March 22 — Ensign, “The Keystone of Our Religion”, January 1992 “Unlike the Bible, which passed through generations of copyists, translators, and corrupt religionists who tampered with the text, the Book of Mormon came from writer to reader in just one inspired step of translation.” — Ezra Taft Benson (more…)
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LDS Love-Hate Bible Contradictions
Posted in Bible, Book of Mormon, tagged 'The Keystone of Our Religion', BOOK OF MORMON: THE KEYSTONE SCRIPTURE, Ensign, Ezra Taft Benson, Paul R. Cheesman on 03/22/2026| 3 Comments »
LDS: Half-Truths and Silence are Lies
Posted in Lies of Mormonism, tagged ‘Thou Shalt Not Bear Fase Witness’, Ensign, October 1994, Robert J. Matthews on 03/11/2026| 3 Comments »
March 11 — Ensign, ‘Thou Shalt Not Bear Fase Witness’, October 1994 “…the ninth commandment is a strong declaration against covenant breaking, oath breaking, and all forms of untruth, including exaggeration, gross understatement, fabrication, or the willful giving of any explanation not supported by the facts.
Even sharing the truth can have the effect of lying when we tell only half-truths that do not give a full picture. We can also be guilty of bearing false witness and lying if we say nothing, particularly if we allow another to reach a wrong conclusion while we hold back information that would have led to a more accurate perception. In this case it is as though an actual lie were uttered. (more…)
Did We Need a Restoration of the Gospel?
Posted in Christianity v Mormonism, tagged ‘We Bear Witness of Him’, Ensign, Gordon B Hinckley, May 1998 on 02/21/2026| 3 Comments »
February 21 — Ensign, ‘We Bear Witness of Him’, May 1998, p. 4 “We are met to worship the Lord, to declare His divinity and His living reality. We are met to reaffirm our love for Him and our knowledge of His love for us. No one, regardless of what he or she may say, can diminish that love.
There are some who try. For instance, there are some of other faiths who do not regard us as Christians. That is not important. How we regard ourselves is what is important. We acknowledge without hesitation that there are differences between us. Were this not so there would have been no need for a restoration of the gospel.” — Gordon B. Hinckley, 15th LDS Prophet (more…)
LDS: Denying Joseph Smith is Denying Jesus
Posted in Ensign, False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, January, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged ‘Joseph Smith Among the Prophets, ’ June 1994, Ensign, Robert L. Millet on 01/31/2026| 1 Comment »
“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus”. 1 Timothy 2:5 [emp. added]
January 31 — Ensign, ‘Joseph Smith among the Prophets’, June 1994 “To be sure, we worship the Father in the name of the Son; Christ our Lord is the way to the Father, and his is the only name under heaven whereby man can be saved. But, as we have seen, the dispensation head is the preeminent prophetic revealer of Christ. Thus, to bear witness of Joseph Smith is to bear witness of Jesus Christ, who sent him, in the same way that a testimony of Christ also implies clearly a testimony of the Eternal Father, who sent Him. On the other hand, to deny Joseph Smith outright—…—is to deny the Lord, who sent him.
Jesus told his disciples that “he that despiseth you despjiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me” (Luke 10:16)…” — Robert L. Millet (more…)
Church Welfare System is Loan, not Gift
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged Ensign, Gordon B Hinckley, LDS Church Welfare System, May 2004 on 11/15/2025| 5 Comments »
November 15 — “I Was an Hungred, and Ye Gave Me Meat”, Ensign, May 2004, 57 “Those in need are expected to do all they can to provide for themselves. Then families are expected to assist in taking care of their less-fortunate members. And then the resources of the Church are made available.” – Gordon B. Hinckley (more…)
Mormon Prayer Contradictions
Posted in February, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged ’ May 2002, ’The Lifeline of Prayer’, Bruce McConkie, Ensign, James E Faust, Mormon doctrine, pp. 412-413, Prayer on 02/24/2025| 1 Comment »
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…)
LDS God Doesn’t Always Know
Posted in January, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged ‘Admonitions for the Priesthood of God’, Ensign, Harold B. Lee, January 1973 on 01/06/2025| 4 Comments »
January 6 — LDS God Doesn’t Always Know Ensign, ‘Admonitions for the Priesthood of God,’ January 1973, 107 “Remember that, brethren. You cannot destroy the appointments of the prophets of God. The Lord knows whom He wants to preside in His Church, and sometimes it takes a lot of practicing, guiding, testing, before He may know whether or not one of us is prepared for the present assignment.” — Harold B. Lee, 11th LDS Church President, served 1972-1973 (more…)
Satan Tricked Their Minds…
Posted in December, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Come What May and Love It, Ensign, Eph. 2:8-9, false apostle, Joseph Wirthlin on 12/31/2024| 3 Comments »
December 31 — Satan Tricked Their Minds… Ensign, Come What May, and Love It, November 2008, p. 28 “‘God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son.’ The Lord Jesus Christ is our partner, helper, and advocate. He wants us to be happy. He wants us to be successful. If we do our part, He will step in.” – Joseph Wirthin (more…)
Translating the Book of Mormon with Hats and Stones
Posted in Book of Mormon Translation Process, False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, October, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged A Treasured Testament, Ensign, Joseph Smith's hat, Russell M Nelson, translating the Book of Mormon on 10/02/2024| 5 Comments »
October 2 — Translating the Book of Mormon w/ Hats & Stones. Ensign, “A Treasured Testament”, July 1993, p. 61 “The details of this miraculous method of translation are still not fully known. Yet we do have a few precious insights. David Whitmer wrote: “Joseph Smith would put the seer stone into a hat, and put his face in the hat, drawing it closely around his face to exclude the light; and in the darkness the spiritual light would shine. A piece of something resembling parchment would appear, and on that appeared the writing. One character at a time would appear, and under it was the interpretation in English. Brother Joseph would read off the English to Oliver Cowdery, who was his principal scribe, and when it was written down and repeated to Brother Joseph to see if it was correct, then it would disappear, and another character with the interpretation would appear. Thus the Book of Mormon was translated by the gift and power of God, and not by any power of man.” (David Whitmer, An Address to All Believers in Christ, Richmond, Mo.: n.p., 1887, p. 12.)” – Russell M. Nelson (more…)
Jesus isn’t Keystone to Mormonism
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, September, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged “The Book of Mormon—Keystone of Our Religion’, Book of Mormon, Ensign, Ezra Taft Benson, Nov 1986 on 09/24/2024| 2 Comments »
September 24 — Jesus isn’t Keystone to Mormonism. Ensign, “The Book of Mormon—Keystone of Our Religion’, Nov 1986, 4 “There are three great reasons why Latter-day Saints should make the study of the Book of Mormon a lifetime pursuit.
The first is that the Book of Mormon is the keystone of our religion. This was the Prophet Joseph Smith’s statement. He testified that “the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion” (Introduction to the Book of Mormon). A keystone is the central stone in an arch. It holds all the other stones in place, and if removed, the arch crumbles.” — Ezra Taft Benson (more…)
Earth Fell into Universe When Adam Fell
Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, September, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Andrew Skinner, ‘The Book of Abraham: A Most Remarkable Book’, earth fell into universe w/ fall of Adam, Ensign, March 1997 on 09/22/2024| 1 Comment »
September 22 — Earth Fell into Universe When Adam Fell. Ensign, ‘The Book of Abraham: A Most Remarkable Book’, March 1997 “According to President Brigham Young, Abraham 5:13 [Abr. 5:13] also means that before the Fall of Adam, the earth was near the very throne of God. But when the Fall occurred, the earth literally fell or moved from the physical presence of God to its present position in our solar system. When all the effects of the Fall of Adam are finally overcome, the earth will literally move back into the presence of God.” – Andrew Skinner (more…)
Joseph Smith, the Chosen One
Posted in July, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Bruce McConkie, Come Hear the Voice of the Lord, December 1985, Ensign, false prophet Joseph Smith on 07/27/2024| Leave a Comment »
“A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.” Proverbs 14:5
July 27 — Joseph Smith, the Chosen One. “Come: Hear the Voice of the Lord”, Ensign, December 1985 “Joseph Smith himself read in the book of James the famous words known to us all: “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.” (James 1:5.)
In describing his feelings at the time, he said: “Never did any passage of scripture come with more power to the heart of man than this did at this time to mine. It seemed to enter with great force into every feeling of my heart. I reflected on it again and again.” (JS—H 1:12.)
Then, because the hour had come for the ushering in of the dispensation of the fulness of times, and because he was the one chosen and foreordained from eternity to commence the work, the Great God and his Beloved Son, descending in eternal splendor from the courts of glory, manifested themselves to this guileless and believing youth.
But, be it remembered, the scripture was the guidepost leading to the receipt of the First Vision, a vision equalled by few in import and glory in all the history of the world.” — Bruce McConkie (more…)
Study the Lives of the Master and the Prophet Joseph
Posted in February, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged ’ Nov. 2006, Ensign, false prophet, Gordon Hinckley on 02/29/2024| 1 Comment »
Ensign, ‘Rise Up, O Men of God,’ Nov. 2006, 61 “All of us would do well to study the life of the Master and try to emulate His words and doings. We would likewise do well to study the life of the Prophet Joseph. From his example, each of us could learn much concerning our own behavior.” (more…)
Mormons Desecrate Jesus’ Conception
Posted in December, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged ‘Five Marks of the Divinity of Christ, ’ December 2001, Ensign, Ezra Taft Benson, false prophet on 12/13/2023| 3 Comments »
December 13 — Mormons Desecrate Jesus’ Conception. Jeremiah 31:22 “How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man.”
Matthew 1:18-20 “Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. 19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. 20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.” (more…)
Self-Reliance Means Saving Yourself
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ‘Ministering Through Self-Reliance, ’ August 2020, Ensign, false apostle, Robert D. Hales on 11/22/2023| 1 Comment »
Ensign, ‘Ministering Through Self-Reliance,’ August 2020 ““Self-reliance is taking responsibility for our own spiritual and temporal welfare and for those whom Heavenly Father has entrusted to our care. Only when we are self-reliant can we truly emulate the Savior in serving and blessing others.
Elder Robert D. Hales (1932–2017) of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, “A Gospel Vision of Welfare: Faith in Action,” in Basic Principles of Welfare and Self-Reliance (booklet, 2009), 1–2; emphasis added.” (more…)
Jesus, not Joseph is from the Davidic Line
Posted in October, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Bruce McConkie, Come Hear the Voice of the Lord, December 1985, Ensign, Joseph Smith chosen one of God on 10/23/2023| 1 Comment »
October 23 –– Jesus, not Joseph is from the Davidic Line. Jeremiah 33:14-15; “Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will perform that good thing which I have promised unto the house of Israel and to the house of Judah. 15 ¶ In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.”
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… 31 …which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David”. (more…)
LDS: ‘We Can’t Repent For Others’
Posted in March, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Ensign, Neal A. Maxwell, repentance on 03/27/2023| 1 Comment »
‘A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.’ James 1:8
Ensign, ‘Repentance’, November 1991, 30 “We cannot repent for someone else. But we can forgive someone else, refusing to hold hostage those whom the Lord seeks to set free!” — Neal A. Maxwell (more…)
Jeffrey Holland Declared Jesus is God
Posted in false Mormon apostles, General Conference, tagged ‘He Hath Filled the Hungry with Good Things, ’ November 1997, Ensign, Jeffrey R. Holland on 02/08/2023| 1 Comment »
Ensign, ‘He Hath Filled the Hungry with Good Things,’ November 1997, 65 “…we bear witness that the gospel of Jesus Christ is the only way to satisfy ultimate spiritual hunger and slake definitive spiritual thirst.
Only He who was so mortally wounded knows how to heal our modern wounds. Only One who was with God, and was God, can answer the deepest and most urgent questions of our soul.” — Jeffrey R. Holland (more…)
Mormon Pre-existence is a Lie
Posted in January, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Ensign, February 2012, Quentin L. Cook, The Doctrine of the Father on 01/13/2023| 1 Comment »
Denying Jesus by Denying Joseph Smith
Posted in December, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged ‘Joseph Smith Among the Prophets, Ensign, false prophet Joseph Smith, John the Baptist, Malachi 4:6, Robert Millet on 12/30/2022| 1 Comment »
December 30 – Denying Jesus by Denying Joseph Smith. Malachi 4:6 “And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.”
Luke 1:16-17 “And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. 17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.” (more…)
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