Standing Before Which Bar? Elder Holland’s ‘Judgment Bar of God,’ the Great White Throne, and the Bema Seat of Christ A Scholarly Examination from a Traditional Christian Perspective Introduction: Words That Sound Familiar In October 2009, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day…
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Mapping the Unknown: Exploring the Archeological, Historical, and Geographical Enigma of the Book of Mormon
600 BC to AD 421: An LDS Narrative Adrift in Uncharted History 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…
Cannon Fodder for Christ: How the LDS Church Deploys Teenagers in Service of Institutional Growth
Image: An AI-generated image imagines two LDS missionaries struggling to understand the actual language of daily life, such as Lingala, Igbo, Hausa, or any of the hundreds of other dialects for which no MTC teaching materials exist. Sent Before They Are Ready: The Hidden Psychological Toll of the LDS Mission System A Theological, Historical, and…
The Bishop’s Office: Power, Pressure, and the Hidden Life of an LDS Ward Leader
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…
Angel or Illusion? The Unresolved Questions Surrounding Moroni
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…
Brigham Young’s Prophetic Resume: Excellent at Polygamy, Terrible at Deadlines
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…
The “Stepford Prophets” Speak: Analysis of LDS General Authority Speech Patterns
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…
Of Spires and Spreadsheets: The LDS Church’s Corporate Empire and the Gospel of Accumulation
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…
Mormon Theology: Thus Saith The Lord–Until Further Notice
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…
The Sermon in the Hat: Joseph Smith’s Magical Oratory and the Making of the Book of Mormon
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…









