Church History: Have Details been Hidden?
Teachings of Prophets and Other Church Leaders
- M. Russell Ballard, “By Study and by Faith,”Ensign, Dec. 2016, 22–29; see also M. Russell Ballard, “By Study and by Faith,”Liahona, Dec. 2016, 28–35
- Dallin H. Oaks, “Elder Oak’s Interview Transcript from PBS Documentary,” mormonnewsroom.org [search the document for the question containing the phrase “shallow territory”]
- Dallin H. Oaks, “Recent Events Involving Church History and Forged Documents,” Ensign, Oct. 1987, 63–69
- Quentin L. Cook, “Out of Obscurity: How Merciful the Lord Has Been,” (Brigham Young University–Idaho devotional, Jun. 12, 2018), byui.edu
- Bruce C. Hafen (Emeritus General Authority), “Faith Is Not Blind,” BYU-Hawaii Devotional, 24 January 2017
- Worldwide Devotional for Young Adults: A Face to Face Event with Elder Quentin L. Cook, Sept. 9, 2018 Segment: Why isn’t the Church more open about controversial Church history topics?
Additional Church Resources
- “Overview of Gospel Topic Essays,” Gospel Topics, topics.lds.org
Other Resources
- “Censorship and revision of Church history,” fairmormon.org
- “Hiding the facts of Church history in plain sight using Church publications,” fairmormon.org
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