August 6 — Necromancy in Mormon Temples. Journal of Discourses 19:229 “The dead will be after you, they will seek after you as they have after us in St. George. They called upon us, knowing that we held the keys and power to redeem them. I will here say, before closing, that two weeks before I left St. George, the spirits of the dead gathered around me, wanting to know why we did not redeem them.” – Wilford Woodruff (more…)
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Necromancy in Mormon Temples
Posted in August, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged dead spirits in Mormon temples, Journal of Discourses 19:229 vs. Deut. 18:9-14, necromancy, Wilford Woodruff on 08/06/2024| 5 Comments »
Twelve Nephite Apostles
Posted in August, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Book of Mormon, Gentiles, Israelites, other sheep, Third Nephi on 08/04/2024| 1 Comment »
August 4 — Twelve Nephite Apostles. Latter-day Prophets & the D&C 1:101 “After Jesus had been crucified and had ascended unto his Father, he visited his “other sheep” in America, known as the Nephites, and there chose twelve disciples and organized his Church, as he had done among the Jews, an account of which is given in some detail in Third Nephi of the Book of Mormon. [3 Nephi 15:11-24.] (A Marvelous Work and a Wonder, 1950, pp. 51-52.)” (more…)
Belief in Christ in 551 BC
Posted in August, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Book of Mormon, False Prophecies of Joseph Smith, Jacob 1:8, Romans 1:30-32 on 08/03/2024| 1 Comment »
August 3 — Belief in Christ in 551 BC. Jacob 1:8 “Wherefore, we would to God that we could persuade all men not to rebel against God, to provoke him to anger, but that all men would believe in Christ, and view his death, and suffer his cross and bear the shame of the world; wherefore, I, Jacob, take it upon me to fulfil the commandment of my brother Nephi.” – 551 BC (more…)
Mormon Confusion of Elias and Elijah
Posted in August, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged demonic activity in Mormonism, Elijah at Kirtland Temple, false prophet Joseph Smith on 08/02/2024| 6 Comments »
August 2 — Mormon Confusion of Elias and Elijah. Doctrine and Covenants 110:12-13 “Visions manifested to Joseph Smith the Prophet and Oliver Cowdery in the temple at Kirtland, Ohio, April 3, 1836…After this, Elias appeared, and committed the dispensation of the gospel of Abraham, saying that in us and our seed all generations after us should be blessed.13 After this vision had closed, another great and glorious vision burst upon us; for Elijah the prophet, who was taken to heaven without tasting death, stood before us, and said…” (more…)
How did Joseph Smith Receive Authority to Hold Keys of the Priesthood?
Posted in August, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Aaronic Priesthood, Doctrine and Covenants, Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery ordained by John the Baptist, Melchizedek priesthood on 08/31/2023| 2 Comments »
This question should be one of the most important questions to ask the Mormon people. The LDS Church says that “priesthood is power” so this means they view themselves as the only authority to speak for and act in behalf of God.
I had the privilege of asking my dear friend Ed Decker to write a chapter in my mentoring handbook and so we’re answering our dilemma question today with Ed’s contribution!
Our Adoption
Posted in August, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged adoption by God, False Prophecies of Joseph Smith, Man His Origin and Destiny on 08/30/2023| Leave a Comment »
August 30 – Our Adoption. John 1:12-13 “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” (more…)
The Real Truth about Joseph Smith’s Martyrdom
Posted in August, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Joseph Smith false prophet, martyrdom, priesthood on 08/29/2023| 2 Comments »
August 29 – The Real Truth about Joseph Smith’s Martyrdom. Psalms 22:26-27; “The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever. All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.” (more…)
Praise to the Man
Posted in August, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged false prophet Joseph Smith, Mormon hymns, Praise to the Man on 08/28/2023| 2 Comments »
August 28 – Praise to the Man. 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.”
BoM Evidence Speaks for Itself
Posted in August, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged BoM metallurgy, false gospel, Smithsonian on 08/27/2023| 1 Comment »
August 27 – BoM Evidence Speaks for Itself. Exodus 20:16 “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.” (more…)
Temple Oaths Made to Foreign Gods
Posted in August, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged false prophet Joseph Smith, John A Widtsoe, Joseph Smith Seeker After Truth, oaths to Masonic gods, temple oaths on 08/26/2023| 3 Comments »
August 26 – Temple Oaths Made to Foreign Gods. Matthew 6:24 “No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.”
What Does the Word Christ Mean?
Posted in August, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Christ, Discourses of the Prophet Joseph Smith, false prophet, Jesus, Joseph Smith History 1:40-41, mormonism on 08/25/2023| 1 Comment »
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).
Temple Oaths are Secret NOT Sacred
Posted in August, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Brigham Young, secret or sacred, temple oaths on 08/24/2023| 2 Comments »
August 24 – Temple Oaths are Secret NOT Sacred. Luke 11:33; “No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.”
Exceeding Faith in Jesus BC 2200
Posted in August, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged 2200 BC, Ether 3:9, exceeding faith, plagiarism in Book of Mormon on 08/22/2023| 1 Comment »
August 22 – Exceeding Faith in Jesus BC 2200. Matthew 8:10 “When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.”
Broken BoM Promises: Everybody Died
Posted in August, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged BoM people died, false apostle Bruce McConkie, False Prophecies of Joseph Smith, Mormon doctrine on 08/21/2023| 1 Comment »
August 21 – Broken BoM Promises: Everybody Died. Genesis 15:18 “In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates.”
LDS: New and Everlasting Covenant is Gateway to Exaltation
Posted in August, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Charles D. Tate, false doctrines of Mormonism, Jesus, Monte S. Nyman, new and everlasting covenant on 08/19/2023| 6 Comments »
August 19 – LDS: New and Everlasting Covenant is Gateway to Exaltation. Hebrews 9:15-16 “And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.”
What is a Covenant?
Posted in August, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged BoM, covenant, false gospel on 08/18/2023| 1 Comment »
August 18 – What is a Covenant? Genesis 17:7; “And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.”
Using Malachi to Build Mormon Temples
Posted in August, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Journal of Discourses 16:251, Malachi, Mormon temples, Orson Pratt on 08/17/2023| 1 Comment »
August 17 – Using Malachi to Build Mormon Temples. 1 Thessalonians 4:8; “So, he who rejects this is not rejecting man but the God who gives His Holy Spirit to you.”
Joseph Smith Created God in His Own Image
Posted in August, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged false prophecy of Joseph Smith, King Follett Discourse on 08/16/2023| 1 Comment »
August 16 – Genesis 1:27 “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.” (more…)
Identity Confusion of a Godless Church
Posted in August, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged D&C 103, False Prophecies of Joseph Smith, salvation through Mormonism on 08/15/2023| 1 Comment »
August 15 – Identity Confusion of a Godless Church. Isaiah 45:22 “Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else”.
LDS: Adam was First High Priest
Posted in August, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Adam is Michael and God, Doctrines of Salvation, false prophet Joseph Fielding Smith on 08/13/2023| 2 Comments »
August 13 – LDS: Adam was First High Priest.Hebrews 10:19-21; “Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; And having an high priest over the house of God…”
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