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…
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In Mormonism, we go to great lengths to defends our beliefs. We will often twist the scriptures or the words of leaders to support whatever the current in vogue belief is. This of course is not how God’s people should…
For many years now, Mormonism has been led by leaders who almost exclusively come from a management or professional background. This is of course not inherently a problem, however it certainly is not the way that God has worked since…
In Mormonism, the tower of Babel is taught as an almost fictional story that was so long ago that even if it was true then it doesn’t really matter today. It is seen as nothing more than a good explanation…
In Mormonism the concept of a divine council is not completely foreign. However, it is also something that we never really discuss either. Scripturally though, it is clear that the Mormon understanding of God’s Divine Council is completely different from…
The King Follett discourse is the ultimate culmination of the slow and steady evolution of Mormonism from 1830 to April 7th, 1844, when the discourse was given. During the life of Joseph, Mormonism changed from Palmyra, to Kirtland, and finally…
In the LDS church I heard about the First Vision on many occasions and came to understand the significance of that event. It was a parting of the heavens and God was speaking to his children again. It was revolutionary…
As a member of the LDS church, I thought I had a very good understanding of God and his character. He was simply an exalted human that perfected himself enough to become a god. He was human yet divine. He…
When I was young, I remember at the end of a Sunday school class the teacher telling us that next week she was going to reveal to us a great secret. She was going to tell us the name of…