Journal of Discourses 6:34 “… I do not consider God is so anxious that we should be bloodthirsty men,,, … God designs we should be pure men, holding the oracles of God in holy and pure vessels; but when it is necessary that blood should be shed, we should be as ready to do that as to […]
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Brigham Young: Cut the Throats of Persecutors
Journal of Discourses 2:311 “…in regard to those who have persecuted this people and driven them to the mountains, I intend to meet them on their own grounds. It was asked this morning how we could obtain redress for our wrongs; I will tell you how it could be done, we could take the same law […]
Hide and Don’t Seek
2 Corinthians 6:17; “Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,” Paul’s admonition to the true believers in the early church is our focus for today. We’re pleading with the Mormons to come out of the darkness, and into the […]
Historical Events in Mormon History: Moroni and Blood Atonement
Philippians 4:8; “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” Today I received my daily e-mail from TodayinMormonHistory.com which served as another reminder of why I left the Church. In the annals of LDS history […]
Diluting Jesus’ Blood
D&C 76:52; “That by keeping the commandments they might be washed and cleansed from all their sins, and receive the Holy Spirit by the laying on of the hands of him who is ordained and sealed unto this power.” Today we’re examining how the LDS Church handles the blood of Christ. The foregoing Mormon scripture is anything but promising to those looking for a […]
Thought of the Day: Utah’s Firing Squad
ABC News reported that on Tuesday, March 10, 2015, the state of Utah voted to allow the firing squad to be used as a viable tool for the death penalty. The reason this is such a big deal is because of the previous law they passed back in 2004 making lethal injection the preferred method […]
Blood Atonement in Mormonism
Today we’re publishing a new page on the site that you can find in the General Research section. This is a subject matter that isn’t pretty, but needs to be told. Ignoring, hiding or denying that blood atonement wasn’t part of Mormonism is disingenuous and exploiting it is just as bad. We’re not here to […]
1,000+ Mormon Quotes
Here’s our 2nd list of 1,000+ Reasons to Leave Mormonism, aka, Mormon Quotes/Dilemmas! Because I can’t/won’t publish these things without qualifying the reason why, allow me to explain. First and foremost I do this because I believe it’s important everyone has access to truth. You deserve and need to know the truth before you invest yourself […]
Peace and Violence among 19th-Century Latter-day Saints
Journal of Discourses 2:186; “I will take the Government of the United States, and the laws of Missouri and Illinois, from the year 1833 to 1845, and if they had been carried out according to their letter and spirit, they would have strung up the murderers and mobocrats who illegally and unrighteously killed, plundered, harassed, […]
Polygamy and Mormon Church Leaders William Adams Hickman
William Adams Hickman aka Brigham Young’s Destroying Angel April 16, 1815 – August 21, 1883 If you like to read about the old west with stories of murder, mayhem and intrigue the stories about William Adams Hickman, aka “Wild Bill Hickman” is right up your alley. This man’s life was filled with all of the […]