Category: Mormon Leadership
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Three Meetings with an LDS General Authority, 2012–2013
By Grant H. Palmer The following article was originally posted on: http://www.journeyofloyaldissent.wordpress.com on April 6, 2013. [Several months ago Grant Palmer, retired LDS Church educator and author of Insider’s View of Mormon Origins, personally shared some of this story with me. —Sandra Tanner] In mid-October 2012, a returned LDS Mission President contacted me to arrange…
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Apostasy in Sweden!
Their 15 Unanswered Questions By Sandra Tanner “Some Mormons Search the Web and Find Doubt” declared the front page story in the New York Times on July 21, 2013. Laurie Goodstein reported that Hans Mattsson, LDS European Area Authority Seventy from 2000–2005, and approximately 600 LDS members, mainly in Sweden, were sharing their doubts through…
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What’s Hidden in the New Headings?
We examine changes in the headings and introductory material of the 2013 edition of LDS scriptures, which seem to be aimed at obscuring problematic areas.
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What Happened to the Office of LDS Church Patriarch?
By Sandra Tanner On April 6, 2013 the Salt Lake Tribune announced the death of Eldred G. Smith, at the age of 106, the longest-serving LDS General Authority and last to hold the position of Church Patriarch. He was also the great-great-grandson of Joseph Smith’s brother Hyrum. Originally the office was to be passed down…
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LDS Leaders Still Believe There Will be Polygamy in Heaven
By Sandra Tanner Plural marriage was first introduced into Mormonism by Joseph Smith in the 1830’s. It is a common misconception to think of the practice of polygamy as starting with Brigham Young and the Mormon’s trip west. Even though Joseph Smith had already married several women, he did not dictate his famous revelation on…
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Did Brigham Young Teach False Doctrine?
Some of Brigham Young’s teachings were so un-biblical that they brought deep division in the church. By disavowing such teachings, modern church leaders would actually be considered heretical by his pronouncements.
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Joseph Smith’s “White Horse” Prophecy
By Sandra Tanner Since United States Senator Orrin Hatch, a faithful Mormon, announced his candidacy in 1999 for the office of President of the United States, there has been growing interest in how he views the U.S. Constitution and one of Joseph Smith’s little known prophecies. In the Salt Lake Tribune, November 11, 1999, there…
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Mormonism and Politics
Ever since Joseph Smith’s followers began growing into a sizeable group (with its own militia—larger than many states’ militias) they also flexed political muscle, seeking redress for grievances and eventually wanting to lead the nation with Joseph Smith as president.
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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…