Why Build Temples?
Discourses of Wilford Woodruff, pg 147; “WHY BUILD TEMPLES. We are building temples to the name of the Lord. What are we building them for? That we may enter in and redeem the living and the dead.—JD 22:209, January 9, 1881.”
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Mormon Dilemma 195
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged Christians, endowments, false doctrines, godhood, idolatry, Mormon temples, mormonism, ordinances on 03/15/2012| Leave a Comment »
Thought of the Day about Mormonism
Posted in Thought of the Day about Mormonism, tagged bible, false gods, false idols, false prophets, Jesus, Mormon temples, salvation, temple endowments give power to overcome all things on 03/09/2012| Leave a Comment »
Today while perusing the Encyclopedia of Mormonism I came across an interesting statement by Joseph Smith. It’s times like these when I am convinced they drop little (big, theologically speaking) innuendos steering the Mormon people away from Jesus. I was looking for an official statement on their beliefs regarding temple marriages, the endowments they take out and the importance they play in the Mormon’s life. Here’s what it said:
Mormon Dilemma 186 Bishops are the Judges of Your Worthiness
Posted in Bishops and Young Women, Mormon Dilemmas, tagged bible, false doctrines, false gods, godhood, Jesus, Mormon bishops are judges, Mormon temples, salvation, temple worthiness interviews on 03/07/2012| 2 Comments »
Bishops are the Judges of Your Worthiness
Young Women Manual 2, Appreciating the Bishop, p. 41; “The bishop presides over every person in the ward and directs their local church activities. … All of your adolescent life you will be under the direction of the bishop. He will appoint teachers and supervisors to do his work, but he will be very much interested in your progress. Your life here will be constantly weighed by him, for he is the judge of your worthiness … to receive higher ordinances, and to be worthy to go to the Temple.”
Mormon Dilemma 177
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged baptisms for the dead, Christianity, false doctrines, grace, Journal of Discourses 19:229 dead spirits chase after you, Mormon temples, mormonism, Wilford Woodruff on 02/28/2012| 2 Comments »
Necromancy
Journal of Discourses 19:229-230; “The dead will be after you, they will seek after you as they have after us in St. George. They called upon us, knowing that we held the keys and power to redeem them. I will here say, before closing, that two weeks before I left St. George, the spirits of the dead gathered around me, wanting to know why we did not redeem them.” – Wilford Woodruff
Nauvoo and Salt Lake Temples 4
Posted in Symbols of Occult on Mormon Temples, tagged baptisms for the dead, Masonic temples, Mormon temples, Moroni an angel of light, Nauvoo and Salt Lake Temples, necromancy, occult markings, occult sybols, pentagrams, Saturn stones, square and compass, temple towers on 09/30/2011| Leave a Comment »
Nauvoo and Salt Lake Temples 4
As we close up our miniseries on the Nauvoo and Salt Lake Temples I pray both Christian and Mormon alike will take these things and go to the word of the Lord to learn more on what He has to say about them.
False Prophecies of Joseph Smith
Posted in Joseph Smith Prophecies, tagged bible, Book of Mormon, exaltation, false gods, godhood, idolatry, Jesus, King Follett Discourse, Mormon god an exalted man, Mormon temples, mormonism on 09/28/2011| 6 Comments »
God Changes Not…or Does He?
Mormon 9:9-10; “For do we not read that God is the same yesterday, today, and forever, and in him there is no variableness neither shadow of changing? And now, if ye have imagined up unto yourselves a god who doth vary, and in whom there is shadow of changing, then have ye imagined up unto yourselves a god who is not a God of miracles.”
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?
Angel of Light
Posted in Moroni, tagged angel of light, bible, Book of Mormon, denying Jesus, false doctrines, false gospel, false prophet, Galatians, Jesus, joseph smith, Mormon temples, Moroni, necromancy, salvation on 09/22/2011| 7 Comments »
ANGEL OF LIGHT
Aggelos; a messenger.
Phos; face, luminous, fire, light
We’re taking a look at what Joseph Smith said when the angel Moroni came to visit him with the message of the Book of Mormon. This was one of the most startling finds for me personally when I came out of the church. I had already come to the conclusion the Church was wrong, but this rocked my world. It honestly took me a few days to recover spiritually speaking from the truth that I found.
Nauvoo and Salt Lake Temples 2
Posted in Symbols of Occult on Mormon Temples, tagged bible, demons, false doctrines, Jesus, Masonic Holiness to the Lord, Mormon temples, mormonism, Nauvoo Temple, personified moons, Salt Lake Temple, salvation, secret oaths on 09/20/2011| Leave a Comment »
So here we are with another installment of looking at the symbols on the Nauvoo and 
Salt Lake Temples. One of the reasons we’re doing this as I mentioned is to remind our readers to pray for the Mormons who attended these two temples over their summer holidays.
Mormon Jesus
Posted in Mormon Jesus, tagged bible, elder spirit brother Jesus, false christ, false doctrine, false gospel, Jesus, Mormon temples, mormonism, salvation, work for salvation on 09/19/2011| Leave a Comment »
The Mormon Jesus
Along with our look at the occult symbols on the Mormon temples, we’re going to be taking a look at the Mormon Jesus for the next few days. Who is or was he? What does he represent? Where is this Jesus from? When did he live and why? What is his purpose for the Mormon people?
Nauvoo and Salt Lake Temples
Posted in Symbols of Occult on Mormon Temples, tagged bible, false doctrine, inverted pentagrams, inverted stained glass windows, Jesus, joseph smith, Mormon temples, mormonism, Nauvoo, Occult symbols, Salt Lake Temple on 09/19/2011| 1 Comment »
For the next few days we’re going to be looking at the markings on the Nauvoo and Salt Lake Temples. Now that summer is just about over, this means the pageants at the temples are over with as well.
Our prayers for this is that the Mormons who visited the pageants would think about the markings on the Nauvoo Temple and if they visited SLC this summer to think upon the occultic markings on the Salt Lake Temple.
Mormon Dilemma 61
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged bible, false doctrines, false gods, godhood, Jesus, Masonry, Mormon Dilemmas, Mormon temples, necromancy, salvation, temple oaths on 09/14/2011| 1 Comment »
Freemasonry and Mormonism
Mormon Doctrine, pg. 528; “Although some argue that Joseph Smith borrowed elements of Freemasonry in developing the temple ceremony, the Endowment is more congruous with LDS scriptures (especially the book of Abraham and the Book of Moses) and ancient ritual than with Freemasonry. Latter-day Saints view the ordinances as a revealed restoration of ancient temple ceremony and only incidentally related to Freemasonry. The two are not antithetical, however, nor do they threaten each other…”
Tip of the Day, August 12
Posted in August, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged baptism for the dead, bible, false doctrine, false gospel, false prophets, Greatest commandment, Jesus, Mormon temples, mormonism, necromancy, salvation on 08/11/2011| 1 Comment »
August 12 – Matthew 22:36-38; ‘Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment.’
Temple Garments
Posted in Mentoring Handbook, Temple Ordinances, tagged bible, false doctrines, false gospel, false prophets, Jesus, Mormon temples, mormonism, salvation, secret handshakes, secret oaths, temple garments on 08/11/2011| 1 Comment »
Temple Garments
This article comes from a section from the Mentoring Handbook that we have available at our bookstore or you can download it for free on the site.
It is a compilation of LDS doctrines we’ve looked at and compared to biblical standards to see is what Joseph Smith taught and the modern-day LDS still adhere to today.
~Sandals are scriptural/shorts are optional~
Tip of the Day, August 6
Posted in August, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged bible, false doctrine, false prophecy, Jesus, marriage for salvaiton, Mormon temples, mormonism, salvation, Spencer Kimball on 08/06/2011| Leave a Comment »
August 6 – John 3:5; ‘Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.’
Tip of the Day, August 2
Posted in August, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged bible, false doctrine, Jesus, Mormon temples, mormonism, necromaancy, salvation, salvation for the dead on 08/01/2011| 1 Comment »
August 2 – Luke 16:19-31; “There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.”
Mormon Dilemma 30
Posted in Masonic Logde and Mormonism, Mormon Dilemmas, tagged bible, false doctrines, Jesus, joseph smith, Masonic Lodge, Mormon temples, mormonism, salvation, secret oaths on 07/19/2011| 14 Comments »
Mormons Should be Involved with Masonic Lodge
Evidences and Reconciliations, pg. 357-358; “Many of the Saints were Masons, such as Joseph’s brother Hyrum, Heber C. Kimball, Elijah Fordham, Newel K. Whitney, James Adams, and John C. Bennett. These members called attention to the spirit of brotherhood and brotherly love which are the foundations of Masonic fraternity… The people of the Church needed friends. The work in Nauvoo would be hindered if opposition to the Church were allowed to grow. The Prophet and his brethren and sisters of the Church had suffered much without cause. They wanted peace. Perhaps Masonry would help. So, in the light of history, ran the thoughts of the people.” – John Widtsoe
Mormon Dilemma 29
Posted in Masonic Logde and Mormonism, Mormon Dilemmas, tagged bible, Jesus, joseph smith, Masonic temples, Masonry, Mormon temples, mormonism, salvation, secret oaths on 07/19/2011| 1 Comment »
Joseph Smith a member of the Masonic Lodge
Encyclopedia of Mormonism, pg. 1018; “For a time Nauvoo was a community almost unto itself. Its singular status, the inclusive character of its life patterns, and the extension of the religious vision into all aspects of culture were stabilized by a strong self-sufficient charter and even a militia, the Nauvoo Legion. Many visitors came to view the new city, and efforts to promote cultural and intellectual exchange increased. Joseph Smith and about 1,500 other Church members joined the Masonic lodges in Nauvoo and nearby Keokuk and Montrose to promote fraternal relations (see –>Freemasonry in Nauvoo).”
Nauvoo Missions Report 2004
Posted in Nauvoo Missions Reports 2, tagged false gospel, joseph smith, Mormon temples, mormonism, Nauvoo Pageant, Nauvoo Temple, occult markings on 05/03/2011| 2 Comments »
NAUVOO: THE “MECCA” OF MORMONISM
Imagine if you will that you are in a small town in the middle of America. It has been built on a hill with wheat and corn fields that surround the area as it lies on the lazy banks of the mighty Mississippi River. The town has one grocery store, one or two small family restaurants and one street light. Main Street is about eight blocks long, and at one end of town you’ll find the only gas station. It sounds like any one of the hundreds of small towns in America, yet there’s a hitch.
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