LDS History from LDS Sources

[Anonymous]

http://ldshistoryfromldssources.blogspot.com/

Hi All. For those who already know me, here’s a note on being back on the forum. For those who have joined in the last 5 months, that thread’s probably just as good a place to go.

In October 2014, Elder Neil L. Andersen said:

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We might remind the sincere inquirer that Internet information does not have a “truth” filter. Some information, no matter how convincing, is simply not true.

While acknowledging the irony of starting a Mormon history blog in response to that statement, this project is an attempt to create an easy-to-use list of some of the events in LDS history that have caused questions or concerns. Linking to LDS sources allows people to read about them but in an official/approved environment.

Elder Andersen also said:

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We might remind the inquirer that some information about Joseph, while true, may be presented completely out of context to his own day and situation.

By linking directly to LDS sources it gives the reader the opportunity to read the information in the context the church considers reasonable and fair.

Essentially, I want to give the church a chance to tell its own version of the story and give you a useful resource for either finding answers to your concerns, explaining why you struggle to others or simply share the origins and history with other members:

http://ldshistoryfromldssources.blogspot.com/

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Thanks, I’ll update as posts are completed. There is currently a half-finished article on Polygamy. I’d welcome feedback on this one.

Is it too stark? Does it focus too much on the thorny issues? Am I allowing my bias to present information (albeit LDS information) out of context?

I still consider balance to be important and don’t want to create something that is unfair, having set out to do the opposite.

[Anonymous]

mackay11 wrote:

By linking directly to LDS sources it gives the reader the opportunity to read the information in the context the church considers reasonable and fair. Essentially, I want to give the church a chance to tell its own version of the story and give you a useful resource for either finding answers to your concerns, explaining why you struggle to others or simply share the origins and history with other members:

Hi Mackay

Can you help me understand more about your motivation for doing this?

It seems that you want to present the information in a context that is fair and comes from church sources and that also goes beyond and files in the gaps left by the lds.org essays. Perhaps going a step further in the direction of full disclosure and essentially createing what we may wish the lds.org essays would have included but didn’t. Is that an acurrate description?

Who would your target audience be? TBM’s? Faith Crisis Mormons? LDS history buffs?

This helps me understand what direction you may want to take your new project.

[Anonymous]

Good to see you back.

[Anonymous]

Roy wrote:

mackay11 wrote:

By linking directly to LDS sources it gives the reader the opportunity to read the information in the context the church considers reasonable and fair. Essentially, I want to give the church a chance to tell its own version of the story and give you a useful resource for either finding answers to your concerns, explaining why you struggle to others or simply share the origins and history with other members:

Hi Mackay

Can you help me understand more about your motivation for doing this?

It seems that you want to present the information in a context that is fair and comes from church sources and that also goes beyond and files in the gaps left by the lds.org essays. Perhaps going a step further in the direction of full disclosure and essentially createing what we may wish the lds.org essays would have included but didn’t. Is that an acurrate description?

Who would your target audience be? TBM’s? Faith Crisis Mormons? LDS history buffs?

This helps me understand what direction you may want to take your new project.

Yes, that’s probably a fair description. It’s also trying to bring it all together in one place.

I think the main audience is people like us. Sometimes we feel challenged or questioned. A good friend has had the line: “stop reading anti-Mormon/unapproved material and stick to church content for study.” In some ways the project is answering that. It’s showing that these issues are not simply anti-Mormon lies but also available on the church’s websites.

[Anonymous]

This is a very positive thing, and it allows us to reply to our critics without having to resort to sites that may be perceived (rightly or wrongly) as anti-Mormon.

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