Category Archives: LDS Church

Are Racist LDS Scriptures Still Deemed “Utterly Reliable” and “Pure Truth”? Part 1

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Lynn K. Wilder

In the recently released statement on lds.org on Race and the Priesthood, the modern Mormon Church disavows “that blacks or people of any other race or ethnicity are inferior in any way to anyone else…” This unequivocal truth, that no … Continue reading →

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Early Mormon Prophet Led the Church Astray

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Sharon Lindbloom

The Mormon Church very recently posted a new statement on “Race and the Priesthood” at LDS.org in which the blame for the Church’s historic racism is laid squarely at the feet of Brigham Young. According to the statement, the idea … Continue reading →

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Equal pay for LDS bishops!

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Eric Johnson

One of my neighbors is an LDS bishop. I have not talked to him about the topic at hand, but I have an inkling of how much time and effort he must devote to his local congregation of about 200 … Continue reading →

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The Teachings of Joseph Smith and His Apostles

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Sharon Lindbloom

The following illustration is found in the Instructor’s Guide for the current Mormon Institute manual, “The Life and Teachings of Jesus and His Apostles, (Rel 211-12)” [The posted scan is from the print edition, page 110]. Found in a section … Continue reading →

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Where Did Mormon Leaders Go Wrong?

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Sharon Lindbloom

Apart from excitement over the fly that plagued Mormon Seventy Terence M. Vinson during his General Conference talk on Sunday (October 13, 2013), much of the Conference buzz on the world wide web (sorry – I couldn’t resist) is focused … Continue reading →

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Is the “church” established on any man?

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Eric Johnson

I have just finished reading through the entire gospel doctrine series called “Teachings of the Presidents of the Church” series, including the newest volume dedicated to Joseph Fielding Smith. Smith was known for being a church theologian, penning the massive … Continue reading →

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True Mormonism

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Sharon Lindbloom

On September 24th Mormon Apostle D. Todd Christofferson spoke to students at BYU-Idaho during the school’s weekly devotional. About halfway through his talk, “The Prophet Joseph Smith,” Mr. Christofferson explained, “Joseph Smith’s prophetic calling is key to our religion. Without … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Jesus Christ, Joseph Smith, LDS Church, Truth, Honesty, Prayer, and Inquiry | Tagged , , , , , , , | 63 Comments

“Punishing” Mormon Newlyweds?

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Sharon Lindbloom

There seems to be continuing dissatisfaction among Mormons over the workings of their church. In addition to the “wear pants to church” movement, the “give women the priesthood” movement, and the “pull The Not Even Once Club off the bookstore … Continue reading →

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But is it official?

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Eric Johnson

I recently finished reading through the entire series of “Teachings of Presidents of the Church” gospel doctrine manuals, which have been regularly used in LDS Sunday School classes since the late 1990s. With the exception of the current prophet Thomas … Continue reading →

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Hymns teaching false doctrine

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Eric Johnson

In order to discover new quotes to insert into a revision of our book Mormonism 101, I have decided to read through a number of LDS manuals, including the Teachings of the Presidents of the Church series. Tonight I was … Continue reading →

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