
Mark Hofmann & the Forging of New Mormon History
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L. Hannah Stoddard
This three-and-a-half-hour audiobook offers a faithful retelling of the Hofmann forgeries, and their impact on the progressive rewriting of Latter-Day Saint history. Why did new Mormon historians insist Hofmann’s forgeries were legitimate, even when investigators provided convincing evidence to them of the hoax? How did Bruce R. McConkie know Hofmann’s Joseph Smith III Blessing was a fake, despite authentication by document experts and pressure by historians calling him “incompetent” for questioning? Before detection, Mark Hofmann’s “discoveries” challenged the testimonies of many Latter-Day Saints as science and history seemed to attack the character and integrity of the Prophet Joseph Smith and the Church. Church leaders endured a great deal of criticism for their inability to detect the deception foisted on them by Hofmann. For progressives, the Hofmann story left behind a black hole and a black eye for the Church. For traditionalists, the Hofmann forgeries can represent a faith-promoting opportunity with diverse lessons for navigating future trials. This audiobook is an excerpt from the larger book, Faith Crisis, Volume 1: We Were Not Betrayed!.
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Hannah reads very nice. Easy to listen to.
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This short book excerpt blew me away going through a timeline of events, from Mark’s initial early desire to forever change the narrative about Joseph Smith, to the incredible uncovering and exposing Hofmann’s fraud by document experts in the FBI, to the position we find ourselves in now, not really knowing what “history” has become tainted by Hofmann’s forgeries.
This is such a crazy incredible story. I wish everyone understood this and would listen to this amazingly researched narrative. It could help people step back and stop worrying so much about weird historical narratives that were obviously tainted by fraudulent actors, and just focus on what we do have and know. I am so grateful to Hannah and James Stoddard for putting this together and presenting it so well. Well done!
A Spellbinding Account
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every truth seeking church member should consider
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I was a teenager when this all played out and missed so many details! Brilliantly researched and written. I look forward to the next reading.
Fascinating and Faith Promoting!
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Must Read!!
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Fantastic read!
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