[AppyPappy]

To be honest with you, I doubt seriously that the Mormons completely understand what they believe. That is why it changes every so often. I don't think Mormons walk in lock-step with Orthodox Mormonism. As one Mormon friend put it to me "Some people take it much more seriously than I do". If the LDS church says something, it doesn't mean every Mormon believes it.

[P-Marlowe]

Seems to me that some of the Jews and the Catholics here at FR take it more seriously than most of the LDS do. Geez they're all having a hissy fit over a ritual that they don't even believe in and they treat it as if the ritual itself can move heaven and earth and drag their long lost ancestors out of their restful peace with God and into the evil conniving hands of the Mormon heirarchy.

Gross Hypocrisy. They don't need to get a lawyer. They need to get a life.

[Spiff]

If the LDS church says something, it doesn't mean every Mormon believes it.

Then they are not Mormons. You will also find that the teaching, doctrine, and curriculum of the LDS Church is extremely standardized - moreso than any other church. The same lesson is taught on the same Sunday in every Sunday School in every LDS Meetinghouse around the world. This year we studied The New Testament in Sunday School - in every Gospel Doctrine Sunday School class around the world. We used the same manual, the same scripture references, etc. If there are any Mormons running around not knowing what they believe or saying they don't believe in certain things the Church has taught, then they should make an appointment with their Bishop to get things straightened out or to have their records removed.