Gospel Through the Ages, p. 98 ~ “The stupendous truth of the existence of a Heavenly Mother, as well as a Heavenly Father, became established facts in Mormon Theology.” ~Milton R. Hunter, 1958 However, 33 yrs later Mr. Hinckley downplayed what is and isn’t, established fact in Mormon theology… General Conference, ‘Daughters of God,’ October 1991 ~ “…in […]
As I was on the web last night looking at my email I noticed a video ad that asked the questions; “How do I forgive?”, “Will God help me? Where can I find happiness? “. These questions were followed by the caption, “The Book of Mormon: Real Answers, Real Questions”, along with a place to click to learn […]
New Witnesses for God, 1:458-459; “…If Jesus Christ, “being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God,” why should it be considered blasphemous to teach that man by faith and righteousness in following the counsels of God, shall at last become like him, and share his power and glory, being […]
Yesterday we read how LDS apostle Ballard encouraged the young girls of Mormonism to do good deeds for others. That in itself isn’t a bad thing, but using an occult fertility symbol isn’t the mark of true Christianity. I wrote about this a few years back so we’re reposting it today as a reminder of […]
Doctrine and Covenants 76:24; “That by him, and through him, and of him, the worlds are and were created, and the inhabitants thereof are begotten sons and daughters unto God.” – Joseph Smith, February 16, 1832 Colossians 1:16 “For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible […]
Matthew 22:30 ‘…they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.’ Twenty-four years ago today, I asked Jesus to be my God and Savior! PTL! The list of questions I had rolling around in my head had become commonplace, and kept leading me back to the same […]
General Conference, ‘The Book,’ October 2014; “The leaders did not set the requirements for exaltation. God did!” – Allan F. Packer Ok, before we look at Mr. Packer’s comment let’s see what Mormons mean by “exaltation”. The Gospel Principles manual defines exaltation this way: “Exaltation is eternal life, the kind of life God lives. He […]
Leviticus 22:32-33; “…I am the Lord which hallow you, 33 That brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the Lord.” Osiris – ‘a principle god of ancient Egypt, god of vegetation and water, king of the dead’. Thousands of Youth Sing, Dance at Payson Temple Cultural Celebration Throwing caution to the wind, in June 2015, the Mormon Church […]
Encyclopedia of Mormonism, p. 649; “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints teaches that the Holy Ghost is a spirit man, a spirit son of God the Father. … The Holy Ghost is the third member of the Eternal Godhead, and is identified also as the Holy Spirit, Spirit of God, Spirit of the […]
As of late, the LDS Church is building temples at a record pace. According to their site they now have 155 operating temples, and 25 others in various stages of construction. Another page gives the reason why they build so many temples. Here in part, is what they said – ‘From the days of the […]
