Category: Mormon Culture
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Postmodern Trends in Mormonism
A conversation on how Mormon truth claims, once considered absolute by LDS leaders and believers, are now watered down into a flavor of relativism that is not consistent with their past.
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“A Major Victory for Satan”: Nicknames Pronounced Blasphemous by President Nelson
Russell M. Nelson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said that God personally revealed to him how “LDS,” “Mormon,” “Mormonism,” and other nicknames referring to the church are offensive to God.
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Early Deseret Almanacs and the Doctrine of God
By Kurt Van Gorden Kurt Van Gorden is an ordained minister and directs two missions to the cults:Jude 3 Missions and the Utah Gospel Mission.He is a researcher, contributor, and editor for 16 apologetic books.http://www.utahgospelmission.com Title page of 1851 Deseret Almanac.(All images are from the digitized collection of Kurt Van Gorden. Public Domain.) In 2007,…
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Gospel Topic Essays: Fixing History?
By Eric JohnsonMormonism Research Ministry – http://www.mrm.org In what appears to be an attempt to deal with several vital historical issues propagated by the LDS Church throughout the years, the Mormon Church has been producing essays since late 2013 under its “Gospel Topics” section of its lds.org website, attempting to reconcile the facts with what…
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LDS Patriarchal Blessings
By Sandra Tanner Joseph Smith claimed through revelation to reestablish the ancient order of “Patriarch,” patterned after the father’s blessings given in the Bible (see Genesis, chapters 27 and 49). Unlike the Old Testament blessings given by a father on his deathbed to his sons, the LDS blessings are given by non-relatives to various members of the…
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The Mormon Testimony
For Latter-day Saints, one’s testimony is the main determination of truth, rather than biblical fidelity or consistency with past revelation. This subjective standard differs from the objective approach modeled in the Bible.
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Examples of Resignations from the LDS Church
Below are two examples of people’s requests for membership resignation and name removal from the LDS church. A Utah Couple’s 2007 Resignation Letter to their Bishop (name)(address)(date)Bishop ______Stake President ______ Dear Sirs: In an effort to avoid some of the expected heartaches ahead, and to squelch forthcoming rumors, we are sending you this letter. This…
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Do Mormon Leaders Receive Financial Support?
By Sandra Tanner The following statements from LDS leaders explain their disapproval of a paid ministry. Joseph Smith once boasted: The only principle upon which they judge me is by comparing my acts with the foolish traditions of their fathers and nonsensical teachings of hireling priests, whose object and aim were to keep the people…
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How to Remove Your Name from the LDS Records
Things to consider to help make an exiting decision more more effective.
