Heavenly Mother, Are You Really There?

“In the heavens are parents single? No, the thought makes reason stare! Truth is reason, truth eternal tells me I’ve a mother there.” LDS Hymn #292 “O My Father” I was shocked when my father told me I had the potential to become a god. He explained that since we were God’s children, it wasContinue reading “Heavenly Mother, Are You Really There?”

Deciphering the Mormon Code: A Translation of LDS Soteriology into Plain English

If you’re a Christian who has ever witnessed to Mormons, chances are you’ve walked away from more than one encounter feeling confused. They probably agreed with you that salvation comes through faith and nodded their heads as you explained grace to them. You may have wondered if perhaps they were more Christian than you realizedContinue reading “Deciphering the Mormon Code: A Translation of LDS Soteriology into Plain English”

The Vicarious Atonement: The Protestant View Explained in LDS Terms

If you’re a Latter-day Saint, chances are that at some point you’ve been on the receiving end of an Evangelical Christian trying to save your soul. They likely insisted that you rely on good works to make it to heaven and that you lack true saving faith. Then they proceeded to describe your beliefs inContinue reading “The Vicarious Atonement: The Protestant View Explained in LDS Terms”

Latter-day Saints Are Masters of Mimicry, New Tactic Finds

In October 2020, Columbia University Irving Medical Center published their findings on how and why the COVID-19 coronavirus is so infectious and so lethal: “Coronaviruses are adept at imitating human immune proteins that have been implicated in severe COVID-19 disease, a study from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons has found…Continue reading “Latter-day Saints Are Masters of Mimicry, New Tactic Finds”

Behold the Man on the Cross

For me, Fred, every General Conference there’s always one speaker that I always look forward to hearing from, Dieter F. Uchtdorf. To say that he’s my favorite Mormon Leader is an understatement. In fact, I once offended an entire Internet group by suggesting that all the other Mormon leaders with seniority in front of him shouldContinue reading “Behold the Man on the Cross”

From Gethsemane To Golgotha: 5 Truths That Drew Me To The Cross – By Michael Flournoy

1 Corinthians 1:17-18 “For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.”Continue reading “From Gethsemane To Golgotha: 5 Truths That Drew Me To The Cross – By Michael Flournoy”

17 Evidences of the Devil’s Church

Introduction One of the most intriguing topics The Book of Mormon covers is the church of the devil. There has been some speculation from LDS leaders in the past over what constitutes this abominable church and guesses have ranged from the government to Catholicism. However, the current LDS position is the church of Satan isContinue reading “17 Evidences of the Devil’s Church”

Be Ye Therefore Perfect Vicariously: Examining the Gospel Preached by Elder Holland

If you try telling a Mormon that their gospel is impossible or their sins condemn them they’ll shrug their shoulders and laugh it off. In their minds, they have millennia to become perfect. So it doesn’t matter if all their sins have been repented of in mortality. Perhaps the biggest proponent of this heresy isContinue reading “Be Ye Therefore Perfect Vicariously: Examining the Gospel Preached by Elder Holland”

Understanding Grace, Misunderstanding Mormonism: A Critique of Brad Wilcox’s “His Grace Is Sufficient.”

“And if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless.” (Matthew 12:7 ESV) I was born and raised in the LDS Church, and in early 2015 I began a serious study on the topic of grace. One of the first videos I watched wasContinue reading “Understanding Grace, Misunderstanding Mormonism: A Critique of Brad Wilcox’s “His Grace Is Sufficient.””

Baptism: Symbol of Faith or Endowment of Birthright?

“The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.” Romans 8:16-17 ESV Romans 8:16-17 always topped my list of favorite Bible passages. WhenContinue reading “Baptism: Symbol of Faith or Endowment of Birthright?”