The Gospel through the Ages, p. 115“When you climb up a ladder, you must begin at the bottom, and ascend step by step, until you arrive at the top; and so it is with the principles of the Gospel—you must begin with the first, and go on until you learn all the principles of exaltation. […]
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LDS: Our Redeemed Gods, and Conjugal Love
“For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.” 1 Kings 14:23 The Seer, Vol. 1 and 2, pp. 23-24“The Gods who dwell in the heavens from which our spirits came, are beings who have been redeemed from the grave in a world which existed […]
Before Mormons Were Polytheists…
Lectures on Faith [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1985], 5:2, pp. 48-49 “And he being the Only Begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth, and having overcome, received a fullness of the glory of the Father, possessing the same mind with the Father, which mind is the Holy Spirit, that bears record of […]
LDS: Man is from Race of Gods
Achieving a Celestial Marriage, p. 4 “Man has descended from God; in fact, he is the same race as the Gods. His descent has not been from a lower form of life, but from the Highest Form of Life; in other words, man is, in the most literal sense, a Child of God. This is not […]
Joseph Smith’s Family of Gods
Yesterday we saw Russell Nelson proclaim his delight in Joe Smith’s insights regarding the Bible, and how they were ‘amazingly consistent’. Today we’re wondering how Mr. Nelson would explain Smith’s false prophecy in calling God a liar… The very foundation of Mormonism declares God’s word to be wrong, and therefore, all of Christianity has been worshiping […]
Mormon Gods Excludes Holy Ghost
Today we’re looking at excerpts from a member of the early LDS Church; George Laub. He was a devoted follower, and his loyalty to Smith’s ideologies is unfortunately, all too apparent. You can find this excerpt at the link below, and also at George Laub’s Journal, Book of Abraham Project (BOAP), pp.16-17. [Spelling as in original.] The […]
Priesthood Holders are Gods
God and Man in Eternal Union, p. 3-4; “…Joseph Smith taught that the Priesthood “stands as God to give laws to the people, administering endless lives to the sons and daughters of Adam.” Those who hold the keys of its power may rightly be called Gods, whether they are pre-mortal spirits, prophets in mortality, or resurrected […]
Mormon Gods Aplenty
New Era, ‘Testify of the Restoration,’ April 2017;“I testify that Jesus Christ is God’s Son in the flesh as well as in the Spirit, Himself a God and the Son of a God—the Only Begotten of the Father and the Savior of all mankind.” – Jeffrey Holland [emp. mine] Mormon Doctrine, p. 409; “Plurality of Gods … Three separate […]
The Family of Mormon Gods
Journal of Discourses 1:57; “The Son is called God, and so is the Father, and in some places the Holy Ghost is called God. They are one in power, in wisdom, in knowledge, and in the inheritance of celestial glory; they are one in their works; they possess all things, and all things are subject to […]
Questions Mormons ask to draw you into Mormonism #11-12
Image by Kirk Grim Today we’ll be covering questions 11, and 12 of our ongoing series based on the article, ‘51 questions that might lead you to Mormonism’. “The word “God” is a title. It’s not the actual name of Christ and it’s not the name of Heavenly Father. So could others like you and […]