Category: The Miracle of Forgiveness
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Did Jesus forgive the adulterous woman?
Note: The following was originally printed in the September/October 2022 edition of Mormonism Researched. To request a free subscription, please visit here. The story of Jesus and the adulterous woman recorded in John 7:53-8:11 is well-known by many Bible readers because it exemplifies the essence of the Savior. If you remember, a woman who had been caught…
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LDS Area Authority: Church Teachings on Repentance “Hurt the Rising Generation”
In August (2021) an Area Seventy for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Richard N. Holzapfel, spoke at a Stake Leadership meeting in Utah. Internet personality Thinker of Thoughts posted a 5-and-a-half-minute from a from Mr. Holzapfel’s talk during which Mr. Holzapfel said some rather controversial things. For example, in addressing the LDS…
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Throw Away Kimball’s the Miracle of Forgiveness? A Response to a Utah Area Seventy
A Utah area seventy interviewed two LDS teenagers one day in August 2021 on the issue of LDS repentance. Richard Neitzel Holzapfel spoke at a stake leadership meeting at the Herriman Utah Rose Canyon Stake and told the two students–a male and a female–to be “honest and authentic.” The video published on August 13, 2021…
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Debate: The Miracle of Forgiveness
Aaron’s Debate Notes 1. The woman caught in adultery Spencer Kimball wrote in the The Miracle of Forgiveness (Bookcraft, 1969): “In my childhood, Sunday School lessons were given to us on the 8th chapter of John wherein we learned of the woman thrown at the feet of the Redeemer for judgment. My sweet Sunday School…
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The Miracle of Forgiveness Is Now Out of Print: Why?
Thanks to some sleuthing by former-Mormon-turned-Christian Alex Henriein in mid-July 2015, it has been verified that new print copies of The Miracle of Forgiveness authored by twelfth LDS President Spencer W. Kimball will no longer be available, even at retail outlets such as at LDS Church-owned Deseret Books or Amazon.com. Originally released in 1969 by Bookcraft, the book—which has sold 1.6…
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Is the Miracle of Forgiveness Nothing More Than Spencer W. Kimball’s Opinion?
Some people have argued that Spencer W. Kimball’s book The Miracle of Forgiveness is not authoritative because what he wrote is just his opinion. They may even point out that Kimball was “merely” an apostle and not a prophet when he wrote the book. Several points can be given in rebuttal.
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A Closer Look at Spencer W. Kimball’s the Miracle of Forgiveness
MRM has produced a new website centered around President Spencer W. Kimball’s book The Miracle of Forgiveness. The url is www.themiracleofforgiveness.com. We have also produced a Kimball million dollar bill (tract) to be used in conjunction with this website. Check out the website and recommend Kimball’s book to every Mormon you know!
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The Miracle of Forgiveness Witnessing Guide
The MRM website on The Miracle of Forgiveness will give a good overview of this book. Use the witnessing guide included as an attachment in this article to help you reference some of the most important quotes found in Spencer W. Kimball’s The Miracle of Forgiveness. In addition, you can listen to a a series on The Miracle…
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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: