Mormonism Research Ministry

Tag: LDS prophets

  • Aging Leadership Sets the Stage for Changes in the LDS Church

    Sharon Lindbloom

    Last week several media outlets carried a story reporting on the health of M. Russell Ballard, one of the twelve apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. President Ballard had been hospitalized for “respiratory issues” but, as many news sources reported, by November 2nd (2023) he had been released from the hospital and…

  • Mormon Prophets and Their “Trivial” Errors

    Sharon Lindbloom

    “Can a Prophet or an Apostle Be Mistaken?” This is the question LDS authors Duane Boyce and Kimberly White tackle in a July 2 (2023) article by the same name. Published online by Meridian Magazine, an independent magazine of interest to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the article begins by…

  • Mormon Prophets Are Not Perfect

    Sharon Lindbloom

    18 January 2023 At a BYU-Hawaii devotional event last November (2022), inspirational speaker Sherri Dew, from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, focused her remarks on the prophets, seers, and revelators that lead her church. “Prophets can see around corners,” she said. Her overarching message was that prophets can see (via revelation) what’s…

  • The LDS Church Is Just Trying to Blend In

    Sharon Lindbloom

    In July (2022), LDS author Jana Riess made an interesting observation: “During the last four years, the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has introduced a host of changes that have made the church a little more mainstream, a little less weird.” In her article, Dr. Riess notes some of these…

  • LDS Prophets Always Speak the Truth?

    Sharon Lindbloom

    7 February 2022 On January 23rd (2022) the Newsroom of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints posted a short video: “A Summary of President Nelson’s Remarks for Latter-day Saints in Europe.” This video contains highlights from a virtual broadcast that went out to Latter-day Saints living in 48 countries across Europe. The current…

  • LDS Area Authority: Church Teachings on Repentance “Hurt the Rising Generation”

    Sharon Lindbloom

    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…

  • An LDS Prophet and His Fish Stories

    Sharon Lindbloom

    11 August 2021 In the mid-1970s Russell M. Nelson, the current prophet/president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was a passenger on a small plane that was in trouble. An engine exploded, flaming oil gushed across the outside of the aircraft, and the plane began to dive. “We were spinning down to…

  • LDS Prophet Disparages Doubting Mormons

    Sharon Lindbloom

    During the Sunday morning session of the April 2021 General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, church President Russell M. Nelson gave an address about finding hope and help for all the problems (“mountains”) we face, through having increased faith in Jesus. In identifying doubt as one of the “mountains” people…

  • A Mormon Prophet’s Remedy for “The Ills That Plague Our World”

    Sharon Lindbloom

    In mid-November there was a lot of chatter about a then-upcoming online event promoted by the LDS church. One example of many: “Global faith leader Russell M. Nelson, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, shares a simple way you can find hope and healing—no matter your circumstances. Next Saturday, tune in…

  • The Four Fundamental Cornerstones of Mormonism

    The Four Fundamental Cornerstones of Mormonism

    Sharon Lindbloom

    The president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Russell M. Nelson, is currently on a four-nation tour of Southeast Asia. Reporting on President Nelson’s visit to Cambodia, the church’s newsroom website recounted, “The 95-year-old prophet also noted the coming bicentennial of Joseph Smith’s vision of the Father and the Son, known by…

  • Book Review: Insights from a Prophet’s Life (Russell M. Nelson)

    Sharon Lindbloom

    15 April 2019 Last week the Truth & Transparency Foundation posted an article titled, “False Story Removed From Newest Book on the Life of Mormon President Russell M. Nelson.” The Foundation revealed that Insights from a Prophet’s Life: President Russell M. Nelson by Sheri Dew went to press while including “a faith promoting story with material…

  • Mormonism and the “True Church”

    Sharon Lindbloom

    15 October 2018 The September Ensign magazine included an article meant to explain what it means when people say that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints “is the true Church.” In discussing the purpose of the LDS Church (i.e., “for the perfecting of the Saints”), the article noted that past leaders “could grow toward…

  • On the Death of the Mormon Prophet

    Sharon Lindbloom

    Thomas Monson, the 16th prophet of Mormonism, died at 90. While he was revered for his leadership and personal stories, his passing raises concerns about false prophecies within the LDS Church.

  • For Mormons, It’s Not Jesus’ Birthday

    Sharon Lindbloom

    December Christmas celebrations notwithstanding, according to LDS leaders past and present, Jesus was born on 6 April 1 B.C. This fact was pointed out recently at LDS Daily in an article titled, “Was Jesus Christ Really Born in December?” Here journalist Aleah Ingram noted that James Talmage, a now-deceased apostle of The Church of Jesus…