YouTube video examines what Mormon leaders knew about Mark Hofmann forgeries
August 29, 2026 at 10:03 AM MT · via YouTube · Summarized by Mormon News from original reporting
A YouTube video titled "THE SECRET PACE MEMO: What Did Mormon Leaders Know?" examines Church leadership's knowledge of Mark Hofmann's document forgeries before the 1985 bombings that killed two people. The Pace memo is a historical document detailing an internal Church meeting about Hofmann's salamander letter.
Hofmann sold forged historical documents to the Church and private collectors in the early 1980s, including items that contradicted official Church history. When his forgery scheme unraveled, he killed two people with pipe bombs and was severely injured in a third explosion.
The video appears to analyze what Church leaders knew about the documents' authenticity and when they knew it, a question that has fueled historical debate for four decades. The Hofmann case remains one of the most significant scandals in modern LDS history.
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