“(And exactly what do those Mormon “high priests” agree upon, in their clandestine meetings?)”
I wonder . . . since you obviously believe the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is a rotten bunch of evil deceived nut jobs, why do you care?
Again, I love my Church and I love my Savior; I love the Holy Ghost and I love Heavenly Father.
I am awake in the middle of the night because I am excited about Christmas - my family will be with me. We Mormons believe that families are precious and sacred - and not all of my family are LDS, mind you.
I wonder . . . since you obviously believe the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is a rotten bunch of evil deceived nut jobs, why do you care? I care, because we're all deceived, if we don't yield to the Way, Truth and Life -- and to the extend we still believe deceptions, we are dangerous.
Again, I love my Church and I love my Savior; I love the Holy Ghost and I love Heavenly Father.
I love each one of them, too.
I am awake in the middle of the night because I am excited about Christmas - my family will be with me. We Mormons believe that families are precious and sacred - and not all of my family are LDS, mind you.
Have a blessed Christmas. I happen to believe that while Christ (the only man who could also ever say, "Before Abraham was, I AM" -- and who has always been that Word of God, God Himself, John 1) requires He be known fully for Who He is, He will give grace as we address Him in faith, repentence and continuous yielding. None of us will ever know him thoroughly and totally purely, until He give us grace, face to face, anyway. And from the Word none of us do at all, unless we meet him in the realization of our own personal inadequacy.
I do suggest John 1 and Colossians to share what revelation I've been shown about such things. FWIW, I believe it's very unlikely that Jesus was born on Earth around this time of year, anyway, but that won't keep me from celebrating!
Those were serious questions, not meant to be flippant rhetoric. Have a great time, today! You're someone I care about tenderly, with brotherly love -- one of only a few I'm in touch with on this Christmas Day.
"Note to those who are not Mormons: Family members are excluded from Mormon temple weddings if they are not Mormons or if they are "unworthy" Mormons.
In other words, if your daughter (or son) is a convert to Mormonism, you will be denied entrance to the temple to see her married. You will wait outside the temple or in a visitor center while she is married. She will be wearing a green apron on top of her wedding dress.
The fact that you are her mother or father is irrelevant for this special event. You are considered unworthy. You must hold a Mormon temple recommend. The minimum temple recommend requirements are 10% of your income, active attendance for a year, belief in Joseph Smith as a prophet and abstaining from coffee and tea.