Newsweek, “What Mormons Believe,” September 1, 1980, p. 68 “Mormon doctrine means that ultimately we are not dependent upon God for our existence. And since we can make ourselves as godly as the Father, we don’t feel any jealousy toward him.” – BYU Professor James E. Ford (more…)
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Mormons: We Don’t Need God
Posted in false teachers, Mormon Dilemmas, tagged BYU Professor Ford, false doctrine, false gospel, God, Jesus, mormonism, self reliance on 09/20/2023| 2 Comments »
LDS 8th Article Of Faith Contradictions
Posted in September, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Article of Faith 1:8, Bible v Book of Mormon, false gospel on 09/16/2023| Leave a Comment »
September 16 – LDS 8th Article Of Faith Contradictions. Isaiah 40:8; “The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.”
Why Did Nephites Speak Greek?
Posted in September, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged 3 Nephi 9:18, Alpha, false gospel, Greek in the Book of Mormon, Omega on 09/08/2023| 3 Comments »
September 8 –Why Did Nephites Speak Greek? Revelation 1:8 “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.”
Where’s the Apostasy?
Posted in September, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged 3 Nephi 28, 3 Nephites never die, apostasy, false gospel, false prophecy on 09/04/2023| 1 Comment »
September 4 – Where’s the Apostasy? Matthew 16:18 “And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”
Book of Mormon Witnesses Contradict Each Other
Posted in September, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged 2 Nephi 27, Book of Mormon contradictions, false gospel, three witnesses on 09/02/2023| 1 Comment »
September 2 –Book of Mormon Witnesses Contradict Each Other. Romans 16:18 “For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.”
BoM Evidence Speaks for Itself
Posted in August, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged BoM metallurgy, false gospel, Smithsonian on 08/27/2023| 1 Comment »
August 27 – BoM Evidence Speaks for Itself. Exodus 20:16 “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.” (more…)
What is a Covenant?
Posted in August, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged BoM, covenant, false gospel on 08/18/2023| 1 Comment »
August 18 – What is a Covenant? Genesis 17:7; “And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.”
Timing is Everything
Posted in July, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged bible, Cross on Calvary, false doctrine, false gospel, Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus, Jesus' atonement, mormonism, salvation on 07/27/2023| 1 Comment »
July 27 – Timing is Everything. John 18:11 “Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?”
LDS: Peace Comes Through Righteousness
Posted in July, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged false gospel, Gospel Topics, peace, peace through works on 07/20/2023| 5 Comments »
July 20 — LDS: Peace Comes Through Righteousness. Isaiah 26:3 “You will keep in perfect peace the mind that is dependent on You, for it is trusting in You.” (more…)
God’s Sovereignty
Posted in July, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Ether 12:12, false gospel, God's Sovereignty, Psalm 135:6 on 07/16/2023| 1 Comment »
July 16 – God’s Sovereignty. Psalm 135:6 “Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.”
Petroglyphs and Golden Plates
Posted in Book of Mormon, tagged archaeology, Book of Mormon, false gospel, golden plates, Mesa Verde, Nephites, Pueblo on 07/07/2023| 1 Comment »
‘Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.’ Jeremiah 14:14
The other day a television show my husband Kirk and I were watching reminded me yet again why Joseph Smith’s golden plates were anything but authentic.
The show had a group of guys out site seeing in the rugged canyons of Colorado, and at one point they stopped to check out a large outcropping of rocks well known for the Petroglyphs on one side of them.
After looking at the rudimentary display on the rocks of men, animals, and their hunting trips, one of the guys on the program jokingly offered his interpretation and said, ‘Yes, and I’ll have fries with that please’. It was nothing more than an offhanded comment, but it got me to thinking…
Similar Petroglyphs are found from one end of the American Continent to the other. If experts date these back roughly 1,500 years, one has to wonder why they didn’t have a better writing system like the Nephites enjoyed.
After all, the BoM people and the inhabitants we’re speaking of lived around the same era, so it stands to reason language skills should have been about the same, if not more advanced. Certainly, the petroglyphs we see on the side of rocks can’t be from the Nephites who spoke 17th century Jacobean English!
The dark truth about the Nephites can be found in Smith’s own words if one is up to a little homework. Not long after I left the Church I discovered the originator of these things was none other than Satan himself.
An example for this is listed in our series, Interesting facts of 3-in-1 Part 1. You’ll find that Smith’s identity of the angel Moroni has been cloaked in euphemisms and scattered throughout Mormon canon.
2nd Nephi tells us that Satan is an angel of light.
Smith’s testimony tells us Moroni visited him 3 times in one night before a cock crowed (think Matthew 26:33-35, 74-75 when Peter denied Jesus 3 times.
Intro of 1976 D&C and earlier versions, Smith tells us Moroni is an angel of light.
Now the reason for bringing Moroni into the conversation is important because Moroni’s the middle man. Without Moroni’s visits, there’s no story about the Nephite people.
Another clue the Nephites and their golden plates story can’t be trusted is from what we can’t see. There are no sites to dig, original writings to decipher, nothing. Conversely, we see hundreds, if not thousands of archaeological proofs existing throughout all of the Americas telling us stories about the people who lived here previously, what they ate, whom they worshiped, and their now extinct traditions. A great resource for this can be found at Jim O’Donnell’s blog; Top Ten Must See Archaeological Site in Colorado.
One of the most fascinating things to explore is known as the Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde National Park. (See image on left) They believe the palace was used by the Puebloan people between 600 – 1300 AD. I can’t help but think of Smith’s story in 2nd Nephi telling us they built a temple on the scale of Solomon’s Temple, yet not one shred of evidence, nor even a shard of pottery has been found. Yet this palace is filled with historical data we can see, touch, and smell. Where o where, are the Nephites’ remnants?
Please pray for LDS members to think about things like this and for Jesus to intervene!
With Love in Christ —
Michelle ✟
Originally posted 2016
One High Priest
Posted in June, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Alma 13:9-10, false doctrines of Mormonism, false gospel, High Priest, Nephites on 06/24/2023| 1 Comment »
June 24 – One High Priest. Leviticus 21:10 “And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes.”
One God in BoM Contradicts Mormonism
Posted in June, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged false gods, false gospel, James 2:19, Mormon 7:7, One God in the Book of Mormon on 06/18/2023| Leave a Comment »
June 18 – One God in BoM Contradicts Mormonism. James 2:19 “Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.”
Finding Our Fulfillment in God
Posted in June, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Asking God with a pure heart, false gospel, Moroni 10:4-5 on 06/11/2023| 1 Comment »
June 11 — Finding Our Fulfillment in God. James 4:8-9 “Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. 9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.” (more…)
LDS: JST Is 1,000 Times Better Than Other Bibles
Posted in May, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged A thousand times better than the KJV, false Bible, false gospel, false prophet, Joseph Smith Translation of the bible on 05/27/2023| 1 Comment »
May 27 – LDS: JST Is 1,000 Times Better Than Other Bibles. 2 Timothy 3:16 “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.”
Translation and Historicity of the Book of Abraham 2023
Posted in Book of Abraham, tagged Abraham v. Osiris, false doctrines of Mormonism, false gospel, False Prophecies of Joseph Smith on 05/12/2023| 1 Comment »
Exodus 6:7 “And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.”
In July 2014 the LDS Church published an essay on the translation process of the Book of Abraham. You can read our response to this here.
This post is in response to an e-mail I recently received asking me to pray Moroni 10:4-6 and ask God about the Book of Abraham.
My first concern/question is why. Why did Joseph Smith want Mormons to become burdened with another Egyptian enslavement? Why did he lead them back to what God had already redeemed the Israelites from?
Secondly, I can honestly say I’m not going to pray to receive a positive outcome for something I already know isn’t true. What I can, and have done here is respond and let this dear Mormon know why I can’t trust the Book of Abraham.
Pondering LDS Lies Instead of Truth
Posted in May, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Book of Mormon Intro, false gospel, Moroni 10:3-5 on 05/03/2023| 3 Comments »
May 3 — Pondering LDS Lies Instead of Truth. Matthew 24:35 “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.” (more…)
Replacing My Works With Messiah’s Promise
Posted in April, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged 2 Nephi 25:23, false gospel, salvation after all we can do on 04/29/2023| 1 Comment »
April 29 — Replacing My Works With Messiah’s Promise. Psalm 40:6-8a “Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. 7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me, 8 I delight to do thy will…”
Hebrews 10:10-13 “By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. 11 And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: 12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; 13 From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.” (more…)
Self-Imposed Busyness
Posted in April, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged false gospel, Family Home Evening, Linda Reeves, Protection from Pornography, works vs. grace on 04/14/2023| 1 Comment »
April 14 — Self-Imposed Busyness. Luke 10:38-39, 42 “Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word. 42 But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.” (more…)
Holy Week: Do You Know What It Means? 2023
Posted in Holy Week, tagged crucifixion, Easter, false gospel, Holy Week, Jesus, sacrifice, salvation on 04/02/2023| 3 Comments »
We’ll be taking a look at the Church’s reports throughout the week.
We feel that because it’s Holy Week our focus should first go to the Lord. Be sure to check in soon!
Holy Week: Do you know what it means?
I can’t believe Easter is just around the corner! Spring is my favorite time of year for a few reasons; but ultimately it reminds me of the new life I have in Christ.
Because of what Jesus has done for all of us, we can start anew. Just as spring is a new beginning to the world around us, we can have a new beginning in our lives when we ask Jesus into our hearts. Last year when I was newly out of the LDS Church I didn’t give much thought to Holy Week. As a Mormon, my family celebrated on Easter Sunday, and that was it. There was no special Sunday service at church and no real acknowledgment of why this is such a special time of year. As part of my growth as a new Christian and walk with the Lord, I wanted to take the time to learn about Holy Week and share what I learn with all of you.
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