Catholic Answers Live #12583 What’s the Best Argument Against Mormonism? Baptism and Beliefs - Joe Heschmeyer
Feb 11, 2026
Joe Heschmeyer, a Catholic apologist and author, walks through engaging conversations with Latter-day Saints and how to discuss contested scriptures. He contrasts claims of apostasy versus continuity, outlines arguments for divine protection of Church authority, and offers practical tips for family talks about topics like baptism for the dead.
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Lead With Charity And Common Ground
- Start conversations with charity, humility, and reverence when engaging LDS missionaries at your door.
- Ask about shared concerns (like abortion) then move to deeper issues like the great apostasy respectfully.
Use Their Beliefs To Reveal Inconsistencies
- Use your interlocutor's professed convictions to highlight inconsistencies in their tradition's teachings.
- Read relevant official texts aloud to prompt realization and open discussion.
Apostasy Undermines Trust In Later Restorations
- If Jesus founded a visible, protected Church and it never fell into apostasy, then logically everyone should be in that Church.
- Questioning why God would fail to protect the first-century Church undermines trusting a later new restoration.
