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An incredible work indeed to kill one dogma while glorifying another

@@UnicornarusRex Yes, she is trying to stamp out a faith that is fine with massacring unarmed men, women, and children. September 11th, 1857 (mountain Meadow Massacre)

@@MrHarryreed I am fine with that but as I wrote doing it while glorifying another... I believe there were several wars/massacres done by the "right" church she chooses to believe in as well for instance..

Preach it

Yes same here absolutely heartbreaking

I find these kinds of sales techniques which tap into human psychology to be extremely interesting from a marketing standpoint. There almost seems to be an art and science to these approaches which are most effective. No wonder the image of the Holy Ghost is of the heart on fire.

Here is a great example of feeling vs. fact: thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/432323-trump-hugs-american-flag-after-walking-on-stage-at-cpac

indeed

Re: Jim Jones

Omg and how is that any different in the sense of dogmatic belief?

Satan is attractive

No, scripture tells us to use the Spirit to know truth.

@@misssue1824 We confirm what the Spirit says to us with the Word of God. The Holy Spirit will never contradict the Bible. Ever. Proverbs 3:5.

@@samsmom400 The Bible contradicts itself. As an example, what must a Christian do for salvation? That is the most basic and important thing to know, right? I have searched the Bible to know and was confused. Most Christians quote Rom 10:9-10. But there are verses that say baptism and obedience are needed. Another says work it out with fear and trembling, and endure to the end is another. One verse says salvation is of the Jews! It's totally confusing. But with more scripture I can see and understand how they all fit together.

Thanks for leaving...the weak always find the door...

@@JohnDLee-im4lo Maybe they didn't want to be part of a cult that massacres innocent and unarmed men, women, and children. September 11th, 1857

@@JohnDLee-im4lo is this a hint of hostility and sarcasm radiating from this post? If it is what in the hell are you on this channel for? If you are LDS The church forbids you from engaging in topics that could lead to apostacy. Truthfully, it's the weak who never challenge the holes in the wall...

@@saltytexasranger6301 Strong member here. I answered Jessie's questions. She is big into deceit.

@@misssue1824 I understand you have a strong testimony of the church. Congratulations, but 'everyone' has their limits.

Jim Fogg Ditto

Congrats on somehow managing to find out mormon religion was not true. And what big difference made you realize your new truth to be true? Oh yeah it is less illogical than mormonism, at least you are on a safer side now

I pray this too! 🥰

Good grief... Here are the tactics Jessie and co use: Create the mood you desire by choosing words that evoke negative emotions and doubt. Claim to be “deconstructing” false beliefs and disseminating “truth” out of concern for deluded or ignorant members. Collect and showcase negative personal experiences, hurt feelings and statements that leaving the Church was positive. Use negative experiences with members to judge doctrine, all members, leaders past and present, or the Church as an institution. Create and carefully edit encounters with members who don’t know the gospel well, don’t have a sure testimony, or who are put on defense by a sudden attack they didn’t expect. Use of AI to alter audio and video is allowed. List as many negative points as possible to drown the reader and create the impression of overwhelming evidence against the Church. Use any source that matches what you want to portray, and never question bias or validity. Cherry pick Bible verses or statements then interpret them out of context. Make assumptions or generalizations about everything- the more negative the better. Judge people and situations in the past with the standards and culture of today. Set up straw man arguments Ignore biblical precedent and context. Intentionally misunderstand meanings of statements. Hold up the people you wish to destroy to standards of perfection you wouldn’t tolerate for yourself. Rarely if ever use the correct name of the Church or respectful titles. Assign the worst motives to Joseph Smith, Brigham Young and other leaders. Paraphrase, or add/omit words from quotes. I have answered her. You might want to check it out.

I think you're just trying to be smart.

DITTO THE LDS CHURCH

You sound brainwashed by anti-Mormons.

@@loqutor you mean Christians and yes by God's word not the fantasies of J.S. or B.Y., keep repeating the LDS church is true - over and over and over but if it is false and the evidence points to that fact, you are have been deceived. I am sorry that you feel persecuted by facts. If Mormonism was true facts would support it not threaten you or your faith. Feelings don't change facts but facts can change feelings and all the exmormons here are testifying to you of this fact. We are not anti-mormons but anti false doctrines big difference. I know you don't by this but i will add your name to my prayer list, only God can break through that Temple veil over your eyes.

@@davidjanbaz7728 No, I mean anti-Mormons. The two are not the same thing. And you do not have prayer lists. Why does every anti-Mormon insist they do? Oh yeah. Brainwashing.

And what makes you never think that at least some things about your new faith may be also wrong similarly?

@@UnicornarusRex Just try to find a faith that's not okay with massacring unarmed men, women, and children. September 11th, 1857 (Mountain Meadows Massacre)

Hi Alison! You can always email me at itsmejessieo@outlook.com or find me on Facebook at facebook.com/itsmejessieo 🙂 I'm glad you found Jesus! I'd love to hear your story!

Thanks, friend!

Stop the pretense...you never had a testimony.

And you now have much clearer logical evidences that your current belief did not originate in a similar way?

@@UnicornarusRex Jessie says the Book of Mormon is false and uses James 1:5. Funny how she plants doubts about it and doesn't read the next verse that says it you want to know the truth you must ask without doubts. Hmmmmm?

Well that's just totally ridiculous and demonstrates that you don't understand the scriptures. Logic is very much a part of learning the restored gospel and even of building faith. The gospel is very much logical and reasonable. "Reaching out with their feelings" is just not a true description of members of this Church. As I noted above, anyone who tells you that your feelings are not involved in receiving revelation has not read the scriptures, if they have, they do not understand them.

@@michaelpeterson6174 You are so lost

I appreciate this comment a lot.

I thought you did a solid job.

@@itsmejessie: So, have you determined that Sarah was Abraham's half-sister? Genesis 20:11 (AKJV) "And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake. 12 And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife."

@@dleoburns sorry.. what's your point?

@@itsmejessie : You once commented on Abram and Sarai's deception to Pharoah (Genesis 12:11 - 13). Genesis 20:11 & 12 indicate that Sarai was, in fact, his half-sister and that they had the same father. So, was it a deception?

Thanks for leaving so we didn't have to throw you out. Too confused and weak...

Is this a serious response? Are you a member of the bishops council in my ward? Cause if not, sorry keyboard warrior, you don’t have the authority. Or do you even know anything about the Mormon religion? Lol

@@kighleymedrano4937 Born and raised LDS. Glad you're gone. Your confusion and weakness won't be missed by anybody. Have fun in the wilderness with your "chills".

@@JohnDLee-im4lo You think that is the way to treat one another? You are supposed to be the " true-Church of Jesus Christ" and you are brutally mean. I understand her chills come from people like you when you have no love for others. You need to repent and put your trust in Christ alone. There is no other name under heaven by which man may be saved. I encourage you to Read the new testament and seek God for truth.

@@adamrice7135 This guy goes around making this comment on every video exposing the Mormon religion 😂 if you don’t have a strong enough argument, you have to resort to insults. And the same tired old insult of “weak and confused” at that.

Feeling and emotion are absolutely real. And they're wonderful! But they cannot be trusted. We are deceived constantly by our emotions and feelings... we feel anger and loneliness and frustration and selfishness and a lack of love... feelings can destroy relationships if we follow them. That's why we need to keep them in check. Feelings and emotions also make us feel joy, happiness, beauty, love and so much more. But if I followed the LDS mindset of trusting feelings in my marriage, for example, and believed that the good feelings meant I was supposed to stay with my husband and the negative feelings meant I should get a divorce.... yikes. No marriage would last because our hearts are deceitful above all things and desperately wicked. We need to use the sound minds God gave us to discern truth and reality and to keep our emotions in check. 💕

Also, many LDS leaders claim to have the gift of discernment but there are hundreds of examples of that failing miserably. Giving out temple recommends.. allowing people to share in testimony meetings.. etc.

@@itsmejessie First of all thank you for taking the time to respond to my comment. I have to say Jessie I can't help but think that you and so many other critics take things a little too literal. When our leaders tell us to rely on the spirit that doesn't mean that we always need to just constantly go against logic and rely on feelings alone. Even in the doctrine and covenants it tells us to study things out in our minds first. D+C 9:7-8 In fact church leaders have always told us to read the scriptures daily and seek knowledge and wisdom. Of course God wants us to use our minds and intellect to help us get to the truth. In fact the list of spiritual gifts that are found in the scripture I mentioned earlier in my original comment it mentions also wisdom, knowledge, discernment, and exceeding great faith. And also says that we should covet after these gifts. The BoM agrees as well. But, at the same time even logic and reasoning can be deceiving. Even the bible agrees Proverbs 3:5- 6 tells us to lean not unto our own understanding Isaiah 55: 8-9 says Gods thoughts are better than are thoughts. l Corinthians 3:19 says that the wisdom of the world is foolishness with God. But, does this mean that we should be so literal with these scriptures that we run away from logic too? No of course not it just means we need to be careful. Also atheist have used the same logic as you and have tested the bible's authenticity and declared it to be false because science doesn't agree with some of the things in the bible like the age of the earth for example. But, should this be a reason for one to run away from the bible? Many science majors have enrolled in college as Christians and have graduated as atheist. Why? Because main stream science doesn't agree with the bible. That is why 90% of our scientist are atheist in a society that is mostly Christian.

@maxwell Really maxwell. You actually married a pysyco bishop. I am sorry to hear that. That must have been rough.

@maxwell Sorry Maxwell but the church is true. But, you are entitled to believe what you want. I have listened to arguments from both sides and I find that the anti's are actually the bigger liars. They don't usually flat out lie but, usually lie by omission. Or distorted facts. I don't know how often they do it intentionally or just actually believe what they say because of ignorance.

Do this with the CES letter but include a Bible tract with it! 😊

You know what? Actually, Apologia Studios has an amazing tract specifically for Mormons with direct quotes and verses on it! That would be excellent to put on windshields. 😉

@@itsmejessie I ran the idea by Paul Adams from the 444age channel. He said I could be sued if I did do this because it is trespassing on private property. But if someone does it quickly maybe just ride a skateboard in there or a group of people rush in it could be effective. I figure the church is using thier secret tactics to blind and control thier followers why cant I use my own tactics to dismantle them. Probably the worst that could happen is a night in jail. Thinking about it now if someone did get arrested doing this It would probably get more news coverage than if not. There are many ways to look at it. Thanks for replying back. I appreciate your videos so much

@@donthedragonslayer888endti2 Right, because nothing screams honesty and integrity like drive-by evangelism of bumper sticker theology.

@@loqutor so believing liars and wolves in sheep clothing does show integrity? You're so deceived if you attend the false mormon church or think you can even debate me. You will get shut down easily just like any other mormon who tries. I am messenger sent by the Lord God almighty to turn you away from the false mormon church. You're being led straight to hell if you attend the temple and do the satanic rituals they conduct in there. Even if you don't you're completely decieved if you follow JS or any false mormon prophets. The book of mormon has been tampered with and rewritten over 3000 times in less than 200 years that alone should tell you something is seriously wrong with your nonsense religion. So go ahead and send as many one liners you can think of at me with your tiny brainwashed mind. I will just send them back at you and you will be rebuked along with your devil's worshipping church leaders. They worship Lucifer and you do too if you follow them.

Thank you for the kind feedback. I truly appreciate it.

Read my responses. Jessie takes out words, makes something unreliable or opinion into doctrine and omits scripture that contradicts her message. Read James 1:6 after she plants doubts at the first and says to read James 1;5.

Another thing; the you tube videos titled "this is the gospel" is just more testimony's that "this is true." They always contend it with no basis of fact. The facts reveal the opposite. Its false. Their testimony is void of the plan of salvation. Often they become offended because they confuse the spirit, which can't always be seen, with the rules of a prophet or the written word of god, which can be seen. Feelings, although valid, do not determine facts, a prophet, or gods word. And because they believe theirs is the only truth, all other testimonies outside their church are not valid??? Hmmm

I love the raw emotion and facts stated, even though it's a dark subject. I don't shy away from the ugly truths here on my channel, you know me. But it is heartbreaking. I have anxiety for the LDS souls and that anxiety brought me to start this channel last December.

long: john d lee was a blood atoner. he slit the throats of mormons so they could atone for their own sins with their own blood. Response: Well everyone says Lee killed people. but which LDS did Lee kill. What are the name of the people whose throats he slit. I do not recall him killing any LDS. And which sins were they atoning for, the Mountain Meadows massacre? Here is a Wiikpeida article on him. Please show where he killed LDS. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_D._Lee

@@PhdAAA i don't normally even read your posts. the reason being you're so filled with yourself. if you haven't read anything about john d lee, bill hickman, hosea stout, or o p rockwell in mormon history, you haven't read much mormon history. i can answer your question, but i don't want any of your normal argumentative posts. you're so filled with yourself i can't stand reading your posts.

@@PhdAAA there is so much documented information about the danites and people they killed. it would take hours just to copy the cites from utah lighouse. There can be no doubt that many people in early Utah lost their lives because of the doctrine of blood atonement. John D. Lee, who had been a member of Joseph Smith's secret Council of Fifty, related the following: The most deadly sin among the people was adultery, and many men were killed in Utah for that crime. Rosmos Anderson was a Danish man who had come to Utah ... He had married a widow lady ... and she had a daughter that was fully grown at the time of the reformation. The girl was very anxious to be sealed to her step-father,... At one of the meetings during the reformation Anderson and his step-daughter confessed that they had committed adultery, believing when they did so that Brigham Young would allow them to marry when he learned the facts. Their confession being full, they were rebaptized and received into full membership. They were then placed under covenant that if they again committed adultery, Anderson should suffer death. Soon after this a charge was laid against Anderson before the Council, accusing him of adultery with his step-daughter. This Council was composed of Klingensmith and his two counselors; it was the Bishop's Council. Without giving Anderson any chance to defend himself or make a statement, the Council voted that Anderson must die for violating his covenants. Klingensmith went to Anderson and notified him that the orders were that he must die by having his throat cut, so that the running of his blood would atone for his sins. Anderson, being a firm believer in the doctrines and teachings of the Mormon Church, made no objections, but asked for half a day to prepare for death. His request was granted. His wife was ordered to prepare a suit of clean clothing, in which to have her husband buried, and was informed that he was to be killed for his sins, she being directed to tell those who should enquire after her husband that he had gone to California. Klingensmith, James Haslem, Daniel McFarland and John M. Higbee dug a grave in the field near Cedar City, and that night, about 12 o'clock, went to Anderson's house and ordered him to make ready to obey the Council. Anderson got up, dressed himself, bid his family good-bye, and without a word of remonstrance accompanied those that he believed were carrying out the will of the "Almighty God." They went to the place where the grave was prepared; Anderson knelt upon the side of the grave and prayed. Klingensmith and his company then cut Anderson's throat from ear to ear and held him so that his blood ran into the grave. As soon as he was dead they dressed him in his clean clothes, threw him into the grave and buried him. They then carried his bloody clothing back to his family, and gave them to his wife to wash, when she was again instructed to say that her husband was in California .... The killing of Anderson was then considered a religious duty and a just act.... I knew of many men being killed in Nauvoo by the Danites. It was then the rule that all the enemies of Joseph Smith should be killed, and I know of many a man who was quietly put out of the way by the orders of Joseph and his Apostles while the Church was there. (Confessions of John D. Lee, photomechanical reprint of the original 1877 edition, pages 282-284) In The Mormon Kingdom, Volumes 1 and 2, we have documented the fact that many people were put to death in the early history of the Mormon Church. A good condensation of this material appears in Mormonism-Shadow or Reality? pages 398-404A, 428-450, 493-515.

Once again, the Authorized King James Version of the Bible is a scripture of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

@@dleoburns I know the 600 BC - 420 AD Book of Mormon is fictional with 25 chapters copied word for word out of the 1769 KJV of the Bible. What’s true about it is 3 Nephi 12,13,14 is copied word for word from Matthew 5,6,7 How sad is that?

David Burns then how come there is the JST? Was Joseph making up those translations? Can you show me evidence of nephite lamanite or jeridite civilizations in America?

And what exactly differs Bible from Mormon book for you? If you were raised in a religion totally different, and then some "true" Christian knocked on your door one day, what would your reaction be?

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Mark Hamblin: John 14:26 (AKJV) "But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. John 15:26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. "

Too damn smart for the Mormons, huh Eric? Let me get this straight : not one educated critical thinker among 16 million people? There can be no educated and thinking person among them...now that you're out? You need to go back to school Eric. You're really proud at how you turned out aren't you Eric? Thanks for leaving so we didn't have to throw you out.

@@JohnDLee-im4lo He is right ugh

@Magari M the word of God and the holy spirit.

@Magari M ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YAH-ncQCHkY.html You can't experience the holy spirit unless you are saved. The LDS church preaches a false gospel. Then you learn to hear that still small voice that always lines up with the Bible.

Satan is attractive

But Jessie has made many errors that Kwaku has pointed out.

Kwaku just blocks real questions he can’t answer. I asked both saints unscripted and Kwaku to show me evidence of nephite lamanite or jeridite civilizations in America and all I got was blocked.

@@shawnbradford2243 you're right he seems not to support free speech at least on his channel 🤔🙏

Jan can you show me evidence of nephite lamanite or jeridite civilizations in America?

Andrew Stuart David is too far gone and just blindly follows and just ignores anything he doesn’t like. Still insists that Joseph only married Emma and never practiced polygamy even though the church openly admits it. He didn’t even know the history of the Old Testament or its timeline.

You should have a testimony if you are a Christian.

David Burns are you implying that being a true Christian means having a testimony of Mormonism?! If yes, this is really messed up and wrong. I can have a testimony of Jesus Christ without believing in a Prophet who married 14 years old girl.

@@dleoburns Jesus is my Savior and my treasure. I am a sinner and there is nothing I could ever do to merit everlasting life. I have been saved by grace alone.

you dont understand

@@jeff-8511: First of all in any denomination that is Christian, one should have a testimony that Jesus is the Christ who offered the perfect sacrifice for the sins of the world. No, you do not have to be a Mormon to have that testimony. Helen Mar Kimball (the 14 year old) was sealed to Joseph Smith, Jr. but never had a marital relationship with him, Where is your proof? There is none.

@maxwell do you see the wind?

So true

@maxwellIf you're an honest man with integrity(I am giving you he benefit of the doubt) you would awknowlegde that brainwashing and mind control is not exclusive to any one particular group or culture, but it happens in all walks of life, religions, etc. Stay consistent my friend, stay consistent.

maxwell very true and there is scientific proof and causes for wind just like atoms and subatomic particles that make up the universe! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind Religion is a creation of man to gain power and wealth. Look at all religions and that is at its center.

@@discoveryschool1911 You can hear the wind. You can feel the wind. You can trap air in a balloon. You can detect the heat signature of air with an infrared camera. This is sufficient evidence to accept that air exists. What would you say are the best reasons for believing Jesus was the savior?

theladygunsmith they are willingly blind and deaf. I know the pain too, I am the only Christian. The rest of my family, over 100 of them are mormon.

theladygunsmith I know exactly how you feel. All of my siblings and their spouses, my nephews and nieces are in this deceitful organization.

Prayers over all our families and prayers against the power of the father of lies.. When Christ returns and sets the record straight, they won't be able to hold onto their mislead teachings without contradicting themselves. Unfortunately that's what it's going to take for some of my family to come around to the truth and nothing less. I won't give up or back out of an opportunity to expose their false teachings though in the meantime.. The missionaries don't even knock on our door anymore because I'm sure we are on their stubborn list no doubt lol

Jesus Divides Families Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth.divide families I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law - a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’ (Mat 10:34-36) Why is that clear truth about the Lord Jesus Christ dividing families avoided? Because people generally want to preach and hear about a loving, all-accepting gracious Savior, who smiled and preached easy to receive teachings with little or no demands placed on them. They want to believe in a Savior like that, a mythical god, not one which divides families! Why Jesus Came To Divide Families Why does Jesus divide families? The God of truth (Isa. 65:16) is the God of the Bible. Since truth divides, then Jesus would naturally divide his followers away from those who reject and hate God’s truth, even one’s natural family members. Remember, Jesus divides families: Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division. From now on there will be five in one family divided against each other, three against two and two against three. They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.” (Luke 12:51-53) Those same truth rejecters become enemies to the truth lovers as they resist and persecute the follower of Jesus. That test places the Christian with a divided family in a position where he must count the cost to follow Jesus unashamedly! Is he at that point where he must decide if he is going to please God and remain faithful to him or his truth-rejecting natural family? If he returns as a dog to his vomit to win the favor of his spiritually dead family he will lose his salvation. Jesus Came To Divide - NOT Bring Peace On Earth To be worthy of Jesus and eternal life, one must side with God’s truth even though it divides his own family. That truth is vital for especially new converts to Christianity when they are tested by family division. Remember: Jesus came to divide as a test and is basic to true conversion! www.eternallifeblog.com/jesus-divide-families/ Have you read, Unveiling Grace, by Lynn Wilder? People prayed for this family for 29 years. They all came out of Mormonism.

@@fayelewis5476 I agree, the truth has certainly divided families, mine being one of them. It's a giant elephant in the room at times or the topic of a heated debate at other times for sure. Jesus knew this would happen which is why He said what He did in Luke 12:51-53 and why He also said in John 16:33 "These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." (John 16:33 KJV) He knew His truth would cause division and controversy which is also exactly why He gave us the His Spirit as a comforter and peacemaker. So although He came to divide/ separate his followers from his non-followers, and testing who will follow Him without shame as you mentioned, He also said He will not leave us without a comforter (Holy Spirit) the Spirit of peace. In this specific parable though He never followed up about it being a means of testing ones faith either and we need to be careful when we add to the message or write off the enemies attacks as "faith testers". (Someone might confuse your message also in the sense that Satan's aim is to isolate families and tear them apart while it is Jesus who brings healing and unity) Now I'm not saying that because people only want to hear about a loving Jesus, I'm saying all this because I think it's important to also note that just because Jesus knew He would bring division among families in this very way doesn't mean that it is what He aims for. I deffinately agree that prayer is our most powerful tool and God faithfully answers my prayers daily. Back to my original response to theladygunsmith's comment you'll notice that was the first thing I said was prayers over all our families. When Jesus does come again, EVERY eye will see, including the eyes of the mislead.

Now, now: let's not be making fun, of the Mormon "gerentocracy"! 😄😄😄😄😄😄

Changed in what way?

@@Shaunography The doctrine first and foremost. I went to the temple for the first time in July 1981. I made all of those blood oaths. And today, they denied they ever had any blood oaths

20 years gone by. No healing. No forward motion. Here you are after two decades bashing a faith you claim to have rejected. Why would anyone boast about their abject failure as a Mormon?

@@JohnDLee-im4lo And here you are, still buying into all of the crap

@@shariemccraney6537 Your leaders have no power. Unless you count the all mighty dollar.. They are anti-Christ's and will be judge for their deception

@@shariemccraney6537 I'm a Christian not a Mormon. Your leaders have zero power A Prophet would actually have conversations with Jesus Christ Would be able to warn people from Natural Disasters. These men are False Prophets Name me one thing they have done that was of God just one thing... Don't worry I won't hold my breath

@@shariemccraney6537 forgiveness for what that I called them false prophets they are God doesn't need our Money If you were to study tithes you would know that they are lying about giving When Christ died on the Cross that was the end of the Levitical or Aaronic Priesthood Mormonism is a Great Big Lie it is not of God. But you go ahead and stay Blinded by the Truth Just don't walk away from Jesus Christ When the light bulb turns on

@@shariemccraney6537 I have read and studied all Smith's Works and Mormon History . No brag but I know more than most Mormons know about their own religion . Sorry but Joe's wittnesses were poorly picked. Its easy to conceal a fraud when your wittnesses are family the Whitmers and the Smiths The only one who wasn't family was Martin Harris and Martin was the Mark. Smith needed Martin to get his religious fiction published There are so many red flags in Mormonism The Almighty God was not once a Man Jesus Christ was uncreated before He came to Earth. John 8:23 and Christ said to them You are from below, I am from Above You are of this World, I am not of this World We are all created creatures of this world We have never been in Heaven and there is no such thing as a Heavenly Queen Mother See Jerimiah chapter 7 and 44 Or you can pretend you are right and live in the darkness. Lucifer is an Angel of Light The apostle Paul said to the Galatians chapter One if I or an Angel preach another or a different Gospel let them be an anathema. Curse by God to Hell forever Smith taught a different gospel Mohammed taught a different gospel Your Salvation may be at stake cause you believe the Almighty God creates spirit babies first I suggest humbly that you read the Holy Bible . the Real God put the Jewish Nation in charge of his Word not the Gentiles He wrote it in their hearts Forget Smith's blasphemy against God Why do you think he died young ? He mocked God I can't tell you what to do. I can tell you I know Jesus is the Christ And He's not the Mormon Jesus I don't know if Mormons can be saved Because you believe in a different God and a different Jesus Answer me this question Why did Smith wait till 1842 to tell people he saw the Almighty God ? Cause he didn't he was a very deceitful man . study your own history I will be praying for you you don't know Christ yet Peace

@@shariemccraney6537 I not trying hard and I'm certainly not spinning that's a Mormon thing. . It is easy if you read the Holy Bible the New Testament especially Paul's Epistles We are saved by Grace through Faith it is not of works. You can't work your way or pay your way into Heaven The Gospel message is simple and you don't need any of your rich leaders to tell you. Jesus Christ is our Lord and Saviour. He is our Arthedos.. He is our Mediator and the only Holder of the Melchizedek Order He will be our King. Forever and we will be his people Keep searching for truth. Mormonism is not the truth I wish you well Peace

Keep seeking Jesus through the Word. Congrats for leaving. Don’t feel stupid. It could happen to anyone. Really. If I was born and raised in the Lds church I would be in your shoes right now. Keep fighting the good fight and don’t ever give in or give up. God writes his words on our hearts when we accept what his son Jesus Christ did for us.

So did you read the BOM or just go with losing more faith?

@@dlariby He found the true Faith.

Jesus said, "Follow Me. Jesus is the good Shepherd. Jesus will never let you down. John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: 28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. 29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.

Thanks for commenting. What are your beliefs now, Rae? I hope you've found the true Jesus. I'm so glad to hear you've researched and thought things through. It doesn't matter what your past was.. it's your future that matters. I pray that Biblical Salvation is your future and that you experience the love of the true Savior.

Brilliant! And to what great knowledge source do you owe your enlightement about Jesus' deity?

@@UnicornarusRex Paul Washer

@@EricSmyth4Christ exactly. so not really different than owing it to Joseph Smith, probably what Paul Washer says makes more sense but you also follow what someone says in the end

@@UnicornarusRex Haha. The Holy Bible, how about that

@@EricSmyth4Christ that is also just like Paul Washer is better than Joseph Smith, better than the book of Mormon, we're on the same page there. But you call it holy bible so I suppose you believe every single word in it to be words of God. My question is how can you know that?

modern day mormons are so ashamed of mormonism they won't accept it. they pretend brigham young didn't know what mormonism teaches. but everyone everyone everyone that accepted brigham young as a prophet had previously accepted joseph smith as a prophet. all the 12 apostles and leaders were as thick as thieves. is it even slightly reasonable to believe that brigham young preached anything else but joseph smithism? these guys were all cold blooded murderers. if brigham young was slightly out of lockstep with what joseph smith taught he would have been poisoned in a heart beat. eventually he did get poisoned, but he preached nothing but nauvoo mormonism the entire time he reigned in utah. people want to say brigham young started the adam/god doctrine: 'adam is our god the only god with whome we have to do" but is was started from joseph smith king follet sermon: First God himself, who sits enthroned in yonder heavens, is a man like unto one of yourselves, that is the great secret.....for Adam was created in the very fashion and image of God; Adam received instruction, walked, talked and conversed with him, as one man talkes [talks] and communes with another. see also mormon temple ceremony. adam is ancient of days: d&c 138.38, d&c 116.1, d&c 27.11 people want to say brigham young added polygamy. joseph smith had at least 40 wives, he had concubines and he was doing teen age girls as early as kirtland. people want to say the murders started with brigham young. but from the confessions of john d lee: p.284 I knew of many men being killed in Nauvoo by the Danites.- It was then the rule that all the enemies of Joseph Smith should be killed, and I know of many a man who was quietly put out of the way by the orders of Joseph and his Apostles while the Church was there see also the confessions of bill hickman another danite. see also o p rockwell the danite that shot gov. boggs.

You could argue all religious people vase everything on feelings and contradictions and not facts. In fact many people have shown this to be true.

@@ASMRyouVEGANyet you could argue those that are NOT religion base everything on feelings and contradictions and not facts. In fact many people have shown this to be true. Do you see how we can flip this around when you only provide generics?

None of what he taught? Are you prone to exaggeration? The vast majority of what he taught is accepted as the standard of the church. Even prophets are allowed to have their opinions. They are even allowed to believe things that the rest of the church has yet to accept.

@@robertrosskopf4641 but even if there is ONE ... JUST ONE .. that he taught was wrong, then he is a false prophet. Deuteronomy 18:20-22 _"But the prophet who presumes to speak a word in my name that I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die.’ And if you say in your heart, ‘How may we know the word that the Lord has not spoken?’- when a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, if the word does not come to pass or come true, that is a word that the Lord has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously. You _*_need not be afraid_*_ of him."_

relax. only good people look and act like pencil salesmen. look me in the eyes. relax. you have confidence in me. i sale pencils. i am good. relax. if you really believed in jesus you would have confidence in me. smile. relax deeper. i'm about to tell you a secret only you can understand. trust us. we're pencil salesmen. relax deeper. when i say one you will have a burning in the bosom. relax. 5 4 3 2 ONE.

There is no such thing as an "anti-mormon." People who state true facts they have found in LDS (!!) sources are anti-mormonISM.

@@gwennethschibany890 Either way they are still liars

@@jeffreysmith7542 So the facts they quote directly from lds sources are lies.Interesting.

@@gwennethschibany890 Just because they quote directly from LDS sources doesn't mean that their is no deception. Most deception is not done by flat out lying but by taking things out of context or using half truths. One can just as easily make the bible look bad by quoting straight from the bible and using the same degree of fairness that our critics often use. In fact atheist do it all the time. And in their own minds they are not lying. If you don't believe me then take a look at what they are saying about Christianity and the bible.

@@jeffreysmith7542 People cannot take the Church's own Gospel Topics Essays out of context or make half truths of them.They state plain,true facts.I was baptized at age 30 and was a TBM for 40 years.When I stumbled on disturbing facts,(before I knew of the GTE),I spent 3 years' intensive research,trying to prove that my beloved church was still true.It never happened.The bottom fell out of my world.I resigned last year.

The difference, between the Jim Jones cult, and the Mormon cult? The vat of grape kool-aid.

Jesus said, "Follow Me." Jesus is the good Shepherd. Jesus will never let you down. John 10:27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; 28 and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand. 29 [d]My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. Here are some helpful websites. www.gotquestions.org/Mormons.html carm.org/mormonism Here is a real testimony from Micah Wilder. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-r0mckI8Xfl8.html God bless you!

don't be too hard on yourself. you were probably in a weak moment, and the mormons have 200 years to perfect their craft. more than one person has caught themselves sitting on the pews singing praise to the man after a frenzied period of love bombing. after a short time the love bombing goes away, and the prospect soon learns all is not well in zion. that's why the mormons claim 15 million membership, but only 50 families show up for sacrament. from 1990 to 2011 the mormons have discontinued 122 stakes. Declining numbers of active members due to members moving out of the geographic boundaries of a stake is the primary reason for stakes closing in the United States. it's a cult. with the internet people have access to information that wasn't available when i was young.

@@longnamenocansayy Thank you so much ! I've been criticized over and over for my decision. But I'm at peace with it !!

@@KrissiCreates as you already know there's nothing bigger and better than the bible and the holy trinity. still, there's nothing wrong in investigating new ideas and researching. so it's okay to make mistakes. and it's okay to investigate, and it's okay for us to think for ourselves. and it's okay to be free in that liberty that god has called us to. it's more than okay. we know it's written, "god has you etched on the palm of his hand, and paul says, " jesus will never leave us nor forsake us." so he was watching you and tending to things all the time. just like our friend faye said above, Jesus is the good Shepherd. Jesus will never let you down.

@@longnamenocansayy Amen ! Thank you again for your reply ! It means so much to me. I know that I did the right thing standing on the promises of God! He surely was with me watching and guarding my heart.

Answer: Logic requires that there is only one objective “truth” for any specific claim. Contradictory claims cannot be equally true. For example, the statements “the hamster is in its cage” and “the hamster cage is empty” cannot both be true simultaneously. This evaluation of truth applies to spiritual matters just as well as logical or physical matters. It’s reasonable to claim that the Bible is true in a way that excludes all other statements. Examining the Bible in the same way we would any other text, we can confidently say that it is, in fact, true. The Bible not only encourages readers to examine their own beliefs (1 John 4:1), but it also commends those who check spiritual claims for truth (Acts 17:11). The Bible makes claims on the basis of history and eyewitnesses (Luke 1:1-4; 2 Peter 1:16), connects belief to visible evidence (John 20:30-31), and ties biblical ideas to the observable world (Psalm 19:1; Romans 1). Jesus overtly claimed to represent an exclusive truth (John 18:37; 14:6). So the Bible is clearly meant to be interpreted as true, and exclusively true (John 17:17). Where we can check biblical claims against verifiable truth, the Bible proves itself accurate. History, archaeology, science, and philosophy have shown Scripture to be factual and consistent. This correspondence between various forms of evidence is a major advantage the Bible has over the scriptures of any other faith system. In many cases, it has been the deciding factor in converting skeptics and nonbelievers to faith in Christ. Whether or not the Bible is true is a separate question from whether or not a particular passage is “literal.” It’s reasonable to say that a phrase or statement is true, even if the truth is not presented in literal terms. For example, if a person says during a heavy rain, “It’s raining cats and dogs,” the statement is true-it’s just not literal. Idiomatic phrases are meant to be interpreted. The same principle applies to John’s words about Jesus: “Look, the Lamb of God!” (John 1:36). Of course, a person might ask for clarification, and be told, based on Old Testament passages, that Jesus isn’t literally a wooly farm animal, but that He’s the fulfillment of the Law and the divinely chosen sacrifice to redeem the world. The figurative nature of John’s statement doesn’t make his statement untrue, simply metaphorical. It’s good to remember that the Bible is comprised of sixty-six separate books, and each of them often contains different types of literature and a mixture of literal and figurative language. More so than with any other religious text, we have assurance that the Bible is true. The combination of internal consistency, connection to evidence, and relevance to our experience makes the Bible unique among books. Like many religious works, the Bible claims to be true (2 Timothy 3:16). Unlike any other religious work, the Bible emphatically supports that assertion. www.gotquestions.org/is-the-Bible-true.html

The Bible makes claims about the creation of the universe, the nature of the God who created the universe and reigns supremely over it, and the fate of mankind. If these claims are true, then the Bible is the most important book in the history of mankind. If the Bible is true, then it holds the answers to life’s biggest questions: “From where did I come?” “Why am I here?” and “What happens to me when I die?” The importance of the Bible’s message demands it receive fair consideration, and the truthfulness of its message is observable, testable, and able to withstand scrutiny. The writers of the Bible claim that the Bible is God’s very Word. The apostle Paul writes that “all Scripture is God-breathed” (2 Timothy 3:16). That is to say, all the words recorded in the original writing of Scripture originated from the mouth of God before ever reaching the minds and pens of the biblical writers. The apostle Peter also writes that “prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit” (2 Peter 1:21). The phrase “carried along” is indicative of a sail being propelled by the wind. That is, the writing of Scripture was directed by the Holy Spirit. The Bible does not originate with man and is, then, a product of God and carries the authority of God. At this point, it is important not to let circular reasoning become the justification for believing the Bible. We cannot say that one should believe the Bible simply because the Bible says it should be believed. If, however, the truth claims of the Bible are found true whenever it is possible to test their veracity or are proved true during historical and scientific discovery, then the internal claims of the Bible’s own trustworthiness are more compelling. The internal evidence works in tandem with the external. The internal evidence of Scripture’s veracity provides many compelling arguments for why one should believe the Bible. First, the unique message of the Bible sets it apart from other religious texts. The Bible, for instance, teaches that mankind is inherently evil and deserving of eternal death. If man were responsible for the content of the Bible, the view of humanity would not be so dark-we tend to make ourselves look good. The Bible also teaches that humans can do nothing of themselves to remedy their natural state. This, too, goes against human pride. The unity of the biblical message is further reason for why one should believe the Bible. The Bible was written over a period of approximately 1,550 years, with at least 40 human writers, most of whom did not know each other and were from varying backgrounds (king, fisherman, tax collector, shepherd, etc.). The Bible was written in various environments (desert, prison, royal court, etc.). Three different languages were used to write the Bible, and, despite covering controversial subjects, it carries one harmonious message. The circumstances surrounding the writing of the Bible would seem to guarantee its fallibility, and, yet, the message from Genesis to Revelation is uncannily consistent. Another reason why one should believe the Bible is its accuracy. The Bible should not be confused with a science textbook, but that does not mean that the Bible does not speak to issues that are scientific in nature. The water cycle was described in Scripture centuries before it was a scientific discovery. In some cases science and the Bible have seemed to be at odds with each other. Yet, when science has advanced, the scientific theories have proved wrong and the Bible proved right. For example, it used to be standard medical practice to bleed patients as a cure for illness. Many people died because of excessive blood loss. Now medical professionals know that bloodletting as a cure for most diseases is counterproductive. The Bible always taught that “the life of a creature is in the blood” (Leviticus 17:11). The Bible’s truth claims concerning world history have also been substantiated. Skeptics used to criticize the Bible for its mention of the Hittite people (e.g., 2 Kings 7:6). The lack of any archaeological evidence to support the existence of a Hittite culture was often cited as a rebuttal against Scripture. In 1876, however, archaeologists discovered evidence of the Hittite nation, and by the early 20th century the vastness of the Hittite nation and its influence in the ancient world was common knowledge. The scientific and historical accuracy of the Bible is important evidence of the Bible’s trustworthiness, but the Bible also contains fulfilled prophecies. Some of the biblical writers made claims about future events centuries in advance. If any one of the events predicted had occurred, it would be astounding. But the Bible contains many, many prophecies. Some of the predictions were fulfilled in a short amount of time (Abraham and Sarah had a son, Peter denied Jesus three times, Paul was a witness for Jesus in Rome, etc.). Other predictions were fulfilled hundreds of years later. The 300 messianic prophecies fulfilled by Jesus could not have reasonably been fulfilled by one person unless some greater power was involved. Specific prophecies like Jesus’ birthplace, activities, manner of death, and resurrection demonstrate the preternatural accuracy of Scripture. When it is put to the test, the Bible is proved true in every area. Its truth extends to the spiritual, as well. That means that when the Bible says the Hittite nation existed, then we can believe that there were Hittites, and when the Bible teaches that “all have sinned” (Romans 3:23) and the “wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23), then we need to believe that, too. And, when the Bible tells us that “God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8) and that “whoever believes in [Jesus] shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16), then we can and should believe that, also. www.gotquestions.org/why-should-I-believe-the-Bible.html

The whole Bible can't be proven but parts of it can, such as political leaders, the existence of Jesus (and many of the things the Bible claims he said and did), his apostles' existence, Jesus' crucifixion, geography, etc. And as to Jesus' divinity, the Old Testament prophecies of his coming. It was written by many different prophets living from 1500 to 400 years before Jesus was born. We have 10s of thousands of manuscripts of the entire Bible. The book of Isaiah is completely intact, and replete with Christ prophecies, and the oldest copy we have dates to 100 years before Christ. It predicts many things that happened to Jesus: born in Bethlehem, exiled to Egypt, Herod committing genocide on the infants under 2 years old in Bethlehem, teaching righteousness, dying for the redemption of the world, and much much more. When the apostle Paul preached he told the people to search the scriptures (our Old Testament) to know if Jesus was the Christ, because it speaks of him at length (not just Isaiah). There are hundreds of prophecies of the life of Jesus and he is the only one in all of history who has fulfilled them all.

@@rayma66 That is an interesting answer. I will admit that this evidence does give greater credibility but doesn't really prove it. All of this evidence can be refuted. You tell these things to an atheist they will just laugh at you. If I were an atheist and I push aside all of my personal feelings and just looked at the physical evidence you just presented it would be no where near enough to convert me because it can be refuted. After all I was not their to see and witness these prophesies fulfilled in person in order to know that it really happen. Just because somebody wrote something down on a piece of paper or some tablet doesn't actually make it true. For all I know Jesus and the apostles could have wrote these stories down and made them up in order to deliberately fulfill these prophesies. For example there is a remarkable prophesy in the Muslim Quran that for tells 9 11. I don't remember the exact words but it was something about how the people of Allah would attack the great eagle and that the wrath of the great eagle would fall upon the people of Allah. What made it so remarkable is that it was found in the ninth chapter and eleventh verse(9 11) This seemed like an impressive prophesy to me at first until someone told me that Osama bin Laden purposely picked that date in order to fulfill the prophesy.

Jeffrey Smith agreed people tend to ignore the things that can be proven false or just claim its “god”. We know people did not come from Adam and Eve then their two sons having sex with their mom so on and so forth... or the flood where two of every animal was in a boat(picked up from there specific and unique locations then dropped off in specific and unique locations. No boat could hold that or sustain in. No evidence of mass extinction from flood ect...

I found it very strange as well. I was put off as an investigator . I thought these members really had difficulty and never believed in anything. Also I thought they were disrespecting other churches when they all said this is the only true church.

That’s because it’s not true

I honestly don’t remember bearing my testimony as a child, I just remember giving a talk in Primary in elementary school, and first talked to the ward at 12. I am grateful they encouraged me to get out of my shell, as all children are expected to get up and speak to several hundred people at age 12. Literally children teaching ADULTS. How unique and cool is that? Children bearing testimonies never happened in my last family ward, but to blame the Church for a parent’s desire to bring their kid up there... listen to Al Fox whose daughter begged to go up and didn’t get prompted to say anything... I think the GenX parents are leery of that coercion and want their kids to say what they want... but then again if you get a child BEGGING to go up there and they were always allowed to say WHATEVER they wanted... people would complain...

I wish I could.

Did you hear they found some golden plates in Australia? Jesus on World Tour!

....gold plates doesn't equal Jesus lol... can you give me a link/ source to check out?

@@mckennapavich1322 sorry love. I just say that to mormons when they want to convince me a grifter like Joseph Smith is a true profet. Australia is best for that cause only aboriginals there, while Mormonism is kind of a white religion.

@@christopherfoote4643 pretty funny.

The fact that parents teach some things to children about what to say in their testimony is not evidence against testimony at all. This criticism shows a complete ignorance of the Bible and its teachings. "Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it." Children in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints DO have spiritual feelings they want to express, but don't know the words or just how. Coaching them is no sin. How does that explain adult converts, who bear their testimony under the influence of the Holy Ghost the same way?

I joined about two years ago but I've been inactive for a while. I have to say I never saw anything like that in my ward. Kids would indeed bear their repetitive testimony but no one was telling them what to say

@@Shaunography I've seen it a thousand times, they indoctrinated from birth. It's part of their DNA.

There is a channel here on RU-vid called "From Joseph to Jesus" and she has Portuguese subtitles. She is a friend of mine from Brazil. She found the true Jesus after Mormonism. I want that for you! Open your Bible and read the New Testament. The truth is in those pages. The true Jesus. The true Gospel. Please seek after God, my friend. 💕

We can’t follow Christ based solely off of emotions. So we don’t. His instruction is what keeps us following. Contrary to LDS which is other people keeping us following. Even Gods creation proves his existence, then you follow up on what creation shows (esp what has happened to it due to sin) by reading what the Bible says. Compare, contrast. Emotions play a factor, most definitely, but God wants us to test his words and the accuracy of them. I fully believe that. He holds his Word higher than his name. “Purified in fire seven times” is how perfect his words are. Glory! I have felt that crushing weight of sin far too many times! But it ended up bringing me into repentance, in accordance with scripture. A Christian’s life upon acceptance of Christ ends up falling in line with scripture because the Holy Spirit now dwells in the heart and mind of the believer, and the Holy Spirit also dwells in his word. They match up and you begin to notice it. These are my thoughts on the topic. God bless you See Hebrews 10:16-17

Pt Rd, I agree it can be difficult to untangle these things. First, the Holy Spirit is not a feeling. Second, we do not "feel" the presence of the Spirit. John 3 says that when someone is born again, it is the Spirit who is working but we only see the effects of His work. Emotions regarding spiritual things are normal because we're human, but these emotions are the *result* of the work of the Spirit in us that we cannot perceive by our senses.

@@re8618 Thanks for the response. God bless you as well.

The Holy Spirit can come on a peaceful soft or reveal glimpse of what joy feels like in Heaven.The Holy Spirit can whisper but His speech is as plain as day. Jesus is the Christ. That is pure knowledge of God God Bless Peace

As an ex-Mormon and fellow Christian I can say that I had an almost identical realization as I started to understand the depth of my sinful ways and tried to grasp the even greater depth of God's love and grace by Jesus blood. As a child I was raised to believe Mormon teachings with a thick family history of Mormon pioneer blood. As a teenager I became angry with God, blaming him for all my woes and broken family, to the point of rebelling against every good thing and delving into Satanism. Years later, at the end of my rope and the rock bottom of a meth addiction, I came to an overwhelming fork in the road. Life or death. Sin or Jesus. In between being saved and further researching for evidence of Jesus being who He said He was, I couldn't help but wonder why I had feelings of guilt for leaving the Mormon church behind. I started to ask myself if I was being silly for thinking that everything I had been taught as a child was wrong and found my new faith challenged by Mormon missionaries telling me to pray for discernment and to read the Book of Mormon as an adult rather than go by childhood memories of what I was taught to be true. I agreed to "give it a fair shot" but still felt uneasy about it all and prayed multiple times asking for God to reveal to me the truth. Each time I prayed I would walk away with the feeling that Mormonism was not of God. Again I couldn't help but deny this intuitive feeling and found myself asking God yet AGAIN to reveal truth to me, this time asking for more than a feeling when I thought about going back to the Mormon church. I said "God, I need proof. I need answers. I feel pulled in two directions with this!" As I opened up the Book of Mormon, I noticed an almost fuzzy light headed warmth as my attention was brought to the word "seer" and an inaudible voice telling me that "I am a prophet but should I tell anyone this epiphany I will loose my abilities to communicate with God." The warm feeling went away shortly after and I felt like I was losing my mind! I felt as though I was going absolutely nuts and didn't recognize the "voice" as Gods. So I prayed to God yet another time asking him to clear up all this messy confusion and sure enough, I started to read up on the tree of life, mentioned in Genesis in the Bible as well as in 1Nephi in the book of Mormon. And there I had it, my first solid answer. Not a feeling or absurd "seer realization", but a concrete answer. The first contradiction of many in the Book of Mormon. Had I gone by "feelings" alone, I would probably be some "prophet or seer" in a cult somewhere lol! All joking aside though, I chose to share my personal experience in response to your comment because I believe there is more than meets the eye behind that "overwhelming warm feeling of conviction". I almost avoid opening up about such personal details but thought it be necessary to prove my point to anyone reading this who is questioning their feelings in the same way I once did. That's not to say to pray until you find the answers you want to find but to pray for answers and evidence beyond feelings. Or another way I like to put it for Mormon's is that booze will give you a warm feeling too but that doesn't deem it as healthy. (Although that analogy will offend some)

Amen! Thank you for commenting and sharing! ❤️

HaHa, I once sat in a protestant church which had a special child's sermon where the pastor said, "you better get saved because there are little graves out in the cemetery!"

@@dleoburns Jesus said the tares would grow among the wheat.

It is terrible! I was a Mormon. Everything I have heard her say on these videos are what I heard and was taught. It is brainwashing and abuse . PTL I am out !

@@fayelewis5476: Matthew 13:25 (AKJV) "But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. 26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. 27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? 28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? 29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn." Who are the enemy, tares, wheat, servants of the householder, householder, and reapers? Satan, unrighteous, righteous, missionaries, Jesus Christ, angels are the answers in the sequence of the question.

@@nicolelovesjesusgod7673 me too. They raised us watching cartoons of how Joseph Smith was a hero it was such a lie. I'm glad you got away from the false church

Hee-hee-hee! Let's have some milk and cookies!

praise god. quitting mormonism is like becoming a free man isn't it. when i quit i talked to sandra tanner, and she told me to read mere christianity by c s lewis. it's a small pamphlet that was a big help in becoming christian.

God says that there is no salvation in the LDS church. The story about Joseph Smith is easy to believe. He was a very mentally ill man who did not believe in God. Smith shot people up, stole men’s wives, made a wrong-era language translation of a book that has no archaeological evidence to support it whatsoever, taught radical doctrines never heard of before in theology, and the list goes on. It seems that the reason Mormonism grew is because he was the type of man who had an answer for everything, and was better than most at keeping track of his lies. Unfortunately for Mormonism, Smith couldn’t keep track of all of his lies, and eventually they caught up with him and an angry mob exterminated him. It is only Smith’s successors who continued to elevate him to a higher status, because they also saw the benefits of Mormonism, which was being able to justify the feeding of their similar lack of self-control. (endless sex in the after life) Joseph Smith was an atheist because he took notice to the trusting naivety of his contemporary fellow man, and through manipulation, convinced a handful of them that he was more than a storyteller in order to get what he wanted. He was an atheist because he was living according to his worldview, which does whatever is desired, because nothing mattered in his eyes. To him, there were no gods to answer to, no judges to face, and thus, he manipulated the world around him to do what he did best, use women as objects. Mormonism is specifically a man’s religion, much like Islam. It all points toward endless amazing sex for the Muslim. What about women? What do they get? To share one husband among a crowd of women? I’m sure that this sounds like an extremely exciting eternity for women, but realistically, it seems like it would get old after the first few thousand millennia. Mormonism is not far from this. When you die (if you are a good-enough Mormon man), you can populate your own planet with endless celestial sex, in the same way Mormons teach that God has done on this planet. Again, what about women? Nothing but objects. Objects that their husbands supposedly love, but nonetheless, objects. What do they have to look forward to in eternity? Objectification. Baby machines. Joseph Smith was clearly an atheist. He didn’t believe that he would have to answer for these kinds of things.

@@fayelewis5476 God says no such thing. Thank goodness all you have is your word only. We have all the holy scriptures, ancient and modern. Christ is very much in the equation, He is the center and author of it all, and the center of our faith. Do you believe that the Apostle Paul was inspired, a man of God? Now, if you replay "yes" I could easily say to you "See, it's all about Paul, Christ is not in the equation?" You see how ridiculous that is? We view the Prophet Joseph Smith the same way the rest of the Christian world views Paul, Peter, James, Moses, Daniel, etc. We honor him as a representative of Christ, but we worship Jesus Christ. Don't insult me by telling me what I believe. I know what I know, and I know what I believe.

@@michaelpeterson6174 Your church has a website. I can easily find out what they believe. I have read the Bible many times. There is not evidence that your Heavenly Father or that your Christ ever existed. They are not mentioned in the King James Version of the Bible. I have higher morals than your prophet, Joseph Smith. Do you think it is morally right to marry two sets of sisters, two sets of a mother and her daughter, send men on missions and then marry their wives, destroy a printing press that prints things you don't like, etc.? If my pastor was arrested 42 times would you want to come to my church?

@@michaelpeterson6174 Mormonism isn't Christianity. Mormons are mormons. Christians are Christians. Christians believe that the Holy Bible is the infallible word of God. That's all we need. Mormons believe that the Holy Bible is wrong and Joseph Smith "fixed" it and then wrote a bunch of other stuff. We believe that Jesus is the only begotten Son of God. Mormons believe that Jesus and Satan are brothers. Christians believe in the Trinity. Mormons believe the 3 are separate. Christians believe that all men are created in the likeness of God, therefore we are all equal. Mormons believe that God put a curse on the blacks and that when they die they will be servants in heaven.

@@samsmom400 Actually this is mistaken. First, our name is not "mormon" and what we believe and teach is not "mormonism." It's The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. And yes, we are Christians. Not only does our Church bear His name, but we individually covenant (promise) every Sunday in taking the sacrament to "take upon ourselves His name" and "always remember Him." Christ is the very center of our lives and our worship, In fact, we've been commanded to: "look unto me (Jesus Christ) in every thought." (D&C 6:36) When we are baptized it is in His name, and through baptism we covenant to follow Jesus Christ throughout our lives. We believe that Jesus Christ is the Only Begotten Son of God. (John 3:16, John 1: 14, Hebrews 11: 17, 1 John 4: 9, Jacob 4: 5, Alma 12: 33-34, D&C 76: 13) We strive to be disciples of Jesus Christ. We pray daily and always, both privately and publicly, in the name of Jesus Christ. We invite all to "come unto Christ" (Moroni 10: 26). We believe that "God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten son, that whosever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 17: 3) We believe that Christ was divinely born of Mary, led a sinless life and was an example to us of how to live, and atoned for our sins and died on the cross, and was resurrected the third day. We "talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ" (2 Nephi 25: 26). We also believe that in order to be saved we must be "born of Christ" becoming spiritually "his sons and his daughters." (Mosiah 5:7). Regarding the Bible, we study it, we love it, we revere it and we teach it - both Old and New Testaments. The Bible is a compilation of separate books, each an individual revelation to prophets and apostles who lived in different time periods, and these smaller books were much later compiled into the one volume we have today. In all that process over many centuries some transcription and translation errors crept into the text. We believe in the Bible "as it came from the pen of the original writers." "We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly." (Articles of Faith, 8). It is a documented, historical fact that careless transcribers, incorrect or imperfect translations across several languages, and other human mistakes and omissions have caused errors that came into some of the text of the Bible over the centuries. This does not diminish the book. It is the word of God and it is remarkable that we have as much of it preserved today as we do. My favorite book is the book of John. As far as the Trinity or Godhead (as we refer to it) is concerned, we "believe in God the Eternal Father, His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost." (Article of Faith 1) We believe they are perfected and one in purpose. They are totally united. Physically they are separate beings. "The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man's, the Son also; but the Holy Ghost has not a body of flesh and bones, but is a personage of spirit. Otherwise the Holy Ghost could not dwell in us." (D&C 130: 22-23) This explains how Jesus was able to eat earthly fish and honeycomb after his resurrection, and why the disciples could actually hold his hands and feel the prints of the nails in his resurrected body. Also explains His baptism, where the voice of the Father was heard from Heaven, while at the same time the Holy Ghost descended (separately) in the form of a dove, all while Jesus was standing in the water of the Jordan river being baptized physically by John the Baptist. Also explains His great intercessory prayer in John 17, where it's clear as he sits at the table of the last supper that he's praying to another being, his "Father" - which he repeats many times - and a reasonable person would not conclude He was praying to himself. Consider the many times he said "Father" or "my Father." We believe that all men men and women are created in the image of God - "after His (God's) likeness...in the image of God..male and female created He them." (Genesis 1: 26-27). And that we are literally His children. And that "he invited all to come unto him and partake of his goodness; and he denieth none that come unto him, black and white, bond and free, male and female; and all are alike unto God." (2 Nephi 26: 33) It's true that the priesthood was restricted many years ago, but this is also true of the priesthood at various times during both the Old and New Testament. In the one case it was held by only one of the twelve tribes of Israel (Levites), and in the New Testament, while living, Christ focused on the Jews: "I am not sent but to the lost sheep of the House of Israel." (Matthew 15: 24). We do not believe there was any curse on blacks and in fact they have every privilege of the priesthood, the temple, Heaven and eternal life. We have hundreds of thousands of black members of the Church all over the globe. We believe God gives all of His children the same opportunity. So we not only are Christian but have fellowship with other Christians, including Evangelicals, Baptists, Methodists, and other faiths who are our dear friends, and we serve with them in humanitarian work in local communities and all over the world. It's Father's Day. Hope it's a good day for you and your family.