Tag Archives: Book of Mormon

So You Want Me to Give Mormonism Another Chance to Explain?

Posted on May 6, 2012 by

A reader, sjm,  stopped by the blog and left the following question under the So You Want to Convert to Mormonism? post: I’m curious. After you did your “research” and exposed yourself to truth and saw the LDS’s lies or halfturths in … Continue reading →

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10 Random Link Bombs – I Wish I’d Written That!

Posted on April 21, 2012 by

In trying to clean out my drafts today I noticed that a lot of my unfinished posts contained links to other blogs or videos or news articles. I think many of them remain unfinished because I subconsciously recognize that someone … Continue reading →

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10 Things You Don’t Know About the Mormons

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

This was an actual episode of 10 Things You Don’t Know About on the History Channel H2. I came across it in my channel surfing this evening and had to blog about it. The show does a nationwide poll and comes … Continue reading →

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Search Ponder and Pray (Ch 10) – But Wait, There’s More!

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

While I’ve already detailed some of my major historical and doctrinal issues with the Mormon faith, there are so many to still touch on. What follows is a grab bag of issues that I found in my research. As a … Continue reading →

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Search, Ponder and Pray (Ch 6) – Other Book of Mormon Issues

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

I heard the teacher in Elders Quorum bear testimony of its truthfulness the other day. He said some things you often hear in such testimonies… “I know there is no way JS could have written the Book of Mormon on … Continue reading →

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Search, Ponder and Pray (Ch 5) – Book of Mormon DNA

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

I remember learning in elementary school the theory that the Native Americans traveled thousands of years ago across the Bearing Straight from Asia. My mother became upset at this because it obviously contradicted LDS teachings. Science has come a long … Continue reading →

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Image – More Book of Mormon Musical Stuff

Posted on April 29, 2011 by

So… I can’t stop thinking about the Book of Mormon Musical (As you know, you can leave the church, but you can never quite leave it alone. Hehe). To get a flavor of the songs, you can hear the first … Continue reading →

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“The Book of Mormon” Musical and Me

Posted on April 23, 2011 by

I just got back from my New York trip to see The Book of Mormon Musical on Broadway! I was so excited on so many levels…I love New York and I love Broadway.   I got to see 3 shows. But … Continue reading →

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Taking Things Out of Context

Posted on September 26, 2010 by

This one needs a bit of background.  Not one believer in my family has ever spoken to me personally regarding my transition of belief to non belief.  On one level, that’s fine.  Perhaps they are fearful of confronting their own … Continue reading →

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