Newsletter
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And Finally….
An Exchange of e-mails
Two Mormons and Michelle
And Now, from the other side of our theological world, came these several emails from a member of the Mormon Church with a different perspective of me and all the rest of the people who have left the Mormon church.
He dared
us to print his emails, responses to our and his exchange with a young LDS man, Taylor.
Our office Manager, Michelle, has taken the time to respond. It makes some interesting
reading.
These
emails - spelling and all - are exactly as they came. We do not have a problem with our
spell-checker.
-----Original
Message-----
From: Jason and Alyson King [mailto:bobing@uswest.net]
Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2000 9:33 PM
To: Taylor_Bradford@hotmail.com
Cc: ed@saintsalive.com
Subject: Letter to Ed Decker
Taylor,
I commend you on
writing a letter to Ed Decker. I browse his sight once in a while just for fun, to get a
good laugh at his ignorance and blindness. I am not sure why I waste my time with such
efforts. But I have always seemed to have a thing for anti-Mormons. I think it is
that I like to know the tactics of my enemy so that I can fight him.
Michelle: Matthew 5:44 says: 'But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless
them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully
use you, and persecute you'.
Jason, we don't hate you. We grieve for you. We're not 'anti-Mormon'. The only reason Ed has been out speaking, writing and witnessing is to show the Mormon people the truth from the Bible and encourage them to read for themselves the books that the LDS church promotes. I understand it's your heritage and the difficulty it is in ever separating yourself from being a Mormon. The church's authority is very inner-twined with who you are..
Before and during my mission, I read
all the anti-LDS literature that I could. And I learned a lot!!! All is lies, truths
distorted.
Michelle: What are the lies? Can you name
even one? Using the word 'all' is such a blanket statement it can’t be taken
seriously. Pick your very best “ lie” in any one of his teachings, books,
pamphlets or videos.. Send it to us and Ed will answer it, right here in his next
newsletter, using legal LDS documents in
context to prove to you that the lie is in the church, not in his revealing it.
Then what will you do. Stand up to it like a true man or duck back into your spiritual shell and burning in the bosom? We are ready. Are you?
There is an answer, a logical and
reasonable one for every attack against LDS doctrine. I have also seen Decker's movies,
the God Makers, etc. and read most of his books. So, I am pretty well rehearsed with his
doctrine and others that oppose the church (Jerald and Sandra Tanner--even had letters
going with them). The bottom line is these kind of people are "past
feeling"--like Laman and Lemuel.
Michelle:
"Past-feeling" denotes that we don't care about anything or anyone.
Now, if this statement were true, why would we be so passionate about promoting the truth?
Even if they saw an
Angel from god, they would not turn to the truth.
Excuse me? I'm praying that this is
a typo. This is where it all started when Joseph Smith said that he saw angels of light
who came to him. Michelle:
They are so enmeshed in their own sins and
lustful desires that they will not repent and hearken unto the Spirit. Sadly enough, such
people are sons of perdition.
Michelle: Again, you blow off every former Mormon who believes that
Mormonism is a false religion as easily as you blow you nose/ How do you know that such of
us would be sons of perdition? Only God knows the heart of man. Ed knows
without a doubt that he's saved. I know that I am saved. This type of argument is the last defense of a
defenseless position. If you can’t deal with what they say, say evil things about
them. May work for you in the LDS church. We are not moved by it..
If you note the scriptures they say that such people will never be forgiven--in this life or the next. This is not because the Savior will not forgive them, but because they will not turn to him. They are so past feeling that they will not hearken to the Spirit and repent. Thus, there is no forgiveness for such people.
Michelle: Now, I implore you to re-read what you
wrote in this last paragraph. 'they won't be forgiven, not because the Savior won't
forgive them, but because they won't turn to him'. Really, think about that
statement, it doesn't make sense.
Moreover, Ed Decker and every other
anti-Mormon do not struggle with our doctrine. The true concern on their part is their
unwillingness to repent of their sexual sins. Immorality is the problem, not church
doctrine.
Why is it that you're continually speaking of sexual sin in your conversation with Taylor Bradford in regards to 'Ed Decker and all the other anti-Mormons'? What do you know about Mr. Decker's life? Have you ever asked him personally? Have you ever seen the actual court documents from his divorce or the ex-communication papers from the church?
That kind of statement is an offense to me as well. You don't even know me. You don't know why I left the church, you don't know why thousands of others have left the church. Remember the scripture about people that gossip and spread malice? If not, check out Romans chapter one.
If you're determined to know more about other 'anti-Mormons' and why they left, e-mail me personally and I'll be more than happy to share my experience with you.
Their whole attack against the church is a "smokescreen" to cover their sins through justification. If we, who teach strong morals of sexual purity are wrong, then those who indulge in such practices can be "forgiven" and justified.
Michelle: ??? What do you mean by this? Anyone who is a strong Christian wouldn't dream of 'indulging in such practices'. Christ has changed our hearts because we have accepted Him as our Lord and Savior. Notice that it's LORD AND Savior. We are children of the Most High and we meditate upon Him daily, letting Him renew our hearts and mind.
Not sure if you know, but Decker had multiple affairs while he was married and had children. His wife kept forgiving him, but he continued to indulge in his immorality and alcoholism. Hum....."by their fruits ye shall know them.." Sounds like a sour and bitter root to me. Certainly, his character is not becoming of a minister for God's Word or even comparable to the church leaders today (i.e. Gordon Hinckley).
Michelle: Again, where is your mind? Is it about other people's lives, the rumors, the gossip? What you report are unfounded and vicious lies. Ed has been a wonderful father, husband, son, brother and friend, a committed and active Christian for over a quarter century. His life and integrity is an open book. By these fruits we do know him, but we certainly don’t know you by these fruits you have displayed.
Now Ed is surely a person that I want to follow----that is if I want to go to hell!!!
Michelle: Now that is not a very nice thing to say. I'm sure that you're not taught to talk like that in your Sacrament Meetings. Ed is not proclaiming to be a savior. He only ask\s that you follow Jesus, as he does. The only person you should follow is Jesus Christ. My goodness, He came here to die a horrible death on a cross for you, it's that simple.
Ed seems to feel that Joseph Smith was a
false prophet--no prophecies ever came true? Well, at least he got this prophecy correct,
thanks to Ed's immorality: "And he that looketh upon a women to lust after her shall
DENY THE FAITH, and shall NOT HAVE THE SPIRIT." (D&C 42:23)
Michelle: Before we go on to the documents from the LDS doctrines, let's explore this statement. Yes, Ed knows without a doubt that Joseph Smith was a false prophet. Ed never said that none of Smith's prophecies came true. Some of his 'prophecies' did come true, but that's another story. Ed wrote a booklet called 'And it didn't come to pass'. In this he detailed over 5 dozen of Smith’s clearly false prophecies. And he even lists the few that did come true. You can read every one of them at http://www.saintsalive.com/mormonism/falseprophetjs.htm
And here we go again with Ed's personal life...how can you possibly say that Smith's prophecy came true, using Mr. Decker as an example when in fact, your accusation is not true to begin with.
Furthermore, let's consider the following: "Whoso committeth adultery with a women lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul." (Prov 6:32)
Obviously, Ed cannot be telling us the
truth when his mind is darkened. He lacks understanding and has lost the Spirit. He
trusts in the arm of flesh; he is learned, so he thinks he is wise (2 Nephi 9:28). He
sets himself up as a light to get praise and gain of the world. His heart is not on Zion
(2 Nephi 26:29-31. He wants to become the fallen Lucifer and have all the glory!!!
Michelle: Dear heavens, where does all this venom spew out from??? This is just as bad as the earlier comment made about us wanting to crucify our Lord. I am truly sad for you. It is so difficult to live a life filled with so much animosity and outright hate for someone. It takes away from living in the freedom of the love Jesus has for us. This statement from you is patently false as well.
All his attacks against the church are lies. If you take the quotes that he puts in his books and movies, and compare them with the original text, you will see that he changes them and takes them out of context. One that comes to mind is from the "Godmakers." He claims that we said that "Joseph Smith has done more for the salvation of mankind than anyone else...even Jesus." This is certainly not true!
This is a clear lie and deception. If Ed pulled the veil of darkness from his eyes, he would know that D&C 135:3 tells a different story...placing Jesus as the supreme person of our salvation, with Joseph next in line! This is just one example of Ed's attempts to distort the truth. Remember what Jacob tells us--"Wo unto the liar for he shall be thrust down to hell."
Michelle: Ed quoted Joseph Smith’s brag about himself and the reference for it. You have quoted something entirely different, written in another book, stated by someone else and then you have applied it to what Ed said and try to make him the liar. Who is the liar here??.
Shame on you! I'd really like you to read what Joseph Smith said about doing more for the salvation of mankind than anyone ever had.. You can find this in the History of The Church; Volume 6, pages 408-9. The reference Ed has always used in this case! Smith was giving his testimony against the dissenters at Nauvoo.
'I have more to boast of than ever any man
had. I am the only man that has ever been able to keep a whole church together since
the days of Adam. A large majority of the whole have stood by me. Neither
Paul, John, Peter, nor Jesus ever did it. I boast that no man ever did such a work
as I. The followers of Jesus ran away from Him; but the Latter-day Saints never
ran away from me yet.'
If Jesus is the supreme person of your salvation, why would there have to be anyone else next in line? God tells us in Galatians 3:28; 'There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus'. There's no mention of Smith in there.
Clearly, he is of the devil!! Oh but wait,
I have been brainwashed!! Well, I guess that is true. Yes, I have been brainwashed by the
true Spirit of the Lord. Oh, I must also be wrong because I belong to a "cult."
Hummm, funny but Webster seems to have a different view of "cult" than Ed:
"ritualistic religious system; devotion to a person or thing." Not sure about
you, but I do not find anything in that definition that mentions Satanism, evil,
mysterious, witchcraft, etc. So, thanks for the compliment Ed, I am proud to pay
devotion to a person---Jesus Christ, my Savior and Redeemer. So, how is he or any
other "Christian" denomination different than us? Looks like Ed needs to
study the English language. I think he means to use the word "occult".
Michelle: Are you saying that you are proud to be in a cult or in the occult? Lord, have mercy upon this man. Think again about this definition. Ritualistic. The LDS Church has you scheduled for every day of the week. Your devotion is to your prophet each time you sing, 'We thank thee O God for a prophet'
God clearly tells us time and again that we cannot serve both God and mammon. Either he will hate the one or love the other. Where is your devotion? Joseph Smith claimed that he was a 'seer'. D&C 21:1, D&C 107:91-2 & D&C 124:94. He also claimed that God called him as a medium. D&C 132:7. Let's see what the Mormon Doctrine and Webster's says about seers and mediums.
The LDS book, Mormon Doctrine [pg. 473] says that mediums are witches. Webster's defines it as a middle state or degree. Mormon Doctrine pg. 701 says that seers are greater than prophets. Webster's defines it as a prophet, one who foretells; a soothsayer.
The Bible says that mediums are wizards. Read what Leviticus 19:20 says and also Isaiah 8:19-20: 'And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards (mediums) that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead? To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them'
The Bible says this about seers: from the Hebrew; they advise self, appear, approve, have experience, and gaze. There are numerous applications of this term throughout the Old Testament, particularly in 1st Samuel. While the term seer in the context of prophetic utterances is Biblical, it depends upon whether or not the prophet is a true prophet of God if it is acceptable.
Sadly enough, I do not find that spelling on his web site, his books, or by any other anti-Mormon. So, until they get the spelling correct, thanks for the compliment!! I am proud to be part of a religious system that teaches me about the person of my devotion!
Michelle: Obviously that person isn't Jesus Christ according to what you've stated above, it's more about Joseph Smith than Christ our Lord.
Well Taylor, I just wanted to respond to your letter after I read Ed's reply. I hope that you can see through his anger, hatred, and evilness. Stay true to the faith, and know that Joseph Smith is a prophet! Your brother also, Jason King
(I wonder if Ed is bold enough to post this on his site? We shall see. I bet not, because the "guilty taketh the truth to be hard, for it cutteth them to very center")
Michelle: Ed is not afraid to stand up to truth. So we will be more than happy to put this entire exchange of emails and our response to this on the site. May God bless you Jason and open your eyes to Him. With Love in Christ; Michelle
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> ----- Original Message
-----
>From: Taylor Bradford <taylor_bradford@hotmail.com>
> To: <bobing@uswest.net>
> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2000 2:01 AM
> Subject: your letter to me
>
>
Dear Jason,
Thanks a ton for your e-mail I have recieved alot more critisism
for my e-mail than compliments, but part of it is my fault.
I wish I could rewrite my e-mail to be alot more thurough. I wouldnt change my message Ed is a very distrubed man.
I have heard of his so called adulterous acts but I have heard that it isnt true. I dont know the validity of the claim that he has
had affairs.
Michelle: If you have only 'heard of his so-called' adulterous acts and then heard it wasn't true, then why are you even discussing this? This should immediately concern you that they are rumors, lies, gossip and malice. Proverbs 20:19; 'He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips'.
His wife
signed a document stating he had affairs but there are still questions unanswered. But you are right in comparing Ed to Laman or
Lemuel, he reminds me alot of them. I really
hate to see a man like that be sucked beyond the point of return by satan.
Michelle: Rest assured that Ed is saved by the Lord Jesus. By the way, Ed’s wife has never written any such thing. He has been happily married for over 30 years. What you are talking about is his ex-wife, whom he divorced in 1969, while an active Mormon. And again, anyone can write and sign anything regarding another person. It doesn’t make a word of it true, unless there is true supportive evidence. Such evidence does not exist in the case of what his ex-wife wrote 11 years ago about things that happened 20 and 30 years before that.
I wish I
could debate with him face to face instead of by e-mail I havent written him since he
posted my letter on the newsletter. I dont
think there is anything for me to say.
Michelle: Taylor, you wanted a forum and Ed gave you one, even as he is doing with Jason, as requested.
Ed has his mind set so much on harming the
church although he says his intentions are to bring people out of cults into christianity.
He compares missionary work to what he does although there is such a blatantly obvious
difference.
Michelle: Let’s be honest here. In all the years that Ed has had this work before him, Ed's mind is always set upon the Lord first. His calling has nothing to do with bringing ‘harm’ to the LDS church. It has everything to do with calling the Mormon people out of what thousands of us [not just Ed] agree is spiritual darkness and to the Lord.
We really want you to open your own books, read them, study them, compare them against each other and then with the Bible. We call this love, not an evil attack by evil people.
Dont
bother e-mailing him there is nothing we could say to change him but there are things he
could say to change us. You have to be very
careful when reading anti mormon literature unless its compared to the truth. Because reading the lies only hurt your testimony. It draws you away from the church.
Michelle: When can truth be a lie and lies be the truth?? IN spiritual blindness. This should really concern you. Based upon your statement, your faith could be shaken by what others say. I always ask Mormons the same question, so here it is for you; IF YOU DIED TODAY, WOULD YOU KNOW WITH CERTAINTY THAT YOU WOULD GO TO HEAVEN? If you hesitate in your answer or say that you 'hope you would because you're working hard', then you should re-evaluate what you believe in.
Everyone exmormon I talked to as a result of my e-mail has admited that they left the church after reading the "truth" about mormonism. People like ed know the church is true and they know we know it.
Michelle: This statement is patently false. People who left the church after reading the truth found it in the Holy Bible, where truth lives. I don’t know a single one who left because they had a burning in their bosom and knew what we said was true. They knew it was truth when what we said was clearly supported by the Bible.
They just dont want to change their ways. Well I dont want to go on forever but thanks for your e-mail. Watch out for the snares of satan, I cant wait to go on a mission, I hope I get a tough one so I can be that much stronger. I look forward to talking to you in the future. your brother, Taylor Bradford
Michelle: Taylor, we want you to know that we will be diligently praying for you. If you end up going on that mission, I pray that you will step onto a strong Christian's doorstep and they'll invite you in.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason and Alyson King [mailto:bobing@uswest.net]
> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2000 11:04 AM
> To: Taylor Bradfo
> Cc: ed@saintsalive.com
> Subject: Re: your letter to me
> Good
to hear back from you. I know your frustration. I have had numberous conversations with
anti-mormons--in person and on the net. On my mission I was swamped with antiLDS people.
It truly solidified my testimony!! Ed's immorality is a given--
Michelle:
You speak of Ed as if you know him personally. What
do you mean by Ed's immorality is a given? Do
you have a personal rock solid evidence of anything that Ed has done to base your
statement?
people like him struggle the same way as those who seek for a sign. And Joseph
Smith said that it is an eternal principle that those who seek for signs from God are
adulterers (see Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith).
Michelle: Are you saying that Ed was seeking some sign? What sign?? Where is your proof?
Also, I have seen the divorce papers and court statements.
A good book to read up on the history of Ed is "They lie in wait to deceive" by Robert and Rosemary Brown. They also have 2 other volumes and are working on one about the Tanners. You find it on the web, or go to your local Institute of Religion.
Michelle: The information published there about Ed Decker does not deal with any of his documented positions regarding the doctrines of Mormonism. It is almost entirely slanderous statements made about him by his former wife without any documented evidence to support what she has said.
In his position as the head of Saints Alive, Ed had begun legal action against her, through attorneys in Marshfield, Wisconsin, near where his former wife lives. Until she comes forth with any more lies about Ed, he is unable to pursue charges against her, since Wisconsin slander laws have a 2 year statute of limitation in such a matter.
We find it revealing that she signed her affidavit in 1989 and the Brown’s waited for over five years, until the statute of limitations in the matter ran out in Arizona as well.
Also, you shuold read "The truth about the Godmakers." amazing book!! Written by an institute teacher from the University of Utah--Gilbert Scharffs. It is no longer in print, but that should also be in your institute library. It exposes all the lies in Ed's books and movies on the Godmakers. A definite book in your anti-LDS arsenal!
Michelle: Arsenal? My goodness, my heart truly breaks for you. Ed isn't the enemy, Satan is the enemy. You seem to have a preconceived idea that Ed and all these unmade hordes of anti-LDS people are 'out to get' all Mormons and hates them.
First, why
don’t you actually study out this issue
with facts and go to his response to Sharff’s book, The Truth About The Truth About
The God Makers in the Mormon section of our web site, http://www.saintsalive.com/mormonism/thetruthabout.htm This ministry is based upon reaching Mormons
and others that have been deceived by false doctrines and teachers.
Galatians
1:6-9 says; 'I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace
of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not
another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. But though we, or AN ANGEL FROM HEAVEN, preach any
other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed'.
Here we see that as Christians, we are to warn you about another gospel other than that of
Jesus Christ and the Bible. ~
I know how it is--I wish I could convert
anti-mormons back. but, I have learned that it is impossible.
Michelle: Thank You Jesus!~ It is not impossible to win Mormons to the real Jesus. It happens in this ministry all the time!
I used to debate with them at Temple Square during general conference, talked with ministers on my mission, and even sent a 50 page response to a lady on the net. I guess I have realized that they are past feeling, and will never change. Notice that they rely on intellectual reasoning at the expense of the Spirit.
Michelle: Are you saying that instead of reasoning with the use of the Bible, we should be listening to ‘the sprit’ [which spirit?] and trust that burning in the bosom test of truth upon which you must depend for evidence of truth?
In 2 Timothy 3:14-6 it says that we should learn from the scriptures. 'But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou has learned them; And that from a child thou has known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. all scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness'.
Ed and all the other thousands of ex-Mormons are not past feeling. We have finally come alive to our surroundings, but especially to our Lord Jesus. We are finally able to have the personal relationship with Jesus that He intended for us to enjoy.
--that is how they draw poeple in--with their cunning words and snars--just like Satan. They are like Korihor--they claim that we are bound down by foolish traditions. Their fate will be the same as him and Nehor. Such people are led into carnal security
Michelle: The evidence that Ed uses for his documentation is taken directly from official documents of the LDS Church.
They will never invite you to pray,
Michelle: We will always invite you to pray with us. The thing we don't do is to allow a person that is following a false prophet to audibly pray. That would be inviting false spirits into our midst.
in fact Ed mocks the "burning in the bosom."--claiming it is subjective and not scriptural. Hum, then explain why the two disciples on the road the Emmaus had the burning and knew that Christ was with them? (see Luke 24:32). Geee, who is not Biblical?
Michelle: You should really read all of that passage, not just verse 32. Jesus was walking alongside them, preaching from the Scripture. It filled their hearts with love because of His death on the cross and opened their minds to understanding the Scriptures. They did not know who he was until He revealed himself after they finished walking and were eating. “Now it came to pass, as He sat at the table with them, that He took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him; and He vanished from their sight”. Luke 24:30-31
Geee, who is not> Biblical now?
They deny the Spirit--just
like D&C says that immoral people will. They seek for wisdom of this world, and thus
can lure people in with their cunning and craftiness--words that are pleasing to the
carnal mind. Also, these people practice preistcraft
Michelle: Let's look at the word priestcraft. Can you even define it? Webster's definition of priestcraft says this: the craft, policies, methods, etc. of priests: often in a derogatory sense, the scheming or intrigues of priests. The use of the word 'craft' in the way you did is referring to a type of Satanic worship. Ed does not honor, nor does he worship Satan.
When Ed was a Mormon, he was an ordained member of the Mormon Melchizedek priesthood, which priesthood is not any man’s to have, according to the Word of God. Read the whole 7th Chapter of Hebrews. Mormonism has usurped the holy priesthood of Jesus, himself.
Hebrew 7:24 “But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood."
Heb 5:5-6 “So also
Christ did not glorify Himself to become High Priest, but it was He who said to Him:
"You are My Son, today I have begotten You." As He also says in another place:
"You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek"(NKJ)
Because Jesus is living forever, He holds His priesthood unchangeably. There will never be another Melchizedek priesthood holder!! Since the Bible makes it clear that there can be only one high priest at a time, that means that Jesus is it! For ever! This makes the LDS claim that thousands of its men hold this priesthood false and blasphemous. That Mormon priesthood, my friend, is true priestcraft!
--teach for glory and money.
That is what it all about-----money and fame of the world. That is why they reject the
church so much--just like the Jews of Christ's time (see 2 Nephi 10:1-5).
If Jesus where here today, or Joseph Smith, Ed and all the other anti-mormons would crucify them both. Of course they will deny that, but stoning or rejecting the living prophet is just the same action.
Michelle: That is the most inflammatory comment we've seen in quite some time. I couldn't believe my eyes when I read this. Rejecting Joseph Smith is NOT the same as crucifying Jesus Christ. We emphatically deny that we would crucify the Lord or even Joseph Smith. You're classifying Joseph Smith to be equal with Jesus in your last sentence.
Notice that they display the same mentality as the Pharisees---they cry that Moses and Abraham were righteous, they were their sons, and they would not accept Christ. So, Ed and all the other are just modern day Pharisees, playing The same game by claiming that they believe in the dead prophets of the New Testament, but cannot accept the living prophets of today.
Michelle:
???? It's not Christ that Ed or any of us
rejected. It was Joseph Smith's teachings and
the teachings that the LDS Church upholds today. There are living prophets today. But to be sure they are a true prophet, you must
base your assessment upon the way the Bible says to do it.
A prophet of today proclaims the Word of God, he or she reiterates what the Lord
has already said. They never ADD to the words
of the Lord/
The reason is that the living prophet testify against sin and lust, and these people will not repent, so they fight against it. It is the same battle that we fought in the pre-mortal world--a battle of words and theology. And satan is using the same tactics on earth to deceive the elect.
Michelle: Blanket charges like these against hundreds of thousands of decent former Mormons is the height of arrogance! These accusations of sin and lust coming from someone in a church founded by a man like Joseph Smith is farcical. Even the LDS church admits Smith was sexually involved in scores of adulterous relationships. Except, he called it spiritual wifery and godly polygamy.
Taylor, I am glad that your are excited to go on your mission. You are wise in your thoughts regarding Ed. Stay strong, keep the Spirit, and feel to write me anytime with any questions that you may have. Take care....
Jason
Well, that’s it
folks….quite a lengthy bit of material, but I suggest that if you have any
input, questions or statements, contact any of us in this set of e-mails.
Just write to me
michelle@saintsalive.com
or Ed Decker at
ed@saintsalive.com