by Dan Wees | Sep 16, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“I sometimes say to my brethren, ‘I have been your dictator for twenty-seven years – over a quarter of a century I have dictated this people; that ought to be some evidence that my course is onward and upward.’” Brigham Young – 13 August 1871, Journal of...
by Dan Wees | Sep 16, 2018 | Miscellaneous
CHARGE: Lucifer dominates the temple ritual. LDS RESPONSE: Lucifer is rebuked and expelled both times that he is portrayed in the temple enactment scenes and his dialogue is only a small portion of the total temple ceremony. REALITY: The word “dominates” is a...
by Dan Wees | Sep 15, 2018 | Miscellaneous
S A I N T S: “SEVEN YEARS OF NEGLIGENCE” “One day, Joseph went to town on an errand. Expecting him back for dinner [6:00], his parents were alarmed when he did not return. They waited for [three] hours, unable to sleep.* At last Joseph opened the door and threw...
by Dan Wees | Sep 15, 2018 | Miscellaneous
LDS Missionaries have been taught for decades that “Satan controls the waters.” There are various stories about the reasons regarding this missionary policy… which prohibits everything from swimming to certain types of bathing, to boating. In August of 1831, Joseph...
by Dan Wees | Sep 15, 2018 | Miscellaneous
CHARGE: The worst despots in history have been those who claimed to be divine. LDS RESPONSE: LDS doctrine teaches only Christ was divine. There is a difference between potential divinity and current divinity. Latter-day Saints do not even believe Godhood (divinity) is...
by Dan Wees | Sep 14, 2018 | Miscellaneous
S A I N T S: “OH, HALE NO!” “Joseph [Smith, Jr.] spent as much time as he could with Emma [Hale] that winter, sometimes borrowing the Knights’ sleigh when snow made it hard to travel to the Hales’ house. But her parents still did not like him, and his efforts to win...
