Your ignorance knows no bounds.
Your ignorance knows no bounds.
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Watch it...
mormons worship ignorance...
You might be accused of worshipping Reaganaut...
after all Joey Smith is worshipped for his ignorance not his intelligence...
As far as ignorance, she certainly has demonstrated far and way better knowledge than you have of your chosen cult.
Actually Saundra, Reaganaut is incredibly well-versed in Mormonism, which is why she ain't one no mo'
She is also incredibly well-versed in authentic Christianity, which is due to her being indwelt with the Holy Spirit.
Really now SD, it is much easier to say what you posted than it is to ACTUALLY BACK IT UP with specific doctrine and teaching isn't it?
How so?
Your ignorance knows no bounds.
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Saundra, ignorance means lack of knowledge. For me quite the opposite is true, I find I often know more than most active LDS, and that was true when I was LDS as well. I’m a bookworm.
Your post (above) is in response to my statement that the LDS used to teach (don’t think they do anymore) that baptism caused a ‘spiritual blood transfusion’, that was taught for a long time, but like so many ‘eternal principles’ of the LDS it gets shoved to the side.
This idea of spiritual blood transfusions covered several areas: the Lamanites becoming ‘white and delight-some’ (that was changed to pure later editions of the BoM), the blacks and the priesthood, and how non descendants of Aaron could hold a priesthood that was restricted to his descendants.
Here are some quotes about spiritual blood transfusions for you (and I have verified the sources and context).
http://www.utlm.org/newsletters/no73.htm
From the time of Joseph Smith until the present there has been a great deal said on this subject. In the History of the Church, vol. 3, page 380, we find these puzzling comments by Joseph Smith concerning a heavenly blood transfusion that the Gentiles must have: “...as the Holy Ghost falls upon one of the literal seed of Abraham, it is calm and serene; and his whole soul and body are only exercised by the pure spirit of intelligence; while the effect of the Holy Ghost upon a Gentile, is to purge out the old blood, and make him actually of the seed of Abraham. That man that has none of the blood of Abraham (naturally) must have a new creation by the Holy Ghost. In such a case, there may be more of a powerful effect upon the body, and visible to the eye, than upon an Israelite, while the Israelite at first might be far before the Gentile in pure intelligence.”
Brigham Young, the second prophet of the church, declared:
“Take a family of ten children, for instance, and you may find nine of them purely of the Gentile stock, and one son or one daughter in that family who is purely of the blood of Ephraim. It was in the veins of the father or mother, and was reproduced in the son or daughter, while all the rest of the family are Gentiles. You may think that is singular, but it is true.... Joseph Smith was a pure Ephraimite...
“Again, if a pure Gentile firmly believes the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and yields obedience to it, in such a case I will give you the words of the Prophet Joseph— ‘When the Lord pours out the Holy Ghost upon that individual he will have spasms, and you would think that he was going into fits.’
“Joseph said that the Gentile blood was actually cleansed out of their veins, and the blood of Jacob made to circulate in them; and the revolution and change in the system were so great that it caused the beholder to think they were going into fits.... we are of the House of Israel, of the royal seed, of the royal blood.” (Journal of Discourses, vol. 2, pages 268-69)
Thanks for the kind statements guys. Appreciate it.
So, Saundra, what did I type that you thought was ignorant?
I am really beginning to think I have a broader knowledge of the LDS faith than you do.
And, honestly, if you just stay for the social reasons, and don’t believe all the doctrinal garbage (called a New Order Mormon), then I DO understand. It is hard to lose all your friends. At least, it was for me.
Sorry to get here late, but I don't usually check the Mormon threads unless pinged; apparently reaganaut's friends have been doing my job in defending her. Usually she needs no defense, but your comment is both ad hominem and gratuitous. You should know better than to behave in such a way, diminishing your testimony and reflecting poorly on your Church. You should also apologize to my wife.