Why do you keep insisting that the Book of Mormon is a ‘gold standard’ in Mormonism?? It isn’t as evidenced by other things, not the least of which many other doctrines contained in the book of Mormon are taught against or not taught at all.
Your use of the BoM as a standard isn’t valid. You are setting up a straw argument by claiming a book is a ‘standard’ when it isn’t even in their own eyes and denying the teachings of their leaders, which is a standard in their eyes. Your selective use of sources is pathetic.
Oh I can source a lot of wacky LDS beliefs. But this isn’t implied it is taught. God having sex with Mary isn’t a falsehood, it is believed by many (I would say most of the ones I knew) rank and file LDS as I have proven over and over again. There is nothing IMPLIED in the statements I posted.
If I were to say “My husband and I had marital relations last night” would you assume we had sex or not just because I didn’t use the word ‘intercourse’?
But according to your standard, Mormons should pray to Jesus and have never taught polygamy.
IIRC, you claim to be Catholic. Do you get ALL of your teachings only from Scripture? Yes or no?
On this matter then Mormons must be very stupid people because their scriptures **PLAINLY** state that Mary conceived as a virgin by the power of the Holy Ghost.
Are you saying that Mormons do NOT hold the Book of Mormon to be the highest authority in their religious belief? Do you really want me to do a simple Google search on that one, or are you confused? ( Here's your opportunity to save face because my bet is that they *do* hold the BOM to be the highest standard.)
Are you saying Mormons are **that** stupid and **that** brainwashed? If so, it absolutely does not conform to my interactions with Mormons ( limited as it is to skiing in Utah occasionally and having a Mormon family in the neighborhood. )