Comparison Charts

Doctrine-to-doctrine, office-to-office, ordinance-to-sacrament — the fundamental contrasts laid out side by side.

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Comparative Doctrine · Three Charts

Side by Side: LDS Doctrine and Catholic Teaching in Contrast

Three comprehensive comparison charts covering the major structural differences between the two traditions — from how authority is organized, to how grace is received, to where the soul goes after death.

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  • Chart I: Priesthood Offices vs. Holy Orders
  • Chart II: Temple Ordinances vs. Catholic Sacraments
  • Chart III: Plan of Salvation vs. Catholic Eschatology
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Timelines

The sweep of Church history visualized — tracing lines of authority, doctrine, and continuity across two millennia.

Church History · Apostolic Succession

Two Timelines: Unbroken Succession vs. the Apostasy-and-Restoration Narrative

A dual-track chronological visualization running from Pentecost to today — the unbroken Catholic line of apostolic succession set against the LDS claim of a total apostasy lasting eighteen centuries, followed by restoration in 1829. Key figures, councils, and documents mark each era.

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LDS History & Polygamy

Documented visual records drawn from the LDS Church’s own sources — the marriages, the ages, the patterns.

LDS History · Timeline

The Double Life of Joseph Smith: A Timeline

A documented chronological examination of Joseph Smith’s plural marriages — their secrecy, their subjects, and their implications for claims of prophetic authority. Drawn from the LDS Church’s own Gospel Topics essays.

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LDS History · Polygamy

The Polygamist Prophets: LDS Presidents & Their Wives

A documented accounting of the plural marriages of Latter-day Saint presidents — the number of wives, the ages, and the patterns that defined polygamy at the highest levels of Church leadership.

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