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 Necromancy?
Posted in January, Mormon Dilemmas, Necromancy, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged “The Joy of Redeeming the Dead”, baptism for the dead, necromancy, Richard G. Scott on 01/18/2026| 3 Comments »
How are Dead People Born Again?
Posted in December, Thought of the Day about Mormonism, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged baptism for the dead, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants on 12/17/2025| 4 Comments »
December 17 — I often wonder what Mormons think of the passage of scripture in John when Nicodemus asked Jesus what he must do to be born again. While we’ve explored this issue in our Mormon Dilemmas section before, today I began wondering about another angle to this scenario.
If Jesus told Nicodemus he had to be born again then how are dead people born again?
John 3:3 “Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” (more…)
Joseph Smith Contradictions on Baptisms for the Dead
Posted in Baptisms for the Dead, Mormon Dilemmas, September, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged baptism for the dead, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, joseph smith on 09/15/2025| 1 Comment »
September 15 — D&C 124:29-30 “For a baptismal font there is not upon the earth, that they, my saints, may be baptized for those who are dead—For this ordinance belongeth to my house, and cannot be acceptable to me, only in the days of your poverty, wherein ye are not able to build a house unto me.” (more…)
Alma Said No Baptisms for Dead
Posted in April, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Alma, baptism for the dead, Book of Mormon on 04/27/2024| 1 Comment »
April 27 – Alma Said No Baptisms for Dead. Hebrews 9:27 “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.” (more…)
Baptisms for Dead is Necromancy
Posted in January, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged baptism for the dead, Book of Mormon, false gospel, Mormon temples on 01/18/2024| 1 Comment »
January 18 – Baptisms for Dead is Necromancy. In 1 Cor. 15:29 we see Paul asking the Corinthians why they were being baptized for their dead when they didn’t even believe in the resurrection.
We Have One God, One Faith, One Baptism
Posted in November, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged baptism for the dead, Doctrine and Covenants 128:18, joseph smith, necromancy on 11/19/2023| 1 Comment »
November 19 – We Have One God, One Faith, One Baptism. Ephesians 4:5; “One Lord, one faith, one baptism.”
Necromancy Defined
Posted in January, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged baptism for the dead, Book of Mormon, false gospel, Mormon temples on 01/18/2022| 1 Comment »
January 18 – Necromancy Defined. In 1 Cor. 15:29 we see Paul asking the Corinthians why they were being baptized for their dead when they didn’t even believe in the resurrection.
One God One Faith One Baptism
Posted in November, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged baptism for the dead, Doctrine and Covenants 128:18, joseph smith, necromancy on 11/19/2021| 1 Comment »
November 19 – One God One Faith One Baptism. Ephesians 4:5; “One Lord, one faith, one baptism.”
No Baptisms for Dead Brings God’s Curse
Posted in November, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged baptism for the dead, Doctrine and Covenants 128:18, mormonism, necromancy on 11/19/2019| 1 Comment »
November 19 – No Baptisms for Dead Brings God’s Curse. Ephesians 4:5; “One Lord, one faith, one baptism.”
Tip of the Day April 13 Necromancy
Posted in April, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged 16 Points of a True Church, baptism for the dead, Corinthians, Jesus, Mormon temples, salvation on 04/13/2019| 1 Comment »
April 13 – 1 Cor. 15:16, 29 “For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? Why are they then baptized for the dead?”
Tip of the Day, January 18
Posted in January, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged baptism for the dead, Book of Mormon, false gospel, Mormon temples on 01/18/2018| Leave a Comment »
January 18 – In 1 Cor. 15:29 we see Paul asking the Corinthians why they were being baptized for their dead when they didn’t even believe in the resurrection.
Tip of the Day, November 19
Posted in November, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged baptism, baptism for the dead, mormonism, necromancy on 11/19/2017| Leave a Comment »
November 19 – One God, therefore, one baptism. Ephesians 4:5; “One Lord, one faith, one baptism.”
Tip of the Day, September 5
Posted in September, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged baptism for the dead, false prophecy, salvation, Witnessing to Mormons on 09/05/2017| 1 Comment »
September 5 – Romans 1:18-20; “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse.”
Agnostics, Buddhists, Baptists, and Muslims Get Second Chance for Heaven
Posted in Baptisms for the Dead, tagged baptism for the dead, false doctrines of Mormonism, Meridian Magazine, salvation on 10/28/2015| 1 Comment »
Meridian Magazine, ‘5 Things to Remember if Your Loved One Leaves the Church,’ July 26, 2015;
“God does not look upon sin with the least degree of allowance, but those who truly desire eternal life, in this life or in the next, will have it. Whether they are Buddhist, Baptist, Bahai, Jewish, Roman Catholic, Agnostic, Muslim, Mormon or formerly Mormon — if they desire eternal life, they will have the opportunity to get it.” – Andy Proctor
Tip of the Day, January 8
Posted in January, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged 2nd chance salvation, baptism for the dead, bible, false doctrines, Lazarus in bosom of Abraham, Luke, mormonism, necromancy on 01/08/2015| Leave a Comment »
January 8 – In Luke16:19-31 we find Jesus telling the Pharisees the parable of Lazarus in the bosom of Abraham.
Mormon Lifestyles
Posted in Lifestyles of the Mormon, tagged baptism for the dead, Book of Mormon, callings in Mormonism, families are forever, marriage, missions, Sacrament Meetings, Temple Marriage, temple work on 08/22/2013| Leave a Comment »
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Today we’ve gathered articles on the Mormon lifestyle. From their daily meetings, callings to fulfill and sacrament traditions, we’ve covered many issues within Mormonism to evaluate how these things line up with the word of God.
Mormon Dilemma 505
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged baptism for the dead, bible, False Prophecies of Joseph Smith, Jesus, Moroni 10:26 no salvation after death on 02/19/2013| 1 Comment »
Why Baptize for the Dead?
Moroni 10:26; “And wo unto them who shall do these things away and die, for they die in their sins, and they cannot be saved in the kingdom of God; and I speak it according to the words of Christ; and I lie not.”
1 Cor. 15:29; “Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? Why are they then baptized for the dead?”
Mormon Dilemma 473
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged baptism for the dead, Christianity, false doctrines of Mormonism, false prophecies, Jesus, necromancy on 01/18/2013| Leave a Comment »
Necromancy 101
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”
Deuteronomy 18:10-11; “There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, 11 Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.”
Episode 5: Mormon Temple: Baptisms for the Dead (made w/ hidden camera)
Posted in Baptisms for the Dead, tagged baptism for the dead on 08/17/2012| 3 Comments »
Episode 5: Mormon Temple Baptisms for the dead
Mormon Dilemma 261
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged baptism for the dead, Christianity, death oaths taken to avenge Mormonism, endowments, false doctrines of Mormonism, marriage for the dead, Matthew 5:33-34, secret ceremonies in Mormon temples on 05/22/2012| 3 Comments »
Secret Societies
Evidences & Reconciliations, pg 282; “The Church ever operates in full light. There is no secrecy about its doctrine, aim, or work. It is open to all men who will conform to its requirements. Access to the temples, where the most sacred ordinances are performed, may be had by every member of the Church who lives the honorable life expected of faithful Latter-day Saints.”
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