This poster named “teppe” never came back to try to answer the questions/issues I raised with what they wrote. Here were 2 of the glaring problems I saw.
1. They tried to dishonestly dismiss the lack of any present-day Lehi descendants with this claim “Lehi’s decendents were killed in a battle in 420 AD, as told in the Book of Mormon” which they must know to be a very dishonest and misleading answer.
2. They gave this “NHM” baloney claim that is very far-fetched and then made other claims about Bountiful, Valley of Laman, and claim of Mesoamerican history being rewritten by archeologists closer and closer to the Book of Mormon all of the time.
We can and should forgive them for being dishonest and misleading if they seriously try to repent. But if they refuse to admit their mistakes then shame on them. I also know that if any of my siblings, and I have 10 of them that are true believing Mormons, read this thread that they will be sad about me being so vocal. Instead of being “sad” I would hope they would be resolved to encourage their fellow Church members to be honest. The dishonesty of many Church members in Mormonism is very harmful to their reputations and to their cause.
2. I’m Superior; I have God’s true priesthood power -- you don’t!
3. I’m Superior; I can go in God’s secret Temple -- you can’t!
4. I’m Superior; I’ve been Endowed with special Gifts and Knowledge -- you’re just normal!
5. I’m Superior; I’ll have my family with me in heaven -- you’ll be with strangers!
6. I’m Superior; I’m becoming a God -- you aren’t!
7. I’m Superior; My women know their place as servants of man and yours don’t.
8. I’m Superior; YOUR creeds are wrong because they come from man - mine comes from God (you can find each one printed in our Scriptures).
9. I’m Superior; I don’t HAVE a creed - I’ve got 13 Articles of Faith.
10. I'm Superior; I have 4 "Bibles"-- the standard works (5 if you count the JST) -- you've only got one: in as far as it is translated correctly.
11. I’m Superior; I can lie with impunity about such things as church membership, church growth, church doctrine, church history, church influence, etc. — -- You can’t.
12. I’m Superior; I am right (everybody knows) when I say 'evangelical' Christians are lunatics --
13. I'm Superior; I have a testimony about a prophet -- you don't.
14. I'm Superior; I have a Scripture-producing Amos 3:7 prophet -- you don't
15. I’m Superior; I have a Living Prophet who talks to god every day -- you have a dim-witted hireling of Satan who only talks to himself.
16. I'm Superior; I have my calling & election made sure -- you don't.
17. I’m Superior; I have magic underwear to protect me from the bogey man -- you don’t.
18. I’m Superior; I have secret clasps and grips to give the angel so I get admitted to the celestial kingdom -- you don’t ;so you can’t.
19. I'm Superior; I know secret handshake codes for afterlife entrances-- you don't.
20. I’m Superior; I will see Joseph Smith setting on the right hand of GOD, when I get to Mormon heaven, and he will recognize me and judge me favorably
21. I’m Superior; I’m going to hie to Kolob -- you’re going to who knows where.
22. I’m Superior; I get to have a harem and act like a celestial stud for time and all eternity -- you don’t.
23. I’m Superior; I have sun stones, moon stones, sky stones, cloud stones, Saturn stones, and the evil eye of Osirus guarding my temple
24. I’m Superior; My church has billions in assets stashed away -- yours has taken a stupid vow of poverty.
25. I'm Superior; Last - we have the power to keep a whole race out of our priesthood if we wanted to reinsert our 148-year legacy (we ARE still keeping an entire GENDER at bay!)