How many plates were reportedly in the Gold Plates?
To preface, I don’t think the myth of the gold plates. I think its entirely possible that a a prop
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TIL Dallin H. Oaks staged a fake bank robbery as a teenager
Via the article: As a member of the school band, Oaks, legend has it, also sneaked out some violin cases
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TIL Community of Christ has a “School of the Prophets”
So before I begin I think some background info regarding what priesthood is in Community of Christ might be helpful.
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Richard Howard, a Community of Christ historian, tells his story about his part in the Hofmann story. Its a great first hand account of that part of CoC’s history.
One of the coolest parts of the story: CoC traded the LDS church a Book of Commandments for the Joseph
Here is a copy of the Joseph Smith III blessing that Mark Hofmann forged. Community of Christ had this canonized in the D&C for a couple years, but decanonized it when it was proven to be a fake.
Transcription: A blessing, given to Joseph Smith, 3rd., by his father, Joseph Smith Jun., on Jan.y 17 1844. Blessed of
A relic from Exmormon history: Jeremy Runnells’ forgotten follow up the the CES Letter, “Now What?”
The brief description of the book is all we really have: Seeing the increasing demand for a simple and straightforward