November 15 – Why Don’t Mormons Believe Nephi? Colossians 1:16-17 “For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.” (more…)
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Why Don’t Mormons Believe Nephi?
Posted in Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Book of Abraham, Doctrines and Covenants, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Nephi, Pearl of Great Price on 11/15/2023| 1 Comment »
Our Promise is Jesus NOT Joseph
Posted in November, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Isaiah 29, marvelous work and wonder, Messiah, righteousness through Jesus Christ on 11/14/2023| 1 Comment »
November 14 – Our Promise is Jesus NOT Joseph. Galatians 3:29 “And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.”
Twisting Scripture for Personal Gain
Posted in November, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Gospel Symbolism, Joseph Fielding McConkie, Melchezidek, priesthood, Salem on 11/13/2023| 1 Comment »
November 13 – Twisting Scripture for Personal Gain. Hebrews 7:1-4; ‘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; 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; 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. Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.’
God Promised His Spirit
Posted in November, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged D&C 130:22-23, false doctrines of Mormonism, Holy Spirit on 11/12/2023| Leave a Comment »
November 12 — God Promised His Spirit. Joel 2:28-32; “And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: 29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. 30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. 31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come. 32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.”
Acts 2:17-21; “And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: 18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: 19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come: 21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
Romans 10:13; “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (more…)
Mormons Reject Jesus’ Paid Ransom
Posted in November, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged false doctrines of Mormonism, Mormon membership mandatory, salvation in Christ on 11/11/2023| Leave a Comment »
November 11 — Mormons Reject Jesus’ Paid Ransom. Hosea 13:14 “I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.” (more…)
The BoM and Its False Egyptian Gods
Posted in November, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged false apostle, Isaiah 29:11, LeGrand Richards, Marvelous Work and a Wonder on 11/10/2023| 1 Comment »
November 10 — Hosea 11:1 “When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.”
Numbers 24:8 “God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.”
Matthew 2:14 “When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt.” (more…)
How We Become Sons of God
Posted in November, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged adoption through grace, An Invitation to Exaltation, literal offspring of God, Thomas S. Monson on 11/09/2023| 1 Comment »
November 9 – How We Become Sons of God. Acts 17:29 “Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.”
Christianity in the Midst of Mormon Lies
Posted in November, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Christianity doubts bible, false prophet, Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson on 11/08/2023| 1 Comment »
November 8 – Christianity in the Midst of Mormon Lies. Jude 1:3-4 “Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. 4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.” (more…)
LDS: Jesus Judges on Rigorous Theology
Posted in November, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged false apostle, Neal Maxwell Quote Book, salvation on 11/07/2023| 1 Comment »
November 7 — LDS: Jesus Judges on Rigorous Theology. Hebrews 9:14 “How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?” (more…)
Slandering Those Who Leave Mormonism
Posted in November, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged ex-Mormons, false prophet, gospel standards, Heber J. Grant, slander on 11/06/2023| 1 Comment »
October 6 – Slandering Those Who Leave Mormonism. 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.” (more…)
Mormon Contradictions on Slavery
Posted in November, Racist Remarks by Leaders in the Church, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged 1852, ‘Personal Peace in Challenging Times, Brigham Young, General Conference, Joint Session of the Legislature:, October 2021, Quentin L. Cook on 11/05/2023| 1 Comment »
“A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.” Proverbs 19:9
General Conference, ‘Personal Peace in Challenging Times,’ October 2021 “One of the reasons for the violent opposition to our members was most of them were opposed to slavery.” — Quentin L. Cook
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Was Joseph Smith the Greatest American?
Posted in November, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged false prophet, Richard Lloyd Anderson, THE PROPHET JOSEPH Essays on the Life and Mission of Joseph Smith on 11/04/2023| 1 Comment »
THE PROPHET JOSEPH Essays on the Life and Mission of Joseph Smith, p. 343 “Joseph Smith has been referred to as possibly the greatest American who has lived to date.” — Richard Lloyd Anderson, 1988 (more…)
LDS: Joe Smith Gave His Life for You
Posted in October, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Ensign November 2005, false prophet of Mormonism, Joseph Smith's death, no greater love, Thomas Monson on 11/02/2023| 1 Comment »
November 1 –LDS: Joe Smith Gave His Life for You. John 15:13 “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”
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16th President of the Church — Thomas Spencer Monson — Served from 2008-2018
Symbol of Mormonism is People not the Cross
Posted in October, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged false prophet of Mormonism, Gordon B Hinckley, Missing cross in Mormonism, The Symbol of Our Faith Ensign April 2005 on 10/31/2023| 1 Comment »
October 31 – Symbol of Mormonism is People not the Cross. 1 Corinthians 1:18 “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.”
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15th President of the Church — Gordon Bitner Hinckley — Served from 1995–2008
LDS: Jesus’ Beatings Don’t Justify Isaiah’s Prophecy
Posted in October, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged false prophet Joseph Smith, fulfillment of Jesus' death, Isaiah 53:4-6, visage of Joseph and Jesus compared on 10/30/2023| 1 Comment »
October 30 – LDS: Jesus’ Beatings Don’t Justify Isaiah’s Prophecy. Isaiah 53:4-6; “Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.”
LDS: Joe Smith Involved in Earthly Matters
Posted in October, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Ezra Taft Benson, false prophets, Joe Smith leads from above, joseph smith, Teachings of ETB on 10/29/2023| 1 Comment »
October 29 – LDS: Joe Smith Involved in Earthly Matters. Isaiah 43:10-11 “Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.11 I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.”
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13th President of the Church — Ezra Taft Benson — Served from 1985–1994
Who’s the Father of the Mormon God?
Posted in October, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged false gods, false prophecies of Mormonism, Harold B. Lee, pre-existence, Prophet & Seer on 10/27/2023| 1 Comment »
October 27 – Who’s the Father of the Mormon God? 1 Corinthians 15:44-47 “It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. 45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. 46 Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. 47 The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.” (more…)
Joseph Smith: King David Forgiven in Hell
Posted in October, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged David will go to hell, False Prophecies of Joseph Smith, King David not saved, TPJS p 339 on 10/26/2023| 2 Comments »
October 26 – Joseph Smith: King David Forgiven in Hell. Ezekiel 34:23-24; “And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. 24 And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it.”
Matthew 1:1; “The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.” (more…)
Smith’s Vision Greatest Event of 19th Century
Posted in October, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged David O. McKay, false prophet of Mormonism, Gospel Ideals, Joseph Smith's First Vision on 10/25/2023| 2 Comments »
October 25 – Smith’s Vision Greatest Event of 19th Century. John 14:6 “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”
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9th President of the Church — David Oman McKay — Served from 1951–1970
Jesus, not Joseph, is God’s Tender Shoot
Posted in October, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Jesus is Chosen, Joseph Smith false prophet, Miracle of Forgiveness on 10/24/2023| 3 Comments »
October 24 –– Jesus, not Joseph, is God’s Tender Shoot. Ezekiel 17:22-24; “Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon an high mountain and eminent: 23 In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell. 24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done it.”
Luke 3:23-31; “And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli, 24 Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph …31 Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David”. (more…)