Author: Bill McKeever
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Book Review: The Miracle of Forgiveness
By Spencer W. Kimball. Reviewed by Bill McKeever In my opinion, one of the best books written by an LDS general authority that clearly exposes Mormonism’s as non Christian is The Miracle of Forgiveness. This book, which was written by 12th President Spencer W. Kimball, contains some of the most horrendous teachings imaginable including:
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Book Review: Leaving the Saints: How I Lost the Mormons and Found my Faith
By Martha Nibley Beck. Reviewed by Bill McKeever Hugh Nibley has been extolled by many Latter-day Saints as the foremost scholar and apologist in LDS Church history. During his eulogy (he died on February 24, 2005 at the age of 94), it was mentioned that “he will be long remembered for his scholarly research and…
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Movie Review: Mobsters and Mormons
Reviewed by Bill McKeever If our oversensitive culture has robbed you of being able to laugh at typically funny stereotypes, then Mobsters and Mormons may be a film you may want to bypass. If you don’t fall into that category, have a good sense of humor, and are somewhat familiar with both the Mormon and…
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Book Review: A Different Jesus? The Christ of the Latter-day Saints
By Robert L. Millet. Reviewed by Bill McKeever
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Movie Review: The Work and the Glory
Reviewed by Bill McKeever
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Movie Review: Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration
Reviewed by Bill McKeever Despite the fact that Article 13 in the LDS Articles of Faith states that Mormons are to be honest, the LDS Church refuses to be completely truthful when it comes to its history, especially when the subject is Joseph Smith. As part of its celebration of the 200th anniversary of the…
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Bruce McConkie’s Letter of Rebuke to Professor Eugene England
Introduction The following is a letter written by LDS Apostle Bruce R. McConkie and sent to a BYU Professor by the name of Eugene England. The purpose of McConkie’s letter was to let Dr. England know that he was very displeased with certain ideas he was espousing publicly. These included teachings taught in the past…
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The King Follett Discourse
Introduction The King Follett Discourse was a funeral sermon preached by Joseph Smith on behalf of Elder King Follett, an early convert to Mormonism, who, on March 9, 1844, was crushed to death when a bucket of rocks fell on him as he was walling up a well. According to the “Documentary History of the…
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Bruce McConkie’s Seven Deadly Heresies Speech (Unedited)
Introduction Bill McKeever
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The Mountain Meadows Massacre
In 1857, tensions escalated between Mormons and the government, culminating in the Mountain Meadows Massacre where local Mormons, fearing federal troops, secretly orchestrated a brutal attack on an emigrant wagon train, resulting in significant fatalities.
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Violence in Early Mormonism – Was It All Unjust Persecution?
By Bill McKeever Members of the LDS Church often make a big issue of the fact that their ancestors faced terrible persecutions during the early years of the LDS movement. To most people, Missourian sites like Independence, Liberty, Far West, and Caldwell County mean very little. Yet to the faithful Latter-day Saint, these places carry…
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The Missouri Debacle of the 1830s
By Bill McKeever
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Was There a "Miracle" of the Seagulls?
Located east of the Assembly Hall on Temple Square is a golden monument recognizing the 1848 “miracle of the seagulls.” LDS tradition tells how tens of thousands of seagulls miraculously appeared to devour millions of crickets that were attempting to destroy the crops of the Mormon pioneers who had arrived a year before. However, because…
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Were Mormons Poisoned at the Liberty Jail?
By Bill McKeever
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Is J.R.R. Tolkien Also Among the Prophets?
By Bill McKeever Among the many “proofs” Mormons like to use to authenticate the Book of Mormon is to point out that Joseph Smith was far too young to dream up the theme found in the Book of Mormon. They also point out that this book contains many unique words and that Joseph Smith could…
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Did Joseph Smith Have Sex With His Wives? (And Other Questions Answered)
Joseph Smith’s first wife was Emma Hale (1804-79) the daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth (Lewis) Hale. They were married on January 18, 1827 in South Bainbridge, Chenango County, New York. Smith’s marriage to Louis Beaman is considered by some to be his first official plural marriage since it is the first for which there is…
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The Sin of Jeroboam
By Bill McKeever Following the death of King Solomon, the nation of Israel went through a brief power struggle that tore the country in two. When Solomon’s son Rehoboam listened to bad counsel and promised to rule with a heavy hand, ten of the tribes rebelled under the leadership of Jeroboam. The remaining two tribes…
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Did Joseph Smith Correctly Predict the American Civil War?
By Bill McKeever According to 15th President Gordon B. Hinkley:
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No Salvation Without Joseph Smith
By Bill McKeever In the fourteenth chapter of John, Jesus tells His disciples that He would be leaving them but that they should not be troubled. “If I go,” He said, “I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” Jesus’ statement puzzled Thomas, who asked…