Category: Bruce R. McConkie
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Apostle McConkie Admits Brigham Young Taught Adam-God Doctrine
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner On February 19, 1981, the Mormon Apostle Bruce R. McConkie wrote a letter to Eugene England which contains some remarkable statements concerning Brigham Young (the second President of the Mormon Church) and his Adam-God doctrine. In this 10-page letter Apostle McConkie frankly admitted, “Yes, President Young did teach that Adam…
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Apostle Attacks Personal Relationship with Christ
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner At a Brigham Young University Devotional held March 2, 1982, the Mormon Apostle Bruce R. McConkie delivered a very significant message. In this speech, Apostle McConkie emphatically declared that members of the Mormon Church “should not strive for a special and personal relationship with Christ.” [Bold in quotations is added…
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Changing World of Mormonism (newsletter article)
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner January is a month we are anxiously awaiting, for this is when Moody Press plans to release our new book, The Changing World of Mormonism. This is a condensed and updated version of Mormonism—Shadow or Reality?—a book which has sold over 32,000 copies and which Bible scholar Norman L. Geisler…