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Concerned Christians

January 2023

STATE OF CONCERNED CHRISTIANS MINISTRY

JANUARY 2023

It is that time of the year when politicians like to deliver messages taking credit for all that happened under their leadership. Usually, the message has hopes of impressing you for an approaching re-election. That is not what this message is. Here is information about God and what He has accomplished in 2022 and where He appears to be leading us in 2023 with this ministry.

Those of us leading at Concerned Christians have had an exciting 2022. We have discovered several books whose authors were eyewitnesses and contemporary with the Mormon movement. Some were biased as they wrote, and others were objective. Regardless, both types of eyewitnesses have given us many facts about the growth of the LDS Corporation. This information has helped the development of classes that are now offered by the ministry. The ministry was able to share these classes several times with various congregations.

These classes will cover the historic development of Mormonism from 1805-1844. After Joseph Smith’s death in 1844, Brigham Young became their new leader, 1844-1877. The Mormon organization has seen 15 more president/prophets including the current leader, Russell Nelson. Development of Mormon theology is also presented. The classes are presented four or five meetings, 90 minutes each including Q and A. If this will be of assistance to your congregation, Sunday school class, or Bible study, contact us at gary@concernedchristians.com or 480.833.2537. We already have requests for teaching this year. The schedule is beginning to fill for 2023.

Also, if you have never read thru the Bible, we offer this on Facebook. Contact me as listed above. I will help you begin. It is not too late! You may ‘Friend’ me. I am Gary Keating standing beside a Studebaker car.

We have been receiving much credible information about rank-and-file defection of Mormon members. We all need to be prepared to introduce them to God’s Son. Their understanding of Him is quite different than the Scriptural accounts.

We are grateful to our generous supporters. You have provided funds allowing us to supply books to those with limited means. Your gifts are also allowing us to consider underwriting radio podcasts for certain selected areas of Arizona.

Please pray for this ministry. Also, please pray for those leaving the LDS Corporation. 

Gary Keating

We at Concerned Christians meet every TUESDAY evening for an hour of prayer at 6:30 p.m. If you are not local, please set that time aside to  voice your concerns from your prayer space. If you are local and would like to attend, we ask you to call 480-833-2537 for directions. We truly look forward to meeting and praying with you in the War Room. We ask that you add  Concerned Christians to your prayer list along with any other Mormon witnessing group you are familiar. The importance of intercessory prayer cannot be stressed enough. We have seen God grant many blessings to us over the years. If you have a ministry related request please send us a short email.   info@concernedchristians.com 
 “We always thank God for all of you and continually mention you in our prayers.”    
 I Thessalonians 1:2  

We pray for opportunities to speak with Christians because we firmly believe “It is easier to keep them out than to get them out.”

If you would be interested in sharing your testimony of being delivered from the LDS Corporation into the family of the triune God, please send it to gary@concernedchristians.org. Please include contact information.

Lord, show me how to share truthfully and boldly the things you have taught me, but also show me how to be sensitive to my hearers, so that I don’t needlessly antagonize or alienate the very people who most need to hear your truth.


Taken from: The Prayer Bible, 2003.

Where Does It Say That?

In Abraham 4:1And then the Lord said: Let us go down. And they went down at the beginning, and they, that is the “Gods, organized and formed the heavens and the earth. …”

You are doing a great job in your ministry in showing those that want to listen of the deception of LDS and that their faith is anchored in sand.
Detroit Lakes, MN
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Concerned Christians is a Non-Profit 501 (C) (3) organization and donations are tax deductible. We thank you for your support.

If you are changing your email address in the future, please do not forget to make those changes in the preferences link at the bottom of the page. Please do not mail anything to our old street address. If you ever have questions please call Concerned Christians at 480-833-2537 or email at 
 info@concernedchristians.com

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