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What is True Christianity?

Posted in January, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , on 01/17/2026| 3 Comments »

‘…And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.’ Acts 11:26

 January 17 — Liahona and Ensign, November 2012 “A Christian has faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, that He is the literal Son of God, sent by His Father to suffer for our sins in the supreme act of love we know as the Atonement.

Through the scriptures and the witness of Joseph Smith, we know that God, our Heavenly Father, has a glorified and perfected body of flesh and bone. Jesus Christ is His Only Begotten Son in the flesh. The Holy Ghost is a personage of spirit whose work is to testify of the Father and the Son. The Godhead is three separate and distinct beings, unified in purpose.

With these doctrines as the foundation of our faith, can there be any doubt or disputation that we, as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, are Christian?” — Robert D. Hales, Being a More Christian Christian (more…)

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LDS: Our Worthiness Brings Us Strength

Posted in General Conference April 2012, tagged , , , on 05/05/2025| 6 Comments »

 May 5 — LDS: Our Worthiness Brings Us Strength. “Coming to Ourselves: The Sacrament, the Temple, and Sacrifice in Service”, General Conference, Apr. 2012 “Worthiness to hold a temple recommend gives us the strength to keep our temple covenants. How do we personally gain that strength? (more…)

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LDS Conversion Means Self-Reliance

Posted in March, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , , on 03/15/2025| 1 Comment »

  March 15 – LDS Conversion Means Self-Reliance. Mark 1:14-15 “…Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.”

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Polytheism 101

Posted in March, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , , on 03/10/2025| 1 Comment »

 March 10 – Polytheism 101. Isaiah 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. 11 I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.” (more…)

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Preparing the World for Joseph Smith

Posted in July, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , , on 07/08/2024| 1 Comment »

‘Those who think too much of themselves don’t think enough.’ — Amy Carmichael

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July 8 — Preparing the World for Joseph Smith. “Preparations for the Restoration and the Second Coming: “My Hand Shall Be over Thee,”” Ensign, Nov.2005, 92 “Before that sacred night in Bethlehem, the events of history and the words of the prophets of all dispensations prepared the way for the first coming of the Lord and His Atonement. Similarly, history and prophecy laid the groundwork for the Restoration of the gospel through the Prophet Joseph Smith. Do we have eyes to see that the events and prophecies of our time are preparing us for the Savior’s Second Coming?” – Robert D. Hales (more…)

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Self-Reliance Means Saving Yourself

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on 11/22/2023| 1 Comment »

 Ensign, ‘Ministering Through Self-Reliance,’ August 2020 ““Self-reliance is taking responsibility for our own spiritual and temporal welfare and for those whom Heavenly Father has entrusted to our care. Only when we are self-reliant can we truly emulate the Savior in serving and blessing others.

Elder Robert D. Hales (1932–2017) of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, “A Gospel Vision of Welfare: Faith in Action,” in Basic Principles of Welfare and Self-Reliance (booklet, 2009), 1–2; emphasis added.” (more…)

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Counting All Things as Loss

Posted in April, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , , on 04/17/2023| 3 Comments »

 April 17 — Counting All Things as Loss. Philippians 3:8 “Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ” (more…)

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That I May Win Christ

Posted in April, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , , on 04/17/2020| Leave a Comment »

 April 17 — That I May Win Christ. Philippians 3:8 “Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ” (more…)

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LDS Prophet Doubts Efficacy of Jesus’ Atonement

Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, tagged , , , on 07/27/2019| 3 Comments »

 Melissa e-mailed me the meme of a Mormon quote that’s quite popular on FB. She mentioned the quote had no reference on where to find the original source so I went looking around and found this in a speech given by one of their apostles, Robert D. Hales.

Our question is this –

If you’re a true prophet of God wouldn’t you know your salvation is dependent upon the works of Jesus and not yourself?

Really now, if their commander in chief doesn’t have faith in what he’s doing, how are the followers supposed to have unquestioning faith?

General Conference, ‘Examples from the Life of a Prophet,’ October 1981 (more…)

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Tip of the Day March 15 True Conversion

Posted in March, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , , , , on 03/15/2019| 1 Comment »

March 15 – True Conversion Involves Repentance. Mark 1:14-15; “…Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.”

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Tip of the Day March 10 Polytheism 101

Posted in March, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , , on 03/10/2019| Leave a Comment »

witnessing-tip-of-the-day-elohim March 10 – Polytheism. Isaiah 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. 11 I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.”

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Hales’ Advice on Prayer Stops Way Short of Jesus’ Cross

Posted in Discourses and Lectures, tagged , , , on 03/20/2017| Leave a Comment »

Luke 18:11, 13; “The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. 13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.”

 Mormon Today, ‘Elder Hales’ Advice on How to End Your Prayer Could Change Your Life’;  “When we end our prayers with “Thy will be done,” we are doing what the Savior did in the Garden of Gethsemane, for what we are saying is, “Whatever the test, whatever I’m to learn, I will always love Thee.” – Robert D. Hales

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Witnessing Tip of the Day March 10

Posted in Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , , on 03/10/2017| Leave a Comment »

witnessing-tip-of-the-day-elohim March 10 – Polytheism. Isaiah 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. 11 I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.”

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Mormons Still Believe God Created Jesus Through Sex with Mary

Posted in Jesus, tagged , , , on 03/04/2017| Leave a Comment »

robert hales Ensign, ‘Being a More Christian Christian’, November 2012; “A Christian has faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, that He is the literal Son of God, sent by His Father to suffer for our sins in the supreme act of love we know as the Atonement.” — Robert D. Hales

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Choosing to Righteously Reject Pre-existence

Posted in pre-existence, tagged , , , on 02/21/2017| Leave a Comment »

Isaiah 44:24; “Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer, And he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that maketh all things; That stretcheth forth the heavens alone; That spreadeth abroad the earth by myself.”

salt lake mormon temple 2 General Conference, ‘Making Righteous Choices at the Crossroads of Life,’ October 1988

“Indeed, you and I have a plan to guide us in our lives—the eternal plan that was given to us in the premortal world and that will bring us back into the presence of our Heavenly Father.” – Robert D. Hales

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Witnessing Tip of the Day June 6

Posted in Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , , , , on 06/06/2016| Leave a Comment »

Witnessing Tip of the Day June 01June 6 –  Works of God’s Holy Spirit. Romans 8:26-27; “Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.”

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Witnessing Tip of the Day April 10

Posted in Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , , , on 04/10/2016| Leave a Comment »

Witnessing Tip of the Day April 2April 10 – Obedience to God or Man? Acts 5:29; “Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.”

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Witnessing Tip of the Day April 7

Posted in Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , , on 04/07/2016| Leave a Comment »

Witnessing Tip of the Day April 2April 7 – Role of the Holy Spirit. There are many ways in which God’s Holy Spirit works inside of us. One of those ways is the fruits of the Holy Spirit – Galatians 5:22-23. Another is the way in how He works inside of us on a daily basis, moment by moment, guiding us along in life. John 16:13; “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.”

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Witnessing Tip of the Day March 15

Posted in Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , , , , on 03/15/2016| Leave a Comment »

Witnessing Tip of the Day March2March 15 – True Conversion Involves Repentance. Mark 1:14-15; “…Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.”

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Families Essential to God’s Plan, but No Formal Revelation Originally Given

Posted in Families are Forever, tagged , , , , , on 11/26/2015| Leave a Comment »

robert halesEnsign, “The Eternal Family,” Nov. 1996, p. 65; “Because of the importance of the family to the eternal plan of happiness, Satan makes a major effort to destroy the sanctity of the family, demean the importance of the role of men and women, encourage moral uncleanliness and violations of the sacred law of chastity, and to discourage parents from placing the bearing and rearing of children as one of their highest priorities.” – Robert D. Hales

Gospel Topics, ‘Mother in Heaven,’; “While there is no record of a formal revelation to Joseph Smith on this doctrine, some early Latter-day Saint women recalled that he personally taught them about a Mother in Heaven. 3” (data retrieved 11/23/15)

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