Category: Mormon Leadership
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Covering Up Mormon Polygamy
Should leaders be trusted who have used so much deceit and cover-up in establishing their work?
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Mormon Doctrine Altered
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner Unfortunately, most members of the Mormon Church are completely oblivious to the serious changes that have been made by church leaders since the days of the Mormon prophet Joseph Smith. Dr. Hugh Nibley is proclaimed by many to be one of the greatest defenders the Mormon Church has ever known.…
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Sexual Abuse Update
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner In the November 1996 issue of the Salt Lake City Messenger we reported that Cherese Franklin was awarded $750,000 in damages in a sexual abuse case involving repressed memories. On appeal this case was overturned by a judge in Salt Lake City. In our last newsletter we discussed the problem…
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Mormon Claims Answered: Chapter 7
Marvin W. Cowan The Church “We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, etc.” 6th Article of Faith by Joseph Smith The above statement has led many people to conclude that Mormonism is based upon the teachings of the Bible. However, a careful examination of…
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Mormonism’s Problem With Child Sexual Abuse
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner Mormonism is to be commended for strongly stressing chastity and encouraging its members to avoid any type of sexual sin. When we were members of the church we were taught these wise principles. Nevertheless, Mormon officials today seem to be having some serious problems regarding how to handle the sexual…
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Fleeting Prophets?
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner In April, 1995, Gordon B. Hinckley was sustained as the 15th prophet of the Mormon Church. President Hinckley was eighty-four years old at the time he became the “living Prophet” of the church. While he appears to be in good health and of sound mind, it seems unlikely that he…
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Proclamation of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1845)
A proclamation by the LDS leadership to the rest of the world’s leaders following Joseph Smith’s assassination, which announced that God had spoken by way of the restored gospel, providing both an invitation and a voice of warning.
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God Makers II Lawyer Threatens Tanners With Suit
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner Unfortunately, our last newsletter regarding the video The God Makers II, has stirred up a real hornet’s nest. While we tried to be very accurate and tactful in our presentation, in an article entitled, “The Tanners Strike Again,” J. Edward Decker exclaimed: One would think that I’d have developed some…
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Church Hides Documents from Prosecutors
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner In our last newsletter we revealed that Gordon B. Hinckley and other members of the Mormon hierarchy had important McLellin documents that they deliberately suppressed from prosecutors in the Hofmann murder-forgery case to save the church from embarrassment. We noted that the material was a “key piece of evidence” needed…
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The Godmakers II: Under Fire from Within and Without
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner A real controversy has been raging in Salt Lake City ever since the film The Godmakers II was shown at a local church. The reason the film created such a heated debate was that it openly accused the acting head of the Mormon Church, President Gordon B. Hinckley, of committing…