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mormon fool:
"The Blessings of Exaltation:
From Gospel Principles, official publication of the LDS Church, 1988, p. 289-293.
The point of husbands and wives being “sealed” in the Mormon temple is so they can be together in the celestial kingdom. All of a man’s plural wives will become his goddesses when he becomes a god and will bear his spirit children without number – enough to populate his own planet. (He’s just like that other god – Heavenly Father . . .)
As was stated in my previous post:
Since [polygamy is] required for “exaltation,” what is forbidden on earth is now practiced in the Mormon heaven. See Paul DuPre’s post at forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=24862&highlight=mormon+polygamy
xmission.com/~plporter/lds/jswives/jswives.htm
It’s also possible (and much more probable), as some historians have speculated, that Smith had a passion for women and justified his lust by having “revelations” to make his inclinations acceptable to his followers. The philandering came first, followed by the “revelations,” then the principle of “plural marriage” continued openly. He obviously did not find it “unpleasant.”
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“Exaltation is eternal life, the kind of life that God lives. He lives in great glory. He is perfect. He possesses all knowledge and all wisdom. He is the father of spirit children. . .we will live in the highest degree of the celestial kingdom of heaven. We will become exalted, just like our Heavenly Father. . .(see D&C 14:7).”
"The Blessings of Exaltation:
- They will become gods.
- They will have their righteous family members with them and will be able to have spirit children also. These spirit children will have the same relationship to them as we do to our Heavenly Father. . .
- They will have everything that our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ have, all power, glory, dominion, and knowledge."
From Gospel Principles, official publication of the LDS Church, 1988, p. 289-293.
The point of husbands and wives being “sealed” in the Mormon temple is so they can be together in the celestial kingdom. All of a man’s plural wives will become his goddesses when he becomes a god and will bear his spirit children without number – enough to populate his own planet. (He’s just like that other god – Heavenly Father . . .)
As was stated in my previous post:
Since [polygamy is] required for “exaltation,” what is forbidden on earth is now practiced in the Mormon heaven. See Paul DuPre’s post at forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=24862&highlight=mormon+polygamy
Joseph Smith called what he was doing all with these women “marriage,” whether it was legal or not.
The mobs were enraged because Mormons were practicing polygyny. They objected to those plural wives.
Joe Smith certainly didn’t sell the doctrine as “non-essential” to his followers. And he told Emma (in “scripture”) that God would destroy her if she didn’t accept his other wives. How many? No one is absolutely certain – perhaps as many as 65. Here’s one researcher’s list:
xmission.com/~plporter/lds/jswives/jswives.htm
Well, Mormon Fool, that’s an interesting way to look at it.
It’s also possible (and much more probable), as some historians have speculated, that Smith had a passion for women and justified his lust by having “revelations” to make his inclinations acceptable to his followers. The philandering came first, followed by the “revelations,” then the principle of “plural marriage” continued openly. He obviously did not find it “unpleasant.”
I’m sorry you are leaving us.
