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A message from Dieter F. Uchtdorf, an Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiiadnMvm20&feature=player_embedded There will surely be a barrage of anti-Mormon posts to follow as there always is on this board. I invite everyone to read all of them and then do some research on your own from more than one side of the "issues". Don't forget to check out the vast multitude of others threads just bursting at the seams with anti-Mormon propaganda. You'll find all sorts of copy/paste fun as well as tons of off the cuff /sarcasm "loving comments" /sarcasm off. Is what all these Mormon...

Growing up in Massachusetts, I used to see the BYU Bookstore as the epicenter of Mormon culture — and in a lot of ways, I guess I was right. Whenever I was in Utah...I would make it a point to stop by the bookstore and stroll down the aisles, filled with titles I couldn't believe existed: "Mormon Mythellaneous," "How to Stay Chaste While Being Chased" and "Book of Mormon Sleuth." I overheard college students casually inserting words like "calling" and "RM" into their conversations. I watched them buy LDS-theme neckties and personalized CTR rings and scriptures with their names emblazoned...

Hideous. That was the one word a pastor used to describe Mormonism to me the day I sat with him to give pointers on how he could counsel a brand new Christian who happened to also be a third generation Mormon. It’s easy enough for those of us who work in Mormon ministries to become immune to the day to day blasphemous teachings of the LDS Church. So when someone comes along that is unfamiliar with the nuances and outrageous theology, it always gives us a fresh take on the scenario. There are many other books written by reputable pastors...

41 – Baptism for Dead not Necessary 2 Nephi 9:38; “And, in fine, wo unto all those who die in their sins; for they shall return to God, and behold his face, and remain in their sins.” Isaiah 64:6; “But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.” 42 – Baptism, Resurrection, Church; Circa 120 BCMosiah 26:2; “They did not believe what had been said concerning the resurrection of the dead, neither did they believe...

Contradictions in LDS Doctrines1   What the Bible Says Book of Mormon D & C/PoGP 1. One God Deuteronomy 4:35, 2 Samuel 7:22, Isaiah 43:10-11, Isaiah 44:6, Mark 12:32, 1 Corinthians 8:4 One God Alma 11:28-29, 44, 2 Nephi 31:21, Mormon 7:7, 3 Nephi 11:27, Mosiah 15:3-5, Ether 2:8 Plural Gods D & C 121:32, 132:18-20, 37 2. God is Unchangeable Psalms 102:27, Malachi 3:6, Hebrews 1:12 God is Unchangeable Mormon 9:9, 19, Moroni 8:12, 18, 2 Nephi 27:23, Alma 31:17 God has progressed D & C: 132:18-20 3. God is a Spirit John 4:24 God is a Spirit Alma 34:36 God has a...