Paul Gee grew up in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, fully believing its teachings about Joseph Smith, the Book of Mormon, and the LDS Church as “the one true church.” Like many who are raised in Mormonism, he trusted what he had been taught without question. Yet one day, everything began to change when Paul opened the Bible with fresh eyes — simply desiring to know the truth. Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 18:3).
As Paul read the Scriptures with a childlike heart, he discovered that the Jesus of the Bible is not the same as the Jesus taught in Mormonism. He saw that God’s Word proclaims one eternal God (Isaiah 43:10; 44:6), not many gods who once were men. He saw that salvation is by grace through faith alone (Ephesians 2:8–9), not by temple ordinances, church membership, or human works. And he saw that Jesus is the only mediator between God and man (1 Timothy 2:5), not Joseph Smith or any prophet.
Digging deeper, Paul also investigated Joseph Smith’s translation claims, especially the “Book of Abraham,” found in the LDS book The Pearl of Great Price. Egyptologists have since confirmed that the papyrus Smith used had nothing to do with Abraham at all; it was an ordinary Egyptian funerary text. Paul realized that if Joseph Smith could not truly translate this document, then his prophetic authority was false. The Bible warns, “When a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord and the thing does not happen or come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord has not spoken” (Deuteronomy 18:22).
At that point, Paul had to make a choice. Would he stay comfortable within the traditions of his religion — or would he follow the real Jesus of Scripture, no matter the cost? Jesus said, “If anyone would come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me” (Luke 9:23).
Paul chose Christ. He stopped singing “Praise to the Man” — a hymn exalting Joseph Smith — and began praising Jesus Christ alone, the eternal Son of God and the only Savior (John 14:6). His heart was set free by the words of the Bible: “You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free” (John 8:32).
Today, Paul boldly shares the biblical gospel and helps others escape the spiritual confusion of Mormonism. He reminds former Mormons and seekers alike that only Jesus can save, and that “there is salvation in no one else” (Acts 4:12).
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