He claimed the book of mormon got its name from an ancient warrior whose ancestors set sail from. Booth, american literary critic and professor of english. Lds scripture instructs that members can become exceedingly rich in material possessions through the blessings of the church. Jack mormon an individual who is a baptized but relatively inactive member of the lds church. He now faces the prospect of being remembered more for the spoken word than any of his drawings. Other groups embarked even earlier, only in submarines. Oaks explains the churchs stance on lying for the lord.
What was the churchs latest secret command to harry reid. Containing 5,717 articles spanning 332 topics exmormon news, stories and recovery. Secretary of agriculture and lds prophet ezra taft benson. Steve publicly broke with the mormon church following his revelation that his 94yearold grandfather, ezra taft benson, the putative president. Unique insights on christ from the book of mormon gilbert w. Steves eventual punishment was a rebuke from his stake president and removal from local church assignments. Cowardly posters with deep inner personal doubts about the truth claims of the mormon church on occasion come to this board under false pretenses including sneaking in under my own name because theyre too chicken and insecure to actually reveal their own. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts.
Ex mormon cartoonist steve benson says romney not telling truth by dave astor published. Across a broad scale, we learned from our own experience that the mormon church intrudes deeply into the personal lives of its members, seizing in long meetings and intense confessionals the time, finances, thoughts and emotions of its flock. Maxwell, and steve and mary ann benson, november 21, 2002 apologist response. Arizonas finest cartoonist, steve benson, bites the dust local. Come follow me intro to book of mormon dec 30jan 5.
Steve bensons story of how he came to disbelieve in mormonism. President ezra taft benson defined pride as enmity toward god and enmity toward our fellowmen in conference report, apr. His cartoons have been collected in a number of books. I cant even get my bitter exmormons straight anymore, there are so many. The second presentation is pride cycle helaman 712. Benson served an lds church mission in britain from 1921 to 1923. He then added, but we shouldnt be keeping track, anyway. An apostles attitude toward the book of mormon feeding it to the masses or commenting about.
The book of mormon speaks to our times richard dilworth rust. Taking time to read in the book of mormon every day has brought many blessings of happiness and peace to my soul. This is the first of two presentations about pride in the book of mormon video package. Be sure you read the book of mormon each day, if you can. The book of mormon says that the native americans are descendants of the wicked lamanites, who were cursed with a dark skin for their disobedience to god.
America on path to destruction by ezra taft benson. Stephen reed benson is a pulitzer prizewinning editorial cartoonist. At 21, i met my wifetobe, mary ann, while we both were attending what mormons refer to as the lords university known to the outside world as breed em young. Meet steve benson, ex mormon, editorial cartoonist, and. Editorial cartoonist steve benson, a grandson of lds church president ezra taft benson, has been released from his church duties after a controversy over a cartoon depicting exgov. Besides, it was a great story and smith was a great storyteller.
Black and white and read all over jana bommersbach. Steve benson, pulitzer prizewinning cartoonist for the arizona republic newspaper and grandson of ezra taft benson, prophet of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds, has resigned. Steve benson, a grandson of mormon church president ezra taft benson, stirred a religious furor with his cartoon titled the second coming, which appeared in the states largest daily. A forum for exmormons and others who have been affected by mormonism to share news, commentary, and comedy about the mormon church. Steve publicly broke with the mormon church following his revelation that his 94 yearold grandfather, ezra taft benson, the putative president. Mormon mission to japan steve benson recovery from. I was in byus journalism program a few years after steve benson, who by then had already established himself as a force in editorial cartooning. When i think of steve benson our sainted cartoonist at the arizona repugnantrepulsivei remember the words of a scripture from the book of mormon. What he says about it in publiccompared to what he says about it in private 03162004 by steve benson. A warningwhat you are about to see is undeniable proof that your mormon church is a fraud. As the years have passed my respect and admiration for steve has only grown.
Speaking at a biregional conference at the dallas, texas, convention center april 24, president benson urged latterday saints to become scholars of the book. Dallin h oaks lawyer for the lord lds mormon apostle. As members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, we believe the book of mormon to be the word of god. Handling lifes unpredictable situations terry smith. The grandson of mormon church president ezra taft benson. A free thinker, humanist, cultural mormon, or ex mormon who emphasizes mormon culture and history, but does not necessarily believe in the mormon concept of god or in the inerrancy and inspiration of the bible or book of mormon. We were eventually married in the salt lake temple. My beloved brethren and sisters, today i would like to speak about. Editorial cartoonist steve benson has steered through a stormy year marked by great distress in the wake of his 1993 pulitzer prize. From what i was able to observe, he never, for a moment, questioned its authenticity.
Benson is a grandson of former mormon church president ezra taft benson. The day steve benson was born, the royal family of the mormon church. The book of mormon he fervently believed that the book of mormon was the revealed word of god and an actual historical document. Steve benson, conversations behind the mormon curtain. Top 10 facts the mormon church doesnt want its members. Ezra taft benson, grandpa benson, to steve benson, 18 april 1978 battling the subversions of socialism and communism i do hope that you are finding this period out of college valuable, not only from the standpoint of earnings, but also from the standpoint of study. The first grandchild, and a son, no less, born into a religious dynasty ruled by men. I have had a recent, long, direct and informative discussion with a wellplaced and highlycredible mormon church source, which focused on the question of who, specifically, authored the historicallyrevisionistic essays that the mormon church has now placed on its official website. At the same time, steve benson, the eldest grandson of the president of the mormon church, publicly declared that he and his wife could no longer remain members of a church that indulged in such. Dustin lance black, screenwriter and producer, 2009 oscar for best screenplay for milk. Hes written five books, and his cartoons are distributed in more than. A firstperson account of meetings between lds apostles dallin h.
Oaks further said that the book of mormon could neither be proven or. Steve and his wife mary ann benson, in a highly publicized action, left the mormon church in 1994, when his grandfather, ezra taft benson, was still the. It was while serving as a missionary, particularly an experience in sheffield, that caused benson to realize. In another thread, rfm poster cokezero reports on the canned reply they received as to the unnamed individuals authorized and responsible for writing the stream of apologetic essays being frantically rolled out by a cornered mormon cult. Steve benson s story of how he came to disbelieve in mormonism. When they are learned they think they are wise, and they hearken not unto the counsel of god, for they set it aside, supposing they know of themselves, wherefore, their wisdom is foolishness and. Secretary of agriculture and former lds church president ezra taft benson, attended brigham young university, from which he graduated cum laude, and became the cartoonist for the arizona republic in 1980.
By steve benson its a privilege to be among such impious people who, to your credit, have no invisible means of support. How can anyone really trust an organization that buys documents which call into question the divine origins of the church for the sole purpose of keeping them from being published. In the book of alma, we read and now, because of the steadiness of the church they began to be exceedingly rich, having abundance of all things whatsoever they stood in need an abundance of flocks and herds, and fatlings of every kind, and also abundance of. Steve publicly broke with the mormon church following his revelation that his 94yearold grandfather, ezra taft benson, the putative president of the lds church, was, in fact, completely. Gutzon borglum, sculptor most noted for the heads of u.
The book of mormon quote by ezra taft benson im lds and proud i personally know this to be true. Of 5,000 prophecies, he said, only five havent been fulfilled. This weeks video is an introduction to our year, and most importantly and. If, in fact, the book of mormon gold plates were delivered to joseph smith not by an angel but by a white salamander as mark hofmanns eventually exposed.
The book of mormon s prophetic eye on america were proud of you, stephen, and pray the lord to continue to open the way for you to render even greater service to the kingdom and to this great nation. Come follow me enos words of mormon the wrestle is real march 2329 duration. For those of you interested in some recent, intriquing and innovative research on possible 19thcentury origins of the book of mormon, please check out a couple of articles by a local arizona exmo friend of mine, tom donofrio. The mormon religion has been a great blessing to our people, bobby said. New york as an ex mormon, arizona republic editorial cartoonist steve benson has strong opinions about current mormon. But it is demeaning to the indians, steve, the former missionary, replied.
Study the book of mormon, president benson urges texans. Maxwell, and steve and mary ann benson, november 21, 2002. His grandfather, ezra taft benson, already was the most famous mormon in the nation, being the interior secretary for president dwight d. Charles completed her essay before the release of the latest qumran fragments that john tvedtnes refers to as recently released fragments of the dead sea scrolls that support the view of the book of mormon that a knowledge of a saviormessiah was had in ancient israel. This presentation emphasizes the recognition of pride.