THE HOLY SPIRIT AND HIS RESIDENCE Picture yourself sitting in the upper room with Jesus and the other apostles at the end of the Last Supper. Can you just imagine what it would have felt like and what your response would have been if Jesus had told you (happily I might add), that He […]
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Where is Jesus in Mormonism?
I recently come across a pro-LDS website that had a list of things one LDS thinks the Mormons should do for 2008. After I read over this list it struck me that there is no mention of Jesus. The number one top thing on this list is what really caught my attention. It said; […]
Book of Mormon; Fullness of the Gospel?
“Lord Increase Our Faith”, page 64; “The real focus on the Book of Mormon should be on the details of the book itself, not on the details of the process by which it came forth. Although we do not know everything about the process of its coming forth or its translation, the Book of Mormon […]
Mormon Ad Campaign
In the past month you may have noticed the new Mormon ads popping up during the commercial breaks of your favorite television shows. This new ad campaign is a nationwide endeavor by the Mormon Church to inform the world they’re just like everyone else. I find this very interesting considering the whole premise behind Mormonism […]
The Testimonies of Mormonism
Many new ideas stemmed from the visions of Joseph Smith. As we begin our foundation series I felt it was better to begin here with testimonies. If it weren’t for the testimony of Smith, everything in Mormonism is all for naught. “No testimony is more significant to us in our time than the witness of Joseph Smith.” […]
The Salvation of Mormonism
In the spring of ’92 I was expecting my third child in four years and wondering how many more babies I’d have to give birth to before the Mormon god would accept me. Half way through my pregnancy I went out for a walk with my 14 month old daughter Jacqui and noticed a couple […]
The Pre-existence of Mormonism
This particular teaching of the LDS Church is one of the three main reasons I left the Mormon Church. In order to believe in Mormonism, the acceptance of man living with God before the earth was created is a must. They teach that mankind was created spiritually through a sexual union between God and one […]
The Jesus of Mormonism
“He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.” – Matthew 16:15-16 The above two verses captured my attention as a Mormon teenager growing up in Utah. I didn’t understand the meaning of the word Christ, but […]
The Holy Ghost of Mormonism
In this part of our series on the “foundations of Mormonism”, we’re taking a look at the Holy Ghost or the Holy Spirit of Mormonism. I remember being around Christians as a Mormon and wondered where they got their effervescent personalities. They always seemed to be a “free spirit” without the shame ridden fears I […]
Brief History of Mormonism
“Convince us of our errors of doctrine, if we have any, by reason, by logical arguments, or by the word of God, and we will be ever grateful for the information, and you will ever have the pleasing reflection that you have been instruments in the hands of God of redeeming your fellow beings from […]