by Thinker of Thoughts | Jun 23, 2014 | Mormonism
[Note: The following is an ironic take on a public statement by a church official from an alternate perspective. It is a parody. The words are actually those which are stated in the video, however the interpretation and context are fictional. It should not be...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Jun 18, 2014 | Mormonism
[toc]In part 1 of this report, an assertion that the Nauvoo Expositor had published a “vicious lie” that Joseph had made improper proposals of plural marriage to women in the church. By examining the accounts of 3 women, Martha Brotherton, Nancy Rigdon and...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Jun 18, 2014 | Mormonism
[toc]A few months ago I issued a challenge for anyone to point out something published in the Nauvoo Expositor which was a “vicious lie” in order to support a statement from the Primary 5 lesson manual that this publication contained “many vicious...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Jun 16, 2014 | Mormonism
The recent news of the threatened excommunication of Kate Kelly, John Dehlin and Rock Waterman has caused a stir in the Mormon online community. Some see the impending disciplinary action as a long needed action which will identify apostates so that unsuspecting...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Jun 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
News broke today about two individuals who are being threatened with excommunicated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. One of these members would be excommunicated for actions promoting the ordination of Mormons who have historically been prohibited...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Jun 1, 2014 | Christianity, Mormonism
[toc]Religions are great ways to organize people in coming together to help one another out as well as to provide aid and assistance to the needy in the world. One remarkable aspect of Christianity is that Christ actually taught that why and how you go about doing...
by Thinker of Thoughts | May 14, 2014 | Mormonism
[toc]The Mormon church has been gradually releasing a series of essays on its official website, which attempt to explain challenging issues in Mormon history and doctrine. Most recently the church has published an essay entitled “Peace and Violence among...
by Thinker of Thoughts | May 11, 2014 | LDS Fraud Case, Mormonism
[toc]There are seven different charges listed in the summons for criminal fraud which was previously brought against Mormon prophet Thomas S Monson by a UK court. Although the case was dismissed, the issues raised by the complaint are worthy of evaluation. In this...
by Thinker of Thoughts | May 3, 2014 | Mormonism
“My testimony of the truthfulness of the Church is not based on church history!” That is a common response heard when believing Mormons are confronted with conflicting or controversial accounts from LDS church history, such as Joseph Smith’s proposal...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Apr 26, 2014 | Mormonism
Many times, when studying the problematic events of early Church history, it is difficult to relate to any of the events of the time. Former Mormons invariably attempt to come up with parables and allegories, trying to convey to others the problems that they see in...
