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To: Goreknowshowtocheat
"I believe that the guy that walked around Jerusalem about 2000 years ago was the Savior. He said his name was Jesus. I think it is the same one mentioned in the NT. Oh, I also believe he was the Son of God, just like he said. Where exactly is the other NT one you mention that is more correct?"

Conservativegramma at #231 already beat me to the punch. As did Texas Songwriter at #183. You really didn't go back and read that one, did you? I'm trying to be nice here, but I'm beginning to realize that you don't know your own Mormon Church doctrines. Your own leaders state that it is another Jesus, not the traditional one of the Bible. You know, the one who was born of physical love making between the God of the earth (Elohim) and Mary. The son of one of the many Gods. The one who worked out his own salvation while on earth, the one who is your brother because just like him you too can be justified and be elevated to God status. The one who's brother is Satan (yeah Huckabee had it right)....I could go on, but I think my head is going to explode. Do you really not know the difference? Wow, what flavor is the Koolaid.

249 posted on 12/12/2007 11:20:56 AM PST by True-Stu
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To: True-Stu
? Not being a Mormon I haven't encountered that one either, but I doubt any of them have. This sounds suspiciously like a reference to the Sa'ami Creation myth wherein Herb Woman finds a fellow who just popped out of nowhere one day, fell in love with him, and next thing you know she's pregnant and he's out running with the reindeer again ~ all winter as it turned out.

He eventually returns home, babies are born, humanity begins, and Reindeer Man, as he is known, assumes his position as a Messianic figure.

Again, lots of this stuff flows directly from traditional Scandinavian religions right through to a group known as Church of the First Born (not the Mormon brand BTW so put down your guns), and from them right into the Mormon hoi poloi folk tales (which may be orthodox, or "jack", but most likely "jack".

Whenever you come up with what you believe is a Mormon doctrine you really have to give us a reference to the source, e.g. Book of Mormon, Doctrines and Covenants, Pearl of Great Price, etc. Just "common knowledge" won't do it since there are so terribly many "other" cultural groups drifting around in the same parts of the world (Utah, Snake River Valley, Riverside County, for example)

298 posted on 12/12/2007 4:36:57 PM PST by muawiyah
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