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The Church wasn't fully restored in Joseph's Time?

Latter-day Saint Prophet, Wife and Apostle Share Insights of Global Ministry

A Telling Comment from a Prophets Wife

Latter-day Saint Prophet, Wife and Apostle Share Insights of Global Ministry

Article of Faith 6

We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth. Jesus Christ personally visited his apostles and disciples in the old and new worlds, that is Jerusalem and the Americas. They were actual witnesses of Jesus Christ. They saw Him, they walked with Him, they learned from Him. Then the great apostasy came. All of the prophets, apostles, and disciples were killed off. The truth was taken from the Earth and the dark ages came. Joseph Smith was called to be a prophet. He saw Jesus and God in a grove of trees near his home. They told him all churches were false and they denied the doctrine of Christ. None of them were to be accepted as the truth church. Joseph eventually called apostles, twelve men to occupy the twelve vacancies that had been left when the others were killed of. The church had been restored to the Earth and it organization continued on from ...

It's not the victim's fault... until it is

Healing the Tragic Scars of Abuse , Richard G. Scott, April 1992 General Conference

An Opposition In All Things

Long has been the story told about how there must be an opposition in all things. From the pre-existence there was Satan, Lucifer the Son of the Morning. In the beginning we were with God in his presence. We learned all we could while there. Until the moment we couldn’t progress any more, we were unable to become like God. So, we were given the opportunity to come to Earth to gain a body. A Savior would be provided to atone for our sins enabling us to come back to the presence of God. The idea that an opposition must be in all things comes from 2nd Nephi: For it must needs be, that there is an opposition in all things. If not so, my firstborn in the wilderness, righteousness could not be brought to pass, neither wickedness, neither holiness nor misery, neither good nor bad. Wherefore, all things must needs be a compound in one; wherefore, if it should be one body it must needs remain as dead, having no life neither death, nor corruption nor incorruption, happiness nor misery, neither...

Blacks Rejected The Priesthood in the Pre-Existence

For What Purpose - President Alvin R. Dyer - 1962 Alma 13:3-5: 3 And this is the manner after which they were ordained—being called and prepared from the foundation of the world according to the foreknowledge of God, on account of their exceeding faith and good works; in the first place being left to choose good or evil; therefore they having chosen good, and exercising exceedingly great faith, are called with a holy calling, yea, with that holy calling which was prepared with, and according to, a preparatory redemption for such. 4 And thus they have been called to this holy calling on account of their faith, while others would reject the Spirit of God on account of the hardness of their hearts and blindness of their minds, while, if it had not been for this they might have had as great privilege as their brethren. 5 Or in fine, in the first place they were on the same standing with their brethren; thus this holy calling being prepared from the foundation of the...

Article of Faith 11

We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may. For a church that claims the privilege of worshiping God according to the people’s own understanding and dictates, it sure has a funny way of showing it. Once you go off the beaten path, you are labeled an apostate. You no longer care about the truthfulness of the gospel no matter what your heart and mind tells you. If you are not following the Lord’s True Church, you are basically going to Hell. Naturally the nature of God has grown over the years from Joseph Smith’s first understanding. From his first vision experience, Joseph changed the story up. From 1832 he stated the Lord spoke to him, in 1838 he stated it was God and Jesus who spoke to him. Then there are the changes in the Book of Mormon where it talks about God vs the Son of God. So yes there have been changes in t...

Article of Faith 1

We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost. The first article of faith deals with the godhead. Some faiths call this the trinity. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints does not hold to a trinitarian view on the godhead. They believe that the godhead is made up of three individual beings, separate in body and mind 1 but one in purpose. It would appear that the nature and thought of God has changed over the years. Oliver Cowdery once taught: The language in which this record 2 is written is very comprehensive, and many of the hieroglyphics exceedingly striking. The evidence is apparent upon the face, that they were written by persons acquainted with the history of the creation, the fall of man, and more or less of the correct ideas of notions of the Deity. The representation of the god-head—three, yet in one, is curiously drawn to give simply, though impressively, the writers views of that...

Messenger and Advocate page 236

Temptation Bible vs Book of Mormon

In the Bible in 1 Corinthians 10:13 we find: There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able ; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. But what might seem as a contradiction is found in Alma 13:28 But that ye would humble yourselves before the Lord, and call on his holy name, and watch and pray continually, that ye may not be tempted above that which ye can bear , and thus be led by the Holy Spirit, becoming humble, meek, submissive, patient, full of love and all long-suffering; So, which is it? Either God tempts you to a point and stops, or you have to actively pray not to be tempted beyond that no return point. Which is it?

Angel with drawn sword threatened Joseph Smith regarding Polygamy

“ Lesson 20: Plural Marriage ,” Foundations of the Restoration Teacher Manual (2015)

1886 Revelation To John Taylor

Examples of Common Consent

Conference Report 1904

Mixing Seed

Brigham Young, (March 8, 1863.) Journal of Discourses 10:110

Curse of Blackness

21 And he had caused the cursing to come upon them, yea, even a sore cursing, because of their iniquity. For behold, they had hardened their hearts against him, that they had become like unto a flint; wherefore, as they were white, and exceedingly fair and delightsome, that they might not be enticing unto my people the Lord God did cause a skin of blackness to come upon them. 22 And thus saith the Lord God: I will cause that they shall be loathsome unto thy people, save they shall repent of their iniquities. 23 And cursed shall be the seed of him that mixeth with their seed; for they shall be cursed even with the same cursing. And the Lord spake it, and it was done. 2 Nephi 5:21-23 It is not taught in these days that the curse was of dark skin, but more that it was a blindness that came upon the people of the land. But back in the day when the Book of Mormon was translated, that’s exactly what it meant. There have been changes to the header...

Divine Love is not Unconditional Love

Divine Love , Russel M. Nelson, Ensign February 2003

Speaking out against the Church

In an interview with Larry King, President Gordon B. Hinckley had some things to say about people who speak out against the church: LK: Are people ever thrown out of your church? GBH: Yes. LK: For? GBH: Doing what they shouldn't do, preaching false doctrine, speaking out publicly. They can carry all the opinion they wish within their heads, so to speak, but if they begin to try to persuade others, then they may be called in to a disciplinary council. We don't excommunicate many, but we do some. So people can have all the thoughts they wish, but they cannot publicly speak out against the church publicly. It’s an interesting thought to be sure. But aren’t we told that we have to watch our thoughts regarding things? That God knows our thoughts and because of this, we will be judged according to those thoughts? So in reality, we can’t have those thoughts...or shouldn’t rather. It doesn’t matter if a person has thoughts or not. If they are aga...

Monson - You are a Mormon, so you just stand here!

Dare to Stand Alone , Thomas S. Monson, October 2011 General Conference

Swedish Rescue

I’ve read over the transcript of the “Swedish Rescue.” There was a time in Sweden where members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had questions. They felt they weren’t receiving any answers to their questions. The church responded by sending church historians out to meet with the members who had doubts and questions. After reading the transcript, I came away with the following answer from it all. The church doesn’t know the answers to the questions they are asked. Several times during the course of the evening, the church historians stated there was no official word from the church on the subject or question at hand. They didn’t have any answers. Only to double down and believe, that in time after telling yourself it was true you would come to the same conclusion and not worry about it anymore. It was an eye opening experience. Another theme that I saw was how information was presented. It was told that the history was told by the historians differently generation aft...

A Literal Translation

Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith

Shock Therapy at BYU

Jesus Begotten from Adam

Brigham Young, JOD 1:50

Did Joseph Smith insert himself into the Bible?

Mormonism, One Fundamental Principle of

Joseph Smith's teachings : a classified arrangement of the doctrinal sermons and writings of the great latter-day prophet

Mormon - Make it shine with added luster

Mormon Should Mean 'More good' , Gordon B. Hinckley October 1990 General Conference

Brigham, where are your other wives?

Teachings of Presidents of the Church, Brigham Young

Prophets Speak God's Word All The Time

Mormonism and the Negro, page 19

Mormonism...Not Ashamed

"Letter to James Arlington Bennet, 8 September 1842," p. 1, The Joseph Smith Papers, accessed October 9, 2018, http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/letter-to-james-arlington-bennet-8-september-1842/1

LDS Church Style Guide Changes

https://www.mormonnewsroom.org/style-guide

Thus Shall My Church Be Called

If we allow nicknames to be used or adopter or even sponsor those nicknames ourselves, He is offended. To remove the Lord's name from the Lord's church is a major victory for Satan. 1 Those two quotes were spoken by a prophet of God. So we are to believe that Satan prefers the term Mormon be used. If this is the case, why was the “I’m a Mormon” campaign even created? The previous two prophets, Gordon B. Hinkcley and Thomas S. Monson, had no issues with using the term Mormon to refer to the church or calling themselves that. Were they being led by Satan? I would hope not. To say such a thing would be contrary to the will and mind of God. Joseph Smith even declared that Mormonism is truth. 2 So again, why didn’t God truly set the record straight back in the 1830s before all of this was able to get away from the leaders of the church? If nicknames are of Satan as the prophet suggests, then why was it allowed for so many years? The church was resto...

Let's take a look at mormon.org's html tags shall we?

Church of the Latter-day Saints - Joe, you got it wrong man

“Chapter 11: The Organization and Destiny of the True and Living Church,” Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith (2011), 135–47

2 Hour Church

Here’s an interesting…. Quandary

In Isaiah 45:7 we read: I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things. Then there’s a footnote on evil, in LDS scripture, to the following scriptures: Amos 3:6 Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it? Alma 5:40 For I say unto you that whatsoever is good cometh from God, and whatsoever is evil cometh from the devil. Moroni 7:12 Wherefore, all things which are good cometh of God; and that which is evil cometh of the devil; for the devil is an enemy unto God, and fighteth against him continually, and inviteth and enticeth to sin, and to do that which is evil continually. Obviously one would need to read these in context right? Because the way they’re laid out here seems to state the Lord created evil. But then it states that evil is from the devil. The Lord cannot be the devil ...

What Exactly Is Truth?

Truth comes in a variety of flavors, styles, colors, whatever you wish to call it. Sometimes truth is a simple statement when other times it takes a bit longer to grasp and understand. Whatever the truth is, it is the truth and must be learned. Even in the topic of religious belief. When compared to other truths from the past, the present truth might not always match up with everything. Sometimes that is due to the changing times. Other times it shouldn’t happen. Experiences shouldn’t change over time. Retelling of those experiences shouldn’t include new ideas or thoughts that weren’t presently there to begin with. There are examples of things that don’t change over time. The Bible story for example. It hasn’t changed. It always starts off with the same words. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” 1 There can be no other explanation for it. God created the heavens and the earth, this was in the beginning. It is the same across the di...