The first is my favorite: http://www.fairlds.org/webguide.html
This is the headline found on the home page of FAIR :
FAIR is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing well-documented answers to criticisms of LDS doctrine, belief and practice.
So what does FAIR stand for?FAIR is an acronym for Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research. Since most people can't remember that name because it is so long and difficult, they just call it FAIR. There is a media organization also known as FAIR but they are not related to us in any way.
What does the word "apologetic" mean?
The word literally means "in defense of the faith." It is not talking about apologizing to anyone or being sorry for something.Is FAIR part of the LDS Church?
While FAIR is supportive of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, it is not affiliated with the Church in any way.
If the Church doesn't respond to the anti-Mormons, then why do you?
The Church is busy trying to bring people to Jesus Christ. It doesn't need to use its time and resources responding to every crackpot and yahoo that brings up an old rehashed anti-Mormon argument. We, on the other hand, are volunteers that like doing this stuff. We hope it is helpful to you.This web site answers a lot of questions.......clicking on "Topical Guide" on the left of the page, for example, will bring you to a ton of information.
They even have books that you can purchase..... this is a book that I recently purchased:
Guess Who Wants to Have You For Lunch? A Missionary Guide to Anti-Mormon Tactics & Strategies
by Alan Denison, D.L. Barksdale
If you have attended a General Conference, you've probably seen them. If you have ever attended a temple dedication or Open House, you've probably seen them. If you've ever served a full-time mission, you've probably run into them. Some think they're the Boogeyman incarnate. What do we do with them? How do we handle our investigators or loved ones when they come into contact with anti-Mormon materials? What do we do? What do we say? How do we find ansewrs to the myriad of accusations leveled against the Church? If you have ever asked any of these questions, then this book was written just for you. In it, we will show you the 5 main reasons why anti-Mormons do what they do, and how they go about doing it. We will explain some of the logical fallacies used to deceive Latter-day Saints, and why their writings are not even accepted by their own scholars. We will teach you how to defend the faith with love to those who are in danger of losing theirs.
I can spend literally hours on this wonderful site!My other favorite site is this one: http://www.farmsresearch.com/
The head line on the top of this page is a quote by Neal A. Maxwell:
“We may never become accustomed to untrue and unjust criticism of us but we ought not to be immobilized by it.”
What is the Neal A. Maxwell Institute?
The Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship exists to:
- Describe and defend the Restoration through highest quality scholarship
- Provide critically edited, primary resources (ancient religious texts) to scholars and lay persons around the world
- Build bridges of understanding and goodwill to Muslim scholars by providing superior editions of primary texts
- Provide an anchor of faith in a sea of LDS Studies
Be sure to visit the "Answers to your Questions" on the left side of the page.....one could spend hours reading everything located here!
Another of my favorites is also found on the left side entitled "Browse our Research".
Between these two above mentioned web sites you can find most of the answers to the critics of Mormonism. The critics can also find the answers here to many of their own questions.....and I suspect many have....but they refuse to believe the truth for many varied reasons, with, I believe, pride being one of the most prevalent. IMHO
