Personally, I would feel very blessed if I were lucky enough to become an angel. Having the heavenly means to help others would be terrific!
Still, an open mind is a wonderful thing... I will not shut the door to whatever God's plan might be or to His possibilities...
PS: even Pat Robertson of 700 Club fame (who is hardly Mormon friendly), said in one of his books, that in heaven we may go on to be in charge of our own planets. For what it's worth.
What is someone called, that is in charge of their own planet? What does that job entail?
re: “Still, an open mind is a wonderful thing... I will not shut the door to whatever God’s plan might be or to His possibilities...:”
Yes, an open mind can be a good thing, but not if it considers beliefs that contradict the Scriptures. While I do not believe the Book of Mormon to be inspired, I think you will also find that it also does not teach the idea of that human beings will “evolve” or “progress” to Godhood. It does not teach that God was once a man. I realize that Mormons believe that revelation is ongoing, but new revelation, if it is indeed from God, will not contradict previous revelation. If it does, then that revelation, according to the Bible, is a lie.
As to Pat Robertson, whatever he says outside of revealed truth in the Scriptures is nothing more than conjecture - it is what the Bible teaches that is important.
Look, we are all sinners before God. What we put our faith in matters because it has eternal consequences. I implore you to consider the possibility that Joseph Smith was not a prophet and that he made up all the stuff he claims he received from God - are you open minded enough to consider that? I have checked into his claims and the “revelations” he wrote down and I’ve come to the conclusion that he was a false prophet because they contradict known revelation from the God of the Bible.
I know and love several Mormon friends. I have no animosity toward any of them, nor toward any Mormon missionary that came to my door. My animosity is toward the false beliefs and claims of a false prophet. He lied and led many, many good and descent people away from the true God of the Bible. That fills me with indignation.
I know it would be very hard to do what I ask because it is asking someone to question and doubt everything they’ve been taught - and taught by good and honest people that you’ve probably respected and admired. But, honesty, goodness, and sincerity are not guarantees that one’s beliefs are true. A person can be sincere and yet, be sincerely wrong. I hope you are willing to consider this.
Pat Robertson says a lot of kooky things. It doesn’t matter what man says.
It matters what God has said. And God said there was never aGod before him and will be none after.
If you accept that, you reject Mormonism. If you accept Mormonism, you reject the one true God.
There is no third option.
You'll never make angelhood. Angels are God created beings, regardless of what Hollywood says.
Can you explain how THIS would work?
Zero: if you can't source it.