Mormonism Research Ministry

Author: Bill McKeever

  • Howard W. Hunter (1907-1995)

    Bill McKeever

    Howard W. Hunter (1907-1995).  The fourteenth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Hunter served as president for less than a year, the shortest time of any president. He is buried in the Salt Lake City cemetery.                  

  • Joseph Fielding Smith (1876-1972)

    Bill McKeever

    Joseph Fielding Smith (1876-1972). The tenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Smith is the son of sixth president Joseph F. Smith and the great-grandson of Hyrum Smith, Joseph Smith’s brother. He was considered the top theologian of his day, penning a three-volume set titled Doctrines of Salvation. In 2014, Mormons across…

  • Joseph F. Smith (1838-1918)

    Bill McKeever

    Joseph F. Smith (1838-1918). Joseph F. Smith was the grandson of Hyrum Smith and served as the sixth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was the last president to personally know Joseph Smith, the founder. He is buried at the Salt Lake City cemetery.

  • Wilford Woodruff (1807-1898)

    Bill McKeever

    Wilford Woodruff (1807-1898). The fourth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

  • John Taylor (1808-1887)

    Bill McKeever

    John Taylor (1808-1887). The third president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Laterr-day Saints. Taylor was in the upper room at the Carthage Jail when Joseph Smith was shot. He was a strong supporter of polygamy and had at least seven wives.

  • MormonGraves.com

    MormonGraves.com

    Bill McKeever

    Welcome to Mormongraves.com! We are not LDS but have studied The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for many years. This page is dedicated to providing a short history of some of Mormonism’s leaders, wives, scholars, and others important to the history of Mormonism. This is a living site and will have additions when…

  • Brigham Young (1801-1877)

    Bill McKeever

    Brigham Young (1801-1877). The second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After founder Joseph Smith was killed in 1844, Young ended up taking control of most members of the church and led them across the plains to the current state of Utah. A monument not far from Salt Lake City is…

  • Joseph Smith (1805-1844)

    Bill McKeever

    Joseph Smith, Jr. (1805-1830)

  • President Monson’s Views Don’t Represent the Mormon Church?

    Bill McKeever

    I’ve often said that while the Mormon church claims to be the only church on the face of the earth that has the authority to speak for God, no one within it seems to speak with any authority. I received a phone call from my friend Russ East who drew my attention to a book…

  • The 2013 Race and Priesthood Statement

    Bill McKeever

    The LDS Church came out with a statement last year regarding the priesthood ban for black males before 1978.  Was this teaching a principle or a doctrine?

  • Monson’s Wishful Thinking?

    Bill McKeever

    In his First Presidency message in the June 2014 issue of Ensign magazine titled, “Hastening the Work,” Mormon President Thomas S. Monson spoke of the “accelerated rate” at which the Church of Jesus Christ is growing. Monson writes: “Do you realize that the restored Church was 98 years old before it had 100 stakes? But…

  • The Gold Plates Apologetic: A Most Concise Presentation

    Bill McKeever

    Standing in the street in front of the Manti, UT temple, Bill McKeever shares a concise 5-minute apologetic using the Gold Plates. He considers several common arguments and explain how you could use this tactic too! To see the five-minute YouTube video, click here.

  • Bill McKeever

    Bill McKeever

    Bill McKeever founded Mormonism Research Ministry in 1979 with the hope of informing the Body of Christ about the differences between Mormonism and Christianity. He has also made it an effort to reach out to many individuals who are members of the LDS church with the truth of God’s Word.

  • Presidents of the Church

    Bill McKeever

    Presidents of the Church

  • Historical Sites, Buildings, and Markers

    Bill McKeever

    ArkansasHarrison, Arkansas monument to those killed at Mountain Meadows (Front)Harrison, Arkansas monument to those killed at Mountain Meadows (Back)New York 

  • Preparando para Su Visita al Templo

    Bill McKeever

    Los líderes de la Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días (los Mormones) enfatizan la importancia del trabajo del templo. El significado de estos edificios en la teología Mormona es algo que hay que subrayar. De hecho, el Mormón fiel solo puede esperar lograr la exaltación o la deidad si participa en…

  • Angels: Heavenly beings or evolved humans?

    Bill McKeever

    Angels: Heavenly beings or evolved humans? By Bill McKeever The following was originally printed in the November-December 2013 edition of Mormonism Researched. To request a free subscription, please visit here. 

  • A Twelfth Witness to the Book of Mormon?

    Bill McKeever

    A twelfth witness to the Book of Mormon? By Bill McKeever The following was originally printed in the July-August 2013 edition of Mormonism Researched. To request a free subscription, please visit here. 

  • Mormon Apostle’s Definition Disqualifies All but Latter-Day Saints As “Christian”

    Bill McKeever

    Mormon apostle’s definition disqualifies all but Latter-day Saints as “Christian”      By Bill McKeever The following was originally printed in the January-February 2013 edition of Mormonism Researched. To request a free subscription, please visit here. 

  • When it comes to the plates, there was no miracle

    Bill McKeever

    For the past several years Bill McKeever has been bringing a replica set of “gold plates” to the Mormon Miracle Pageant held annually in Manti, Utah. By encouraging Mormon visitors to lift the plates, it gives Bill an opportunity to explain the many problems he sees with the official account of how Smith allegedly retrieved…