Latayne C Scott

Reason #43: Joseph and Nauvoo

There's an error in the upcoming edition of The Mormon Mirage. (Yes, since I'm human, there will be errors.)  This…

16 years ago

Writing “to Brand”

In a couple of weeks on NovelMatters  (a website where I and other Christian novelists share insights) I will be introducing…

16 years ago

Reason #42: from Susan Storm Smith

Here are a couple of reasons why I would not return to being a Mormon. 1) The whole Temple and Endowment…

16 years ago

Reason #41: The Sheer Number of Joseph Smith’s False Prophecies

  Because of the Sheer Number of Joseph Smith"'s False Prophecies: False prophecy became a habit for Joseph Smith. Most…

16 years ago

Reason #40: Joseph Smith’s Failed “Miracles”

  False Prophecies and Failed Abilities of Joseph Smith: While at Kirtland Ohio, Joseph made a prophecy that is unfamiliar…

16 years ago

Reason #39: Because dissent or questions were stifled in Mormonism from the very beginning

In the formative years of the LDS Church, any revelation received by church members was only considered valid if it…

16 years ago

Reason #38: The Situation of Those Who First Heard the Mormon “Gospel”

I have often wondered how I would have responded, had I been an adult in New England in the early…

16 years ago

Reason #37: The manipulative quality of Joseph Smith’s “Revelations”

  One of the most amazing (and least-noticed) revelations he gave out is that found in DoctrineandCovenants Section 15. The…

16 years ago

Reason #36: Joseph Smith Joined Another Church After Saying He Was Forbidden by God

  On June 15, 1828"”years after his supposed visit from God who told him that all churches on earth were…

16 years ago

Reason #35: The Gold Plates Never Existed

  One LDS author, Dan Vogel in American Apocrypha:Essays on the Book of Mormon stated:  "Given the fact that the…

16 years ago