Tag Archives: Mormonism

Mormonism:
Jesus is the literal “bodily offspring” of God the Father

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Sharon Lindbloom

I was just paging through an old book I found at a used bookstore. It’s titled Principles of the Gospel, published in 1961 by the Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and contains … Continue reading →

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From the Mailbag (17 Points of the True Church)

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Sharon Lindbloom

Please pray for me as i am trying to leave mormonism. My husband is very active in church and he sent me this. What do you think. Thank you. Connie FROM THE BIBLE: 17 Points of the True Church of … Continue reading →

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Mormons, Take Courage

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Sharon Lindbloom

In February 2015 a small Facebook group of former Mormons was asked, “What is the #1 or main reason you left the LDS Church? What started your journey out of Mormonism?” This is what they said: “Discovering that it was … Continue reading →

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Commandment-keeping and God’s Grace

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Bill McKeever

It’s Throwback Thursday! The following blog article originally posted at Mormon Coffee on September 26, 2006. —— My October, 2006 edition of Ensign just arrived. I wish more of my Christian friends who think Mormonism is abandoning its heretical past … Continue reading →

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Theosis: “The Mormon view is altogether different.”

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Sharon Lindbloom

This has been going on for far too long. BYU Professor Robert Millet, as part of his continuing apologetic for the Mormon doctrine of exaltation (i.e., faithful Mormons becoming Gods), perseveres in asserting that this doctrine did not originate with … Continue reading →

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You have 90 seconds – describe Mormonism

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Sharon Lindbloom

In June (2015) Deseret News posted a light-hearted article recounting journalist Jerry Johnston’s encounter with a street poet. The poet sits on the sidewalk with a sign that says, “Pick a topic, get a poem.” For a donation of any … Continue reading →

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Matthew for Mormons

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Aaron Shafovaloff
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Mormonism hurts.

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Sharon Lindbloom

The topic of the Mormon Church and race has been in the news again this summer. The June anniversary of the Church’s 1978 lifting of the priesthood ban passed mostly unnoticed, but a week and a half later, when the … Continue reading →

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The Transfiguration of Brigham Young

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Sharon Lindbloom

It’s Throwback Thursday! The following blog article originally posted at Mormon Coffee on August 8, 2011. —— When Joseph Smith died in June of 1844, the Mormon Church faced a succession crisis. Mormon historian Richard S. Van Wagoner explained, “Despite … Continue reading →

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Joseph Smith’s Gold Plates

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Sharon Lindbloom

Joseph Smith, the first Mormon Prophet, claimed he was divinely guided to a set of gold plates that were buried near his home in the state of New York. After taking possession of these plates, according to the official LDS … Continue reading →

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