by Dan Wees | Oct 7, 2019 | Miscellaneous
“[Brigham] Young relied on the counsel of his associates, and at times, the Mormon people pushed back to prevent him from implementing changes. In some cases, such as polygamy and the doctrine of blood atonement, the church leadership eventually rejected his views....
by Dan Wees | Oct 7, 2019 | Miscellaneous
A friend asked me what some of the reasons were that caused my exodus from the LDS faith after 21 years of devout activity. I described it to her in this way: “The religion is a puzzle you get when you’re baptized. Meeting by meeting, year by year you...
by Dan Wees | Oct 7, 2019 | Miscellaneous
JESUS AND SATAN ARE BROTHERS? Do Mormons believe Jesus and Satan were brothers in the Pre-Existence? Yes. Does the Church attempt to tap-dance around this basic question? Yes. CLAIM: Anti-Mormons surely must realize that any knowledgeable student of LDS doctrine will...
by Dan Wees | Oct 5, 2019 | Miscellaneous
“When the work of the Prophet Joseph Smith was completed, when he had received the keys, powers, and ordinances, and had conferred them upon the heads of the Quorum of the Twelve when he realized and sensed that the time had come when he would give his life for...
by Dan Wees | Sep 29, 2019 | Miscellaneous
“[T]he church’s mixture of for-profit, nonprofit, charitable, and ecclesiastical holdings … just might be the most efficient churchly money machine on earth.” Richard and Joan Ostling’s Mormon America (San Francisco, CA: HarperOne, 20 October 1999),...
by Dan Wees | Sep 29, 2019 | Miscellaneous
“[I]t is clear that any sexual relationship other than that between a legally wedded heterosexual husband and wife is sinful. The divine mandate of marriage between man and woman puts in perspective why homosexual acts are offensive to God. They repudiate the gift and...
