Questions to ask of a Mormon
The Egyptian papyri that Joseph Smith claimed was written by the hand of Abraham himself, and which he translated into the Book of Abraham has been translated by current Egyptologists, including Mormon Egyptologists. Where, then, are the portions that have been translated by the Egyptologists written in the Book of Abraham?
- "God sits enthroned in yonder heavens as an exalted man. He became
God the same way all the other Gods before him."
-Joseph Smith-Journal of Discourses, Vol.6,p 1-7
If man can become God and God was once a man, and all other Gods before him were first men, who created the first man to become God? In other words, which came first, the chicken or the egg?
Isaiah 43:10 "Before me there was no god formed, neither shall there be after me."
- "...convince us of our errors of doctrine, if we have any, by any
reason, by logical arguments, and by the word of God, and we will be
ever grateful for the information."
-Orson Pratt, 1853.
How does Paul's statement that "there are gods many and lords many" justify the Mormon claim that there are countless gods, when the context of Paul's statements clearly state the opposite? See Deception.
Since Mormons believe that the Bible is corrupted, why doesn't the LDS Church use Joseph Smith's translation of the Bible instead of the King James Version? -Known also as the Inspired Version of the Bible.
Doesn't it seem odd that the Mormon church followed the United States command rather than God's command? (e.g. Polygamy ended when challenged by the government and blacks were allowed to be priests following the civil rights movement.)