MormonInfo.org

Mormonism from a Christian Perspective

(JosephLied.com)

News
Examining Mormonism’s Founder: The What-Did-Joseph-Smith-Lie-About Approach
Who is leaving the LDS church? 8 key survey findings
Responsibility and Ownership of Sacred Sites and Historic Documents Transfer to Church of Jesus Christ
Study: Utah is no longer a majority-Mormon state
LDS church appoints new apostle after death of Ballard
President M. Russell Ballard dies at age 95 after a lifetime of service as an energetic, diligent disciple of Jesus Christ
Letter: Totals of missionaries, convert baptisms and the membership growth rate have become dismal data points for the LDS Church
Video: 4 Blatant Lies of Joseph Smith
Patrick Hardy: LDS Church has dodged hard questions of accountability
‘Mormon Land’: Does the LDS Church simply have too much money?
LDS Church and its investment firm agree to pay $5M for going to ‘great lengths’ to hide stock holdings
Assessing Holland’s Statement That Heaven Would Not be Heaven Without His Family in Light of LDS Eschatology
A Stark Reminder
A Simple Proof That the Book of Mormon is Not the Word of God
Mormon church comes out in support of federal law protecting same-sex marriage
What the bishops knew: Church releases details, timeline about Arizona sex abuse case
Does an image of Joseph Smith exist? What one descendant found in a forgotten family heirloom
Mormons Inc: Church accused of multinational tax rort
Latter-day Saint leader Brad Wilcox apologizes for comments about race
Huntsman appeals lawsuit against Latter-day Saint church over tithing money
Billionaire Utahn resigns from the LDS Church
LDS Church withholds membership data from Utah for first time in decades. Here’s why.
Jana Riess: For U.S. Latter-day Saints, religiosity has declined over time
Dallin Oaks says shock therapy of gays didn't happen at BYU while he was president. Records show otherwise.
Elder Bednar Ministers in Amman, Jordan
President and Sister Nelson — and Elder and Sister Uchtdorf — share ‘heartland’ counsel to Latter-day Saints in Kansas, Oklahoma
Jana Riess: The battle lines around the word ‘Mormon’
Why a 4th Gospel Topics essay on plural marriage?
13 new temple locations announced by President Nelson as conference closes
The Rise of the Liberal Latter-day Saints And the battle for the future of Mormonism
Victim attorney: LDS Church’s $250 million settlement over Boy Scouts abuse claims is ‘inadequate’
BYU condemns a student's use of a homophobic slur
Throw away Kimball’s The Miracle of Forgiveness? A response to a Utah area seventy
Elder Holland: BYU must stand 'committed to its unique academic mission and to the church that sponsors it'
An LDS Prophet and His Fish Stories
Release of 66 Area Seventies follows new pattern for church leadership changes
Church reinstates Saturday evening sessions of general conference
Church will reforest sacred Hill Cumorah, site of angel's visits to Joseph Smith
Temple Square's North Visitors' Center will soon be demolished, replaced by garden
Church discontinues Saturday evening sessions of general conference
Practice of ‘time-only marriages’ in Latter-day Saint temples discontinued
Utahns rejoice with announcement of new Latter-day Saint temple in Ephraim and preservation of Manti Temple
President Nelson announces 20 more temples, including second in Cache Valley
James Huntsman files lawsuit accusing Latter-day Saint Church of fraud
Church pageants canceled for 2021, with Hill Cumorah finale to be 2019 rebroadcast
BYU committee on race and diversity releases 26 recommendations to help 'root out racism'
Netflix Sets 'Murder Among the Mormons' Docuseries on 1985 Utah Bombings (Exclusive)
Rob Sivulka's Review of “From Baptist Preacher to Mormon Teacher” by Wain Myers
Why I stopped tithing to the LDS Church
Lawsuit alleges LDS Church, leaders knew of child sex abuse but failed to report it
LDS handbook adds warning against prejudice and misinformation, revises entries on sex abuse, conversion therapy, stillborn babies and more
So is expressing gratitude, as LDS Church President Russell Nelson urged, healthy, or hurtful, during a pandemic?
6 new locations for LDS temples announced, including Lindon, Utah
Mormon Leaders Call for End to Racism, Protest Violence
Scholars turn anew to an old question: If Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon, how did he do it?
Large parties held in Provo as COVID-19 on the rise at BYU
Video: Past and Present Racism in Mormonism
Lori Daybell's attorney calls letter sent by LDS Church presidency 'alarming'
BYU students start petition to bring university back to ‘Christ-centered education’
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saint leaders update handbook emphasizing 'flexibility, agency and personal revelation'
As LDS Church prepares to open up more temples, leaders make more changes to endowment rite
BYU’s Black Student Union wants to remove the names from every building on campus
This week in Mormon Land: Reconciling on race, the masked apostle, an outlaw ‘member’
Statue of Brigham Young covered in paint at BYU with the word ‘racist’ sprayed at the base
Jana Riess: Renaming BYU buildings after nonracists, and other ways to dismantle white supremacy in Mormonism
Southern Virginia University removes white supremacist’s name from building at school for Latter-day Saints
Tasi Young: Time to change the name of BYU
Locking arms for racial harmony in America
Mormon president denounces racism, escalating violence
Plans for an LDS temple in Shanghai may have hit an obstacle
Robert Kirby: Faith is both virtual and real when it comes to church changes
'Substantial numbers of missionaries' will return to their home nations
Utah earthquake causes Angel Moroni on Salt Lake Temple to lose his trumpet
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints suspends church services worldwide
Changes to general conference, missionary work, stake conferences announced by the Church in response to coronavirus
BYU clarifies honor code to say 'same-sex romantic behavior' is prohibited
Letter to the editor: Polygamy a choice?
BYU attempts to clarify removal of 'homosexual behavior' section from Honor Code
Utah Senate votes unanimously to decriminalize polygamy
LDS Church kept the lid on its $100B fund for fear tithing receipts would fall, account boss tells Wall Street Journal
Error in printed LDS Church manual could revive racial criticisms
Mormon wife sues church for allegedly reporting husband's confession
Utah sees Latter-day Saint slowdown and membership numbers drop in Salt Lake County
MORMONS, HERE'S WHY I PUBLISHED THE REVELATIONS ABOUT THE LDS CHURCH'S $100 BILLION STOCKPILE | OPINION
First Presidency Statement on Church Finances
Mormon Church has misled members on $100 billion tax-exempt investment fund, whistleblower alleges
Polygamous Kingston Group may have swiped ‘millions’ in student aid, lawsuit says
LDS Church announces it still opposes Equal Rights Amendment as supporters rally at Capitol
Mexico killings renew calls to legalize polygamy in Utah and elsewhere
Church announces historic change, enabling women to be witnesses for baptisms and temple sealings
Christian health care organization asks Latter-day Saints to rethink their beliefs or leave
At BYU devotional, church president details ‘love and laws of God’ in description of 2015 and 2019 LGBT policy announcements
Ruling against polygamous towns in religious discrimination case upheld
Latter-day Saint leaders change rules against guns in church
Ed Smart, father of Elizabeth Smart, announces he is gay
LDS Church clarifies 'Word of Wisdom' on vaping, green tea, coffee, marijuana, opioids
Scathing Lawsuit Seeks Punitive Damages From Mormon Church
Dreadlocks get a man barred from — and accepted back to — LDS temple work in Payson
Why can’t ex-Mormons just leave the LDS Church alone?
Sterling Van Wagenen, a Latter-day Saint filmmaker, gets six years to life for child sex abuse
THE MORMON CHURCH VS. THE INTERNET
Latter-day Saint leaders eliminate yearlong wait period for temple sealing following civil marriage
LDS Church tops 16.3 million members, but number reflects lowest net increase in 40 years
LDS Church appoints first African-American man to General Authority
Church to allow baptisms, blessings for children of LGBT parents, updates handbook regarding 'apostasy'
2 Latter-day Saint volunteers detained in Russia have left the country
The Legislature has spoken: BYU police should no longer be able to keep its records secret
Prophet Meets Pope Francis at the Vatican
'The Next Mormons': Researcher's book may explain why millennials are leaving LDS faith
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announces name changes in communication platforms
This week in Mormon Land: The women who brought about temple changes, the latest from the Russian front, historic downsizing in Mexico
Follower Of Joseph Smith Urges Nation To Reject Morally Flawed Leaders
LDS church issues statement on temples as word of ceremony changes circulate
Examining Mormonism’s Founder: The What-Did-Joseph-Smith-Lie-About Approach
Sister missionaries in all Latter-day Saint missions can now wear pants
Salt Lake County is now minority Mormon, and the impacts are far reaching
Bill Reel on potential excommunication: 'You cannot tell the truth and get away with it'
Leah Remini: Church of Scientology’s retaliation has been ‘insanity’
Church News: Elvis Presley's copy of the Book of Mormon ain't nothin' but a forgery, Church history experts say
Manti businesses look to the future after pageant ends
Church Statement on Local Celebrations, Including Pageants
Review of Saints: The Standard of Truth 1815-1846
Mormon Leader Asks Women to Give Up Social Media for 10 Days — And Faces Fierce Backlash From Them
Members ‘offend’ Jesus and please the devil when they use the term ‘Mormon,’ President Nelson says
President Nelson announces 12 new temples, including second in Washington County
LDS Church announces end to three-hour Sunday meeting block
Mormon church excommunicates Sam Young, a former bishop who has been protesting sometimes sexually explicit one-on-one interviews between clergy and youths
Woman who alleges MTC president raped her is filmed testifying about him in church
MORMON BISHOP SAM YOUNG FACING EXCOMMUNICATION FOR WANTING TO STOP SEXUALLY EXPLICIT INTERVIEWS OF CHILDREN
The Name of the Church
Former LDS Bishop goes on hunger strike in effort to convince church to end ‘worthiness’ interviews with minors
BYU plans to appeal court ruling that BYUPD should obey Utah's open-records law
LDS Church asks judge to dismiss woman’s lawsuit alleging rape at the Missionary Training Center
Another Excommunication of Lance Earl
It’s all about the music: San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus performs with Mormon Tabernacle Choir
MormonLeaks: LDS Church controls billions of dollars in investment funds
Man behind fake apology for LDS Church’s ‘history of racism’ says he wanted to start a discussion
LDS Church, NAACP presidents meet, call for racial harmony
Mitt Romney Calls Southern Baptist Pastor Robert Jeffress a “Religious Bigot”
Mormons to drop Scouting as part of new global initiative
Woman files suit against LDS Church and former MTC president
LDS Church retires home and visiting teaching programs, replaced by a 'ministering' concept
History made at LDS conference with new apostles, sustaining of church president
First Presidency Announces Restructuring of Melchizedek Priesthood Quorums
"Brother Scott" and The Book of Mormon Spiritual and Temporal Witnesses Presentation Session 3
Updated LDS policy allows another adult to sit in on leaders' interviews with children and women
Woman who accused ex-MTC leader of sex assault releases statement
Former bishop spending thousands to tell others that the Book of Mormon is true
"Brother Scott" and The Book of Mormon Spiritual and Temporal Witnesses Presentation Session 2
"Brother Scott" and The Book of Mormon Spiritual and Temporal Witnesses Presentation Session 1
After nearly 350,000 internet contacts last year, Mormon missionaries are expanding their online teaching
Mormon church backs bill that could prevent recording bishop interviews
Mormon culture influences mental illness trends among members
Jon Huntsman Sr., philanthropist and global business mogul, dies at 80
LDS Church general authority Elder Von G. Keetch dies at 57
How a Mormon lawyer transformed archaeology in Mexico—and ended up losing his faith
Who is President Russell M. Nelson? A man of heart, compassion and faith
New York Times issues response to complaints about President Monson obituary
President Thomas S. Monson, 16th prophet of the LDS Church, dies after a lifetime spent going 'to the rescue'
FBI warns LDS church members of ‘affinity fraud’
Lyle Jeffs, one-time leader of Utah polygamous sect, sentenced to prison for food stamp fraud, absconding
Former LDS bishop calls for church leaders to stop interviewing teens about sexual practices
Commentary: The gaslighting within Mormonism must stop
LDS Church to hold women's, priesthood general conference sessions annually
Records reveal how money from Utah and U.S. Mormons props up LDS operations overseas
Mormon apostle Robert D. Hales dies between conference sessions after a life dedicated to the faith he loved
Grant Palmer, who wrote a landmark insider’s critique of Mormonism’s beginnings, dies at 77
BYU adds caffeinated soft drinks for first time since 1950s
LDS Church buys printer's manuscript of Book of Mormon for record $35 million
FLDS leader Lyle Jeffs pleads guilty to fraud scheme charge
Floodwaters breach the LDS Temple in Houston
3 Questions with Bob Evans: Former State Senator Steve Urquhart talks LDS Church lobbying tactics
Mormon Leader in Houston Won’t Let Father Check in With Son During Hurricane
LDS church says racism not of Christ in statement on Charlottesville
Excommunication of Mormon Official Called 'Very Rare'
LDS Church excommunicates general authority
Canadian polygamous leader found guilty of having 25 wives
Recaptured FLDS Church leader pleads not guilty to fraud, fleeing charges
Tip helps nab wanted polygamous sect leader Lyle Jeffs
Mormon church president, Thomas S. Monson, to no longer attend regular meetings
LDS Church President Monson released from the hospital
LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson hospitalized
Polygamy ‘recriminalized’ under new Utah law
Utah town votes to sell city street to Mormon church
New ads target the LDS Church and its tax-exempt status
MormonLeaks: Yes General Authorities are paid!
The Alarming Truths of So-called Anti-Mormonism
Mormon growth slowing dramatically in U.S., researcher reports
Essays on Mormon history, doctrine find new visibility in official app, Sunday School
A 'Wikileaks' for Secret Church Documents Launches for Concerned Mormons
Video: 3 Criteria for Testing the Mormon Prophet Joseph Smith
One year later, some Mormons balance LGBT policy concerns with desire to remain active
Questions to Ask at LDS Temple Openings
Mormons and Christians: So Close, Yet So Far Away
The Church of Chronic Denial and Dementia
Polygamy lives on in Mormon temple sealings
KSL TV Planned Parenthood 'CTR' campaign draws ire
Mormonism needs to divorce itself from polygamy — historically and theologically — author advocates
Mormon missionaries to stay in Russia despite new law
Video: Rob Sivulka Preaching at the 2016 Manti Mormon Miracle Pageant
Donald Trump’s Mormon Problem
The Mormon Jesus: Just how different is he than the traditional Christ?
Mormon leader: Differing versions of Joseph Smith’s ‘First Vision’ make it the ‘best-documented in history’
LDS CHURCH MEMBERSHIP GROWTH IS LOWEST IN 80 YEARS
Author of ‘Letter to a CES Director’ out of LDS Church after disciplinary council
Controversy swirls over sexual assault investigation and BYU Honor Code
Millennial Mormons leaving faith at higher rate than previous generations
Feds Find a Way to Crack Warren Jeffs’s Polygamous Sect: Food Stamp Fraud
Trib Talk: A new Mormon faith crisis?
Mormon church against Madsen’s Utah marijuana bill; ‘no objection’ to other measure
New Church Problems: Mormonism
Mormon LGBT ban was “revealed” to the prophet as God’s will, says Elder Nelson
Mormon gay policy is ‘will of the Lord’ through his prophet, senior apostle says
LDS Church: Oregon Militia Takeover Not 'Justified On A Scriptural Basis'
New Site Launched: MormonDetox
Thousands file resignation letters from the LDS Church
Thousands of Mormons Are Leaving the Church Over New Gay “Apostate” Policy
Group protests LDS policy on same-sex marriage and children
LDS Church adds same-sex marriage to definition of apostasy
Mormon apostle criticized for anti-Catholic remarks
New Essays Address Topics on Women, Priesthood, Mother in Heaven
Mormon Apostle Calls for Balance and Accommodation, Not Culture Wars
Suspect harrassing Mormon Church elder allegedly had goal of blood sacrifice
3 apostles called to LDS Church leadership
Small group of Ordain Women supporters gather for demonstration
FORMER MORMON BISHOP IN PRISON!
RICHARD G. SCOTT (1928-2015)
FLDS fathers claim 'religious genocide,' but A.G. fears 'psychological manipulation'
Mormon church releases photos of ‘seer stone’ used by founder Joseph Smith
'The Book of Mormon' gets rousing reception in Utah
Nearly 100 submit resignation letters to LDS church
Boise Rescue
Is Mormonism Christian? (Long But Everyone Interested in Mormonism Should Read This)
Exiled FLDS moms return to Hildale demanding their children
This Mormon Sunday school teacher was dismissed for using church's own race essay in lesson
10 Dark Secrets Of Mormon History
5 hands among thousands mark rare votes of dissent during LDS Church’s General Conference
The Role of The LDS Church in Utah's Politics
Mormons aim to address the messy parts of church history, theology
And it came to pass, one day the Book of Mormon overtook the Bible — in LDS eyes
John Dehlin excommunicated from LDS Church
In major move, Mormon leaders call for statewide LGBT protections
Mormon steps down from Ordain Women post to keep temple recommend
Mormon critic John Dehlin says he'll face church disciplinary council
BYU-Hawaii commencement: No escalator to heaven
Evils of religion: Brigham Young and the Mountain Meadows Massacre
New Video Testimony: I Was a Mormon: Francesco Amendola
Op-ed: LDS Church should make clear Smith was wrong to take 14-year-old wife
New Mormon essay: Joseph Smith married teens, other men’s wives
No, Mormon temples aren’t getting out of the marriage business
Review of New Film "Meet the Mormons"
Video: Mormon Secrets: What the Missionaries Don't Tell
Evils of religion: Land speculation, Danites, and the Missouri Mormon wars
Confessions of a Mormon housewife
Evils of religion: How a sexual predator became a spiritual leader
Evils of religion: The scam that became Mormonism
Public gets 1st look at priceless Mormon artifacts
Putting Eternal Salvation in the Hands of 19-Year-Old Missionaries
A RESPONSE TO “TRANSLATION AND HISTORICITY OF THE BOOK OF ABRAHAM” BY DR. ROBERT RITNER
What Kind of a Translation Is the Book of Abraham? A Multiple-Choice Question
So You Think the Book of Mormon Is Authentic?
LDS Church releases statement on Book of Abraham
Priesthood blessings equally available to all, LDS leaders say in new statement
Mormon Church Excommunicates Kate Kelly, Women's Rights Activists
Two Activists in Mormon Church Threatened With Excommunication
How the Mormons Conquered America
LDS blacks, scholars cheer church's essay on priesthood
‘A Land of Monsters’: Beck Fires Back at Those Attacking Liberty University for Inviting Him to Speak
Liberty University responds to complaints about Glenn Beck sermon
More missionaries, slight rise in Mormon converts
LDS Church Asserts Trademark of “Mormon”
The Core Mormon Teaching the LDS Church Didn’t Jettison
Atheists conduct friendly march around Mormon Temple Square
Mormon women look for entrance to priesthood
Lehi teens stand up to LDS Church protesters
British judge dismisses lawsuit against LDS Church
Does Mormonism Really Teach That Faithful Mormons Receive Their Own Planets?
Fraud Case First Day Official Release
British judge hears arguments in case LDS Church calls 'mischief'
LDS leader tells Mormons to embrace their history, keep their faith
Utah has highest rate of mental illness in U.S., study says
The “Inquisition” of Shawn McCraney—What the Heck Was That?
Mormons say faithful aren’t taught they get their own planets
LDS.org New Article: Becoming Like God
Blog: Shawn McCraney is a Heretic and Needs Adult Supervision
LDS FRAUD CASE: THE LAW AND UNDENIABILITY
A Former Bishop’s Doctrinal Dilemmas
Heart of the Matter's Shawn McCraney is Officially a Modalist Heretic
Open Letter to Thomas S. Monson, Prophet of the Mormon Church
Disaffected British Mormon taking LDS prophet to court
When the Saints Go Marching Out
Arizona governor visits Gilbert temple open house
LDS Church says Utah alcohol laws benefit all residents
Evangelical leaders, Mormons unite in message of faith
Ravi Zacharias discusses the Bible, his life, families and religious freedom
Evangelical writer Ravi Zacharias lauds bridge building with Mormons
LDS essay: Mormons practiced polygamy after Manifesto

Fraud Case First Day Official Release (3-15)
JUDGE HEARS DAY-LONG ARGUMENTS IN MORMON FRAUD CASE

Case may advance to Crown Court for trial; judge will announce ruling on Thursday