Why Are Mormons Called Mormons?
…way for others to label a growing and unfamiliar religious community. A Name Given by Outsiders In its earliest usage, “Mormon” functioned as an external label rather than a self-chosen…
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Why Did Joseph Smith Attempt to Translate the Kinderhook Plates?
…and is later abandoned. April 23, 1843 Six engraved, bell-shaped metal plates are “discovered” in a burial mound near Kinderhook, Illinois. The discovery is later revealed to be an elaborate…