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UNMASKING THE MYTHS OF MORMONISM
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Ever since the introduction of The God Makers film in January 1983,
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several first time viewer reactions have become quite common. Most
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people have been shocked by the hidden Mormon doctrines laid bare
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by this film. And why not?? After all, it would be more than naive to
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expect the multi-million dollar public relations mill of the
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Latter-day Saint (LDS) church to really "tell it like it is."
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Describing them as the "meat of the gospel, " such teachings as the
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nature of the Gods, secrets of the temple ceremony, and adding Joseph
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Smith as an additional mediator are kept hidden from the uninitiated.
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The primary purpose of this "Data Sheet" is an examination of
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strange and/or obscured doctrines of Mormonism. Therefore it has been
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pretty well restricted to the discussion of theological issues. If for
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no other reason than lack of space, the listing of complicated
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statistical data concerning the family life practices in the Mormon
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dominated state of Utah (i.e. divorces, suicides, etc.) and/or
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"personal" experiences in Mormonism owned or controlled financial
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empires has long been based upon educated guesses made by non-Mormon
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financial analysts, and hard for anyone to "prove."
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Our printed format is quite simple and easy to use. The doctrinal
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allegations are listed in much the same order as they were made in the
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film itself. With no further commentary, right underneath each
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heading is one or more supporting quotations. In most instances, there
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are many more quotations that could be cited but are not, because of
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lack of space. Keep in mind that virtually all these listed quotations
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are from LDS "General Authorities" and/or reliable Mormon books!
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TEMPLE MARRIAGE IS ESSENTIAL
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Only through Celestial marriage can one find the strait way, the
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narrow path. Eternal life cannot be had in any other way.
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(Spencer W. Kimball, Church News, 11/12/1977)
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Our exaltation depends on marriage...we can be exalted as God is
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now and receive a fullness of joy...we can at some future time,
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increase our family by having spirit children...We must be obedient to
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every covenant that we make in the temple of the Lord. He has said
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that if we are true and faithful we shall pass by the angels to our
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exaltation. We will become gods.
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(Gospel Principals, Page 231, 2344 & 236)
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GOD THE FATHER WAS ONCE A MAN
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God was once as we are now, and is an exalted Man...I am going to
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tell you how God came to be God. We have imagined and supposed that
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God was God from all eternity. I will refute that idea, and take away
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and do away the veil, so that you may see...It is the first principle
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of the Gospel to know for a certainty the character of God...and that
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he was once a man like us.
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(Joseph Smith, Journal of Discourses, Volume 6, Page 3)
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THE PLANET KOLOB
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Kolob means "the first creation." It is the name of the planet
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"nearest to the celestial, or the residence of God."
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(Bruce McConkie, Mormon Doctrine, Page 428)
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MORMON JESUS IS A DIFFERENT JESUS
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...since the Messiah came to earth to work out his own salvation,
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as well as make salvation available to all men - we are justified in
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concluding that he himself needed baptism...The Lord Jesus, being a
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man, required baptism, even as other men. There is no other way.
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(Bruce McConkie, The Promised Messiah, Pages 482, 485)
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The sacrament is an ordinance to remind us of Christ. The bread
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represents the body of Christ that he gave so all men could be
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resurrected. The water represents the blood Christ shed in
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Gethsemane where he atoned for the sins of all men.
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(Discussion "I", The Uniform System for Teaching Families, Page 56)
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It is true that many of the Christian churches worship a different
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Jesus than is worshiped by the Mormons or The Church of Jesus Christ
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of Latter-day Saints.
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(Bernard P. Brockbank, The Ensign, May 1977, Page 26)
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COUNCIL IN HEAVEN
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The contention in heaven was--Jesus said there would be certain
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souls that would not be saved; and the Devil said he could save them
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all, and laid his plans before the grand council, who gave their vote
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in favor of Jesus Christ. So the Devil rose up in rebellion against
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God, and was cast down, with all who put up their heads for him.
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(Joseph Smith, Journal of Discourses, Volume 6, Page 8)
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NEGRO CURSED IN PRE-EXISTENCE
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Not only was Cain called upon to suffer, but because of his
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wickedness, he became the father of an inferior race. A curse was
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placed upon him and that curse has been continued through his lineage
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and must do so while time endures. Millions of souls have come into
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this world cursed with a black skin and have been denied the privilege
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of Priesthood and the fullness of the blessings of the Gospel.
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(Joseph Fielding Smith, The Way To Perfection, Page 102)
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You see some classes of the human family that are black, uncouth,
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uncomely, disagreeable and low in their habits, wild, and seemingly
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deprived of nearly all the blessings of the intelligence that is
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generally bestowed upon mankind.
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(Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, Volume 7, Page 290)
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Shall I tell you the law of God in regard to the African race? If
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the white man who belongs to the chosen seed mixes his blood with the
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seed of Cain, the penalty, under the law of God, is death on the spot.
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This will always be so.
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(Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, Volume 10, Page 110)
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ADAM IS GOD THE FATHER
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How much unbelief exists in the minds of the Latter-day Saints in
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regard to one particular doctrine which I revealed to them, and which
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God revealed to me - namely that Adam is our father and God...Then he
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(Adam) said, "I want my children who are in the spirit world to come
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and live here. I once dwelt upon an earth something like this, in a
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mortal state, I was faithful, I received my crown and exaltation. I
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have the privilege of extending my work, and to its increase there will
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be no end. I want my children that were born to ME in the spirit world
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to come here and take tabernacles of flesh."
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(Brigham Young, Deseret News, 6/16/1873)
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GOD HAD PHYSICAL RELATIONS WITH MARY
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Even the Father himself honored that law (i.e., "to multiply and
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replenish the earth") by coming down to Mary, without a natural body,
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and begetting a son; and if Jesus begat children, he only "did that
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which he had seen his Father do."
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(Orson Hyde, Journal of Discourses, Volume 2, Page 210)
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Only Begotten...Only Begotten Son...the Only Begotten of the
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Father... These name-titles all signify that our Lord is the only son
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of the Father in the flesh. Each of these words is to be understood
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literally. Only means only; Begotten means begotten; and Son means son.
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Christ was begotten by an Immortal Father in the SAME way that mortal
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men are begotten by mortal fathers.
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(Bruce McConkie, Mormon Doctrine, Page 546-547)
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God the Father is a perfected, glorified holy Man, and immortal
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Personage. And Christ was born into the world as the literal son of
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this Holy Being; he was born in the same personal, real and literal
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sense that any mortal son is born to a mortal father. There is NOTHING
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figurative about his paternity; he was begotten, conceived and born in
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the normal and natural course of events.
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(Bruce McConkie, Mormon Doctrine, Page 742)
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JESUS WAS MARRIED
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Jesus was the bridegroom at the marriage of Cana of Galilee...we
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say it was Jesus Christ who was married, to be brought into relation
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whereby he could see his seed before he was crucified.
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(Orson Hyde, Journal of Discourses, Volume 2, Page 82)
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I discover that some of the Eastern papers represent me as a great
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blasphemer, because I said in my lecture on Marriage, at our last
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Conference, that Jesus was married at Cana of Galilee, that Mary,
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Martha and others were his wives, and that he begat children.
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(Orson Hyde, Journal of Discourses, Volume 2, Page 210)
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JOSEPH SMITH STANDS IN JUDGEMENT
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NO SALVATION WITHOUT ACCEPTING JOSEPH SMITH. If Joseph Smith was
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verily a prophet...then this knowledge is of the most vital importance
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to the entire world. No man can reject that testimony without
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incurring the most dreadful consequences, for he cannot enter
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the kingdom of God.
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(Joseph Fielding Smith, Doctrines of Salvation, Volume 1, Page
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189-190)
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No man or woman in this dispensation will ever enter into the
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celestial kingdom of God without the consent of Joseph Smith. From the
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day that the Priesthood was taken from the earth to the winding up
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scene of all things, every man and woman MUST have the certificate of
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Joseph Smith, junior, as a passport to their entrance into the mansion
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where God and Christ are.
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(Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, Volume 7, Page 289)
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If we ask who will stand at the head of the resurrection in this
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last dispensation, the answer is -- Joseph Smith, Junior, the Prophet
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of God. He is the man who will be resurrected and receive the keys of
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the resurrection, and he will seal this authority upon others, and they
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will hunt up their friends and resurrect them.
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(Brigham Young, Discourses of Brigham Young, Page 116)
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So hear it all ye ends of the earth; if you ever enter into the
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kingdom of God, it is because Joseph Smith let you go there. This will
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apply to Jews and Gentiles, to the bond and free; to friends and foes;
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no man or woman in this generation will get a resurrection and be
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crowned without Joseph saying so.
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(Brigham Young, Conference discourse on October 8, 1854)
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LDS THANK GOD FOR JOSEPH SMITH
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The Saints, the Saints, his only pride! For them he lived, for them
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he died; He lived, for them he died; Their joys were his, their sorrows
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too. He loved the Saints; he loved Nauvoo.
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Unchained in death, with a Savior's love, He pleads their cause in
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the court's above. He pleads their cause in the court's above. The
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Seer, the Seer! Joseph the Seer! O how I love his memory dear!
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The just and wise, the pure and free. A father he was and is to me.
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Let fiends now rage, in their dark hour - No matter, no matter, he is
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beyond their power. No matter, no matter, he is beyond their power.
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(John Taylor, LDS Hymn #296, The Seer, Joseph, The Seer, Verse 3)
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Praise to his memory, he died as a martyr; Honored and blest be his
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ever great name! Long shall his blood, which was shed by assassins.
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Plead unto heaven while the earth lauds his fame.
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Hail to the Prophet, ascended to heaven! Traitors and tyrants now
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fight him in vain. Mingling with Gods, he can plan for his brethren;
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Death cannot conquer the hero again. (William W. Phelps, LDS Hymn
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#147, Praise To The Man Who Communed With Jehovah, Verse 2)
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Our sacred hymns are both prayers and praises to the Lord. Let us
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ever cherish them as an essential part of our lives. The Lord Himself
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regards the hymns of the saints as prayers to heaven...As we remember
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the part the Prophet Joseph Smith took in the work of the Restoration,
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should we not sing with enthusiasm "Praise to the Man who Communed
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With Jehovah"...Using these faith-promoting hymns will make better
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Latter-day Saints of us all...(Editorial, Church News, 8/28/1983)
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JOSEPH SMITH'S BOASTS
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I have more to boast of than ever any man had. I am the only man
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that has ever been able to keep a whole church together since the days
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of Adam. A large majority of the whole have stood by me. Neither Paul,
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John, Peter nor Jesus ever did it. I boast that no man ever did a work
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such as I. The followers of Jesus ran away from Him; but the Latter-day
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Saints never ran away from me yet.
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(Joseph Smith, History of the Church, Volume 6, Page 408-409)
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God made Aaron to be the mouthpiece for the children of Israel, and
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he will make me to be GOD to you in his stead, and Elders to be mouth
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for me; and if you don't like it, you must lump it!
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(Joseph Smith, Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, Page 363)
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JOSEPH SMITH DESCENDED FROM JESUS CHRIST
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...learn that those men who are chosen to direct and counsel you
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are near KINDRED to God and to Christ, for the keys, power, and
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authority of the kingdom are of that lineage.
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(Heber C. Kimball, Journal of Discourses, Volume 4, Page 248)
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Would to God, brethren, I could tell you who I am! Would to God I
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could tell you what I know! But you would call it blasphemy, and there
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are men upon this stand who would want to take my life.
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(Joseph Smith, quoted in Life of Heber C. Kimball, Page 322)
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MORMONS MUST BE PERFECT
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The forsaking of sin must be a permanent one. True repentance does
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NOT permit making the same mistake again.
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(Spencer W. Kimball, Repentance Brings Forgiveness, Page 7)
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We also have to forsake the sin and never repeat it, not even in our
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minds...In order to remain forgiven, we must NEVER commit the sin
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again. (Mormon Missionary Discussion "F, " Uniform System for
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Teaching Families, Page 35, 36)
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In other words, if there is one divine law that he does not keep he
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is barred from participation in the (Celestial) kingdom, and
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figuratively guilty of all, since he is denied all.
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(Joseph Fielding Smith, Answers to Gospel Questions, Volume 3, Page
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26)
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ABSOLUTE TRUST IN ANYTHING "MORMON"
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SAINTS SAFE IN FOLLOWING CHURCH AUTHORITIES. No man ever went
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astray by following the counsel of the authorities of the Church. No
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man who ever followed the teachings or took advise or counsel from the
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one who stands as the representative of the Lord ever went astray.
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(Joseph Fielding Smith, Doctrines of Salvation, Volume 1, Page 243)
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When our leaders speak, the thinking has been done. When they
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propose a plan--it is God's plan. When they point the way, there is no
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other which is safe. When they give direction, it should mark the end
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of controversy. God works in no other way.
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(Ward Teacher's Message, Deseret News, 5/26/1945)
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TOTAL APOSTASY OF CHRISTIANITY
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19. I was answered that I must join none of them, for they were all
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wrong; and the Personage who addressed me said that all their creeds
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were and abomination in his sight; that those professors were all corrupt...
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(Pearl of Great Price, Joseph Smith--History 1:19, Page 49)
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The gates of Hell have prevailed and will continue to prevail over
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the Catholic Mother of Harlots, and over all here Protestant
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Daughters;...the apostate Catholic church, with all her popes and
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bishops, together with all her harlot daughters shall be hurled
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down to Hell...
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(Orson Pratt, Pamphlets by Orson Pratt, Page 112)
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This Church is the only true and living church upon the face of the
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whole earth...there is no salvation outside the Church of Jesus Christ
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of Latter-day Saints.
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(Bruce McConkie, Mormon Doctrine, Page 670)
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Elder Bruce R. McConkie, and apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ
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of Latter-day Saints, called the doctrine of salvation by grace without
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works, "the second greatest heresy" of Christianity during Brigham
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Young University's opening devotional Tuesday. The first great heresy,
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he said, pertains to the nature of God, the doctrine of the Trinity.
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(The Herald Newspaper, Provo, Utah, 1/12/1984)
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TEMPLE CEREMONY MOCKS CHRISTIAN PASTORS
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Adam: Oh God, hear the words of my mouth!
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Lucifer: I hear you. What is it you want?
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Adam: Who are you?
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Lucifer: I am the God of this world.
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Adam: You, the God of this world?
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Lucifer: Yes! What do you want?
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Adam: I am looking for messengers.
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Lucifer: Oh, you want someone to preach to you? You want religion
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do you? I will have preachers here presently.
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(A "preacher" dressed in black, now enters the scene)
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Lucifer: Good Morning Sir.
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Preacher: Good morning. A fine congregation!
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Lucifer: Yes, they are very good people. They are concerned about
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religion. Are you a preacher?
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Preacher: I am. Lucifer: Have you been to college and received
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training for the ministry?
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Preacher: Certainly! A man cannot preach unless he has been trained
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for the ministry!
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Lucifer: Do you preach the orthodox religion?
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Preacher: Yes, that is what I preach.
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Lucifer: If you will preach your orthodox religion to these people
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and convert them, I will pay you well!
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Preacher: I will do my best.
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Lucifer: Here is a man who desires religion. He is very much
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exercised, and seems to be sincere.
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(The action returns to "Adam")
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Preacher: I understand you are inquiring after religion.
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Adam: I was calling upon Father.
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Preacher: I am glad to know that you were calling upon Father.
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Do you believe in a God who is without body, parts and
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passions, who sits on the top of topless throne, whose
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center is everywhere and whose circumference nowhere;
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who fills the universe, and yet is so small that he can
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dwell in your heart. Who is surrounded by myriads of
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beings who have been saved by Grace, not for any act
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of theirs, but by His good pleasure? Do you believe this
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great Being?
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Adam: I do not? I cannot comprehend such a Being.
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Preacher: That is the beauty of it!!
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(The above account was transcribed from the February, 1984 audio
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recordings made by a Mormon in the Provo LDS temple which was later
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published under the title, Unfruitful Works of Darkness, Tape 1)
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SUN AND MOON INHABITED
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Who can tell us of the inhabitants of this little planet that shines
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of an evening, called the moon? ...when you inquire about the
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inhabitants of that sphere you find that the most learned are as
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ignorant in regard to them as the most ignorant of their fellows. So
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it is with regard to the inhabitants of the sun. Do you think it is
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inhabited? I rather think it is. Do you think there is any life
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there? No question of it; it was not made in vain.
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(Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, Volume 13, Page 271)
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NO ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE
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After nearly 150 years since the Nephite record was first published
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by Joseph Smith, we Mormons have been unable confidently to pin down
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the location of a single city, identify even one route they traversed,
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or sketch an accurate picture of any segment of the life they lived in
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their American promised land. In many respects, the Book of Mormon
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remains a sealed book to us because we have been incapable of placing
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it in its specific setting.
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(Prof. John L. Sorenson, An Ancient American Setting for the Book
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of Mormon, Page 0/3)
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The bare facts of the matter are that nothing, absolutely nothing
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has ever shown up in any New World excavation which would suggest to a
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dispassionate observer that the Book of Mormon, as claimed by Joseph
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Smith, is a historical document relating to the history of early
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migrants to our hemisphere.
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(Michael Coe, Dialogue: A Journal Of Mormon Thought, Summer 1973,
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Page 46)
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- Bob Witte
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