Table of ContentsxixOne of the Final and Biggest Stumbling Blocks for the LDS People.................................. 575
The King Follett Discourse ...................................................................................................... 577
A Stumbling Block of the “Dead” ........................................................................................... 578
This Biography Spares Needless Details ............................................................................... 578EPILOGUE ........................................................................................................................................ 584
APPENDIX 1 (The LDS Priesthood Unveiled) ............................................................................ 587
Free Agency—the True Power and Authority ...................................................................... 587
A Witness’ Testimony About the Priesthood ........................................................................ 589
The Priesthood of the United States of America ................................................................... 590
Pure Religion, Undefiled Before God ..................................................................................... 593
The Story of Moses and the Priesthood ................................................................................. 593
The Priesthood in Relation to Christ ...................................................................................... 595
The Holy Order of the Universe ........................................................................................... 597
Women With the Priesthood ................................................................................................... 6 00
Called to the Work .................................................................................................................... 600
The Holy Order of God ............................................................................................................ 602
Proper Baptism .......................................................................................................................... 603
The True Origin of the Laying on of Hands .......................................................................... 605
John the Beloved ....................................................................................................................... 605
Preparing Oliver’s Mind .......................................................................................................... 606
May 15, 1829—The “Restoration” of the Holy Priesthood .................................................. 607
The Eyes of Understanding ..................................................................................................... 609
Priesthood Lineage Through Ordination .............................................................................. 611
The Real “Peter, James, and John” .......................................................................................... 611
The Opposition of Oliver Cowdery ........................................................................................ 612
The Opposition of Martin Harris ............................................................................................ 61 4
The Gift of the Holy Ghost ...................................................................................................... 615
Changing the Last Words of Moroni ...................................................................................... 616
The Book of Mormon—A Great Stumbling Block ................................................................... 617
Power to Give the Holy Ghost ................................................................................................ 6 19
The Latter-day Twelve Apostles ............................................................................................. 62 0
Because They Desired It, God Hath Done It ......................................................................... 622
An Historical-Critical Examination ........................................................................................ 624
Continued Evolution ................................................................................................................ 625
The Church of Christ ................................................................................................................ 626
A Message to Modern-day Priesthood Holders ................................................................... 628
Summary .................................................................................................................................... 630APPENDIX 2 (Mormon Polygamy—The Truth Revealed!) ..................................................... 638
Joseph Smith, Jr., a True Champion of Female Equality ..................................................... 638
Cochranite Influence ................................................................................................................. 638
Oliver Cowdery’s Secret .......................................................................................................... 639
Continued Cochranite Influence ............................................................................................. 64 1
Supporting Free Agency .......................................................................................................... 643
Joseph’s First Intervention ....................................................................................................... 643
Changes in the Doctrine and Covenants ............................................................................... 644