Category: Blood Atonement
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Wanted: “One Mighty and Strong”
Continuous changes in the LDS church are accompanied by fundamentalist claims of apostasy and hopes that “one mighty and strong” leader has now arrived, as prophesied.
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Mormon Blood Atonement: Fact or Fantasy?
Historical evidence shows that Brigham Young taught that the blood of Christ is insufficient for some sins, requiring the spilling of one’s own blood instead for atonement. Tragic examples show how this was put into practice.
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Mormon Claims Answered: Chapter 10
Marvin W. Cowan The Eternal State of Mankind “We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.” 9th Article of Faith by Joseph Smith ETERNAL PROGRESSION In order to understand the Mormon…
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Mormon Leaders Fight Satanic Infiltration
Utah Governor Norm Bangerter Calls for an Investigation By Jerald and Sandra Tanner In the last issue of the Salt Lake City Messenger we reported allegations that a satanic cult had taken root in the Mormon Church. This newsletter (November 1991) proved to be the most popular issue we have ever printed. A number of…
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Brigham Young and Wild Bill Hickman
Discover how Bill Hickman alleged that he had committed murders by the orders of Brigham Young, and other disturbing details.
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Hofmann Confesses
Mark Hofmann admits he killed two people and forged Mormon documents. His father also pleaded that he submit to execution to atone for his wrongs, based on the LDS teaching of blood atonement.
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Blood Atonement Chosen
After being sentenced to die for murder, Ronald Lafferty chose death by firing squad because he believed the blood atonement doctrine required his own blood to be literally spilled.
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By Their Fruits
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner In Matthew 7:15-16 Jesus is reported to have said: Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? While Joseph Smith and Brigham Young claimed to…
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Blood Flows in Utah
The brutal legacy of self-styled Mormon fundamentalists Ervil LeBaron and the Lafferty brothers show just how far LDS teachings like blood atonement can be taken.
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Kimball’s Journal Confirms Oath of Vengeance
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner We have recently printed one of Heber C. Kimball’s journals by the photomechanical method. Davis Bitton, formerly Assistant LDS Church Historian, described this journal as follows: 5. “The Journal of Heber C. Kimball.” Restricted volume. Entries from 21 November 1845 to 7 January 1846. Much of this volume concerned with…