All I Possess

Leaving behind false traditions in search of the true Jesus

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  • The Bible is Incomplete?

    Did Paul preach only the tip of the iceberg? Was his gospel as he taught incomplete? Maybe the endowment ceremony and eternal marriage just didn’t make it into his teachings. Really? “You know that I have not hesitated to preach anything that would be helpful to you but have taught you publicly and from house Continue reading

  • 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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  • 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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  • The Importance of a Core Book 2

    Yeah, I know it’s been a month, but I finally looked up President Nelson’s conference talk so I could know what people are referring to when they quote him. So here are some of my thoughts on his talk. First, I shared my thoughts about seeking Jesus and finding Him in the temple. Another thing Continue reading

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  • 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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  • Circumcision is Done Away

    This post is second in a series that all go together. The first was about salvation for the underprivileged, and how the condition of the heart is more important than a show of righteousness. Now let’s talk about salvation for two groups of people — those who came from The Law and those who didn’t. Continue reading

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  • What are Your Pronouns?

    Mormons have this interesting habit of praying in modern English except for the second person pronouns for some weird mixed up reasons. What if I spoke to you in French except all the adjectives were in Portuguese? Yeah that would be weird. We are taught that saying “thee” and “thy” are respectful. Why is one Continue reading

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  • Plain & Precious Things

    All my life I’ve been told the Bible is pretty good, but it’s incorrect. In some places. Don’t know where. I mean, Joseph Smith literally found and corrected these places right? But somehow we still don’t trust the Bible. I grew up with this quote on my refrigerator: I grew up basically being told my Continue reading

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  • The Cross

    If there was a simple symbol you could wear that would identify you as a Christian, indicating Christ’s atonement for you, would you want to wear it? Why ever not? I can’t help wondering if the reason Mormons don’t wear a cross is because it’s powerful. It would be antithetical to the church’s true purpose. Continue reading

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  • Becoming Children of Christ

    This is another doctrine I learned from the Christians that I’ve been pondering. If God isn’t a relatable man with a family, what’s our relationship to Him? Why does He even care about us? What does it mean to be children of God? The Christians told me only the believers are Children of God. At Continue reading

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