Category Archives: Mormon Temple

“Mormon victims of the Holocaust”

Posted on November 12, 2008 by Sharon Lindbloom

The LDS Church is in trouble – again – with the Jewish community over the Church’s continuing posthumous baptisms of Jewish Holocaust victims. (See here and here for background on the 13 year struggle regarding this issue.) Monday (November 10, … Continue reading →

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The Duty to Expose a Shameful Ceremony is Infinitely More Sacred Than a Shameful Ceremony

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Aaron Shafovaloff

[SWF]http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=948605920993957621&hl=en&fs=true,400,326[/SWF] Richard Packham‘s video is also available on YouTube Publicly exposing the Mormon temple ceremony takes away the superficial power of secretiveness and mystery and helps people face reality. The power of mystery is largely sapped with a simple YouTube … Continue reading →

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Catholic Parish Registers Off-Limits to LDS Church

Posted on May 5, 2008 by Sharon Lindbloom

Catholic News Service (CNS) reported last week on an April 2008 Vatican directive sent to Catholic dioceses throughout the world. In the letter, Catholic bishops are instructed to prohibit Latter-day Saints from microfilming and digitizing information contained in parish registers. … Continue reading →

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Can you guess where this is from? (Updated)

Posted on February 6, 2008 by Aaron Shafovaloff

We asked folks to guess what this is and where exactly it is from, offering a free DVD copy of The Gospel of John to the first non-evangelical who guessed correctly. After two days of waiting for people to guess, … Continue reading →

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LDS Temples Open to All

Posted on August 15, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

On August 8th ABC’s Nightline posted a story about the Hill Cumorah Pageant, a Mormon drama enacted each year by LDS Church members for audiences in Palmyra, New York. The sub-title to the Nightline article reads, “In Upstate New York, … Continue reading →

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PostMormon.org Billboard Squelched

Posted on June 25, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

In April Mormon Coffee reported on a billboard campaign instituted in LDS areas by PostMormon.org, a group of former Mormons seeking to offer support to others who have left the LDS Church. Last Friday (22 June) the Idaho Falls’ Post … Continue reading →

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Temple-Appropriateness

Posted on June 15, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

A friend from the Las Vegas area sent me a copy of a local publication, Desert Saints Magazine. According to the “Letter from the Editor” in the March 2007 issue, “This magazine is produced by three stay-at-home LDS mothers (with … Continue reading →

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Equally Unworthy

Posted on February 16, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

While we’re on the subject of Mormon temples (see Mormon Coffee’s last article), the February issue of Ensign magazine includes an article about the symbolism found in Mormon temples. Quoting LDS Apostle John A. Widtsoe, the article states: “In the … Continue reading →

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People Can Learn About the LDS Endowment Ceremony

Posted on February 14, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

by Sharon On Tuesday USA Todayposted an article by journalist Jill Lawrence: “Will Mormon faith hurt bid for White House?” There are some unexpected revelations in the article related to the doctrines and history of the LDS Church. They are … Continue reading →

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Brigham Young’s Lecture at the Veil

Posted on February 7, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

It was 130 years ago today that LDS recorder L. John Nuttall, by order of Brigham Young, transcribed the Lecture at the Veil in the St. George, Utah Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Lecture … Continue reading →

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