Journal of Discourses 4:41; “If I were to forsake this kingdom, the car of righteousness would roll over and crush me into insignificance; and so it will every other man that gets out of the right path. What then are we going to do? We had better stick to the ship than jump overboard, because if we stay aboard we stand a good chance to be saved, but if we jump over we shall be drowned.” – Brigham Young, Salt Lake City, August 31, 1856
Posts Tagged ‘Brigham Young’
False Prophecies of Mormonism; Polygamy is Salvation
Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, tagged bible, Brigham Young, false doctrines of Mormonism, Jesus, Journal of Discourses 4:41, Polygamy is salvation, salvation on 05/20/2013 | Leave a Comment »
False Prophecies of Mormonism; An Angel Resurrected Jesus
Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, tagged angel resurrected Jesus, bible, Brigham Young, Christianity, false doctrines of Mormonism, Jesus on 05/08/2013 | Leave a Comment »
Essential Brigham Young, “When I Contemplate the Subject of Salvation”, A Sermon Delivered on 12 February, 1854, pg 96; “It is true, Jesus said “I lay down my life that I might take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again.” I do not doubt the power of Christ; but did he prove that in his resurrection? No. But it is proved that an angel came and rolled away the stone from the door of the sepulchre, and did resurrect the body of the Son of God.
Thought of the Day about Mormonism; Cognitive Dissonance
Posted in Thought of the Day about Mormonism, tagged bible, Brigham Young, Christianity, false doctrines of Mormonism, false teachings of Mormonism, Jesus, Joseph F. Smith, questioning leaders is good, salvation on 04/18/2013 | Leave a Comment »
Brigham Young once said; “How easy it would be for your leaders to lead you to destruction, unless you actually know the mind and will of the Spirit yourselves. That is your privilege. And when you testify in this public congregation, or in your prayer meetings, testifying of the things of God that you know and understand, you are at liberty to speak freely upon those things which you believe.” – Journal of Discourses 4:368, Salt Lake City, June 28, 1857
And likewise his counterpart LDS prophet Joseph F. Smith said, “We talk of obedience, but do we require any man or woman to ignorantly obey the counsels that are given? Do the First Presidency require it? No, never.”Journal of Discourses 16:248, Salt Lake City, October 7, 1873
While doing research I came upon the quotes above which gave me pause…
I don’t recall receiving this type of reaction from anyone in the Church when I began openly questioning my heritage. Do you? As a matter of fact the more I openly questioned, the more I found myself being pushed away by teachers and fellow Mormons. The sad part about this scenario is that I’ve found I’m not alone.
I received another e-mail this morning from a brand new ex-Mormon Christian who will hopefully be sharing her testimony here soon! PTL for her salvation!
Mormon Dilemma 552
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged bible, Brigham Young, Christianity, false doctrines of Mormonism, false prophets, Jesus is the resurrection and life, joseph smith on 04/07/2013 | 1 Comment »
Joseph Stands as Head of Resurrection
Discourses of Brigham Young, pg 116; “If we ask who will stand at the head of the resurrection in this last dispensation, the answer is—Joseph Smith, Junior, the Prophet of God. He is the man who will be resurrected and receive the keys of the resurrection, and he will seal this authority upon others, and they will hunt up their friends and resurrect them when they shall have been officiated for, and bring them up.”
John 6:44; “No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.”
Deseret Alphabet
Posted in Deseret Alphabet, tagged bible, Brigham Young, Christianity, Deseret Alphabet, false doctrines of Mormonism, George Watt, Jesus on 04/07/2013 | Leave a Comment »
In 1837 George Watt became the first Mormon convert on the British Isles. His conversion to the Church came with a devotion that seemed absolute and he was handsomely rewarded with various high profile jobs within the Church. Serving in many capacities included moving to the States and back to his homeland as a church missionary, moving again (this time to Salt Lake), editing and recording Brigham Young’s sermons, publishing the Journal of Discourses and creating a new phonetic alphabet. The Church called their new language system the “Deseret Alphabet”.
Mormon Dilemma 548
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged bible, Brigham Young, Christianity, false doctrines of Mormonism, false prophets, godhood, idolatry, Jesus, joseph smith, polytheism on 04/04/2013 | 14 Comments »
Mormonism & Godhood
Journal of Discourses 10:251; “…it [Mormonism] embraces all truth, wherever found, in all the works of God and man that are visible or invisible to mortal eye. It is the only system of religion known in heaven or on earth that can exalt a man to the Godhead, and this it will do to all those who embrace its laws and faithfully observe its precepts.” – Brigham Young, October 6, 1863, Salt Lake City
Isaiah 44:6; “Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.”
Mormon Dilemma 533
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged bible, Brigham Young, false doctrines of Mormonism, Jesus, salvation, seer stones, Witchcraft on 03/18/2013 | Leave a Comment »
Seer Stones for Righteous
Millennial Star, No. 8, Vol. 26, February 27, 1864, pg 118-119; “27 I met with the twelve at brother Joseph’s. He conversed with us in a familiar manner on a variety of subjects, and explained to us the Urim and Thummim which he found with the plates, called in the Book of Mormon the Interpreters. He said that every man who lived on the earth was entitled to a seer stone, and should have one, but they are kept from them in consequence of their wickedness and most of those who do find one make an evil use of it; he showed us his seer stone.” – Brigham Young
2 Thess. 2:9-11; “Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie.”
Mormon Dilemma 498
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged Brigham Young, false doctrines of Mormonism, God sympathizes with our temptation, joseph smith on 02/12/2013 | 1 Comment »
God was a Sinner Like Us
Discourses of Brigham Young, pg 24; “It must be that God knows something about temporal things, and has had a body and been on an earth. Were it not so, he would not know how to judge men righteously, according to the temptations and sin they have had to contend with. 4:271.”
Hebrews 4:14-15; “Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. 15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.”
Mormon Dilemma 497
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged Brigham Young, false doctrines of Mormonism, false teachings, joseph smith on 02/11/2013 | Leave a Comment »
God’s Power
Discourses of Brigham Young, pg 18; “God is the source, the fountain of all intelligence, no matter who possesses it, whether man upon the earth, the spirits in the spirit-world, the angels that dwell in the eternities of the Gods, or the most inferior intelligence among the devils in hell. All have derived what intelligence, light, power, and existence they have from God—from the same source from which we have received ours. 8:205.”
Proverbs 25:26; “A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.”
False Prophecies of the Mormon Church
Posted in false gospel, False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, false prophets, tagged bible, Brigham Young, Christianity, false doctrines of Mormonism, Jesus, salvation, The Essential Brigham Young pg 90 on 08/12/2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Blind Leading the Blind
The Essential Brigham Young, pg 90; “I think these preliminaries will satisfy me, and I feel prepared to take my text; it is the words of Jesus Christ, but where they are in the Bible I cannot tell you now, for I have not taken pains to look at them. I have had so much to do, that I have not read the Bible for many years. I used to be a Bible student; I used to read and study it, but did not understand the spirit and meaning of it; I knew well enough how it read.” – Brigham Young
False Prophecies of the Mormon Church
Posted in false gospel, False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, false prophets, tagged bible, Brigham Young, Christianity, Jesus, Journal of Discourses 16:162-163, Psalm 101:7, salvation on 08/07/2012 | 3 Comments »
Lies of Brigham Young
Journal of Discourses 16:162-163; “I am here to answer. I shall be on hand to answer when I am called upon, for all the counsel and for all the instruction that I have given to this people. If there is an Elder here, or any member of this Church, called the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who can bring up the first idea, the first sentence that I have delivered to the people as counsel that is wrong, I really wish they would do it; but they cannot do it, for the simple reason that I have never given counsel that is wrong; this is the reason.”
Tip of the Day, July 31
Posted in July, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Brigham Young, Christianity, Danites, false doctrines of Mormonism, Jesus, Journal of Discourses 5:6, Matthew 5:39, salvation on 07/31/2012 | Leave a Comment »
July 31 – Matt. 5:39;“But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.”
False Prophecies of Mormonism
Posted in false gospel, False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, false prophet Joseph Smith, false prophets, tagged Brigham Young, Christianity, false doctrines of Mormonism, Jesus, kings, salvation on 07/30/2012 | Leave a Comment »
Mormons to be Thought of as Kings
Journal of Discourses 4:40-41; “In the days of Joseph it was considered a great privilege to be permitted to speak to a member of Congress, but twenty-six years will not pass away before the Elders of this Church will be as much thought of as the kings on their thrones.” – Brigham Young, Salt Lake City, Aug 31, 1856
Mormon Dilemma 245
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged bible, Brigham Young, false doctrines of Mormonism, false prophets, Gospel Standards pg 18, Jesus, joseph smith, Proverbs 16:18, salvation on 05/06/2012 | 16 Comments »
Brigham Young and Joseph Smith; How Great They are
Gospel Standards, pg. 18; “BRIGHAM YOUNG AND JOSEPH SMITH. While we honor Brigham Young as the great statesman, the great pioneer and colonizer, we must not forget that Brigham Young built upon the foundation, and fulfilled the predictions, made by the Prophet Joseph Smith. And Brigham Young, great as he was, on all occasions magnified the Prophet Joseph. I honor and love him for the reverence he gave to the man who was the instrument in the hands of almighty God of restoring the gospel to the earth.—Era, 4:690-691.” – Heber J. Grant
Mormon Dilemma 221
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged Brigham Young, false doctrines, false prophets, false teachings, Journal of Discourses 18:258, mormonism, when baby kicks spirit enters body on 04/13/2012 | Leave a Comment »
When Baby Kicks, Spirit Enters the Body
Journal of Discourses 18:258-9: “When the body is prepared, at the proper time, the spirit enters the tabernacle, and all the world of mankind in their reflections and researches must come to this conclusion, for the fact is they can come to no other—that when the mother feels life there is an evidence that the spirit from heaven has entered the tabernacle.” – Brigham Young
False Teachings of Mormonism
Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, false prophets, tagged bible, Brigham Young, false teachers of Mormonism, Jesus, mormonism, Mormonism false doctrines, salvation, William Smith's biography of Joseph Smith on 03/29/2012 | Leave a Comment »
Some False Teachers to be Judged
Millennial Star, vol. 27, No. 42, p. 659, October 21, 1865; “We do not wish incorrect and unsound doctrines to be handed down to posterity under the sanction of great names, to be received and valued by future generations as authentic and reliable, … Errors in history and doctrine, if left uncorrected by us who are conversant with the events, and who are in a position to judge of the truth or falsity of the doctrines, would go to our children as though we had sanctioned and endorsed them.” – Brigham Young
Mormon Dilemma 205
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged bible, Brigham Young, false doctrines, false prophet, If your wife cheats then put a javelin through her heart and his, Jesus, Mormon blood atonement, mormonism, vengeance is mine saith the Lord on 03/25/2012 | 6 Comments »
Javelin Through the Heart; Really?!?
Journal of Discourses 3:247; “Suppose you found your brother in bed with your wife, an put a javelin through both of them, you would be justified, and they would atone for their sins, and be received into the kingdom of God. I would at once do so in such a case; and under such circumstances, I have no wife whom I love so well that I would not put a javelin through her heart, and I would do it with clean hands.” – Brigham Young, Salt Lake City, March 16, 1856
Polygamy Quotes
Posted in Polygamy Quotes, tagged bible, Brigham Young, Emma goes to hell for rejecting polygamy revelation, false prophecies of Mormonism, Jesus, Joseph Smith goes to hell to retrieve Emma, polygamy quotes on 03/08/2012 | Leave a Comment »
Joseph Will Go To Hell To Get Emma
Journal of Discourses 17:159; “I want to say to my sisters that if you lift you heels against this revelation, and say that you would obliterate it, and put it out of existence if you had the power to nullify and destroy it, I say that if you imbibe that spirit and feeling, you will go to hell, just as sure as you are living women. Emma took that revelation, supposing she had all there was; but Joseph had wisdom enough to take care of it, and he had handed the revelation to Bishop Whitney, and he wrote it all off. After Joseph had been to Bishop Whitney’s he went home, and Emma began teasing for the revelation. Said she—”Joseph, you promised me that revelation, and if you are a man of your word you will give it to me.” Joseph took it from his pocket and said—”Take it.” She went to the fire-place and put it in, and put the candle under it and burnt it, and she thought that was the end of it, and she will be damned as sure as she is a living woman. Joseph used to say that he would have her hereafter, if he had to go to hell for her, and he will have to go to hell for her as sure as he ever gets her.” – Brigham Young, Lehi City, Utah, August 9, 1874
False Prophecies of Mormonism
Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, tagged bible, Brigham Young, false doctrines of Mormonism, false prophecies of Mormonism, Jesus, Journal of Discourses 1:219, salvation, Sun is inhabited on 03/08/2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Sun is Inhabited
Journal of Discourses 1:219; “Who can tell us of the inhabitants of this little planet that shines of an evening, called the Moon? … So it is with regard to the inhabitants of the Sun. Do you not think it is inhabited? I rather think it is. Do you think there is any life there? No Question of it; it was not made in vain.” –Brigham Young, Salt Lake City, October 9, 1852
Mormon Dilemma 185
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged bible, Brigham Young, false doctrines, man is from an eternally divine nature, Mormonism and false prophets, Mormonism teaches sin not an attribute of man, Romans 3:23 on 03/07/2012 | Leave a Comment »
Sin Not an Attribute of Man
Journal of Discourses 10:251-252; “I wish you to understand that sin is not an attribute in the nature of man, but it is an inversion of the attributes God has placed in him. Righteousness tends to an eternal duration of organized intelligence, while sin bringeth to pass their dissolution.” – Brigham Young
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