March 31 — Encyclopedia of Mormonism, p. 542 “Modern LDS leaders have emphasized that Jesus’ most challenging experience came in Gethsemane. Speaking in a general conference of the Church in 1982, Marion G. Romney, a member of the First Presidency, observed that Jesus suffered “the pains of all men, which he did, principally, in Gethsemane, the scene of his great agony” (Ensign 12 [May 1982]:6). Church President Ezra Taft Benson wrote that “it was in Gethsemane that Jesus took on Himself the sins of the world….” — Daniel H. Ludlow (more…)
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LDS: Jesus Paid for Sins in Gethsemane
Posted in Atonement of Jesus Christ, Cross, tagged Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Jesus' crucifixion on 03/31/2026| 1 Comment »
What is Reverence?
Posted in December, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Encyclopedia of Mormonism, reverence, Sacrament meetings and no talking on 12/19/2025| 1 Comment »
December 19 — Encyclopedia of Mormonism, p. 1229 “Reverence is expected to pervade public places of worship as well. Because Latter-day Saints tend to be vibrant and sociable and because they often worship with their children, the Church leaders periodically emphasize the importance of reverence.
Addressing the issue, President Gordon B. Hinckley stated, “We encourage the cultivation of friends with happy conversations among our people. However, these should take place in the foyer, and when we enter the chapel we should understand that we are in sacred precincts…. All who come into the Lord’s house should have a feeling they are walking and standing on holy ground” (Ensign 17 [May 1987]:45).” (more…)
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…)
Why Would LDS God Need Satan?
Posted in February, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Encyclopedia of Mormonism, false prophet Joseph Smith, God needs Satan, Satan fulfilled God's plan on 02/27/2024| 1 Comment »
February 27 – Why Would LDS God Need Satan? Acts 17:25 “Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things.”
Defining Exaltation
Posted in December, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Encyclopedia of Mormonism, exaltation, false gospel, godhood, Latter-day Saints on 12/28/2023| 1 Comment »
December 28 — Defining Exaltation. Isaiah 52:13 “Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.” (more…)
Exaltation Belongs To Whom?
Posted in godhood, March, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Encyclopedia of Mormonism, exaltation of man, godhood status, salvation is exaltation on 03/05/2023| 1 Comment »
March 5 — Exaltation Belongs To Whom? Psalm 46:10 “Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.” (more…)
Requirements to be Active LDS
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged Active LDS, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, false doctrines in Mormonism, Jesus saves, works v grace on 03/24/2022| 1 Comment »
Requirements to be Active LDS – Mormon Dilemma 233
Encyclopedia of Mormonism, p. 14 “The religious practices of active Latter-day Saints include attendance at worship services and religious education classes on Sunday; donation of tithing and other financial contributions; service in a variety of Church callings; performance of temple ordinances on behalf of the deceased; personal and family prayer; scripture study; religious discussion with other family members; adherence to moral standards of personal honesty and integrity; genealogical research; service in the community; and development of habits of thrift and self-sufficiency.”
LDS God Needed Satan
Posted in February, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Encyclopedia of Mormonism, false doctrines of Mormonism, false prophet Joseph Smith, God needs Satan, Moses 4:6, Satan fulfilled God's plan on 02/27/2022| 2 Comments »
February 27 – LDS God Needed Satan. Acts 17:25 “Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things.”
Free Agency
Posted in January, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Adam and Eve, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, False Prophecies of Joseph Smith, free agency, pre-existence, Satan on 01/08/2022| 2 Comments »
January 8 — Free Agency. Joshua 24:14-15 “Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD. 15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” (more…)
Why the Mormon Elohim isn’t God
Posted in January, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged elohim, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Genesis 1:36, pagan gods of Mormonism on 01/03/2022| 2 Comments »
January 3 – Why the Mormon Elohim isn’t God. In the Hebrew this mighty name for God means creator, and the fullness, or the Deity of God. In Gen. 1:26 God said; “Let Us make man in our image, after our likeness”.
LDS Spurn Jesus’ Victory
Posted in January, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged bible, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, false apostles, Jesus, Jesus only perfect person on earth on 01/02/2022| 1 Comment »
January 2 – LDS Spurn Jesus’ Victory. Genesis 3:15 “And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.”
Hebrews 2:14 “Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil”.
1 John 3:8 “He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.”
Meaning Behind Occult Mormon Temple Garments Update!
Posted in garments, tagged Encyclopedia of Mormonism, garments. lies of Mormon Church, Worst of the Worst Mormon Quotes on 05/21/2021| 11 Comments »
Colossians 3:17 “And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.”
Reading over the LDS explanation of what their temple garments symbolize was a jaw dropper for me.
Each sentence in the Encyclopedia of Mormonism on this topic was worse than the previous one, so we decided to dissect it to see what God has to say. To read their article in full see link provided. Here we go!
Encyclopedia of Mormonism, p. 534
‘The white garment symbolizes purity and helps assure modesty, respect for the attributes of God…’
LDS Creation Contradictions
Posted in contradictions in Mormonism, tagged creation, Creator, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, etermal, Mormon doctrine, self existing on 08/15/2020| Leave a Comment »
Genesis 1:1-2 “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.”
Mormon Doctrine, p. 122 “Creator … See CHRIST, CREATION, FATHER IN HEAVEN, WORD OF GOD. Both the Father and the Son 
bear the title, Creator… The creative work itself is actually done by the Son, as he is directed by and uses the power of the Father. Hence the scriptures speak of Christ as the Creator of this world and of worlds without number. (Moses 7:29; John 1:1-3; Col. 1:16-17; Heb. 1:1-3; D. & C. 38:1-4; 76:22-24.) In his creation of this earth he was assisted by Michael and other noble and great spirits…” — Bruce R. McConkie, 1966 (more…)
Tip of the Day March 5 — Exaltation Belongs To…
Posted in godhood, March, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Encyclopedia of Mormonism, exaltation of man, godhood status, salvation is exaltation on 03/05/2019| Leave a Comment »
March 5 — Exaltation belongs to… Psalm 46:10 “Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.” (more…)
Tip of the Day January 8 — Free Agency
Posted in January, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Adam and Eve, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, False Prophecies of Joseph Smith, free agency, pre-existence, Satan on 01/08/2019| 2 Comments »
January 8 — Free Agency. Joshua 24:14-15; “Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD. 15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” (more…)
Tip of the Day December 28 — Exaltation
Posted in December, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Encyclopedia of Mormonism, exaltation, false gospel, godhood, Latter-day Saints on 12/28/2018| Leave a Comment »
December 28 — Exaltation. Isaiah 52:13; “Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.” (more…)
Voice from the Dust is Witchcraft, and the Book of Mormon
Posted in Book of Mormon, tagged Daniel Ludlow, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, voice from the dust, Witchcraft on 08/16/2018| Leave a Comment »
Encyclopedia of Mormonism, p. 1538 “For Latter-day Saints, the phrase “voice from the dust” speaks of the coming-forth of the Book of Mormon (cf. 2 Ne. 25:18; 26:16), which was translated from metal plates buried in the ground for fourteen centuries. As early as Joseph Smith, LDS leaders have consistently indicated that this phrase applies to the Book of Mormon (PJS, p. 307; Hinckley, p. 10). This distinctive phrase and others like it usually appear in a context that speaks of the need for repentance and of an accompanying voice of warning that will “whisper out of the dust” (Isa. 29:4).” – Daniel H. Ludlow, 1992 (more…)
Meaning Behind Occult Mormon Temple Garments
Posted in garments, tagged Encyclopedia of Mormonism, garments. lies of Mormon Church, Worst of the Worst Mormon Quotes on 07/22/2017| 2 Comments »
Colossians 3:17; “And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.”
Reading over the LDS explanation of what their temple garments symbolize was a jaw dropper for me.
Each sentence in the Encyclopedia of Mormonism on this topic was worse than the previous one, so we decided to dissect it to see what God has to say. Here we go!
Encyclopedia of Mormonism, p. 534
‘The white garment symbolizes purity and helps assure modesty, respect for the attributes of God…’
Tip of the Day March 5
Posted in Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Encyclopedia of Mormonism, exaltation v. salvation, godhood, idolatry in Mormonism on 03/05/2017| Leave a Comment »
March 5 – Exaltation belongs to… Psalm 46:10; “Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.”
Witnessing Tip of the Day February 27
Posted in Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Encyclopedia of Mormonism, false doctrines of Mormonism, false prophet Joseph Smith, God needs Satan, Moses 4:6, Satan fulfilled God's plan on 02/27/2016| Leave a Comment »
February 27 – Acts 17:25; “Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things.”
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