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It just wasn't a someone. Most of the witnesses gave deathbed testimonies about what they saw and experienced. We need to remember that this would be a logical question to ask them as they were dying by a relative or a wife. And all kept to their testimonies. Even Rigdon denied he wrote the Book of...

Thank you for you post. I have actually found FAIR to be more helpful than that. I also have found that to be a critic of the Church , one must accept speculation as truth. For example, a critic must speculate what's on the missing papyri for the Book of Abraham. One must speculate on Joseph Smith'...

Congratulations on your decision. It takes a strong man to admit he no longer believes. It takes a stronger man to act on it.

I have never suggested one has to be near perfect. But yes, a level of perfection must be attained before receiving the blessings. "A level of perfection must be attained before receiving the blessings". I don't recall Jesus ever saying, "come unto me all ye that have attained a leve...

Why keep them out of the temple in this life knowing that when they die, the ordinance will be performed anyway? Because you never know when and if they'll be converted. This life is the time to prepare to meet God so it's their responsibility. In the afterlife, they can still accept it to their be...

Here is something that has been on my mind lately. Why wait until someone dies before allowing them the "saving" ordinance? If baptism and temple ordinances are required for salvation, why not open the doors to all of humanity to get them done in this lifetime regardless if they are living...