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  • In the comment below I only used the book of Mormon to make a point I do not agree with it but to make a point you have to draw from what the people already know which is what I attempted to do.

  • The bible does not say to take its truth simply because you had a good feeling about it. Mans feelings are always changing but God does not change EVER (Moroni 8:18 and Malachi 3:6). Putting your faith in the hands of a feeling you got when you read a book is not biblical. Satan can make you feel good things for the wrong reasons and that is why the bible says do not trust every spirit but test them by the bible because it is true no matter what we feel (1 John 4:1 and 1 Thessalonians 5:1).

  • There is very little Mormon doctrine in the book of Mormon. Odd that they don't offer you the Pearl of Great Price or better yet the Doctrine and Covenants to read, and then ask you to pray about it.

  • Does anyone what the music is on this video? It is fantastic !!!

  • The Book of Mormons is a lie from first to last page meant to brainwash those who read it into believing half-truths and setting them against those that truly care about them -> their real family. The entire faith is based on "Family", at least the one recognized by the church leaving those people who truly care for someone to sit and watch as their son/daughters/husbands/wives are sucked into a cult-like organization. DO NOT GET FOOLED! Too many families have already been destroyed by them

  • Weird Question, why do Mormons pray with there arms reaching around there chest. Or with there arms folded.

  • @birther1968 Some do, some don't.... I think many do because thats how they see others pray. but an interesting thing... sometimes when you pray (many times actually) it kind of feels like you are being hugged by someone when you pray. Thats what I feel sometimes. but its just what lots of people do... but I have seen lots, even roommates that don't.

  • I read the book of Mormon completely (and parts of it several times) and with all the sincerity I could muster, I prayed to God and asked Him if it were true -- on several occasions. He answered me emphatically every time that it was NOT true. I KNOW it was God who told me this! So, what do I do now?

  • Truth is not ascertained through warm, fuzzy feelings, or 'burnings in the bosom". Truth is founded in facts, Facts welcome objective analysis and critical scrutiny. The Book of Mormon fails those measures miserably.

  • There are comments on here that say that the Book of Mormon has nothing to do with Jesus Christ. Obviously those who think that have never read the book. Every line in the book is about Christ. For those who think the book is a fraud or a scam, I challenge you to explain to me what exactly that scam is!! At the very least, the Book of Mormon is a record of an ancient Jewish people. At it's most powerful, the Book of Mormon is a clear witness of God and Jesus Christ.

  • 1)your jesus is brother to lucifer. Christian's Jesus is his creator. 2)your jesus is exalted man. Christian's Jesus is God Himself 3)your jesus born of virgin birth but impregnated by immortal man. Christian's Jesus - God incarnate begotten of the Holy Spirit 4)your god attained his "godhood" Christian's God has always been God. 5)your jesus' blood doesn't cover all sins. Christian's Jesus' blood covers ALL sin. - Your beliefs are in direct contradiction with the Word of God

  • lol yeah just read the book and expect an answer. You will get what you expect, just as if you read the book of jeraneck and expected an answer you would get one like the people of the religion of the book of jeraneck felt

    WHO IS RIGHT? Both religions "felt the spirit" and both religions believe different things.... Someone is lying, deluded, or both.

  • I'll testify to the world that I've reached a point in my life that I don't believe the Book of Mormon is true...I " KNOW " it is true! I don't need any material or physical evidence to tell me of it's validity. The Holy Ghost is real ppl, He is the third member of the Godhead with a REAL purpose and it's to bare ALL truth to ALL things righteous, to bare witness that Jesus is the Christ and He lives and speaks to His faithful children even today. I know this without an inkling of a doubt. READ!

  • The Book of Mormon is certainly a creation of Joseph Smith, he plagiarized from all sorts of sources, including 25 chapters and many verses and stories from the Bible, But it is a Satanic Trap, that contradicts the Bible in many places, and brainwashes people into Mormonism, by claiming that no man will be angry with the words in the book, save he shall be of the spirit of the devil.

  • How to know the Book of Mormon is false and man-made: Not only is there no physical evidence to support the existence of the massive civilization described in the BOM, but archeology proves that numerous items discussed in the BOM did not exist in the Americas at that time. Linguistics prove the linguistic ancestors of Native American languages are Asian, not Hebrew. DNA proves Natives came from Asia. In addition, numerous anachronisms exist in the BOM. Prayer alone is deceptive- do research 2

  • We know. =)

  • The aforementioned "sure-fire method" isn't sure-fire at all. If it was, then everyone who prays about the BoM would convert. Sure, some claim to have felt the "burning in the bosom". Others felt nothing, and some have gotten the opposite answer. Prayer is too subjective and arbitrary. You can believe anything you want if you try hard enough.

  • Proverbs 2:6

    There is SO MUCH wrong with Mormon teachings that I cannot even begin to discuss the theological and anthropological inconsistencies. Knowledge and understanding are given to us by God. Life is unique in its ability to observe, discover, and discern. Use that God given ability to understand that Joseph Smith was a kook and a con man. Absolute hogwash.

  • Very nice and for truthful video..you did a great job! Jesus said he had other sheep that were not of this fold and I believe he wouldn't just appear to one group of people and not to others, after all he is our Lord, Master and Savior Jesus Christ. He just wants us to have faith and to know he is always with us and that his words never cease. We are blessed to know these things.

  • My question to the people who believes in the BoM is this, have you read the koran ? or others scriptures and pray if is true? the only book they did that is the BoM.So if mormonism is the TRUE religion are you telling me that 1 billion of chinese people are not getting to the highest level in heaven?, makes no sense , think about that..., religion was created by man....

  • @Porongotainsane

    If you take a closer, more in depth, look as to what Mormons actually believe about that very question then you would know that people who die without having a knowledge of the Gospel while on Earth aren't just simply screwed over because of where or when they lived. A loving God wouldn't do that; that might not make sense to you, but it makes sense to me.

    Of course, I'd encourage you to investigate further into it and see what the Mormons say instead of their detractors.

  • @curbsidehighrocks I did take a closer look at mormons, all my relatives are and they are the ones who explain to me their teachings that there are 3 levels of heaven , what you didn't do is answer my question, how many books did you read in their entirely and pray to god to see if they're true?.

    I didn't say the people that doesn't know the gospel get screwed , they don't get to the highest level of heaven because they weren't of a certain religion, that is what makes no sense.

  • @Porongotainsane

    'they don't get to the highest level of heaven because they weren't of a certain religion'

    This only happens when someone has had full access to the Gospel and has willfully rejected it. And even then, they have the opportunity to be taught it and have the chance to receive it in the next life. ALL will have the chance before the Judgement to study the Gospel through and through for themselves and WILL be given the choice to either accept it or not at some point along the way.

  • @curbsidehighrocks So what you're saying is validating my point, you don't need to be a mormon, and do all the extra work they do because there is a chance any way even if you reject the gospel.

    Regarding the book, the same answer is going to give you a muslim or a person from india, that their book is the true one, as the book of mormon it was corrected many times not only orthographical but also theological wise, so is not as corruption free as you claim.

  • @Porongotainsane

    Not what I said, n order to share in the blessings that come from the Gospel (such as being in the Celestial Kingdom) then it is mandatory that one accepts the Gospel. God doesn't say 'Be a Mormon and you're good', He says 'Follow my Son' That's what it's about. But, there is more than just saying 'I believe'. Certain ordinances have to be performed by the proper Priesthood authority (but that's a whole other issue) and that can only be found w/i the Lord's specific Church.

  • @curbsidehighrocks I don't even know where to start......, what you're doing is keeping validating my point.

    To sum it up what you're saying is that the only church that is true with authority from God is the mormon church, so here is my question again : One billion chinese, millions of muslims, indians, africans, even americans are not getting to the celestial kingdom because they weren't of the right religion?, as you said, why a loving God do that?, exactly, so why be mormon?

  • @Porongotainsane

    AGAIN, because certain Covenants have to be made and the only way to make one is by way of an Ordinance which can only be officiated by one holding Priesthood Authority from God and said Authority can only be found in the Lord's one True Church, directly under His Guidance. If one is unable to perform these Ordinances, then it is performed for them on their behalf and THEN they're given the choice to accept the Gospel or not. I can't explain it in any way more simple than that.

  • @curbsidehighrocks Is really sad, for you to think that the people here on earth have the power over the heavens and decide their destiny, that shows how arrogant the church is.Nobody is going to do that for billions of chinese because their family weren't mormon to begin with, it just doesn't make any sense.You're just repeating what you been taught and not thinking for yourself. I can see that were're going in circles with this debate,so good luck and God bless.

  • @Porongotainsane

    Of course you come out with the claim that I'm just spouting off what I've heard and can't think for myself. I've told you that I try to keep an open mind as well as tell you what I believe, but apparently you can't get pass yourself to see that; that's sad. Makes me wonder if you can see it in anybody of faith...

    You're right, we are going in circles because you either refuse to try and understand it because of a judgment you've already made on Mormon beliefs or you just

  • @Porongotainsane

    don't care to try to understand it. All you're doing is trying to tell me what I believe and what the Church teaches instead of honestly seeking answers. That much was clear in your very first comment.

    Btw, Chinese members are performing the necessary work for their deceased relatives on a daily basis and have been doing so for over a century now.

    God Bless, and try to keep an open mind. And please, don't assume you know more about Mormon Doctrine than a member does.

  • @curbsidehighrocks I don't meant to keep this debate forever but i said that you're repeating what you been taught because my relatives told me the exact same things you are telling me, and don't make any sense.If you take a step back for a moment and look at the whole picture, less than 1% of the world practices mormonism so if you applied their teachings into the picture 99.9% of the world is not getting to the celestial kingdom, why can't you see that?, that was my point since the beginning

  • @curbsidehighrocks There's nothing wrong by questioning your faith, i question mine all the time because there's stuff that doesn't make any sense , in any religion there's problems because religion was created by man, the problem with mormonism is that it claims that is the only one that is true and has the authority on this earth, and that my friend is the most selfish, arrogant thing i ever heard.If you were questioning my faith i would agree with you because thats how you keep an open mind.

  • @Porongotainsane

    You have a point there, I can't deny that one. Who was it that said an 'unquestioned life is a dull one' or something to that effect.

  • @Porongotainsane

    As to the BoM, yes there have been numerous changes w/i the text. That's certainly no secret. As to the 'theological' changes, there have not been any great changes whatsoever in the theological context. I'm sure you're gonna pull up 2 Nephi 5 and quote that as a change in Doctrine at this point. Just remember, the BoM says on numerous occasions that the translation isn't perfect and to not blame God, but the weakness of man. This is repeated many times, even in the Title Page.

  • @curbsidehighrocks We can keep this forever, but the point is that you keep contradicting yourself, you said that the BoM wasn't corrupted and then accepted that there was actually changes, whatever smith said he didn't really specified , but as for the title page , that obviously is a cop out , if you read the actual 1830 version , that book is so full of errors that is far from something divinely inspired.Hey i know im not going to change your mind but my point is to keep an open mind.

  • @Porongotainsane

    Well, we agree on one thing. Neither of us will budge on the point we're trying to make that's for sure. Personally, I've always tried to keep an open mind. I can't say that for all Mormons, though.

    Just one last thing though, I never said that the BoM was perfect and w/o flaw, I was simply stating that it hadn't gone through centuries of its text getting messed around with like so many other religious records.The BoM isn't perfect, but "I" believe it's the least messed with

  • @Porongotainsane

    And remember, Joseph Smith himself said, "the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth". If he was intending to pass it off as completely perfect and without flaw then he would have said 'perfect', and not 'most correct' which implies that there most certainly ARE flaws in the text itself.

  • @Porongotainsane

    To answer your question: Yes. I have prayed over the truthfulness of MANY sacred texts from religions around the world, from the Koran to the Popol Vuh. The Holy Ghost will witness of truth wherever it is found. These books contain truths, but only the Book of Mormon has had the opportunity of being saved from complete corruption by dishonest men or accidental mis-translations by people. That's what happens when a book gets buried for a couple of centuries.

  • I did all that, even going so far as to be baptised, serve a mission, be an EQP, seminary teacher, etc. But in the end, God revealed to me the truth that the LDS church is false, and that what I felt that day was not from Him. Even bad choices can feel good in the moment. It needs to be more than a feeling. And we need to recognise when an answer comes from Him, and the difference in that feeing, and the feeling when we want something to be true, even when it isn't.

  • James 1:5-6

    5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

    6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

    Great video!!!

  • @MidnightAnomaly I don´t think that man was really guided by the Holy Ghost. Many people can confuse their thoughts and wants with the Holy Ghost´s voice.

    About the good feeling received when you pray about the Book of Mormon... it is not a normal feeling. It´s something really deep, really unexplainable which can be different from one person to another. But that´s not something you can think it´s in your own head.

    Only people who have received these feelings understand how powerfuk they are.

  • There are falses prophets yes but this dont ask people come to christ. These used to be popular, or are rich or very instructed. The BOM is a book that any man can do it by his own capacity, is true and there are archeology evidence also. Cause is true, Satan is fiercely trying against it.

  • I asked God years ago and got the answer it was true so I was baptized. Brilliant video. Some people will just never understand where we are coming from. Then again, the church with the most truth is probably going to be ridiculed like we are. Satan doesn't want people joining our religion because it would take much evil today that the world has. I have dreams and visions of the church before I had even heard about it and when I was only 11 there was no doubt in my mind that we are right.

  • @KenM66 awesome comment!

  • I asked God and he told me to burn the BOM and all the other plagiarizing books...so i did!! Thanks for the insight, i really felt the Holy Ghost on that one!!!

  • The story of the BoM is so absurd. Few things are MORE obvious then that it is a complete fraud. It has nothing to do w/ Jesus. It has nothing to do w/ any actual Indians. Impossible to believe in it on rational objective grounds.

  • AKRON, Ohio — Minutes after two Mormon missionaries walked out his door, Stacey Miles was on the phone with his attorney. His mind was swimming with skepticism.

    "Have you ever heard of John Smith? I need you to run a background check on this John Smith," Miles said into the phone. "I need everything you can find by morning."

  • Mormon church helps former NFL player sort out spiritual puzzle

  • In "The Missouri Mormon Experience," 11 scholars examine that dark decade in nine essays edited by Thomas M. Spencer, who teaches history at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville. The book arose from an academic conference on the topic, held in Jefferson City in 2006.

  • ..Few Missourians know much about the Mormon church. Almost all Mormons know a lot about Missouri -- and view the state with bitterness.

    The reason: In the 1830s, thousands of Mormons poured into western Missouri because founder Joseph Smith had decreed Jackson County as Zion, with the town of Independence as the New Jerusalem. The influx ended with bloodshed and an "extermination order" issued against the Mormons by the governor of Missouri in 1838.

  • As a street minstrel in Sweden, Cespai experienced his own internationally connected conversion earlier that year. Making good money, he gave himself a deadline — three days before returning home to Hungary — to find something more fulfilling.

  • Those who sincerely read the Book of Mormon will discover that it brings a peace and power into their lives that they previously had not experienced. Everyone who searches the Book of Mormon with an honest and willing heart will come to know for themselves that it is the Word of God, and truly Another Testament of Jesus Christ to be read hand-in-hand with the Bible.

  • @DefendingMormonism Sorry, but the BOM is not of God as it does not have the testimony of Jesus. This book is an abomination sending millions to the lake of fire. God told me it is a wicked book, along with the Qu'ran. The real Holy Spirit will tell you this. If you believe the BOM is true, you will also believe what the lying demon spirits tell you is true. This is how deception works. Ask God to deliver you from deceiving spirits so you can know the One True God.

  • @savedbyjesusblood - Sweetie, how can a holy book that talks about Jesus as the savior of mankind not have the "testimony of jesus" ??? Do you even know what you're talking about??? But, you and defending Mormonism clearly have no comprehension that you're both telling each other the same thing, and that there's actually no viable way to verify which is true...

  • “I decided, people are so busy, that if they had a place to come and work, away from their own home, they probably would,” she said.

    So, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each Thursday, people from around Mid-Missouri gather at Jost’s home to help her sew, quilt and knit. One time, 20 people showed up to help, but typically three to six arrive.

  • Some of the items will be forwarded to Salt Lake City to be distributed to developing countries. Other items will help people in Mid-Missouri.

    Jost, who was honored in April as Volunteer of the Year by the Voluntary Action Center, opens her home to helpers on Thursdays.

  • When asked how he feels about his colleagues, Brad Lindsay says a lot with just three words. “I love them,” he states, drawing a wide grin. Lindsay is manager of interpretation services for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where he works to ensure the Church’s twice-yearly general conference is translated into 92 different languages for broadcast around the world.

  • Church Draws Upon Diverse Membership to Interpret General Conference

  • Early in this gospel dispensation, the Lord decreed the duty of the Quorum of the Twelve.

  • Role of the apostles in the latter days

    'Bear testimony of my name and to send it abroad among all nations'

  • In each of the meetings, Elder Christofferson encouraged faithful members to take others on the path marked by the Savior: repentance, baptism, confirmation, partaking of the sacrament, participating in temple ordinances and keeping the covenants of all sacred ordinances, and to obtain for themselves the constant guidance of the Spirit.

  • "The teaching was powerful, instructive and edifying," said Elder Nash. "As a result, the many leaders and members who attended the various meetings grew in understanding, rejoiced at being in the presence of Elder Christofferson and were taught by the Spirit."

  • "On Thursday, Sept. 9, at sunrise, on Mount Vodno, we met in Kristovar Park. The evening before we had observed from our hotel room a large Christian cross on the top of the mountain overlooking the city. I looked it up on Google and found that this was the largest Christian cross on earth. We thought that was a perfect spot for a dedicatory prayer."

  • Elder Nelson and those traveling with him then went to the last of the six countries on his itinerary, Macedonia.

    In Skopje, they were met by Sam and Andrea Juncker. "We had a nice gathering with 21 people at their home that evening," Elder Nelson said.

  • In the midst of his travels, he went to six nations in the Balkans of Europe where he offered prayers of blessings on the lands and for the people of Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Bosina-Herzegovina, Kosovo and Macedonia.

  • At the dedication of Bosnia-Herzegovina on Sept. 8 in Vraca Memorial Park in Sarajevo are Elder Erich Kopischke, president of the Europe Area; Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve; Gordana Adamov, a pioneer member of the Church in Sarajevo; Damjan Matic and Johann Wondra.

  • Elder Russell M. Nelson, third from right, joined with members in the Relief Society room of the LDS meetinghouse in Ljubljana to bless Slovenia and its people on Sept. 6.

  • After attending and participating in the dedication of the Kyiv Ukraine Temple on Aug. 28, Elder Nelson went to Rostov-na-Donu and Moscow, Russia, Aug. 30-Sept. 2; Stockholm Sweden, Sept. 3-4; and Frankfurt, Germany, Sept. 10-13. He met with area leaders and members in each of these countries. (Please see related article on this page.)

  • Hundreds of women arrive at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City for the General Relief Society Meeting.

  • Sitting down, however, Sister Monson heard loud whispering behind her as one of the board members expressed her annoyance that an outsider had been invited to sit with them.

  • In this day of mistaken identities, confusion and distraction, Relief Society is a compass and guide to teach the truth to faithful women, said Sister Julie B. Beck, Relief Society general president.

  • Sister Beck: 'Each of you is precious beyond description and known by our Heavenly Father'

  • Brother Galmandakh from Darkhan 1st Branch (Mongolians usually use only one name) joined the Church eight years ago. Before the garden project, he and his wife, Sister Oyuntsetseg, had just a small garden and some fruit bushes. Now they have a huge garden that covers almost all of the ground in their large yard. From a shallow well they pump water to a variety of fruits and vegetables.

  • More than 400 LDS families throughout Mongolia are participating in the garden project.

  • As the beautiful morning sun rose over Western Africa, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010, more than 11,000 men, women and children picked up shovels, rakes and paintbrushes and donned bright yellow vests, as the fourth annual All Africa Mormon Helping Hands event swept the continent.

  • A day of service in Western Africa

    Fourth annual All Africa Mormon Helping Hands event

    From the Africa West Area public affairs

  • Holyoak and her husband, Garth, were happy to be returning to Ukraine. They had been three times previously on humanitarian trips with the Sunny Smiles Foundation.

    They reunited with the family of an "orphan" they had introduced to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on one of those expeditions.

  • "I was thrilled to be asked to write the music. It's my way of giving back to the Lord and the people," she said.

    She ended up taking over arrangements of a number of Janice Kapp Perry Primary songs as well as the orchestrations for "The Morning Breaks," "Hark All Ye Nations," "High on a Mountain Top" and "Holy Temples on Mount Zion."

  • A member of the Quorum of the Twelve of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with an abiding interest in preserving the church's historical legacy, Elder Ballard spoke at an evening dinner concluding an afternoon of lectures from LDS history scholars.

  • SALT LAKE CITY — From Adam and Eve to today's defenders of religious liberty, pioneers have existed in all ages, LDS apostle M. Russell Ballard said Saturday in a speech to attendees at the annual symposium of the National Sons of Utah Pioneers in Salt Lake City.

  • Pioneering is ongoing, Elder M. Russell Ballard says

  • A young man from Accra, Ghana, portrays King Noah from the Book of Mormon during a production held on Aug. 28. He was one of more than 10,000 youth involved in the event, including participants from seven countries in West Africa. In total, more than 30,000 spectators watched performers in twenty different venues.

  • Sister Petersen and her husband, Elder Arlon Petersen, from Gilbert, Ariz., are serving as missionaries in Ghana. Sister Petersen said her experience in both community theater and with the Mesa Arizona Easter Pageant helped her with her assignment to put together the program.

  • Man can live without power," said Willy Binene, a long-time Luputa resident and president of the Luputa DR Congo District of the Church. "But the lack of clean water is a burden almost too difficult to bear."

  • With the assistance of missionary couples and LDS Charities, a new day of fresh, safe water is dawning on the remote community of Luputa, DR Congo. Residents feel unbounded joy for their new gift.

  • "We never gave up hope," said Ngandu Kabongo, the water committee manager for a sprawling village in the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa, known as Luputa.

  • A prayer for clean water

    New well brings new life to DR Congo

  • I did pray and asked God if the Mormon book was His word. To be honest, I got the opposite answer. Sincerely. I got an undeniable, "No." I am not trying to be funny or disrespectful, but I received no burning, emotional verification, or any other "A-OK" kind of answer. I read the words in the book that was supposed to have been written by America's ancients yet was translated into Old English. I almost felt a little silly asking The Father to verify something that seems to be so questionable.

  • @letsBlogical I prayed and nothing happened!

  • @vcomp1960 - Something happened when I prayed; I got a "NO!" for an answer. When we pray for something, we are looking for God to give us what we want from the prayer. What I find is, more often than not, a Mormon prays for the BOM and wants the book to be true. God has given us all the evidences we need to SOLIDIFY the BIBLE as HIS ONLY word. There is no evidence for the BOM (that I have found anyway). Prayer is important, but so also is "digging" for the truth.

  • validate your belief based solely on prayer. Evidence being branded as evil and of little value, yet, completely void of it.

  • @kramd1 There is a huge difference between mere feelings and actual direct revelation from God's messenger of truth, the Holy Ghost.

    A witness from the Holy Spirit comes from an external source, but makes an impression and communicates something internally in our heart, mind and soul.

    We simply use feelings to clumsily try and articulate something divine. Peace, joy and calm are adjectives often used. However, those words cannot begin to describe the depth of a spiritual experience.

  • @kramd1 The evidence is the Book of Mormon itself. It is something you can see and touch for yourself. The simply fact that is has and continues to spread throughout the earth as a witness that Jesus Christ lives AND the Bible is true - is clear evidence of its power and goodness.

    The Spirit is simply what seals the deal and keeps people like myself active, faithful and hopefully amid a world of growing hopelessness, faithlessness and unbelief.

  • @DefendingMormonism ...have you always had an internal calm and depth of spiritual joy ?

    why is yours different to any other glassy eyed religious fanatic.

  • Religion 'brought me into contact with the bigger questions in life at a very early age,' says Nielsen, who was raised Mormon

  • Apostles' children: "How Many Children Do the Apostles Have?" So wondered this blogger while listening to general conference. He decided to find out and then went above and beyond by creating a "spreadsheet with the number of children each apostle has from which I calculated the mean, median and mode number of children ... more apostles have three children than any other number; however, the mean (4.93) and median (4.0) are higher." Check out the rest of his fascinating analysis.

  • "You can strip all the money I have made, everything I have, but I would still have my family and most importantly, God," the 29-year-old said. "It's wonderful to play in the NFL and make lots of money, but I would give it all up for my faith. Your faith is the most important thing, nothing else matters in life."

  • The Southern California sun was going down on the Binghams' backyard barbecue when the 6-foot-3, 300-pound defensive tackle for the San Diego Chargers returned to the grill for thirds.

    It was during that third serving, licked fingers and all, that Ryon Bingham, the former Alta Hawk and Nebraska Cornhusker, openly shared the details of his true conversion to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The gospel has filled his life with pure happiness, Bingham said.

  • Critics have argued that according to DNA tests of modern Native Americans there is no indication an Israelite population ever lived in ancient America and therefore the Book of Mormon is false. Conversely, some members have claimed DNA tests demonstrate that ancient Israelites once lived in the Great Lakes area of the United States (one of the proposed geographies for Book of Mormon events) and therefore the Book of Mormon is true. I believe both arguments are wrong....

  • @omiolo

    I am very pleased with this posting....it is my favorite of yours thus far for this very reason you wrote "I believe both arguments are wrong...."

    thank you

  • Although most LDS scholars have claimed for several decades that the Lehites were a small incursion into an already existing New World population, within the past decade some members and critics have attempted to apply DNA studies to this very issue.

  • @omiolo

    what else do you believe???

  • "Many of the people in need are people who are struggling with the economy. These are people who have to choose between paying their cooling bill or buying food. These are all people who are contributing members of our community, good people, who have hit a hard time and need a little help," said Dr. Sterling Shumway with The Jesus Christ Church of Latter Day Saints.

  • William Haley, Alex’s son, said that resources available through The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are very valuable in searching African-American ancestry. “I always send them to the LDS Church. I say, ‘Well find an LDS Church with a history portion and go in there and they will help you find out who you are and it doesn’t matter what country or anything, they will help you.’ Folks are very surprised at that, but it’s true.”

  • Inside the museum Joseph and his family visited a FamilySearch center sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

  • The cardinal's eloquent and poignant speech at the flagship university of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was evidence of significant progress in the growing relationships between our faith and other faiths that share similar concerns regarding issues of tremendous importance.

  • Things that are not in heaven and why Marriage:Matthew 22:30 Death: Luke 20:36 Flesh & Blood: 1Corinthians 15:50 Imperishable: I Corinthians 15:42 & 50 Sorrow: Revelations 7:17 Pain: Revelations 21:4 Curse:Revelations 22:3 Night: Revelations 22:5 Wicked People: Revelations 22:15 End: Matthew 25:46, Revelations 22:5
  • who lives in heaven:

    God: 1King 8:30 Israel is to pray to God in heaven who when He hears their plea's God forgives

    Christ: Hebrews 9:12 &24

    Holy Spirit: Psalm 139:7-8

    Angels: Matthew 18:10

    Just Men: Hebrews 12:22 & 23

    

  • Maude, born to a Mormon mother in 1872, went on to become "America's favorite actress." You may have heard a few things about this green-eyed,

  • The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced the calling of new members of the First Quorum of the Seventy, the Second Quorum of the Seventy and 43 Area Seventies today at the Saturday afternoon session of the Church's 180th Annual General Conference. The First Presidency also announced the reorganization of the Primary General Presidency.

  • A video called "What Matters Most," featuring a short message from President Thomas S. Monson, has been viewed more than 400,000 times. A two-minute long message called "He Lives: Testimonies of Jesus Christ" was posted just three days ago and is quickly approaching 30,000 views.

    "In April we will have surpassed 10 million total views of Mormon Messages," said David Nielson, Audiovisual Department managing director.

  • SALT LAKE CITY -- It isn't even two years old yet, but a YouTube channel launched by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has already reached millions of viewers around the world.

    The Mormon Messages Channel was launched in August 2008 and has been gaining in popularity ever since.

  • From this morning to Sunday afternoon, the church will conduct five two-hour sessions at the 21,000-seat LDS Conference Center, with proceedings to be broadcast via television, radio, satellite and the Internet

  • The spring flowers in and around Temple Square are trying to survive the midweek snows, downtown Salt Lake City seems to be bustling with an obvious influx of visitors and much of the local advertising has taken a marked turn toward a Mormon market.

    Welcome to another conference weekend -- more specifically, the 180th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

  • @omiolo

    I will take that answer as NO from you...still that two letter word seems to be such a challenge for you

  • @TheRoseville5 always with the digs!

  • @omiolo

    always with the inability to answer a simple simple question

  • @TheRoseville5 I keep having to defend myself against the DIGS! It is like you have this inner need to strike out at someone, to cover up the inner hurt and inadequacies you have for your own religion.

  • @omiolo

    that's the thing...I have no "to cover up the inner hurt and inadequacies you have for your own religion"

    I get down to the point..the Bible is the only book you need in life and Christ is the only person..without Him it is impossible to get to heaven

    Salvation is a GIFT not EARNED....You believe it is EARNED....THAT is a BIG Difference!!!!!!

  • @TheRoseville5 so now you are in denial or simply LYING?

  • @omiolo

    okay so how am I lyng this time..I swear I have never ever lied about anything my entire life except regarding food and now I go on You Tube and if someone doesn't like what I type I am supposedly lying....where when...I don't...try again!!!!!

  • Latter-day Saints find in Christ's final submission the supreme expression of moral agency: it is through obedience that we are ultimately come to ourselves. But as that passage suggests, we find in Gethsemane more that redemption from our sins; we also find Christ's human frailty, the weakness and pain of body that gives Jesus perfect empathy for our sufferings, pale shadows of his own...

  • @omiolo

    I'm just gonna bother you for now until you are able to say yes or no to one of my questions..SO YES OR NO have you truly confessed, repented and believed in Jesus Christ our God AND Father or haven't you. You make it sounds like this is a difficul question or somethig....now out with it

  • Other exercises include cleaning of fish landing sites, de-silting chocked gutters, and the filling potholes.

    She said some of the areas where the clean-up exercises would be held also include hospitals, markets, beaches, police stations, children's parks and schools.

  • @omiolo

    good for you but as a child of God I need not work to get to heaven..it is my born again birthday present from God...wouldn't you like such a fantastic present yourself?????

  • @TheRoseville5 "I need not work to get to heaven"

    yeah, for your types the commandments are OPTIONAL, mere suggestions! ALL you need is the EZ save button......

  • @omiolo

    WIB

    Through Him we will live with Jesus forever in heaven

    He is the final sacrificial lamb

    His birth Luke 2(my favorite christmas story) and more specifically in Matthew 1:18-25

    His life (talking in parables etc..) find these words in red in the NT) I can answer any questions you have here

    I find His life on earth to be an example of how we ourselves should live

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  • @omiolo

    His death on the cross: Mark 15 more specifically v.13 and 14 also check out all of John 19 sentence..crucifixion and death

    The Burial: John 19:38-42

    His Resurrection: John 20  : empty tomb, appears to mary magdalene and appears to his desciples

  • @TheRoseville5 Does Jesus Christ have a resurrected body?

  • @omiolo

    Yes

    Explanation of the resurrected body:

    It looks like our body..he can eat and drink like us, however He can also walk through walls as matter does not apply to His new form

    Jesus Christ(God's Son) now lives in heaven with His Father (God the Father)

    when you accept Christ personally then the Holy Spirit lives within you

    check out Luke 24:36-49 KJV

  • @TheRoseville5 I get a kick out of you EVANGELICALS, you all believe DIFFERENT things when it comes to that topic. That is why I like to ask that question.

    Is God the author of confusion?

  • @omiolo

    What other answers have you recieved they sound interesting...evangelical is an interesting term..I kinda like the term "Jesus Freak" better on Fire for Christ...those are good..evangelical...interestin­g

  • @omiolo

    You asked "Is God the author of confusion?"

    I actually believe that answer to be Satan

    Do you find God confusing????

  • @TheRoseville5 I find the EVANGELICAL god to be the author of confusion. So many EVANGELICAL churches ALL teaching something different than the other and many times declaring each other to be evil.

  • @omiolo

    well then you will be relieved to know that I am not like those people. I blieve that Roman Catholic, Catholic, Irish Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist, Luthern, Non-denominational, Baptist are all and can all be Chrstians (children of God)

    I have hesitations however with Jehovah Witness and Mormon(hopefully no offense is taken)

    I still believe the author of confusion is Satan

    so your belief that this God the above served is Satan.. needs to be corrected

    in my opinion

  • @TheRoseville5 What about Coptic Christian? Do they get to be Christian, or do you damn them too?

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  • @omiolo

    TY for mentioning them.. I had to research them online for I have never heard of them. I found the last sentence to make form my decision..it says "they tend to emphasize meritorious works in salvation along with liturgical ritual rather than salvation through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ"

    I will then have to say No for I live and believe that you Cannot get to heaven by Works but only through Christ Jesus please see John 14:6 and Ephesians 2:8-9

  • "Forty years ago we met as a regional youth conference," he said. "Monticello, Blanding, Moab (all in Utah) and the whole western slope of Colorado got together. We haven't been together as a regional area since then."

  • Kierra Hernandez and Camren Harris of the Uncompahgre (Colorado) Ward were among 600 youth who performed in the festival.

  • I prayed about it just like it said.. I'm just feeling more and more that the book of mormon is false.

    Would the holy spirit lie to me?

  • @Cilence13

    You go 13 Rock It!!!!

  • Would it be proper for me to pray about whether it's ok to commit murder, theft, or adultery? Of course not, because God already says in the Bible to not do those things. And if I keep praying because I'd really like to do those things, my prayers will fall on deaf ears. No amount of prayer will change God's answer.

    That's why Christians don't pray about the BoM. Because God has already given us His answer in the Bible. So that's where we should turn to see if the BoM is true.

  • The Bible doesn't say to pray to find the truth. It says to compare everything to what you already believe is true (Acts 17:11).

    The Bible also says to test the spirits to see if they are from God (1 John 4:1), and warns us MANY times to "not be deceived" (Matthew 24:4, etc).

    That's why Christians tell people to NOT pray about the BoM, and instead, to compare it to the Bible, as the noble Bereans did long ago.

  • Theres no use in trying to defend Mormonism on Youtube because it seems that harsh anti mormons are just so stubborn so it just gives them fuel to blast a load of crap. But aside that, I do appreciate this video. Thanks.

  • I read it, and I prayed about it, after I left the town of Ephraim, and Manti, and Moroni, and after having been testified to, by folks that walk their own talk, not like the hypocrites in the city of Salt Lake, but down-home folk, good and wholesome. And as I was traveling south of the city of Manti, after passing by the temple, in the desert of sagebrush and cedars, I prayed, "is it true?" and a still and small voice spoke unto me, followed by a great peace, "No, it is not true, I am here."

  • @blugularis

    A mormon will say that the devil was speaking to you.

    The BoM is as much a fiction as "Harry Potter".

  • For a "testament," "testimony," or "witness" to be realistically considered, they must first be true. One must "test all things, holding fast to only that which is good" (1st Thessalonians 5:21) to determine the truth of a matter. For literally hunders of reasons (DNA, book of Abraham, Kinderhook plates, Batcreek stone against it, as well as there being no anthropological, linguistic, archaeological evidence, etc, for it), the Book of Mormon fails to uphold its claims of truth.

  • If you really want to know what's true, sincerely ask God and he will answer you. Being in denial will not get you anywhere. Also we don't need any evidence to know if something is true. Conciousness creates matter not the other way around. Matter by itself is blank.

  • A work day Low and Johnsons days are planned with near military precision. They wake at 6:30 a.m. and have 90 minutes to eat and exercise. From 8 to 10 a.m. they study scriptures. From 10 a.m. until at least 9 p.m. theyll work to bring new converts into the church.  The routine does have its advantages: You just have to worry about today and this week, Low said, adding that theyve become really good at approaching strangers, Oh man, I have no idea how many people we talked to.

  • Primary boys play tag outside the Church offices in La Paz, Bolivia. Youth in the Church will ensure future growth in the city.

  • @omiolo

    Blah Blah blah blah blah blah blah

  • @TheRoseville5 I am sure that is ALL you are capable of hearing! REPENT!

  • @omiolo

    that's the thing Mr Omiolo. I have repented..I did that when I was 4, then I rededicated my life to the Lord when I was 11. I AM going to heaven when I die and God DOES take care of me and my family for God DOES take care of His children....I only hope you can be so sure of you final destiny..if you ever want to have a debate or prove you view is correct and mine is wrong.. I have already written out what I believe and why and have verses to back it up

  • @TheRoseville5 once REPENTED always REPENTED???

  • @omiolo

    Congratulations on that. However I have confessed, repented and believed...what have you done???

    You made yet again another general remark ...What have you done??? Have you personally confessed, repented and believed as well??? if so how old were you and when was it????

  • @TheRoseville5 and yet you STILL attack the Mormons. REPENT!

  • @omiolo

    I repented when I was 4 thank you and I do not attack the mormons..I do have fun talking with you..taking it as you may..but I actually Love the mormons with the love of Christ..can't really explain it...Peace!