Category Archives: Afterlife

Post-Mortal Appearances of Joseph Smith

JT Hillman wrote a letter to the editor of Louisiana’s towntalk.com. In an effort to point people to Christ, JT wrote (in part), “I read in The Town Talk, some dear person was thanking St. Jude. St. Jude cannot help … Continue reading

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The Tolerable Hell of Our Imaginations

I was browsing the Desiring God web site the other day. I read an article where Pastor John Piper responded to the question, “How willingly do people go to hell?” Quoting C.S. Lewis’ statement, “All that are in hell choose … Continue reading

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The King of Kings Over One Heavenly Kingdom

You can watch the whole talk here. A downloadable .mp4 file of video is available here.

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Exaltation Companion

In July of 2004 Mark Hacking called the police to report his wife, Lori, was missing. Almost a year later Mark was convicted of first-degree murder. He had shot his sleeping, pregnant wife in the head with a .22 rifle … Continue reading

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Progression to Godhood — Mormonism’s God

The following quotes are from the LDS Church’s Achieving a Celestial Marriage Student Manual published by the Church Educational System, copyright 1976. — In the relationships of husband and wife and parent and child we begin to approach the divine … Continue reading

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Feeling Lucky? The Probability of Exaltation

I just read Odds Are, You’re Going to be Exalted by LDS author Alonzo L. Gaskill (2008, Deseret Book). In this slim volume Mr. Gaskill seeks to reassure Latter-day Saints that even though they are not actually doing “all [they] … Continue reading

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James White Video: The LDS Eternal Law of Progression

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What God has prepared for those who love Him

An LDS friend of mine experienced some spiritual dissonance a few years ago when her non-member father died. At his funeral, all his non-Mormon friends were talking freely and confidently about seeing him again in Heaven. They talked with fondness … Continue reading

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The Mormon Doctrine of Materiality

On May 21, 1845 an article on the nature of God, man, and angels appeared in the LDS publication the “Prophet.” Understood to have been written by the editor, LDS Apostle Parley P. Pratt, the article was reprinted in the … Continue reading

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Spiritual Identity Theft

In an article titled “Your Divine Heritage,” LDS General Authority (Seventy) Robert C. Oaks wrote about what he called “spiritual identity theft” (Ensign, April 2008, 49-50). Mr. Oaks suggested that a significant threat to Latter-day Saints achieving their divine potential … Continue reading

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