And I myself find it troubling that, in the guise of offering resources to understand what the official positions of the LDS are, you would point the readers to two websites - "FAIR" and "FARMS" - that have rather interesting disclaimers. As you well know, without recognition from the proper LDS authorities that the site contents are official or revealed positions, these websites offer nothing more than idle speculation.
And the websites themselves admit they carry no authority from, or acceptance by, the LDS church whatsoever...
on the FARMS website, found in the paragraph immediately preceding the section "A Characteristic Approach to Scripture Study":
"Nevertheless, such work represents only the views of individual scholars and writers and in no way is meant or intended to represent the position of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Brigham Young University, or the Institute."
and on the FAIR website, found at the bottom of their home page:
"FAIR is not owned, controlled by or affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All research and opinions provided on this site are the sole responsibility of FAIR, and should not be interpreted as official statements of LDS doctrine, belief or practice."
Isn't that convenient? If you get caught in a doctrinal pinch you just change the doctrine to suit your current purposes. Truth is never constant but always relative. I don't understand how these people can live in a continual state of cognitive dissonance.
However, if you sincerely want to increase your general understanding of how such topics like this are typically defended by members who have taken the time to do research, FAIR and FARMS are a very good resource.