Author Archives: Sharon Lindbloom

About Sharon Lindbloom

Sharon surrendered her life to the Lord Jesus Christ in 1979. Deeply passionate about Truth, Sharon loves serving as a full-time volunteer research associate with Mormonism Research Ministry. Sharon and her husband live in Minnesota.

Purging the Church

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Sharon Lindbloom

The Bible talks about church discipline. With a double emphasis on holding firmly to the truth and living a moral life, the New Testament says the church (the body of true believers) is to call sinners to repentance. If someone … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Nature of God | 215 Comments

LDS Missionaries Annoy Aussies

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Sharon Lindbloom

A newspaper story from Australia came across my desk this week. It seems that some students and staff at Melbourne’s Deakin University are being annoyed by LDS missionaries: MORMON missionaries are “creepily” spruiking for new members in an underpass near … Continue reading →

Posted in Mormon Culture | 24 Comments

The Law

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Sharon Lindbloom

One significant difference between biblical teaching and Mormonism has to do with the nature of God’s Law. LDS leaders teach that salvation/exaltation is gained through faith plus works. To achieve the celestial kingdom (to spend eternity in the presence of … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Salvation, Worthiness | Tagged | 109 Comments

Mormon Theism

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Sharon Lindbloom

Christianity is a monotheistic religion, but what is Mormonism? Mormonism has been called monotheistic, polytheistic, henotheistic, tri-theistic, and more recently, monolatristic. I don’t know if there is a defined theistic category that fits Mormonism, but let’s look at what these … Continue reading →

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A Prayer for a New Year

Posted on January 1, 2010 by Sharon Lindbloom

Taken from The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions, edited by Arthur Bennett. Most High God, The universe with all its myriad creatures is thine, Made by thy word, Upheld by thy power, Governed by thy … Continue reading →

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Proselytizing for Optimum Productivity

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Sharon Lindbloom

An email from a former Mormon (I’ll call “XM”) arrived in my inbox. He was disturbed over a video he found on You Tube. In the video, (now) LDS President Thomas Monson instructs LDS missionaries on how to find investigators … Continue reading →

Posted in Mormon Missionaries | Tagged , , | 125 Comments

LDS Faith-Promoting Pearl Harbor Story

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Sharon Lindbloom

About a year ago I heard the story for the first time. An LDS friend who was seriously questioning her chosen religion told me the story, punctuated by her confusion. If the LDS Church wasn’t of God (the conclusion she’d … Continue reading →

Posted in Mormon Culture, Truth, Honesty, Prayer, and Inquiry | Tagged , | 35 Comments

Building Up the High Places

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Sharon Lindbloom

At NewsOK, November 30, 2009: Utah’s Spanish Fork has Krishna temple PROVO, Utah (AP) — Ask any Spanish Fork resident and they will be able to point you in the direction of one of the most unique buildings in town … Continue reading →

Posted in LDS Church | Tagged | 149 Comments

How Can I Keep from Singing Your Praise?

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Sharon Lindbloom

I know I am loved by the King, and it makes my heart want to sing. Happy day of thanksgiving.

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Praying for Your Mormon Friend

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Sharon Lindbloom

As we enter this week of Thanksgiving with a fresh sense of gratitude toward God for the grace and mercy He has poured out on His people, let’s remember those who labor under the impossibility of trying to gain God’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Friendship, Interaction, and Evangelism | Tagged | 8 Comments