Mormons publish photos of 'seer stone' used by founder
http://www.oaoa.com/people/religion/article_9c6e2de1-a80b-510f-b461-68a204a9a4e5.htmlThe pictures of the smooth, brown, egg-sized rock are part of a new book that also contains photos of the first printer's manuscript of the Book of Mormon. Officials with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints unveiled it Tuesday at a news conference in Salt Lake City.
It's the religion's latest step in a push to be more transparent about its history and tenets. The church's effort in recent years to be more open about its past was triggered by the religion's increasing prominence as its membership tripled over the past three decades to 15 million worldwide today. Questions emerged about the burgeoning faith, with some criticizing it for being secretive about its beliefs and practices.
Mormons believe that 185 years ago, Smith found gold plates engraved with writing in ancient Egyptian in upstate New York. They say that God helped him translate the text using the stone and other tools, which became known as the Book of Mormon.
Sadly there are no photos at the link. But if you punch "Mormon seer stone" into the Google, you can see a few candidates.
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gives you any grief in court, you could always countersue under one religious freedom statute or another.
From Tibetan Buddhists
to Catholic Popes
to Pastafarians
Wouldn't that be appropriate in its own special way?
...every time I go to my brother's for a family visit, I have to drive past that small hill where they stage their annual love fest known as the Hill Cumorah...
where they wear their Cecil B. DeMille inspired garb...
If you have ever completed a minimal level of inquiry/research into the origins of what is now known as the CoLDS
...O...M...G...
These people are soooo gullible (IMHO) and not far removed from scientologists.
Insanity is not the word to describe it.
Look up the "White Toad" or "White Salamander" letter.
BTW, jury....
Insert the Standard A&A Safe Haven Disclaimer...(here)....
oh..and the "G" above in my drawn out "OMG" is short for Goodness, not that imaginary sky "g" thingy people are always talking about.
