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 March 12 – John 16:17 “Even the Spirit of Truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you”. (more…)

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 March 7 — Alma 42:5-6 “For behold, if Adam had put forth his hand immediately, and partaken of the tree of life, he would have lived forever, according to the word of God, having no space for repentance; yea, and also the word of God would have been void, and the great plan of salvation would have been frustrated. 6 But behold, it was appointed unto man to die—therefore, as they were cut off from the tree of life they should be cut off from the face of the earth—and man became lost forever, yea, they became fallen man.” (more…)

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 March 6 –The first time the followers of Jesus were called Christians is recorded in Acts 11:26 “And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.” (more…)

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 April 2 — Bishops Judge Your Worthiness. Young Women Manual 2, Appreciating the Bishop, p. 41 “The bishop presides over every person in the ward and directs their local church activities. … All of your adolescent life you will be under the direction of the bishop. He will appoint teachers and supervisors to do his work, but he will be very much interested in your progress. Your life here will be constantly weighed by him, for he is the judge of your worthiness … to receive higher ordinances, and to be worthy to go to the Temple.” (more…)

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  A Ministry of Meetings: The Apostolic Diaries of Rudger Clawson, p 87; “2 p.m. Meeting called to order by Pres. Pond. Pres. Snow said that the Lord had shown him that the people of His Church must wake up and obey the law of tithing, or calamities would come upon them. Read the revelation on tithing and made some remarks upon it. “I say to you in the name of the Lord,” he said, “if you will pay your tithing in full, the Lord will forgive you for your disobedience in the past.” – [emphasis added]

 

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 March 31 — Evidence of Salvation. Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 297 “Salvation is nothing more nor less than to triumph over all our enemies and put them under our feet. And when we have power to put all enemies under our feet in this world, and a knowledge to triumph over all evil spirits in the world to come, then we are saved, as in the case of Jesus, who was to reign until He had put all enemies under His feet, and the last enemy was death.” (more…)

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 March 30 — Church Stands or Falls with Joseph Smith. Doctrines of Salvation 1:188 “Mormonism, as it is called, must stand or fall on the story of Joseph Smith. He was either a prophet of God, divinely called, properly appointed and commissioned, or he was one of the biggest frauds this world has ever seen. There is no middle ground.” – 10th Prophet LDS Church, Joseph Fielding Smith (more…)

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March 29 — False Prophets. The Evening and the Morning Star, Vol. II, No. 14, pg. 105 “The only way of ascertaining a true prophet, is to compare his prophecies with the ancient word of God, and see if they agree, and if they do and come to pass, then certainly he is a true prophet: For it is not possible that the Lord will suffer FALSE prophets, to bring forth the truth, moved upon by the Holy Ghost, for it is written that the Holy Ghost dwelleth not in unholy temples. By their fruits shall they be known. When, therefore any man, no matter who, or how high his standing may be, utters, or publishes, any thing that afterwards proves to be untrue, he is a false prophet.” (more…)

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 March 28 – Knowing Whom You Believe. 2 Timothy 1:12 “For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.”

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 March 25 — Brigham’s 1852 Testimony on Slavery, Curse of Cain… pt. 2. Revelation 3:20 “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.” (more…)

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 March 23 — Brigham’s 1852 Testimony on Slavery, Curse of Cain… pt. 1. Romans 1:22 “Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools.”

Today and tomorrow, we’re looking at Brigham’s testimony that he gave before the legislature in 1852. Mr. Young talked about the Church’s views on blacks, slavery and the curse of Cain. While he offered his thoughts on other subject matters, we’re limiting our look at just these three things. (more…)

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  March 21 – Emotional Sabotage. Jer. 17:9 “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” (more…)

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 March 20 — Melchizedek Priesthood Qualifications. Hebrews 7:1-326 “For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; 2 To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace; 3 Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually. 26 For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens.” (more…)

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 March 19 — Lamanites Will be White and Delightsome. General Conference, ‘Lamanites Will be White and Delightsome’, October 1947, p. 22 “…Lamanites to be “White and Delightsome” … The Lamanites must rise in majesty and power. We must look forward to the day when they will be “white and delightsome,” sharing the freedoms and blessings which we enjoy…when they shall have economic security, culture, refinement, and education… (more…)

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Psalms 46:10 – “Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.”

Masonic symbolsIf you know anything at all about Mormonism, you know the Masonic Lodge is part of the deal. While most members believe Joe Smith used to be involved with it at some level, the majority are unaware of just how deeply entangled he had become before his death.

Moreover, most Mormons aren’t aware they can read Masonic rhetoric right inside the covers of their beloved canon. And because it also goes without saying you’ll be sure to find Smith’s contradictory ways in the Mormon canon and his behavior. (more…)

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 March 17 — Pride in Being a Mormon. Discourses of Brigham Young, p. 46 “Take a pride in acknowledging the Savior. Train and educate yourselves until you will take a pride in acknowledging God, the Author of all. Take a pride in the religion that makes you pure and holy, and that produces in the heart of every individual who embraces it a feeling to be truthful in every word he speaks, to be honest in every act he performs, in all his dealings with his neighbors. Take a pride in this and fear not the wicked. 12:326” (more…)

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 March 16 — Alma Plagiarized Jesus, Peter and John in 73 BC. Alma 38:8-9 “And it came to pass that I was three days and three nights in the most bitter pain and anguish of soul; and never, until I did cry out unto the Lord Jesus Christ for mercy, did I receive a remission of my sins. But behold, I did cry unto him and I did find peace to my soul. 9 And now, my son, I have told you this that ye may learn wisdom, that ye may learn of me that there is no other way or means whereby man can be saved, only in and through Christ. Behold, he is the life and the light of the world. Behold, he is the word of truth and righteousness.” — c. bc 73 (more…)

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  March 15 – LDS Conversion Means Self-Reliance. Mark 1:14-15 “…Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.”

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‘The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?’ Jeremiah 17:9

 March 14 — Brigham Young: Mankind is Naturally Good. Journal of Discourses 9:305 “…It is fully proved in all the revelations that God has ever given to mankind that they naturally love and admire righteousness, justice and truth more than they do evil. …It is, however, universally received by professors of religion as a Scriptural doctrine that man is naturally opposed to God. This is not so. (more…)

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‘…It is Finished…’  John 19:30

March 13 — LDS Know Jesus’ Birth and Death Dates.  Journal of Discourses 13:127 “When we come to trace back all these authorities, we find that this very day, on which I am speaking, would be the close of the year, and that to-morrow, the 11th day of April, would be the anniversary of the very day on which Jesus was born; and the 6th day of April the very day on which he was crucified precisely eighteen hundred years prior to the organization of this Church.” — Orson Pratt, April 10, 1870. (more…)

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