Help with some history information

Post by **_moksha** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 11:08 pm

I was asked on another site to give some examples of where LDS legend and actual history were different. I am looking for some examples that are not so inflammatory they cannot be talked about on an LDS site.

If you could number them it would help. Thanks.

Post by **_beastie** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 12:05 am

How about the translation of the Book of Mormon? The legend has Joseph Smith pondering the gold plates, as if he were able to decipher something therein. The reality is that, most of the time, his head was in a hat with a stone in the bottom, and the plates weren't even in the room.

Post by **_Mercury** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 3:05 am

beastie wrote:How about the translation of the Book of Mormon? The legend has Joseph Smith pondering the gold plates, as if he were able to decipher something therein. The reality is that, most of the time, his head was in a hat with a stone in the bottom, and the plates weren't even in the room.

Silly monkey, don't you know that you were just too stupid to not look this up? Its widely known. Look at Bushman, hes not been excommunicated!!

/sarcasm

Post by **_Gadianton** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 5:42 am

In that case, Moksha, you have no recourse. *Any* "history" that deviates from LDS legand is at once so inflammatory that you will not be able to talk about it on an LDS site.

Post by **_moksha** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 6:47 am

I had chosen the MMM as example of how sometimes you can get history as opposed to legend off the
Tanner's website. That went over like a lead balloon and one poster even called it "Apostate Codswallop".

Isn't that something they used to wear over their tights in Elizabethan times?

Post by **_NorthboundZax** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 7:12 pm

Moksha, you could go with the Seagulls 'miracle'.