I’ve been learning a ton of Middle Ages history with my students—things I didn’t know before! I’m amazed how little the LDS church (and public schools) teach about the reformation.
Who in the world are the Huguenots? I had literally never heard of them before.
What the LDS church will tell you about the reformation is that the Catholic Church was corrupt, which is true. And that they took things out of the Bible, which is not true.
The LDS church taught me that it was important to get the Bible into a language the common people could understand, and important to speak out against the corruption of the Catholic Church. And that these great men who fought for these things paved the way for Joseph Smith to do what he did.
The reformation led to the restoration.
So they say.
Except then the LDS church repeated nearly everything the Catholics were doing wrong!
And we don’t realize how silly this is, that we are now repeating the entire scenario — people who leave and stand up to the Mormon church are heroes in the same vein as these reformation historical figures.
And the LDS church silences, accuses and defames anyone who stands up for God and truth.
And the LDS church won’t give their people a Bible in their own language, that they can understand for themselves without the church putting their own spin on it.
False teachings like paying money for your ancestors to be saved came back.
A false priesthood that stands in the place of Jesus and determines your salvation came back.
Strict rules with worthiness attachments came back.
Shame.
Judgment.
Taking money from widows!
Silencing heretics!
The LDS church brought back the laws, shame, powerful men, micromanaging, threats, judgment, changing scriptures to fit their agenda, inventing rituals for ancestors, censoring and excommunications.
The LDS church says they’re thankful for the reformation but then they reversed it!
And now we are back to the corrupt, hierarchal structure of an authoritarian church ruled by false prophets who claim to have special access and authority from God.
While at the same time denying Him —Denying his grace, denying the fulfillment of the law, and putting us back into Old Testament times.
Read more about parallels to the corruption in the Middle Ages here.
All I Possess 