Author Archives: Aaron Shafovaloff

Matthew for Mormons

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Aaron Shafovaloff
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The Grace Club

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Aaron Shafovaloff

My daughter took The Not Even Once Club book off my shelf and wanted me to read it as a bedtime story. I can’t blame her: it has fun and inviting pictures. I told her it was not a book I … Continue reading →

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Free Utah Concerts This Week By Adam’s Road

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Aaron Shafovaloff

Monday, June 22nd, 2015 Transitions Class Testimony and Music – 6:30 PM 12448 S Iron Sight Way Herriman, UT 84096 Tuesday, June 23rd 2015 Price Chapel Testimony and Music – 6:30 P.M. 611 W Price River Dr Price, UT (435) … Continue reading →

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Galatians and Mormon Neo-Orthodoxy: Why the BYU Religion Department Should Make Your Blood Boil

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Aaron Shafovaloff

Remember, the Judaizers to which Paul was responding in Galatians were not crass perfectionists. They would have confessed that God’s grace was sufficient. They would have confessed the centrality of the atonement. They would have rejected explicit requirements of perfection. … Continue reading →

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Joseph Smith Should be Held to a Higher Standard than Noah, Abraham, Moses, and David

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Aaron Shafovaloff

We rightly expect more integrity and imitable behavior of church pastors and deacons today than was expected of prophets 3500 years ago. We rightly expect better theology of our teachers today than we do the Early Church Fathers. That said, … Continue reading →

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In 1912 some Mormon leaders doubted both the content and reliability of The King Follett Sermon

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Aaron Shafovaloff

In 1912 some Mormon leaders doubted both the content and reliability of The King Follett Sermon. Mormon apostle George Albert Smith wrote: “Sometime ago I received an invitation, mailed from the Liahona office, to contribute to a fund for the … Continue reading →

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Celebrate Christmas by Rejecting Mormon Leaders Who Have Rejected the Virgin Birth

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Aaron Shafovaloff
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The Lorenzo Snow couplet’s subordination & dependence dilemma for Mormons

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Aaron Shafovaloff

Given both halves of the Lorenzo Snow couplet: “As man now is, God once was. As God now is, man may be.” (a) If we will forever be dependent on and subordinate to our God, then it stands to reason … Continue reading →

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James Talmage: Almost Charged With Apostasy for Writing That The Holy Ghost was a Person

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Aaron Shafovaloff

Excerpted from James P. Harris’ foreword to The Articles of Faith (First Edition): Another theme that occupied Talmage’s attention was related to the Holy Ghost. Talmage wrote: Met with Theological Class Committee and [First] Presidency in lecture work. The subject … Continue reading →

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Why I Wish Mormonism Would Excommunicate or Disfellowship All of Its Unfaithful or Unbelieving Members

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Aaron Shafovaloff

When Mormonism excommunicates or disfellowships people who aren’t faithful to Mormonism or believing in Mormonism, it helps both Mormons and evangelicals. It adds clarity to identity and worldview. It contributes to religious integrity. It speeds up the process of people … Continue reading →

Posted in Friendship, Interaction, and Evangelism, LDS Church, Truth, Honesty, Prayer, and Inquiry | Tagged , , , , , | 13 Comments