No matter where you go during the holiday season you’re sure to encounter banners or signs with the phrase “peace on earth”. I’ve often wondered about that phrase and while I know I’m probably going against the grain, let me explain why I believe this phrase is misunderstood by many of the people who use […]
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Baptismal Interview Questions – Conclusion
As I conclude this series on Mormon Baptism I’d like to touch on what it means to be baptized in the Mormon Church versus into the body of Christ. The quote below is from the church’s Newsroom website, and gives an accurate view of how the church sees baptism (emphasis mine). “Baptism into The Church of Jesus […]
Mormon E-mails December 2013
We’re off to a busy start in December with the Christmas season upon us and there seems to be a rise in the amount of e-mails we’re receiving as well. I’ve included a few of those here so please pray the ones I’ve listed and pray for the private notes we receive from Mormons who […]
Baptismal Interview Questions Part 2
This will be part 2 in my series on the questions asked of people before they become baptized members of the Mormon Church. This second set of questions is focused on the individuals “testimony” of church leaders who’ve been called to be prophets of this organization. Question #2- Do you believe the Church and gospel […]
Mormon E-mails November 2013
Below are a couple of the e-mails we’ve received this week. The 2nd e-mail is actually part of an ongoing conversation with what looks like an LDS missionary. It’s not often we receive e-mails from LDS men referring to themselves as “elder” if they’re not a missionary. It could be this gentleman isn’t one, but we […]
Baptismal Interview Questions – Intro
During the next couple of weeks I’ll be presenting a short series on the six questions people are asked before they’re baptized into the Mormon faith. As I read over the questions I wondered if people going through the interview process felt more like they were interviewing for a job than coming to faith in […]
Experiencing God’s Grace
Here at the ministry the Lord has blessed me with the best job I could’ve ever dreamt of having. We/I get to minister to people leaving Mormonism by introducing them to a local church in their area in addition to leading Bible studies and providing mentors to those who request someone. Well the other day […]
Quick Thought: Redeemed by blood of Jesus Christ?
In response to our article “Why do you love the Book of Mormon” one our Mormon readers had this to say – “If you left the Mormon church because you “discovered” the power of the redeeming blood of Jesus Christ outside of the LDS church, I’m sorry you never understood that before you left. But […]
Exit Story of an Ex-Mormon
Hi, I discovered your site yesterday and I’ve read some of the articles. I’m at work, so I will keep this short. I just wanted to give you a quick summary of how I was saved. In July of 2012 I was feeling suicidal. Everything that I had ever done wrong as well as everything […]
Thought of the Day about Mormonism and “52 Life Changing Questions from the Book of Mormon”
Today I read an article in the Deseret News of a newly published book called “52 Life Changing Questions from the Book of Mormon” written by BYU Professor Brad Wilcox and John Hilton III, an institute teacher for the LDS Church. The article said Mr. Hilton “was awakened six or seven years ago by a curiosity to […]