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From the time Joseph Smith walked out of the grove of trees having experienced a vision and having spoken with God and Jesus Christ, his words have opened the door to persecution. As disciples of Christ, we ought to be serious students of the gospel who are able to provide a defense of our faith. In this book, LDS scholars discuss criticisms of the Church on a variety of issues, including the question of whether Mormons are Christian, the various accounts of Joseph Smiths First Vision, and LDS beliefs about becoming like God, continuing revelation, and plural marriage. The book also includes chapters about DNA research and the Book of Mormon, along with the role of evidence and the need for honesty in religious discussion. This volume does not address every point of opposition, but it does provide thoughtful and reliable answers to several hard questions.

Contributors include:

  • Robert L. Millet
    • Richard Neitzel Holzapfel
    • John W. Welch
    • Camille Fronk Olson
    • Brent L. Top
    • Daniel K Judd
    • Steven C. Harper
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    2011 Brigham Young University.
    Any uses of this material beyond those allowed by the exemptions in U.S. copyright law, such as section 107, Fair Use, and section 108, Library Copying, require the written permission of the publisher, Religious Studies Center, 167 HGB, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602. The views expressed herein are the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the position of Brigham Young University or the Religious Studies Center.

    Front cover design by Brent R. Nordgren and Jeff Wade.

    Interior layout and design by Jeff Wade.

    The cover image is a frame from a video created by the Church Audiovisual Department for the Hill Cumorah Visitors Center. The actor playing Joseph Smith is R. Dustin Harding.

    Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

    No weapon shall prosper: new light on sensitive issues / Robert L. Millet, editor. pages cm

    Includes index.

    ISBN 978-0-8425-2794-1 (hard cover : alk. paper) 1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsHistory. 2. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsDoctrines. 3. Mormon ChurchHistory. 4. Mormon ChurchDoctrines. I. Millet, Robert L., editor.

    BX8635.3.N6 2011

    230'.93dc23

    2011030101

    No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn.

    Isaiah 54:17

    Verily, thus saith the Lord unto youthere is no weapon that is formed against you shall prosper; and if any man lift his voice against you he shall be confounded in mine own due time. Wherefore, keep my commandments; they are true and faithful.

    Doctrine and Covenants 71:911

    Introduction

    From the time young Joseph Smith Jr. walked out of the grove of trees in upstate New York in the spring of 1820, opposition to his report of what he had seen and experienced has been constant. To be sure, the message of Joseph Smiths First Vision concerning other churches was offensive to Christian pastors and laity, an attack on who they were and what they stood for. Mormons today need not look about pitifully and ask why everyone seems to be against usin a very real way, we started the fight! Honestly speaking, to suggest that all the existing churches were wrong and that their creeds were an abomination in the sight of God (see Joseph SmithHistory 1:19) was to stir up a hornets nest, to invite criticism and suspicion, and to open the door to the possibility of persecution.

    While Latter-day Saints do not rush to offend or welcome doctrinal or historical assaults, we probably ought not be surprised by the seemingly unending flow of anti-Mormon propaganda. It comes with the turf we feel duty bound to defend. To affirm the need for a complete restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ is to state unequivocally that there was a season of falling away, a time of apostasy within traditional Christianity, and that divine priesthood authority had been taken away and plain and precious doctrinal truths lost or corrupted through the centuries following the deaths of Christ and the Apostles. In short, the very existence of Mormonism is an affront to Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestant Christians; they feel it is a statement that their religious way of life is somehow defective or deficient. Surely no Restoration prophecy could have been fulfilled more directly and precisely than the one uttered by the angel Moroni when he explained to Joseph Smith that God had a work for me to do; and that my name should be had for good and evil among all nations, kindreds, and tongues, or that it should be both good and evil spoken of among all people (Joseph SmithHistory 1:33).

    While we as Latter-day Saints must not allow ourselves to be distracted from the accomplishment of the mission of the Church (to invite all to come unto Christ and be perfected in him) or consumed with provocative materials critical of the Church, the day for ignoring such matters is long past. The Internet is filled with thousands of pages of anti-Mormon polemic, and it is extremely difficult for people to receive an honest and fair appraisal of Mormonism without significant effort on their part. My colleagues and I would certainly rather be devoting our time and energy to proclaiming the restored gospel to the Saints and responding to questions from earnest individuals who sincerely seek information on the doctrines and practices of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. But we continue to encounter persons, both within and outside our faith, who are troubled, confused, or even perplexed by what they have read or seen or heard. Although this volume certainly does not address itself to every point of opposition (indeed, what single book could?), the contributors have in fact responded to a reasonable cross section of hard questions.

    The Apostle Peter counseled members of the Church to be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you (1 Peter 3:15). That is, we ought to be competent disciples, serious students of the gospel who are able to provide a defense of the faith that is as stimulating to the mind as it is satisfying to the heart. As contributors, we are fully persuaded that Mormonism is not only true and faithful but also reasonable; ours is in fact a rational theology. We say this in light of the ever-present reality that the things of God are only to be known and understood by the power of the Spirit of God (see 1 Corinthians 2:1114). We are committed to our faith and way of life, first and foremost because the Spirit of the living God has borne witness to our souls that what began in Palmyra and now reaches to every corner of the globe is true and is God-ordained and God-inspired. But it also makes good sense to us. Austin Farrer, a close friend of C. S. Lewis, once remarked that though argument does not create conviction, the lack of it destroys belief. What seems to be proved may not be embraced; but what no one shows the ability to defend is quickly abandoned. Rational argument does not create belief, but it maintains a climate in which belief may flourish.

    In that spirit we present our offering, an effort to respond faithfully and honestly to some of the more troublesome issues faced by the Latter-day Saints. That faith might be strengthened and commitment fortified is our sincere hope.

    Robert L. Millet

    Note

    Austin Farrer, Grete Clerk, in Light on C. S. Lewis, comp. Jocelyn Gibb (New York: Harcourt and Brace, 1965), 26.

    Restored Christianity

    Restored Christianity

    And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:

    Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.

    Acts 3:2021

    Brent L. Top

    The Attraction of Mormonism

    For those who have not taken the time to investigate Mormonismto seek to discover, for example, what it is that people find particularly attractive about this growing movementit is easy to assume the worst and suppose that something nefarious is afoot. In this chapter, Professor Brent L. Top, who has served as a bishop, stake president, and mission president, addresses many of the features of the faith, beliefs, and practices that make The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints an object of continuing and growing interest.

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