Posted on 04/04/2009 9:42:42 PM PDT by Alex Murphy
Salt Lake City, Utah – Honorable people throughout the world who are open to religious faith are often discouraged, or confused by incorrect doctrine, according to an Apostle who spoke to the 179th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
One issue has been particularly troubling, according to Elder Quentin L. Cook, a member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles.
"They have a difficult time reconciling the correct doctrine that we have a loving Father in Heaven and the incorrect doctrine that most of mankind would be doomed to eternal hell," Elder Cook explained to more than 20,000 Latter-day Saints (often referred to as Mormons) gathered in the Conference Center on Temple Square. The conference was broadcast live to the other 13 million members around the world.
He told the story of his great-great-grandfather Phineas Wolcott Cook who was investigating the beliefs of various religions in the early 1800s. He explained that there was one doctrine of concern to him, and that he was often criticized for questioning it.
"I could not believe that the Lord had made a part (of mankind) to be saved and a part to be damned to all eternity," said Phineas in a journal.
Elder Cook pointed out that scholars have the common teachings of many Protestant churches with respect to hell were incorrect. He said the Anglican Church leader and classic scholar, Frederick Farrar, gave lectures at Westminster Abbey and taught that the definition of hell of endless torment and everlasting damnation were wrong because of translation errors from Hebrew and Greek to English in the King James Version of the Bible.
Latter-day Saints believe that the Church of Jesus Christ was restored in 1830 by Joseph Smith, who they believe to be a modern prophet of God.
"At the time Joseph Smith received revelations and organized the Church, the vast majority of churches taught that the Savior´s atonement would not bring about the salvation of most of mankind. The common precept was that a few would be saved and the overwhelming majority would be doomed to endless tortures of the most awful and unspeakable intensity," explained Elder Cook.
"The marvelous doctrine revealed to the Prophet Joseph unveiled to us a plan of salvation that is applicable to all mankind, including those who do not hear of Christ in this life, children who die before the age of accountability and those who have no understanding," he added.
Elder Cook emphasized in his sermon that despite differences with other faiths, the Latter-day Saints refrain from criticism of other Christians who believe differently. "They do much good. They bless mankind. Many help their members learn of the Savior and His teachings," he said.
He also counseled members of the Church to be kind and loving to members of the Church regardless of their level of understanding, level of commitment, or activity. He said that the Savior made it clear that church members are not to judge one another, especially members of their own families. "Our obligation is to love and teach and never give up," he said.
Bump!
He took things that was not sanction by the Lord!
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Joey Smith did do that...
and after having the light committed adultry, and murdered a man.
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Joey Smith did do that
None here have ever took to time to ponder and pray over the scriptrues
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Really ?????
Proof ...
Some of Davids wifes were given to him and some he took with out praying and listening to counsel!
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Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
For starters, please list the last group...
The “some he took with out praying and listening to counsel!”
And then list the wives that David “some he took with () praying and listening to counsel!”
And the name(s) of the “counsel”
With sources...
Bible scriptures only please...
Waiting....
Actually, God DOES have a plan of salvation that is “applicable to all mankind, including those who do not hear of Christ in this life, children who die before the age of accountability and those who have no understanding.” That isn’t LDS, that is the Bible.
I know this goes over many heads so this is all I will say on the subject read the scriptures in prayer.
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Oh, I wouldnt say that...
I think it is more likely that many here use their heads and discount “the new and everlasting covenant” of the “sanctified” harems commanded by D&C 132 as coming from the God of the Bible...
read the scriptures
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Yes, let’s read the scriptures...
Thou shalt not commit adultery. Exodus 20:14
Blasphemy against the Holy Ghost, which is willfully denying Christ after having received a perfect knowledge of him from the Holy Ghost, is the unforgivable sin (Matt. 12: 31-32; Mark 3: 28-29; D&C 132: 27).
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No, it is not...
Folks, this is STRAIGHT from Satan's mouth to our ears. This is EXACTLY what the Enemy wants us to believe. Disbelief, doubt of his existence, is his best weapon for harvesting souls to join him in damnation.
Blasphemy against the Holy Ghost, which is willfully denying Christ after having received a perfect knowledge of him from the Holy Ghost, is the unforgivable sin (Matt. 12: 31-32; Mark 3: 28-29; D&C 132: 27).
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So, what happened to Hickley and Joey Smith and Brigham Young and all those other mormon “leaders” who denied Jesus ???
OOOOO you said “after having received a perfect knowledge of him from the Holy Ghost”
Did they EVER know Jesus ????
Or did they all just reject Him out of hand ????
Because they wanted to break all of the Ten Commandments in their boys only club ???
“What! Are Christians ignorant? Yes, as ignorant of the things of God as the brute best.” - Prophet John Taylor, Journal of Discourses 13:225
“In bearing testimony of Jesus Christ, President Hinckley spoke of those outside the Church who say Latter-day Saints ‘do not believe in the traditional Christ.’ ‘No, I don’t. The traditional Christ of whom they speak is not the Christ of whom I speak. For the Christ of whom I speak has been revealed in this the Dispensation of the Fulness of Times. He together with His Father, appeared to the boy Joseph Smith in the year 1820, and when Joseph left the grove that day, he knew more of the nature of God than all the learned ministers of the gospel of the ages.’” - Prophet Gordon B. Hinckley, LDS Church News, June 20, 1998, p.7
“...virtually all the millions of apostate Christendom have abased themselves before the mythical throne of a mythical Christ...” - Bruce McConkie, Mormon Doctrine, “False Christs,” page 269
“Christianity...is a perfect pack of nonsense...the devil could not invent a better engine to spread his work than the Christianity of the nineteenth century.” - Journal of Discourses, vol. 6, p.167
“The Gospel of modern Christendom shuts up the Lord, and stops all communication with Him. I want nothing to do with such a Gospel, I would rather prefer the Gospel of the dark ages, so called” - Prophet Wilford Woodruff, Journal of Discourses, vol. 2, p. 196
“What does the Christian world know about God? Nothing... Why so far as the things of God are concerned, they are the veriest fools; they know neither God nor the things of God.” - John Taylor, Journal of Discourses 13:225
What is ????
God DOES have a plan of salvation
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What is it ????
Bible scriptures please...
it was his indiference to protocal becasue he had to get a blessing from the Lord
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Source ????
Bible scriptures please...
Huh? The whole Bible is God’s plan of salvation. Or maybe just google up “God’s Plan of Salvation” if you want specifics. As for the children, “for of such is the Kingdom of God.” Mark 10.
Whoa. I guess that is your reply to everyone. I’d say “nice day,” but you’d probably reply:
“Source ????
Bible scriptures please...”
The whole Bible is God’s plan of salvation
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In these threads, scriptures are necessary...
Scatter gun comments without backup are the norm by those who wish to circumvent the true Gospel of the true Jesus...
Folks, this is STRAIGHT from Satan's mouth to our ears. This is EXACTLY what the Enemy wants us to believe. Disbelief, doubt of his existence, is his best weapon for harvesting souls to join him in damnation.
The Lord did not make a part of mankind to be saved and a part to be damned to all eternity, just like a parent does not raise one child to be a success and another to be a petty criminal.
The Lord desires that all of mankind come to salvation, he made all of mankind to worship him and live for eternity with him. But mankind is willful and self destructive, and they chose sin and continue to choose sin. God is all powerful, and that means he is powerful enough to provide a path to salvation for all of mankind while allowing us the Free Will to make the choice on our own.
The Lord did not make a single man to spend eternity in the lake of fire. That place was created for Lucifer and his followers. But there will be men who spend eternity there, as God will not force his will upon us.
Easy!!
Just look around: NONE of you ANTI's have converted to MORMONism!
--MormonDude(When can a couple of HIGHLY trained young folks come to your home and FULLY explain the Restored Gospel® to you?)
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