Posted by:
The 1st FreeAtLast
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Date: July 26, 2013 03:39PM
"Joseph also used an egg-shaped, brown rock for translating" (lds.org link):
http://exmormon.org/phorum/read.php?2,961553,961964#msg-961964"Joseph Smith's Changing First Vision Accounts" is excellent (link):
http://exmormon.org/phorum/read.php?2,961553,961658#msg-961658"The LD$ Church has misled millions of people & defrauded them of billions.":
http://exmormon.org/phorum/read.php?2,940751,941377#msg-941377"I suggest start w/ the July '93 Ensign article by LDS apostle R. Nelson about JS 'translating' the BoM w/ his 'seer' stone and hat (links)":
http://exmormon.org/phorum/read.php?2,888649,889393#msg-889393Some additional (and overlapping) info. is here:
http://exmormon.org/phorum/read.php?2,750541,751997#msg-751997Ditto:
http://exmormon.org/phorum/read.php?2,732511,732511#msg-732511Despite a proverbial mountain of facts that prove that Mormonism is a fraud, trying to convince your wife, in-laws, and friends of that reality may be quite difficult, if not impossible. Its depends on how LDS-'brainwashed' they are and how strongly their sense of identity (ego) is connected to Mo-ism. Liberal, relatively psychologically independent Latter-day Saints typically don't have a problem with a family member/relative/friend ceasing to participate in Mormonism.
The following are news reports you might want to share w/ them:
1. Last Saturday, the New York Times published a report, "Some Mormons Search the Web and Find Doubt":
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/21/us/some-mormons-search-the-web-and-find-doubt.html?pagewanted=all&_r=02. In Jan. 2012, Reuters published its special report, "Mormonism besieged by the modern age":
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/01/30/uk-mormonchurch-idUKTRE80T1CP201201303. The same week, ABC News in Salt Lake City reported "Number of faithful Mormons rapidly declining":
http://www.abc4.com/content/news/top_stories/story/Number-of-faithful-Mormons-rapidly-declining/rvih3gOKxEm5om9IYJYnRA.cspx4. In July 2012, Businessweek published an in-depth report about the LDS Church's multi-billion-dollar corporate empire:
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-07-10/how-the-mormons-make-moneyRegardless of how your wife, in-laws, and friends react to your withdrawal from Mo-ism, it's your life, not theirs. The LD$ Church systematically misled you (and millions of other people) and took your money (assuming you paid tithing). You have the right to leave such a dishonest and unethical organization.
Good luck!