Lifting The Veil

It’s common to hear members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) say they’re Christians just like anyone else who follows Jesus. They believe in His atonement, His resurrection, His teachings. And they’re sincere in saying so. But sincerity isn’t the same thing as truth. When you really dig into what Mormonism teaches—especially about who God is, what salvation means, and the authority of Scripture—it becomes clear that this religion, while borrowing Christian language, ultimately denies the core of biblical Christianity. According to official LDS doctrine, all of Christianity fell into total apostasy after the death of the original apostles. That’s right—every church, every tradition, every believer was supposedly misled for nearly two thousand years until Joseph Smith restored the “true church” in 1830. That claim isn’t just historically implausible—it’s theologically offensive. Jesus Himself said in Matthew 16:18 (NLT), “I will build my church, and all the powers...

“Test everything; hold fast what is good.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:21 Let’s be honest—faith is a deeply personal thing. But if someone’s asking us to believe that God gave a new set of scriptures on golden plates, that ancient Israelites sailed to America, and that humans can become gods, we’re allowed—actually, we’re commanded—to stop and ask: Is this true? That’s what cold-case detective and Christian apologist J. Warner Wallace did in his article “Investigating the Evidence for Mormonism in Six Steps.” He approached Mormonism not with anger or emotion, but with the same method he used to solve decades-old murder cases: looking at motive, evidence, and credibility. And guess what? The evidence doesn’t hold up. Not even close. Wallace starts by asking what any good detective asks first: Who stands to gain? Joseph Smith—the founder of the LDS Church—gained a lot. He rose from a poor treasure-hunting farm boy to the head of a growing religion, had dozens of wives (including teenage girls an...

We’re living in a time when the family is under serious attack. Lots of people are worried about the breakdown of traditional values and the way marriage is being redefined or dismissed altogether. Understandably, some might be drawn to teachings that promise eternal families, forever marriages, and sealed relationships that go beyond this life. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints teaches this, saying their “restoration” corrects what other churches got wrong about marriage and heaven. But as comforting as this sounds, it just doesn’t line up with the Bible. The big claim—that our earthly marriages go on forever in heaven, that faithful families will keep having spirit children and even help God create new worlds—is not something you’ll find anywhere in Scripture. Jesus himself talked about marriage and the resurrection, and what He said puts a very different picture on things. When asked about marriage in heaven, He said, “For when the dead rise, they will neither marry n...

  The Priesthood Was Never Lost—So Why Would God Need to ‘Restore’ It?" Let’s just say it plainly: the idea that God withheld the priesthood from humanity for over a thousand years and then finally gave it back through Joseph Smith in the 1800s—that’s not just unbiblical, it’s unnecessary. It paints a picture of God that doesn’t line up with what Scripture or church history actually tells us. You’ll hear this idea a lot from Latter-day Saints: that after Jesus and the apostles died, a "Great Apostasy" took place, wiping out the priesthood and the authority of the Church. According to them, it wasn’t until 1829 when Joseph Smith received a heavenly visit and had that authority “restored” that people could once again access God’s true gospel and priesthood. Sounds spiritual at first glance—but it falls apart under actual biblical and historical scrutiny. Let’s start with the biggest issue: the Book of Hebrews completely contradicts LDS priesthood claims . Hebrews 7–1...

  Does the Book of Mormon Measure Up? A Christian Perspective As a follower of Christ, I respect the sincerity behind each point defending the Book of Mormon, yet each falls short when held against Scripture, history, and reason. First, while it may appear distinct from the Bible, the Book of Mormon presents Christ in ways that contradict biblical teachings—insisting on added temple-based requirements and works for salvation, undermining the grace proclaimed in Ephesians 2:8–9 and Galatians 2:16. True Christian faith rests not on a supplemental gospel but on the finished work of Christ alone (Hebrews 10:10), not on post-resurrection visits by a different Jesus in another land. Regarding Joseph Smith’s claim of divine translation, historical evidence paints a very different picture. Accounts from the period describe him using a seer stone in a hat—a method eerily similar to folk magic rather than revelation. Authentic prophecy in Scripture comes by the Spirit and aligns with establi...