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- Question: Why does the Church teach that the flood was a global event?
- Question: Why does the age when Abraham left Haran in the Book of Abraham differ from the Bible?
- Question: Why does the non-Mormon eyewitness say that the "Egyptian Alphabet" was "from the plates which the Book of Mormon was translated"?
- Question: Why does the presiding Mormon authority receive the sacrament before the rest of the congregation?
- Question: Why doesn't God always heal the sick when they are given priesthood blessings?
- Question: Why don't Latter-day Saints use the symbol of the cross?
- Question: Why don't Mormons observe Palm Sunday like many other Christian religions?
- Question: Why don't potential pre-Columbian horse remains in the New World receive greater attention from scientists?
- Question: Why have Church leaders taught a hemispheric geography for the Book of Mormon rather than a limited one?
- Question: Why is baptism for the dead not mentioned in the Book of Mormon?
- Question: Why is confidentiality associated with the temple ordinances?
- Question: Why is evolution allowed to be taught at BYU?
- Question: Why is priesthood authority transferred by the "laying on of hands"?
- Question: Why is the "Ass" (Donkey) mentioned in the Book of Mormon?
- Question: Why is the "white stone" that we are to receive upon entry to the Celestial kingdom not discussed extensively in Sunday School?
- Question: Why is the French word "adieu" in the Book of Mormon?
- Question: Why is the Masonic symbol of the "All Seeing Eye" present on the Salt Lake Temple?
- Question: Why is the name "Lucifer" used to represent Satan in Latter-day Saint scriptures and the temple ceremony?
- Question: Why isn't the temple ceremony based upon an earlier version of Freemasonry rather than what existed in Joseph Smith's time?
- Question: Why might one be disciplined within the Church?
- Question: Why should members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints pay their tithing to it when the Church already possesses immense resources?
- Question: Why should the poor and destitute pay tithing?
- Question: Why was Joseph Smith sealed to young women?
- Question: Why was Nicean Trinitarian introduced at all?
- Question: Why was Nicean Trinitarianism introduced at all?
- Question: Why was a priesthood restoration by the "laying on of hands" required?
- Question: Why was the name "Cumorah" originally spelled "Camorah" in the 1830 Book of Mormon?
- Question: Why was the name "Michael" deleted from Joseph Smith's vision of the Celestial Kingdom?
- Question: Why was the phrase "or out of the waters of baptism" added to 1 Nephi 20:1?
- Question: Why was the phrase "white and delightsome" changed to "pure and delightsome" in the 1840 edition of the Book of Mormon?
- Question: Why were "penalties" removed from the Endowment?
- Question: Why were 35 words at the end of Alma 32:30 in the original manuscript omitted from early editions of the Book of Mormon?
- Question: Why were men sealed to other men during the early days of the Church?
- Question: Why were textual changes made to the Book of Mormon over the years after it was first published?
- Question: Why were the ''Lectures on Faith'' removed from the Doctrine and Covenants in 1921
- Question: Why were the Lectures on Faith removed from the Doctrine and Covenants in 1921?
- Question: Why were the chapter headings in the Book of Mormon modified to remove "skin of blackness"?
- Question: Why were the gold plates needed at all if they weren't used directly during the translation process?
- Question: Why would "camp meeting" elements appear in the story of King Benjamin's temple speech in the Book of Mormon?
- Question: Why would Joseph Smith ''not'' continue to use the sacred interpreters provided with the Nephite record?
- Question: Why would Joseph Smith incorporate Masonic elements into the temple ritual?
- Question: Why would Joseph Smith use a non-religious vehicle for presenting a temple ordinance?
- Question: Why would Joseph Smith use the same stone for translating the Book of Mormon that he used for "money digging"?
- Question: Why would Lehi be living in Jerusalem if he was of the tribe of Joseph?
- Question: Why would Martin Harris use the phrases "eye of faith" or "spiritual eye" to describe his visionary experience?
- Question: Why would Paul advise people not to be married?
- Question: Why would the Book of Abraham contain anachronisms?
- Question: Why would the Book of Mormon mention swine if they were living the Law of Moses?
- Question: Why would the Church put tithing into investment portfolios?
- Question: Why would the Church remove or alter elements of the temple ceremony if these ceremonies were revealed by God?
- Question: Why would the true church of Jesus Christ be comprised of only a small percentage of the population of the Earth?
- Question: Will God really deny us eternal salvation simply because we do not practice a set of, as some critics put it, "archaic medieval Masonic rituals" in Mormon temples?
- Question: Will Mormons "walk back to Jackson County" before the second coming of Christ?
- Question: Will Mormons who are not married in this life be able to achieve exaltation?
- Question: Will all Mormons return to Jackson county before the second coming?
- Question: Will our manifestation of truth from the Holy Ghost be a "spectacular" witness?
- Question: Will the Holy Ghost ever receive a physical body?
- Question: Will there be immense destruction in Jackson County before the second coming of Christ?
- Question: With respect the the three degrees of glory, what does the word "telestial" mean?
- Question: Would Egyptian be too lengthy and bulky on the plates to account for the Book of Mormon?
- Question: Would Israelites not have constructed a temple outside of Jerusalem?
- Question: Would alterations in a different handwriting to the stolen 116 pages of Book of Mormon manuscript have been readily apparent?
- Question: Would an Israelite use Egyptian?
- Question: Would the angel Moroni have struck his head on the ceiling when he appeared to Joseph Smith in his room?
- Question: Would those that defied Brigham Young be "sheared down" and put to death?
- Question: Wouldn't some Christian author or members have noticed the apostasy?
- Questions: Are Mormons Christians
- Questions: What are the criticisms related to the Book of Mormon and DNA?
- Questions: What biblical evidence is there for a pre-mortal existence?
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- Quote mining/Doctrines of Salvation/DoS 1:189-90:Analysis
- Quote mining/Doctrines of Salvation/DoS 1:19:Analysis
- Quote mining/Doctrines of Salvation/DoS 1:236:Analysis
- Quote mining/Doctrines of Salvation/DoS 1:280:Analysis
- Quote mining/Doctrines of Salvation/DoS 1:4:Analysis
- Quote mining/Doctrines of Salvation/DoS 2:199:Analysis
- Quote mining/Doctrines of Salvation/DoS 3:94:Analysis
- Quote mining/Doctrines of Salvation/History of the Church 1:179n:Analysis
- Quote mining/Doctrines of Salvation/History of the Church 2:189-91:Analysis
- Quote mining/Doctrines of Salvation/History of the Church 2:240:Analysis
- Quote mining/Ensign
- Quote mining/Ensign/Ensign December 2003, p.17:Analysis
- Quote mining/Ensign/Ensign May 1976, p.102:Analysis
- Quote mining/Ensign/Ensign November 1998, pp.70-71:Analysis
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- Quote mining/Journal of Discourses/2:14:Analysis
- Quote mining/Journal of Discourses/JoD 11:128:Analysis
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- Quote mining/Journal of Discourses/JoD 5:88:Analysis
- Quote mining/Journal of Discourses/JoD 6:163:Analysis
- Quote mining/Journal of Discourses/JoD 6:256:Analysis
- Quote mining/Journal of Discourses/JoD 6:351:Analysis
- Quote mining/Journal of Discourses/JoD 8:178:Analysis
- Quote mining/Journal of Discourses/JoD 9:195:Analysis
- Quote mining/Journal of Discourses/JoD 9:312:Analysis
- Quote mining Brigham Young in JoD 13:95
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- Rebutting Top Ten Lies by Current LDS Apostles
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