Category Archives: Mormon Scripture

Courage to View the Gold Plates

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Sharon Lindbloom

Pomeroy Tucker was a contemporary of Joseph Smith. Living in Palmyra, New York, he knew the Smith family, counted Martin Harris among his friends, and was actively engaged in the 1830 printing process of the Book of Mormon. In 1867 … Continue reading →

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An Interesting Discovery: A Map of the Travels of Moroni

Posted on July 7, 2011 by grindael

In the ongoing Mormon Apologist Wars on the location of the Book of Mormon lands, one advocate of the LGT (Limited Geography Theory) is Michael Ash. In February of this year, he published an article entitled, “How Moroni and the … Continue reading →

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What Happened to the Trinity in Mormonism?

Posted on June 16, 2011 by grindael

I often wonder about certain teachings in the Mormon Church that sort of ‘fell by the wayside’ so to speak. One of those was the doctrine of the Trinity. Once, it seems, Mormons believed in the doctrine of the Trinity, … Continue reading →

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Are Their Words Really Scripture?

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Sharon Lindbloom

Last week Eric Johnson blogged here on the topic of following the prophet and personal revelation. He cited a recent Salt Lake Tribune article by Peggy Fletcher Stack titled, “Are Leaders Infallible? LDS Faithful are Admonished to ‘Follow the Prophet.’” … Continue reading →

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Lying for the Lord

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Eric Johnson

In his apologetic book Shaken Faith Syndrome: Strengthening One’s Testimony in the Face of Criticism and Doubt (The Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research), Michael R. Ash hopes to calm those Mormons who are thinking about leaving the Mormon Church … Continue reading →

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A Bad Religious Theory

Posted on January 6, 2011 by setfree

Over at “Darwin’s God” is a link to a “survey of failed evolutionary predictions” – the website DarwinsPredictions.com. The featured article is a lengthy explanation of some predictions inherent in Darwin’s Theory of Evolution, and how they have failed. The … Continue reading →

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Missing the Point

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Sharon Lindbloom

During the April 2010 General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints President Dieter F. Uchtdorf (Second Counselor in the First Presidency) talked about Mormons being the “hands” of Christ. Mr. Uchtdorf provided lots of good ideas … Continue reading →

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Selected Passages from the LDSV (Latter-day Saint Version of the Bible)

Posted on July 15, 2010 by setfree

The creator of the video explains its content: “Verses that are in contradiction to Mormon theology and what they should read if they are to be in sync with Mormonism’s doctrine.”

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First Nephi and the Son of God

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Sharon Lindbloom

The book of First Nephi (in the Book of Mormon) reflects four significant (and similar) additions that Joseph Smith made to the original text before the publication of the second edition in 1837. The changes are indicated by italics in … Continue reading →

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Brainwashing – Exhibit A

Posted on May 13, 2010 by setfree

Brainwashing: “…any method of controlled systematic indoctrination, esp. one based on repetition or confusion…” The following Topical Guide entry brings together for us the “scriptures most often used in [LDS] gospel classes and study” on the topic of Geneology and … Continue reading →

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