A lot of that is true or at last has a true basis. There are also quite a few incorrect statements. I've only actually looked up one source though to verify inaccuracy.
"God had sexual relations with Mary to make the body of Jesus, (Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, Vol. 4, p. 218, 1857; vol. 8, p. 115.) - This one is disputed among many Mormons and not always 'officially' taught and believed. Nevertheless, Young, the 2nd prophet of the Mormon church taught it."
The reason that church members dispute that is because it doesn't really say that in the Journal of Discourses. It is a very difficult set of books to find as it was only published for a few years. This page that this references doesn't even speak about this topic and the statement was never made...or at least it wasn't recorded. Also, the reason that the Journal of Discourses wasn't published for very many years was because it wasn't written by church officials. It was basically notes written by people who witnessed the talks. That means that the writers interpretations and thoughts were mingled in with actual teachings. I also feel that they downplay our role of the Bible quite a bit. History will show that minor inaccuracies probably occurred in translations and it can even be seen by different versions of the Bible contradicting each other. We do however believe it to be the word of God and study it daily along with the Book of Mormon.
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