By their fruits…
The fruits of the doctrines of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young: “A polygamist compound with hundreds of children was rife with sexual abuse, child welfare officials allege in court documents, with girls spiritually married to much older men as soon as they reached puberty and boys groomed to perpetuate the cycle.” (>>)
Book Release
Andrew Jackson’s new book on Mormonism is now available. You can also read it online.
Conversation with Stephen at Temple Square
We discuss General Conference, the Lorenzo Snow couplet, whether God was possibly once a sinner, whether God demands praise, whether God gets all the glory, and some other things. (30m 6s)
Yes, I’m horrible with names. I think I asked him three times!
For Those Who Need A Real Miracle of Forgiveness
The song is “East to West”, by Casting Crowns
“As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.” - Psalm 103:12
“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” - Ephesians 2:8-10
“Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness, just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works: ‘Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered; blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count his sin.’” - Romans 4:4-8
Open Thread on General Conference
In October 2006, Richard G. Scott directly contradicted himself and promoted a theology of earning / “qualifying” for forgiveness and mercy:
In October 2007, we heard from apostle Robert D. Hales that “Each of us has been sent to earth by our Heavenly Father to merit eternal life”.
We also heard Jeffrey R. Holland give a negative anti-Christianity talk on the Trinity.
What shall we expect this weekend?
Consider this an open thread on all topics pertaining to General Conference.
See Also
Does God forgive sins you continue to repeat?
A classic audio clip worth repeatedly promoting (3m 21s).