This has the same sort of accuracy as describing Christians as ritual cannibals. Or like believing what Osama Bin Laden says about the USA. To find out what Mormons believe, you need to read what they (we) teach and believe. Roman Catholics and Mormons differ on a LOT of things, but we agree that Jesus is the Christ. Is he entirely spirit, entirely man, or a combination of the two? Most Catholics would say, I think, entirely spirit. I say "most" because some folks who claim they're Catholics also support abortion "rights" despite their church's teachings on that subject. We have Mormons like that, as well. Harry Reid comes to my mind, in that respect. Most Mormons believe he has both human and spirit components. Read the Book of Mormon, compare it to the Bible. Pray about it. See what you get. This is, IIRC, one area where Catholics and Baptists agree. Back in the days before the Protestant Reformation, Catholics declared any deviation from their doctrine as heresy, and they killed people for it. I'm sure you've heard the same about Mormons, and some of it may even be true. See what I said about Harry Reid, above. And kindly note that I'm not an official representative of the Church. This is my opinion, based on what I know, and bear in mind that I am 55 years old, and have been a Mormon for only about 15 years.
This is from the Douay-Rheims version: James 1:5
But if any of you want wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all men abundantly, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
The King James version, which Mormons also use is very close:
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
Either way, sure looks like "giving in to feelings" to me.
If you really would like to know what Mormons believe, our scriptures are online at http://scriptures.lds.org/
This is a pretty concise statement of what we believe about Jesus Christ:
http://www.lds.org/languages/proclamations/livingchrist/start_here_0.pdf
This is where most of the rest of the material we use for Sunday School is located. None of this is secret, or hidden.
http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?locale=0&vgnextoid=2b6f3c7ff44f2010VgnVCM1000001f5e340aRCRD
Hope this helps you make up your mind about what you want to believe about Mormons.
Is that the Eternal Jesus or the created jesus?
This has the same sort of accuracy as describing Christians as ritual cannibals
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HOGWASH (I can’t type what I really want to say).
Temple rituals aren’t public. Most of the ‘unique’ doctrines are not in the Book of Moron, most converts don’t hear or are asked to pray about the D&C or PGP nor are they told they can become Gods someday (what EXALTATION/SALVATION REALLY MEANS). They aren’t told about the practice of ‘lying for the Lord’ (which I was taught at the LDS MISSIONARY TRAINING CENTER AND AT BYU), they aren’t told about the PGP scrolls being found and debunked, they aren’t told about ‘eternal preganancy’, that Young (and OTHER LDS PROPHETS) taught tauht ADAM was our God and we needed Joe Smith’s permission to get into the Celestial kingdom, THAT JESUS WAS A POLYGAMIST AND GOD WAS MARRIED TO MARY and I can go on and on and on.
EAK, check out what the LDS say, but ALSO check out sites like the following that are WELL documented and very accurate.
www.utlm.org
www.exmormon.org
www.irr.org/mit
“Roman Catholics and Mormons differ on a LOT of things, but we agree that Jesus is the Christ.”
Sorry, Old Student, but it’s back to the books for you!
Roman Catholics believe the Biblical Jesus Christ: Eternally God, neither created nor made.
The mormon Jesus is a created spirit being who became a man who became a god.
Roman Catholics believe in ONE GOD.
Mormonism teaches that there are 3 earth gods plus heavenly mother, which is four, plus an infinite number of other gods. Maybe you are hoping, as a mormon, to become one of those other gods, yourself.
Mormonism is not Christianity.
Why don’t you cut to the chase and tell us exactly how many gods exist?
best,
ampu