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Author Archives: Sharon Lindbloom
From the Mailbag (10/24/2011)
Thank you for taking the time to document exactly what it is Mormons believe verses the Bible. I am married to a Mormon. I am a Christian and stand firm by the tenets of the Faith exactly as you have … Continue reading
Mormonism’s Apostasy Predicament
In 2006 an article in the Salt Lake Tribune made waves when it called attention to the fact that “Less than a third of those baptized [in Chile] stays in the Mormon fold.” The article noted that the LDS Church … Continue reading
Mormon Professors Confuse Doctrine and Rumor
If I want to know what Mormonism teaches about human beings becoming Gods and creating worlds, should I ask a Mormon? Last month (October 2011) New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd asked the planet question of two Mormons: Richard Bushman, … Continue reading
Posted in Nature of Man
Tagged Doctrine, Eternal progression, Kent Jackson, Richard Bushman
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Nauvoo Women: An Overlooked History of the Mormon Relief Society
This year (2011) Mormon ladies have been learning about the history of the Church’s Relief Society, said to be “the Lord’s organization for woman.” Julie B. Beck, the Relief Society general president wrote that “understanding our history is not only … Continue reading
Posted in Early Mormonism, Joseph Smith, Mormon History, Nauvoo, Polygamy
Tagged Joseph Smith, Julie B. Beck, Nauvoo, Polygamy, Relief Society
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A Call to Compassionate Prayer
Two LDS missionaries in Texas have been struck by a car and killed. Please join me in praying for their families and friends. May God comfort all who mourn the loss of these young men.
Posted in Uncategorized
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Mormons Want People to Ask Questions
In an article published last week in The Tennessean (31 October 2011), the journalist interviewed Latter-day Saint Emily Halverson. Emily told the reporter that in middle Tennessee, far outside the so-called Book of Mormon Belt, people are curious about Mormons … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus Christ, Prophets, Truth, Honesty, Prayer, and Inquiry
Tagged Jesus Christ, Prophets, Questions
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Is Jesus “the One” in Mormonism?
In an article for Tabletalk magazine author and pastor Kevin DeYoung wrote, “There is one foundational question each of us must face…This question is so important that if you get this one wrong, you are going to get most everything … Continue reading
Mormons Yawn at Christian Heaven
Mormons look forward to an eternity–a Heaven–characterized as a sort of divine extension of their lives on earth. Calling mortal marriage “a laboratory for godhood,” the LDS Achieving a Celestial Marriage Student Manual states, “In the relationship of husband and … Continue reading
Who Thinks Mormonism Is a Christian Religion?
Is Mormonism a Christian religion? Though we have discussed this question here so many times, here we go again. Because of the flap Pastor Jeffress caused in publicly identifying Mormonism as a “theological cult” on October 8 (2011), it seems … Continue reading
Why are non-Mormons uncomfortable with Mormonism?
On October 10 (2011) LDS blogger Joanna Brooks posted an interview with Patrick Mason, author of The Mormon Menace: Violence and Anti-Mormonism in the Postbellum South (Oxford University Press, 2011). The topic of the interview: “Why Do Southerners Call Mormonism … Continue reading
Posted in Early Mormonism, Mormon History
Tagged Anti-Mormon, Blood Atonement, Mountain Meadows Massacre, Parley Pratt, Polygamy, Utah War
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