I can point out similarities of belief, the biggest being that Latter Day Saints believe the man named Jesus, born of Mary, was/is the Son of God. [acipher]
You know it's really more accurate to say that LDS believe the pre-incarnant spirit named Jesus was a son of God -- not THE Son of God. Now, if Jesus' birth to Mary made him more than that -- it that elevated Jesus to THE Son of God status, would you care to elaborate, especially based upon Brigham Young and other LDS prophets' and apostles' statements, what exact role Elohim played in the conception of Jesus within Mary?
I really question anyone who can say the line is drawn here for what is real belief in Jesus Christ on what is not. [acipher]
You've just refuted yourself. You question whether any line can be drawn in what is real belief in Jesus Christ. Yet if your "question" was poured into concrete as THE "standard" -- then why is your curvy "line" absolutely so?
You know it's really more accurate to say that LDS believe the pre-incarnant spirit named Jesus was a son of God -- not THE Son of God. Now, if Jesus' birth to Mary made him more than that -- it that elevated Jesus to THE Son of God status, would you care to elaborate, especially based upon Brigham Young and other LDS prophets' and apostles' statements, what exact role Elohim played in the conception of Jesus within Mary?
Actually your post is so much balderdash. Jesus was God before *anything* was created, being born of Mary made him God the Father's only begotten, but he was part of the Godhead before he created the earth, or anything else.
As for the role God played, what part of father don't you understand? God the father is Jesus' father in every significant way; at the same time Mary was a
virgin
Being a virgin means no sex not with God not with Joseph, zip zilch Nada (so stop with the salacious undertone, it just does not play).
Mormons would almost go with the immaculate conception, except that there has been way to much junk added to it like
the perpetual virginity of Mary, so we'll just settle for "it was a miracle", OK? if you want to know exactly how it was done, we know it was through the Holy Ghosts' power, but that's about it. wino's every where want to know how to turn water into wine, join the club.