The previous post used an analogy to describe the feelings that many have when discovering that Mormonism's claims of divine origin are false. I'll use a quote from my book, The Mormon Mirage, that describes the end of that process for me, when I was confronted with a...
The revelation commanding polygamy was not announced to the LDS Church as a whole until 1852, eight years after the death of Joseph Smith. It was not until 1876 that it was added to the Doctrine and Covenants and assigned the section number 132. Up until that time,...
Section 132 of the Doctrine and Covenants purports to be God’s explanation of why ancient prophets were allowed to have multiple wives and concubines. The revelation is in the form of an answer to Joseph’s question. Verse 1 sets the tone for the entire section by...
If you're around Mormons much, you know that folding arms and shaking hands is part of their culture. Just how much a part? Handshakes are very important elements of the LDS temple ordinances. And in the Doctrine and Covenants, Section 129 gives the vision-prone LDS...
Reason #85 The famous Civil War prophecy of Section 87 of the Doctrine and Covenants has for years been touted by Mormons as proof positive of Joseph’s powers as a prophet. However, the force of this assertion is lessened considerably when one considers that “the...
