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Mormon Dilemmas 21

01 July

Human Spirit is Eternal Mormonism teaches that the human spirit is eternal.  (Moses 3:7, 4:1-2)  If this is the case then how is it one spirit can be less intelligent because of their choices made in the pre-existence with the Heavenly Father of this earth if they were already in existence before he spiritually begat […]

Mormon Dilemmas 20

01 July

Do Pre-existent Spirit Babies Choose Their Parents? When I was a Mormon I was taught that I had chosen the earthly parents I would be born to while I was still a spirit in the pre-existence.  This teaching always made me wonder just how trustworthy the doctrines of the Church were if this was true.

Mormon Dilemmas 18

23 June

A Woman’s Duty is to Bring Forth Spirit Babies Journal of Discourses 4:56; “Do you understand this? I have told you many times that there are multitudes of pure and holy spirits waiting to take tabernacles, now what is our duty?—to prepare tabernacles for them; to take a course that will not tend to drive […]

Mormon Dilemmas 17

22 June

Five Reasons the Book of Mormon is Confusing Especially for Missionaries, vol. 1; “The purpose of the Book of Mormon is fivefold. First, it stands as a second testament or witness for Jesus Christ. Second, it authenticates the Bible. Third, it shows the goodness of God to his children. Fourth, it makes people aware of […]

Mormon Dilemmas 16

21 June

Three Nephite Apostles Never Die If 3 of the Nephite apostles never died then why did Joseph Smith say there wasn’t any church on the face of the earth that was obeying God?  This is a huge contradiction and makes absolutely no sense! Introduction of 3 Nephi 28.  “Each of the twelve is granted his […]

Mormon Dilemmas 15

21 June

Mormon Dilemmas 15 The ex-communication of Hyram Brown It’s a problem when the Church practices one thing while preaching another.  On Thursday, February 1, 1844 the Times and Seasons published a notice declaring one of their adherents, Hyram Brown, had “been preaching polygamy and other false and corrupt doctrines…” (Times and Seasons vol. 5, pg. […]

Mormon Dilemmas 13

16 June

Mormon Dilemma 13 Joseph Smith’s Polygamy Problem In Sacred Loneliness, pg. 463; “In the year 1842 President Joseph Smith sought an interview with me, and said, ‘I have a message for you, I have been commanded of God to take another wife, and you are the woman.’ … He asked me if I believed him […]

Mormon Dilemmas 12

15 June

Multiple Identities of Noah Answers to Gospel Questions  3: 138-141; “Elias Is Noah…Summarizing the facts—Joseph Smith revealed that Gabriel was Noah; Luke declared that it was the angel Gabriel who appeared to Zacharias and Mary; and the Lord has declared that Elias appeared to Zacharias and Joseph Smith. Therefore, Elias is Noah.”