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Tag Archives: Orson Pratt
What Child Is This? The LDS Christmas Story
It was long ago, two thousand years, when sweet baby Jesus was born. Although every baby is cherished by his parents and grandparents and siblings and cousins, this little boy was precious to all the world. The story began in … Continue reading
LDS Church on the Marriage(s) of Jesus
It’s Throwback Thursday! The following blog article originally posted at Mormon Coffee on May 19, 2006. Though The Da Vinci Code is now old news, being nine years after the movie’s release, I just received an email last week that addressed … Continue reading
“What do Mormons believe about the Bible?”
The Mormon Church appears to be updating its FAQ section at Mormon.org. I’ve received several Google Alerts highlighting specific Frequently Asked Questions and their official answers. One recent Alert pointed me to the FAQ section on the Bible, to the … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Mormon Scripture
Tagged Articles of Faith, Bible, Book of Mormon, Brigham Young, Bruce McConkie, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ezra Taft Benson, Gordon B. Hinckley, Joseph Smith, LDS Church, Mormon Church, Mormonism, Orson Hyde, Orson Pratt, Richard Bushman, Thomas Monson
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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 speaking of Catholicism: Surely they jest…?
The Mormon President of Ohio State University announced his retirement last week amidst controversy over his anti-Catholic remarks. Gordon Gee has a long history of “verbal gaffes,” but his recent comments about “those damn Catholics” apparently crossed the line. According … Continue reading
Posted in Great Apostasy
Tagged Bruce R. McConkie, Catholicism, Hyrum M. Smith, Orson Pratt
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Mormon proselytizing can be tricky
Deseret News (online) published this cartoon by Arie Van De Graff on Jan 21, 2013. It might come as no surprise that there actually is A Book of Mormons. Written and compiled by Latter-day Saints Richard S. Van Wagoner and … Continue reading
Latter-day Saints, please do not “shut down” or mentally disassociate from the teachings of your leaders
Latter-day Saint neighbors, please be brave and “study it out in your mind” (D&C 9:8)! Do not mentally disassociate or “shut down.” A lot more is at stake than you realize. At least consider that Joseph Smith said that his … Continue reading
Why Would “Five Wives” Brand Offend Mormons?
Much has been written over last week or so about Idaho’s ban of the sale of a particular brand of vodka because of its label. The spirit, made at Ogden’s Own Distillery in Utah, is called Five Wives Vodka, and … Continue reading
Posted in Early Mormonism, Polygamy
Tagged Five Wives Vodka, Orson Pratt, Polygamy, Word of Wisdom
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The “genius” of the Book of Mormon
During a General Conference talk on October 2 (2011) LDS General Authority Tad Callister spoke about the Book of Mormon being “A Book from God.” Church News reports: “The genius of the Book of Mormon is there is no middle … Continue reading
Posted in Book of Mormon
Tagged Book of Mormon, Jeffrey Holland, Orson Pratt, Tad Callister
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Buyer Beware
On March 26th, 1830, following a reprint of the text from the title page of the Book of Mormon, this announcement appeared in the Wayne Sentinel: The above work, containing about 600 pages, large Duodecimo, is now for sale, wholesale … Continue reading