mormons
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Who Will be Saved in the Celestial Kingdom?
When your 12 year old son texts you from Mormon church to double check the doctrines he’s hearing… This is not the first time my son has asked me about something or reported to me something weird he heard over the pulpit. (I’m a very proud mama. I’ve trained him well😂) People, this is the Continue reading
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Unless There be a Falling Away First
This week I felt directed to examine the claims of apostasy and really nail down my beliefs. Let me remind you, one huge part of my “faith crisis” was realizing that other Christians were good, legit, and saved. So naturally, my entire testimony of the restoration was gone in one fell swoop and I needed Continue reading
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Mis Amigos Hispanos en Jesús
I had the wonderful opportunity last night to praise God with some new friends, in a different language, and to share my conversion story with them. It was such a beautiful thing. Their testimonies are powerful. Their light was shining bright—La luz en sus corazones. It’s the light from Jesus Christ, that is common among Continue reading
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Inviting Guests to Church
I used to love telling my friends about the church. In Oregon when my kids were small, we mostly had just non-member friends. People we met from the homeschool or home birth community. Really fun, interesting people. I used to love inviting people to church! I was on fire about the gospel and I wanted Continue reading
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Who Else is Worthy?
Everyone knows God is omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent, never changing, and has existed eternally. …except Mormons. They think God had an origin. He was a child of his “Heavenly Father” and had a mortal life like us, and then became God. (It’s amazing how many Mormon doctrines I explain now and think “Oh my gosh, that’s Continue reading
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My Story – Part 4
If you prefer to listen instead, a conversation covering much of the same narrative can be found here (the podcast only divides it into 2 parts): I’d say there were many things on “my shelf” over the years that I didn’t even realize. I knew there were points of confusion, contradictions, and doctrines that had Continue reading
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Christian Behavior: Endure to the End
When I told someone close to me (a Mormon) about my conversion to Christianity, she said “but they think they can just be saved by faith and not keep the commandments!” I told my Christian friends this, to show how Mormons see them. They wholeheartedly disagreed. “No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. Continue reading
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That None May Boast
An LDS missionary recently wrote home that he had someone who wanted to get baptized! But this person couldn’t be baptized because of “a word of wisdom issue.” This is Mormon-speak for having an addiction they need to give up. My immediate reaction to this, now that I am seeing things differently, was to feel Continue reading
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Taking Money From the Poor
There are many fantastic “Numo” blogs and videos on this topic (I recommend you read this one). This meme pretty much sums it up. The LDS requirement of 10% of your income is contrary to Christ. He tells us many times to give to the poor, not take from them. Those who have a lot Continue reading
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Book of Mormon: Judgment & Hell
As I read the Book of Mormon this year with new eyes, I began to notice so many places where it’s teaching Protestant doctrine, not LDS doctrine. Mind blowing! One of the first things that really stood out to me in contrast was King Benjamin’s sermon. “Every man [will be judged] according to his works, Continue reading
All I Possess 