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Just wondering why this small group only seems concerned with pointing out the faults of Mormons.

Just wondering why someone can't see the posts are pointing out the faults of mormonISM. Also wondering why someone would spend so much time trying to figure out motives for posts made by other FReepers...didn't someone on this thread suggest there are many other more important happenings to spend bandwidth on?

It would follow that there are many more important things than whether two or three threads in the Religion Forum don't fit someone's approval.

Something to chew on...The mormon "Plan of Salvation"

Premortal Life

Before we were born on the earth, we lived in the presence of our Heavenly Father as one of His spirit children. In this premortal existence, we attended a council with Heavenly Father's other spirit children. At that council, Heavenly Father presented His great plan of happiness (see Abraham 3:22–26).

In harmony with the plan of happiness, the premortal Jesus Christ, the Firstborn Son of the Father in the spirit, covenanted to be the Savior (see Moses 4:2; Abraham 3:27). Those who followed Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ were permitted to come to the earth to experience mortality and progress toward eternal life. Lucifer, another spirit son of God, rebelled against the plan and "sought to destroy the agency of man" (Moses 4:3). He became Satan, and he and his followers were cast out of heaven and denied the privileges of receiving a physical body and experiencing mortality (see Moses 4:4; Abraham 3:27–28).

Throughout our premortal lives, we developed our identity and increased our spiritual capabilities. Blessed with the gift of agency, we made important decisions, such as the decision to follow Heavenly Father's plan. These decisions affected our life then and now. We grew in intelligence and learned to love the truth, and we prepared to come to the earth, where we could continue to progress.

Mortal Life

We are now experiencing mortal life. Our spirits are united with our bodies, giving us opportunities to grow and develop in ways that were not possible in premortal life. This part of our existence is a time of learning in which we can prove ourselves, choose to come unto Christ, and prepare to be worthy of eternal life. It is also a time when we can help others find the truth and gain a testimony of the plan of salvation.

Life after Death

When we die, our spirits will enter the spirit world and await the resurrection. At the time of the resurrection, our spirit and body will reunite, and we will be judged and received into a kingdom of glory. The glory we inherit will depend on the depth of our conversion and our obedience to the Lord's commandments (see Kingdoms of Glory). It will depend on the manner in which we have "received the testimony of Jesus" (D&C 76:51; see also D&C 76:74, 79, 101).

Perdition and the Three Degrees of Glory

Doctrine and Covenants 76:30-112; 131:1-4

Eternal Habitation	Verse	Actions/Works	Consequences
Perdition (no Kingdom or Glory)	31	Known & partaken of God’s power
	31	Suffered selves to be overcome by devil
	31	Deny the truth and defy God’s power
	33		Vessels of wrath
	33		Doomed to suffer wrath of God
	34		No forgiveness in this world/world to come
	35	Denied Holy Spirit after receiving it
	35	Denied Only Begotten Son
	35	Crucified Son unto themselves, to an open shame
	36		Go into lake of fire/brimstone w/ devil and angels
	37		Only ones whom second death shall have any power
	38		Not be redeemed in due time of the Lord
	48		The end, width, height, depth and misery none understand

Celestial Kingdom	51	Received testimony of Jesus
	51	Believed in Christ’s name
	51	Baptized in water in his name
	52	Keep commandments
	52		Washed and cleanses from sins
	52	Receive the Holy Spirit by laying on of hands by one ordained
	52, 53	Sealed by power of the Spirit
	53	Overcome by faith
	53		Holy Spirit shed on them
	54		The Church of the Firstborn
	55		Father gives all things into their hands
	56		Are priests and kings
	56		Received of God’s fullness and glory
	57		Priests after the order of the Only Begotten Son
	58		They are gods/sons of God
	59		All things are theirs
	60		Shall overcome all things
	62		Shall dwell in God’s and Christ’s presence forever
	63		Shall come with Christ to reign over the earth
	64		Have part in the first resurrection
	65		Come forth in resurrection of the just
	66		Have come unto Mount Zion, city of living God, holiest of all
	67		Come to general assembly and church of Enoch/Firstborn
	68		Names written in heaven
	69		Are just men made perfect through Jesus
	70		Bodies are celestial, glory as the glory of God
	131:2	Enter the new and everlasting covenant of marriage	Enter into highest heaven/degree in celestial kingdom
	131:3-4	Does not enter into covenant	Cannot have an increase

Terrestrial Kingdom	72	Died without the law
	73	Spirits kept in prison
	74	Received testimony of Christ in spirit world
	75	Honorable men of the earth
	75	Blinded by craftiness of men
	76		Received glory but not fullness
	77	Received presence of Son, but not the Father
	78		Bodies are terrestrial
	79	Not valiant in the testimony of Jesus	Obtain not crown over kingdom of God

Telestial Kingdom	82	Received not gospel of Christ
	82	Received not testimony of Jesus
	83	Deny not the Holy Spirit
	84		Thrust down to hell
	85		Not redeemed from devil till Christ has finished his work
	86	Received not of Christ’ fullness in eternal world
	86	Received Holy Spirit through ministration of the terrestrial
	88	Receive the administering of angels
	88	Heirs of salvation
	89		Telestial surpasses all understanding
	99-100	Those who are some of one and some of another
	102		Not be gathered with the saints, church of the Firstborn
	103	Are liars, adulterers, whoremongers, loves and makes lies
	104		Suffered wrath of God on earth
	105		Suffer the vengeance of eternal fire
	106		Suffer the wrath of God until fullness of times
	109		Were as innumerable as the stars
	112		Be servants of God
	112		Cannot go where God and Christ dwell