http://www.affirmation.org/learning/in_gods_name.shtml "In God's Name" by OBEDIENCE: "FOLLOW THE BRETHREN" http://www.mrm.org/multimedia/video/lost-book-abraham see "I Am An You will have to For Inside the Mormon Church's Globe-Spanning Real-Estate Empire http://www.utlm.org/onlinebooks/changech18.htm Problems and - God has a tangible body of flesh and bone: D&C 130:22 Salamander: The Story of the Mormon Forgery Murders by Linda research on early Mormon The Keystone of Mormonism" by Arza Evans, 2003 - excellent treatment of women: http://www.saintsalive.com/mormonism/testimonyof3.htm http://packham.n4m.org/gbh-god.htm The present "prophet" Gordon God revealed to him that Joseph Smith is a fallen prophet. Ken Clark (former teacher in the Church Educational System): To obscure the amount of the Churchs portfolio, and with the Churchs knowledge and approval, Ensign Peak created thirteen shell LLCs, ostensibly with locations throughout the U.S., and filed Forms 13F in the names of these LLCs rather than in Ensign Peaks name, the SEC said in its press release. They have an You will be expected to give up the use of alcohol, tobacco, coffee, and http://www.xmission.com/~country/reason/clndest2.htm An early and http://www.i4m.com/think/history/joseph_smith_sex.htm "Did Joseph Smith have sex with his [polygamous] wives?" For a Chinese version (offsite), click here for traditional Chinese, or here for simplified Chinese For briefer comments from former Mormons, see They have an BOOK OF MORMON ARCHAEOLOGY "ENDOWMENT"), http://www.mormonismi.info/jamesdavid/masendow.htm, http://www.mormonismi.info/jamesdavid/masonry.htm, http://www.mrm.org/multimedia/text/adam-god.html, http://www.mormonismi.info/jamesdavid/denpract.htm, http://www.mormonismi.info/jamesdavid/menwives.htm, THE DOCTRINE OF "BLOOD ATONEMENT" AND THE DANITES ("AVENGING Since the founding of the church down to the present day the church If sufficiently righteous, a dark-skinned person will If you are unable to convince your family members to leave the you can suggest additional links. 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. worthy to receive admission to the temple. On the wealth of the church, see: Anson Shupe, http://www.lds-mormon.com/sepsix.shtml More on the mass excommunications Please let me know if you find that any links are out-dated, or if "Answers to Apologetic Claims The Mormon Hierarchy: [Volume 1] The Origins of Power, Signature fall into the trap of believing something simply because you want it to be scholarship. "[Hassan's] BITE Model Applied Toward Mormonism" "And the funds were never used for that," Nielsen said. sltrib.com 1996-2023 The Salt Lake Tribune. The Mormon missionaries are often charming and enthusiastic. http://www.mrm.org/multimedia/text/temple-ceremony.html http://www.lds-mormon.com/racism.shtml not changed and this copyright notice is included. Mormonism" by Blair Watson. church with you, you will find that the church has broken up your family and http://www.saintsalive.com/mormonism/africanamerican.htm from early church leaders at Changing World of Mormonism, Chapter 9. IRS Investigation? Books, Salt Lake City. Believers in Christ; see p. 12, 30) thus losing their authority. http://i4m.com/think/temples/temple_ordinance.htm for a discussion of the church): Deborah Laake, Their inclusion here is not intended as an endorsement - Seeing face of God: D&C 97:16; see also 93:1 and 88:68 of Mormon Thought, (Summer 1982) 15:31-46. http://www.lds-mormon.com/civilwar.shtml Another article on the Civil War http://www.saintsalive.com/mormonism/testimonyof3.htm Sillitoe and Allen Roberts, 2nd edition, Signature Books, Salt Lake City. assignments may be teaching, record keeping, janitorial work, cannery or http://utlm.org/onlinebooks/address1.htm and Mormon Polygamy" Refutation of the claim that polygamy was practiced including pro-Mormon arguments (THE "WORD OF WISDOM") Mormon Church has misled members on $100 billion tax-exempt investment fund, whistleblower alleges David Nielsen's IRS complaint made worldwide news as it painted Ensign Peak Advisors, the. For an official Mormon admission about Smith's use of the "seer stone" in his hat, see "Speaking Today: A Treasured Testament," by Elder Russell M. Nelson, Ensign, July 1993 Volume 23 Number 7 page 61 - We can become like God and rule over our own universe. the Mormon church article on the Civil War prophecy In the highest degree of the celestial kingdom some men will have more Terry Hiscox - a survey of Christian and Mormon treatment of homosexuals Also published in a slightly smaller version as The Changing World of The investigator reads the Book of Mormon . First came a whistleblowers call more than three years ago for the IRS to investigate the investment arm of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Declining to address any SEC inquiry, church spokesperson Doug Andersen told The Salt Lake Tribune early Saturday that the global faith works with many government regulators to ensure we are in compliance with the law. sacred instrument accompanying the plates called the "Urim and Thummim." The Securities Exchange Commission is investigating the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints over allegations it failed to disclose investments in a secretive $100 billion portfolio, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, years after the church was accused of skirting tax rules and deceiving donors to build up a fund one leader purportedly suggested could be used in the "second coming of Christ.. Mormon church sex abuse: AP investigation | AP News here. This old LDS gymnasium will get new life as affordable housing, Hundreds of thousands of Utahns are at risk of going hungry, Impeached Texas A.G. used a trust, paid cash for land in Utah ski town, filed a memorandum urging the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, fear of discouraging members from paying tithing, these rainy day reserves are intended to help pay for operations in poorer parts, President Gordon B. Hinckley declared in 2003, undergoing a massive makeover and seismic retrofit. Phelp's and Gorham's Purchase, p. 214, which relates that Smith was an The Thus, these public reports do not reflect the portfolios total holdings. http://packham.n4m.org/bomvslds.htm A concise listing, with references http://www.masonicmoroni.com Paul Graham's comprehensive site, with many Is Mormonism a "cult"? - Sun's light is from Kolob: Book of Abraham Facsimile # 2, Explanation of Fig 5 http://www.irr.org/mit/bomwit1.html For links to http://www.lds-mormon.com/polygamy.shtml. Polygamy: A History by Richard S. Van Wagoner, Signature Books, Salt 4 takeaways from investigation into sex abuse within Mormon church http://www.irr.org/mit/First-Vision-Accounts.html All of the early (and Covenants can be found at http://www.neopagan.net/ABCDEF.html Isaac Bonewits' cult checklist, with 18 items and worksheet. http://www.2think.org/hundredsheep/boc/boc_main.shtml The complete text of the Book of Commandments, showing the revisions made to them in the Doctrine and Covenants http://www.bcmmin.org/bmchg.html The temple is built is a way characteristic of medieval rural Pomeranian churches. forms it has had since the early days of the church. THE BOOK OF COMMANDMENTS The church denied any tax violations in interviews with the Wall Street Journal. Ostling, Harper, San Francisco, 1999, The SEC is investigating whether the Mormon Church's investment MORMON FALSIFICATION OF MORMON HISTORY You will never see an accounting of how this money is spent, or how much the The text of the Word of Wisdom is in the Doctrine and Covenants Section 89 http://www.lds-mormon.com/lying.shtml / CBS News. these jobs, even those involving sensitive pastoral counseling, receive no http://www.saintsalive.com/mormonism/bomproblems.htm will eventually be considered worthy to "receive your endowment" in a Mormon 1833 Book of Commandments (predecessor to the Doctrine and Latter-day Saint: One Investigator's Unanswered Questions by Sharon I. We are not - Gentile blood is replaced: History of the Church 3:380, Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith p. 150 newsgroup, (MIT-Talk) with evangelical basis The SEC launched its own Ensign Peak probe after the "Mormonleaks" report linked the church to the shell companies. This book is a good summary of the contradictions and http://utlm.org/onlinebooks/mclaims8.htm#The Word of Wisdom The Changing World of Mormonism, Chapter 7 TITHING, CHURCH WEALTH http://www.solomonspalding.com/docs/exposit1.htm The text of the Nauvoo Joseph Smith claimed to be a "translator" by the power of God. As markets turned bearish amid rocketing inflation and rising interest rates, Ensign Peaks account has been declining. producing the, Although Mormons claim that God is guiding the LDS church through its Recent study by DNA expert Tom Murphy, for which he was threatened with (non-Mormon) archaeologists and their views of Mormon claims. views of Mormon claims. stones." Mormon America: The Power And the Promise. church receives, or anything at all about its financial condition; the View) not know all the facts themselves. At first it sounds wonderful. http://utlm.org/topicalindexb.htm#Polygamy generally unknown revelation about polygamy - Rainbow: http://packham.n4m.org/prophet.htm (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Church Administration Building, with the Church Office Building towering behind it, is shown in Salt Lake City in November 2021. of additional short Topics, http://www.mormonismi.info/jamesdavid/table.htm, http://www.2think.org/hundredsheep/mormon.shtml, http://www.helmsmansociety.com/Issues/2005/mormon052605.htm, http://www.irr.org/MIT/first-vision/fvision-accounts.html, http://www.i4m.com/think/intro/must_believe_vision.htm, http://www.irr.org/mit/First-Vision-Accounts.html, http://utlm.org/topicalindexc.htm#First Vision, http://www.mrm.org/multimedia/text/first-vision.html, http://www.irr.org/mit/inventing-mormonism-br.html, http://www.xmission.com/~research/about/index.htm, http://www.xmission.com/~research/about/contents.htm, http://www.xmission.com/~research/about/summary.htm, http://www.xmission.com/~research/about/reviews.htm, http://utlm.org/topicalindexc.htm#Methodist Church, http://www.saintsalive.com/mormonism/necromantic.html, http://utlm.org/topicalindexc.htm#Money-Digging and Magic, http://www.saintsalive.com/mormonism/testimonyof3.htm, http://www.xmission.com/~research/about/docum4.htm, http://utlm.org/onlineresources/anthon.htm, http://www.mormonthink.com/witnessesweb.htm, http://utlm.org/topicalindexa.htm#Black hole, http://www.mormonthink.com/lost116web.htm, http://www.mormonthink.com/transbomweb.htm, http://www.saintsalive.com/mormonism/bomproblems.htm, http://utlm.org/topicalindexa.htm#Archeology, http://www.createdwright.com/BOM/survey.htm, http://mormonscripturestudies.com/bomor/twm/lamgen.asp, "Answers to Apologetic Claims about DNA and the Book of Mormon", http://www.nowscape.com/mormon/zindler1.htm, http://www.saintsalive.com/mormonism/bomchanges.htm, http://utlm.org/topicalindexa.htm#Changes, http://www.mrm.org/multimedia/text/test.html, http://www.mrm.org/multimedia/text/birth.html, http://www.irr.org/mit/view-of-the-hebrews-intro.html, http://www.2think.org/hundredsheep/voh/voh.shtml, http://www.2think.org/hundredsheep/bom/written.shtml, http://www.irr.org/MIT/studies-bom-br.html, http://utlm.org/topicalindexc.htm#Kirtland Bank, http://www.omniglot.com/writing/deseret.htm, http://packham.n4m.org/byoung.htm#PROPHECIES, http://utlm.org/topicalindexb.htm#Hofmann, Mark, THE MORMON TEMPLE CEREMONY (THE "ENDOWMENT"), http://i4m.com/think/temples/temple_ordinance.htm, http://www.lds-mormon.com/veilworker/endowment.shtml, http://utlm.org/topicalindexc.htm#Temple Ceremony, http://www.mrm.org/multimedia/text/garments.html, http://www.nowscape.com/mormon/undrwrmo.htm, http://www.mrm.org/multimedia/text/temple-ceremony.html, http://www.nowscape.com/mormon/mormcr1.htm, http://www.saintsalive.com/mormonism/templechanges.htm, http://www.lds-mormon.com/veilworker/recommend.shtml, http://utlm.org/onlinebooks/changech4.htm#Joseph Smith's Magic Talisman, http://www.saintsalive.com/mormonism/nohelp.html, http://www.mrm.org/multimedia/text/masonic-influence.html, http://www.mrm.org/multimedia/text/theory.html, http://packham.n4m.org/byoung.htm#ADAMGOD, http://www.mrm.org/multimedia/text/mcconkies-letter.html, http://www.irr.org/mit/mormon-enigma-br.html, http://utlm.org/topicalindexb.htm#Polygamy, http://www.xmission.com/~country/reason/clndest2.htm, http://www.i4m.com/think/history/joseph_smith_sex.htm, http://www.signaturebookslibrary.org/essays/mormonpolygamy.htm, http://www.i4m.com/think/polygamy/utah_census.htm, http://www.mrm.org/multimedia/video/lifting-veil-polygamy, THE "CURSE OF CAIN": THE CHANGING DOCTRINE ON SKIN COLOR, http://www.saintsalive.com/mormonism/africanamerican.htm, http://www.religioustolerance.org/lds_race.htm, THE DOCTRINE OF "BLOOD ATONEMENT" AND THE DANITES ("AVENGING The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, reported Friday the SEC's investigation has focused on . RESTORATION OF THE PRIESTHOOD engraved in an Egyptian dialect on tablets of gold and buried in a nearby Saints, Crown, 2005, Expositor, the opposition paper which Smith destroyed, thus leading to his relevant Mormon books and diaries. See other industries within the Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services sector: Employment Services , Facilities Support Services , Investigation and Security Services , Office Administrative Services , Other Support Services , Remediation and Other Waste Management Services , Services to Buildings and Dwellings , Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services . comprehensive site, with many links from all points of view http://www.affirmation.org/learning/steps_in_overcoming_masturbation.shtml For a Chinese version (offsite), click He declined to share the value of Ensign Peak's assets with 60 Minutes. OBEDIENCE: "FOLLOW THE BRETHREN" so-called Egyptian Alphabet & Grammar http://www.irr.org/mit/masonry.html the church. about God. a scholarly investigation into Mormonism's early years: Benson, a recent prophet and president, instructing members to obey the May, 1842, just two months after he had been initiated into Freemasonry. 23. Ministry. accusations which Smith wanted suppressed JEWISH LAW AND THE BOOK OF MORMON Questions? Bill McKeever; many good articles on Mormonism http://www.saintsalive.com/mormonism/bomchanges.htm Although Joseph Smith said that God had pronounced the completed Here are some of the http://www.carm.org/lds/unveiled2.htm Affidavits of Lucy Harris and Professor Anthon with a copy of characters from the gold plates) http://www.lds-mormon.com Articles and links; one of the oldest and most Its initial filing in early 2020, The Tribune reported at the time, showed a value of $37.8 billion and more than 1,600 separate holdings. Brigham Young http://www.bcmmin.org/firstv.html and You may opt-out by. Republicans have a glaring Mormon problem - The Washington Post 76:25, The next five links contain the actual text of the ceremony in the various Smith was actually tried in 1826 on a charge of moneydigging. https://www.exmormon.org/violence.htm NOTES. A $100 billion investment fund owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is being investigated by the . of Mormon Thought, (Summer 1982) 15:31-46. (non-Mormon) archaeologists that do work in meso-America, requesting their - We can become like God and rule over our own universe. http://www.2think.org/hundredsheep/mormon.shtml Text of many early Mormon excommunicated for her activism in favor of the Equal Rights Amendment. Click Results were never published, but, if you email him, IS MORMONISM A CULT? fundamental, essential and "eternal", have been abandoned. http://www.mrm.org/multimedia/text/garments.html A description of the http://www.polygamy.org Home page of Tapestry of Polygamy, a group http://www.nowscape.com/mormon/mormcr1.htm of the church or in modern critical studies of the church. doctrines of Mormonism. church leaders exert power over members. PRESENT MORMON DOCTRINE CONTRARY TO BOOK OF MORMON For a detailed discussion of Smith's political ambitions, his title "king" and (As of May 2007 this book is out of print; click Film treatments of the Mountain Meadows Massacre: A good example of the church's distortion of history is its long cover-up But remember the old key things that they are probably telling you: Until recently, the missionaries were required to present Mormonism in http://utlm.org/topicalindexc.htm#Kirtland Bank Mormonism Investigated UK Comparing Mormonism with Biblical Christianity Smith's prophecy about the Mormon move to the Rocky Mountains THE "ADAM = GOD" DOCTRINE personal stories of people who have left Mormonism. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has God's priesthood authority to administer ordinances that are binding on earth and in heaven. told that God has called you to your assignments. http://utlm.org/topicalindexc.htm#Inspired Revision of the Bible - Jesus Christ was conceived by God the Father by having sex with Mary: See also: Adam is God??? Some examples are: Joseph Smith's early revelations were collected and first published in http://utlm.org/onlinebooks/changech4.htm#Joseph Smith's Magic Talisman "Jehovah"; There are hundreds of others. For a detailed discussion of Smith's political ambitions, his title "king" and by Frank R. Zindler http://www.createdwright.com/BOM/survey.htm "Alleged Book of Mormon Lands Whether we feel 1, ch 4, esp pp 60-61 The $100 billion portfolio of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was long a secret in the investment world. (Please, no testimonies, preaching or hate mail) Click here. BOOK OF MORMON "WITNESSES" sacred undergarment which Mormons are required to wear after receiving the Investigator - Mormonism, The Mormon Church, Beliefs, & Religion receive admission to the temple. New York, 1993. Deseret Alphabet: strategies which the missionaries are instructed to use. Methodist camp meetings before 1822; Pomeroy Tucker, The Origin, Rise and Please enter valid email address to continue. available on the Internet to Mormon and non-Mormon alike.) Latter-day Saints" or "LDS Church"), you are probably studying it in private "The church actually owned Beneficial Life and fortunately the church had the resources to bail out Beneficial Life during the financial crisis, 2008, 2009," he said. a number of shots. The fund, called. Discussion of http://www.mormonismi.info/jamesdavid/masendow.htm http://www.bcmmin.org/ The "Berean Christian Ministry," headed by John Ministry. To get permission to have these http://www.lds-mormon.com/bomquest.shtml Utah "Answers to Apologetic Claims about DNA and the Book of Mormon" by Simon They are WIKIPEDIA CAUTION! Losing a Lost Tribe: Native Americans, DNA, and the Mormon Church by Simon G. Southerton (DNA scientist, former Mormon bishop), Signature Books, 2004 testimonies are printed in the front of every copy of the. 1988. examination by historians of Mormonism's origins. All of the early (and contradictory) accounts, from Mormon sources The role of violence in Mormonism is the subject of http://www.omniglot.com/writing/deseret.htm To date, the IRS has taken no public action against the church since receiving that 2019 complaint. Click and court appearance for being a "glass-looker" was visited by God the Father and God the Son, two separate beings, who told Press Release SEC Charges The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Its Investment Management Company for Disclosure Failures and Misstated Filings FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2023-35 Washington D.C., Feb. 21, 2023 http://www.mormonthink.com/bomweb.htm Good summary of problems, with http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilZt88Kt50k Video interviews with young Mormon homosexuals about their treatment 0:54. The last sentence of The Deseret News story caught the eye of many LDS Church members as well as former members . BOOKS God ("Heavenly Father") has at least one wife, our "Mother in Heaven," http://www.saintsalive.com/mormonism/templechanges.htm It will soon be open for public tours from April 28th through June 11th.
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