No.
Because it contradicts Scripture found in the Bible.
Could it be in the Lord’s wisdom prepared for his children through the Book of Mormon...
No.
Because it contradicts Scripture found in the Bible.
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It really doesn’t sad many will not do the home work to find out for themselves they just love spam and spin.
The Spirit of the Lord aka Holy Ghost
John 14 it is important to strive to keep His Commandments and than we have His Spirit.
15 ¶If ye love me, keep my commandments.
16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
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26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Metmom for the Mormons its more like a “missing link” than missing books...
May 4, 1884 - Future apostle James E. Talmadge writes, “Have just returned tonight from service at the Westminster Presbyterian Church. The minister spoke against belief in Darwinism and like most ministers whose remarks I have heard or read upon this subject—showed his ignorance. He spoke much as an ordinary person would—”Darwin. Oh yes—says we come from monkeys”—then condemns. I certainly think ‘tis the ministers themselves who have bred the disgust with which most scientific people regard them—because they will dabble with matters from which their ignorance should keep them at a safe distance. The speaker tonight brought out many noble principles, but in spite of his eminence as a preacher—self contradiction and inconsistency were apparent.”
Amazing what all went into Mormonism over the years..
can you say “TRADITIONS OF MEN” ???
and the origins of the Mormon’s idea of “priesthood”
May 4-5, 1842 - On May 4 Joseph Smith, after two days of preparation in the upper story of his store in Nauvoo, organizes the Quorum of Anointed or Holy Order of the Priesthood and, with Hyrum Smith’s help, initiates eight men (James Adams, Heber C. Kimball, William Law, William Marks, George Miller, Willard Richards, Newel K. Whitney, and Brigham Young.) into what would later be called the “temple endowment.”
According to Joseph’s diary he administered “washings, anointings, endowments and the communications of keys pertaining to the Aaronic Priesthood, and so on to the highest order of the Melchizedek Priesthood, setting forth the order pertaining to the Ancient of Days, and all those plans and principles by which any one is enabled to secure the fulness of those blessings which have been prepared for the Church of the First Born, and come up and abide in the presence of the Eloheim in the eternal worlds. In this council was instituted the ancient order of things for the first time in these last days.”
He excludes first counselor Sidney Rigdon and assistant counselor John C. Bennett. On May 5 Joseph and Hyrum are given their endowments by some of the men endowed the day before. Of this Heber C. Kimball (who had been a Mason since 1825) writes to Parley P. Pratt, “We have received some pressious things through the Prophet on the presthood that would cause your Soul to rejoice .... Bro. Joseph Ses Masonry was taken from presthood but has become degenerated. But menny things are perfect.”
In 1858 Kimball declares: “We have the true Masonry. The Masonry of today is received from the apostasy which took place in the days of Solomon and David. They have now and then a thing that is correct, but we have the real thing.” Later the official history of the church omits the names of apostates William Law and William Marks as having been in the original group. Woman do not participate until September 28, 1843.
Woman do not participate until September 28, 1843.
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Youi’ll notice that women at one time were in the priesthood also ...
gosh that’s part of the missing “plain and precious” in Mormonism..
that needs to be restored...
women need to be in the Mormon priesthood again...