When the late Walter Martin wrote a book about Mormonism, he entitled it The Maze of Mormonism. That’s because understanding what “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (The Mormons)” believe can be a very frustrating process. This is because the Mormon Church uses words Bible-believing Christians are familiar with, but changes the meanings without telling us. The following are just a sample of words that they use with different definitions: Jesus, God, Heaven, Salvation, Resurrection, and more.

I wrote the essay, Letter to a Mormon: Testing the Claims of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, with 2 purposes in mind:

• To train Christians in what the Mormons actually believe (but might not tell you)
• To have something tangible that you can give to a Mormon as a witnessing tool.

This document contains a gospel message and an overview of doctrines that the LDS church teaches. All of them list quotations from actual LDS sources, citing where these can be found. In addition, each doctrine has what the Bible teaches on the subject. You should print out at least 2 copies to have near your door since the Mormons usually come in 2’s. Give this to the Mormons. It contains material that they may not even know about. You can download this as an Adobe Acrobat (PDF) file in two ways:

	Download this document setup normally. This is the option most people will want. It will print normally on regular 8.5 x 11 inch (letter size) paper.
	Download this document setup to print as a booklet. This is the option to chose if you can print on 11×17 inch paper. When you fold it, it will be a 20-page booklet. NOTE: only download this version if you can print on 11×17 inch paper!

 

From the Introduction:

I first met members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) in the summer of 1995. Before then, my only exposure to Mormonism was through their delightful and uplifting TV commercials I had seen many times.

 

The Mormons I met in 1995 were very kind and enthusiastic. They encouraged me to consider the claims of their church and to pray about the Book of Mormon. I took them up on their suggestion and it was at that time that I began my research into this impressive religion.

 

What you will find in this essay is the culmination of over 15 years of study and prayer.

I hope this essay is a blessing to you and please forward it along to anyone you think would be edified by it!

all for Jesus,

Mark