Posted on 10/27/2011 7:27:20 AM PDT by Saundra Duffy
Many years ago I stood at the bedside of a young father as he hovered between life and death. His distraught wife and their two children stood nearby. He took my hand in his and, with a pleading look, said, Bishop, I know I am about to die. Tell me what happens to my spirit when I do.
I offered a silent prayer for heavenly guidance and noticed on his bedside table a copy of the triple combination. I reached for the book and fanned the pages. Suddenly I discovered that I had, with no effort on my part, stopped at the 40th chapter of Alma in the Book of Mormon. I read these words to him:
Behold, it has been made known unto me by an angel, that the spirits of all men, as soon as they are departed from this mortal body, are taken home to that God who gave them life.
And the spirits of those who are righteous are received into a state of happiness, which is called paradise, a state of rest, a state of peace, where they shall rest from all their troubles and from all care, and sorrow (Alma 40:1112).
As I continued to read about the Resurrection, a glow came to the young mans face and a smile graced his lips. As I concluded my visit, I said good-bye to this sweet family.
I next saw the wife and children at the funeral. I think back to that night when a young man pleaded for truth and, from the Book of Mormon, heard the answer to his question.
(Excerpt) Read more at lds.org ...
(There is a rumor floating about that the above is a VERY popular ScreenSaver amoung MORMONs...)
Steroids are illegal...
3. The living prophet is more important to us than a dead prophet.
4. The prophet will never lead the church astray.
5. The prophet is not required to have any particular earthly training or credentials to speak on any subject or act on any matter at any time.
6. The prophet does not have to say Thus Saith the Lord, to give us scripture.
7. The prophet tells us what we need to know, not always what we want to know.
8. The prophet is not limited by mens reasoning.
9. The prophet can receive revelation on any matter, temporal or spiritual.
10. The prophet may advise on civic matters.
11. The two groups who have the greatest difficulty in following the prophet are the proud who are learned and the proud who are rich.
12. The prophet will not necessarily be popular with the world or the worldly.
13. The prophet and his counselors make up the First Presidencythe highest quorum in the Church.
14. The prophet and the presidencythe living prophet and the First Presidencyfollow them and be blessedreject them and suffer.
Wow, this looks like something Hugo Chavez would write. Seriously, how do Mormons defend against this? It has "controlling cult" written all over it.
Where exactly does this site list LDS under "other Christian"??? The fact that is a topic choice is not an endorsement...it also presents the topic choice "other NON-Christian" which is the accurate listing for mormonism.
Members of the LDS Church are Christians on steroids...there is again, the usual "neener, neener we are better than you" claim made all the time by mormons...such arrogance!
Defend against WHAT??
THAT ain't SCRIPTURE!!
--MormonDupe(Why do our leaders ever say ANYTHING, since we don't have to follow it or believe it?)
MORMON
ATTITUDES OF SUPERIORITY
1. Im Superior; I have a special gift of the holy Ghost -- you dont!
2. Im Superior; I have Gods true priesthood power -- you dont! 3. Im Superior; I can go in Gods secret Temple -- you cant! 4. Im Superior; Ive been Endowed with special Gifts and Knowledge -- youre just normal! 5. Im Superior; Ill have my family with me in heaven -- youll be with strangers! 6. Im Superior; Im becoming a God -- you arent! 7. Im Superior; My women know their place as servants of man and yours dont. 8. Im Superior; YOUR creeds are wrong because they come from man - mine comes from God (you can find each one printed in our Scriptures). 9. Im Superior; I dont HAVE a creed - Ive got 13 Articles of Faith. 10. I'm Superior; I have 4 "Bibles"-- the standard works (5 if you count the JST) -- you've only got one: in as far as it is translated correctly. 11. Im Superior; I can lie with impunity about such things as church membership, church growth, church doctrine, church history, church influence, etc. -- You cant. 12. Im Superior; I am right (everybody knows) when I say 'evangelical' Christians are lunatics -- -- Youre a hideous narrow-minded bigot, who is persecuting me by practicing discrimination by saying I'm not a Christian.
13. I'm Superior; I have a testimony about a prophet -- you don't. 14. I'm Superior; I have a Scripture-producing Amos 3:7 prophet -- you don't 15. Im Superior; I have a Living Prophet who talks to god every day -- you have a dim-witted hireling of Satan who only talks to himself. 16. I'm Superior; I have my calling & election made sure -- you don't. 17. Im Superior; I have magic underwear to protect me from the bogey man -- you dont. 18. Im Superior; I have secret clasps and grips to give the angel so I get admitted to the celestial kingdom -- you dont ;so you cant. 19. I'm Superior; I know secret handshake codes for afterlife entrances-- you don't. 20. Im Superior; I will see Joseph Smith setting on the right hand of GOD, when I get to Mormon heaven, and he will recognize me and judge me favorably -- Youre on your own; when you get to wherever youre going! 21. Im Superior; Im going to hie to Kolob -- youre going to who knows where. 22. Im Superior; I get to have a harem and act like a celestial stud for time and all eternity -- you dont. 23. Im Superior; I have sun stones, moon stones, sky stones, cloud stones, Saturn stones, and the evil eye of Osirus guarding my temple -- You have nothing but a stupid cross.
24. Im Superior; My church has billions in assets stashed away -- yours has taken a stupid vow of poverty. 25. I'm Superior; Last - we have the power to keep a whole race out of our priesthood if we wanted to reinsert our 148-year legacy (we ARE still keeping an entire GENDER at bay!) 26. I'm superior; I have the "higher law" -- everyone else "lives under the "lesser law' because I say so...(over and over). Revision 46.5
Semi-Official creed of the EXclusive club of Freeper Flying Inmans.
All rights liable to be abused.
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I guess they keep showing up for the pot luck dinners.
and it seems it is allowed that antis can take things out of context and sign it Joseph Smith.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2798629/posts?page=29#29
correction
if you are neither Mormon nor Trinitarian.
Godhead nor Trinitarian.
Goddhead; Father, Son and, Holy Ghost is in the the Bible,
Trinitarian is NOT in the Bible the conception of the Trinity was decided by the Council of Nicene.
You'll need a lot of cheese to go with that whine resty
Trinitarian is NOT in the Bible the conception of the Trinity was decided by the Council of Nicene.
The conception of "mormon" was invented by the mind of Joseph Smith.
5. The prophet is not required to have any particular earthly training or credentials to speak on any subject or act on any matter at any time.
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]and yet the LORD Jesus Christ who is God submitted to training from human parents and Rabbis before he went out to do His earthly ministry...
He was about 30 years old before He ceased training and He received credentials in the River Jordan and in the desert...
But mere men dont need to ???
Trinitarian is NOT in the Bible
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No is Mormon but you dont seem to let that stop you...
Trinitarian is NOT in the Bible
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Well there were those “p0lain and precious” things that were taken out...
Maybe ...
Trinitarian is NOT in the Bible
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Well there were those “plain and precious” things that were taken out...
Maybe ...
Goddhead; Father, Son and, Holy Ghost is in the the Bible,
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Where ???
Source ???
From the Christian Bible only
any version other than your Joseph Smith Version (JSV)
steroids are todays mushrooms...
Why WHINE when YOU now have the opportunity to re-post it IN context and show the WORLD how mistreated you MORMONs are!
Oh; WAIT!!!
It already HAS been!
Too bad; Resty; that the MOCKERY of JS (in RED) seems to have slipped by you...
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