New Era, ‘How do I strengthen my testimony by bearing it when I have such a hard time being in front of people?,’ March 2019 “President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, then-Second Counselor in the First Presidency, gave four suggestions on how to strengthen your testimony: Search the word of God. “Fearlessly strive to believe. “Ask with a […]
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Mormons Behold a Different Jesus
General Conference, ‘Behold the Man,’ April 2018; “Recently I asked the internet, “What day most changed the course of history?” … If the same question were asked of you, what would you say? In my mind the answer is clear. To find the most important day in history, we must go back to that evening almost 2,000 […]
General Conference October 2017 Talk Summaries II
Isaiah 1:18 “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” If I had to give this conference an overall title, I’d name it ‘The Confounding Contradictions’. The Mormon Church has […]
Mormons and Grace
I saw an article in LDS Living that caught my eye yesterday with the title Why Do Mormons Struggle So Much with Grace? Now, I must confess there was a part of my that wanted to jump up, raise my hand and say “I know, I know. Pick me, pick me!!” after reading it. The […]
Mormon Confusion Over Judgment Day
LDS General Conference, ‘O How Great the Plan of Our God,’ October 2016; “[The] Day of Judgment will be a day of mercy and love—a day when broken hearts are healed, when tears of grief are replaced with tears of gratitude, when all will be made right.” – Dieter F. Uchtdorf Mathew 7:21-23; “Not every […]
October 2016 General Conference Talk Summaries Women Session
The LDS Church has listed the talk summaries of their upcoming General Conference, so we’re looking at what Mr. Dieter Uchtdorf had to share. His entire speech can be viewed at the link for the video presentation at the end of this article. General Conference, ‘Fourth Floor, Last Door,’ October 2016; “ The purpose of […]
LDS Leaders Who Admit Mormonism Isn’t True
2 Peter 2:1-2 “But there were false prophets also among the people…2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways…” The past few years has brought change to Mormonism. The one change receiving the most attention is seen when a leader admits some aspect of the Church isn’t true. The problem with their disingenuous attempt at […]
General Conference Talk Summaries, pt 2
Philippians 3:7-10; “But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. 8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may […]