Mormons Under The Microscope A Close Up Look At Latter Day Saint Beliefs

Do Mormons believe in Jesus Christ? Why do Mormons store food? What is the purpose of their temples? These questions and more are answered in Mormons Under the Microscope. Ed Lauritsen gives clear, easy-to-understand answers to 77 common questions that people ask about Mormons. Using over 300 biblical references and defining over 200 terms, this book will help your friends and family gain a better understanding of what it is like to be Mormon. From controversial issues to everyday vocabulary, Mormons Under the Microscope is a handy guide to the ins and outs of the beliefs and lifestyle of this "peculiar" people.

America’s 2008 presidential campaign prompted many people in the U.S. and around the world to seek more information about the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly known as the Mormons. For those who wish to examine these beliefs from a Bible perspective, Mormons Under the Microscope is especially helpful. More than 300 Bible references are included. All Bible quotations are taken from the King James Version. Each of the book ́s 77 questions is followed by a Brief Answer and a Detailed Answer, for the reader’s convenience. Readers unfamiliar with Mormon terminology will find Question 77 particularly instructive. More than 200 terms are defined. Among the numerous endorsements listed in the book are these: "In this concise but comprehensive compendium, Dr. Lauritsen provides amazing clarity in his responses to both simple and complex questions about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This book is required reading for those who want to understand a once-obscure faith tradition that has become one of the fastest growing religions in the world." Dr. A. Dean Byrd, University of Utah School of Medicine. "Mormons Under the Microscope might be considered a Cliff Notes version of Mormon Doctrine...Dr. Lauritsen ́s straightforward, succinct approach is reminsicent of the style of the late LDS Apostle Neal A. Maxwell. Mormons Under the Microscope will be an excellent addition to our personal libraries." John S. Robinson, retired news editor of the Deseret News Note: Mormons Under the Microscope is not an official or unofficial publication of any church, religious organization, or political entity; nor is it sponsored by any religious or political organization. The author alone is responsible for the content and limitations of this book.

The fundamental difference that sets the Mormon Church apart from all truly Christian churches is the sinister and self-serving distortion of the very personality and character of the Lord Jesus Christ. For Mormonism to be true, Christ Himself must be corrupted into one who authorized horrible behaviour, thus rendering the past Mormon Prophets completely blameless concerning the motivations for their unspeakable actions.Within the formal teachings of the Mormon Church, Jesus Christ Himself, and not the Mormon Prophets, is the author of polygamy, polyandry, and blood atonement. Under His direction alone, Joseph Smith Jr. was "commanded" to take some thirty wives, two as young as fourteen years of age. Mormons are instructed that it was the Lord, and no one else, who required Joseph to take the wives of eleven other men as his own (known as polyandry), as well as two sets of sisters and a mother and her daughter as his wives, while at the same time attempting to become president of the United States of America.Brigham Young, as the living prophet of God, taught through "Divinely inspired revelation from the Lord Jesus Christ Himself, the core values of blood atonement. Reportedly under direction from the Lord Jesus Christ Himself, Brigham instructed that some sins of this world require the neck of the sinner to be slit from ear to ear so that the sinner's blood could atone for certain violations of Mormon doctrine. Mormons are taught that Brigham young also was commanded by the Lord to take fifty-five wives, including some previous wives of Joseph Smith.Defense of these disgusting misrepresentations of the very nature and character of the Lord continues today within the walls of Mormon chapels and Mormon temples throughout the world. This book examines real-world examples of how these beliefs are covered up so that the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints might better hide among true believers in the compassionate Savior of all mankind, Christ Jesus. He and His holy name have been disgracefully used so that self-centered men might gain some measure of power, prestige, and perversion.This book recounts the true-life experiences of a Mormon Bishop, who for thirty years was a High Priest, Elders Quorum, and a member of three High Counsels for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Mormons. He has participated in hundreds of Mormon Temple Endowments and witnessed firsthand the practices of ceremonial rituals in which the taking of human life was mimicked, all in the name of Jesus Christ.

Foreward -- Introduction: We only of all -- Militant saints -- Memories are made of this -- Romancing the Stone: 1819 to 1827 -- From Sacred Grove to Bainbridge -- Bainbridge -- Suppression -- Making magic meld - The first vision -- The golden plates -- What is the Book of Mormon? -- Echos of Ethan: View of the Hebrews parallels -- Echoes of James: The Book of Mormon and the King James Bible -- We face grave difficulties...historical pretensions -- It is...not a real history of a real people -- To God it is charged in its entirety -- The Jaredites of Tuscany -- Spiritual allegory? -- Appendices: A. Abraham, Moses, Aaron and the Book of Abraham papyri -- B. Leaders in Missouri -- C. B.H. Roberts selections: Comments on Ethan Smith's View of the Hebrews, reproduced by George D. Smith -- D. Letter to Bishop Darrell L. Brooks from F. Michael Watson (Secretary to the First Presidency) -- Bibliography -- Index.

An incisive book that clearly explains the Mormons' basic beliefs and sharply refutes their subtle heresies. Offers Christians an easy-to-use guide on witnessing to Mormons.

As the 2012 Presidential Election and campaign heats up for Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney, people want to know more about his beliefs and the world renowned church he is aligned with, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; more commonly referred to as the Mormons. What are his beliefs? What are the principles he and his family have been taught to live by? How will those beliefs influence his judgment, foreign policy decisions and defense, welfare and social programs, taxation and maintaining our liberties? Mormon Beliefs Exposed offers researchers and interested parties new insights into the beliefs and key topics that drive Mormon doctrine and which come directly from their authoritative volumes of scripture. Contained here are more than four thousand Latter-day Saint (LDS) beliefs and principles cataloged under two thousand key topics which reveal their beliefs just as they're taught in every LDS chapel; locally and internationally.

Second Edition - The fundamental difference that sets the Mormon Church apart from all truly Christian churches is the sinister and self-serving distortion of the very personality and character of the Lord Jesus Christ. For Mormonism to be true, Christ Himself must be corrupted into one who authorized horrible behavior, thus rendering the past Mormon Prophets completely blameless concerning the motivations for their unspeakable actions.Within the formal teachings of the Mormon Church, Jesus Christ Himself, and not the Mormon Prophets, is the author of polygamy, polyandry, and blood atonement. Under His direction alone, Joseph Smith Jr. was "commanded" to take some thirty-three wives, two as young as fourteen years of age. Mormons are instructed that it was the Lord, and no one else, who required Joseph to take the wives of eleven other men as his own (known as polyandry), as well as two sets of sisters and a mother and her daughter as his wives, while at the same time attempting to become president of the United States of America.Brigham Young, as the living prophet of God, taught through "divinely inspired revelation" the core principles of "blood atonement." Reportedly under direction from the Lord Jesus Christ Himself, Brigham instructed that some sins of this world required the neck of the sinner to be slit from ear to ear so that the sinner's blood could atone for certain violations of Mormon doctrine. Mormons are taught that Brigham Young also was commanded by the Lord to take fifty-five wives, including some previous wives of Joseph Smith.Defense of these disgusting misrepresentations of the very nature and character of the Lord continues today within the walls of Mormon chapels and Mormon temples throughout the world. This book examines real-world examples of how these beliefs are covered up so that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints might better hide among true believers in the compassionate Savior of all mankind, Christ Jesus. He and His holy name have been disgracefully used so that self-centered men might gain some measure of power, prestige, and perversion. This book recounts the true-life experiences of a Mormon Bishop, who for over thirty years was a High Priest, Elders Quorum President, and a member of three High Councils for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Mormons. He has participated in hundreds of Mormon Temple Endowments and witnessed firsthand the practice of ceremonial rituals in which the taking of human life was mimicked, all in the name of Jesus Christ.

Chances are very good that within five years someone close to you will have become a "Mormon," a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which adds a million converts every three years. An audacious claim? Try this one: Members of the Church will tell you exactly what God looks like, where he lives, what he wears. They can even describe his voice. Furthermore, they can tell you where you came from, why you're here on earth, and where you're likely to go after death. This is the story of the Latter-day Saints, the story of when God came back to earth and started things over. In person. It may be the most confident message of God in centuries. Written with the non-Latter-day-Saint reader firmly in mind, yet free of proselytory pretense, Latter Days explores an utterly unique catalog of Christian doctrine regarding the purpose of human existence and destiny. It presents the Mormon story of the creation of the world and lays out what Mormons believe is the divine plan for mankind, from Adam to Noah to Christ to Joseph Smith to Brigham Young. It relates the astonishing story of their great Exodus, as they were driven from the supposedly civilized United States to the wilderness of the Salt Lake-- a truly remarkable story that most of us were not taught in our high school history books. Latter Days reveals what may well be at once the most unique, the most misunderstood, and the most generous concept of Christian salvation ever developed. Coke Newell goes inside the very mind and heart of the faith, and does so from the perspective of an author/convert whose life has taken him from being a hippie in the Colorado Rockies to the inner sanctum of the faith in Salt Lake City, where he works as an international public-affairs officer at the Church's headquarters. Come, take a guided tour through the mind of Mormonism.