From the article: Joseph F. Smith, the nephew of Mormon founder Joseph Smith, had claimed that he saw “the hosts of the dead, both small and great...
What's worse is the Mormon church claims this is as much "scripture" as anything in the Bible.
The Bible references people minus the true Christ as being spiritually dead (see Ephesians 2:1-4).
For Mormons, “The dead are not perfect without us, neither are we without them [see D&C 128:18],” claimed Joseph F. Smith, a quote published in a church-published book in 1998 (Teachings of Presidents: Joseph Smith, p. 410)
Ah. The spiritually dead are interlocked with the physically dead, eh?
The article documents how Lds "prophets" Brigham Young and Wilford Woodruff, as well as one of the second-in-charge First Presidents of Young, Heber C. Kimball, all claimed the ghost of Joseph Smith appeared anywhere from "once" (Brigham Young) to multiple conversations (Kimball and Woodruff).
From the article: Spirit-entity manifestations to Mormons continue into the current era, as one reference to “evil spirits” haunting the Lds Brazilian Mission confirms: "A few years ago while touring the missions of South America, I heard President William Grant Gangerter of the Brazilian Mission make some interesting comments. He reported that there had been a wave of incidents in which evil spirits were afflicting the missionaries and the Saints. At every conference the missionaries were relating experiences they were having with evil spirits. The intensity of their influence was frightening." (Come Unto Christ, Melchizedek Priesthood Personal Study Guide, for 1984, 1988 published 1983, 1986 p. 109)
Since Lds regard the "temple" as something that is man-made -- vs. the people God makes and re-creates in His Son, the temple of the Holy Spirit -- that missing Holy Ghost leaves Mormon missionaries at the mercy of evil spirits.
Joseph Smith:
"The spirits...are blessed in their departure to the world of spirits. Enveloped in flaming fire, they are not far from us, and know and understand our thoughts, feelings, and motions, and are often pained therewith." (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 326)
* Lds “apostle” Parley Pratt said: "...we frequently hold communication with our departed father, mother, brother, sister, son or daughter; or with the former husband or wife of our bosom..."
* Lds “prophet” Joseph F. Smith, nephew of Joseph Smith…in a book published by the highest ranking Lds hierarchy, The First Presidency:
* “Sometimes the Lord expands our vision from this point of view and this side of the veil, that we feel and seem to realize that we can look beyond the thin veil which separates us from that other sphere…the spirit world, surely those who have passed beyond can see more clearly through the veil back here to us…I believe we move and have our being in the presence of heavenly…beings. We are not separated from them…” (Gospel Doctrine, 2:215, 1971)
* “I claim that we live in their presence; they see us; they are solicitous for our welfare…” (GD, 2:216, 1971) (Original source: CR, Apr. 1916, pp. 2-4)
* “In like manner our fathers and mothers, brothers, sisters, and friends who have passed away from this earth…may have a mission given them to visit their relatives and friends upon the earth again, bringing…warning or reproof and instruction to those whom they had learned to love in the flesh. And so it is with Sister [Elizabeth H.] Cannon. She can return and visit her friends…” (GD, 2:224, Original source: Discourse @ the funeral of Elizabeth H. Cannon, JD 22:351-352]
was the LDS Vision of the dead also an LSD Vision of the dead ???
Elsewhere in the Internet I just read that someone who escaped from enslavemment in Mormonism said they might wear their scary “temple clothes” tonight to answer the door...
someone else suggested answering each knock with “what is wanted?”
Another of the never ending Colofornian distortions from the extreme anti-mormon destruction at all cost machine
Christ would have us clelbrate our christianity by becoming Christlike.
Colofornian’s brand of christianity seeks any distortion to discredit the faith in Jesus Christ of a full 12 million people .... because we don’t believe in the Nicene Creed and because we believe that God has again opened the heavens in communication with modern day prophets.
Instead of focusing on this hearsay trash generated by religious hatred ... maybe you should investigate the very real historical compromises which left Christianity forever changed from its biblical base during the Council of Nicea .... but alas,
... that would require Colofornian to remove the Beam from her own eye before she tried to remove the sliver from mine .... which, I suspect is a little too Christlike for her to attempt.
WHAT?
SURELY you mean 1898.
