Below is a list of the recent essays published by the church on controversial topics. All of these can be found (if you look hard enough) on www.lds.org.
- They cover topics not previously found by doing searches on lds.org, and are undated.
- They admit to the many things raised by questioning members, which were previously flatly denied as true. In fact many of the things admitted in these new essays were previously considered apostasy and grounds for excommunication if preached to others.
- The topics raised come a long way to acknowledging the truth, still come nowhere close to answering the hard questions.
- First Vision Accounts: lds.org/topics/first-vision-accounts
- Are Mormons Christian?: lds.org/topics/christians
- Book of Mormon Translation: lds.org/topics/book-of-mormon-translation
- Race and the Priesthood: lds.org/topics/race-and-the-priesthood
- Plural Marriage in Kirtland and Nauvoo: lds.org/topics/plural-marriage-in-kirtland-and-nauvoo
- Plural Marriage and Families in Early Utah: lds.org/topics/plural-marriage-and-families-in-early-utah
- Book of Mormon and DNA Studies: lds.org/topics/book-of-mormon-and-dna-studies
- Becoming Like God: lds.org/topics/becoming-like-god
- Peace and Violence among 19th-Century Latter-day Saints: lds.org/topics/peace-and-violence-among-19th-century-latter-day-saints
- Translation and Historicity of the Book of Abraham: lds.org/topics/translation-and-historicity-of-the-book-of-abraham
Over the coming weeks I plan to look into each one and address the positives and the negatives (from my point of view).
