Mentoring Handbook Chapter 17

Mentoring Handbook Chapter 17

BEARING YOUR TESTIMONY From the LDS series of books entitled; Answers to Gospel Questions; there is a question asked by a member of the Church, (vol. 3:28) which says: “Question: “Will you kindly tell me what is a testimony of the gospel, and what must one do to...

Mentoring Handbook Chapter 16

Mentoring Handbook Chapter 16

GETTING BAPTIZED…AGAIN! By the time I left Utah and stopped getting baptized for dead people I was sure I could have webbed feet.  I don’t recall how many times I went to the temple (more than five times, less than twenty) I do know it seemed like a lot!  For me,...

Mentoring Handbook Chapter 15

Mentoring Handbook Chapter 15

THEY NEED A CHURCH! Life After Ministries is a para-church evangelical organization.  We do not sanction one denomination over another, nor do we endorse sole propriety of salvation within one denomination.  However, we strongly encourage the ex-Mormon to get involved...

Mentoring Handbook Chapter 14

Mentoring Handbook Chapter 14

FUNDAMENTALS:  IS IT A LIE OR IS IT BIBLICAL?  [a] You can resign from the Church and still love Jesus An ex-Mormon once told me that it didn’t dawn on her that she could love Jesus and leave the Church too.  Hearing this broke my heart and prompted me to add a few...

Mentoring Handbook Chapter 13

Mentoring Handbook Chapter 13

ASSURANCE OF OUR SALVATION You can memorize all the “instructions” I’ve written for you in this mentoring guideline, but that means nothing to the person you’re mentoring!  What passages from the Bible are the most comforting for you and why?  The Holy Spirit will be...

Mentoring Handbook Chapter 12

Mentoring Handbook Chapter 12

GOSPEL ORDINANCES (LAW) VS. GRACE  Jacob 4:5; “Behold, they believed in Christ and worshiped the Father in his name, and also we worship the Father in his name. And for this intent we keep the law of Moses, it pointing our souls to him; and for this cause it is...

Mentoring Handbook Chapter 11

Mentoring Handbook Chapter 11

DENOUNCING MORMONISM So I won’t have to “re-invent the wheel” so to speak, I have cut and pasted an article I wrote several years ago for this section.  You can also read this on the website.  Here is just an example of how to denounce the spirits of Mormonism and...

Mentoring Handbook Chapter 10

Mentoring Handbook Chapter 10

GUILT AND SHAME The Mormon lives his/her life on the precept that they must work for salvation.  In Mormonism there is a “general salvation” that is given to all mankind.  After this general salvation comes the placement of souls, which is dependent on your good works...

Mentoring Handbook Chapter 9

Mentoring Handbook Chapter 9

MORMON TERMINOLOGY/WORD STUDIES For the sake of brevity suffice it to say the Mormons do not speak the same English that you and I speak.  After prayer, this rivals the most important subject to focus on when mentoring a Mormon.  They have been taught that simple...

Mentoring Handbook Chapter 8

Mentoring Handbook Chapter 8

THE TRUTH ABOUT THE TRIPLE COMBINATION      There are so many subjects in this topic that people could write books about it; in fact a few of my good friends have!  The contradictions within the writings of the LDS Church are vast so I am not going to go into much...