Recently Rebekah Griffin released a YouTube video attempting to expose the LDS leadership. The video is pretty slick, and it’s definitely well done, and worth a watch. However, it is factually incorrect about almost everything and incredibly misleading. I have…
In Mormonism, whenever we think of false prophets we tend to think of the charismatic liar or the evil leader in a strange cult. However, we rarely think of the many people around us constantly giving us messages from God…
A few years ago, Denver Snuffer delivered what are now referred to as the 10 talks. In each of these talks Denver focuses on a specific aspect of the restoration, in an attempt to clarify it. Several people have recommended…
It seems that a belief in Joseph Smith, as a prophet, almost always manifests itself as a belief that whatever Joseph said or did was of God. We can see this today by people using quotes or actions from Joseph…
For most of my life, I saw the Book of Abraham as an additional witness of Joseph’s prophetic call. I never questioned it and never objectively looked at it. I simply accepted it because everyone else did. However, after studying…
As a practicing member of the LDS church, I always thought that the god that I worshipped was the same god described in the scriptures. However, as I have really studied things more, then I have realized this is frankly…
In Mormonism today, the First Vision is described as the single most important event in modern times. It signaled a change in God’s dealings with his children and an ushering in of a new age of religious teachings. The interesting…
On May 23rd, 1844, Joseph Smith was indicted for the crimes of adultery and fornication. Two weeks later he would destroy the Nauvoo Expositor. Two weeks after that he would be dead. The last month of Joseph’s life was filled…
In Mormonism, Zion is seen as a mostly nebulous concept that can mean completely different things based on the discussion. However, originally in early Mormonism, Zion was a very specific place and had a very specific purpose. This definition was…
Today we know very little pertaining to the specifics of the translation of the Book of Mormon. Many have studied this subject deeply and we seem to still not have a better idea. Some claim it was a word for…