We Mormons are often gullible when it comes to faith promoting rumors.  Occasionally we, at SHIELDS, are privy to information regarding some of these rumors, so this page will hopefully dispel some of them before members get carried away spreading them.  If you have information on a new faith promoting rumor, please share with us.  You can forward them to hoaxes@shields-research.org.

We encourage folks to not spread "faith promoting rumors."  We recently received one about personal matters regarding Pres. Hinckley.  These kinds of things ought not to be spread around, whether they are true or not.  Our faith should not be built on rumors!  You already know where our faith should be.  Focus on the Lord and the building of His Kingdom and everything else will take care of itself.  In 2004 the First Presidency issued a letter to Church units and Leaders regarding spreading stories attributed to LDS Church leaders.  To view what the letter had to say, click on the First Presidency Letter here.

The following link was gleaned from the old LDSWorld.com web site:

• LDSWorld Hoaxes, Myths, and Urban Legends (from the former LDSWorld.com)

• Quran 9:11 Eagle cleansing the lands of Allah (Posted 20 May 2012)
• Rome Temple story (Posted 14 December 2009, updated 13 Jan 2010)
• Houston Temple Construction Story (Posted 10 Mar 2009)
• Pres. Packer's 12 Oct 2008 Fast & Testimony Meeting Remarks (Updated 11 Nov 2008)
• Pres. Packer's Highland Utah South Stake Remarks (Posted 20 Oct 2008)
• Nauvoo Temple and Installing the Angel Moroni Statue. (posted 19 April 2008)
• Elder Eyring's Broken Bone and Other Medical Issues (posted 19 April 2008)
• Franklin Graham's supposed comments on Good Morning America (Sep 2005). 
Note:  This is a hoax.  More...
• Tabernacle Choir saved from London Subway bombing (2005).  The trip was cancelled 18 months earlier and it was scheduled for ten days after the bombing took place.  More....
• Mormon Soldier Killed in Iraq.  Miraculous story of a conversion.  A "fine" example of some people's actions that feel they have lifted themselves above Mormonism.
• Steel knife found in old tree   This purported discovery alleges that a steel knife from Book of Mormon times has been found by a non-existent assistant professor at a California university (this item is a hoax). 
• Modern Day Stripling Warriors.  Results of investigating an e-mail passing around on the Internet.
• Mormon soldier saved from bullets of death by scriptures.  This item is passing around on the Internet about a Sgt. Schaub that was saved when bullets penetrated his bullet-proof vest, at close range, and was stopped by his scriptures.  We have verified that much of this story is true, but cannot pass on all issues at this time.  The family is unhappy that this story is passing around on the Internet and we encourage everyone to stop sending it around.