All I Possess

Leaving behind false traditions in search of the true Jesus

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  • It is Imperative to Follow Scripture!

    I’ve posted about the importance of a core book twice before (here and here). I also wrote about prophets contradicting Jesus himself here. But today I want to break this down in a fundamental way, with a specific approach that members of the LDS church can take. Let’s follow a sequence of logic in relation Continue reading

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  • Is the LDS Church the House of Israel?

    A couple months ago, I wrote a post comparing the LDS church to the New Testament church. Today I want to do something similar: I want to compare the LDS church to the ancient Israelites. For as long as I’m aware, the Mormons have called themselves the House of Israel. When they get a patriarchal Continue reading

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  • God is Orchestrating This

    Could you all pray for me? My faith transition has reached a difficult chapter. The honeymoon is over, but there is work to be done—a lot of timely mental work and a lot of heavy emotional work. My hyperfocus drive wants me to consume content at mass speed. I really want to study, take notes, Continue reading

  • God Leads People who are Prone to Stiffneckedness

    The title of this post comes from The Bible Recap video for Exodus 36-37. God was with the Israelites in the wilderness for 40 years. This was after they sinned against him! But Moses pled on their behalf (hear my thoughts on this here). This week, I conversed with someone on social media about God Continue reading

  • I FINALLY DID IT!!!

    That podcast and post about Gnosticism really sealed the deal for me! I have felt a huge surge of certainty since then. Glory to God! The masonry is in the TRASH! Continue reading

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  • My Seat Will Be Empty

    This post may be unkind, but sometimes ya gotta rant. I have a family member I’ve struggled with for many years. For saying really dumb things. A mutual friend just told me about her testimony in church about another family member who passed away in poor standing with the church, who had never received her Continue reading

  • I Think it’s Officially Time

    …to let go of the Book of Mormon. Let me explain. Just one month ago, I told you how I was still open to the Book of Mormon somehow being true, even though I’ve already come to reject Joseph Smith. But today something hit. We recorded two totally unrelated podcast episodes today, and coincidentally they Continue reading

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  • Having the Faith to Claim What’s Not Ours

    I have no memory of hearing this scripture in my “former life.” It really shocked me when I found it. Here’s Matthew 15: 21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is Continue reading

  • Is Gandhi Saved?

    I’ve been listening to a lot of Mike Winger lately. I like him, I do. But I kind of don’t. He reminds me a lot of Matt Walsh—they look alike, and both are very harsh and dogmatic in their approach and in their perspective toward those who differ from them. I like that sort of Continue reading

  • Mid January a Year Ago

    A year ago, I was thinking of Christianity with new eyes. A year ago, I was attending the LDS temple but looking with new eyes, asking a lot of questions, and wondering what was true. A year ago, I was reading the Book of Mormon with fresh eyes, and listing many scriptures that contradicted LDS Continue reading