The Best of Lowell L. Bennion, Selected Writings 1928-1988: p. 79; “Christ was as humane and man-centered as any humanist in his concern for persons, but he also loved God and shared with him his love for man. And so my loyalty to persons includes man, every man, I hope, but also Deity—the Father and the Son. They too are persons. I don’t know that they need my direct adoration and affection, but it is my simple faith that they suffer when men suffer and rejoice when men have cause to rejoice. So in a modest way, but with all my heart, I would diminish their suffering and enhance their joy.”
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LDS: Adoration for Deity not Needed
Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, tagged adoration for deity not needed, false doctrines, idol worship, Lowell Bennion, mormonism on 03/08/2019| 2 Comments »
Tip of the Day, April 21
Posted in April, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged God is not man, godhood of Mormonism, idol worship, Mormonism and false doctrines on 04/21/2018| Leave a Comment »
April 21 – Malachi 3:6; “For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.”
Tip of the Day, June 1
Posted in June, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged false prophet Joseph Smith, godhood, idol worship, polytheism on 06/01/2017| Leave a Comment »
June 1 – Mormon salvation means taking God’s place. Is. 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. I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.”
Brigham Young’s Idols
Posted in Brigham Young, tagged Brigham Young's idols, Discourses of Brigham Young p. 451, false gods, false prophet Brigham Young, idol worship, mormonism on 06/01/2016| Leave a Comment »
Discourses of Brigham Young, selected and arranged by John A. Widtsoe [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1954], 451; “It may be asked whether I have any idols? Yes, I have most darling idols—my God and my religion, and they are all the idols I wish to have. 9:106.” – Brigham Young (Online version is p.689 in link above)
Witnessing Tip of the Day April 18
Posted in Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Discovering the Divinity Within, false teachers, General Conference October 2015, idol worship, polytheism, Rosemary Wixom on 04/18/2016| Leave a Comment »
April 18 – 1 Timothy 6:3-4; “If anyone advocates a different doctrine and does not agree with sound words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the doctrine conforming to godliness, he is conceited and understands nothing.”
Tip of the Day, April 8
Posted in April, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged 16 Points to a True Church, Acts 1:9-11, false doctrines of Mormonism, false gods, idol worship, Mormon god has body of flesh and bones, Mormon Jesus is created being on 04/08/2015| 1 Comment »
April 8 – Luke 24:36-9 & Acts 1:9-11; “And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. And he said unto the, Why are ye troubled? And why do thought arise in your hearts? Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.”
LDS Sunday School OT Lesson 17
Posted in Sunday School - Old Testament, tagged false doctrines of Mormonism, idol worship, Jesus Christ, LDS Sunday School OT Lesson 17, Moses, rock on 03/04/2014| Leave a Comment »
Deuteronomy 6:12-14; “Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. 13 Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name. 14 Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you.”
False Prophecy 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 D&C 84:5 & 31, idol worship, Temple in Independence MO on 04/28/2012| 4 Comments »
Temple in Independence, Missouri
Doctrine and Covenants 84:5, 31; “For verily this generation shall not all pass away until an house shall be built unto the Lord, and a cloud shall rest upon it, which cloud shall be even the glory of the Lord, which shall fill the house. Therefore, as I said concerning the sons of Moses—for the sons of Moses and also the sons of Aaron shall offer an acceptable offering and sacrifice in the house of the Lord, which house shall be built unto the Lord in this generation, upon the consecrated spot as I have appointed—”
False Teachings of Joseph Smith
Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, false prophet Joseph Smith, tagged Christian God, false doctrines, false gods, godhood, idol worship, mormonism, Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith pg 347 vs Isaiah 43:10-11 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.”
Mormon Dilemma 206
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged Book of Mormon, false doctrines, idol worship, installing fear into the saints of Mormonism, Jedidiah Grant, Journal of Discourses 4:49-50, mormonism, shedding the apostates blood for atonement, ungodly alliances on 03/26/2012| Leave a Comment »
Death to Apostates
Romans 3:10-19; “10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
15 Their feet are swift to shed blood:
16 Destruction and misery are in their ways:
17 And the way of peace have they not known:
18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.
19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.”
Today’s Mormon Dilemma is part of a speech given by the apostle Jedidiah Morgan Grant. The rebuke he gave to members was harsh as you’ll see here and served as the beginning of the “Mormon Reformation”. The Church had encountered a fair amount of opposition to the leaders and the penalty was stiff – your life.
Mormon Dilemma 204
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged Acts 4:12, false doctrines, follow the prophets, godhood, idol worship, Jesus, LDS Hymn We Thank Thee O God for a Prophet, mormonism, salvation on 03/23/2012| Leave a Comment »
Follow the Prophets
Conference Report, “Follow the Prophets”, Oct. 1981, pp. 90–91; “If we really do love God, then indeed we must and we will love and revere his anointed ones… Of his faithful servants the Lord has said: These are they who overcome by faith. Wherefore, all things are theirs and they are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s. These are they whose names are written in heaven, where God and Christ are the judge of all. These are they whose glory is that of the sun, even the glory of God, the highest of all.” – Mark Petersen
Mormon Dilemma 197
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged adoration for deity not needed, bible, false doctrines, godhood, idol worship, Jesus, Lowell Bennion, Mormon temples, mormonism on 03/17/2012| Leave a Comment »
Adoration for Deity not Needed
The Best of Lowell L. Bennion, Selected Writings 1928-1988: pg. 79; “Christ was as humane and man-centered as any humanist in his concern for persons, but he also loved God and shared with him his love for man. And so my loyalty to persons includes man, every man, I hope, but also Deity—the Father and the Son. They too are persons. I don’t know that they need my direct adoration and affection, but it is my simple faith that they suffer when men suffer and rejoice when men have cause to rejoice. So in a modest way, but with all my heart, I would diminish their suffering and enhance their joy.”
Thought of the Day about Mormonism
Posted in Thought of the Day about Mormonism, tagged bible, Bruce McConkie, false doctrines, false gods of Mormonism, idol worship, is it better to worship a false god than no god at all?, Jesus, Mortal Messiah on 03/16/2012| Leave a Comment »
False Gods
Better to Worship False Gods than Nothing at All?
Mortal Messiah 2:177; “It is better, no doubt, to have a false religion and to worship false gods than to have no religion and no worship at all. Neutrality is as nothing, and indifference is denigrating and damning. Those who are lukewarm—who are neither hot nor cold; who take no affirmative stand; who do not seek the blessings available through worship—will one day be spewed out of the divine mouth, as it were, and find their place in one of the lesser eternal realms.” – Bruce McConkie
Mormon Dilemma 108
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged bible, false doctrines, false prophets, groves of trees, idol worship, Jesus, Joseph Smith's First Vision, mormonism, salvation on 12/02/2011| 11 Comments »
The Only True and Living Church and a Grove of Trees
Ensign, Nov. 2009, pg. 37; “If someone turns from these restored doctrines, where will he go to learn the true nature of God as taught in the grove of trees? Where will he go to find the doctrines of the premortal existence, baptism for the dead, and eternal marriage? And where will he go to find the sealing powers that can bind husbands and wives and children beyond the grave?
“Through Joseph Smith have been restored all the powers, keys, teachings, and ordinances necessary for salvation and exaltation.” – Tad R. Callister, Joseph Smith – Prophet of the Restoration
What is Necromancy?
Posted in Necromancy, tagged bible, dead relatives, dead spirits, false doctrines, idol worship, Jesus, mormonism, salvation on 11/24/2011| 4 Comments »
What is necromancy?
Mormon Doctrine pg. 526; “Necromancy is that form of divination which attempts to foretell the future by consultation with the dead. Sometimes the term is enlarged to include magic in general. It is and has been a common practice among apostate peoples, but the Lord calls it an abomination and expressly commands Israel to avoid it. (Deut. 18:9-14.)”
Thought of the Day about Mormonism
Posted in Thought of the Day about Mormonism, tagged bible, godhood, idol worship, Jesus, Masonic temples, Masonry, Mormon temples, mormonism, secret handshakes, secret oaths, worshipful master on 09/28/2011| Leave a Comment »
Thought of the Day about Mormonism…and Masonry
I was wondering today about the Masonic emblems on the Mormon temples. If the Church doesn’t want its members to associate with secret organizations, why are the temples riddled with the satanic markings of Masonry?
Nauvoo and Salt Lake Temple 3
Posted in Symbols of Occult on Mormon Temples, tagged bible, Brigham Young, carvings on Mormon temples, earthstones, false doctrines, false gods, false gospel, false prophets, Horus Re, idol worship, Jesus, joseph smith, mormonism, Nauvoo Temple, Salt Lake Temple, salvation, Sunstones on 09/21/2011| 3 Comments »
Nauvoo and Salt Lake Temples 3
When I think back to the time of being a Mormon the main theme that comes to mind is loneliness. Walking the grounds of the Salt Lake and Ogden Temples as a young person brought an overwhelming sense of dark loneliness.
I recall my teachers and classmates referring to this as reverence and try as I might, I couldn’t reconcile their analysis with my personal experience of reverencing God while reading His word.
Tip of the Day, February 16
Posted in Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged adopted sons of God, bible, Bruce McConkie, false gospel, false teacher, freedom, idol worship, Jesus, joseph smith, lds church, literal offspring of God, Mormon doctrine, mormonism, mother in heaven, polytheist, Redeemer, salvation, truth on 02/16/2011| Leave a Comment »
February 16 – 1 Corinthians 15:47; “The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven”.
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Mormons will tell you there aren’t any scriptures that say we don’t have a heavenly mother, yet it’s clear that God is self-existent without the need of anyone’s help for creating us. In fact, He’s the only one to come down from heaven at all, meaning we were not with Him before living on this earth. Ask the Mormon why they believe there is a “Heavenly Mother”.
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“This doctrine that there is a Mother in Heaven was affirmed in plainness by the First Presidency of the Church…that man is the “offspring of celestial parentage” and that “all men and women are in the similitude of the universal Father and Mother, and are literally the sons and daughters of Deity””. Mormon Doctrine pg. 516, Bruce McConkie.
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