Reason #183: LDS Money Controls the Web

Ever notice when you try to do a Web search on a Bible verse or subject, one of the first sites that comes up is LDS.org, the official Mormon website?  You weren't looking for anything Mormon, and if you didn't know better, you'd think you're on a...

Reason #182: LDS Divisions and Sects

Normally I don't use Wikipedia as a primary source. However, someone has done an excellent job here listing the scores of sectarian groups that are offshoots of Joseph Smith's teachings. The chart is particularly helpful. Of course the LDS church looks to the...

Reason #181: Sanitized Documents

Recently a reader of The Mormon Mirage was engaged in an online discussion with Mormons. Under discussion was a “cleaned-up” version of some of the last hours of Joseph Smith. In the present edition, it reads: Dr. Richards was taken sick, when Joseph said,...

Reason #179: The Testimony of Olavo dos Santos Martins

Recently I sent out a request for guest bloggers to supply new “Reasons” for this blog, and Olavo dos Santos Martins sent the following. I am happy to share this testimony with you. I got to have my first contact with the church through his missionaries in...