August 31 — Was Joseph Smith Possessed? D&C 132:7 “…by revelation and commandment through the medium of mine anointed, whom I have appointed on the earth to hold this power (and I have appointed unto my servant Joseph to hold this power in the last days, and there is never but one on the earth at a time on whom this power and the keys of this priesthood are conferred)…” [emp. added] (more…)
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Was Joseph Smith Possessed?
Posted in August, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, false doctrines of Mormonism, false prophet Joseph Smith on 08/31/2024| 1 Comment »
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…)
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…)
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…)
BoM Believers Turned White
Posted in July, Racism in the Mormon Church, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged 3 Nephi 19:25, Book of Mormon, false gospel, racist Mormon canon on 07/30/2024| 6 Comments »
July 30 — BoM Believers Turned White. 3 Nephi 19:25 “And it came to pass that Jesus blessed them as they did pray unto him; and his countenance did smile upon them, and the light of his countenance did shine upon them, and behold they were as white as the countenance and also the garments of Jesus; and behold the whiteness thereof did exceed all the whiteness, yea, even there could be nothing upon earth so white as the whiteness thereof.” (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 »
God Became Flesh Because of Man’s Faith
Posted in July, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Book of Mormon, Ether 3:9-17, God became flesh, Jared saw the finger of God, Job 38:4 on 07/24/2024| Leave a Comment »
July 24 — God Became Flesh Because of Man’s Faith. Ether 3:9 “And the Lord said unto him: Because of thy faith thou hast seen that I shall take upon me flesh and blood; and never has man come before me with such exceeding faith as thou hast; for were it not so ye could not have seen my finger. Sawest thou more than this?” — c. BC 2200 (more…)
Stick of Judah, Stick of Ephraim
Posted in July, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged America, Book of Mormon, joseph smith, Sticks of Judah and Joseph on 07/14/2024| 1 Comment »
July 14 — Stick of Judah, Stick of Ephraim. Mormon Doctrine, p. 535 “Ezekiel, in foretelling the preparation and coming forth of the Book of Mormon, called it the stick of Ephraim, and the stick of Joseph in the hand of Ephraim. In similar imagery he called the Bible the stick of Judah. The promise was that these two records would become one stick in the Lord’s hand in the day of the gathering of Israel. (Ezek. 37:15-28.)” (more…)
Resting in God’s Goodness
Posted in July, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged 2 Nephi 5:15, Book of Mormon, false doctrine, iron, joseph smith on 07/10/2024| 1 Comment »
July 10 –Resting in God’s Goodness. Phil 4:8 “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.”
Resurrection in 74 BC?
Posted in Book of Mormon, July, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Alma 40:14, Book of Mormon, false prophet Joseph Smith, resurrection in 74 BC on 07/05/2024| 1 Comment »
July 5 — Resurrection in 74 BC? Alma 40:14 “Now this is the state of the souls of the wicked, yea, in darkness, and a state of awful, fearful looking for the fiery indignation of the wrath of God upon them; thus they remain in this state, as well as the righteous in paradise, until the time of their resurrection.” (more…)
How was Jesus Baptized in 559 BC?
Posted in Book of Mormon, May, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Book of Mormon, false gospel, Jesus baptized in 559 BC on 05/28/2024| 3 Comments »
May 28 — How was Jesus Baptized in 559 BC? Matthew 3:13-17 “Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. 14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? 15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him. 16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: 17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” (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…)
Why You Shouldn’t Pray for Burning in the Bosom
Posted in April, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Book of Mormon, Burning in the bosom, false gospel, Moroni 10:4, test the spirits, witnessing tip of the day on 04/17/2024| 1 Comment »
April 17 – Why You Shouldn’t Pray for Burning in the Bosom. 2 Corinthians 13:5 “Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?”
BoM: Filled with Lying Signs and Wonders
Posted in January, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Book of Mormon, Deuteronomy 13:1-3, discernment, false doctrines of Mormonism, false gospel, testing for truth on 01/23/2024| 1 Comment »
January 23 – BoM: Filled with Lying Signs and Wonders. Deuteronomy 13:1-3 “If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, 2 And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; 3 Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.”
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.
LDS: There are Familiar Spirits in Book of Mormon
Posted in January, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Book of Mormon, dust of the ground, familiar spirits, joseph smith on 01/13/2024| 1 Comment »
January 13 – LDS: There are Familiar Spirits in Book of Mormon. We are warned by Jesus in Matthew 7:15 “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves”.
Petroglyphs and Golden Plates
Posted in Book of Mormon, tagged archaeology, Book of Mormon, false gospel, golden plates, Mesa Verde, Nephites, Pueblo on 07/07/2023| 1 Comment »
‘Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.’ Jeremiah 14:14
The other day a television show my husband Kirk and I were watching reminded me yet again why Joseph Smith’s golden plates were anything but authentic.
The show had a group of guys out site seeing in the rugged canyons of Colorado, and at one point they stopped to check out a large outcropping of rocks well known for the Petroglyphs on one side of them.
After looking at the rudimentary display on the rocks of men, animals, and their hunting trips, one of the guys on the program jokingly offered his interpretation and said, ‘Yes, and I’ll have fries with that please’. It was nothing more than an offhanded comment, but it got me to thinking…
Similar Petroglyphs are found from one end of the American Continent to the other. If experts date these back roughly 1,500 years, one has to wonder why they didn’t have a better writing system like the Nephites enjoyed.
After all, the BoM people and the inhabitants we’re speaking of lived around the same era, so it stands to reason language skills should have been about the same, if not more advanced. Certainly, the petroglyphs we see on the side of rocks can’t be from the Nephites who spoke 17th century Jacobean English!
The dark truth about the Nephites can be found in Smith’s own words if one is up to a little homework. Not long after I left the Church I discovered the originator of these things was none other than Satan himself.
An example for this is listed in our series, Interesting facts of 3-in-1 Part 1. You’ll find that Smith’s identity of the angel Moroni has been cloaked in euphemisms and scattered throughout Mormon canon.
2nd Nephi tells us that Satan is an angel of light.
Smith’s testimony tells us Moroni visited him 3 times in one night before a cock crowed (think Matthew 26:33-35, 74-75 when Peter denied Jesus 3 times.
Intro of 1976 D&C and earlier versions, Smith tells us Moroni is an angel of light.
Now the reason for bringing Moroni into the conversation is important because Moroni’s the middle man. Without Moroni’s visits, there’s no story about the Nephite people.
Another clue the Nephites and their golden plates story can’t be trusted is from what we can’t see. There are no sites to dig, original writings to decipher, nothing. Conversely, we see hundreds, if not thousands of archaeological proofs existing throughout all of the Americas telling us stories about the people who lived here previously, what they ate, whom they worshiped, and their now extinct traditions. A great resource for this can be found at Jim O’Donnell’s blog; Top Ten Must See Archaeological Site in Colorado.
One of the most fascinating things to explore is known as the Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde National Park. (See image on left) They believe the palace was used by the Puebloan people between 600 – 1300 AD. I can’t help but think of Smith’s story in 2nd Nephi telling us they built a temple on the scale of Solomon’s Temple, yet not one shred of evidence, nor even a shard of pottery has been found. Yet this palace is filled with historical data we can see, touch, and smell. Where o where, are the Nephites’ remnants?
Please pray for LDS members to think about things like this and for Jesus to intervene!
With Love in Christ —
Michelle ✟
Originally posted 2016
Book of Mormon: Ammonites Looked Forward to Christ
Posted in February, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Alma 24:17-18, Ammonites, Book of Mormon, Lot on 02/26/2023| 1 Comment »
February 26 – Book of Mormon: Ammonites Looked Forward to Christ. Genesis 19:38; “And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Benammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day”. (more…)
False Gods the Book of Mormon Embraces
Posted in January, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Ammonites, Book of Mormon, child sacrifice, false gods on 01/31/2023| Leave a Comment »
January 31 – False Gods the Book of Mormon Embraces. Leviticus 18:21; “And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God; I am the LORD”.
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