Mormon prophet Thomas Monson announced at the October 2012 LDS General Conference the age requirements for Mormon missionaries will be lowered effective immediately. The new rules allow males to serve at the age of 18 and females when they’re 19. The effects of this change said Joanna Brooks of the LDS Church has a bigger […]
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Preference to Convert the Devil over Jews Journal of Discourses 2:143; “Brother Ballantyne, and many of our brethren in distant lands write, “O, how we would rejoice to have the privilege of visiting our mountain home!” I would rather undertake to convert five thousand Lamanites, than to convert one of those poor miserable creatures whose […]
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Offended “And Nothing Shall Offend Them,” Ensign, Nov. 2006, 90; “Endowed with agency, you and I are agents, and we primarily are to act and not just be acted upon. To believe that someone or something can make us feel offended, angry, hurt, or bitter diminishes our moral agency and transforms us into objects to […]
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Missionaries Journal of Discourses 7:227; “We have at times sent men on missions to get rid of them; but they have generally come back. Some think it is an imposition upon the world to send such men among them. But which is best—to keep them here to pollute others, or to send them where pollution […]
Romney’s Impact on Mormonism
The other day I read an article in my local paper about the impact Romney’s run for the White House is having on the general public, and Mormonism itself. The article interviewed two Mormon missionaries serving in the church I attended as a Mormon. The article confirms the concern many Christians have had from the […]
Uganda and Mormon Missionaries
UGANDA: Beware; the Mormons are Lying to You!! I came across an article in the New York Times today written by Josh Kron which I found to be very enlightening indeed. I thank Mr. Kron for his well written article that gave fantastic insight to the daily life for a Mormon missionary and I highly […]
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Mormon Missionaries are Lifeblood Favorite Quotations from the Collection of Thomas S. Monson, pg 47; “Missionary work is the lifeblood of the Kingdom. When the blood stops flowing, the Kingdom stops growing. Spencer W. Kimball”. – Thomas S. Monson
Tip of the Day, November 4
November 4 – Matthew 18:4; “Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”
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Mormon Priesthood Enlarges the Soul I’m often asked by Mormon missionaries where I get my authority from to preach the gospel. What is so sad about this situation is the demeanor these boys come to my home with. They’ve been taught and now believe, they are the only people with the authority to go on […]
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THE 8th ARTICLE OF FAITH: THE “BAIT AND SWITCH” OF THE MORMON CHURCH Did you know that Mormon missionaries are instructed to give you a bible when they visit your home? The Mormon Church has 13 key beliefs that it describes as their Articles of Faith. One of those is the 8th Article of Faith that reads: “We believe […]