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Image: An AI‑generated image imagines your neighborhood LDS Bishop standing proudly with some of his ward members, expressing confidence and unity, while the background details quietly suggest the institutional machinery that keeps the ward running—and the power concentrated in his hands. The office of the LDS bishop is frequently misread by those outside the Mormon…
More Questions Than Answers A Critical Examination from a Traditional Christian Perspective I. Introduction: The Man Who Became an Angel Some stories define a religion, moments so pivotal that without them the entire edifice of belief collapses into rubble. For the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — commonly known as the Mormon Church…
Are we still waiting on this prophecy, or did Brigham Young miss it “by a mile?” “The last days will be a period of great turmoil… All we have yet heard and we have experienced is scarcely a preface to the sermon that is going to be preached. When the testimony of the Elders ceases…
A Communication Forensics Framework Introduction The videos in question are short-form Facebook reels featuring LDS General Authorities — members of the First Presidency, Quorum of the Twelve, and Quorums of the Seventy — speaking in what appear to be devotional or instructional contexts optimized for social media distribution. The analytical question is whether the striking…
The Mormon Church’s $293 Billion Empire and The Question Nobody at Temple Square Wants to Answer An Investigative Exposé from a Traditional Christian Perspective Section One: Earthly Arms Hotel The majesty. The spectacle. The real estate footprint. Everything is over the top. Introducing the Mormon Church — formally known as The Church of Jesus Christ…
God’s Changing Mind? Continuing Revelation and the LDS Doctrine That Rewrites Itself Introduction: The Announcement That Asks a Deeper Question On March 18, 2026, the Deseret News published a story with a headline that most Latter-day Saints would receive as welcome news: women would now be permitted to serve as Sunday School presidents in LDS…
A New Textual Analysis of the Book of Mormon An Examination of Dr. John Knight Lundwall’s Groundbreaking Research March 17, 2026 | Mormonish Podcast, Episode E308 Introduction: The Keystone Under the Microscope There is a passage that every reader of the Book of Mormon encounters within the first few seconds of opening the text. It…
The Fabrication Question A Comprehensive Examination of Non-LDS Theories on the Origins of the Book of Mormon and the Pearl of Great Price Introduction: The Problem of Provenance Few questions in the history of American religion are more freighted with consequence than this: where did Joseph Smith get his material? The question is not merely…
If you follow LDS apologetics or the broader conversation surrounding Mormon truth claims, the name Sandra Tanner needs no introduction. But for a new generation of seekers — active Latter-day Saints, those who have left the faith, and curious onlookers alike — her story and her legacy deserve a fresh telling. That is precisely what…
The Convenient Civilization: Why the Jaredites Fit Joseph Smith’s World, Not 2200 BC’s Introduction: A Battlefield with No Bodies Imagine a battlefield so vast, so saturated with carnage, that nearly two million people are said to have been slain by the sword—and yet not one archaeologist has ever identified a single bone, weapon, or site…