We came upon Mr. Hyde’s remarks about Moroni while looking for references on another subject, and had to share this one. Sigh… We’ll be sure to add this to our next installment of ‘Worst of the Worst Quotes’. Journal of Discourses 6:368 “…it may not be amiss to ask here, by whose power victory so often […]
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Discerning Evil Needs Priesthood
Discourses of the Prophet Joseph Smith, pp. 112-113 “… who can describe an angel of light? If Satan should appear as one in glory, who can tell his color, his signs, his appearance, his glory—or what is the manner of his manifestation? Who can drag into daylight and develop the hidden mysteries of the false spirits […]
Moroni’s Magical Manifestations
Galatians 1:6-8; “I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: 7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. 8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, […]
Two Angels, Two Messages: Moroni v. Gabriel
Message from the angel Gabriel told Joseph: Matthew 1:21; “Call his name Jesus for he will save his people from their sins…” Message from the angel of light Moroni told Joseph Smith: Joseph Smith History 1:33; “…my name should be had for good and evil among all nations, kindreds, and tongues…” The one sure thing that hasn’t […]
And Then Nephi became Moroni
Jude 4; “For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.” By and large, members of the LDS Church today believe Moroni was the angel who […]
Meaningless Verses in the BoM Don’t Teach of Jesus
4 Nephi 1:6-7; “And thus did the thirty and eighth year pass away, and also the thirty and ninth, and forty and first, and the forty and second, yea, even until forty and nine years had passed away, and also the fifty and first, and the fifty and second; yea, and even until fifty and nine […]
LDS Clipart Points to Wrong God
General Conference, “An High Priest of Good Things to Come” October 1999 “Trust in God and believe in good things to come.” Romans 1:25; “Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.” We found the image posted here on an […]
Moroni: The Golden Calf of Mormonism
While gathering info for a new article earlier this week, I came across an interesting story in Mormondom. In 2009, the Deseret News published an article ‘20 little-known facts about the Mormon Angel Moroni statue’. They showed a different Moroni statue with each fact they shared, and one in particular caught my immediate attention. Did […]
Joseph Smith’s Witchcraft, Scrying and Arrest 1820 – 1827
Today we’re taking a look at Joseph Smith’s behavior between 1820 – 1827 to determine whether his activities reflected that of someone who had been called of God. This was a critical time in Smith’s life and his track record stands as a solid witness of what he was doing from the time of his […]
Angels with Flaming Swords and Joseph Smith
Genesis 3:24; “So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.” There are a lot of places in the Bible where we find angels mentioned and by a lot that […]