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Review of Teachings of Lorenzo Snow chapter 20: The Kingdom of God Moves Forward
For this review I am going to focus on the part of the chapter entitled Teachings of Lorenzo Snow and not look at the beginning of the chapter entitled From the Life of Lorenzo Snow. I have chosen to do this for two reasons: firstly, I feel that my role in writing this post is… Read More ›
Lorenzo Snow–18 Church Leadership and Selfless Service, by Mike Thomas
This month’s chapter is hard to critique and that is no bad thing. There is no spite in what we are doing here, we don’t find fault for the sake of it. The truth is the truth whoever speaks it and a call to selfless service is no bad thing. There is much here to… Read More ›
Anti-Mormon? The Mormon “Great Game”
Following the peaceful and successful Christian witness at the Mormon British Pageant held at the Mormon temple in Lancashire (right) and led by this ministry (see previous posts for reports) the inevitable and inevitably amateur response has appeared on the internet. The usual name-calling has been going on, one favourite being “protesters,” which brought a… Read More ›
Getting Some “Fair” Attention Part 4, by Mike Thomas
The review of the final day of the outreach to Mormons at the British Mormon Pageant 2013, written by Jason Thickpenny, made mention of the controversy surrounding the long discredited Mormon “scripture,” The Book of Abraham. The subject had come up in discussion with Mormons and Jason commented, “They had no idea about the fact… Read More ›
Teachings of President Lorenzo Snow chapter 12 Tithing
“The law of tithing is one of the most important ever revealed to man. . . . Through obeying this law the blessings of prosperity and success will be given to the Saints.” Lorenzo Snow A Revelation It was in early May 1899, we are told, that president Lorenzo Snow ‘felt prompted to visit the… Read More ›
Is Mormonism ditching Prophets? A look at the 2013 edition of the LDS Scriptures
Is the Mormon Church turning from “living prophets” to academia to gain traction in the 21st century? Are Mormons turning to prophets for homiletic inspiration and academics for professional credibility in the 24/7 internet world? Does the Mormon message of prophets mean anything anymore? The unique claim of Mormons is that they are led by… Read More ›
General Conference: April 2013 Saturday Afternoon Review, by Mike Thomas
I have picked out for comment some themes I see running through the Saturday afternoon session of the Mormon conference. The theme of families increasingly causes problems for them and I touch on the changes made in their new edition of the Scriptures, a subject I will be covering in more detail soon. Particularly interesting… Read More ›
Mormonism’s “Living prophets”
As we anticipate the Mormon annual conference this coming weekend it is good to remember the message of Mormonism centres on “living prophets”. John Taylor, third Mormon president, wrote, “the principle of present revelation…is the very foundation of our religion” (Journal of Discourses, p.371). Elder Joseph W. McMurrin was one of the First Seven Presidents… Read More ›
The Great Apostasy? – By Vicky Gilpin
According to LDS Teachings there was a Great apostasy, a falling away from the truth. A time where the early Christian church disintegrated into nothing , and therefore according to LDS doctrine, leaving no priesthood authority upon the earth and leaving Christianity in a fallen state with no authority. LDS Apostle B. H. Roberts wrote,… Read More ›
Sandra Tanner Explains Mormon Temples.
Below are the three parts to an interview with Sandra Tanner about the Mormon Temple rituals compared to the Old Testament Temples which is what the Mormon Church claims their temples are a modern day fulfilment of. For those who dont know Sandra Tanner is a descendent of Brigham Young who left the Mormon church… Read More ›
