365 Reasons Why I (And Others) Won’t Return To Mormonism

Reason #98: Changes in LDS Doctrine regarding Freemasonry

Alexander Campbell once noted that the Book of Mormon managed to comment on a surprisingly large percentage of the religious…

15 years ago

Reason #97: Mormonism and Masonry — Denied at first

Joseph Smith, founder of the LDS Church “became a first-degree Mason on the night of the installation, and the next…

15 years ago

Reason #96: Modern Polygamy justified by Joseph Smith’s teachings

Irene Spencer, author ofShattered Dreams:  My Life as a Polygamist’s Wife pointed out that based on the teachings of the…

15 years ago

Reason #94: Timing of Polygamy Revelations in D&C

The revelation commanding polygamy was not announced to the LDS Church as a whole until 1852, eight years after the…

15 years ago

Reason #95: Mountain Meadows Massacre

September 11, 2009 marks the 152nd anniversary of the Mountain Meadows Massacre. I never heard of it when I was…

15 years ago

Reason #93: Rewriting Biblical history to fit LDS doctrine

Section 132 of the Doctrine and Covenants purports to be God’s explanation of why ancient prophets were allowed to have…

15 years ago

Reason #92: Shaking Hands

If you're around Mormons much, you know that folding arms and shaking hands is part of their culture. Just how…

15 years ago

Reason #91: Conducting a Survey about Truth

The Deseret News reported that the LDS Church ran a survey of its members to find out if they wanted…

15 years ago

Reason #90: Truth, and Jesus’ lovely name

I recently found an excellent video, made by a faithful Mormon, about why people leave the LDS Church.  It is…

15 years ago

Reason #204: A response to an atheist’s question

Recently an intelligent and thoughtful ex-Mormon atheist asked a question. Briefly stated, he wanted to know why Christians would say…

15 years ago