by Dan Wees | Aug 25, 2019 | Miscellaneous
by Dan Wees | Aug 25, 2019 | Miscellaneous
Contacting the Dead… CHARGE: Latter-day Saints are encouraged to have encounters with the alleged spirits of the dead. LDS RESPONSE: Like early Christians (1 Corinthians 15:29) Mormons perform rites in behalf of the dead, but there is no effort made to contact...
by Dan Wees | Aug 25, 2019 | Miscellaneous
“[F]rom all I can learn from the leading men among the Mormons and from various other sources that a grand conspiracy is about to be entered into between the Mormons and Indians to destroy all white settlements on the frontier.” ~Henry King/Indian agent, 1842 report...
by Dan Wees | Aug 25, 2019 | Miscellaneous
D. Michael Quinn: “It is also my conviction that God desires everyone to enjoy freedom of inquiry and expression without fear, obstruction, or intimidation. I find it one of the fundamental ironies of modern Mormonism that the same general authorities who praise...
by Dan Wees | Aug 25, 2019 | Miscellaneous
“There is an element in Moroni’s ‘promise’ that is often overlooked… his exhortation is explicitly given to the Lamanites only… “—Moroni 10— [v 1] Now I, Moroni, write somewhat as seemeth me good; and I write unto my brethren, the...
by Dan Wees | Aug 25, 2019 | Miscellaneous
“We may cherish Joseph’s words. We can preach them from our pulpits. We resound them in our hymns. What we must not proclaim is their requisite exclusivity. Believe what you believe, simple and pure; a chaste and humble faith thrives upon its own merits....
