Leadership
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LDS Indoctrination and Retentive Socialization
Introduction In A Message To The Most Ardent Critic Of The Mormon Church, Ben Arkell quotes a nameless member of the church who had recently dropped off their daughter and son at…
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Questions to Ask
Introduction These questions are designed to probe various aspects of the LDS Church’s history and truth-claims.1The list was made for 1) investigators to ask the missionaries, 2) active members to ask themselves,…
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Problem Summaries: resources discussing LDS-truth claims
Problems with LDS truth-claims Before reading about the problems, you may want to first consider the pros and cons of investigating the truth-claim data. Very short summaries Five Key Facts(~ 1 page) 50…
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Joseph Smith’s Polygamy Denials
Introduction Joseph Smith denied the practice of polygamy1on several occasions. He was also responsible for the publication or distribution of several additional denials. A complete listing of early Church leader polygamy denials…
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The 1832 First Vision account was suppressed between 11 and ~30 years.
The evidence LaMar Petersen, an amateur Mormon historian, met with Levi Young (senior President of the First Council of the Seventy) on February 3, 1953, and took these notes: His curiosity was excited…
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The three-fold nature of the LDS Church: corporate, totalistic, and individual-growth
Teachings and actions of the Church, its leaders, and its members may be categorized into three prominent mindsets: corporate, totalistic, and individual-growth(aka “growth-mindset”): There is certainly overlap and interplay between these mindsets,…
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An Evening with Zhenya
For the LDS Ventura California stake Relief Society on 17 March 1992In commemoration of the 150thanniversary of the Relief SocietyWritten and performed by Eugene Kovalenko - Listen to the recording of the event using the…
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Meeting with Maxwell, the Special Witness
In 1993 I personally asked Neal Maxwell a question: “As an apostle of the lord Jesus Christ, have you seen the savior?” He was embarrassed and could not answer that question, he…
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Four Alternatives to Church Policy in Handbook 1, Section 16.13 with “Clarifications”
Over the last two weeks, the LDS church has had their new policy on LGBT and LGBT children leaked, provided an explanation by Christofferson, then finally “clarified” through a statement from the…
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Bogus Justifications Behind Church’s New Policies
The LDS Church released changes to its Handbook on November 5, 2015 in relation to same-sex couples and children raised by same-sex couples. Specifically, the Church now prohibits children of same-sex couples from…
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Series: Leaving the Church - Eric NelsonLeaving the Church, Part 10 — Prophets
This entry is part 10 of 13 in the series Leaving the Church — Eric Nelson 1. Overview:Church members are taught that the prophet speaks for the Lord and will never lead the…
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Series: Leaving the Church - Eric NelsonLeaving the Church, Part 9 — Book of Mormon Witnesses
This entry is part 9 of 13 in the series Leaving the Church — Eric Nelson 1. Overview: The testimony of the threeand eightwitnesses to the gold plates is often considered a key…