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"Godhead and the Trinity," FAIR Wiki (City Unknown: FAIR) This FAIR Wiki article addresses the differences between LDS and other Christians regarding the nature of the Godhead, and the claim (by some anti-Mormons) that Mormons can not be Christians because they reject the Nicean creed.

Barry R. Bickmore, "Does the Book of Mormon Teach Mainstream Trinitarianism or Modalism?," (Mesa, Arizona: FAIR, 30 November 2001) This FAIR Paper examines whether the Book of Mormon's teachings about the Godhead can be classified as trinitarianism or modalism.

Roger D. Cook, "Joshua the High Priest and the Council of the Gods in the Book of Zechariah: A Post-exilic Jew in King Yahweh's Court," (1999 FAIR Conference presentation.) This paper takes a look at the ancient belief in a council of gods.

Kevin C. Hill, "Breaking Down Barriers With Wrecking Balls of Fallacy," (2000 FAIR Conference presentation.) An examination of the critics arguments against the LDS belief that God and Jesus are separate entities.

Encyclopedia of Mormonism

The resources listed below are articles available in the Encyclopedia of Mormonism. These links are to information not located on the FAIR Web site.

Paul E. Dahl, "Godhead," Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Edited by Daniel H. Ludlow (New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1992), 552-553

Ensign Articles

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Gordon B. Hinckley, "The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost," Ensign, March 1998, 2.

Daniel C. Peterson and Stephen D. Ricks, "Comparing LDS Beliefs with First-Century Christianity," Ensign, March 1988, 7. Latter-day Saints reject the doctrines of the Trinity as taught by most Christian churches today. These creeds were canonized in the fourth and fifth centuries A.D. and do not reflect the thinking or beliefs of the New Testament Church.

Other Resources

The resources listed below are related items available on the Web that should be of interest. These links are to information not located on the FAIR Web site.

Stephen R. Gibson, "Is There More Than One God?," One-Minute Answers to Anti-Mormon Questions (Bountiful, Utah: Horizon Publishers) Why do Latter-day Saints teach that there are many Gods when the Bible states in Isaiah 44:8: "Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God: I know not any."

Kevin W. Graham, The Trinity or Godhead. What are the differences & similarities between the LDS belief in a Godhead and the belief in a "Trinity"?

Jeff Lindsay, "Are Latter-day Saints Christian? Of course!," LDS FAQ This article explores and refutes a number of reasons people have claimed the LDS are not Christian.

Jeff Lindsay, "Do Latter-day Saints Belong to a Cult?," LDS FAQ This article explores a number of reasons people have claimed the LDS are a cult. It looks at the belief in the Trinity, prophets, polygamy, new scriptures and diefication among other things.

Jeff Lindsay, "Questions about the Unity of God: LDS Doctrine and the Trinity," LDS FAQ This article talks about many issues related to the oneness of God. It includes answers to such issues as: doesn't the Bible says that there is only one God, don't Mormons belive in many God's, aren't you following Arius, isn't God invisible, and isn't God incomprehensible?

Robert L. Millet, The Nature of God in the Book of Mormon. Does the Book of Mormon teach the "trinity"?

Robert L. Millett and Bruce R. McConkie, Are Latter-day Saints Polytheists?. Two articles that deal with the charges that Mormons worship multiple Gods.

Stephen E. Robinson, The Doctrinal Exclusion: Trinity and the Nature of God. Can LDS be rejected from Christianity for not accepting the "trinity"?