Thomas Stuart Ferguson was an amateur archaeologist and the founder of the New World Archaeological Foundation, which received funding from the LDS church and was eventually absorbed into the church and headed up by then apostle Howard W. Hunter. By 1970, Ferguson came to the conclusion that the Book of Mormon and the Book of Abraham were not historical, and doubted that Joseph Smith had gifts for translation. In a personal letter, Ferguson explained how he still participates in the church even thought he knows it is false, and advises others to do the same.
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(Letter from Tom Ferguson, Book of Mormon Researcher and Founder of the New World Archeological Foundation, to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence, February 9, 1976)
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