Does the Book of Mormon contain the fullness of the gospel?

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What is the name of the Mormon heavenly mother? Is it Wisdom?
LDS Church only claims to know that Heavenly Mother exists, and that’s it. Anything else about Her is speculation. There are serious non-LDS scholars, such as, David Noel Freedman and Margaret Barker who believe that Lady Wisdom from Psalms is a living divine feminine being. While these scholarly findings obviously appeals to LDS members (not that many are really paying close attention), the LDS church doesn’t formally accept the findings of these two scholars as doctrine since new gospel knowledge comes via revelation from heaven.

I hope this helps…
 
I know the Church has almost all the Answers. I adore the Church. They saved me from Damnation.They defended me and loved me when no one else in Alabama did. Everyone in Elders’ Quorum hugged me, and three gave me a Priesthood Blessing when I got suicidal two Weeks ago.
Hello Catboy,
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I had an experience similar to you. I was a born again Christian and then I started believing in what I viewed as damnable doctrines like reincarnation. For a while I was worried God was going to hit me with a lightning bolt. Alabama is sort of like a banana republic where religion has a great deal of control. Your not the only homosexual who has considered suicide as a result of religious interests. It’s true God/Moses forbid male on male sexual intercourse but other things are permitted. Read the book of Leviticus, especially chapter 15 on your own and especially without the help of any of those people who influenced you to commit suicide.
 
Jesus got His humanity from His (human) mother, Mary, gazelam. Mary isn’t a goddess. She isn’t Isis or any of the other names people have given her. The Blessed Virgin is the mother of Jesus, who is God Incarnate. The same Jesus who is the Word made flesh who came to live among us, teach us about His Father’s Kingdom (Heaven) and to die on the Cross for the forgiveness of our sins.
Nothing in this paragraph differs from LDS believe.
If you read the entire post, gazelam, you’ll see that my reference to God being human before becoming a god was in regard to the Father. I said “like Jesus was.”
And I responded with John 5:19.
No one in this discussion has disputed the fact that Jesus said that only God is good. Only God is good. The rest of us want to be good like He is. But we will never become gods or goddesses.
Why sell yourself and God short? Is God unable to make you a divine being?
Your church’s teachings are very clear. I can go through my notes and references back to the official Mormon websites and books if necessary to bring up this teaching about your god having sex with his goddess wives. But I warn you, I’ve done that before with a Mormon who denied the truth about those teachings and many others. When I proved the proof of the things we were discussing, he wasn’t able to deny the truth any longer.
Please provide all of the LDS citations you can on this topic. The sooner the better!!
It would be better for you to research it yourself. I think you’ll be surprised. Once you do that research on your own, it will stay with you and since you wish to remain a Mormon, you can take it up with your elders, your priesthood, your church’s hierarchy and et the truth out there.
No. Actually it’s better for you to provide the research since you raised the issue. I’ll take my chances on being suprised. Take care.
 
I’m sorry to disillusion you, gazelam. But there will be no marriage in Heaven. Period. Marriage ends at death. It does not, as Mormons believe, continue for time and eternity. There are no sealings. All of these things you do to keep your families together in the hereafter are for naught.
Please provide your evidence for your believe that there is no eternal marriage.
 
Not sure why this post was flagged, it wasn’t that bad. Anyway, to answer the OP, no, it does not.
 
Some marriage vows have the statement “til death do us part”. I don’t think Mormons would say that.
 
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lilypadrees:
Jesus got His humanity from His (human) mother, Mary, gazelam. Mary isn’t a goddess. She isn’t Isis or any of the other names people have given her. The Blessed Virgin is the mother of Jesus, who is God Incarnate. The same Jesus who is the Word made flesh who came to live among us, teach us about His Father’s Kingdom (Heaven) and to die on the Cross for the forgiveness of our sins.
Nothing in this paragraph differs from LDS believe.
If you read the entire post, gazelam, you’ll see that my reference to God being human before becoming a god was in regard to the Father. I said “like Jesus was.”
And I responded with John 5:19.
No one in this discussion has disputed the fact that Jesus said that only God is good. Only God is good. The rest of us want to be good like He is. But we will never become gods or goddesses.
Why sell yourself and God short? Is God unable to make you a divine being?
Your church’s teachings are very clear. I can go through my notes and references back to the official Mormon websites and books if necessary to bring up this teaching about your god having sex with his goddess wives. But I warn you, I’ve done that before with a Mormon who denied the truth about those teachings and many others. When I proved the proof of the things we were discussing, he wasn’t able to deny the truth any longer.
Please provide all of the LDS citations you can on this topic. The sooner the better!!
It would be better for you to research it yourself. I think you’ll be surprised. Once you do that research on your own, it will stay with you and since you wish to remain a Mormon, you can take it up with your elders, your priesthood, your church’s hierarchy and et the truth out there.
No. Actually it’s better for you to provide the research since you raised the issue. I’ll take my chances on being suprised. Take care.
Why would I want to be a divine being when I am already a child of God with Jesus as my older Brother?

Oh, goody!!! I get to have fun.
 
Some marriage vows have the statement “til death do us part”. I don’t think Mormons would say that.
They don’t use those words if the ceremony is for time and all eternity and performed in the temple. I’m not sure what exact words they use for “time only” ceremonies, which may or may not be performed in the temple. But here’s the words they use for the former:

SEALER:

“Brother _____, do you take Sister ____ [maiden name] by the right hand and receive her unto yourself to be your lawful and wedded wife for time and for all eternity, with a covenant and promise that you will observe and keep all the laws, rites and ordinances pertaining to this Holy Order of Matrimony in the new and everlasting Covenant, and this you do in the presence of God, angels and these witnesses of your own free will and choice?”

BROTHER: “Yes.”

SEALER:

“Sister ____, [maiden name] do you take Brother _____ by the right hand and give yourself to him to be his lawful and wedded wife, and for him to be your lawful and wedded husband, for time and for all eternity, with a covenant and promise that you will observe and keep all the laws, rites and ordinances pertaining to this Holy Order of Matrimony in the new and everlasting Covenant: and this you do in the presence of God, angels and these witnesses of your own free will and choice?”

SISTER: “Yes.”

SEALER:

“By virtue of the Holy Priesthood and the authority vested in me, I pronounce you ______, and ______, legally and lawfully husband and wife for time and for all eternity, and I seal upon you the blessings of the holy resurrection with power to come forth in the morning of the first resurrection clothed in glory, immortality and eternal lives, and seal upon you the blessings of kingdoms, thrones, principalities, powers, dominions, and exaltations, with all the blessings of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and say unto you, be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth, that you may have joy and rejoicing in the day of the Lord Jesus Christ. All these blessings, together with all the blessings appertaining unto new and everlasting covenant, and I seal upon you by virtue of the Holy Priesthood, through your faithfulness, in the name of the Father, and of the son, and of the Holy Ghost, Amen.”

(The parties then kiss each other over the altar which ends the ceremony. No exchange of rings is included in the ceremony, but may be done after the ceremony. The couple is then congratulated by their guests and the Sealer and the party leaves to change to street clothing.)

I’m not sure if these are the exact words. They are pretty close. It’s been quite a while since I did it. It seems that the exact words may have also referred to taking each other’s right hands in the patriarchal grip–one of the Masonic signs that are in the temple.
 
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“Escape” the L.D.S. Church? The Missionaries do not go back to Houses or Families if they are told by them not to come back.
Yeah, escape. As is typical with most cults, it’s difficult to just leave. The pressure that they put on people who attempt to leave is tremendous. Mormons won’t leave you alone. Even if you request it, they don’t.

On the other hand, I have welcomed the missionaries into my house with wide open arms. They won’t come. They know I have questions for them!

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The link you provided neglected to mention 1 Peter 3:7
Likewise, you husbands should live with your wives in understanding, showing honor to the weaker female sex, since we are joint heirs of the gift of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered
“joint heirs of the gift of life” clearly refers to receiving Eternal Life together as husband and wife at some future point. It can’t refer to being heirs to mortality since each is already experiencing mortality.
I hope this helps…
gazelam:
Please provide your evidence for your believe that there is no eternal marriage.

Jesus said so.

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Not sure why this post was flagged, it wasn’t that bad. Anyway, to answer the OP, no, it does not.
Mormons get upset at the truth. Apparently the new CAF is all on board for Mormons spreading their religion on a supposedly Catholic forum. I want no part.

Bye y’all. It’s been good and 10 years is a good run.
 
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You didn’t need to withdraw your post, Lemuel. The contents are well known to many who aren’t Mormons. It should be known to all, imo.
 
I’ll miss you, RebeccaJ. There are other forums. You can still post in those.
 
SchrodingersCatBoy:
“Escape” the L.D.S. Church? The Missionaries do not go back to Houses or Families if they are told by them not to come back.
Yeah, escape. As is typical with most cults, it’s difficult to just leave. The pressure that they put on people who attempt to leave is tremendous. Mormons won’t leave you alone. Even if you request it, they don’t.

On the other hand, I have welcomed the missionaries into my house with wide open arms. They won’t come. They know I have questions for them!

😎
Yeah. The things I was told by some Mormons about what they do to members who want out was distressing. There is one Mormon, I won’t name him, who is trying to leave them now. He’s worried more for his family than for himself.
 
I tend to do the same. I mostly worry for my siblings and their families. I’m not so worried about myself. I’m seeking for the truth and I will find it. And by the process of elimination, I know without any reservation that the truth is NOT in the Mormon church.
 
It would be better for you to research it yourself. I think you’ll be surprised.
Mormons generally won’t take the initiative to research things on their own. It falls into the gray area that they describe as apostasy. I can’t say that when I finally decided to honestly study the history of the church that I was surprised. I was mostly not really surprised, but rather shocked. What did surprise me, though, was that I did not need to look to any anti-Mormon sources to find juicy anti-Mormon stories. The church’s own libraries are full of sufficient information to make anyone with an honest mind question it.
 
I heard it was a 19th century pastiche of the King James Bible which stocked most Protestant homes in America at the time the Church was being formed (Brigham Young was the leader - what was his religious background - Methodist?). With all due respect, I think as far as Christianity is concerned, the Mormons are way out there - dangerous territory. Heresy. All other Christians agree on that point.
 
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