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And it came to pass that he said unto me: Look, and behold that great and abominable church, which is the mother of abominations, whose founder is the devil.

The Book of Mormon also says that there are only two Churches: When you’re serious about finding 'the truth' so that you can be 'together forever' with your family? Give the missionaries a call.” When Mormons acknowledge that other religions have some goodness, what they really believe is: “Your goodness is great and all.but it’s a just a stepping stone to us. The Church claims to be the only true religion that really matters as it’s the one and only true Church with authority from God. They’re not sending out a sales force of 80,000 full-time missionaries with iPads to hand out nice books and a smile to the Gentiles.

The Church is not dotting 140+ Temples on the planet for decorative purposes. The Mormon reality is that while other religions may have some goodness, they are not the “one and only true Church upon the face of the earth.” They do not have the Priesthood. “Keep the good you have and let us add to it” only to later put them on the spot by directly asking them, “Will you commit to being baptized in two weeks?” This is what I told investigators of other faiths on my mission. I too was taught this in Church and Seminary. If LDS Church narratives alone are unbelievable, and emotions alone are unreliable (as conceded by FairMormon), then how can an LDS Church member, combining the two, know what is true? The answer, in my mind, is that an LDS Church member cannot know the truthfulness of Mormonism any more than a member of another religion can know the truthfulness of their own religion. The problems with these narratives and others are addressed on this website in their respective sections.

FairMormon does claim that the spiritual feelings must be “confirmed,” but the methods FairMormon suggests for confirming them (e.g., asking for a confirmation or comparing our feelings with the scriptures) either likewise rely on feelings (asking for a confirmation) themselves or rely upon some historical LDS Church narrative, such as the narrative of the First Vision or the Book of Mormon. Indeed, there is no reliable method, based upon the billions of people in other religions who rely upon spiritual feelings to confirm the truthfulness of their own religions and based upon instances of faithful LDS Church members (including Joseph Smith) being unable to distinguish between the three sources.įairMormon claims there is more to spiritual experiences than feelings, but FairMormon doesn’t say what specifically is required. However, FairMormon advances no reliable method for distinguishing between those three.

FairMormon claims that spiritual feelings can come from three sources: (1) Your own feelings (2) Satan or (3) the Holy Ghost.