“If God does not save men by truth, he certainly will not save them by lies. And if the old gospel is not competent to work a revival, then we will do without the revival.” – Charles Spurgeon Leaders of the LDS Church picked up where Joe Smith left off by indulging...
Matthew 5:44 “But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you”. Joseph Smith was a busy guy, and had left a trail of evidence showing his activities were...
Journal of Discourses 13:166 “I wish life eternal. I want salvation…This principle of inspiration has sustained the Elders of Israel in every age of the world. It is that which sustained Joseph Smith from the day he commenced his career as a servant of God until the...
Malachi 3:6 “For I am the Lord, I change not; Therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.” The old saying, ‘the more things change, the more they stay the same’ is true to life for the Mormon Church. Surely, the Church is the poster child for the phrase as seen in...
Answers to Gospel Questions 1:169; “If Abraham, Joseph, and Moses had married Negro wives their descendants would have been denied the priesthood according to the word of the Lord to Abraham. (Abraham 1:21-27.) Had such a thing happened the Lord would not have called...
Today in Mormon History “175 Years Ago Today – February 13, 1843. At Orson Hyde’s house Joseph Smith says that those who come to Nauvoo but don’t buy their land through the church “must be cut off.” At this time Joseph Smith is chief land agent for the Church, and had...
Proverbs 17:28; “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.” The proverb above is an ad hoc version from the KJV, but still worthy of consideration. I’ve no doubt it was thought of many times in the days of Joseph Smith. It’s a...
And just when you thought you’d heard it all… The majority of Mormons will never know about Willard Richards, let alone he was Joe Smith’s human lap dog. At one time, Richards would’ve gone to the ends of the earth and back just to be in his shadow. In September 1838,...
TodayinMormonHistory.com;“– 50 years ago today – Nov 27,1967 — New York Metropolitan Museum of Art gives to LDS church the original Egyptian papyri upon which Joseph Smith based “Book of Abraham” in Pearl of Great Price. Scholars and church officials authenticate...
Jude 24-25; “Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, 25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.” WHAT SPIRIT...