Posted on 10/08/2007 7:49:32 AM PDT by colorcountry
Not only is Mormonism a Christian faith, it is the truest form of Christianity, said speaker after speaker on the first day of the 177th Semiannual LDS General Conference. LDS authorities were responding to the allegation that Mormonism isn't part of Christianity. Made by different mainline Protestant and Catholic churches and repeated constantly during coverage of Mitt Romney's presidential campaign, the claim is based on Mormonism's beliefs about God, its rejection of ancient ideas about the Trinity still widely accepted, and the LDS Church's extra-biblical scriptures. "It is not our purpose to demean any person's belief nor the doctrine of any religion," said Apostle Jeffrey R. Holland in the afternoon session. "But if one says we are not Christians because we do not hold a fourth- or fifth-century view of the Godhead, then what of those first [Christians], many of whom were eye-witnesses of the living Christ, who did not hold such a view either?"
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The day's sermons included many familiar themes, including the importance of faith, the need for pure thoughts and actions, avoiding pornography reaching out to neighbors and eliminating spiritual procrastination. Hinckley talked about the destructive nature of anger in marriages, on the road, and in life, urging Mormons to "control your tempers, to put a smile upon your faces, which will erase anger; speak with words of love and peace, appreciation and respect."
I'm convinced. Now convince OMM.
THE ARTICLES OF FAITH
OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
History of the Church, Vol. 4, pp. 535541
1 We believe in god, the Eternal Father, and in His son, Jesus Christ, and in the holy Ghost.
2 We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adams transgression.
3 We believe that through the atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.
4 We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, repentance; third, baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.
5 We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.
6 We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.
7 We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, and so forth.
8 We believe the bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the book of Mormon to be the word of God.
9 We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.
10 We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the ten Tribes; that Zion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and, that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory.
11 We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.
12 We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.
13 We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of PaulWe believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.
Joseph Smith
Well, at least I am Christian enough not to call other people names like you and Elsie.
Our conversations are complete since you do not have the ability to be civil with those that disagree with you or fail to heed your orders.
“Well, at least I am Christian enough not to call other people names like you and Elsie.”
I said you were “willfully ignorant”, that is not a name, it is a statement of fact because you are willfully ignoring the historical statements of Gov. Ford. I will be happy to stop discourse with someone who is willfully ignorant because it is as productive as arguing with a brick. Just please don’t mischaracterize what just went on with name calling.
“Our conversations are complete since you do not have the ability to be civil with those that disagree with you or fail to heed your orders.”
I am exceedingly civil with anyone who wishes to present factual information, though we may disagree on the interpretation. I simply do not abide the willfully ignorant, they are a pox on civil discourse.
I just can’t resist one last question. Who stopped the annihilation of Nauvoo if it wasn’t Gov. Ford? ? ?
The militia had called themselves up and were well formed. The Mormon Legion was also ready for a fight. The only one who could have kept the warring bands apart was Gov. Ford - and as he states in his book, he disbanded a number of militias by his order. But go sulk in your ignorance OMM, who needs to debate someone who wears a bucket on their head.
At least I have a head. Go attack someone that cares what you have to say.
Go on back home to the DUmmies where you belong.
To: Elsie
Pardon me, but the things you write here tend to make me believe that you are either crazy, viscious or stupid. I am uncertain as to the truth of the matter, at this point. 626 posted on 11/01/2007 6:16:55 PM CDT by Old Mountain man (Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice!)
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LOL.
Get out yer GPS 'cause you can't see any sunshine from there.
Ha!
You told him!!
--MormonDude(At least you didn't call him a name!)
Nice tagline!
Thanks
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To quickly research a little on this embarrassing issue for my church see http://scriptures.lds.org/en/jst/contents, http://scriptures.lds.org/en/3_ne/12, http://scriptures.lds.org/en/3_ne/13, http://scriptures.lds.org/en/3_ne/14, http://scriptures.lds.org/en/matt/5, http://scriptures.lds.org/en/matt/6, and http://scriptures.lds.org/en/matt/7.
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