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Rejecting God’s Power

Posted in December, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , , on 12/13/2020| 5 Comments »

December 13 — Rejecting God’s Power. 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…)

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13th Prophet: Joe Smith Involved In Earthly Matters

Posted in October, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , , , on 10/29/2019| 1 Comment »

 October 29 – 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

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Significance of Words

Posted in June, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , , , , on 06/28/2019| 3 Comments »

 June 28 – The significance of words. 1 Timothy 4:16 “Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.”

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Tip of the Day April 19 His Word is Our Light

Posted in April, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , , , , on 04/19/2019| 2 Comments »

 April 19 – His Word is Our Light. Psalm 119:105; “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And a light unto my path.”

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LDS Racism: Communists Formatted Civil Rights

Posted in Racism in the Mormon Church, tagged , , , , , on 12/17/2018| Leave a Comment »

TodayinMormonHistory.com “55 years ago today – Dec 14, 1963 “LOGAN, UTAH–Former Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson charged Friday night that the civil-rights movement in the South had been ‘formatted almost entirely by the Communists.’ Elder Benson, a member of the Council of the Twelve of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said in a public meeting here that the whole civil-rights movement was ‘phony’.***”” — Deseret News, Dec. 14, 1963 (more…)

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Witnessing Tip of the Day July 21 The God of This World

Posted in July, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , , on 07/21/2018| Leave a Comment »

July 21 – The god of this world. 2 Corinthians 4:4; “In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.” (more…)

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Most Important Mormon Prophet isn’t Jesus

Posted in Discourses and Lectures, tagged , , on 06/25/2018| Leave a Comment »

Fourteen Fundamentals in Following the Prophet, Speeches of the Year, 1980, p. 27; “The living prophet is more important to us than a dead prophet. … Many people in our own time also revere prophets of the past but refuse to accept the prophet the Lord has sent to guide them today. The most important prophet, so far as you and I are concerned, is the living one in our day and age to whom the Lord is currently revealing His will for us.” –  Ezra Taft Benson (more…)

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Whom are You Following; Jesus, or an LDS Prophet?

Posted in Follow the Prophet, tagged , , , on 09/18/2017| Leave a Comment »

If nothing else from this lesson is remembered beloved, remember what our Lord God has told us in His word. Hebrews 13:5 declares –

“Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”

Today we’re publishing our new page for an all important Mormon topic; ‘Follow the Prophet’. We published an article on this about 3.5 yrs ago, but since then the amount of  attention the Church has given to this warrants our time, and updates with many of the things they’ve said.

We’ve listed some of the contents of our new page below, but for future reference you can find it in full on the sidebar over to the right.

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Ezra Benson’s False Interpretation of Testing Prophets

Posted in General Conference October 1981, tagged , , , on 10/18/2016| 5 Comments »

Deuteronomy 13:1-5; “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. 4 Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him. 5 And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.”

General Conference, ‘Joseph Smith: Prophet to Our Generation,’ October 1981; “Joseph Smith false-prophecies-of-mormonism-2obtained this ancient record from a heavenly messenger, just as John prophesied. … Also, in harmony with the testimony of John, the book contains “the everlasting gospel.” It is now preached by our missionaries to the world. …A revealing characteristic of a true prophet is that he declares a message from God. …

The ultimate test of a true prophet is that when he speaks in the name of the Lord his words come to pass. That standard was explained by the Lord to Moses in these words:

“When a prophet speaketh in the name of the Lord, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously.” (Deut. 18:22.)

Many prophecies of Joseph Smith are recorded to which this test might be applied…

Joseph Smith was a prophet of the living God, one of the greatest prophets that has ever lived on the earth. He was the instrument in God’s hand in ushering in the present gospel dispensation, the greatest of all, and the last of all in preparation for the second coming of the Master.” – Ezra Taft Benson

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Witnessing Tip of the Day June 28

Posted in Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , , , , on 06/28/2016| Leave a Comment »

Witnessing Tip of the Day June 01June 28 – The significance of words. 1 Timothy 4:16; “Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.”

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Lying in Wait to Deceive

Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged , , , , on 05/10/2016| Leave a Comment »

Mormon TerminologyEnsign, “Valiant in the Testimony of Jesus,” May 1982 [April Conference issue], 62; “To possess a testimony of Jesus is to know that He voluntarily took upon Himself the sins of all mankind in the Garden of Gethsemane, which caused Him to suffer in both body and spirit and to bleed from every pore. All this He did so that we would not have to suffer if we would repent. (See D&C 19:16, 18.)” – Ezra Taft Benson

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Witnessing Tip of the Day April 19

Posted in Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , , , , on 04/19/2016| Leave a Comment »

Witnessing Tip of the Day April 2April 19 – His Word is Our Light. Psalm 119:105; “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And a light unto my path.”

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Living Oracles More Important Than God’s Word

Posted in Follow the Prophet, tagged , , , , , on 11/15/2015| Leave a Comment »

Matthew 15:8-9; “This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. 9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.”

The Occult in Mormonism and the Life of Joseph SmithWhat God-fearing Christian doesn’t know, and treat with awe, the words of Christ in this passage?  I don’t know of any. Do you?

One sign that Mormonism doesn’t qualify as a Christian church is because of statements made by their leaders we’re looking at today. Pray for them, won’t you? Their comments are so brazen and rebellious, it immediately stops me in my tracks.

I’m not so much concerned about the disregard for their own canon, as I am about the word of God. Obviously, if they truly loved Jesus, they’d heed His precious words.

The garish images on the left are but a few of the resources Mormonism relies upon. Coupled with the comments we see today, they stand as a testament to what’s going on inside their hearts.

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Mormon Lies about God’s Holy Spirit

Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on 10/27/2015| 2 Comments »

Mormon Decisions 10The other day I came across an online repository of sorts filled with LDS references about the Mormon Holy Ghost. The quotes were taken from speeches, and writings of past and present leaders of Mormonism, and as it turned out the page was written by a professor at BYU, Bruce K. Satterfield.

Looking over some of these I can’t help but feel sorry for those who absorb this into their spirit. There’s mass confusion from one leader to the next with no solid foundational truth upon which to stand. It’s no wonder the #1 issue for many new ex-Mormons is a lack of confidence about God’s Holy Spirit, and how He operates.

I just cannot imagine living life without God’s Holy Spirit as a constant staple in my life. When I’m lonely, or unsure about life, without fail, He is always there to guide me along and clarify doubts for me in His word and His presence.

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Past Revelations vs. New Revelations

Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, tagged , , , , , , , , on 10/11/2015| Leave a Comment »

salt lake mormon temple 2Oh the tangled web they weave…

As time has waned on for the Church, they’ve made a strict practice of not giving heed to many of their past proclamations. In Mormonism, there are no hard and fast rules, and our example today is a classic display of how they operate.

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Don’t Trifle with Prophet’s Words

Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged , , , on 08/25/2015| 2 Comments »

Mormon Decisions 10Teachings of the Living Prophets, Chapter 2; “A good way toEzra Taft Benson 2 measure your standing with the Lord is to see how you feel about, and act upon, the inspired words of his earthly representative, the prophet-president. The inspired words of the president are not to be trifled with.” – President Ezra Taft Benson

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BoM: Nephi Predicts Columbus, Brits, and Revolutionary War

Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged , , , , on 08/11/2015| Leave a Comment »

Mormon Decisions 10God’s Hand in Our Nation’s History, p. 3; “Later Nephi saw this in vision: “And IEzra Taft Benson 2 looked and beheld a man among the Gentiles, who was separated from the seed of my brethren by the many waters; and I beheld the Spirit of God, and it came down and wrought upon the man; and he went forth upon the many waters” (1 Nephi 13:12).

Though unnamed, the man this passage refers to is Columbus…

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Living Prophet More Important for LDS

Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged , , , on 05/05/2015| 2 Comments »

LiahonMormon Decisions 10a, “The Living Prophets,” April 2015; ““The living prophet is more important to us than a dead prophet. …

“… God’s revelation to Adam did not instruct Noah how to build the Ark. Noah needed his own revelation. Therefore, the most important prophet, so far as you and I are concerned, is the one living in our day and age to whom the LordEzra Taft Benson 2 is currently revealing His will for us. Therefore, the most important reading we can do is any of the words of the prophet … contained each month in our Church magazines. Our marching orders for each six months are found in the general conference addresses, which are printed in the [Liahona]magazine. …“

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Apostates in Mormon Church

Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged , , , , on 02/12/2015| Leave a Comment »

Mormon Decisions 10Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson, p 89-90; “Not only are there apostates within our midst, but there are also apostate doctrines that are sometimes taught in our classes and from our pulpits and that appear in our publications. And these apostate precepts of men cause our people to stumble. As the Book of Mormon, speaking of our day, states: ‘They have all gone astray save it be a few, who are the humble followers of Christ; nevertheless, they are led, that in many instances they do err because they are taught by the precepts of men’ (2 Nephi 28:14).” — Ezra Taft Benson

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Polygamy and Mormon Church Leaders Ezra T Benson

Posted in Polygamy & Mormon Church Leaders, tagged , , , , , , on 06/12/2013| Leave a Comment »

Polygamy and Mormon Church Leaders

Ezra Taft Benson

February 22, 1811 – September 3, 1869

Early Mormon PolygamistsEzra Taft Benson was born into a well established, successful family who had set about gaining employment in everything from farming to politics. At the end of the Revolutionary War no less than George Washington himself stayed at the home and inn of one of the Taft’s when he began his run for US President.

The drive to succeed wasn’t lost with Ezra as he began to establish a career and carve a little niche for himself in the new country. His ventures took him from farming to hotel entrepreneur, cotton mill owner to LDS apostle.

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