Posted by:
Dawkins
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Date: April 05, 2011 12:40PM
I am not aware of Steve Christiansen's widow speaking at any exmo-conference, but in 2006, Brent Metcalf was a keynote speaker at the fall conference.
http://www.exmormonfoundation.org/audio2006.htmlBrent worked for Steve and shared his passion for Mormon history. Steve was killed because Mark owed Steve some documents that Mark had not yet produced.
Steve was becoming suspicious and threatened to expose Mark as a fraud unless he could produce the documents. Steve gave Mark a deadline. Mark chose to kill Steve like a coward, rather than be exposed.
Mark also left a bomb at the home of one of Steve's former business partners, Gary Sheets. The bomb was intended to make it look like someone was upset with Steve and Gary's business dealings to throw the trail off of Mark. Kathy Sheets, Gary's wife, picked up the package instead and was killed.
Mark immediately became a suspect, when he accidently blew himself up with another bomb and his story didn't match the evidence.
Yes, Church officials were buying potentially damaging materials to hide them. Yes, they have no special powers of discernment. Yes, their cover-up is evidence of their desire to perpetuate the fraud.
However, Mark Hoffman is simply a fraud, forger, liar, killer and coward. I would personally trade his life to get Steve and Kathy back anyday.