Author: Dennis Robbins

Letter 4 — The Doctrine of God Letters To A Mormon Elder by James R. White Friday, June 15 Dear Elder Hahn, The August 15, 1844 edition of the Times and Seasons contained the remarks made by the president of the Mormon Church, Joseph Smith, at the April conference of the Church the preceding spring….

Letter 5 — Elohim and Jehovah: One God Letters To A Mormon Elder by James R. White Thursday, June 21 Dear Elder Hahn, Welcome to summer in Phoenix! Predicted high today? Yes, 115°! But, as they say, it is a dry heat, right? As if that made any difference! I hate to tell you this,…

Letter 6 — Latter-day Revelation and the First Vision Letters To A Mormon Elder by James R. White Tuesday, June 26 Dear Elder Hahn, I almost have to apologize for the weather. Since I moved here in 1974, it has never been this hot — in fact, it has simply never been this hot ever…

Letter 7 — Further Tests of Joseph Smith, “the Prophet” Vision Letters To A Mormon Elder by James R. White Friday, June 29 Dear Elder Hahn, As promised in my last letter, I am going to continue with my examination of Joseph Smith as a prophet of God, based upon the biblical guidelines of who…

Letter 8 — The Book of Mormon and the Book of Abraham Vision Letters To A Mormon Elder by James R. White Thursday, July 5 Dear Elder Hahn, I received your note yesterday morning. I have considered just how to respond, and feel that I should indeed continue on and address the topic of the…

Letter 9 — Come, Let Us Reason Together Vision Letters To A Mormon Elder by James R. White Monday, July 9 Dear Elder Hahn, Your new partner seems like a nice young man. But, I would rather have heard from you. It’s not that I think you “owe” me anything for the time I’ve spent…

Letter 10 — Meet the Awesome God of the Bible Letters To A Mormon Elder by James R. White Wednesday, July 11 Dear Steve, I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed our time together Tuesday evening. When you were delayed I began to wonder if you would come. I was very happy to see…

Letter 11 — But the Bible Says . . . Letters To A Mormon Elder by James R. White Monday, July 16 Dear Steve, Yes, I have been accused of being a frustrated author. More than once my correspondence with an individual has grown to what might be called “monumental proportions.” And yes, you are…

Letter 12 — The Truth About Jesus Christ Letters To A Mormon Elder by James R. White Thursday, July 19 Dear Steve, So you liked my daughter’s guest appearance on the answering machine. Actually, it wasn’t planned. My wife has never figured those things out and keeps pressing buttons she shouldn’t, and well, you ended…

Letter 13 — The Atonement of the Lord Jesus Letters To A Mormon Elder by James R. White Wednesday, July 25 Dear Steve, My what a busy week! Sorry I haven’t gotten back to you sooner. Let me dive right into your questions, answer them, and move into the subject of the atonement of Jesus…