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Mormon priesthood holder compares PH power to government power [Edit to fit]
Exmormon.org ^ | April 10, 2012 | Anon

Posted on 04/10/2012 1:02:18 PM PDT by greyfoxx39

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This "power of the priesthood" is given to 12-year-old mormon boys. Mitt Romney believes in this. Guess that's why he wants to be POTUS. Does he think that would give him double the power??
1 posted on 04/10/2012 1:02:34 PM PDT by greyfoxx39
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The White House is just a "stepping stone" to the Great White Thone.

Imagine that. Christians and conservatives voting for a guy who thinks beings will one day bow down & worship him & pray to him.

Aiding & abeting outright idolatry; and providing the worst socalled "conservative" of a POTUS candidate our country has EVER seen...an outright polytheist cultist.

2 posted on 04/10/2012 1:20:50 PM PDT by Colofornian ( Tell us: Why do we want to vote for ONE socialist to defeat ANOTHER socialist again?)
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To: greyfoxx39

The Lord said His kingdom was not of this world. To think that any priest of any church has power over people in some kind of ruling way is just silly. Since the priesthood can decide if you will be baptized or not they do wield incredible power just not in the way the writer was making fun of.


3 posted on 04/10/2012 1:24:33 PM PDT by JAKraig (Surely my religion is at least as good as yours)
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To: Colofornian; Elsie; FastCoyote; svcw; Zakeet; SkyPilot; rightazrain; Tennessee Nana; ...

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4 posted on 04/10/2012 1:28:41 PM PDT by greyfoxx39 (Mormon missionaries are Christianophobe bigots denigrating Christian faiths.)
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This “power of the priesthood” is given to 12-year-old mormon boys..
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The Lord was 12 when He confounded the elders in the temple, the common age for bar mitzvah is 12 or 13.


5 posted on 04/10/2012 1:28:54 PM PDT by JAKraig (Surely my religion is at least as good as yours)
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Since the priesthood can decide if you will be baptized or not they do wield incredible power

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6 posted on 04/10/2012 1:32:36 PM PDT by greyfoxx39 (Mormon missionaries are Christianophobe bigots denigrating Christian faiths.)
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1 Tim. 3:12: A deacon MUST be the HUSBAND of but one wife and must manage his children and his household well.

LdS.org: A boy is normally ordained a deacon when he is 12 years of age or older.

So how does a 12 year old comply with the Biblical passage? Or is this just one of many Biblical passages that are “translated incorrectly” as mormonism claims?

And what of the “spiritual blood transfusion” to pass on the lineage of Aaron?

And what of the “messenger who descended from heaven in a cloud of light” who purportedly “bestowed” the priesthood upon JS and his minion?

I recall reading something about angels of light in the Bible, oh yeah...

2 Corinthians 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.


8 posted on 04/10/2012 2:13:50 PM PDT by SZonian (Throwing our allegiances to political party's in the long run gave away our liberty.)
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That simply is not taught at church.

Priesthood Power

Ensign magazine, 2001
Elder John H. Groberg

In His love for us, God has decreed that any worthy man, regardless of wealth, education, color, cultural background, or language, may hold His priesthood. Thus, any properly ordained man who is clean in hand, heart, and mind can connect with the unlimited power of the priesthood.

9 posted on 04/10/2012 2:19:34 PM PDT by greyfoxx39 (Mormon missionaries are Christianophobe bigots denigrating Christian faiths.)
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the unlimited power of the priesthood.


10 posted on 04/10/2012 2:43:55 PM PDT by Godzilla (3/7/77)
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The Ensign is a periodical not a teaching manual. If you had paid attention, the LDS Church does not get involved in anything political other than to tell the member’s to be good citizens and vote, not who to vote for. It is a standard form letter issued every four years. There is no endorsement contained.

Harry Reid is a Mormon, do you have your panties in a bunch over him? Other than he is nuts, greedy and a bold face liar!


11 posted on 04/10/2012 4:18:35 PM PDT by DeweyShootem
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The Ensign is a periodical not a teaching manual ...

... and as such it always prints big lies whenever it says something that might tend to embarrass the Church ... even if the article was written by an Elder of the 70 ... because we never edit anything that goes into a publication for all our members ... so we can cover our butts whenever we deem it necessary.

12 posted on 04/10/2012 4:51:30 PM PDT by Zakeet (Obozo is to competent as an Etch-A-Sketch is to art)
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It appears that some are trying to discount the "priesthood power" described in the article and the belief by mormons that made them special. Here is another description of the "power", "even unto eternity" claimed by this antiChristian sect.

Thomas Monson Claiming there is "nothing as special in this world.

13 posted on 04/10/2012 6:47:01 PM PDT by greyfoxx39 (Mormon missionaries are Christianophobe bigots denigrating Christian faiths.)
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More boasting of "specialness"
14 posted on 04/10/2012 6:50:55 PM PDT by greyfoxx39 (Mormon missionaries are Christianophobe bigots denigrating Christian faiths.)
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To: DeweyShootem

Discuss the issues all you want, but do not make it personal.


16 posted on 04/10/2012 8:37:14 PM PDT by Religion Moderator
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The Lord was 12 when He confounded the elders in the temple, the common age for bar mitzvah is 12 or 13.

Yeah, Jesus, King of kings, God's son, second person of the trinity, eternal and glorious, and your average 12-year old kid - yeah that's pretty much the same.

17 posted on 04/10/2012 8:51:40 PM PDT by T Minus Four
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"The Ensign is a periodical not a teaching manual."

Then why is it used for Home TEACHING?

18 posted on 04/11/2012 5:35:58 AM PDT by SZonian (Throwing our allegiances to political party's in the long run gave away our liberty.)
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To: greyfoxx39
I grew up being taught that the lowest deacon has more power then the president of the United States.



...the presidential campaign of Mormon Church founder Joseph Smith in 1844: “Challenging Democrat James Polk and Whig Henry Clay, Smith prophesied that if the U.S. Congress did not accede to his demands that ‘they shall be broken up as a government and God shall damn them.’

Smith viewed capturing the presidency as part of the mission of the church.

19 posted on 04/11/2012 6:22:35 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going)
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The White House is just a "stepping stone" to the Great White Thone.

Where; if your name is NOT found in the BoL...

20 posted on 04/11/2012 6:23:24 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going)
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