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Category Archives: Book of Mormon
The False Necessity of LDS Water Baptism
Guest Contributor In his February 2015 Ensign article entitled, “The Gate Called Baptism” (45-47), Elder Devn Cornish of the Second Quorum of the Seventy said that “…baptism, a holy sign of a covenant between God and His children, is required for our … Continue reading
Mormons Studying the New Testament in 2015
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
Posted in Bible, Book of Mormon, Brigham Young, Joseph Smith, Mormon Leaders, Mormon Scripture
Tagged Bible, Bruce McConkie, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ezra Taft Benson, Gordon B. Hinckley, Joseph Smith, LDS Church, Mark Petersen, Mormon Church, Mormon Scripture, Mormonism, Thomas Monson
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What is Mormonism?
Last week it was discovered that when Google search engine users typed, “What is Mormonism?” into the search box, the answer provided was this: “Mormonism is a religion that denies the deity of Jesus Christ. In this religion, He is … Continue reading
Posted in Authority and Doctrine, Baptism for the Dead, Book of Mormon, God the Father, Great Apostasy, LDS Church, Misconceptions, Mormon Temple, Nature of God
Tagged Apostasy, Baptism for the Dead, Book of Mormon, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Garments, LDS Church, Mormon Church, Mormonism, Nature of God, Priesthood, Temples, Word of Wisdom
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John Walker’s Key Opens Book of Mormon Names
The wise biblical King Solomon wrote, “There is nothing new under the sun” (Ecclesiastes 1:9). Researcher Rick Grunder has provided a great latter-day example of “What has been is what will be.” In his massive work, Mormon Parallels: A Bibliographic … Continue reading
When it comes to the plates, there was no miracle
For the past several years I have been bringing a replica set of “gold plates” to the Mormon Miracle Pageant held annually in Manti, Utah. By encouraging Mormon visitors to lift my plates, it gives me an opportunity to explain … Continue reading
Posted in Book of Mormon, Mormon History
Tagged Book of Mormon, Gold plates, Joseph Smith
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Mormon Historian Responds to Tough Questions
On December 16, 2013 the reddit exmormon forum held an AMA (Ask Me Anything) Q&A with highly respected Mormon historian Richard Bushman. Following are a few forum-member questions, along with Dr. Bushman’s answers (in no particular order). You will also … Continue reading
Are Racist LDS Scriptures Still Deemed “Utterly Reliable” and “Pure Truth”? Part 2
What do LDS Church leaders have to say about the reliability and accuracy of their own scriptures? According to LDS leaders, Mormon scriptures are “utterly reliable” and “pure truth.” The current prophet, President Monson, declared on the official church website … Continue reading
Are Racist LDS Scriptures Still Deemed “Utterly Reliable” and “Pure Truth”? Part 1
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
Rejecting the Book of Mormon
Early Mormon apostle Orson Pratt sometimes found himself in trouble with leaders of the LDS Church because of things he had written. Mr. Pratt was a prolific writer, and freely expounded on Mormon doctrine, as he understood it. The First … Continue reading
Mormons and Evangelicals Talk of Christ
On November 15 (2013), evangelical author (and seminary president emeritus) Richard Mouw addressed 2,000 young Mormons at Utah Valley University. As reported in the Deseret News’ “Evangelical leader says commonality with Mormons deeper than differences,” Dr. Mouw emphasized his discovery … Continue reading
Posted in Baptism, Book of Mormon, Forgiveness, Jesus Christ, Repentance
Tagged Baptism, Blood Atonement, Book of Mormon, Born again, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Forgiveness, Joseph Fielding Smith, Joseph Smith, LDS Church, LDS Manuals, Mormon Church Manuals, Mormon Scripture, Mormonism, Repentance, Richard Mouw, Spencer W. Kimball
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