temples
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What Makes a God?
We know that Mormonism is a works based religion, and we know that Mormons believe in exaltation, their word for becoming a God. Do works make a God, according to the LDS church? Actually, no. Mormonism is far more sinister than that. Yes, Mormons must obey the Word of Wisdom, a food law similar to 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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Does the Temple Increase Our Understanding of Jesus Christ?
Just read a talk from 2021 by Russell Nelson. Pretty disturbed by it, to be honest. I only made it halfway through cuz I couldn’t take it anymore. But let’s dig in. He begins by giving us a truth: that you need a firm foundation in Jesus Christ. And then we veer off into blatant 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
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Face Coverings & Secret Combinations
It was an alternate universe, wasn’t it? The world went crazy. I was already a “conspiracy theorist” so it wasn’t a surprise to me. But the church falling in line? Did not see that coming. The Book of Mormon warns us about secret combinations! Prophets speak out and stand for truth! Right? I was the Continue reading
All I Possess 