http://upfc.org "The Forgotten Mission Field" Reaching Utah Since 2000 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:46:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Matt Vidovich Fair is a non-profit organization dedicated to provide well-documented answers to criticisms of LDS doctrine, belief and practice.(1) Although their claims seem well balanced and flawless to the untrained reader, Fair has done a fantastic job of dodging the bullet. Philosophical fallacies being made in many of their ... http://upfc.org/2009/12/fair-is-not-fair/ By Matt Vidovich By taking a glance at Joseph Smith Jr.'s genealogical history we can find much religious confusion, showing  an aura of faiths, superstitions, and philosophical ideas. Asael Smith, Joseph's Grandfather was a Christian Universalist, with his unorthodox ideas, and relativistic train of thought he passed down a belief void ... http://upfc.org/2009/12/the-culture-surrounding-smith/ By Matt Vidovich DNA has been telling truths for as long as we have known about it. Proving or disproving DNA can tell us loads of useful information, but it is up to us whether we decide to believe it or not. Many faiths have followers so imbedded in their doctrine ... http://upfc.org/2009/11/dna-and-the-mormon-chruch/ -By Matt Vidovich If you are not familiar to the many cracks that lay on the basic foundation of Mormonism, then this may come as a surprise to you. For the past two years, my research on Mormonism has left me only more confused about basic understanding on LDS doctrine. ... http://upfc.org/2009/08/how-can-truth-be-an-abomination/               Well, I've been asked by several people to write a blog about my time in Utah, so here it is! We left on Saturday, July 11th on a plane from DFW Airport headed for Salt Lake City. One thing I noticed about airlines since the ... http://upfc.org/2009/07/witnessing-to-the-latter-day-saints-my-time-in-utah/ http://upfc.org/2009/02/2008-mission-trip-video-highlights/ Utah Partnerships for Christ received a letter from the LDS church on November 22, 2005. The reason this letter is being posted is because I want you to see how the hierarchy of the Mormon church desires to limit the "free agency" (an LDS term) of those with ... http://upfc.org/2009/02/a-letter-from-the-lds-church/ By a dear friend Tammy and I have had the honor of getting to know here in Utah As told to Russ East No other pursuit defined my adolescence more than the spiritual journey I embarked on during that time period, now ten years ago. After the experiences that resulted from my ... http://upfc.org/2009/02/a-spiritual-journey/ A group from Morningstar Christian Chapel came to Utah to learn more about Mormonism and also to share to true Jesus Christ with the Mormon people. In order to talk to Latter Day Saints you must be able to get out of your comfort zone because there will be disagreements. ... http://upfc.org/2009/02/the-experience-of-morningstar-christian-chapel-in-utah/ On my last night in Utah, I was asked to pick one word to describe how God had worked during my time there. The word that immediately came to mind was “Provider.” Not only had God provided for all of my social and material needs while I was in Utah, ... http://upfc.org/2009/01/hello-world/