Category: Truth and Discernment
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Did Early Christians Perform Baptism for the Dead?
Circular Arguments, Plagiarism, and Dubious Extrapolation: The Patristic Evidence for Baptism for the Dead and its Misuse by LDS Apologists and General Authorities. By Ronald V. Huggins, Th.D. There is evidence that some form of baptism of or for the dead was practiced by three early Christian heresies: the Marcionites, the Cerinthians, and the Montanists.…
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Revelations, Policies, Doctrines, and Decrees
Different categories of pronouncements by LDS leadership ideally reflect different levels of ‘official-ness,’ but they also provide convenient room for denying the same. By Bill McKeeverMormonism Research Ministry — http://www.mrm.org On the morning of February 8, 1843, Mormonism founder Joseph Smith said that he had met with “a brother and sister from Michigan, who thought…
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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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The Virgin Birth According to LDS Leaders
LDS leaders have consistently taught that Jesus Christ is the literal son of of Heavenly Father and Mary, implying a physical union that is not taught in the Bible.
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Playing FAIR?
An Evaluation of Joseph Smith’s “Rocky Mountain Prophecy” By Johnny Stephenson Condensed and used by permission from: https://mormonitemusings.wordpress.com/2012/02/11/playing-f-a-i-r/ I often come across this scenario on Mormon Facebook Pages and other sites as I browse the internet: Self-proclaimed Mormon “apologists” using material from FAIR (Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research) to “prove” that critics of Mormonism…
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What Is a Cult?
By Sandra Tanner Mormons object to the application of “cult” to Mormonism, but it fits many of the basic elements. There are two ways to look at the word cult, in the social/psychological sense or in the Christian/religious sense. Social/Psychological Perspective A social scientist would list some of the key marks of a cult as…
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The Mormon Murders: Twenty-Five Years Later
By Sandra Tanner and Rocky Hulse It has been twenty-five years since Mark Hofmann, a returned missionary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), forged numerous historical documents, blew up two innocent people with pipe bombs, and was given a plea bargain instead of going to trial. Why would the prosecuting attorneys…
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Contradictions in LDS Scripture
By Sandra Tanner Some of Joseph Smith’s early scripture differs with his later work. In fact, the Book of Mormon is closer to traditional Bible doctrine, while his more divergent teachings, which distinguish the LDS church, occur in the later Doctrine and Covenants and Pearl of Great Price, creating a troubling contrast, especially since the…
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Mormons Hope to Become Gods of Their Own Worlds, Procreating Endless Numbers of Children
LDS leaders have consistently taught the doctrine of worthy members’ exaltation and endless procreation, as is seen in this list of quotations.