[T. P. Pole]

Putting all of this together, the Mormon man-god Elohim emerged (created himself) out of eternally existing matter much like the ancient Egyptian's self-created Sun-God Ra.

That is a rather odd conclusion to come to, especially since she already discussed something rather different here:

Mormon scripture states that he is merely a physical, exalted man.

She also misses this from "The Family - A Proclamation to the World":

Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose.

That sort of makes her points that Mormon theology is genderless or gender-neutral a strained one.

Not that it really changes what drives her ultimate conclusion.

[spirited irish]

“That is a rather odd conclusion to come to, especially since she already discussed something rather different here:

Mormon scripture states that he is merely a physical, exalted man.”

Spirited: Yes, Mormonism speaks of an already existing man-god, but because Mormonism cannot account for the origin of life it omits any account of how and where this man-god came to be and depends on its adherents to simply accept on the face of it that he exists.

However, analysis reveals that the answer to the man-god’s existence is found within the ancient concept of eternally existing matter.

Even though Mormonism dresses itself up in Biblical language, analysis of its’ metaphysical foundations reveals that it is a variation of nature religion.

[Elsie]

That sort of makes her points that Mormon theology is genderless or gender-neutral a strained one.

Shhssh!

Don't tell the new recruits!