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Mormon Dilemma 600

Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged , , , , , , , , , on 05/26/2013 | 1 Comment »

Earning Godhood & Father Adam

Mormon Decisions 10Journal of Discourses 6:275-276; “This is a key for you. The faithful will become Gods, even the sons of God; but this does not overthrow the idea that we have a father. Adam is my father; (this I will explain to you at some future time;) but it does not prove that he is not my father, if I become a God: it does not prove that I have not a father.” – Brigham Young, Salt Lake City, August 28, 1852

Proverbs 25:26; “A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.”

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False Prophecies of Mormonism; Earth Fell from Space

Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, tagged , , , , , , on 05/24/2013 | Leave a Comment »

salt lake mormon temple 2Journal of Discourses 17:143; “This earth is our home, it was framed expressly for the habitation of those who are faithful to God, and who prove themselves worthy to inherit the earth when the Lord shall have sanctified, purified and glorified it and brought it back into his presence, from which it fell far into space.” – Brigham Young, Salt Lake City, July 19, 1874

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False Prophecies of Mormonism; Women of Mormondom

Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, tagged , , , , , , , on 05/23/2013 | Leave a Comment »

salt lake mormon temple 2Women of Mormondom, p. 191; “Brightest among these spirits, and nearest in the circle to our Father and Mother in heaven (the Father being Adam), were Seth, Enoch, Noah, and Abraham, Moses, David, and Jesus Christ…Among these the Mormon faith would rank Joseph Smith, Brigham Young and their compeers…

These are the sons and daughters of Adam‑the Ancient of Days‑the Father and God of the whole human family. These are the sons and daughters of Michael, who is Adam, the father of the spirits of all our race. These are the sons and daughters of Eve, the Mother of a world.” – Eliza Roxcy Snow

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Mormon Dilemma 597

Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged , , , , , , , on 05/23/2013 | Leave a Comment »

Emma Smith

Mormon Decisions 10Brigham Young Sermon, October 1, 1866 and reported in the Utah Historical Quarterly, Volume 48, Winter 1980, pg 82; “The sympathies of the Latter-day Saints are with the family of the martyred prophet. I never saw a day in the world that I would not almost worship that woman, Emma Smith, if she would be a saint instead of being a devil… [We] would have been exceeding glad if the prophet’s family had come with us when we left Nauvoo… We would have made cradles for them… and would have fed them on milk and honey. Emma is naturally a very smart woman; she is subtle and ingenious…. she has made her children inherit lies. To my certain knowledge Emma Smith is one of the damnest liars I know of on this earth; yet there is no good thing I would refuse to do for her, if she would only be a righteous woman.”

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Mormon Dilemma 596

Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on 05/22/2013 | Leave a Comment »

The Self-Existent God of the Universe

Mormon Decisions 10The First 2000 Years, p. 355; “The universe is filled with vast numbers of intelligences, and we further learn that Elohim is God simply because all of these intelligences honor and sustain him as such…if He should ever do anything to violate the confidence or “sense of justice” of these intelligences, they would promptly withdraw their support, and the “power” of God would disintegrate. He would cease to be God.” – W. Cleon Skousen, Former BYU Professor

 Isaiah 44:24; “Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself.”

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False Prophecies of Mormonism; Word of Wisdom

Posted in False Prophecies of Joseph Smith, False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, tagged , , , , , on 05/21/2013 | 1 Comment »

salt lake mormon temple 2D&C 89:2, 5-9, 21; “To be sent greeting; not by commandment or constraint, but by revelation and the word of wisdom, showing forth the order and will of God in the temporal salvation of all saints in the last days—

5 That inasmuch as any man drinketh wine or strong drink among you, behold it is not good, neither meet in the sight of your Father, only in assembling yourselves together to offer up your sacraments before him.

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Mormon Dilemma 595

Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged , , , , , , on 05/21/2013 | Leave a Comment »

The gods Organized the Earth

Mormon Decisions 10Abraham 4:1; “And then the Lord said: Let us go down. And they went down at the beginning, and they, that is the Gods, organized and formed the heavens and the earth.”

Jeremiah 10:11; “Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.”

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Polygamy and Mormon Church Leaders; Parley P. Pratt

Posted in Polygamy, tagged , , , , , , , on 05/20/2013 | Leave a Comment »

Early Mormon PolygamistsThe life of Parley Parker Pratt was fast and furious from the time he joined Mormonism to his death. He bought Smith’s version of God’s restoration gospel and wasted no time in writing hymns, periodicals, converting dozens and forging new roads up the canyons of Utah and when that didn’t pan out financially he turned his attention to missions work.

In the end Pratt met his match with a man by the name of Hector McLean. Hector didn’t take too kindly to the way Pratt induced his wife all in the name of God. After she took off with Parley and tried to take the kids with her, McLean chased them down and Mr. Pratt died a martyr’s death in the eyes of Mormondom.

You can read a short bio of him and his 12 wives in our ongoing series of Polygamy and Mormon Church Leaders here.

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False Prophecies of Mormonism; Polygamy is Salvation

Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, tagged , , , , , , on 05/20/2013 | Leave a Comment »

salt lake mormon temple 2Journal 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

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False Prophecies of Mormonism; Blacks Neutral in Pre-existence

Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, tagged , , , , , , , on 05/18/2013 | 2 Comments »

salt lake mormon temple 2Conference Reports, CR April 1939, Second Day‑Morning Meeting, pg 59; “PUNISHMENT OF THOSE NOT VALIANT

The negro is an unfortunate man. He has been given a black skin. But that is as nothing compared with that greater handicap that he is not permitted to receive the Priesthood and the ordinances of the temple…

What is the reason for this condition, we ask, and I find it to my satisfaction to think that as spirit children of our Eternal Father they were not valiant in the fight…

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Mormon Dilemma 592

Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged , , , , , , , on 05/18/2013 | Leave a Comment »

Nephites Landed in Chile

Mormon Decisions 10Key to Science of Theology, pg 30; “By this science the Prophets Lehi and Nephi came out with a colony from Jerusalem, in the days of Jeremiah the Prophet, and after wandering for eight years in the wilderness of Arabia, came to the sea coast, built a vessel, obtained from the Lord a compass to guide them on the way, and finally landed in safety on the coast of what is now called Chili, in South America.” – Parley Parker Pratt

Isaiah 31:1; “Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!”

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False Prophecies of Mormonism; The Principles of God

Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, tagged , , , , , , , on 05/17/2013 | Leave a Comment »

salt lake mormon temple 2Journal of Discourses 11:221; “Joseph Smith told others; he told me, and I can bear witness of it, “that if this principle was not introduced, this Church and kingdom could not proceed.”” – John Taylor, Salt Lake City, April 7, 1866

Hebrews 1:10-12; “And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: 11 They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; 12 And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.”

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Tip of the Day, May 17

Posted in May, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , , , , , , on 05/17/2013 | Leave a Comment »

May 17 – Matt. 7:15; “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.”

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Mormon Dilemma 590

Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged , , , , , , on 05/16/2013 | Leave a Comment »

Jesus’ Blood not Efficient

Mormon Decisions 10Journal of Discourses 7:299; “We may talk of men being redeemed by the efficacy of his [Christ's] blood; but the truth is that that blood has no efficacy to wash away our sins. That must depend upon our own action.” – Amasa M. Lyman, Salt Lake City, December 25, 1859

Hebrews 9:20-22; “This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you. 21 Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry. 22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.”

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Tip of the Day, May 15

Posted in May, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , , , , , , on 05/15/2013 | Leave a Comment »

May 15 – Gen. 15:1; “After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and they exceeding great reward”.

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Tip of the Day, May 14

Posted in May, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , , , , , , on 05/14/2013 | 1 Comment »

May 14 – Joshua 1:1; “Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun…”

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False Prophecies of Mormonism; Baptisms in 158 BC

Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, tagged , , , , , , , on 05/11/2013 | Leave a Comment »

salt lake mormon temple 2Mosiah 18:13; “And when he had said these words, the Spirit of the Lord was upon him, and he said: Helam, I baptize thee, having authority from the Almighty God, as a testimony that ye have entered into a covenant to serve him until you are dead as to the mortal body; and may the Spirit of the Lord be poured out upon you; and may he grant unto you eternal life, through the redemption of Christ, whom he has prepared from the foundation of the world.”

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Tip of the Day, May 11

Posted in May, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , , , , , on 05/11/2013 | Leave a Comment »

May 11 – Heb. 7:24, 27-8; “But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable

priesthood. Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people’s: for this he did once, when he offered up himself. For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.”

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Tip of the Day, May 10

Posted in May, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , , , , , on 05/10/2013 | 2 Comments »

May 10 – Heb. 11:8, 13; “By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went…These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.”

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False Prophecies of Mormonism; Jesus’ Crucifixion

Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, tagged , , , , , , , on 05/09/2013 | Leave a Comment »

False Prophecy by King Benjamin in 124 BC

salt lake mormon temple 2Mosiah 3:7; “And lo, he shall suffer temptations, and pain of body, hunger, thirst, and fatigue, even more than man can suffer, except it be unto death; for behold, blood cometh from every pore, so great shall be his anguish for the wickedness and the abominations of his people.”

Zechariah 12:10; “And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced…”

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