Author Archives: Aaron Shafovaloff

I Agree With Moroni 8:18 — Do Mormons?

Today is the first “I Agree With Moroni 8:18” day. Afterward it will be every August 18th. If you’d like to participate, you can simply put on your Facebook wall today (the 18th), “I agree with Moroni 8:18”, or some … Continue reading

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Susan Ray Schmidt to be on the Rachel Ray Show on Tuesday, January 4th

My friend Jerry passes this along: Just to let you know of an important event coming up. Susan [Ray Schmidt] (Formally of the LaBaron Polygamist group, author of “Favorite Wife”, Star of Sourceflix video “Lifting the Veil of Polygamy”, and most … Continue reading

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Packer’s Atonement Parable: Refinancing Your Debt

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Mormonism’s Grinch and a Response to James of Lehi’s Library

Mormonism’s Grinch smiled and said, “‘Only Begotten Son.’ Only Begotten in the flesh, meaning in mortality. This designation of our Lord signifies that he was begotten by Man of Holiness as literally as any mortal father begets a son. The … Continue reading

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“Mormonism and the Virgin Birth” Presentation (Saturday, Dec. 18)

I will be speaking on Mormonism and the virgin birth. This will primarily be a walk-through of the relevant LDS sources with a brief evangelical Christian response. The main reason I want to do this presentation is to get the … Continue reading

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Mormonism and Christ-Likeness

Mormons: What did it mean for the Father to be “Christlike” when he was a mere mortal on another planet? Was he imitating his own Messiah? Was he full of the “light of Christ”, i.e. the light of his own … Continue reading

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The Comfort of Knowing God Was a Sinner

Kathryn, a local Mormon, wrote to me on November 7: “We believe that [God] was in our same situations. I don’t want someone judging me, until they have walked in my shoes. I am sure God has sinned. How else … Continue reading

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Gospel Principles 2009 as a Significant Perpetuation of Traditional Mormon Theology

My research article on Gospel Principles now online at UTLM. I put a lot of work into it (comparing a bunch of Gospel Principles editions took forever, and my wife is glad it’s over!), and I hope it’s helpful to … Continue reading

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Ex-Mormon Testimony at Piano Concert (Connie Raddon)

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Daniel Peterson isn’t sure if Muhammad was a false prophet

Apparently for Daniel Peterson—Mormonism’s most prominent living apologist who is also the leading LDS scholar on Islam—denying that Jesus is the Lord and Savior who died on the cross and rose from the dead isn’t enough to make one a … Continue reading

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