Obviously, it isn't in the Book of Mormon. It is in the Doctrine and Covenants. We don't need to wait around for the missing 2/3 of the BOM.
When "prospects" are being taught the lessons, they are implored to read the BOM, and pray whether it is true. Prospects are rarely taught the Doctrine and Covenants. I do vagely remember why...LOL
Line upon line, precept upon precept. We don't want to expose them to more knowledge than they can handle. Milk before meat. I know how the LDS answer. For some converts, they feel that they have been lied to and mislead.
andysandmikesmom may be an example of that. I have seen her support the LDS's right to call themselves Christian. I seen her posts stating that they are "good" people, family oriented and good neighbors. These things are all mostly true. She never knew that Mormons had a belief that man could progress to becoming a god in the Celestial kingdom. How do you feel about that andysandmikesmom?
I know that it is in the D&C !
What you say of my posts concerning the members of the LDS church are true...my few meetings with LDS church members are as you say...now, from those meetings, they never tried to witness to me, nor to my mom and dad(who were the ones who were primarily involved with these church members)...
So, yes, it is quite shocking to me, to see, that part of their beliefs is that man can become a god...I had not really known that before, and am rather perplexed by it...
I suppose in others posts, I had noticed that some were saying that LDS members believed themselves capable of becoming 'gods', but had never taken the time to see it, authoritatively spelled out on the official LDS website...so that was quite eye opening...
And this will certainly require some further reading and much further thought on my part...
I have saved the link to the official LDS website, so I feel that there I can pursue further questions, that I might have...
There is a diferents in teaching and poisoning the waters before one totally understands the whole meaning but the opposition love to muddy the waters and thans looks for the next calm to pool to stir up!
This is typical of ex LDS as your self and anti LDS!
Make scramble eggs so no one can be witness by the Holy Spirit if things are true or false and also for the Holy Spirit to teach one how things are so!
The opposition can not afford to let that happen!
It also pluzzing how one can entertain a concept of evolution and yet think this is troubling.
>>She never knew that Mormons had a belief that man could
>>progress to becoming a god in the Celestial kingdom. How
>>do you feel about that andysandmikesmom?
WOW! CC you are positively Glowing that somebody may have been surprised by a rapid turn to unique doctrine!
Well, I answered the BOM question, Restornu seems to be taking the Biblical route, so why are we still being asked if we will deny what we are offering blatant support for? Forlorn hopes perhaps?
I am also glad when I learn these thing it was a one on one with the Holy Spirit in the research and scripture studies!
No one was around to muddy the waters so I could have an objective view!
I had my bagage when I first got the Book of Mormon the plural marriage and black and the priesthood etc.
But in my quiet moments as I prayed pondered and asked the Lord to many question I had I got my answers from him!
It is a fact if one does not read their scriptures everyday or often enought they will loose their testamony!