Category: Witnessing
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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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Testing the Book of Mormon (tract)
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner Some members of the Mormon Church have made fantastic claims about archaeologists using the Book of Mormon. For example, one letter written by a prominent Mormon, dated May 3, 1936, maintained that the Book of Mormon was used by the government to unravel the problem of the aborigines. . . . it…
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Jesus and Joseph Smith (tract)
Although Joseph Smith is admired as a saintly prophet and even compared himself to Jesus Christ, history shows a great gap of character between the two.
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Fall of the Book of Abraham (tract)
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner According to Mormon writers, the “Book of Abraham” was supposed to have been written on papyrus by Abraham about 4,000 years ago. This very same papyrus, it is claimed, was acquired by Joseph Smith in 1835. Smith translated the papyrus and published it under the title, “The Book of Abraham.”…
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Temple Marriage?
One of the most important tenants of the LDS Church is the necessity of temple ordinances, teaching that a temple marriage is required for Eternal life. Yet there is no mention of temple marriage in either the Bible or the Book of Mormon.
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The Mormon Puzzle: A New Video About Mormonism
Review of a video comparing claims of the LDS church in light of the Bible. Featuring interviews with Evangelical Christians (including Sandra Tanner) and Latter-day Saints.
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Brigham Young Sermon: Joseph Smith’s Consent Needed to Enter Heaven
Brigham Young teaches that although all people will be “saved” (resurrected), only those who obtain Joseph Smith’s consent can then attain the highest degree of exaltation, in the celestial kingdom. As printed in Journal of Discourses, vol. 7, pp. 288-90 (typescript)[Bold in quotations is added for emphasis and does not appear in originals.] [page 282]…
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Brigham Young Sermon: Blacks and the Priesthood
Brigham Young explains the curse of Cain and how black people are relegated to being the “servant of servants” and are prohibited from holding the LDS priesthood until “all the other descendants of Adam have . . . enjoyed the blessings of the Priesthood . . .” As printed in: Journal of Discourses, vol. 7,…
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Obstacles to Leaving Mormonism
Different assumptions often desensitize us to the perspective of LDS friends and family who are pondering. Take a moment to consider some of those before bulldozing into a conversation.