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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)
The result of the move request was: Move to Baptism in Mormonism. Nathan Johnson ( talk) 17:38, 29 May 2013 (UTC)
Baptism (Mormonism) →
Baptism in Mormonism –
WP:NATURAL
JFH (
talk)
21:34, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
So which is wrong, the settlement or the river? Sagittarian Milky Way ( talk) 20:50, 8 January 2018 (UTC)
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)