Category Archives: Mormon Leaders

Mormons Studying the New Testament in 2015

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Sharon Lindbloom

The Mormon Church’s Sunday School course of study for 2015 is the New Testament. Accordingly, Gig Harbor, WA newspaper columnist Alfred Gunn (LDS) wrote a column for The Peninsula Gateway titled, “The Bible as a treasured course of personal study.” … Continue reading →

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“The sweet dream of a pure minded boy”

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Sharon Lindbloom

In the spring of 1820 Joseph Smith went into the woods to pray. “Humbly kneeling, sweet appealing–‘Twas the boy’s first uttered prayer” says the Mormon hymn (“Joseph Smith’s First Prayer”). Joseph sought to know “Who of all these parties [Presbyterians, … Continue reading →

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Bruce McConkie vs. Brigham Young

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Sharon Lindbloom

It’s Throwback Thursday! The following blog article originally posted at Mormon Coffee on March 6, 2006. —————— I was reading an article in the Deseret News on Saturday [March 4, 2006] that discusses the history of “The Seven Deadly Sins.” … Continue reading →

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Worship of Joseph Smith?

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Sharon Lindbloom

It’s Throwback Thursday! The following blog article originally posted at Mormon Coffee on January 17, 2006. —————— Reading the December 31, 2005 issue of Church News I came across this: “As Latter-day Saints we no more worship Joseph Smith than … Continue reading →

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Mormonism’s President and the Role of the Angry Mob

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Sharon Lindbloom

In April 2014, at the Mormon Church’s General Conference, President Thomas S. Monson spoke of love being the essence of the gospel. Explaining that Jesus Christ is our great example of love, President Monson said, “The sick He healed; the … Continue reading →

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The Danger of Mormon Idolatry

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Sharon Lindbloom

In October (2014) Mormon blogger Jana Riess wrote about the “shadow side” of Mormonism: the “tendency to idolize – as in actually make idols of – the men who run our church. An idol is anything we use as a … Continue reading →

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Faithful Mormons Respond to News of Joseph Smith’s Polygamy

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Sharon Lindbloom

Shock waves continue to move across the globe as Mormons discover their Church’s recent admissions regarding Joseph Smith’s polygamy. There is much distress evident among Mormons who have always believed (been told) that the kinds of things now disclosed in … Continue reading →

Posted in Early Mormonism, Joseph Smith, LDS Church, Mormon Culture, Mormon History, Polygamy, Truth, Honesty, Prayer, and Inquiry | Tagged , , , , | 51 Comments

Mormon Church Posts Essays on Joseph Smith’s Polygamy

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Sharon Lindbloom

It’s all over the news. The Mormon Church has finally “admitted” long-buried facts about Joseph Smith’s polygamy. The new Church essays were actually posted at lds.org sometime around October 22nd (2014), but for some reason the news only hit the … Continue reading →

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Mormon Prophecy: Trying to Keep Up

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Sharon Lindbloom

In September (2014) the Rexburg Standard Journal enjoyed an exclusive interview with Mormon apostle Jeffry Holland. Journalist Emmilie Whitlock reported on Elder Holland’s remarks. One topic the Mormon apostle discussed was the “challenging times” in which we live, especially in … Continue reading →

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Early Mormon Marriages: Tangled Webs to Sort Out in the Eternities

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Sharon Lindbloom

Many people are aware of Joseph Smith’s practice of polygamy. A subset of those people are also aware that some of Joseph’s plural wives were married to other men at the same time they were married to Joseph. Many of … Continue reading →

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