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 March 6 — Godhood Requires Perfection Now. Miracle of Forgiveness, pp. 209-210 “Perfection really comes through overcoming… Christ became perfect through overcoming. Only as we overcome shall we become perfect and move toward godhood. As I have indicated previously, the time to do this is now, in mortality.” — Spencer Kimball, 1969 (more…)

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‘The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.’ John 1:29

 March 5 — Keeping Commandments Brings Forgiveness. The Miracle of Forgiveness, p. 201 “Keeping God’s Commandments Brings Forgiveness…In his preface to modern revelation, the Lord outlined what is one of the most difficult requirements in true repentance. For some it is the hardest part of repentance, because it puts one on guard for the remainder of his life. The Lord says:—I the Lord cannot look upon sin with the least degree of allowance; Nevertheless, he that repents and does the commandments of the Lord shall be forgiven. (D&C 1:31-32.)” — Spencer Kimball, 1969. [emp. added] (more…)

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 March 4 — LDS and Christian Amazing Grace Lyrics Compared. Galatians 2:20-21 “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. 21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.” (more…)

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 March 3 — Angels are Offspring of Adam and Eve. Mormon Doctrine of Deity, p. 256 “What are angels? They are intelligences of the human species. Many of them are offsprings of Adam and Eve. That is they are men, who have, like Enoch or Elijah, been translated; or, like Jesus Christ, been raised from the dead…”. — B.H. Roberts, LDS Church Historian (more…)

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 March 2 — Language of the Book of Mormon. Discourses of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 244 “The error I speak of is the definition of the word Mormon. It has been stated that this word was derived from the Greek word mormo. This is not the case. There was no Greek or Latin upon the plates from which I, through the grace of the Lord, translated the Book of Mormon. Let the language of the book speak for itself.” (more…)

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 March 2 — Joseph Smith’s Bait and Switch about God. John 1:1, 14 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” (more…)

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February 28 – Rejecting Jesus to Rejoice in Joseph. Psalm 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.”

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 February 27 — LDS: We Can’t Survive Without Revelation. Discourses of Wilford Woodruff, p. 61 “Yes, we have revelation. The Church of God could not live twenty-four hours without revelation.” — DW 45:545, October 9, 1892.” (more…)

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 February 26 — What’s the Meaning of “Families are Forever”? Gospel Fundamentals, p. 177 “God made it possible for families to be together forever. He has given the leaders of His Church the authority to bind families together forever. This binding together is called sealing. This sealing can take place only in a temple. Temples are sacred buildings where only faithful members of the Church may go. When a man and woman are sealed in the temple by someone who holds the priesthood and has special power to seal, their marriage will not end when they die. Their marriage will last forever if they keep the promises they made in the temple. This is called eternal marriage. (more…)

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 February 25 — Sins Forgiven by Attending Sacrament Meetings. General Conference, ‘That We May Always Have His Spirit to Be with Us’, April 2006 “Through the ordinance of the sacrament we renew our baptismal covenant and can receive and retain a remission of our sins (see Mosiah 4:12, 26). In addition, we are reminded on a weekly basis of the promise that we may always have His Spirit to be with us. As we then strive to keep ourselves clean and unspotted from the world, we become worthy vessels in whom the Spirit of the Lord can always dwell.” — David Bednar (more…)

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 February 24 — Mormon Prayer Contradictions. Ensign, ’The Lifeline of Prayer’, May 2002, 59 “…There is no limit on the number of times or how long we can pray each day. There is no quota of how many needs we wish to pray for in each prayer. We do not need to go through secretaries or make an appointment to reach the throne of grace. He is reachable at any time and any place.” — James E. Faust (more…)

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 February 23 — Joseph Smith Completed Jesus’ Gospel. Liahona, ‘Joseph Smith—Prophet of the Restoration’, November 2009 “In many ways the gospel of Jesus Christ is like a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle. When Joseph Smith came on the scene, perhaps 100 pieces were in place. Then Joseph Smith came along and put many of the other 900 pieces in place so that people could say, ‘Oh, now I understand where I came from, why I am here, and where I am going.’ As for Joseph Smith’s role in the Restoration, the Lord defined it clearly: ‘This generation shall have my word through you’ (D&C 5:10).” — Tad R. Callister (more…)

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 February 22 — LDS: Miracle of the Holy Bible. General Conference, ‘The Miracle of the Holy Bible’, April 2007 “It is a miracle that we have the Bible’s powerful doctrine, principles, poetry, and stories. But most of all, it is a wonderful miracle that we have the account of the life, ministry, and words of Jesus, which was protected through the Dark Ages …
“The Holy Bible is well named. It is holy because it teaches truth, holy because it warms us with its spirit, holy because it teaches us to know God and understand His dealings with men, and holy because it testifies throughout its pages of the Lord Jesus Christ.” — M. Russell Ballard (more…)

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‘All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.’ 2 Timothy 3:16

 February 21 — Scriptures Hold Pattern for Living. General Conference, ‘The Sure Word Of God’, October 1972 “I believe that the scriptures have every dimension of life that we can cleave unto and find a pattern for living, if we will just go back to the scriptures and study them and learn of them.” — Vaughn J. Featherstone (more…)

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 February 20 — Purpose of Tithing: Prove Faithfulness to Church. General Conference, ‘Tithing: An Opportunity to Prove Our Faithfulness’, April 1982 “Now, do not get me wrong. I am not here to say that if you pay an honest tithing you will realize your dream of a fine house, a Rolls Royce, and a condominium in Hawaii. The Lord will open the windows of heaven according to our need, and not according to our greed. (more…)

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 February 19 — LDS: Devil Perverts Scripture. Doctrinal New Testament Commentary 1:625 “The devil wages war against the scriptures. He hates them, perverts their plain meanings, and destroys them when he can. He entices those who heed his temptings to delete and discard, to change and corrupt, to alter and amend, thus taking away the key which will aid in making men ‘wise unto salvation.’ (2 Tim. 3:15-17.)” — Bruce R. McConkie (more…)

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February 18 — Purifying Power of Blood. General Conference, ‘The Purifying Power of Gethsemane’, April 1985 “I am one of his witnesses, and in a coming day I shall feel the nail marks in his hands and in his feet and shall wet his feet with my tears. But I shall not know any better then than I know now that he is God’s Almighty Son, that he is our Savior and Redeemer, and that salvation comes in and through his atoning blood and in no other way.” — Bruce McConkie (more…)

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 February 17 — Joseph Smith, Your God. Journal of Discourses 4:271 “A man cannot find out himself without the light of revelation; he has to turn round and seek to the Lord his God, in order to find out himself. If you find out who Joseph was, you will know as much about God as you need to at present; for if He said, “I am a God to this people,” (more…)

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 February 16 – The Mormon Heavenly Mother. 1 Corinthians 15:47 “The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven”. (more…)

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 February 15 — Women Must Obediently Accept Polygamy. Journal of Discourses 4:82 “It is the duty of a woman to be obedient to her husband, and unless she is, I would not give a damn for all her queenly right and authority; nor for her either, if she will quarrel, and lie about the work of God and the principle of plurality.” — Heber C. Kimball, Great Salt Lake City, November 9, 1856. (more…)

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