False Prophecy of Joseph Smith D&C 112:15; “Exalt not yourselves; rebel not against my servant Joseph; for verily I say unto you, I am with him, and my hand shall be over him; and the keys which I have given unto him, and also to youward, shall not be taken from...
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When Baby Kicks, Spirit Enters the Body Journal of Discourses 18:258-9: “When the body is prepared, at the proper time, the spirit enters the tabernacle, and all the world of mankind in their reflections and researches must come to this conclusion, for the fact is...
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Holy Ghost Not Essential to Salvation Doctrines of Salvation 1:39; “I have never troubled myself about the Holy Ghost whether he will sometime have a body or not because it is not in any way essential to my salvation. He is a member of the Godhead, with great power...
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Sun & Moon Inhabited Journal of Discourses 13:271; “Who can tell us of the inhabitants of this little planet that shines of an evening, called the Moon? ... So it is with regard to the inhabitants of the Sun. Do you not think it is inhabited? I rather think it...
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Defending Joseph Smith Thinking back to all the years I was totally devoted to Joseph Smith and then to the years I began questioning reminded me of how ambiguous I was before I accepted the truth. Leaving Mormonism isn’t easy for anyone. Many times jobs, homes and...
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Adam and Eve Had No Blood http://scriptures.lds.org/bd/f/2; “Before the fall, Adam and Eve had physical bodies but no blood. There was no sin, no death, and no children among any of the earthly creations. With the eating of the “forbidden fruit,” Adam and Eve became...
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Apostate Christianity With the observation of the birth of Christianity just days away I thought we’d take a look back at one of our first “dilemmas”. It’s always interested me why the Mormon Church would want to be included in the circle of Christianity when they’ve...
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Ordinances “In the Church, an ordinance is a sacred, formal act performed by the authority of the priesthood. Some ordinances are essential to our exaltation. These ordinances are called saving ordinances. They include baptism, confirmation, ordination to the...
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Jesus’ Bride, the Body of Christ and the Cross Mormon Doctrine, pp. 314-315 (1958); “Harlots. See Church of the Devil, Sex Immorality. Literally an harlot is a prostitute; figuratively it is any apostate church. Nephi, speaking of harlots in the literal sense and...
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Freethinkers An Insider’s View of Mormon Origins, 2003 by Grant Palmer http://signaturebooks.com/2010/11/excerpt-an-insiders-view-of-mormon-origins/ “I admire men and women who have developed the questing spirit, who are unafraid of new ideas as stepping stones to...