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How do your masses go about? I was invited to attend one by a missionary today. I am wondering, do you guys receive communion? (I'm currently a Roman Catholic, so the trinity, and communion are big parts of the mass) How is the mass structured?
Jeesh, what a movie to use an example.In the movie ORGAZMO missionary Elder, Joseph Young must set aside his beliefs and involve himself in the porn industry to come up with money to pay for him and his fiancee's Temple Wedding.
No, there is no charge.Does the LDS church charge potential couples a fee to be married in the Temple? If so, what is the price that is charged for such ceremonies and does this vary on a individuals income?
I thought I answered that to your satisfaction on another thread, Theocan. At least, at the time, you indicated I had.What is up with that rumor/story that mormons believe that one day each of them will own a planet?
Through the scriptures, we learn that, as children of God, we may also be His heirs, joint-heirs with Christ, even glorified with Him. We might partake of the nature of divinity and be allowed to sit with our Savior on His throne, to rule over the nations. (See Romans 8:16-17, 2 Peter 1:4, Revelation 2:26-27 and Revelation 3:21) Maybe the problem is just one of semantics, but to the Latter-day Saints, these scriptures seem to teach that we can become like God.* We are gods in embryo and you have got to learn how to be Gods yourselves the same as all Gods have done before you. - Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson, p. 21; Teaching of the Prophet Joseph Smith, pp. 345-346
can anyone explain this to me? gods?
I thought I answered that to your satisfaction on another thread, Theocan. At least, at the time, you indicated I had.
Ezra Taft Benson said:We are gods in embryo” and “you have got to learn how to be Gods yourselves…the same as all Gods have done before you.…”
Curiously, that would seem entirely reasonable to me. I think, rather than being an egotistical thing, it is actually almost the opposite really. For example, folks may simply project an image of themselves in their own "god world", as they are right now, without realizing the huge transformations that would likely occur within the individual in order to get to that stage of being. I also agree that the being that is Kathryn/Katzpur is the seed or embryo of her theoretical future "godself".Through the scriptures, we learn that, as children of God, we may also be His heirs, joint-heirs with Christ, even glorified with Him. We might partake of the nature of divinity and be allowed to sit with our Savior on His throne, to rule over the nations. (See Romans 8:16-17, 2 Peter 1:4, Revelation 2:26-27 and Revelation 3:21) Maybe the problem is just one of semantics, but to the Latter-day Saints, these scriptures seem to teach that we can become like God.
If I understand what you're saying, Paul, it makes sense. We believe that God created our spirits from the light of truth, which is co-eternal with Him. So in a sense, we have always been and always will be divine. We just haven't realized our potential yet. We see ourselves as essentially the same species as God.Theoretically, a future godself may be able to stretch back in time to its former self, you, as you are now, inspiring that self into (positive) action. In theory, any contact from that part of self would likely be perceived as being "from god" and in reality, it would be. Do you think there is any truth to this silly idea, Kathryn?
My apologies, Theocan. It wasn't you I replied to but Jeremy Mason. His response was that my answer made sense and was satisfactory to him. Anyway, I basically repeated what I'd said before in post #388 of this thread.Unless its in that under thrad (let me check)
This could be a cool thread. Any questions for Disney?
have you been a member your whole life? or are you a convert? and if you are what were you before? How did you stuble across RF?
And BTW, welcome to the forums.
Totally agree there, i was inactive for a long tiem before returing to the church. now my testimony is stronger than it ever was before.I was born into the church, but I think we're all converts.