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“I don’t know how to speak about heaven in the traditional, lovely, paradisaical, beauty that we speak of heaven – I wouldn’t know how to speak of heaven without my wife, my children. It would, it would not be heaven … Continue reading →

“Plead with them more than you rebuke them.” Advice applicable for just about any interaction with non-believers you love. (>>)

A Catholic responds to an LDS assertion that, according to Catholicism, Jesus and Lucifer are brothers.

“A simple formula for determining Mormon doctrine which accounts for the many varied situations recorded in Mormon sources is impossible at this time. The attempt to decide if a concept is ‘doctrine’ is sometimes frustrating, and the attempt to persuade … Continue reading →

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“Our relationship with Him is not that of Creator and created thing.” (“Our God Truly Is God,” Ensign, Jan 2008)

“[C]onsider the thief on the cross. Jesus said that he would enter paradise (Luke 23:43). But what will judgment be like for him when the books are opened? 99.9% of his life will be sin. And only the final hours … Continue reading →

A wonderful online version of the Journal of Discourses

“I am very frustrated by hearing so many conservatives tell me and others who disagree with me in my assessment of Mormonism that we are all a bunch of unpatriotic bigots because we happen to think that what a man … Continue reading →

“Letters between McLellin and confidant John Traughber, who inherited the collection upon McLellin’s death, reveal a Mormon story far different than the one believed today by most church members. He writes of never hearing the story of Smith’s ‘first vision,’ … Continue reading →

“The Mormon Church did the proverbial face-plant… They have completely lost their direction and their guts at the highest levels! Instead of giving bold, clear answers, the resultant replies were spineless attempts at spin…” (>>)