Posted on 03/08/2008 5:14:33 PM PST by Zakeet
Spanish-speakers are fueling growth in the local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which recently opened new worship space on Tucson's predominantly Hispanic South Side.
Many local Mormon worshippers, like 47-year-old Juan Arroyo, converted to the faith from Catholicism while living in their native countries. Arroyo, a roofer who has four children, joined the church when he lived in Guadalajara, Mexico. He's been in the United States for seven years.
"I was missing something, and my life changed greatly after meeting the missionaries," he said in Spanish.
Nationally, the number of Spanish-speaking congregations in the Mormon church grew by 64 percent between 2000 and 2006. There are 639 such congregations in the United States.
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The church is growing quickly in Mexico.
Church officials say its presence there began in 1875 when Brigham Young, then denomination president, called on six missionaries from Salt Lake City to bring Spanish-language materials about the church to Mexico. In 1885, a group of nearly 400 colonists from Utah arrived at northern Mexico's Casas Grandes River. Mexico's first stake was created in Colonia Juárez in 1895. By 1912, more than 4,000 members had settled in Chihuahua and Sonora.
More than 1 million members now live in Mexico, a predominantly Catholic country with a population of about 108 million.
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You can pray and ask God why he plans to have priests officiating in the last days, according to the bible.
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Why not just run the scriptures in the Bible...
What are they ????
I believe it is you who is preaching another Gospel where is the Nicene Creed in the Bible?
BTW Read read Gal 1 again it is talking about current events like 50AD not about 1820 AD.
Not all angels are bad many are from the Lord.
Rev. 14
6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel(Book of Mormon) to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
That's exactly what claiming to be a "Melchizedek priest" does. Christ being the only one, trying to supplant His office is quite irreverent.
"You still haven't answered why jesus would call himself after a man."
Umm... what?
and I thought you knew the Bible...
Paul describes his theophany differently at different times as well. Seeing as how the Prophet/Apostle Paul did it I don't fault the Prophet/Apostle Joseph Smith for doing it as well. Joseph Smith's theophany of God and Jesus matches Stephen's in Acts 7:55-56 who saw Jesus standing on the right hand of God.
What is realy interesting is the Book of Abraham (mormon scripture) refers to Jesus as the "angel of the Lord's presence" at one point. Which was a way to refer to him in early post apostlic Christianity as well. It's too bad many modern Christian's no longer refer to him by that name even thought their Fathers did. Joseph Smith restored truths about Christ which had been lost. The mormon (restorationist) claim is really not that different than the protestant (reformationsist) claim that the Catholics (originalists) lost the truth. Who you believe and which way you interpret it is up to you. but I believe in the Theophany of Jospeh Smith just as I believe the theophany of Paul. If you choose not to believe as I do that is fine with me.
OH, REALLY?
From Joseph Smith to Brigham Young to Heber Kimball to Orson Pratt to Bruce Mcconkie to Gordon Hinckley, your mormon leaders have scorned others' beliefs and uttered provocative statements.
Those who try to claim scorn of others should read the statements of these leaders, SAID IN CONTEXT.
Okay... where’s the candid camera?
Sure thing - and you still failed to respond or publicly denounce missionary activites of the LDS. Hmmmm........
ohhhhh...nooooo!
Rev. 14
6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel(Book of Mormon) to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
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Resty,
1. The words (book of mormon) are not in that scripture
2. the book of mormon is NOT the “everlasting gospel”
And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. Revelation 14:6, 7
Nope nothing about the bom and the Angel never mentioned Joseph Smith...
But the Angel did say to worship God..to fear Him and give Glory to Him, not Joseph Smith...
Ooooooooo The Angel said that God made Heaven and Earth..
Hmmmm the Joseph Smith and the mormons missed that one...
They all claim that their heaven and Earth were here when their god was “made”...
Bad Karma...Big bad LIE.....
and I thought you knew the Bible...
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and I know he knows the Bible...
:)
I see you did NOT do your own research, but used someone elses...
Otherwise it is an example of #7 on The LIST!
This is reinforced in particular by the books of the New Testament like Romans and Galatians.
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Since it is in the Bible, it is true...
No discussion...
Have you noticed they never embrace their prophets? They always run from their statements, or pretend they never made those statements. If it is really bad, they claim that the scribe must have made an error in transcription. One apologist had the nerve to ask someone if the picture of the page from the Journal of Discourses was from their own copy, as if to imply that the picture of the page does not represent the actual words in the JoD. Well the JoD is online for anyone to peruse. Talk about disingenuousnesses!
They embrace their current prophet, but they basically pretend that all the prophets who went before this one were engaged in personal speculation when they declared their unique doctrines, even when they declared from the pulpit "Thus saith the Lord!"
It is a hard job being a Mormon apologist in light of all the "unusual" statements of their prophets and apostles.
There is absolutely nothing contexturally within Gal 1:9 that would limit it to the first century.
Rev. 14 6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel(Book of Mormon) to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
Ah, must be that inspired JST, cause that insertion is not in any other bible.
You still misunderstand.
We do NOT answer your questions.
We ask YOU things.
--MormonDude(Understand?)
Just HOW does one get to be a SoP??
Otherwise a classic "try to chance the subject" ploy.
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