http://youtube.com/watch?v=D7v_V8qSIIo
Is this what you really believe?
2007-10-14 12:54:07 · 10 answers · asked by Megegie 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
al: Sorry, I don't see that happening.
2007-10-14 12:59:20 · update #1
Matt and grumby: Thank you
2007-10-14 13:06:03 · update #2
al: It's not because I would shut them out, it is because I have never had one come to my door before =)
2007-10-14 13:28:21 · update #3
Small parts.
Incorrect: 1. We do not believe that God, our Heavenly Father or the 'Elohim' in the video has mutiple goddess wives.
2. We do not believe that Jesus Christ had three wives. We aren't even certain if he married here on earth. (what is up with the polagamy?)
3. We do NOT believe that Joseph Smith did more for mankind than any other even Christ. I repeat, We do NOT believe this. We do NOT believe Joseph Smith died especially for us as some sort of Savior. We KNOW that Jesus Christ is the ONLY Savior of the world and died for the sins of all, and it will always be that way.
4. We do not believe that the ones in heaven who fought most valiently were sent to live in Mormon families. We do not know who was sent where and why.
5. There is no doctrine of the neutral spirits in heaven becoming black on earth. That is a FALSE doctrine. The scriptures say that God cursed certain races because of their wickedness. In the Bible it says that Cain was marked, and cursed. I assume this made his race a darker color to distinguish him from others. This does not mean we are racists. Heaven forbid. Just because your parents did something wrong doesn't make you evil.
6. I have NEVER heard anything of the sort that says Joseph Smith claims direct descent from Christ. I find this highly doubtful and would throw it out immediately.
7. We do not believe that God and one of his 'wives' came down to start the human race as Adam and Eve. That's just WEIRD!
Correct: 1. We do believe we are ALL sons and daughters of God our Heavenly Father. Which makes Jesus Christ and Lucifer, Satan, our brothers.
2. We do believe that through obedience and dilligence to the Lord's commandments we will be able to be exalted and become like him. We believe the whole purpose of earth life is to become like God our Heavenly Father. To do this we must learn through trials, tribulations, and get a body.
3.We do believe that there was a dispution in heaven where a third of God's children followed Lucifer who wanted the glory for himself by FORCING us to live righteously. Christ wanted to follow Heavenly Father's plan which included agency, and was willing to be our Saviour.
There is so much more that we believe, I'm sorry, you'll have to look it up yourself. go to our website. www.lds.org.
2007-10-14 15:42:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Firstly, I am not Mormon. If I wanted actual information about a religion, I would talk to actual leaders within and read text of the same. Opposing leaders and yet youtube.com are not the best sources of truth. Truth is best found when you go to the source and evaluate for your self.
2007-10-14 13:14:48 · answer #2 · answered by islandsigncompany 4 · 9⤊ 1⤋
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormonism) is a beautiful Christian religion, but you should be extremely careful when trying to learn about Mormons on the Internet. There are many who hate the Mormons and spread lies, distortions, and conspiracy theories about them. Others think they understand Mormon doctrine because of "what they've heard," but are actually misinformed. Anyone can publish anything on the web; there are many people in this country (and in the world) that are quite bigoted against Mormons. I think learning about Mormonism from actual Mormons (from Mormon missionaries, from Mormon members, or from sites created and maintained by Mormons on the Internet) is much better than trusting second-hand information.
I believe this cartoon is part of a film called "The God Makers" that was condemned by the Jewish Anti-Defamation League as bigoted anti-Mormon propaganda. Aside from talking to Mormon friends, you might try visiting sites that are actually run by Mormons. We know what we believe better than anyone! Here's a list:
http://www.allaboutmormons.com (my site!)
http://www.mormon.org (official LDS site)
http://www.mormonwiki.com/Main_Page (site made by my friends)
Hope this helps! Mormon Christianity has changed my life by helping me better follow Jesus Christ. Good luck with your research!
2007-10-14 13:21:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
It was produced by an excommunicated Mormon named Ed Decker. It is pretty misguided and misleading. But would you expect a guy who got his butt kicked out of a church to be accurate? Probably not.
To see what we REALLY believe check out this website.
2007-10-14 13:07:57 · answer #4 · answered by Fotomama 5 · 8⤊ 1⤋
It's actually not entirely accurate. It has enough half truths in it to seem like that's what we believe but it's not true. If you would like to know more (sans missionaries) try www.mormon.org and you can search any topic of doctrine.
2007-10-14 13:04:15 · answer #5 · answered by gumby 7 · 7⤊ 1⤋
It's a truly perverted twist on what we believe, mixed with theories based on what we believe.
2007-10-14 15:25:45 · answer #6 · answered by mormon_4_jesus 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Some parts are some parts aren't.
The best way to learn about the church is to invite the missionaries to your home and listen to the discussions.
Update: I'm the one who's sorry... You'll never know the truth about the LDS faith without going that route... Thanks for your polite questioning - it's a welcome change from what we usually face in this forum! :)
2007-10-14 12:58:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 3⤋
Very misleading. Not the Mormon faith
2007-10-14 15:53:40 · answer #8 · answered by guest 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
they don't believe that "elohim" and mary had sex to conceive jesus, but the rest is actually quite accurate.
2007-10-14 13:00:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 7⤋
yeah, really weird and nothing like what the Bible says
2007-10-14 13:00:32 · answer #10 · answered by Midge 7 · 1⤊ 7⤋