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The Importance of Joseph Smith in Mormonism
LDS leaders teach that the gospel requires not only faith in Jesus Christ but also acceptance of Joseph Smith as a true prophet and obedience to church ordinances for full eternal life.
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Bible Verses Relating to LDS Teachings on Temple Work
LDS temples and their ceremonies, which are said to restore ancient Jewish/Christian practices essential to eternal life, bear no resemblance to either the Old or New Testament records.
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A Sample of Joseph Smith’s False Prophecies
By Sandra Tanner [click prophecies to view their source] 1. Saints to gather in Independence, Missouri;build a templeDoctrine and Covenants (D&C) 84 No such temple was ever built, and the LDS Church no longer teaches that the gathering will occur. 2. Civil War prophecyD&C 87 England and other nations did not join in the U.S.…
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Racial Statements in LDS Scripture
By Sandra Tanner Despite claims by modern LDS leadership that racist rhetoric and priesthood restrictions are nothing more than relics of unfortunate folklore, their scripture clearly shows a basis for what early LDS leaders defended as doctrine.Consider the following examples from the Book of Mormon and the Pearl of Great Price. Book of Mormon Pearl…
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Book of Mormon Overview
By Sandra Tanner Storyline The Book of Mormon contains the purported stories of three different groups which sailed to the Americas. Jaredites Mulekites Lehi and family Translation The Urim and Thummim, specially prepared spectacles preserved with the golden plates as an aid in translating, were used to translate the first 116 pages of the Book…
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Temples and the Bible
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner One of the most important tenets of the LDS Church is the necessity of temple ordinances. LDS Apostle Bruce R. McConkie explained: From the days of Adam to the present, whenever the Lord has had a people on earth, temples and temple ordinances have been a crowning feature of their…
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Is Polygamy Part of God’s Plan for Marriage?
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner When God created humans He instituted His plan for marriage: one man should have one wife. Genesis 2:24 states: Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife; and they shall be one flesh.(Genesis 2:24, KJV) [Bold in quotations is added for emphasis…
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Bible and Book of Mormon Contradictions
By Sandra Tanner The LDS church claims the Bible as one of its four scriptures (with the caveat, “as far as it is translated correctly”). However, there are serious contradictions between it and the other three, despite inspiration by the same God, supposedly. Consider some of these contradictions below. 1. The Gospel The Bible plainly…
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How Do We Test a Prophet?
By Sandra Tanner The LDS presentation of the gospel relies on prayer and expectations of a subjective feeling (a “burning in the bosom”) to determine its truthfulness. But this does not match the biblical example. Frequently a person will say to me that the Mormon (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) missionaries have challenged…
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The True Church
Jesus taught in the Bible that all true believers are part of his body, which is the ‘true church,’ not a specific institution.