Joseph Smith: Innovator or Imitator? Joseph Smith, the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), is celebrated by his followers as a modern prophet who restored the true Christian church. However, upon closer examination, one could argue that Smith’s religious innovations were less about divine revelation and more about a…
Category: Latter Day Saints
The Hypocritical Stance on Seeking Truth: The LDS Church’s Dual Approach to Inquiry
Missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) actively urge people to engage with the Book of Mormon by reading it and praying over its contents. They believe that this practice can lead to a personal revelation of its truth through divine guidance from the Holy Ghost, which is central to…
SEC Charges Against Ensign Peak Advisers: The Veil Over LDS Church Investments
LDS news you may have missed last year involving major Church fraud. How a Huge Hedge Fund Masqueraded as a Religious Charity for 20 Years & Nobody Cared One of the largest hedge funds in the world was pretending to be a religious charity until recently. Estimates of its assets range between $50 billion and…
Navigating Faith and Doubt: Why Many Are Leaving the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Understanding the Complex Exodus: A 2026 Analysis of Generational Shifts in Mormon Retention Introduction The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints faces an unprecedented challenge in 2026: a dramatic generational divide in retention that represents the steepest decline in the church’s modern history. While church leaders point to rising seminary enrollment and missionary numbers…
Mapping the Unknown: Exploring the Geographical Enigma of the Book of Mormon
Wikipedia: Proposed Book of Mormon geographical setting. Various locations have been proposed as the geographical setting of the Book of Mormon, or the set of locations where the events described in the Book of Mormon is said to have taken place. There is no universal consensus – even among Mormon scholars – regarding the placement…
10% of My Income, 100% of My Choice? Unveiling the Mormon Tithe.
Y’ALL ARE DOING MALACHI ALL WRONG! A key Old Testament reference used by the LDS Church for tithing is Malachi 3:10-12: Blessings of Paying an Honest Tithe. Malachi 3:10–12 teaches us the following principle: If we return to God and pay our tithes and offerings, then the Lord will pour out blessings upon us. The…
Unveiling the Controversies: Joseph Smith and the Enigmatic Kinderhook Plates.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) centers its history on the revelations received by Joseph Smith, particularly his translation of the golden plates that became the Book of Mormon. However, lesser-known episodes challenge the narrative of Smith’s consistent prophetic abilities. One such case involves the Kinderhook Plates, a set of allegedly…
The Unraveling Faith: When Latter-day Saints Leave the Church
For many members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), faith is a carefully constructed edifice. Beliefs are meticulously placed upon a mental shelf, each one bolstering the others. But what happens when troubling questions begin to accumulate, threatening the stability of the entire structure? This is the essence of the…
LDS Church Sweeps Racism of False Prophet Under The Carpet.
Who is this guy? From “Got Questions:” Brigham Young (1801 – 1877) was the second president and prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or Mormon) and a pioneer in the western United States. He has been nicknamed the “American Moses” or the “Mormon Moses.” Born and raised on a frontier…
Archaeology and the Book of Mormon
Toward A More Logical Argument Regarding Evidence for the Book of Mormon Peoples. The Book of Mormon describes the Jaredites, Nephites, and Lamanites existing in the Americas for over 2,600 years. Given this extensive timeframe, one would expect substantial archaeological evidence to corroborate their presence. However, such evidence – artifacts like tools, weapons, or written…