Yup. You picked the best verse for this.
And Mormons think this can only be done via proper "paperwork."
(a) A certified Mormon-church issued "Temple Recommend" to a real Mormon temple.
(b) A marriage certificate.
This, of course, converts millions of Mormons into imaginary "paper" 'saviors' -- either literally or at least overshadowing Jesus Christ as the True Only Savior of the world!
Let's "start" with (b) -- the marriage certificate:
Q1: What have Lds general authorities said about this marriage certificate (or else, no living with Heavenly Father forever)?
A.:
* Lds "apostle" Boyd K. Packer-- three years ago last week: "Any man who thinks he is going to the highest degree of glory without a women at his side does not understand the gospel." (Church News, Nov. 22, 2008, p. 6)
IOW, any single men can't live with Heavenly Father forever minus a marriage certificate!
* Lds "first president" Hugh B. Brown (one of three highest-ranking Mormons at any given time): "Celestial marriage is an everlasting covenant, prereguisite to exaltation and eternal progression the kingdom of God" (You and Your Marriage, p. 22)
Q2: How "cherished" is the Mormon temple recommend?
“The ‘temple recommend’ is a cherished slip of PAPER that gives its holder the right to enter the LDS temple and participate in its ceremonies. Mormons ‘pass stringent demands of dietary laws, tithing, sexual orthodoxy and others requirements for a ‘temple recommend’. These recommends are printed forms which, when filled out by the bishop, provides a copy for the Mormon church headquarters files, one copy for the ward’s records, and a third for the holder to present at entrance of a temple for admission.” “Since the church believes that one must be ‘temple worthy’ in order to attain the Celestial Kingdom, having the power to grant or withhold recommends gives the local bishops immense power. Furthermore, in predominantly Mormon areas the lack of a recommend can often mean the loss of a job or being shunned by one’s neighbors. These slips of PAPER are most valuable.” 1 ... Having a temple recommend also serves as a status symbol, as those without it cannot marry or attend marriage ceremonies in the temple, nor can they be sealed for eternity with their father so that they may eternally be together with their family in Mormon Heaven.
Source: Mormon LDS Temple Bishop Recommends
Therefore, a piece of PAPER signed off by a Mormon lay bishop -- a position held at one time by Mitt Romney -- can determine if...
...a man gets to be sealed with his family forever in heaven...
...a person will be living with Heavenly Father forever -- or not...
...you can see your son or daughter get married (or other relatives and friends, for that matter)
...you'll become a "god" or not...
Reflective Questions:
* Could you imagine Mitt Romney having that kind of power over you were you in Mitt's ward back when he was a lay bishop?
* Or knowing that Mitt himself believed he once held that kind of power over others?
* Now do you see why the author called this a "Mormon conspiracy"? (It takes quite a plot to have a piece of PAPER carry that much weight in a person's life)
* Now do you see why Lds lay bishops carry so much fearful power in the Mormon church? (A bishop says "jump" -- and the Mormon asks, "How high?")
You see mere pieces of PAPER carry tremendous weight in the Mormon church.
Q3: How do Mormons determine their next head "prophet"?
A: Among those eligible, a piece of PAPER printed long ago does. It's called a calendar. The age of the Mormon general authority among the candidates is what dictates to the Mormon god who gets the nod.
Lds may talk about how they "sustain" who the "prophet" is by a show of hands...but coincidentally, no "no" votes seems to have ever been tallied. Even the Mormon holy ghost can't override the power of calendar PAPER re: the selection process.
Q4: In the Mormon plan of salvation, what power do pieces of PAPER carry beyond temple recommended Mormons?
A: Others (non-Mormons) can get a "get-out-spirit prison" monopoly card because some keen Mormon researchers found some old pieces of PAPER -- birth and death records...which in turn can trigger a proxy baptism in that Mormon temple...which supposedly triggers deceased Mormon spirit missionaries to go visit the Spirit World where ALL go after they die [If you don't believe this part of what I'm saying, go to this Mormon published source here: The Spirit World, Our Next Home
Q5: How does the power Mormon leaders assign to mere pieces of PAPER compare to how Jesus treated the all holy Bible -- which consists, of course of pieces of PAPER?
A: Even Jesus set the holiest pieces of PAPER in proper perspective when He said: 39(You) Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of ME . (John 5:39)
IOW, even many people attending a Christian church abort the process. They search the Scriptures, thinking "in them" that they "have eternal life"....Yet Jesus said even the PAPERED Scriptures' purpose was to testify to HIM!!! (A testimony to a living relationship with the LIVING WORD, Jesus Christ). Jesus CANNOT be reduced to mere words about Him on pages. The LIVING WORD is to be encountered! Do Lds see the very ritualism to which they've become attached?
Mormon leaders, on the other hand -- like Lds "apostle" Bruce McConkie -- have counseled BYU students to NOT seek a special relationship with Jesus Christ. (See: Our relationship with the Lord)
Who will we trust?
* Mormon leaders counseling impressionable college students AGAINST a special relationship with Jesus?
* Mormon leaders inventing temple rituals, including ones that replace the blood of Christ cleansing our generational sins?
* Mormon leaders vesting the very power as to who gets to live with Heavenly Father according to a signature on a piece of PAPER signed by a part-time lay bishop, whether his name is Mitt or something else???
Magic Mormon Underoos Placemarker!
HMMmm...
My purient interests have been aroused.
Just WHERE in the BoM are THESE instructions found??