Deposition of a Disciple, p 41; “A righteous people who trust in God are far more apt to be blessed with the kind of weather and food and brotherhood that makes famine less likely and sharing more likely than are people who have dismissed the Fatherhood of God and who then make an empty plea for the brotherhood of man. Those who live unrighteously will bring upon themselves the very calamities about which they are complaining in advance.” – Apostle Neal A. Maxwell
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Mormon Dilemma 969 No Disasters for Righteous
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged Deposition of a Disciple p 41, false apostles, false doctrines of Mormonism, Neal Maxwell, righteous don't have natural disasters on 06/09/2014| Leave a Comment »
Mormon Dilemma 954 Endure to the End
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged Endure to the End, false apostles, false doctrines of Mormonism, General Conference October 2013, Richard Maynes on 05/25/2014| Leave a Comment »
General Conference, ‘The Strength to Endure,’ October 2013; “Our ability to endure to the end in righteousness will be in direct proportion to the strength of our testimony and the depth of our conversion. When our testimonies are strong and we are truly converted to the gospel of Jesus Christ, our choices will be inspired by the Holy Ghost, they will be Christ-centered, and they will support our desire to endure in righteousness.” – Richard J. Maynes
Mormon Dilemma 946 Excommunicated BoM Witnesses
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged Book of Mormon Witnesses, David Whitmer, false apostles, false prophet, History of the Church 3:228-232, joseph smith, Martin Harris, Oliver Cowdery on 05/17/2014| Leave a Comment »
History of the Church 3:228; “This poor man who professes to be much of a prophet, has no other dumb *** to ride but David Whitmer, to forbid his madness when he goes up to curse Israel; and this *** not being of the same kind as Balaam’s, therefore, the angel notwithstanding appeared unto him, yet he could not penetrate his understanding sufficiently, but that he prays out cursings instead of blessings. Poor ***!” – December 16, 1838
Mormon Dilemma 912 BoM isn’t History
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged 'The Keystone of Our Religion', 2 Timothy 4:2-4, bible, Book of Mormon, Ensign January 2004, false apostles, false gospel, James Faust, Jesus on 04/13/2014| Leave a Comment »
Ensign, ‘The Keystone of Our Religion’, January 2004; “It is important to know what the Book of Mormon is not. It is not primarily a history, although much of what it contains is historical…The test for understanding this sacred book is preeminently spiritual. An obsession with secular knowledge rather than spiritual understanding will make its pages difficult to unlock”. – James Faust
Mormon Dilemma 891 A Valid Testimony
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged bible, confessing Jesus, false apostles, false doctrines of Mormonism, Joseph Fielding McConkie, Mormon testimonies, Seeking the Spirit p 88 on 03/23/2014| Leave a Comment »
Seeking the Spirit, p 88; “In our day three fundamental truths are essential to a valid testimony: first, that Jesus is the Christ; second, that Joseph Smith is a prophet of God; and third, that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the only true and living church on the face of the whole earth. All valid testimony must embrace the spiritual witness that Jesus is the Christ, for “there is none other way nor name given under heaven whereby man can be saved in the kingdom of God.” (2 Nephi 31:21.)”. – Joseph Fielding McConkie
Mormon Dilemma 863 Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged bible, BYU Church Educational System, Dallin Oaks, false apostles, false doctrines of Mormonism, Jesus, Matthew 7:15, Reading Church History on 02/23/2014| Leave a Comment »
“Reading Church History”, Ninth Annual Church Educational System Religious Educators’ Symposium, BYU; “Satan can even use truth to promote his purposes. Facts, severed from their context, can convey an erroneous impression.” – Dallin Oaks
Mormon Dilemma 842 Definition of Christian
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged bible, Christians in BC era, definition of Christian, false apostles, false doctrines of Mormonism, false prophets, lds.org on 02/02/2014| Leave a Comment »
Today we’re doing things a bit differently. Woo-hoo!
I went on the LDS website and saw a link for “scriptural definition of Christians” and the link took me to their “Gospel Topics” section and this is what it said;
Mormon Dilemma 807 Discerning Spirits is Complicated
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged 1 Samuel 28:13, Acts 8:9-11, false apostles, false prophets, joseph smith, Simon the Magician, Testing the spirits, Times & Seasons 3:742, Witch Endor on 12/29/2013| 2 Comments »
Times and Seasons, Vol. 3, No. 47, April 1, 1842, pg 742-743; “The witch of Endor is no less singular a personage; clothed with a powerful agency she raised the prophet Samuel from his grave, and he appeared before the astonished king and revealed unto him his future destiny. Who is to tell whether this woman is of God, and a righteous woman? or whether the power she possessed was of the devil, and her a witch as represented by the bible? it is easy for us to say now; but if we had lived in her day, which of us could have unravelled [unraveled] the mystery?
Mormon Dilemma 806 Noah, aka Gabriel, Names Jesus
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged Adam is Michael the Archangel, bible, false apostles, false doctrines of Mormonism, Jesus, Mark E. Petersen, Noah and the Flood pgs 1-2, Noah is Gabriel, salvation on 12/28/2013| Leave a Comment »
Noah and the Flood, pgs 1-2; “Few men in any age were as great as Noah. In many respects he was like Adam, the first man. Both had served as ministering angels in the presence of God even after their mortal experience. Adam was Michael, the archangel, but Noah was Gabriel, one of those nearest to God. Of all the hosts of heaven, he was chosen to open the Christian era by announcing to Mary that she would become the mother of the Savior, Jesus Christ. He even designated the name by which the Redeemer should be known here on earth, saying He would be the Son of God….” – Mark E. Petersen, Apostle
False Prophecies of Mormonism Salvation Only Through Obedience
Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, tagged blood of Christ, false apostles, false doctrines of Mormonism, Improvement Era 1962, Jesus, Joseph Fielding Smith, salvation, works vs. grace on 12/24/2013| 2 Comments »
Improvement Era Nov. 1965, p. 962; “Our Eternal Father would have every soul saved if that were feasible. Salvation, however, is based on merit and obedience to divine law and therefore is only obtained through compliance with divine commandments.” – Joseph Fielding Smith
Mormon Dilemma 802 Testimonies of 3 Witnesses Powerful because of Apostasy
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged bible, BoM witnesses apostatized, Book of Mormon Witnesses, Conference Report October 2003 pg 92, false apostles, false doctrines of Mormonism, Henry Eyring, Jesus, salvation, testimonies of BoM Witnesses on 12/24/2013| Leave a Comment »
Conference Report, Oct. 2003, pg 92; “The Three Witnesses never denied their testimony of the Book of Mormon. They could not because they knew it was true. They made sacrifices and faced difficulties beyond what most people ever know. Oliver Cowdery gave the same testimony about the divine origin of the Book of Mormon as he lay dying. But in the times of trial, they wavered in their faith that Joseph was still God’s prophet and that the only way to come unto the Savior was through His restored Church. That they continued to affirm what they saw and heard in that marvelous experience, during long periods of estrangement from the Church and from Joseph, makes their testimony more powerful.” – Apostle Henry B. Eyring
False Prophecies of Mormonism Definition of Apostle
Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, tagged bible, definition of apostle, early church apostles, false apostles, false christs, false doctrines of Mormonism, Jesus, Mormon apostles, salvation, Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith pg 74 on 12/22/2013| Leave a Comment »
Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, pg 74; “President Smith proposed the following question: What importance is there attached to the calling of the Twelve Apostles, different from the other callings or officers of the Church? . . . They are the Twelve Apostles, who are called to the office of the Traveling High Council, who are to preside over the churches of the Saints, among the Gentiles, where there is no presidency established; and they are to travel and preach among the Gentiles, until the Lord shall command them to go to the Jews. They are to hold the keys of this ministry, to unlock the door of the Kingdom of heaven unto all nations, and to preach the Gospel to every creature. This is the power, authority, and virtue of their apostleship.”
False Prophecies of Mormonism No Prophets, No Salvation
Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, tagged bible, Bruce McConkie, false apostles, false doctrines of Mormonism, Jesus, no prophets means no salvation, Romans 10:9, The Promised Messiah pg 33 on 12/20/2013| Leave a Comment »
The Promised Messiah, pg 33; “Where there are prophets, salvation is available; and where there are no prophets, there is no hope of salvation. It is no wonder that Lucifer hates prophets and seeks their destruction.” – Bruce McConkie
Mormon Dilemma 768
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged bible, Bruce McConkie, false apostles, false doctrines of Mormonism, Jesus, men resurrected as angels, Mortal Messiah on 11/10/2013| Leave a Comment »
Men are Raised to be Angels or Gods
The Millennial Messiah, p.708; “In the resurrection men are raised to be angels or to be gods. Angels have immortality only; gods have both immortality and eternal life.” – Apostle Bruce McConkie
Colossians 2:8; “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.”
Mormon Dilemma 745
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged Articles of Faith page 247, Bible salvation, examining the Book of Mormon, false apostles, false gospel, James Talmage, Jesus on 10/18/2013| 1 Comment »
Examining the Book of Mormon
Articles of Faith, pg 247; “…this book is entitled to the most thorough and impartial examination. Not only does the Book of Mormon merit such consideration, it claims, even demands the same; for no one professing belief in the power and authority of God can receive with unconcern the announcement of a new revelation, professedly bearing the seal of divine authority. The question of the authenticity of the Book of Mormon is therefore one in which the world is concerned.” – James E. Talmage
Mormon Dilemma 722
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged bible, Bible is corrupt in all languages, eternal, false apostles, false doctrines of Mormonism, Isaiah 40:8, Jesus, Orson Pratt Pamphlets on 09/24/2013| Leave a Comment »
Bible is Corrupt
Pamphlets By Orson Pratt, pg 71; “The Bible in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish,
Danish, and indeed, in all the languages of the earth, except the original in which it was given, is not the word of God, but the word of uninspired translators… Therefore, so far as the uninspired translators and the people are concerned, no part of the Bible can, with certainty, be known by them to be the word of God… This uncertainty, combined with the imperfections of uninspired translations, renders the Bibles of all languages, at the present day, emphatically the words of men, instead of the pure word of God”
Mormon Dilemma 689
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged bible, false apostles, false doctrines of Mormonism, Jesus was a polygamist, Jesus was married, Mary Magdalene married to Jesus, Orson Hyde, salvation on 08/22/2013| Leave a Comment »
Jesus was a Polygamist
Journal of Discourses 2:81-82; “When Mary of old came to the sepulchre on the first day of the week, instead of finding Jesus she saw two angels in white, “And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She said unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord,” or husband, “and I know not where they have laid him. And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou?…She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.” Is there not here manifested the affections of a wife. These words speak the kindred ties and sympathies that are common to that relation of husband and wife. ” – Orson Hyde, Salt Lake City, October 6, 1854
False Prophecies of Mormonism BoM Witnesses, Evil or Good?
Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, tagged angel of light Moroni, bible, Book of Mormon witnesses ex-communicated, David Whitmer, false apostles, false doctrines of Mormonism, Jesus, Oliver Cowdery, salvation, Sidney Rigdon on 07/26/2013| Leave a Comment »
BoM Witnesses; Evil or Good?
D&C 3:12-13; “And when thou deliveredst up that which God had given thee sight and power to translate, thou deliveredst up that which was sacred into the hands of a wicked man, 13 Who has set at naught the counsels of God, and has broken the most sacred promises which were made before God, and has depended upon his own judgment and boasted in his own wisdom.”
Polygamy and Mormon Church Leaders William B. Smith
Posted in Polygamy & Mormon Church Leaders, tagged false apostles, false doctrines of Mormonism, false prophets, joseph smith, polygamy, teenage brides, William B Smith on 07/09/2013| Leave a Comment »
William B Smith
March 13, 1811
November 13, 1893
Of all the polygamists that I’ve reported on thus far this man is at the top of my list for leaving a legacy of confusion.
Poor William was either misunderstood by everyone around him or he was born with a pre-disposition to find trouble, or both. His relationship with older brother Joseph wasn’t what the Church portrays as everyone being happy and whether that carried over to how other church leaders viewed him is left to be told. It seems the majority of his problems came after Joseph & Hyrum’s assassinations.
The Church has varying lists offering sparse info on his marriages (not a surprise there), but once I began my research I found upwards of twenty plus wives and an arrest record as long as my arm. He was a colorful individual indeed. You can get more info on his wives here. 
Because William was ex-communicated on a number of occasions and eventually joined the RLDS Church (now the Community of Christ), there isn’t a lot of information on him in Church writings. He didn’t join the other Mormons when they left Nauvoo and he never lived in Utah. He died at the age of 82 in Iowa.
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