My faith is based upon personal knowledge — what I have personally experienced. I know that we can receive knowledge and truth directly from the Source of all truth if we seek it with all our hearts. That’s why I’m a Mormon.
I am not able to communicate what I have learned to another person; that knowledge can only come from God.
Regards,
Normandy
And that experience is subjective norm and is no different from those experienced by JWs, buddists, even islam - and all will claim it to be truth directly from 'God'.
Why do you think that God in the OT was so explicit in warning of those 'prophets' who would convince others to follow other 'gods', or in the NT warnings of those false prophets and teachers preaching some other gospel?
Is God a God of confusion? Smith taught that God's will was one man - one women, and instituted it as church DOCTRINE, while at the same time being married to over a dozen other women - many of whom were still married to their first husbands. This was under the command of a 'revelation' from this same God for his believers to follow in - as specified in D&C 132. It isn't hard to see that the 'prophet' was playing both ends against the middle. Why nine different versions of his 'first vision' over the course of 10 years or so - contradictory in regards to crucial components and elements - his age, message, who visited, location, etc.
No Norm, the bible teaches that our heart are deceitful and cannot be trusted. The bible also teaches that there are spiritual forces out there who desire to deceive us and misdirect our worship and attention AWAY from the true God. The bible also teaches there are humans who desire to direct our worship AWAY from the true God.
You affirm Monson as your prophet - tell me, what are your three favorite prophecies from him? Or at least one since he hasn't been on the job very long.
Young taught as scripture that Adam is heavenly father. Mormons at that time affirmed that teaching in a manner similar to you describe. Is that truth? Where in the Bible does it ever say that feelings are the way God communicates with us?
I'm glad you are quite sure of that.
“I know that we can receive knowledge and truth directly from the Source of all truth if we seek it with all our hearts. That’s why I’m a Mormon.”
Yet, you demonstrated through previous posts that you do
not even have a way to verify if the message you are getting
is from God or a demon.
That’s why you are a mormon.