Posted in Mormon Apostles, tagged Boyd Packer, Erastus Snow, false apostles, false doctrines, George Q. Cannon, Melvin J. Ballard, Reed Smoot, Robert Hales on 11/30/2011 | 1 Comment »
Apostles of the LDS Church
Current Apostles
Here’s the rest of the apostles! One last thing we noticed with the information we gleaned was the emphasis of how successful these men were/are in their professional lives. We’re sure that if you delve into each one individually there is more to their stories, but we found it interesting as Melissa pointed out the other day that none have been noted for miracles or going out to preach the word without purse or script.
Posted in Thought of the Day about Mormonism, tagged adoration for Joseph Smith, bible, blind faith, Book of Mormon, false prophet, joseph smith, mormonism, salvation, Savior on 11/30/2011 | Leave a Comment »
Humble Following or Misguided Trust?
The lengths to which members of the LDS Church will go never ceases to amaze me when defending the position they take about Joseph Smith. I could write volumes upon volumes of books containing testimonials of how wonderful Mr. Smith is and if it weren’t for Mr. Smith then no one could be saved.
Posted in Mormon Apostles, tagged apostasy, bible, excommunicated, false doctrines, Jesus, mormonism, salvation, Twelve Apostles on 11/30/2011 | Leave a Comment »
Apostles of the LDS (Mormon) Church
On Palm Sunday of 1993 I accepted the Lord Jesus into my heart as God and Savior. From that day on my life was never the same – praise God! Not long after I was saved from an eternal life separated from God, it became increasingly clear that what I was going to do with my life was about to change as well.
Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, tagged Adam and Eve, bible, false doctrines, Garden of Eden, Jesus, mormonism, original sin a blessing, salvation on 11/28/2011 | Leave a Comment »
Man has Power within to Become Like God
Doctrines of Salvation 2:35; “Man has within him the power, which the Father has bestowed upon him… that eventually he shall become like the Father and the Son; this virtue, wisdom, and knowledge on the part of the faithful does not rob the Father and the Son, but adds to their glory and dominion. Thus it is destined that those who are worthy to become his sons and joint-heirs with our Redeemer, would be heirs of the Father’s kingdom, possessing the same attributes in their perfection, as the Father and the Son now possess.”
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged atonement, bible, Doctrines and Covenants, false doctrines, Jesus, Law vs. Grace, mormonism, salvation on 11/28/2011 | 2 Comments »
Laws of God not Perfect Yet
Journal of Discourses 2:314; “The laws that the Lord has given are not fully perfect, because the people could not receive them in their perfect fulness; but they can receive a little here and a little there, a little today and a little to-morrow, a little more next week, and a little more in advance of that next year, if they make a wise improvement upon every little they receive; if they do not, they are left in the shade, and the light which the Lord reveals will appear darkness to them, and the kingdom of heaven will travel on and leave them groping. Hence, if we wish to act upon the fulness of the knowledge that the Lord designs to reveal, little by little, to the inhabitants of the earth, we must improve upon every little as it is revealed.” – Brigham Young, Salt Lake City, July 8, 1855
Posted in Thought of the Day about Mormonism, tagged bible, false apostles, false doctrines, Jesus, miracles, mormonism, salvation, Twelve Apostles on 11/26/2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Twelve Apostles
Right now I’m watching a sermon by John MacArthur on the 12 apostles (link below). As I watch it I can’t help but think about the Mormon 12 and how completely different these two groups of men are. Jesus’ 12 were taught at his feet and then were sent out by him to proclaim salvation is only through Him. They went out to share the gospel with nothing, they healed people, anointed the sick, and cast out demons. They did what Jesus did, they had all the power Jesus did over these things. 2 Corinthians 12:12 reads “The signs of a true apostle were performed among you with all perseverance, by signs and wonders and miracles. “
The Mormon 12 are called by their prophet, they preach a false gospel of works, receive the rock star treatment when they travel and haven’t healed anyone. Where are their signs, wonders and miracles?
In Christ, Melissa Grimes
Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, tagged bible, false doctrines, follow the prophet, Jesus, lies of the Mormon prophets, mormonism, salvation on 11/25/2011 | 3 Comments »
False Prophets and Prophecies of the Mormon Church
Today while perusing the official website of the LDS Church I came upon their page defining the role of a prophet. I thought it’d be of interest for us to just take a look at what they say and see if we can glean any insight.
http://lds.org/study/topics/prophets?lang=eng
Posted in Necromancy, tagged bible, dead relatives, dead spirits, false doctrines, idol worship, Jesus, mormonism, salvation on 11/24/2011 | 2 Comments »
What is necromancy?
Mormon Doctrine pg. 526; “Necromancy is that form of divination which attempts to foretell the future by consultation with the dead. Sometimes the term is enlarged to include magic in general. It is and has been a common practice among apostate peoples, but the Lord calls it an abomination and expressly commands Israel to avoid it. (Deut. 18:9-14.)”
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged bible, false doctrines, false prophets, Jesus, Mormon "Plan of Happiness", mormonism, righteousness on 11/23/2011 | Leave a Comment »
Mormon Plan of Happiness
The other day I came across a couple of verses in Hebrews 4:12-13 from a Christian blog I was reading (
http://doesthebible.wordpress.com
)
The verses say;
“For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. 13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.”
Posted in Thought of the Day about Mormonism, tagged bible, false doctrines, false gospel, Jesus, Mormon testimonies, mormonism, salvation on 11/21/2011 | Leave a Comment »
Mormon Testimonies
While compiling some testimonies of ex-Mormons for our site it occurred to me how much the testimony of Mormons and ex-Mormons are so vastly different. While we’ve written about this many times one significant thing came shining forth about the differences.
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged bible, false doctrine, families are forever, Jesus, marriages in heaven, mormonism, polygamy, salvation on 11/20/2011 | 1 Comment »
What is the Meaning of “Families are Forever”?
Gospel Fundamentals, pg. 177; “God made it possible for families to be together forever. He has given the leaders of His Church the authority to bind families together forever. This binding together is called sealing. This sealing can take place only in a temple. Temples are sacred buildings where only faithful members of the Church may go. When a man and woman are sealed in the temple by someone who holds the priesthood and has special power to seal, their marriage will not end when they die. Their marriage will last forever if they keep the promises they made in the temple. This is called eternal marriage.
If a man and a woman are not sealed in the temple, the marriage ends when one of them dies. If we are sealed in the temple, and if we faithfully follow Jesus Christ to the end of our lives, our families can be together forever.”
Posted in Thought of the Day about Mormonism, tagged 2012 Presidential election, Christianity, false doctrine, Iowa, Jon Huntsman, Mitt Romney, mormonism on 11/20/2011 | 3 Comments »
Romney and Huntsman Glaringly Absent in Iowa Family Leader Forum
Where were Mitt Romney and/or Jon Hunstman yesterday and why weren’t they at the Christian church in Iowa with all the other Republican candidates?
Ironically enough the name of the conference was “Family Leader Forum”. Mormons are all about families, right?
I have to wonder…did they not go because it was held inside a Christian church or was it because they might be asked about their faith? When I was a Mormon (for 30 yrs no less) it was drilled into me not to step foot in a Christian church or bookstore.
http://www.ktuu.com/sns-ap-republicans-iowaupdate,0,1813352.story
http://www.kspr.com/news/nationworld/la-pn-iowa-family-leader-20111119,0,4670382.story
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged America, bible, Book of Mormon, false gods, false gospel, Israel, Nephi, Promised Land on 11/20/2011 | 5 Comments »
God’s Secret Promised Land?
2 Nephi 10:20; “And now, my beloved brethren, seeing that our merciful God has given us so great knowledge concerning these things, let us remember him, and lay aside our sins, and not hang down our heads, for we are not cast off; nevertheless, we have been driven out of the land of our inheritance; but we have been led to a better land, for the Lord has made the sea our path, and we are upon an isle of the sea.”
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged bible, Christ, false prophet, Jesus, joseph smith, Messiah, mormonism, salvation on 11/19/2011 | 2 Comments »
What does the word Christ mean?
The word “Christ” first appears in Matthew 1:1. The Greek rendering is “Christos” meaning anointed, the Messiah. Messiah is a term for a high priest who was consecrated with oil. The term Christ is never used in the Septuagint (oldest Greek version of the Old Testament).
Posted in Polygamy in Utah, tagged bible, false doctrines, false prophets, incest, new and everlasting covenant, polygamy, salvation on 11/19/2011 | 3 Comments »
Polygamy in Utah
Tonight I watched the ABC program 20/20 who interviewed a polygamous family in Salt Lake City. To say that I was appalled would be an understatement.
Posted in Polygamy Quotes, tagged Doctrine and Covenants, false doctrines, joseph smith, mormonism, new and everlasting covenant, polygamy, salvation on 11/19/2011 | Leave a Comment »
Polygamy Quotes by Mormon Leaders
Listed below are just a few of the quotes from Mormon leaders in their thoughts on polygamy. As you’ll readily see they are all for having more than one wife and believed this is the way to salvation. For more quotes, click on the link at the end of this list.
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged bible, fall of man, false doctrines, Jesus, mormonism, original sin, salvation, sin nature on 11/19/2011 | 3 Comments »
Are men born into sin?
Mosiah 3:19 says yes; “For the natural man is an enemy to God, and has been from the fall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever, unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit, and putteth off the natural man and becometh a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father.”
Posted in New Era Magazine Articles, tagged altar, atonement, cross of Christ, Dallin Oaks, false doctrines, Garden of Gethsemane, mormonism, sin on 11/18/2011 | Leave a Comment »
New Era Article “Why We Do Missionary Work”
Part 1 – An Altar and a Sacrifice
I came across a speech given by Dallin Oaks which was then published in the New Era Magazine by the LDS Church and wanted to share it with our visitors. There were several items of interest in this one speech, but for now we’re looking at just the first paragraph. This topic warrants thousands of pages to be written, alas, the few things I have to say here is barely scratching the surface of all there is to say about Jesus, His death on the Cross and how our sins are atoned for.
Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, tagged Adam was baptized, bible, false doctrines, false prophecies, Jesus, Jesus talked to Adam, mormonism, salvation on 11/17/2011 | Leave a Comment »
Baptism, When Did it Begin
Articles of Faith, pg. 110; “The Establishment of Baptism dates from the time of the earliest history of the race. When the Lord manifested Himself to Adam after the expulsion from the Garden of Eden, He promised the patriarch of the race: “If thou wilt turn unto me, and hearken unto my voice, and believe, and repent of all thy transgressions, and be baptized, even in water, in the name of mine Only Begotten Son…” – James Talmage
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged baptism for the dead, baptizing murderers posthumously, bible, false doctrines, Jesus, mormonism, salvation, secret ceremonies on 11/17/2011 | 1 Comment »
Posthumous Baptisms for Murderers
Peggy Fletcher Stack, Salt Lake Tribune, June 3, 2009; “Prominent fundamentalist Mormons, most of whom were excommunicated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for practicing polygamy while they were alive, have been posthumously re-baptized in LDS temples, a Salt Lake City researcher says.
Helen Radkey said in a new report that she obtained church records on 20 fundamentalists — from murderer Ervil LeBaron to Joseph Musser to Rulon Jeffs — showing that they’ve been baptized and have had their plural marriages “sealed” for time and eternity by proxy LDS members, one as recently as this year.
