Is Gilbert Hunt's phrase "the fourth day of this seventh month" in ''The Late War'' a source for the Book of Mormon phrase "the fourth day of this seventh month" in Alma 10:6?
- Question: Is Heavenly Mother not talked about more because the prophets are sexist
- Question: Is Heavenly Mother not talked about more because the prophets are sexist?
- Question: Is Jesus Christ the savior of other worlds?
- Question: Is Jesus the promised Messiah of the Old Testament?
- Question: Is Joseph Smith's report of finding an ancient record on inscribed on metal plates plausible?
- Question: Is Joseph Smith Sr.'s promise in a father's blessing to Joseph Smith Jr. that he would continue in the Priest's office until Christ comes a false prophecy?
- Question: Is Joseph Smith papyri Facsimile 1 common and similar to other such scenes?
- Question: Is Latter-day Saint epistemology a valid form of epistemology?
- Question: Is Mormon insistence on baptism as an essential ordinance of salvation "unChristian" or "unbiblical"?
- Question: Is Nephi's mention of Jeremiah being put into prison anachronistic, since Jeremiah would not have been in prison at the time that Lehi left Jerusalem?
- Question: Is Wikipedia's portrayal of Martin Harris as a gullible, superstitious man accurate?
- Question: Is a "burning in the bosom" simply a subjective, emotion-based, unreliable way to practice self-deception?
- Question: Is a Church not needed?
- Question: Is a Latter-day Saint testimony simply based on "feelings"?
- Question: Is a Mormon disciplinary council really called a "court of love?"
- Question: Is a blessing given to Lyman Johnson that he would live until the gathering was accomplished a false prophecy?
- Question: Is a man unreliable because he lived in the 19th-Century?
- Question: Is an evangelist really a patriarch?
- Question: Is belief in the Book of Mormon’s historicity essential to Latter-day Saint theology?
- Question: Is everything that is published by the Church considered Mormon doctrine?
- Question: Is finding links between Hebrew and ancient American languages realistic?
- Question: Is flax anachronistic to the time of the Book of Mormon?
- Question: Is it an anachronism that the Book of Mormon teaches that Christians existed before Christ’s birth?
- Question: Is it appropriate to celebrate holidays as a Christian?
- Question: Is it ever allowable to modify a religious ceremony?
- Question: Is it impossible to receive salvation because no one can keep the commandments continually?
- Question: Is it impossible to receive salvation because the conditions we must meet are too high for any man to obtain?
- Question: Is it impossible to receive the grace of Jesus Christ so long as we are sinning?
- Question: Is it inconceivable that anybody could run carrying a 50 lb. set of metal plates, jumping over logs and such and be able to outrun three men?
- Question: Is it possible that Joseph Smith simply added the Book of Ether to the Book of Mormon as an "afterthought" in order to explain the variety of animals in the New World?
- Question: Is it possible that the Nephites and Lamanites are associated with the pre-Classic Maya, and the Jaredites are associated with the Olmec?
- Question: Is it possible to deduce Joseph Smith's thoughts and dreams years after his death?
- Question: Is it true that Almon Babbitt "followed Joseph" in violating the Word of Wisdom?
- Question: Is it true that Mormon missionaries are not allowed to swim because Satan has dominion over the waters?
- Question: Is it true that Mormons believe the original Garden of Eden was located in Missouri?
- Question: Is it true that Utah has the highest personal bankruptcy rate in the United States?
- Question: Is it true that little is known about our Heavenly Mother because she is "protected"
- Question: Is it true that little is known about our Heavenly Mother because she is "protected"?
- Question: Is it true that the Danites were pledged to “plunder, lie, and even kill if deemed necessary?"
- Question: Is it true that there is no mention of Joseph Smith seeing the Father and Son in any “contemporary” newspaper, diary, LDS publication, or writing of any kind until the year 1838?
- Question: Is it true that there used to be fourteen Articles of Faith?
- Question: Is it unchristian to have hymns honoring Joseph Smith?
- Question: Is marriage essential to achieve exaltation?
- Question: Is modern Trinitarianism understood in the same sense by all who accept it?
- Question: Is original sin a biblical doctrine?
- Question: Is plural marriage required in order to achieve exaltation?
- Question: Is plural marriage the same as eternal marriage?
- Question: Is prayer the only element required in the determination of truth?
- Question: Is priesthood authority not needed to perform baptisms?
- Question: Is prophecy only available for "after the fact" confirmation that God has acted?
- Question: Is same-gender sexual attraction immutable?
- Question: Is someone unreliable because they practiced "treasure hunting" and believed in the use of seer stones to find lost objects?
- Question: Is temple work a form of "ancestor worship"?
- Question: Is temple work being performed for victims of the Jewish Holocaust?
- Question: Is textual criticism of Biblical texts superior to receiving revelation on that text through a prophet of God?
- Question: Is the Book of Mormon's account of olive horticulture in Jacob 5 accurate?
- Question: Is the Book of Mormon's anti-universalism derived merely from Joseph Smith's contemporary religious culture?
- Question: Is the Book of Mormon's mention of "cement" an anachronism?
- Question: Is the Book of Mormon reference to blood coming from Christ's pores anachronistic?
- Question: Is the Book of Mormon reference to windows that can be "dashed in pieces" an anachronism?
- Question: Is the Book of Mormon simply a "bad copy of the Bible?"
- Question: Is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints a "cult"?
- Question: Is the Journal of Discourses a "standard work" of the Church?
- Question: Is the Latter-day Saint conception of testimony from the Holy Ghost threatened by neuroscience or psychology?
- Question: Is the Latter-day Saint way of understanding spiritual experience guilty of circular reasoning?
- Question: Is the Mormon doctrine of "agency" or "free will" false, since all human choices are predetermined by the laws of physics?
- Question: Is the Mormon doctrine of a "premortal existence" pagan, unchristian, or unbiblical, and therefore false?
- Question: Is the Mormon temple garment simply "magic underwear"?
- Question: Is the armor described in the Book of Mormon consistent with armor used in ancient Mesoamerica?
- Question: Is the concept of "original sin" part of all Christian theology?
- Question: Is the concept of redemption after this life unique to Mormonism?
- Question: Is the description in the Book of Mormon of a "river running into a fountain" absurd?
- Question: Is the doctrine that God the Father and Jesus Christ have physical bodies not Biblical?
- Question: Is the fact that Salt Lake City has many plastic surgeons indicative of Mormon vanity and concern with appearance?
- Question: Is the fact that some General Authorities, mission presidents, and others receive a living stipend while serving the Church evidence of the “hypocrisy” of the Church?
- Question: Is the hat the Joseph Smith used to place his seer stone in mentioned or portrayed in Church publications and artwork?
- Question: Is the mention of "Potiphar's Hill" an anachronism for the Book of Abraham?
- Question: Is the mention of "Ur of the Chaldees" in the Book of Abraham an anachronism?
- Question: Is the mention of "churches" early in the Book of Mormon anachronistic?
- Question: Is the mention of "cureloms" and "cumons" a Book of Mormon anachronism?
- Question: Is the mention of Egyptus anachronistic to the time of Abraham?
- Question: Is the mention of barley in the Book of Mormon an anachronism?
- Question: Is the mention of the crop "neas" a Book of Mormon anachronism?
- Question: Is the mention of the metal "ziff" in the Book of Mormon an anachronism?
- Question: Is the name "Pharaoh" anachronistic to the time of Abraham?
- Question: Is the phrase "a mock and a bye-word among all nations" in Gilbert Hunt's ''The Late War'' a "rare phrase"?
- Question: Is the phrase "about twenty and four" in Gilbert Hunt's ''The Late War'' a "rare phrase"?
- Question: Is the phrase "and a part thereof" in Gilbert Hunt's ''The Late War'' a "rare phrase"?
- Question: Is the phrase "and slew seven of" in Gilbert Hunt's ''The Late War'' a "rare phrase"?
- Question: Is the phrase "and wist not what" in Gilbert Hunt's ''The Late War'' a "rare phrase"?
- Question: Is the phrase "by his own hand upon papyrus" a 19th century redaction?
- Question: Is the phrase "by his own hand upon papyrus" an Egyptian title?
- Question: Is the phrase "he hearkened unto the counsel of the wicked one" in Gilbert Hunt's ''The Late War'' a "rare phrase"?
- Question: Is the phrase "it came to pass, that they gathered together" in Gilbert Hunt's ''The Late War'' a "rare phrase"?
- Question: Is the phrase "they humbled themselves and" in Gilbert Hunt's ''The Late War'' a "rare phrase"?
- Question: Is the phrase "they were astonished beyond measure" in Gilbert Hunt's ''The Late War'' a "rare phrase"?
- Question: Is the phrase "they were like unto" in Gilbert Hunt's ''The Late War'' a "rare phrase"?
- Question: Is the phrase "to come out against" in Gilbert Hunt's ''The Late War'' a "rare phrase"?
- Question: Is the phrase "were compelled to flee before" in Gilbert Hunt's ''The Late War'' a "rare phrase"?
- Question: Is the phrase "your women and your children" in Gilbert Hunt's ''The Late War'' a "rare phrase"?
- Question: Is the presence of chiastic structures in the Book of Mormon simply coincidence?
- Question: Is the rate of antidepressant use in Utah much higher among Mormons than the general population?
- Question: Is the representation of Min actually Egyptian "pornography"?
- Question: Is the statement in the Book of Mormon that Nephites offered burnt offerings of the firstlings of their flocks not consistent with ancient Jewish law or practice?
- Question: Is the story of Nephi killing Laban and then putting on his clothes believable?
- Question: Is the story of the attempted sacrifice of Abraham described in the Book of Abraham supported by any other sources?
- Question: Is the suicide rate in Utah higher than the national average?
- Question: Is the wearing of the Mormon temple garment not supported by the Bible?
- Question: Is there a "Priesthood of All Believers" which eliminates the need for unbroken lines of priesthood authority?
- Question: Is there a YouTube cartoon which was "banned by the Mormon church"?
- Question: Is there a cave in the Hill Cumorah containing the Nephite records?
- Question: Is there a link between Ethan Smith, author of ''View of the Hebrews'', and Oliver Cowdery?
- Question: Is there a real-world match in the Old World for the land "Bountiful" described in the Book of Mormon?
- Question: Is there a revealed Book of Mormon geography?
- Question: Is there a viable real-world candidate in the Old World for the Valley of Lemuel described in the Book of Mormon?
- Question: Is there an "official" or revealed Book of Mormon geography?
- Question: Is there an "unforgivable sin" that is beyond the reach of Christ's atonement?
- Question: Is there any Biblical evidence that the apostasy began?
- Question: Is there any evidence of the apostasy from materials from early Christian history besides the Bible?
- Question: Is there more than one state of "hell"?
- Question: Is there no biblical requirement to receive baptism?
- Question: Is there significance to the fact that both the Book of Mormon and Gilbert Hunt's ''The Late War'' mention a "rod of iron"?
- Question: Isn't the inverted five-pointed star on some Mormon temples really a symbol of evil?
- Question: Journal of Discourses 2:210 says Jesus was being married to Mary and Martha in Cana. Why would Jesus be invited to his own wedding?
- Question: Many who listened to Elder Dunn's stories felt the spirit. Why would one feel the spirit upon hearing a story that was fabricated? Doesn't this confirm a lie?
- Question: Of what did the Strangite witnesses testify?
- Question: Of what material were the Book of Mormon "gold" plates constructed?
- Question: Other than the Sweet Potato, are there other possible connections between the Pacific islands and the New World?
- Question: Other than the story of Thomas Lewis, are there other accounts of men being castrated by Mormons in the 1850s?
- Question: Regarding the gold plates, did Martin Harris claim that "the eight witnesses never saw them and hesitated to sign that instrument for that reason, but they were persuaded to do it"?
- Question: Should Church members simply have "blind trust" in their leaders?
- Question: Should Latter-day Saints ("Mormons") reject "wayward" family members or those who leave the Church?
- Question: Should church officers be celibate?
- Question: Should the Book of Mormon describe Jewish customs or laws?
- Question: Should the phrase "Red Sea" in the Book of Mormon actually be the "Reed Sea" based on a suspected mistranslation in the Bible?
- Question: Should the restoration of Book of Abraham Facsimile 1 include a phallus?
- Question: Should there be archaeological evidence for the Book of Mormon?
- Question: Should there be no offices in the priesthood?
- Question: Should there be only one temple?
- Question: Should we expect to find ancient swords in either the Old World or the New World?
- Question: Should we pay tithing before paying for food or rent?
- Question: Should we reject statements made by Joseph Smith regarding Book of Mormon geography?
- Question: Should “the plains” of Moreh in the Book of Abraham actually be “the oak” of Moreh?
- Question: Since John the Apostle and the three Nephites did not die, then how could there have been a "complete apostasy" on the earth?
- Question: Since Joseph Smith "married" the wives of 11 other men, why were those women not "destroyed" as specified in the Doctrine and Covenants since they continued to live with their "previous" husbands?
- Question: Since Mormons believe that God possesses a physical body, does that mean that He cannot be omnipresent?
- Question: Since Nephi beheaded Laban, wouldn't there be a large amount of blood afterward?
- Question: Since its opening, has the redevelopment had the impact hoped for?
- Question: Since the Word of Wisdom teaches us to abstain from alcohol, why did Paul encourage Timothy to drink wine for the stomach?
- Question: Was "not receiving the Gospel" a crime that was "worthy of death" among 19th century Mormons?
- Question: Was ''The Evening and the Morning Star'' threatening non-Mormon with "imminent destruction" if they did not repent?
- Question: Was 19th century Mormonism perceived as a group of "radical, immoral, and un-American band of religious zealots"?
- Question: Was Bishop M'Kendree, a Methodist revivalist preacher, the model for King Benjamin in the Book of Mormon?
- Question: Was Brigham Young's letter ordering immigrants to be left alone "mysteriously lost"?
- Question: Was Captain Kidd "hanged for crimes allegedly committed in the vicinity of Moroni on Grand Comoro?"
- Question: Was Ezra Booth commanded to take a wife from among the Indians?
- Question: Was George A. Smith unaware that the Father and Son appeared to Joseph Smith during the First Vision?
- Question: Was Heber C. Kimball concerned that missionaries would "take all the best" convert women as plural wives before they returned to Salt Lake City?
- Question: Was Helen Mar Kimball's plural marriage to Joseph Smith consummated?
- Question: Was Irvine Hodge murdered by Nauvoo policemen?
- Question: Was Isaac McWithy brought before the High Council on charges of "insolence" because he refused to sell his land to Joseph Smith for $3000?
- Question: Was Joseph Fielding Smith issuing a prophecy when he said that men would never walk on the moon?
- Question: Was Joseph Smith's family lazy, shiftless and seeking to make a living without performing any labor?
- Question: Was Joseph Smith, Sr. a believer in witchcraft and the supernatural?
- Question: Was Joseph Smith afraid to reproduce the text of the lost 116 pages of Book of Mormon manuscript because he could not do so?
- Question: Was Joseph Smith anointed to be "King over the earth" by the Council of Fifty?
- Question: Was Joseph Smith aware that the date of the autumnal equinox was somehow significant?
- Question: Was Joseph Smith married or sealed to women who were already married to other living men?
- Question: Was Joseph Smith sealed or married to other men's wives without the knowledge or consent of their husband?
- Question: Was Joseph Smith too ignorant, unlearned and foolish to have authored the Book of Mormon?
- Question: Was Joseph Smith’s only mission to bring forth the Book of Mormon?
- Question: Was Martin Harris a gullible witness who would simply believe anything he was told?
- Question: Was Mormonism featured in a book written by Dan Brown, the author of The DaVinci Code?
- Question: Was Moses a real person?
- Question: Was Nephi's temple "similar in splendor" to Solomon's temple?
- Question: Was Nephi simply listening to "a voice in his head" telling him to kill Laban as the result of a psychosis or delusion?
- Question: Was Nicean Trinitarianism always a key part of Christian belief?
- Question: Was Oliver Cowdery a "treasure hunter and 'rodsman'?
- Question: Was Oliver Cowdery aware of the details of the First Vision that were written in Joseph Smith's 1832 history?
- Question: Was Orson Hyde unaware of the details of the Father and Son appearing to Joseph in the First Vision?
- Question: Was Parley P. Pratt murdered because he stole another man's wife?
- Question: Was Paul a "real" apostle, with authority over the Church like the original Twelve?
- Question: Was Surveyor General David H. Burr threatened with death by Mormons while he was in Utah?
- Question: Was Thomas Coleman (or Colbourn) "blood atoned"?
- Question: Was Thomas Lewis castrated because he wanted to marry a young woman who was desired by an older man as a plural wife?
- Question: Was Thomas Stuart Ferguson an archaeologist?
- Question: Was Utah's second governor, John W. Dawson, beaten by Latter-day Saints?
- Question: Was Utah was a hotbed of violence, murder, and lawlessness that can be attributed to Mormon doctrine and practices?
- Question: Was Warren Parrish signing new notes for the Kirtland Safety Society even after the bank had fallen into difficulty?
- Question: Was William Clayton an example of the evils and problems of plural marriage?
- Question: Was William McClellin disappointed in the endowment at the Kirtland Temple?
- Question: Was William Smith promised in a blessing that he would remain on the earth until Christ comes?
- Question: Was Zarahemla located near present-day Nauvoo?
- Question: Was a "magic dagger" once owned by Hyrum Smith?
- Question: Was a "vagabond fortune-teller" named Walters Joseph Smith's "mentor"?
- Question: Was condemning Joseph Smith a crime that was "worthy of death" among 19th century Mormons?
- Question: Was counterfeiting a crime that was "worthy of death" among 19th century Mormons?
- Question: Was every word of the Book of Mormon translation provided directly from God?
- Question: Was failure to keep the Word of Wisdom grounds for a disciplinary council in the 19th century Church?
- Question: Was it illegal for Joseph Smith to perform marriages in Ohio?
- Question: Was it revealed to Joseph Smith that the Book of Mormon city of Zarahemla was located on the Mississippi River opposite where Nauvoo is located today?
- Question: Was knowledge of chiasmus available in Joseph Smith's era?
- Question: Was lying a crime that was "worthy of death" among 19th century Mormons?
- Question: Was murder a crime that was "worthy of death" among 19th century Mormons?
- Question: Was stealing a crime that was "worthy of death" among 19th century Mormons?
- Question: Was the "Law of Tithing" an Old Testament law that was done away with when Jesus Christ fulfilled the Law of Moses?
- Question: Was the "Pentecost" at the Kirtland Temple dedication actually a drunken orgy?
- Question: Was the ''History of the Church'' falsified when "first visitation of Angels" was changed to "my first vision"?
- Question: Was the ''View of the Hebrews'' theory of Book of Mormon origin advanced during the lifetime of Joseph Smith?
- Question: Was the Apostle Paul married?
- Question: Was the Book of Mormon clearly authored by an uninspired Joseph Smith?
- Question: Was the Book of Mormon description of a cataclysm at the time of Christ's death derived from a similar description in Gilbert Hunt's ''The Late War''?
- Question: Was the Book of Mormon description of the Liahona derived from Gilbert Hunt's ''The Late War''?
- Question: Was the Book of Mormon figure Ishmael a descendant of Ephraim?
- Question: Was the Book of Mormon phrase "it came to pass" derived from Gilbert Hunt's ''The Late War''?
- Question: Was the Church forthright in identifying the rediscovered papyri prior to their examination by non-LDS Egyptologists?
- Question: Was the Church of Christ organized in Fayette? Or was it Manchester?
- Question: Was the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints found guilty of 'election fraud' with respect to their support of California Proposition 8 and fined as a result?
- Question: Was the Gospel of Christ a mystery that was unknown until the advent of Christ?
- Question: Was the Kirtland Safety Society a "wildcat bank"?
- Question: Was the Latter-day Saint concept of deification derived from Greek philosophy?
- Question: Was the Latter-day Saint periodical The Evening and Morning Star claiming that Missouri "rightfully belonged to Mormons?"
- Question: Was the Lehite colony too small to produce the population sizes indicated by the Book of Mormon?
- Question: Was the Liahona simply a magnetic compass that was out of place in 600 B.C.?
- Question: Was the Limited Geography model created in response to DNA claims?
- Question: Was the Mormons' use of the Nauvoo city charter to invalidate writs from other jurisdictions improper?
- Question: Was the United Order simply a form of communism?
- Question: Was the apostasy after Christ complete?
- Question: Was the apostasy predicted by the Bible not complete?
- Question: Was the beginning of the Book of Mormon derived from ''The First Book of Napoleon''?
- Question: Was the castration of Thomas Lewis approved by Brigham Young?
- Question: Was the content of Alma Chapter 40 derived from a Presbyterian document called ''The Westminster Confession''?
- Question: Was the establishment of the Kirtland Safety Society "anti-bank" illegal?
- Question: Was the fact that the recovery of the Book of Mormon plates occurred on the autumnal equinox somehow significant?
- Question: Was the head of the priest in Facsimile 1 incorrectly restored?
- Question: Was the newspaper called ''The Seer'' published by the Church?
- Question: Was the original head of the priest in Book of Abraham Facsimile 1 actually the jackal head of Anubis?
- Question: Was the priest depicted in Book of Abraham Facsimile 1 holding a knife or was it some other object?
- Question: Was the priesthood held by Jesus priesthood not 'transferable' to members of the Church?
- Question: Was the priesthood on earth during the apostasy?
- Question: Was the reason Mormons practiced polygamy to look after widows and orphans, make sure more children were born and because there were "extra women" in Utah?
- Question: Was the removal of the name "Michael" from the original vision of the Celestial Kingdom and attempt to hide a "slip up" by Joseph Smith?
- Question: Was the reported weight of the plates too heavy for Joseph to run with?
- Question: Was the revelation comprising the current Doctrine and Covenants 27 altered to include mention of the priesthood restoration?
- Question: Was the temple in Jerusalem the sole legitimate site of worship?
- Question: Was the text of the Book of Abraham received through revelation?
- Question: Was the young Joseph Smith a teller of "tall tales"?
- Question: Was there an oath in a former version of the Mormon temple endowment that required vengeance upon the government of the United States?
- Question: Was using the name of the Lord in vain a crime that was "worthy of death" among 19th century Mormons?
- Question: Were 19th century Mormons "anti-American"?
- Question: Were 19th century Utah Mormons complicit in the deaths of Judge Leonidas Shaver, John Gunnison, and Almon Babbitt?
- Question: Were Biblical prophets infallible?
- Question: Were Brigham Young and the entire Church hierarchy responsible for the "Parrish-Potter" murders?
- Question: Were Joseph Smith's spiritual experiences originally products of magic and the occult?
- Question: Were Mayan cities inhabited by the Nephites?
- Question: Were Mormons told how much to contribute to the effort to support California Proposition 8?
- Question: Were Mormons who were opposed to Proposition 8 disciplined by the Church?
- Question: Were William Parrish and his son murdered as they attempted to leave Utah because leaving Utah was "forbidden"?
- Question: Were adultery and immorality crimes that were "worthy of death" among 19th century Mormons?
- Question: Were anti-Mason's opposed to the Book of Mormon?
- Question: Were any of the changes to the Book of Mormon made in reaction to sectarian criticism?
- Question: Were apostates secretly put to death by "blood atonement" during the administration of Brigham Young?
- Question: Were books about magic and the occult easily and readily available on the 19th century frontier?
- Question: Were missing portions of Facsimile 2 incorrectly restored?
- Question: Were the ''Lectures on Faith'' revelations
- Question: Were the Book of Mormon witnesses not neutral because they were members of the Church and believers in Joseph's mission?
- Question: Were the Kirtland Egyptian Papers and Egyptian Alphabet and Grammar produced prior to the Book of Abraham?
- Question: Were the Lectures on Faith revelations?
- Question: Were the Mormons motivated to participate in supporting California Proposition 8 merely as a vehicle to be considered more mainstream Christian?
- Question: Were the Three Nephites of the Book of Mormon based upon three of the "lying prophets among the savages" in Gilbert Hunt's ''The Late War''?
- Question: Were the changes to the revelations hidden from the Church members?
- Question: Were the contributions made by Mormons to the support of California Proposition 8 tax deductible?
- Question: Were the early apostles married?
- Question: Were the names "Moroni" and "Cumorah" available on maps accessible to Joseph Smith?
- Question: Were there any benefits of plural marriage among Mormons in the 19th century?
- Question: Were there not enough people available in Nephi's time to build a temple "after the manner of the temple of Solomon"?
- Question: Were there sexual relations in Joseph's marriages to women with living husbands?
- Question: What "non-parallels" are apparent in a comparison of View of the Hebrews and the Book of Mormon?
- Question: What "plain and precious" teachings does the Book of Mormon provide regarding Satan?
- Question: What "plain and precious" teachings does the Book of Mormon provide regarding faith, repentance, baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost?
- Question: What "plain and precious" teachings does the Book of Mormon provide regarding prayer?
- Question: What "plain and precious" teachings does the Book of Mormon provide regarding the Savior and His mission?
- Question: What "plain and precious" teachings does the Book of Mormon provide regarding the present day?
- Question: What "plain and precious" teachings does the Book of Mormon provide regarding the purpose of life?
- Question: What "plain and precious" teachings does the Book of Mormon provide regarding the requirements for baptism?
- Question: What "plain and precious" teachings does the Book of Mormon provide regarding the scriptures?
- Question: What Biblical scriptures discuss the doctrine of the deification of man?
- Question: What Church disciplinary options are available?
- Question: What Church sources discuss Joseph Smith's involvement with seer stones, treasure seeking or "money digging"?
- Question: What Church sources discuss Joseph Smith and "folk magic"?
- Question: What Church sources discuss either the use of the seer stone or the stone and the hat as part of the Book of Mormon translation process?
- Question: What Old World sites match those on Lehi's journey as described in the Book of Mormon?
- Question: What about those who pray and don't receive a confirmation the Book of Mormon is true?
- Question: What archaeological evidence might be considered the minimal irrefutable proof needed to convince a non-believing world of the authenticity of the Nephite scripture?
- Question: What are appropriate activities for the Sabbath?
- Question: What are modern Church leaders' views on the Lectures on Faith?
- Question: What are some common ways that critics attempt to dismiss the work of FAIR?
- Question: What are some of the philosophical advantages of the Restored Gospel?
- Question: What are some ways that other religious traditions may not be as loving as that of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
- Question: What are the "gates of hell" or "gates of Hades?"
- Question: What are the ''Lectures on Faith''
- Question: What are the Hurlbut affidavits?
- Question: What are the Kirtland Egyptian Papers?
- Question: What are the Kirtland Egyptian Papers and Grammar and Alphabet of the Egyptian Language?
- Question: What are the Lectures on Faith?
- Question: What are the Nephite interpreters?
- Question: What are the common objections to a belief in God's corporeality?
- Question: What are the criticisms regarding Joseph's interpretation of specific textual elements of Facsimile 3?
- Question: What are the criticisms related to Book of Abraham Facsimile 1?