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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…)

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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…)

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LDS Charity System Costly for Those in Need

Posted in July, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Ensign May 2004, false prophet, Gordon B Hinckley, Jesus, LDS Church Welfare System on 07/06/2024| 4 Comments »

July 6 — LDS Charity System Costly for Those in Need. Ensign, ‘I Was an Hungred, and Ye Gave Me Meat’, 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…)

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LDS: Women Help God by Giving Birth

Posted in March, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged false prophet of Mormonism, Gordon B Hinckley, Your Greatest Challenge Mother on 03/23/2024| 3 Comments »

March 23 — LDS: Women Help God by Giving Birth. Psalm 139:1-6 “LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. ² Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understanders’ my thought afar off. ³ Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. ⁴ For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether. ⁵ Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. ⁶ Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.” (more…)

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Christmas vs. Smithmas

Posted in December, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Ensign December 1997, false prophet, Gordon B Hinckley, worshiping Joseph Smith on 12/14/2023| 3 Comments »

Are you adoring Joseph or Jesus at Christmastime?

Zechariah 11:12-13 “And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. 13 And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD.”

Matthew 26:14-15 “Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, 15 And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.”

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Rejecting Jesus Means Mormons Lose Protection

Posted in December, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged false christ, General Conference April 2002, Gordon B Hinckley, Mormons worship a different Jesus on 12/06/2023| 1 Comment »

December 6 – Rejecting Jesus Means Mormons Lose Protection. Zechariah 11:4-6b; “Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter; 5 Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not. 6 For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD: but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour’s hand, and into the hand of his king: and they shall smite the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them.”

Luke 19:41-44; “And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, 42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. 43 For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, 44 And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.”

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Symbol of Mormonism is People not the Cross

Posted in October, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged false prophet of Mormonism, Gordon B Hinckley, Missing cross in Mormonism, The Symbol of Our Faith Ensign April 2005 on 10/31/2023| 1 Comment »

October 31 – Symbol of Mormonism is People not the Cross. 1 Corinthians 1:18 “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.”

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15th President of the Church — Gordon Bitner Hinckley — Served from 1995–2008

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Why is He Your Lord?

Posted in Jesus, Quotes, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Bruce McConkie, false apostle, false christ, false prophet, Gordon B Hinckley on 08/23/2023| 1 Comment »

August 23 — Why is He Your Lord? Luke 6:46 “And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?” (more…)

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Hinckley’s Racist Contradictions

Posted in May, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged ‘The Need for Greater Kindness, ’ April 2006, General Conference, Gordon B Hinckley, racism in Mormon Church on 05/10/2023| 1 Comment »

May 10 – Acts 17:26 “And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation.”

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Abiding in Him

Posted in April, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Ensign February 2004, false prophet, Four Cornerstones of Faith, Gordon B Hinckley, Joseph Smith's Testimony on 04/21/2023| 1 Comment »

April 21 — Abiding in Him. John 15:5 “I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.” (more…)

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Why LDS Prophets Can’t Bring Salvation

Posted in December, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged ‘We Walk by Faith, ’ May 2002, Ensign, fulfilled prophecies, Gordon B Hinckley, Jesus, Psalm 22:22 on 12/28/2022| 1 Comment »

December 28 – Why LDS Prophets Can’t Bring Salvation. Psalm 22:22; “I will declare thy name unto my brethren: In the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.”

Matthew 12:50 “For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.” (more…)

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LDS: Faith is Based on Joseph Smith’s Word

Posted in Jesus, tagged Bruce McConkie, false apostle, false christ, false prophet, Gordon B Hinckley on 08/23/2022| 3 Comments »

August 23 — LDS: Faith is Based on Joseph Smith’s Word. Luke 6:46 “And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?” (more…)

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The Greatness of God

Posted in March, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged false prophet of Mormonism, Gordon B Hinckley, Your Greatest Challenge Mother on 03/23/2022| 4 Comments »

March 23 — The Greatness of God. Psalm 139:1-6 “LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. 2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. 3 Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. 4 For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether. 5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.” (more…)

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Rejecting God Means Losing His Protection

Posted in December, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged false christ, General Conference April 2002, Gordon B Hinckley, Mormons worship a different Jesus on 12/09/2021| 4 Comments »

December 9 – Rejecting God Means Losing His Protection. Zechariah 11:4-6b “Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter; 5 Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not. 6 For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD: but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour’s hand, and into the hand of his king: and they shall smite the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them.”

Luke 19:41-44 “And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, 42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. 43 For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, 44 And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.”

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There’s Only One Cornerstone

Posted in December, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Cornerstone of LDS Faith, false prophet, General Conference October 1984, Gordon B Hinckley on 12/04/2021| 2 Comments »

December 4 There’s Only One Cornerstone. Zechariah 10:4; “Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.”

Ephesians 2:20; “And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone.”

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Rejecting the Symbol of Christ’s Atonement

Posted in October, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged false prophet of Mormonism, Gordon B Hinckley, Missing cross in Mormonism, The Symbol of Our Faith Ensign April 2005 on 10/31/2021| 2 Comments »

October 31 – Rejecting the Symbol of Christ’s Atonement. 1 Corinthians 1:18 “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.”

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15th President of the Church — Gordon Bitner Hinckley — Served from 1995–2008

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Do You Have God’s Protection Over You?

Posted in December, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged false christ, General Conference April 2002, Gordon B Hinckley, Mormons worship a different Jesus on 12/09/2020| 1 Comment »

Do You Have God’s Protection Over You? Zechariah 11:4-6b “Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter; 5 Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not. 6 For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD: but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour’s hand, and into the hand of his king: and they shall smite the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them.”

Luke 19:41-44 “And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, 42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. 43 For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, 44 And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.”

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LDS Church is Either True, or a Fraud, but Stay Loyal!

Posted in General Conference, tagged false prophet, General Conference April 2003, Gordon B Hinckley, loyalty to the church on 10/02/2020| 2 Comments »

General Conference, ‘Loyalty,’ April 2003 “Each of us has to face the matter—either the Church is true, or it is a fraud. There is no middle ground. It is the Church and kingdom of God, or it is nothing. … Judas Iscariot has gone down in history as the great betrayer, who sold his loyalty for 30 pieces of silver (see Matt. 26:15).

How many in our time, to quote the words of Paul, “crucify … the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame” with profane and blasphemous language? (see Heb. 6:6).

Pray to your Heavenly Father in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and always, under all circumstances, by the very nature of your lives show your loyalty and your love.” — Gordon B. Hinckley (more…)

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Are You Sure He’s Your Lord?

Posted in Jesus, tagged Bruce McConkie, false apostle, false christ, false prophet, Gordon B Hinckley on 08/23/2020| Leave a Comment »

August 23 — Are You Sure He’s Your Lord? Luke 6:46 “And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?” (more…)

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Abiding in Christ

Posted in April, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Ensign February 2004, false prophet, Four Cornerstones of Faith, Gordon B Hinckley, Joseph Smith's Testimony on 04/21/2020| 5 Comments »

April 21 — Abiding in Christ. John 15:5 “I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.” (more…)

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