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LDS: Denying Joseph Smith is Denying Jesus

Posted in Ensign, False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, January, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , , on 01/31/2026| 1 Comment »

 

“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus”. 1 Timothy 2:5 [emp. added]

 January 31 — Ensign, ‘Joseph Smith among the Prophets’, June 1994 “To be sure, we worship the Father in the name of the Son; Christ our Lord is the way to the Father, and his is the only name under heaven whereby man can be saved. But, as we have seen, the dispensation head is the preeminent prophetic revealer of Christ. Thus, to bear witness of Joseph Smith is to bear witness of Jesus Christ, who sent him, in the same way that a testimony of Christ also implies clearly a testimony of the Eternal Father, who sent Him. On the other hand, to deny Joseph Smith outright—…—is to deny the Lord, who sent him.

Jesus told his disciples that “he that despiseth you despjiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me” (Luke 10:16)…” — Robert L. Millet (more…)

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Mormon Forgiveness isn’t Always Enough

Posted in January, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , on 01/30/2026| 3 Comments »

 January 30 — Miracle of Forgiveness, p. 81 “To “try” is weak. To “do the best I can” is not strong. We must always do better than we can”. – Spencer W. Kimball (more…)

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PBS Interview with Dallin Oaks

Posted in January, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , on 01/29/2026| 6 Comments »

“…Hell is a kingdom of glory.” — Dallin Oaks

 January 29 — In April 2007 PBS aired the documentary ‘The Mormons’. It highlighted a short bio of the Church which included clips with those in the know of Mormon history. Helen Whitney interviewed Dallin Oaks who at the time was an LDS apostle. None of the things he said were new but it’s always shocking to me how blatantly wrong they are about the Lord and His word.

To read the interview click on link above.

Today we’re looking at a few of the things Mr. Oaks had to say about his church. (more…)

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Joseph Smith Confused about Vision

Posted in January, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , , on 01/28/2026| 5 Comments »

 January 28 — Messenger and Advocate, Vol. 1, No. 5, February 1835, p 78 “…and it is only necessary for me to say that while this excitement continued he continued to call upon the lord in secret for a full manifestation of divine approbation and for to him the all important information if a supreme being did exist to have an assurance that he was accepted of him.” (more…)

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Buskers and Missionaries

Posted in January, salvation, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , on 01/27/2026| 5 Comments »

1 John 3:1 ‘Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us that we should be called the sons of God.’

 January 27 — Today isn’t the normal Mormon quote of the day. We’re moving out of our comfort zone based on the Lord’s promptings.

My first question today is this –

Remember the day you were saved?

Do you recall how dramatically it changed your life?

Do you live with that much enthusiasm every day?

Do others know about it?

A favorite pastime for our family is visiting Pike Place Market in downtown Seattle. Four city blocks stretching across nine acres are filled with indoor vendors selling anything from fresh fish and flowers to fruits and vegetables and even floor to ceiling teas and spices from all over the world. There’s really no other place like it! (more…)

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What Happened to the Jaredites?

Posted in January, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , on 01/26/2026| 1 Comment »

 January 26 — Ether 1:43 “And there will I bless thee and thy seed, and raise up unto me of thy seed, and of the seed of thy brother, and they who shall go with thee, a great nation. And there shall be none greater than the nation which I will raise up unto me of thy seed, upon all the face of the earth. And thus I will do unto thee because this long time ye have cried unto me”. (more…)

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You’re Never Forgiven in Mormonism

Posted in False Prophecies of Joseph Smith, January, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , on 01/25/2026| 1 Comment »

 January 25 — Doctrine and Covenants 82:7 “And now, verily I say unto you, I, the Lord, will not lay any sin to your charge; go your ways and sin no more; but unto that soul who sinneth shall the former sins return, saith the Lord your God.” (more…)

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Who Holds the Keys to Heaven?

Posted in False Prophet Brigham Young, false prophet Joseph Smith, January, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , on 01/24/2026| 3 Comments »

 January 24 — Doctrine and Covenants 90:2-3 “Therefore, thou art blessed from henceforth that bear the keys of the kingdom given unto you; which kingdom is coming forth for the last time. 3 Verily I say unto you, the keys of this kingdom shall never be taken from you, while thou art in the world, neither in the world to come”. — March 8, 1833 (more…)

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Joseph Smith: God Powerless to Create Man’s Spirit

Posted in False Prophecies of Joseph Smith, January, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , on 01/23/2026| 2 Comments »

 January 23 — Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 354 “All the fools and learned and wise men from the beginning of creation, who say that the spirit of man had a beginning, prove that it must have an end; and if that doctrine is true, then the doctrine of annihilation would be true. But if I am right, I might with boldness proclaim from the house-tops that God never had the power to create the spirit of man at all. God himself could not create himself.” [emp. added]  (more…)

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Mormons Believe a God Who can’t be Trusted

Posted in Doctrine and Covenants, January, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , on 01/22/2026| 2 Comments »

 January 22 — Doctrines and Covenants 3:2-3 “For God doth not walk in crooked paths, neither doth he turn to the right hand nor to the left, neither doth he vary from that which he hath said, therefore his paths are straight, and his course is one eternal round. 3 Remember, remember that it is not the work of God that is frustrated, but the work of men”. – July 1828 (more…)

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Who Qualifies to be an Apostle?

Posted in January, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , , on 01/20/2026| 1 Comment »

 January 20 — 1 Nephi 11:34 “And after he was slain I saw the multitudes of the earth, that they were gathered together to fight against the apostles of the Lamb; for thus were the twelve called by the angel of the Lord.” (more…)

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What is Necromancy?

Posted in January, Mormon Dilemmas, Necromancy, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , , on 01/18/2026| 3 Comments »

 January 18 — Liahona and Ensign, November 2012 “The keys Elijah restored to Joseph Smith permit our hearts to be bound and each of us linked to those of our ancestors who are waiting for our help. Through our efforts in holy temples here on earth using the authority delegated by the Savior, our progenitors receive the saving ordinances that allow them to enjoy eternal happiness.” —Richard G. Scott, “The Joy of Redeeming the Dead” (more…)

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What is True Christianity?

Posted in January, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , on 01/17/2026| 3 Comments »

‘…And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.’ Acts 11:26

 January 17 — Liahona and Ensign, November 2012 “A Christian has faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, that He is the literal Son of God, sent by His Father to suffer for our sins in the supreme act of love we know as the Atonement.

Through the scriptures and the witness of Joseph Smith, we know that God, our Heavenly Father, has a glorified and perfected body of flesh and bone. Jesus Christ is His Only Begotten Son in the flesh. The Holy Ghost is a personage of spirit whose work is to testify of the Father and the Son. The Godhead is three separate and distinct beings, unified in purpose.

With these doctrines as the foundation of our faith, can there be any doubt or disputation that we, as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, are Christian?” — Robert D. Hales, Being a More Christian Christian (more…)

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Five Identities of Noah

Posted in January, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , , , on 01/14/2026| 3 Comments »

 January 14 —Answers to Gospel Questions 3:138 -141 “…we learn that Noah is Gabriel and that he came to the Prophet Joseph Smith in his calling as an Elias and restored the keys of the dispensation in which the Lord made covenant with Abraham and his posterity after him to the latest generations.

The term Elias means forerunner. Noah, Elijah, John the Baptist and John the Revelator have been referred to as Elias in scripture, though the references to Elijah by this name are mistranslated. (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 340; D. & C. 77:9, 14.) (more…)

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Why Did Joseph Smith Contradict the BoM?

Posted in January, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , , on 01/13/2026| 4 Comments »

 January 13 — Alma 31:15 “Holy, holy God; we believe that thou art God, and we believe that thou art holy, and that thou wast a spirit, and that thou art a spirit, and that thou wilt be a spirit forever.” (more…)

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Mormon Priesthood Powers Controls Earth

Posted in January, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , , , on 01/12/2026| 1 Comment »

 January 12 — Gospel Truth, p. 167 “The power which controls universe. What is that power? It is the Priesthood of the Son of God. It is the power by which all things were created and are held in their place. Shall I startle you when I say that our Father himself controls the universe and occupies His exalted station because of the Priesthood? Whether it is startling or not, it is nevertheless true. Our Eternal Father is the creator of all things through the power of the everlasting Priesthood—that Priesthood which has been bestowed upon and exercised by the servants of God in our day. (Aug. 22, 1897, DW 55:354)” George Cannon (more…)

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LDS: Jesus Became a God

Posted in January, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , , , on 01/11/2026| 3 Comments »

 January 11 – Alpha. This is the first letter of the Greek alphabet which originates from the Hebrew. There’s no contraction of this because it’s simply a letter, and neither are there any derivatives. The same can be said for the last letter of the Greek alphabet, ‘Omega’.  Revelation 1:8 “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.” (more…)

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Are Mormon Doctrines a Judgment of God or Man?

Posted in January, Racism in the Mormon Church, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , on 01/10/2026| 5 Comments »

 January 10 — That Ye May Not Be Deceived, pp. 9-10, 13 “…Also, the gospel was not carried to this segregated black group… the Negroes tread the earth with black dishonorable bodies as a judgment of God because at the time of decision in the pre-existence they were faint-hearted and exhibited an infirmity of purpose – they were not valiant in the cause of the Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, they were entitled to no better earthly lineage than that of the first early murderer, Cain. They were to be the ‘servant of servants.’ They were to be segregated. No effort was made to carry the gospel to them as a people. …The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has no call to carry the Gospel to the Negro, and it does not do so.” – Elder Arthur M. Richardson, 1955 (more…)

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Why Did Joseph Smith Contradict BoM?

Posted in January, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , , on 01/09/2026| 3 Comments »

 January 9 — No Pre-existence in Book of Mormon

Jacob 4:9 “For behold, by the power of his word man came upon the face of the earth, which earth was created by the power of his word. Wherefore, if God being able to speak and the world was, and to speak and man was created, O then, why not able to command the earth, or the workmanship of his hands upon the face of it, according to his will and pleasure?” (more…)

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The Devil is Co-Eternal, Equal with God

Posted in January, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , on 01/07/2026| 1 Comment »

 January 7 — Essential Brigham Young, “When I Contemplate the Subject of Salvation”, A Sermon Delivered on 12 February, 1854, p 84 “When I was young, a Methodist priest whom no person would fellowship because he taught so many new things in his preaching, made a remark that I believe is true. Says he, “Evil is inverted good.” Now for Methodists to talk such things was indeed strange; they did not know that the Devil is as eternal as God, and coequal with Him in this respect. Evil is inverted good. If you receive the Priesthood, and make an evil use of it, it will make devils of you.” (more…)

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