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Thought of the Day about Mormonism: Do they Serve Their Country by Serving Missions?

Posted in Thought of the Day about Life, tagged , , , , on 10/20/2012| Leave a Comment »

Thought of the Day about Mormonism:

Mormons Serve Their Country by Going on Missions?

My Google Alerts this morning proved to be an interesting one…  Oh, brother.

Apparently Ann Romney spent Thursday morning earlier this week on ABC’s show The View.  While Whoopi Goldberg was busy asking Ann Romney if it was true Mormons don’t serve in wars because it’s against their religion, Ann had to correct the wrong information floating around out in cyberspace somewhere. I won’t even delve into the topic of why Ms. Goldberg didn’t do her homework; suffice it to say Mrs. Romney corrected her.

 

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Tip of the Day, October 11

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , on 10/11/2012| Leave a Comment »

October 11 – 1 John 4:13; “Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.”

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False Prophecies of Joseph Smith

Posted in false gospel, False Prophecies of Joseph Smith, False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, false prophet Joseph Smith, false prophets, tagged , , , on 05/27/2012| Leave a Comment »

Fullness of the Gospel again…oh brother

D&C 76:14; “Of whom we bear record; and the record which we bear is the fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ, who is the Son, whom we saw and with whom we conversed in the heavenly vision.”

D&C 19:31; “And of tenets thou shalt not talk, but thou shalt declare repentance and faith on the Savior, and remission of sins by baptism, and by fire, yea, even the Holy Ghost.”

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Mentoring Handbook Introduction

Posted in Mentoring Handbook, tagged , , , , , , on 05/25/2012| 3 Comments »

Introduction

Before we get into the actual “study” part of this Mentoring Handbook, I feel there is one critical point to understand about the ex-Mormon before you begin.

When I left Mormonism after thirty years, it didn’t take me long to realize that every single thing I knew in life was a lie.

Everything from food and clothing to the English language has to be re-evaluated by the person leaving the Church.  Because they have lived in a state of fear of losing salvation and sometimes jobs, families and homes which can produce paranoia, sometimes there is a great amount of confusion in their minds.  Threats, whether real or implied, have been the main meal of doctrine they’ve been fed.  In this religion the meaning of words and information from the “outside” has been twisted by leaders of the Church in order to control the members.  Being taught you will lose salvation by not belonging to their church is a threat and a scary process to have to endure.

The length of time and level of activity spent in the Church typically determines how long it’ll take to work through the exodus of Mormonism.

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Mormon Dilemma 257

Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged , , , , , , , on 05/18/2012| 2 Comments »

Family History Work and Genealogy

http://www.lds.org/study/topics/family-history-work-and-genealogy?lang=eng “In the spirit world, the restored gospel is preached to those who died without receiving it in mortality. Many of those in the spirit world accept the gospel, but without a body they cannot receive the ordinances necessary for salvation. The primary purpose of family history work is to obtain names and other genealogical information so that temple ordinances can be performed in behalf of deceased ancestors.

 

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Thought of the Day about Mormonism

Posted in Thought of the Day about Mormonism, tagged , , , , , on 05/01/2012| 3 Comments »

Thought of the Day about Mormonism…er..Catholicism?  

You know just when you think you’ve got a full plate and you’ve haphazardly “told” God you’re thankful He doesn’t toss any other “ism” your way?  Yeah, my piece of advice on that is DON’T DO IT!!!

I just received this e-mail a few minutes ago (April 30, 2012 – 7:10 pm) and thought I’d share it with my readers!  I was thinking it sounds more than just a little familiar…hmmm…I wonder why.   Enjoy!  And by the way, this nice person’s name is Matt.

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Mormon Dilemma 221

Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged , , , , , , on 04/13/2012| Leave a Comment »

When Baby Kicks, Spirit Enters the Body 

Journal of Discourses 18:258-9: “When the body is prepared, at the proper time, the spirit enters the tabernacle, and all the world of mankind in their reflections and researches must come to this conclusion, for the fact is they can come to no other—that when the mother feels life there is an evidence that the spirit from heaven has entered the tabernacle.” – Brigham Young

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Racist Mormon Toys 3

Posted in Racist Mormon Toys, tagged , , , , , , on 04/10/2012| Leave a Comment »

Racist Mormon Toys Update

Congrats!  You did it!!!  I thought I’d give an update on the Racist Mormon Toys.  Today I was informed those toys have been removed from the list of available products to purchase from Latter-Day Designs.

Thanks to all of you who took the time to e-mail the company and tell them you didn’t approve of their racist products.  It just goes to show you what we can do as a society when we stand up and speak out!  If you see other things like this that need attention don’t hesitate to let me know and we’ll do what we can.  Thanks Rebecca, Salt Lake Tribune and Indian Country Newspaper!

With Love in Christ, Michelle Grim

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Tip of the Day, April 9

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on 04/09/2012| 1 Comment »

April 9 – Hebrews 5:4; Ex. 28:1; 40:13-16; “And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.”

  “And take unto thee Aaron they brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.”

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Thought of the Day about Mormonism

Posted in Thought of the Day about Mormonism, tagged , , , , , , on 04/07/2012| 2 Comments »

Good Friday

 Today I thought I’d remind the Christian community there is no recognition or observance of Good Friday in Mormonism. I remember as a child growing up in Utah I had three non-Mormon friends and on Good Friday they’d never be able to come out and play like they did the other days of Easter Break.  I don’t recall asking them why, but I do remember thinking they celebrated some strange day just before Easter they always called “Good Friday”.

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Mormon Dilemma 216

Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged , , , , , , , on 04/07/2012| Leave a Comment »

Apostate Christianity

With the observation of the birth of Christianity just days away I thought we’d take a look back at one of our first “dilemmas”.  It’s always interested me why the Mormon Church would want to be included in the circle of Christianity when they’ve tried for years to separate themselves from it. Here’s what we wrote about it.

 

 

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General Conference April 2012

Posted in General Conference, General Conference April 2012, tagged , , , , , on 04/04/2012| Leave a Comment »

General Conference April 2012

No Ordinary Blessing

Every faithful Mormon waits with bated breath to hear what message the men who they view as prophets, seers, and revelators of God, might have for them that day. I can’t tell you what a thrill they get to hear these men speak, as they hang on every word spoken.

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Racist Mormon Toys

Posted in Mormonism, Racist Mormon Toys, tagged , , , , , , , on 04/04/2012| 7 Comments »

Racist Mormon Toys

I received an e-mail from a Christian friend of mine earlier this week pointing out something very disturbing in the world of Mormon toys. (Thank you Rebecca!)

A company by the name of Latter*Day Designs sells action figures depicting characters from the Book of Mormon.  One set of these toys includes 33 action figures that can be purchased with a special carrying case they’ve named “My Book of Mormon Heroes”.

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Another Thought of the Day about Mormonism…

Posted in Thought of the Day about Mormonism, tagged , , , , on 04/03/2012| 2 Comments »

Another Thought of the Day about Mormonism…

Melissa sent me a link to a Youtube video that I believe is really important to share with our readers.  Beware, there’s a lot of bleeping out on this one.

This video is a Christian ministry who went to the Mormon General Conference this past weekend (April 1, 2012) to ask Mormons a few questions. We don’t know the names of these Mormons and while I realize their attitude is less than stellar, we’re asking you to pray for them anyway!  Just think of how icky it must be in his heart to have words like this come so quickly out of his mouth. It’s indicative of what’s going on inside.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZtvLJbP9aI

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Thought of the Day about Mormonism

Posted in Book of Mormon; Fullness of the Gospel?, Thought of the Day about Mormonism, tagged , , , , , , , on 04/03/2012| Leave a Comment »

Creation

Why doesn’t the Book of Mormon contain the teaching that more than one god created the earth if it supposedly contains “the fullness of the gospel”?

Abraham 4:1; “And then the Lord said: Let us go down. And they went down at the beginning, and they, that is the Gods, organized and formed the heavens and the earth.”

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Mormon Dilemma 213

Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged , , , , , , , on 04/03/2012| 1 Comment »

Freethinkers

An Insider’s View of Mormon Origins, 2003 by Grant Palmer

http://signaturebooks.com/2010/11/excerpt-an-insiders-view-of-mormon-origins/

“I admire men and women who have developed the questing spirit, who are unafraid of new ideas as stepping stones to progress. We should, of course, respect the opinions of others, but we should also be unafraid to dissent–if we are informed. Thoughts and expressions compete in the marketplace of thought, and in that competition truth emerges triumphant. Only error fears freedom of expression … This free exchange of ideas is not to be deplored as long as men and women remain humble and teachable. Neither fear of consequence or any kind of coercion should ever be used to secure uniformity of thought in the church. People should express their problems and opinions and be unafraid to think without fear of ill consequences. … We must preserve freedom of the mind in the church and resist all efforts to suppress it.” – “President Hugh B. Brown, a counselor in the LDS Presidency during the 1960’s:”

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False Teachings of Mormonism

Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, false prophet Joseph Smith, tagged , , , , , , on 03/30/2012| 10 Comments »

Confounding Your Enemies 

Doctrine and Covenants 71:7; “Wherefore, confound your enemies; call upon them to meet you both in public and in private”.

 

 

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Mormon Dilemma 210

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Church Stands or Falls with Joseph Smith 

Doctrines of Salvation 1:188; “Mormonism as it is called must stand or fall on the story of Joseph Smith. He was either a prophet of God…or he was one of the biggest fraud this world has ever seen.

If Joseph Smith was a deceiver, who willfully attempted to mislead the people, then he should be exposed; his claims should be refuted, and his doctrines shown to be false…If his claims and declarations were built upon fraud and deceit, there would appear many errors and contradictions which would be easy to detect.”

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False Teachings of Joseph Smith

Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, false prophet Joseph Smith, tagged , , , , , , on 03/28/2012| Leave a Comment »

Potential for Godhood Status

Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, pg 347; “…the first principles of consolation…

What is it? To inherit the same power, the same glory and the same exaltation, until you arrive at the station of a God…the same as those who have gone before…My Father worked out his kingdom with fear and trembling…when I get my kingdom, I shall present it to my Father, so that he may obtain kingdom upon kingdom, and it will exalt him in glory. He will then take a higher exaltation, and I will take his place, and thereby become exalted myself.”

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Mormon Dilemma 208

Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged , , , , , , on 03/28/2012| 1 Comment »

False Prophets

The Evening and the Morning Star, Vol. II, No. 14, pg. 105; “The only way of ascertaining a true prophet, is to compare his prophecies with the ancient word of God, and see if they agree, and if they do and come to pass, then certainly he is a true prophet: For it is not possible that the Lord will suffer FALSE prophets, to bring forth the truth, moved upon by the Holy Ghost, for it is written that the Holy Ghost dwelleth not in unholy temples. By their fruits shall they be known.  When, therefore any man, no matter who, or how high his standing may be, utters, or publishes, any thing that afterwards proves to be untrue, he is a false prophet.”

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