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revelator” who was God’s spokesman upon earth,^7 for neither Grant nor any other General
Authority could answer the questions.^8 Even more disturbing was the clear lack of acumen by
any of these revered leaders to indicate even the slightest “gift” (by virtue of their positions of
“authority”), to influence a response from their “God” with a deific answer—a revelation.
Neither could Roberts in his capacity as General Authority or as an Assistant Church
Historian,^9 nor could Historians Anthon H. Lund^10 or Joseph Fielding Smith,^11 who were
standing LDS apostles and his superiors as Church Historians, get an answer.
The futile outcome of this meeting resulted in Roberts writing another book called, A Book
of Mormon Study (1923). This book contained over 400 pages. In it, Roberts admitted his dismay
and concern that Joseph Smith did not translate the Book of Mormon from gold plates but, rather,
that he had made it up.^12 He also warned that the problems described would haunt the Church
“both now and also in the future” and, unless answered, they would undermine “the faith of the
Youth of the Church.” (NOTE: B. H. Roberts’ original book was over 400 pages.^13 The edition the
LDS Church currently publishes and allows its members to read is a much shorter, well-edited
version of his original work entitled, Studies of the Book of Mormon.^14 If placed side-by-side, it is easy
to see how the LDS Church took liberal literary license to include in their publication what they
wanted the people to know, NOT WHAT B. H. ROBERTS STIPULATED.)^15
So, the key question is: What, then, are the proper answers to these five questions?
Only a true “prophet, seer, and revelator” would actually know. As mentioned in Appendix
3, a true messenger will ALWAYS know the answer, but he will explain it in terms that the
world can understand. The true messenger never theorizes; but compassion might persuade
him to leave those who believe they already know the truth with their delusions.
With respect to these five questions, one must honestly ask: “Would the answer to these
five questions have caused the number one intellectual of the LDS Church to “abandon the Book
of Mormon?” What was the real “Disappointment” of B. H. Roberts? Was it in failing to obtain
the answers to these five questions, or was it in the failure of the machinery in place—i.e., the
First Presidency, the Prophet, and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and his own claim of
“prophet, seer and revelator” as a Seventy-General Authority—to be able to resource the
answers as advertised by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as being “God’s only
true church”?
B. H. Roberts’ proponents were well aware of his courageous outbursts when he felt
to challenge “authority.” More than one saw, at the least, his willingness to be the “devil’s
advocate.”^16 If he was unable to obtain the answers, and those in “authority” at best only
“stonewalled” him, then would not, in fact, this statement be true:
He also warned that the problems described would haunt the Church “both
now and also in the future” and, unless [they could be] answered, they
would undermine “the faith of the Youth of the Church.^17So, now we come to the end of this official and authorized biography of Joseph Smith.
Without a true messenger as its author—the answers would not be possible; it could not be
possible. NO ONE can piece together the real truth but a true messenger. All other mortals
are left only with mortal theory.
If the reader is interested, the answer to these five questions may be found at:<http://www.marvelousworkandawonder.org/q_a/contents/1gen/q06/6gen013.htm>