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Posted by: SteelHollow ( )
Date: April 27, 2014 04:36PM
Reading List

I am a nevermo that is exploring the depths of church history. I was hoping that you all could provide me with a reading list or suggestions of readings that you think are the 'must-reads' on church history and other documents that helped you transition from TBM to an exmo.

Thanks!

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Posted by: Heartless ( )
Date: April 27, 2014 05:11PM
Re: Reading List

The history of Joseph Smith by his mother Lucy Mack Smith. History straight from the horses mouth, per say.

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Posted by: SteelHollow ( )
Date: April 27, 2014 05:24PM
Re: Reading List

Thank you for the response. I have heard of this one from other readings- is finding the original copy hard? I have seen the church posted a version that is edited extensively and the original text is quite different.

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Posted by: Heartless ( )
Date: April 27, 2014 06:58PM
Re: Reading List

Someone made a version where you can compare the original with the revised. Be aware that when Mother Smith originally dictated the script she was dictating a Smith family history, not a Joseph Smith history. She was also well advanced in years.

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Posted by: bearlaker ( )
Date: April 27, 2014 05:50PM
Re: Reading List

"The Unauthorized Biography of Joseph Smith" by Fawn Brody is a good read.

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Posted by: SteelHollow ( )
Date: April 27, 2014 06:39PM
Re: Reading List

Thank you!

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Posted by: bona dea ( )
Date: April 27, 2014 05:58PM
Re: Reading List

Mormon Enigma is excellent.

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Posted by: SteelHollow ( )
Date: April 27, 2014 06:39PM
Re: Reading List

Thank you for the suggestion!

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Posted by: foundoubt ( )
Date: April 27, 2014 07:16PM
Re: Reading List

No Man Knows My History, by Fawn Brodie
An Insiders View of Mormon Origins, by Grant Palmer
Under the Banner of Heaven, By John Krakauer
Early Mormonism and the Magic World View,by D. Michael Quinn
Losing a Lost Tribe, by Simon Southerton
One Nation Under Gods, by Richard Abanes
An Americaqn Fraud; One Lawyer's Case against Mormonism, by Kay Birmingham

That list should get you started.

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Posted by: SteelHollow ( )
Date: April 28, 2014 12:40AM
Re: Reading List

No man knows my history seems to be one that continually arises in these threads. Will have to start that one next.

Thank you!

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Posted by: TheOtherHeber ( )
Date: April 27, 2014 07:20PM
Re: Reading List

I would add "Rough Stone Rolling" by Richard Bushman. He writes from a believer point of view and often dwells too much on the intrincacies of doctrines and revelations, but I consider it essential to understand the strange mind of Joseph Smith. He was a very complex man.

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Posted by: SteelHollow ( )
Date: April 28, 2014 12:39AM
Re: Reading List

This is the book that I started today. Thanks for taking the time to respond.

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