All I Possess

Leaving behind false traditions in search of the true Jesus

  • No Accountability: All We Like Sheep

    Many Mormons are very patriotic. We love our founding fathers and constitution! But it never occurs to them that the single most important thing in the U.S. Constitution is missing from the LDS church: checks and balances. Any US History student knows why governments need accountability. Big problems and corruption happen when you have leaders Continue reading

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  • What Did Jesus Create?

    Mormons believe that Jesus was an “apprentice” God, acting as the Father’s assistant (as two separate individuals) to create this globe specifically. Well, there could be some differences in thought as far as if He created other planets under the direction of the Father…. But He definitely didn’t create Heaven itself! Because, you know, He Continue reading

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  • All the Cars Driving the Wrong Way

    I’ve been going through some episodes on the Unveiling Mormonism podcast. One was about emotions that many people feel as they leave the church, such as anger and guilt. To be honest, I didn’t really relate very much. Sure, I’ve had moments of anger. One day I felt angry and I posted about it. But Continue reading

  • The Importance of a Core Book

    In Leadership Education, the philosophy I lean on to homeschool my kids, there is a very important concept called the “Core Book.” Your core book is your measuring stick, your litmus test, to measure all truth claims against. It protects you from being deceived. This concept should sound really familiar — it’s the basis of Continue reading

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  • There is None Like Me

    This podcast episode lays out the big picture — many doctrines, but the overall big picture — and concept of how the LDS faith differs from Christianity and can be seen as totally sacrilegious. It’s all the “plan of salvation” and family of God. The whole point of “coming to earth” being to become a Continue reading

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  • Do Not Go Beyond What is Written

    Let me share a scripture I found last Sunday that hit me pretty hard as anti-Book of Mormon. In 1 Corinthians 1-4, Paul is responding to a disunity situation in Corinth. People are bragging over who they heard the gospel from, claiming a special baptism, and causing contention by arguing over points they learned from Continue reading

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  • Other Sheep Not of This Fold

    Without adding to the accepted doctrines in the Bible, would it be so awful to believe that God speaks to His children outside of Israel, in other places of the world? And maybe they wrote it down? And if it basically says all the same stuff as the Bible, where is the offense? If it Continue reading

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  • The Most High Does Not Live in Houses Made by Human Hands

    “Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple…” Mormons know this scripture. They use it to say that you should keep your body healthy and abstain from harmful substances. Not a bad message, but this is not what this passage is about. Nowhere in this letter to the Corinthians does Paul ever talk about Continue reading

  • Feelings

    I’m a very logical person. I always said “The gospel just makes so much sense” (the gospel, meaning the LDS church). I can explain why on another day. But in 2023 church began to feel really empty. I was feeling alone and invisible, not to mention bored. I was feeling really empty when I came Continue reading

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  • I’m Allowed to Have Needs

    I’m allowed to feel my feelings. I’m allowed to feel disappointed. I’m allowed to have needs. I’m allowed to ask for community when I’m struggling. This is what the body of Christ is about! And I’m not afraid to own that. In the LDS church, there’s a very common (thoughtless) response. If you’re offended, it’s Continue reading

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