Category: Christianity
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Mormon Claims Answered
By Marvin W. Cowan Utah Lighthouse Ministry would like to thank Marvin Cowan for graciously allowing us to post his book, Mormon Claims Answered, on our website. Note: Mormon Claims Answered is also available in Spanish and Russian translations. TABLE OF CONTENTS EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATED BOOK TITLES INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 – ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF…
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Mormon Claims Answered: Introduction
By Marvin W. Cowan The title of this book, Mormon Claims Answered, sums up its message and its purpose. Since its inception, Mormonism has claimed that all other churches are universally apostate (heretical) and that the LDS church alone is the “only true and living church upon the face of the whole earth” (Doctrine &…
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Mormon Claims Answered: Chapter 6
Marvin W. Cowan Priesthood “We believe that a man must be called of God by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands, by those who are in authority to preach the gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.” 5th Article of Faith, by Joseph Smith DEFINITION AND FUNCTION President Joseph F. Smith (6th LDS…
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Is There Something Better?
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner About thirty-four years ago we became acquainted with the noted Mormon scholar Francis W. Kirkham. On July 22, 1960, Dr. Kirkham gave us a copy of his book, A New Witness for Christ in America, and inscribed the following on one of the pages: “To newly found friends and believers…
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Why We Left the Church
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner Over thirty years ago we found it necessary to ask Mormon officials to strike our names from the roles of the Mormon Church. Our research revealed that there have been many serious changes made in Joseph Smith’s revelations and other material printed by the church. In addition, we found many…
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Two Hours With Brigham Young
An interview with Brigham Young by the famous journalist, Horace Greeley Horace Greeley, editor of the New York Daily Tribune and famous for the phrase, “Go West, young man,” did just that, stopping in Salt Lake City for several days to “study” the Mormons while on his way to the west coast. This took the…
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“We Have No King But Caesar”
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner In the Bible, we are told that when Pilate brought Jesus before his enemies, they cried out, “Away with Him, away with Him! Crucify Him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar!” So he delivered Him to them…
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The Warnke Problem
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner In our book, Satanic Ritual Abuse and Mormonism, we wrote the following: While we have been aware of the influence of the occult for many years, we were always somewhat suspicious of some of the tales of ex-Satanists. We have always tried to be very cautious about accepting stories concerning…
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The Struggle of Leaving Mormonism
It’s easy to forget that intellectual topics are not always the main challenge for people who are doubting their LDS faith. Hearing some of their stories can remind us of the complexity of their struggles.
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Walters’ Last Sermon
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner As the reader may know, Pastor Wesley P. Walters had a great deal to do with bringing to light the true history of Mormonism. He was a man who loved the Mormon people and labored very hard to bring them the truth. The following extracts are taken from his last…