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- Question: Was the Book of Mormon phrase "it came to pass" derived from Gilbert Hunt's ''The Late War''? (15:28, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Was the castration of Thomas Lewis approved by Brigham Young? (15:28, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Was the Church forthright in identifying the rediscovered papyri prior to their examination by non-LDS Egyptologists? (15:28, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Was the Church of Christ organized in Fayette? Or was it Manchester? (15:28, 13 April 2024)
- 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? (15:28, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Was the establishment of the Kirtland Safety Society "anti-bank" illegal? (15:28, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Was ''The Evening and the Morning Star'' threatening non-Mormon with "imminent destruction" if they did not repent? (15:28, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Was the fact that the recovery of the Book of Mormon plates occurred on the autumnal equinox somehow significant? (15:28, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Was the head of the priest in Facsimile 1 incorrectly restored? (15:29, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Was the ''History of the Church'' falsified when "first visitation of Angels" was changed to "my first vision"? (15:29, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Was the Kirtland Safety Society a "wildcat bank"? (15:29, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Was the Latter-day Saint concept of deification derived from Greek philosophy? (15:29, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Was the Latter-day Saint periodical The Evening and Morning Star claiming that Missouri "rightfully belonged to Mormons?" (15:29, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Was the Lehite colony too small to produce the population sizes indicated by the Book of Mormon? (15:29, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Was the Liahona simply a magnetic compass that was out of place in 600 B.C.? (15:29, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Was the Limited Geography model created in response to DNA claims? (15:29, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Was the original head of the priest in Book of Abraham Facsimile 1 actually the jackal head of Anubis? (15:29, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Was the priest depicted in Book of Abraham Facsimile 1 holding a knife or was it some other object? (15:29, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Was the priesthood on earth during the apostasy? (15:29, 13 April 2024)
- 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? (15:29, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Was the revelation comprising the current Doctrine and Covenants 27 altered to include mention of the priesthood restoration? (15:29, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Was the text of the Book of Abraham received through revelation? (15:29, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Was the ''View of the Hebrews'' theory of Book of Mormon origin advanced during the lifetime of Joseph Smith? (15:29, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Was the young Joseph Smith a teller of "tall tales"? (15:29, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Was there an oath in a former version of the Mormon temple endowment that required vengeance upon the government of the United States? (15:29, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Was Thomas Coleman (or Colbourn) "blood atoned"? (15:29, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Was Thomas Lewis castrated because he wanted to marry a young woman who was desired by an older man as a plural wife? (15:29, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Was Thomas Stuart Ferguson an archaeologist? (15:29, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Was using the name of the Lord in vain a crime that was "worthy of death" among 19th century Mormons? (15:29, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Was Utah was a hotbed of violence, murder, and lawlessness that can be attributed to Mormon doctrine and practices? (15:29, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Was Utah's second governor, John W. Dawson, beaten by Latter-day Saints? (15:29, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Was William Clayton an example of the evils and problems of plural marriage? (15:29, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Was William McClellin disappointed in the endowment at the Kirtland Temple? (15:29, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Was William Smith promised in a blessing that he would remain on the earth until Christ comes? (15:29, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Were 19th century Mormons "anti-American"? (15:29, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Were 19th century Utah Mormons complicit in the deaths of Judge Leonidas Shaver, John Gunnison, and Almon Babbitt? (15:29, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Were adultery and immorality crimes that were "worthy of death" among 19th century Mormons? (15:29, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Were anti-Mason's opposed to the Book of Mormon? (15:29, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Were any of the changes to the Book of Mormon made in reaction to sectarian criticism? (15:29, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Were apostates secretly put to death by "blood atonement" during the administration of Brigham Young? (15:29, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Were Biblical prophets infallible? (15:29, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Were books about magic and the occult easily and readily available on the 19th century frontier? (15:29, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Were Brigham Young and the entire Church hierarchy responsible for the "Parrish-Potter" murders? (15:29, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Were Joseph Smith's spiritual experiences originally products of magic and the occult? (15:30, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Were Mayan cities inhabited by the Nephites? (15:30, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Were missing portions of Facsimile 2 incorrectly restored? (15:30, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Were Mormons told how much to contribute to the effort to support California Proposition 8? (15:30, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Were Mormons who were opposed to Proposition 8 disciplined by the Church? (15:30, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Were the changes to the revelations hidden from the Church members? (15:30, 13 April 2024)
- Question: Were the contributions made by Mormons to the support of California Proposition 8 tax deductible? (15:30, 13 April 2024)