in memory of Kim Kirk and all the pain she gave someone who loved her unconditionally.
FALSE FOUNDATIONS OF THE MORMON CHURCH
(officially known as the Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
1. Joseph Smiths account of his heavenly vision in 1820
(published in Times and Seasons, 1842). In it God and Jesus
told him that all churches were corrupt and that Gods restored
church would be established through him. He was also told not
to join any of those apostate churches. Truth: At least
5 earlier written drafts of the first vision exist and the knowledge
of these highly conflicting versions have been repressed by Mormon
leaders because they conflict with the currently accepted version.
The Lewis brothers wrote that Joseph Smith originally told them
that the heavenly visitation was in a dream, not a vision. (letter
of Hill & Joseph Lewis, April 23 1894). The first account
says that there was only one heavenly person, the second says
there were many, the third says there were two. (The Changing
World of Mormonism, Tanner and Tanner, pp 10, 149-155). Joseph
Smith later wrote that the vision "was the cause of great
persecution...and this was common to all the sects" even
though a modern revue of all the local newspapers of that time
turned up no hints at all of all the other churches persecuting
him. (No Man Knows My History, Fawn Brodie p 23) Also,
in spite of having allegedly being told not to join any church,
he temporarily joined the Methodist church in 1828. (BYU Sudies,
Spring 1969 p 384)
2. The gold plates which Joseph Smith allegedly received
from an angel and translated with the use of a seer stone from
"reformed Egyptian" to English which told of a group
of Jews sailing to America in 600B.C. where they established a
civilization and were known as "Nephites". The translation
became entitled The Book Of Mormon. Truth: We have no testimony
from anyone other than 11 mormons that the gold plates ever did
exist, and they are nowhere to be seen now. He didn't translate
to reformed Egyptian because no such language is known of by archaeologists.
In direct contradiction to the bible, it states that Jesus was
bom in Jerusalem (Alma 7:9-10) and not in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2,
Matthew 2:1) and that the darkness after Jesus crucifixion lasted
3 days (Helaman 14:20) and not 3 hours (Matthew 27:45, Mark 15:33).
Also there has not been found any archaeological evidence to validate
the existence of the Nephite civilization that supposedly lasted
1000 years. Because of this obvious lack, some mormons grasp at
straws and even claim that the ancient temples in the Yucatan
peninsula were built by the Nephites even though archaeologists
say that they were built around 1000 AD which is 600 years past
the date of the end of the supposed Nephite civilization. John
C. Sorenson, Chairman of Brigham Young University Anthropology
Department describes some of the most popular books among Mormons
on the subject of archaeology and geography as "naive",
"harmful", and as "cut-and-paste.. efforts".
He also said "There is plenty of evidence that the Latter
Day Saints are gullible on many subjects, not just this one."
("Instant Expertise on Book of Mormon Archaeology"
in BYU Studies Spring 1976 pp 429-432) Mormon archaeologist
professor Dee F. Green said "The first myth we need to eliminate
is that Book of Mormon archaeology exists" (Dialogue op.
cit., Summer 1969 pp 77-78). Dr Richard Phales, author, lecturer,
and archaeologist, said "We have never excavated one single
artifact that even remotely relates to this alleged civilization
that the Mormons claim existed in the U.S., Central America, and
S. America" (video, The God Makers, 1982 Jerimiah
Films). Allegedly two groups (numbering 3 and 8) of Mormons saw
the gold plates. The first group of 3 were also the ones who ordained
all of the first 12 apostles to the Mormon church. All 3 eventually
renounced Mormonism and were called by Joseph Smith "too
mean to mention; and we had liked to have forgotten them'' (Joseph
Smith: History of the Church Vol 3 pg 232) and "liars,
cheats, and blacklegs". Only 3 of the 11 stayed in Mormonism,
all 3 being Smiths. Most of the 11 were known to be very unstable
and unreliable, always having fantastic visions and jumping from
one religion to another (The God Makers, Decker &
Hunt p102). Also, the Book of Mormon suspiciously contains hundreds
of quotations from the King James version of The Bible (and even
whole chapters; compare Isaiah chapters 2-14 to 2 Nephi chapters12-24,
Isa 48-49 to 1 Nephi 20-21, Isa 50-51 to 2 Nephi 7-8). The alleged
prophet Nephi allegedly made the gold plates in 600-500 B.C. but
the King James version wasn't published until 1611 AD. Either
Nephi lacked enough to write about and so magically transported
to the future to copy out of the bible, or Joseph Smith copied
out of the King James Bible (which was available to him) in order
to enhance his fictitious story with the words of true prophets
in order to fool those who weren't familiar enough with their
bible to know that it had been copied. J S made it very obvious
that he did copy from the bible by keeping the same bible chapter
divisions and verse numbers and also kept the same words italicized!
J S was also found out to be a fraudulent "translator"
of ancient manuscripts by 3 men in 1843 who brought to him six
thin brass plates which they had made to look like ancient plates
with phony hieroglyphics on them. J S began to "translate"
them using his seer stone and said they "contain the history
of the person with whom they were found. He was a descendant of
Ham, through the loins of Pharaoh.'' After the death of J S the
3 men made public the hoax which was then confirmed by experts.
University of Chicago professor James Breasted wrote: "The
Kinderhook plates are, of course, childish forgeries, as the scientific
world has known for years. ... Where we can check up on Smith
as a translator of plates, he is found guilty of deception. How
can we trust him with reference to his claims about the Book Of
Mormon?" (The Book Of Mormon? James Bales 1958
pp 95, 97-99) Martin Harris, the financier of J S when he was
''translating" the gold plates, asked J S for a list of the
egyptian characters found in them (because J S would let no one
look at the plates) so that he could have them checked out by
a professor and hopefully have his doubts alleviated. Charles
Anthon, professor of Greek and Latin at Columbia College, studied
them and later wrote that the paper "consisted of all kinds
of crooked characters disposed in columns, and had evidently been
prepared by some person who had before him at the time a book
containing various alphabets. Greek and Hebrew letters, crosses
and flourishes, Roman letters inverted or placed sideways, were
arranged in perpindicular columns, and the whole ended in a rude
delineation of a circle divided into various compartments, decked
with various strange marks, and evidently copied after the Mexican
calendar by Humbolt, but copied in such a way as not to betray
the source whence it was derived" (No Man Knows My History,
Fawn Brodie p 51). Joseph Smith said "Take away the Book
of Mormon and the revelations, and where is our religion? We
have none." (Teachings of the Prophet, Joseph
Smith p 71)
3. The Pearl Of Great Price, another "translation"
of Joseph Smith from Egyptian papyrus which he said was the Book
of Abraham. This papyrus he purchased from a touring exhibitor
of Egyptian artifacts. Truth: Dr Charles Crane, author,
college professor, and expert on Mormon archaeology, said "Joseph
Smith did not get right even one word in this whole translation.
In fact he took one little letter that looks like a backwards
"e" and translated it into 76 words." (The God
Makers video). Dr Richard Phales said "...the Book of
Abraham. That manuscript disappeared until 1967. It has now resurfaced.
Several famous egyptologists have now looked at it, translated
it, and found that it doesn't have anything to do with the time
of Abraham at all. " (The God Makers video)
4. The Doctrines and Covenants, another of Joseph Smiths
main texts. Truth: This book had to be revised to keep
from showing 3 prediction/prophecies of Joseph Smith that did
not come true as he predicted. This coverup is only one of many
by the "Church" to hide the truth from its members.
Two years after its first printing as The Book of Commandments
in 1833, it underwent 65,000 changes although the first edition
was supposedly direct word-for-word revelations from God. (see
the notarized photostat copies in Joseph Smith Begins His Work
Vol 1 & 2). Section 132 contains the doctrine of polygamy
(marrying many women). Interestingly enough, this doctrine wasn't
taught until after it was becoming fairly well known that Joseph
Smith was having sexual relations with other church members wives.
(The God Makers, Decker & Hunt pp 152-153). He eventually
had at least 27 wives, many of which were already married. (Historical
Record Vol 6 May 1887).
The Word of the Lord vs Mormon Theology
God says "I am the Lord and there is no other; besides
me there is no God" Isahiah 45:5 "Before me no god
was formed, nor shall there be any after me." Isahiah 43:10 (see
also Isa 44:6 and 45:21)
Joseph Smith said "where I have preached on the subject
of diety, it has [been on] the Duality of Gods." (Teachings of the
Prophet, Joseph Smith p 370)
M. Conkie said "there is an infinite number of
holy personages, drawn from worlds without number, who have passed on to
exaltation and are thus Gods." (Mormon Doctrine, McConkie pp
576-577)
Mormons teach in direct contradiction to the word of the Lord
that God, the father of Jesus, is only one of many men that have attained Godhood
by being perfect, and that Mormons can do the same.
God says "I am God and not man, the
Holy One in your midst" Hosea 11 :9
Jesus said "God is spirit, and those who worship
him must worship him in spirit and truth". John 4:24 "handle me and see;
for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that I have" Luke 24:39
Joseph Smith said "God himself, the Father of us all
was once a man like us." (History of the Church,
Vol 6, Joseph Smith p 305). "God himself was once as we are now,
and is an exalted man and sits enthroned in yonder heavens!" (
Teachings of the Prophet, J. F. Smith p 345). "The Father has a body
of flesh and bones as tangible as mans" (Doctrines and Covenants
130:22).
Mormons wrongly teach that God is not spirit but rather a flesh
and bones man that is sexual, had sex with Mary to have Jesus (Doctrines of
Salvation, J. F. Smith Vol 1 p 18), and has all along been creating spirits for
this world by having sexual intercourse with his celestial female companion
(Life Everlasting, Crowther p 340)!
False Prophecies and Declarations of the False Prophet JOSEPH
SMITH
1. He declared that the Garden of Eden was located in Jackson
County Missouri although the bible says that out of Eden flows four rivers, one
being the Euphrates, one flows into Ethiopia, and another flows into East Assyria.
(Genesis 2:1014)
2. He prophecied in 1835 that Jesus Christ would return within
56 years. (History of the Church Vol 2 p 182).
3. He prophecied that at his second coming, Jesus Christ would
return to Independence Missouri in spite of the bible stating "Then the Lord
will go forth and fight against those nations as when he fights on a day of battle.
On that day his feet shall stand on the Mount of Olives which
lies before Jerusalem on the east" (Zechariah 14:34).
4. He declared that the moon was inhabited by people about 6 feet
tall who dressed like Quakers and lived to be 1000 years old. (The Young Womans
Journal, Oliver B. Huntington 1892 Vol 3 p 263).
5. He prophecied that both a city and a temple were to be built
in western Missouri before his death. (Doctrines and Covenants 84:15, 31).
Neither were built before his death and even now have still yet to be built.
6. He prophecied "In a few years the government will be overthrown
and wasted" (History of the Church Vol 15 p 394).
7. He prophecied "not many years shall pass away before the
U.S. shall present such a scene of bloodshed as has not a parallel in the history
of our nation; pestilence, hail, famine, and earthquake will sweep the wicked of
this generation from off the face of the land" (History of
the Church Vol 1 pp 315-316).
The Mormon War of 1838
Joseph Smith taught, organized, and encouraged his followers to
rob, murder, and plunder those who opposed them. He said "Know
ye not, brethren, that it will soon be your privilege to take
your respective companies and go out on a scout on the borders
of the settlements, and take to yourselves spoils of the goods
of the ungodly Gentiles? For it is written, the riches of the
Gentiles shall be consecrated to my people, the house of Israel;
and thus you will waste away the Gentiles by robbing and plundering
them of their property . . . I would swear a lie to clear any
of you; and if this would not do, I would put them or him under
the sand as Moses did the Egyptian". (History of the Church,
Vol 3, pp 180-181). Sampson Avard, leader of the mormon troops,
testified in the trial that "I consider Joseph Smith Jr,
as the prime mover and organizer of this Danite band." (Senate
Document 189, 26th Congress, 2nd Session pp 21-25). He also
said the Danites had looted the towns Gallatin and Millport. At
the end of October 1838 the mormon troops surrendered to the Missouri
State militia. Imprisoned, Joseph Smith and his men were charged
with "treason, murder, arson, burglary, robbery, larceny,
and perjury" (The History of the Church Vol 1 pp 498-499).
Hyram and Joseph Smith escaped by bribing the sheriff. (No
Man Knows My History p 255).
Mormonism: Hooked On A Feeling
What is even more incredible than all that you've just read is
that when a mormon is confronted with all this evidence that exposes the Mormon
church as a man made religion, the mormon says "l don't care. I prayed to know
whether Joseph Smith was a true prophet of God and then I
felt that he was. I have a burning in the bosom that tells me the
Mormon Church is true." Incredible! Even though there is no true reason
to accept any of their religion if you really look into what they believe, they
think a feeling is proof enough. That is in spite of the fact that God is a God of
reason. (God said "Come, let us reason together. Though your sins be as
scarlet I will make them white as snow.") Jesus also told his disciples to
"Be gentle as doves, but wise as serpents". John the apostle
also told the church "Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test
the spirits to see whether they are of God; for many false prophets have gone
out into the world." (1 John 4:1 ). Jesus also said, "Beware of
false prophets, who come to you in sheeps clothing, but inwardly are ravenous
wolves." (Matthew 7:15). There is no evidence at all that anything
Joseph Smith taught was true! Yet God always gives evidence. "Gods eternal
power and divinity have become visible, recognized through the things he has
made" (Romans 1:20). Examples of God's evidence;
*God parted the Red Sea and guided his people by a pillar of cloud
by day and a pillar of fire by night.
*God gave to Moses for his people the Ten Commandments etched in
stone.
*God caused the walls of Jericho to fall down after the Israelites
circled them for 7 days.
*God sent his son Jesus in the flesh as evidence of his
enduring love.
*Jesus multiplied the loaves and fishes for a crowd of listeners
that were hungry.
*We have all kinds of physical evidence for the truth of God and
Jesus but none for Joseph Smith, and yet the Mormons want others
to leave behind all common sense and believe their stories based
on a feeling! The humble truth is that we humans have such
a large capacity for self deception. We tend to believe in that
which we think will fulfill us despite all reasonable evidence.
For example How many of us have gotten an "In Love"
feeling with someone who we just knew was "the one"
for us. And then we invested ourselves totally in that person
in order to fulfill our love fantasy. All the while we ignored
our own common sense and refused to consider the obvious evidence
of why that person wouldn't be such a great mate. And then, of
course, things gradually went downhill and we eventually got our
hearts broke. Moral of the Story: listen to your common
sense!
Mormon converts have obviously wanted so badly to of finally found
the "true Church" that they subconsciously created their
own gut feeling that felt good and right. This feeling, they were
told, was the proof that the Mormon Church is the one true church
and that they now have the opportunity to "make the grade"
in Gods sight. They then go for it, without knowing all the deception
that created the Mormon Church. Once in and fully committed few
people make it out because they are continually brainwashed and
are told that to question any of it is to sin. My hope and prayer
is that this information will save you the time and trouble that
others have had to endure.
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