Mormon References

REFERENCES

Where to Find These Reference Books?

Controversial Mormon Reference Books

I highly recommend the Tanner's "Mormonism: Shadow or Reality?". This book is by far one of the most comprehensive critical books on Mormonism. The book is well referenced and includes many photocopies of the original documents. This 576 page book is a bargain at around seventeen dollars hardback. If you are interested in learning what the critics have to say about Mormonism, this is the first book to get. This book covers topics regarding the Book of Mormon, Mormon Godhood, Plural Marriage, Joseph Smith, the Book of Abraham, the Word of Wisdom, the LDS Temple Ceremony, and much more. You can obtain this book from Utah Lighthouse Ministry, P.O. Box 1884, Salt Lake City, Utah, (801) 485-8894 or through the internet at: http://www.xmission.com/~country/reason/tanorder.htm

If you are interested in the controversial issues surrounding the Book of Abraham, I recommend "By His Own Hand Upon Papyrus, A New Look at the Joseph Smith Papyri", by Charles M. Larson. This book provides a general overview of the debate surrounding the Egyptian papyri and the Book of Abraham including detailed color photographs of the found Joseph Smith papyri. This book is a bargain for Latter-day Saints, costing only $2 shipping and handling. You can order this book by visiting the Mormons in Transition web page at http://www.irr.org/mit/ or by writing the Institute for Religious Research, Dept. MIT, 1340 Monroe Ave. N.W., Grand Rapids, MI 49505. You can also download the text of this book absolutely free from the Mormons in Transition web page.

If you are interested in learning more about Mormon polygamy, I recommend "Mormon Polygamy; A History" by Richard S. Van Wagoner, Signature Books, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1989, 2nd edition (ISBN 0-941214-79-6 pbk. & ISBN 0-941214-35-4 cloth). This book discusses the development of polygamy, polyandry, post-manifesto polygamy, and much more in great detail. The book costs around fifteen dollars in paperback and can be ordered from many book stores, including the Utah Lighthouse Ministry mentioned above and also http://www.amazon.com

*Brodie, Fawn M. (1971): No Man Knows My History, the Life of Joseph Smith. Knopf, New York, New York.
Dialogue. (Summer 1968): The Joseph Smith Papyri, Translation and Interpretations, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, pp.68-105.
Dialogue. (Autumn 1968): The Breathings Permit of Hor Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, pp. 109-134.
Hullinger, Robert N. (1980): Mormon Answers to Skepticism. Clayton Publishing House, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri.
Laake, Deborah. (1993): Secret Ceremonies; A Mormon Woman's Intimate Diary of Marriage and Beyond William Morrow and Company, New York, New York.
**Larson, Charles M. (1992): By His Own Hand Upon Papyrus, A New Look at the Joseph Smith Papyri. Institute for Religious Research, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Marin, Dr. Walter. (1978): The Maze of Mormonism. Regal Books, Ventura, California.
McKeever, Bill. (1991): Answering Mormon's Questions. Bethany House Publishers, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
**Tanner, Jerald and Sandra, (1987).: Mormonism: Shadow or Reality? Utah Lighthouse Ministry, Salt Lake City, Utah.
*Tanner, Jerald and Sandra, (no date, photo reprint).: Joseph Smith's Egyptian Alphabet and Grammar Utah Lighthouse Ministry, Salt Lake City, Utah.
**Van Wagoner, Richard S. (1989, 2nd edition): Mormon Polygamy; A History. Signature Books, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Mormon Books

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. (1986): The Doctrine and Covenants of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints -- The Pearl of Great Price. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. (1842): The Times and Seasons, vol. 3. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Nauvoo, Illinois
*Nibley, Hugh. (1975): The Message of the Joseph Smith Papyri: An Egyptian Endowment. Deseret Book Company, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Nibley, Hugh. (1991): Tinkling Cymbals and Sounding Brass. Deseret Book Company, Salt Lake City, Utah.
**Roberts, B.H. (editor)(reprinted 1980): History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Deseret Book Company, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Sharffs, Gilbert W. (1992): The Truth About 'The God Makers'. Publishers Press, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Smith, Joseph, jun. (1987): The Book of Mormon. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Thompson, Roger (1993): The Mormon Church. Hippocrene Books, New York, New York.

Egyptian References

British Museum. (1904): A Guide to the First and Second Egyptian Rooms. British Museum Trustees.
Budge, E. A. Wallis. (reprint 1973, first published 1911): Osiris and the Egyptian Resurrection, Two Volumes. Dover Publications, Inc., New York.
Budge, E.A. Wallis. (reprint 1971, first published 1901): Egyptian Magic. Dover Publications, Inc., New York.
Budge, E.A. Wallis (reprint 1973, first published 1911): Osiris and the Egyptian Resurrection, vol. 1 & 2. Dover Publications, Inc., New York.
D'Auria, Sue, and et al. (1988): Mummies and Magic, The Funerary Arts of Ancient Egypt. The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Spencer, A.J. (?): Death in Ancient Egypt Penguin Books.
Spencer, Lewis. (1992): Egypt. Bracken Books, London, England.
Wilkinson, Richard H. (1992): Reading Egyptian Art, A Hieroglyphic Guide to Ancient Egyptian Painting and Sculpture. Thames and Hudson, Ltd., London.

Masonry Books

Hutchinson, William, F.A.S. (1775): The Spirit of Masonry. Bell Publishing Company, New York, New York.
**Morgan, William. (1827): Illustrations of Masonry, by One of the Fraternity. William Morgan as publisher, Batavia, New York.
Robinson, John J. (1989): Born in Blood; The Lost Secrets of Freemasonry. M. Evans And Company, New York, New York.
Waite, Arthur Edward, P.M. (1994): A New Encyclopedia of Freemasonry. Wings Books, New York, New York.

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