In the Mormon church, we often discuss the words of God to Joseph Smith which are found in the Doctrine and Covenants. However, these immutable words of God have in fact been changed numerous times. Quite often in ways that…
One source of pride in the Mormon church is that we are led by apostles and have the same structure as the early church that Christ himself established on the earth. In the minds of most members, the LDS church…
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…