Talk:Baptism in Mormonism

Latest comment: 3 years ago by Klbrain in topic Merger proposal

John the Baptist

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The article currently says: "The first baptisms occurred on May 15, 1829, when Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery baptized each other in the Susquehanna River near Harmony, Pennsylvania shortly after receiving the Aaronic priesthood from John the Baptist."

I changed this to: "The first Mormon baptisms occurred on May 15, 1829, when Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery baptized each other in the Susquehanna River near Harmony, Pennsylvania, allegedly shortly after receiving the Aaronic priesthood from John the Baptist."

It was reverted by an anonymous user with the explanation "WP:CLAIM".

I don't see how WP:CLAIM applies to this case. The current version implies that Smith and Cowdery received the Aaronic priesthood from John the Baptist. That clearly is Mormon point of view that is only supported by claims in Mormon literature. That Smith and Cowdery baptized each other is plausible; that they met John the Baptist, who died about 1800 years before that is somewhat doubtful.

Any other thoughts? --Amir E. Aharoni (talk) 21:32, 13 January 2012 (UTC)Reply

I added "According to the account in Joseph Smith—History 1:68", which should be neutral. --Amir E. Aharoni (talk) 14:43, 14 January 2012 (UTC)Reply

Requested move

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The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: Move to Baptism in Mormonism. Nathan Johnson (talk) 17:38, 29 May 2013 (UTC)Reply



Baptism (Mormonism)Baptism in MormonismWP:NATURAL JFH (talk) 21:34, 21 May 2013 (UTC)Reply

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

The Harmony, Pennsylvania linked is not near the Susquehanna

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So which is wrong, the settlement or the river? Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 20:50, 8 January 2018 (UTC)Reply

Merger proposal

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I suggest merging Rebaptism (Mormonism) into this article. Neither articles are that large, and don't anticipate them becoming that much larger. Epachamo (talk) 20:50, 29 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

    Y Merger complete. Klbrain (talk) 21:34, 13 April 2021 (UTC)Reply