“Mormonism teaches that trillions of planets scattered throughout the cosmos are ruled by countless gods who once were human like us.

They say that long ago on one of these planets, to an unidentified god and one of his goddess wives, a spirit child named Elohim was conceived. This spirit child was later born to human parents who gave him a physical body.

Through obedience to Mormon teaching, death, and resurrection, Elohim proved himself worthy and was elevated to godhood as his father before him.

Mormons believe that Elohim is their heavenly Father and that he lives with his many wives on a planet near a mysterious star called Kolob. Here the god of Mormonism and his wives, through endless celestial sex, produced billions of spirit children.

To decide their destiny, the head of the Mormon gods called a great council meeting.

Both of Elohim’s eldest sons were there, Lucifer (Satan) and his brother Jesus.

A plan was presented to build planet Earth, where the spirit children would be sent to take on normal bodies and learn good from evil.

Lucifer (Satan) stood and made his bid for becoming savior of this new world.

Wanting the glory for himself, Lucifer (Satan) planned to force everyone to become gods.

Opposing the idea, the Mormon Jesus suggested giving man his freedom of choice, as on other planets.

The vote that followed approved the proposal of the Mormon Jesus, who would become savior of the planet Earth.

Enraged, Lucifer (Satan) cunningly convinced one-third of the spirits destined for Earth to fight and revolt. Thus Lucifer became the devil and his followers the demons.

Satan and his band of rebels were thusly sent to this world in Spirit form.   Because of their rebellion, they would forever be denied bodies of flesh and bone.

Those who remained neutral in the battle were cursed to be born with black skin. This is the Mormon explanation for the Negro race.

The spirits that fought most valiantly against Lucifer (Satan) would be born into Mormon families on planet Earth. These would be the lighter skinned people, or “white and delightsome,” as the Book of Mormon described them.

Early Mormon prophets taught that Elohim and one of his goddess wives came to Earth as Adam and Eve to start the human race.

Thousands of years later, Elohim in human form once again journeyed to Earth from the star base Kolob, this time to have physical relations with the Virgin Mary in order to provide Jesus with a physical body.

The Mormon Apostle Orsen Hyde taught that after Jesus Christ grew to manhood he took at least three wives: Mary, Martha, and Mary Magdalene. Through these wives the Mormon Jesus supposedly fathered a number of children before he was crucified.

Mormon founder Joseph Smith is supposedly one of Jesus’ descendants.

According to the Book of Mormon, after his resurrection Jesus came to the Americas to preach to the Indians, whom the Mormons believe are really Israelites.

Thus the Jesus of Mormonism established a church in the Americas as he had in Palestine.

By the year 421 A.D., the dark-skinned Israelites, known as Lamanites, had destroyed all of the white-skinned Nephite’s in a number of great battles.

he Nephite's records were supposedly written on golden plates buried in the Hill Cumorah by Moroni, the last living Nephite.

About 1400 years later a young treasure-seeker named Joseph Smith, who was known for his tall tales, claimed to have uncovered the same gold plates near his home on upstate New York.

Joseph Smith is now honored by Mormons as a prophet because he claimed to have had visions from the spirit world in which he was commanded to organize the Mormon Church because he considered all Christian creeds an abomination.

It was Joseph Smith who originated most of these peculiar doctrines which millions today believe to be true. By maintaining a rigid code of financial and moral requirements, and through performing secret temple rituals for themselves and the dead, the Latter-day Saints hope to prove their worthiness and thus become gods. The Mormons teach that everyone must stand at the final judgment before Joseph Smith, the Mormon Jesus, and Elohim.”

Mormons ( Islamics of the West), believe that there was a time when the spirit of Jesus Christ did not exist. After his spirit was begotten (by God the Father and mother in heaven) and raised to maturity in a premortal state, he obtained a body and was resurrected, just as his father before him.  But the Bible teaches that Jesus Christ remains the same. “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today, and forever.” (Heb. 13:8) NIV

Mormons teach that Jesus is but one god in a pantheon (multitude) of gods. However, the Bible teaches that there is only one God, and He has revealed Himself to us as the Triune Father, Son, and Holy Sprit. The Bible tells us that Jesus Christ is the everlasting Father and only true God. “For unto us a child is born…And he will be called…Mighty God, Everlasting Father…” (Is. 9:6) NIV

Mormons teach that Jesus is the brother is Satan. However, the Bible does not teach this.   Instead it teaches that Jesus was the only Son of God. “For God so loved the world that he gave His one and only Son…” (John 3:16) NIV

Mormons teach that Jesus was born through the physical act of sex between the Mormon Father God and Mary. However, this is contrary to the scriptures that each that Jesus was conceived by the spirit of God. “This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: his mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through that Holy Spirit.” (Matt. 1:18) NIV

Some of the early leaders taught that sinners for certain sins required blood atonement. Although this is not currently taught in Mormonism, it is important for Christians to understand that confusion has existed in the history of Mormon doctrine over the issue of blood. Author James Spencer in his excellent book Have You Witnessed to a Mormon Lately? shows us that Smith and Young taught that the blood of Jesus was not sufficient for some sin. “Blood atonement in Mormon doctrine says it is sometimes necessary to shed a man’s blood to save his soul.” The idea is that he can commit sins that are so grievous that he can only go to Heaven if his own blood is shed, that is, if he is killed.  This doctrine was birthed in a vision of Joseph Smith’s in which Peter had killed Judas.   That he had hung him for betraying Christ.   Brigham Young, as usual, carried the doctrine to its logical ultimate conclusion. He said if he found a brother in bed with his wife he would;  “Put a javelin through both of them, and be justified, and they would atone for their sins, and be received into the kingdom of God.”  

Mormon salvation = faith + baptism + obedience to the laws and ordinances + membership in the Mormon Church. But the Bible teaches that salvation is strictly a faith issue with God because we can’t become “good enough” to earn it. “Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law…” (Gal. 2:16)

Mormons keep genealogies to proxy salvation and baptism for the dead. But the Bible tells us that taking note of endless genealogies is unproductive. “As I urge you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain men not to teach false doctrines any longer nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. These promote controversies rather than God’s work-which is by faith.” (1Timothy 1:3-4) NIV

In order to obtain the highest exaltation in the Celestial Kingdom and become gods, Mormonism teaches that couples must be married in the Temple. The ceremony involves them being sealed for time and eternity by taking vows in a secret ritualistic ceremony. According to Ed Decker and David Hunt in the new edition of their book, The God Makers, this is causing thousands of divorces today. Why? Because Mormon authorities influence those married to non -Mormons. They convince them to get divorced and marry a Mormon who willingly submits to the Temple ceremony. Decker and Hunt say, “The amazing thing is that there is not one verse in either the Bible or the Book of Mormon that teaches celestial marriage for eternity involving secret or even scared rituals in a Temple, much less that says it is essential for eternal life.” They do it because some authority got a supposed revelation. The weird thing today is that the practices of Mormonism contradict its own Book of Mormon.