August 18 — Millennial Star, No. 8, Vol. 26, February 20, 1864, pp. 118-119 “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 (more…)
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Seer Stones for Righteous
Posted in August, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Brigham Young, false doctrines of Mormonism, Millennial Star, seer stones, Witchcraft on 08/18/2024| 4 Comments »
Adam the Father of Our Spirits?
Posted in August, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Adam the Father of Our Spirits?, Joseph Smith as god, Journal of Wilford Woodruff on 08/17/2024| 1 Comment »
August 17 — Adam the Father of Our Spirits? Journal of Wilford Woodruff, December 11, 1869, Brigham Young Addresses, 1865-1869, Vol. 5, page 321 “… the period will come when the people will be willing to adopt Joseph Smith as their Prophet, Seer and Revelator and God! But not the father of their spirits, for that was our father Adam.” (more…)
Stalking Snakes in Book of Mormon
Posted in August, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Book of Mormon, Ether 9:31-33, false doctrines of Mormonism, Jaredites stalked by snakes on 08/16/2024| 1 Comment »
‘Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.’ Colossians 2:8
August 16 — Stalking Snakes in Book of Mormon. Ether 9:31-33 “And there came forth poisonous serpents also upon the face of the land, and did poison many people. And it came to pass that their flocks began to flee before the poisonous serpents, towards the land southward, which was called by the Nephites Zarahemla. 32 And it came to pass that there were many of them which did perish by the way; nevertheless, there were some which fled into the land southward. 33 And it came to pass that the Lord did cause the serpents that they should pursue them no more, but that they should hedge up the way that the people could not pass, that whoso should attempt to pass might fall by the poisonous serpents.” (more…)
God’s Appearance in America c. BC 2,200
Posted in August, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Ether 12:20-21, false doctrines of Mormonism, false prophet Joseph Smith, God's appearance in America on 08/15/2024| 1 Comment »
“That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive.” Ephesians 4:14
August 15 — God’s Appearance in America c. BC 2,200. Ether 12:20-21 “And behold, we have seen in this record that one of these was the brother of Jared; for so great was his faith in God, that when God put forth his finger he could not hide it from the sight of the brother of Jared, because of his word which he had spoken unto him, which word he had obtained by faith. 21 And after the brother of Jared had beheld the finger of the Lord, because of the promise which the brother of Jared had obtained by faith, the Lord could not withhold anything from his sight; wherefore he showed him all things, for he could no longer be kept without the veil.” (more…)
B.H. Roberts: BoM is Tale by a Child
Posted in August, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged BH Roberts, bible, false doctrines of Mormonism, Studies of the Book of Mormon on 08/14/2024| 5 Comments »
August 14 — B.H. Roberts: BoM is Tale by a Child. Studies of the Book of Mormon, by B.H. Roberts, p. 251 “If from all that has gone before in Part 1, the view be taken that the Book of Mormon is merely of human origin… if it be assumed that he is the author of it, then it could be said there is much internal evidence in the book itself to sustain such a view.
“In the first place there is a certain lack of perspective in the things the book relates as history that points quite clearly to an underdeveloped mind as their origin. The narrative proceeds in characteristic disregard of conditions necessary to its reasonableness, as if it were a tale told by a child, with utter disregard for consistency.” (more…)
Reverence for Joseph Smith Required
Posted in August, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Christianity, false doctrines of Mormonism, Jesus, Neal A. Maxwell, Reverence for Joseph Smith required on 08/13/2024| 5 Comments »
August 13 — Reverence for Joseph Smith Required. “A Choice Seer,” Ensign, Aug. 1986 “Ages ago in the Great Council, Jesus was the prepared but meek Volunteer. As the Father described the plan of salvation and the need for a Savior, it was Jesus who stepped forward and said humbly but courageously, ‘Here am I, send me.’ (Abr. 3:27; see also Moses 4:2.) Never has anyone offered to do so much for so many with so few words!
“It is through the Prophet Joseph Smith, whom the resurrected Jesus called, that we learn these things and so much more about Jesus–long before Bethlehem and well beyond Calvary.
“Whenever we speak of the Prophet Joseph Smith, therefore, it should be in reverent appreciation of the Lord who called him and whom Joseph served so well.” – Neal A. Maxwell (more…)
Unmarried Women are Damned
Posted in August, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Conference Report October 1946, Joseph Fielding Smith, Latter-day Prophets and the D&C, marriage for salvation, Orson Pratt on 08/12/2024| 5 Comments »
August 12 — Unmarried Women are Damned. Latter-day Prophets and the D&C, 4:392-393 “We cannot feel justified in closing this article on the subject of marriage without saying a few words to unmarried females in this Church.
You will clearly perceive, from the revelation which God has given, that you can never obtain a fulness of glory, without being married to a righteous man for time and for all eternity.” – Orson Pratt (See Conference Report October 1946 p. 36, where Joseph Fielding Smith is quoting Orson Pratt in reference above.) (more…)
Cain, Nephi and Joe Smith Born of Goodly Parents
Posted in August, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged 1 Nephi 1:1, Cain born of goodly parents, Joseph Smith born of goodly parents, Nephi born of goodly parents on 08/09/2024| 5 Comments »
August 9 — Cain, Nephi and Joe Smith Born of Goodly Parents. If there’s ever been a group of people cut from the same cloth, leaders of Mormonism surely fit the bill. Check out the vocabulary these self-proclaimed men of God have used to describe Cain, Joseph Smith and his parents, as well as their prophet Nephi.
Cain Born of Goodly Parents?
The Way to Perfection, pp. 97 – 98 “BORN OF GOODLY PARENTS Cain was born of goodly parents. Michael, the great prince, who helped form the earth, was his father. No man, save Jesus Christ, was ever blessed with greater honor or responsibility than Michael. No man deserved to be honored more than he. He had been given the first place in the history of the world and was taught directly from the heavens. Cain had the great honor of being Adam’s son, and he, too, was privileged with the same blessings as his father. What a mighty man he could have been! How his name might have stood out with excellent luster as that of one of the valiant sons of God! How he might have been honored to the latest generation! But he would have none of it!” – Joseph Fielding Smith [emp. added]
Adam Created by the Gods
Posted in August, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Encyclopedia of Mormonism, fullness or deity of God, Mormon elohim is pagan gods, Trinity on 08/08/2024| 6 Comments »
August 8 — Adam Created by the Gods. Encyclopedia of Mormonism, p. 15 “Latter-day scriptures attest that Adam is a son of God, that his physical body was created by the Gods in their own image and placed in the Garden of Eden (Moses 6:9, 22; Abr. 5:7-11; TPJS, p. 345-53; cf. 2 Ne. 2:14-19).” (more…)
Spirit World Here on Earth
Posted in August, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Brigham Young, Daniel Ludlow, false doctrines of Mormonism, Spirit World on 08/07/2024| 1 Comment »
August 7 — Spirit World Here on Earth. Selected Writings of Daniel H. Ludlow: Gospel Scholars Series: p. 289 “Is the postmortal spirit world the same as the pre-earthly spirit world? No. Where is the postmortal spirit world? It is on this earth. Brigham Young: “When you lay down this tabernacle, where are you going? Into the spiritual world. . . . Where is the spirit world? It is right here. Do the good and evil spirits go together? Yes, they do. Do they both inhabit one kingdom? Yes, they do. . . . Do they go beyond the boundaries of the organized earth? No, they do not.” Brigham Young: “The spirit world . . . is on this earth.”” (Discourses of Brigham Young, p. 576.) (more…)
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 »
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…)
Are Jesus and Joseph Smith Related?
Posted in Joseph Smith Prophecies, Mormon Dilemmas, tagged Isaiah, Jesus & Joseph Smith related, Stem of Jesse on 08/05/2024| 3 Comments »
August 5 — Are Jesus and Joseph Smith Related? Jesus Was Married, p. 94 “Since Joseph Smith did hold the keys of the kingdom in the last days, (D&C 65:2, 115:19) and was the “Rod” from the loins of the Stem of Jesse, he would have the blood of Abraham, Jesse, and the Savior, according to the testimony of scripture and revelation.
It would be evident that Joseph Smith should also know these facts. The Prophet did understand them—and more—but he was reluctant to tell them because of the traditions and ideologies of modern Christianity.” — Ogden Kraut (more…)
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…)
Living Under the Law and Salvation Through Christ
Posted in July, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Alma, Book of Mormon, faith in Christ, law of Moses on 08/01/2024| 1 Comment »
August 1 — Living Under the Law and Salvation Through Christ. Alma 25:16 “Now they did not suppose that salvation came by the law of Moses; but the law of Moses did serve to strengthen their faith in Christ; and thus they did retain a hope through faith, unto eternal salvation, relying upon the spirit of prophecy, which sake of those things to come.” – BC 90 [emp. added] (more…)
Lineage of Abraham and Mormons
Posted in July, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Answers to Gospel Questions 1:85, Asenath wife of Joseph, Egyptian, Joseph Fielding Smith, lineage of Abraham on 07/31/2024| 1 Comment »
July 31 — Lineage of Abraham and Mormons. Answers to Gospel Questions 1:85 “…Abraham, Joseph, and Moses married women of their own race, and we need have no worry over our lineage, because we are of that same race.” — Joseph Fielding Smith (more…)
Christian Prayers to be Shunned
Posted in July, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged approved patterns for prayer, Bruce McConkie, don't pray Christian prayers, Mormon doctrine, Mormon prayer life on 07/29/2024| 1 Comment »
“Likewise, the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.” Romans 8:26
July 28 — Christian Prayers to be Shunned. Mormon Doctrine, p. 414 “Those formal, written prayers which are commonly read by ministers, and those recited by lay church members in doing penance or seeking grace, are devoid of the true spirit of prayer and should be shunned. Frequently they are spoken without real intent; and their use keeps men from searching their own hearts in an attempt to pray in faith according to an approved pattern so that actual blessings may be gained from Deity.” — Bruce McConkie (more…)
Why BoM Isn’t Inspired of God
Posted in July, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged 2 Timothy 2:13, Alma 40:2, Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith false prophet on 07/28/2024| Leave a Comment »
Joseph Smith, the Chosen One
Posted in July, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Bruce McConkie, Come Hear the Voice of the Lord, December 1985, Ensign, false prophet Joseph Smith on 07/27/2024| Leave a Comment »
“A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.” Proverbs 14:5
July 27 — Joseph Smith, the Chosen One. “Come: Hear the Voice of the Lord”, Ensign, December 1985 “Joseph Smith himself read in the book of James the famous words known to us all: “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.” (James 1:5.)
In describing his feelings at the time, he said: “Never did any passage of scripture come with more power to the heart of man than this did at this time to mine. It seemed to enter with great force into every feeling of my heart. I reflected on it again and again.” (JS—H 1:12.)
Then, because the hour had come for the ushering in of the dispensation of the fulness of times, and because he was the one chosen and foreordained from eternity to commence the work, the Great God and his Beloved Son, descending in eternal splendor from the courts of glory, manifested themselves to this guileless and believing youth.
But, be it remembered, the scripture was the guidepost leading to the receipt of the First Vision, a vision equalled by few in import and glory in all the history of the world.” — Bruce McConkie (more…)
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