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would you join a different Mormon sect? If so, which one and why? No. I would more than likely be some flavor of orthopractic/reform and possibly even more or less orthodox Christian. It’s hard to say. But I don’t expect the SLC branch to fail. The Lord has promised that this will be the last dispe...

Following the murders of Joseph and Hyrum Smith at Carthage Jail on June 27, 1844, Joseph's wife and children joined up with the RLDS. Hyrum's family followed Brigham Young. What is known about why Hyrum's kin chose to follow Brigham?

would you join a different Mormon sect? If so, which one and why?

Any idea if the loss of wards translates into a loss of tithing revenues for the COB?

Why Are Mormons More Asininely Stupid than Catholics? 46% of Latter-day Saints believe the “Big Lie” while among Catholics only 35% believe the "Big Lie". https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2021/05/27/latest-mormon-land-oh-say/ according to recent data from PRRI (Public Religion Research Institute) U....

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Making covenants is a tool to achieve the 'fear of God' notion on which so much of Judeo-Christian religions hinge. The fear is that God will punish even more those who break covenants than those that do the same behavior but had not covenanted beforehand. It is a rationale for God to be more wrathf...

How do you lead Mormons to think critically about their religion without creating a negative experience for them? Mormons like this read criticism of their beliefs, their church, and their leaders. And they internalize it. They believe they are being personally attacked. If they feel personally att...

Additionally, Oliver Cowdery, one of the three witnesses to the Book of Mormon, wrote in a letter in 1838 that Joseph had been involved with a "dirty, nasty, filthy affair" with Fanny Alger, which many historians believe to be a reference to their marriage. There are also several other contemporary...