Before his death, one of the gifts Joseph Smith Jr. left behind is the mysterious role of “patriarch” in the church. Evidently, these men are able to channel god’s personal crystal ball(s) and disseminate his will to recipients under their divinely guided hands, providing details about their pre-mortal life, offering promises and guidance for this life, and peering into the life beyond. Termed a “patriarchal blessing”, these personalized revelations from god become little “liahonas” for the members, and serve to exacerbate feelings of elitism and pride coupled with inadequacy, unworthiness, and confusion.
There have been many anecdotes presented about the growth of the church over the decades. The real statistics may surprise you.
Starting at a very young age, the Mormon church instills its members with the notion that sex is "carnal", evil, and filthy. Rather than...
Dave and Mike review some of the psychological manipulations employed by the LDS church to indoctrinate its members.