What's New on Our Website?

If you haven't visited out site for awhile, you may be wondering what has been added recently. For your convenience we've listed on this page our most recent additions.

September 29, 2011

We are now on Twitter!

June 15, 2011

New tracts have been added on the Tracts page. Check out the tracts on Book of Mormon Stories, Doctrine and Covenants Changes, and A Different Gospel.

April 18, 2011

A new letter from Derek Noftzger can be found on the Letters page.

December 22, 2010

A new letter from former High Priest Jerry Sooter can be found on the Letters page.

October 20, 2010

The future is here! The Podcast/RSS Feed are available on our website now on our MP3s page.

October 13, 2010

Paul & Leslie Trask have been interviewed at length by Concerned Christians, of Mesa, Arizona.  Concerned Christians is one of the largest and most successful ministries to Mormons in the country. The first installment of this interview will be aired in the greater Kansas City region on KCNW, 1380 AM, at 12:30 PM on Sunday, October 31. The remaining two installments will be aired November 7 & 14.

These episodes are also available as podcasts at http://outofmormonism.com.

August 28, 2010

New Testimony - We have a new testimony from Beth Marshall. Please check it out.

May 10, 2010

New Q&A - "We have Buddha, Christ, Joseph Smith, and Muhhammad with similar stories. How do I know what is myth and what is real?"
"CofChrist has pretty actively moved away from Joseph Smith's Bible and Book of Mormon. In the congregation where I grew up, people bring their NIV bibles, not the JS bible. The world church has also begun educating people to the reality, actively letting people know that Joseph Smith had multiple wives, that he really was a nut case looking at a rock in a hat instead of translating actual plates. I think the church is slowly distancing itself from Smith's doctrine. Do you think the church can reach the point you would consider it Christian?"
Click here to read the answer.

April 19, 2010

We now have The Bible vs. Joseph Smith and Called To Be Free available for purchase on the DVDs page.

March 17, 2010

New Q&A - "After reading Paul Trask’s book, and other books by authors not affiliated with the church, I know I must leave it behind in order to move forward. I want to write a letter of resignation, for I believe it is one of the steps to moving on with a more Christ-centered life. Do you have any ideas on how to do this?"

March 16, 2010

Coming Soon! We will soon have The Bible vs. Joseph Smith available for purchase on the DVDs page.


January 19, 2010

New Video! This is the video testimony of Peter Elliott of Western Australia. We will soon be publishing a book of Peter's entitled Reasons for Disbelief, which tells the story of Peter's studies which led him out of the RLDS church in the early 1980's. This is a fascinating book, which includes some very revealing statements from RLDS leadership.

Peter's video testimony is most fascinating as well. It comes to us courtesy of Riverview Church of Perth, Australia. Enjoy!

June 22, 2009

New Blog! We're pleased to announce that we have added a new blog to our website. Jan Moon, from Verona, Missouri is the moderator. Jan is experienced at running blogs and is also a former Latter Day Saint (restorationist). Jan has already posted a couple of articles, and invites you to visit the blog, read them and then post your own thoughts. At the present time you can access the blog only from our Home page, or just click here!

January 6, 2009

Paul Trask has been invited to speak at New Salem Baptist Church (Independence, MO) Sunday evening, January 18 at 5:45pm. He will provide an overview of the Latter Day Saint movement, with special emphasis on the local RLDS/Community of Christ church and splinter groups. He will also provide some insight into evangelizing these church members. New Salem is located at 1805 N. Blue Mills Rd (corner of 24 Hwy), Independence, MO 64058.

December 28, 2008

New Series! Paul Trask has been invited to present a 4 week series at Moment of Truth Baptist Church, 310 S. Randolph Rd., Kansas City (Claycomo), Missouri. Thursday evenings at 7pm, January 8, 15, 22 & 29. Paul will provide a Biblical analysis of Joseph Smith's priesthood system, which is common to all branches of Mormonism. Joseph Smith claimed to restore primitive first century Christian priesthood to earth again. Nothing could be further from the truth. Come and find out why!

October 30, 2008

We are pleased to offer 2 new DVDs, produced by our friends at Living Hope Ministries (http://www.lhvm.org/). See our new DVDs page.

September 26, 2008

Paul Trask has begun teaching an ongoing class at East Side Baptist in Independence, Missouri, entitled A Closer Look: Examining the RLDS Faith. It meets at 9:00 am in room 307-B. Beginning September 28, Paul will begin laying the foundation for a Biblical analysis of Joseph Smith's priesthood system, which is common to all branches of Mormonism. This is an in depth study which focuses primarily on Biblical priesthood, and Biblical ministry. Joseph Smith's fraudulent priesthood system becomes most evident by comparison.

Both former RLDS and non-RLDS members attend this class, which closes in prayer each week for those still following Joseph Smith's errors. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn the real message of the Bible, and thereby be able to discern between truth from error. All are welcome to attend.   

September 24, 2008

Ron Luff's book, Faith Gone Astray: Unveiling the Kirtland Cult Murders, is now available and can be purchased directly from our website, as well as from Amazon.com.

July 29, 2008

Our online tracts have now been reformatted as PDF files, to better facilitate access and printing. We have also added four additional tracts: The Bible and Joseph Smith, Patriarchs and Joseph Smith, RLDS and the Pearl of Great Price, and Joseph Smith's Urim and Thummim.

July 17, 2008

Ron Luff's book Faith Gone Astray: Unveiling the Kirtland Cult Murders is now available online in PDF format. It has been sent to the printer, and paperback copies will be available in August. This book had been privately distributed and available online under the title "Why?," but now is re-edited and re-formatted for publication by Refiner's Fire Ministries. It contains a foreword by Frank Grey, of Refiner's Fire Ministries. As soon as the printed books are available you will be able to order copies directly from our website.

July 10, 2008

Three of our online books have been reformatted as Adobe PDF files for either online reading and/or downloading to your computer. Each chapter is a separate pdf file. (Please note that the same copyright rules apply to these files that apply to the individual books.) The Long Way Home, Part Way To Utah and Faith Gone Astray are now available in pdf format.

May 15, 2008

We now accept PayPal for both purchases and donations. We fully respect your privacy when making purchases, and will NOT send you unsolicited mailings. Nor will we provide your information to any other organization.

April 2, 2008

Refiner's Fire Ministries welcomes our new webmaster, Craig Shatswell. Craig, like the rest of us, is a former RLDS member and volunteer to the ministry. Unlike the rest of us, he is a professional web designer and his work is obvious in the new design of our web site which is more attractive, contemporary and easier to navigate.

It is now possible to make a secure donation online to Refiner's Fire Ministries. Just click on the "Donate" button in the navigation block to the left of every main page, and you will proceed to the PayPal web site. They accept PayPal member accounts as well as major credit cards. Thank you and God bless you for your support of Refiner's Fire Ministries.

October 10, 2007

A new question on our Q&A page, "What you people are doing here is pure evil ... How can you live with yourselves?" My reponse is also included.

August 20, 2007

Judy Robertson, of Concerned Christians and author of the best-selling Out of Mormonism, has written the first review of Paul Trask's new book, The Long Way Home: Moving from a Pseudo-Christian Cult into Genuine Christianity.

We have also provided a new Link to Judy's Concerned Christians ministry website.

February 7, 2007

A new Letter to the Editor regarding our article on the astonishing parallels between Joseph Smith and Mohammed.

January 5, 2007

Our new book, The Long Way Home, is now available on Amazon for $10.00

October 20, 2006

Paul Trask's new book The Long Way Home: Moving From a Pseudo-Christian Cult into Genuine Christianity is now available online. It will be sent to the printer today, with paperback copies available in early 2007. It contains a foreword by Mike Feazell, Vice-President of the Worldwide Church of God. Soon after the books are available I will make it available on Amazon.com and at the stores on our bookstores list. You will also be able to order copies directly from this website.

October 12, 2006

A new Letter to the Editor dated June 11, 2006 from a "silent supporter." This person has discovered the truth about Jesus Christ and about the RLDS/Community of Christ church. For the time being, however, they have decided to remain in the CofC church in order to support their spouse, as difficult as that is to do. While we have no idea who you are, we want to thank you for having the courage to speak out and contact us. We believe many such "closet believers" remain trapped in the RLDS/CofC church for a variety of similar reasons. May this letter be encouraging for you, and enlightening for the rest of us.

February 16, 2006

The Los Angeles Times today published a front page news article entiltled "Bedrock of a Faith Is Jolted: DNA tests contradict Mormon scripture. The church says the studies are being twisted to attack its beliefs." Recent DNA tests demonstrate that Native Americans have no Middle-Eastern ancestry whatsoever, flatly contradicting long-standing claims of the Book of Mormon. Living Hope Ministries has produced an excellent video presentation (DNA vs. The Book of Mormon) of these findings, which includes Mormon apologists.