“Ye Shall Be Called the Children of Christ” (LDS - OPEN)

Meridian Magazine ^ | Maurine Jensen Proctor

[greyfoxx39]

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[greyfoxx39]

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[sevenbak]

Don't care to debate with you anymore, but I couldn't agree more with your new tagline.

I would only add that she's moved on from mooseburgers to donkeyburgers!

Yes, even us heretical Mormons are cheering loudly for Sarah, and the new energized future of the GOP. Shocking I know.

Cheers!

[Leo Farnsworth]

Let’s see the Golden Tablets!

[SkyDancer]

Question: Why does the Book Of Mormon always have to refer to the Bible for authenticity? The Bible doesn't use the BOM to prove its authenticity.

Question: Why is the BOM copyrighted? You can pick up any Bible and not see one. All you'll see is who published it.

Question: Why has the BOM been revised so many times when it claims to be the most perfect book since it was either an angle (Moroni) who told Joseph Smith what to write - there's several versions on how the BOM was translated from Reformed Egyptia ...?

It's interesting to note that the Bible begins with “In the beginning God ....” and the BOM starts with “I ...”

These questions have been respectfully submitted.

I also had the chance last summer on a trip back to Illinois to stop in the town where Joseph Smith was shot - saw the jail and the window where he was standing. Interesting place/museum. Jane

[MagnoliaMS]

I somehow lost my first reply, so I’ll try again:

If you do see them, please be sure to post the video on You Tube, because you will be the first person to ever see them. (Including Joseph Smith)

[SkyDancer]

Question: Why does the Book Of Mormon always have to refer to the Bible for authenticity? The Bible doesn't use the BOM to prove its authenticity.

Question: Why is the BOM copyrighted? You can pick up any Bible and not see one. All you'll see is who published it.

Question: Why has the BOM been revised so many times when it claims to be the most perfect book since it was either an angel (Moroni) who told Joseph Smith what to write - there's several versions on how the BOM was translated from Reformed Egyptia ...?

It's interesting to note that the Bible begins with “In the beginning God ....” and the BOM starts with “I ...”

These questions have been respectfully submitted.

I also had the chance last summer on a trip back to Illinois to stop in the town where Joseph Smith was shot - saw the jail and the window where he was standing. Interesting place/museum. Jane

[MagnoliaMS]

Ping-a-rooney.

[Leo Farnsworth]

Amen, brother. Amen.

[MagnoliaMS]

It's interesting to note that the Bible begins with “In the beginning God ....” and the BOM starts with “I ...”

VERY interesting point.

[Birmingham Rain]

Interesting. I’m still trying to figure out whose god God’s is. (Hard to make sense of the question.) IOW, if God had to attain to the level of godhood to be God as we know Him, from whom did that godhood to which he was attaining originate???

Dang it. Gave myself a headache trying to get the question out!

[greyfoxx39]

There are various mormon apologetic sites that will answer your questions. In time, perhaps even a mormon FReeper will do so.

Here is one, on the BOM changes.

The mormons copyright everything they can, including Joseph Smith's "Inspired Version of the Bible"

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It's interesting to note that the Bible begins with “In the beginning God ....” and the BOM starts with “I ..”Well, you have to realize that the mormons believe "As man is, God once was..as God is man may become." To them, the God of this planet was, at one time an "I", and it is believed that Joseph Smith is now the god over his own planet.

[SkyDancer]

So how do they get away with saying they believe the way traditional Christians believe then do a flip and say what they really believe in their books that the average person doesn’t read ....

[Tennessee Nana]

Who was King Benjamin???

I dont remember him being mentioned in the Bible...

[Birmingham Rain]

This is not meant as a silly question, MagnoliaMS, but if Mr Smith read these golden plates ...

Well, where the heck are they? What do the Mormons say about this?

Thanks!

[greyfoxx39]

So how do they get away with saying they believe the way traditional Christians believe then do a flip and say what they really believe in their books that the average person doesn’t read ....

With the advent of the internet, they are being challenged about the claim more and more.

You can see them label non-mormons "Mainstream Christians" on FR, thus being able to retain their identity as "special" (having the one "true" gospel) and still claim to be members of the greater Christian community.

[MagnoliaMS]

You'll have to ask someone who knows more than I do (that should be easy). But I think they were supposedly re-buried. Is that correct, greyfoxx?

Also, if memory serves, the ones who claimed to have seen them later recanted.

[SkyDancer]

“.....having the one “true” gospel”

Right. So this begs the question: If it’s the one true gospel why does it need the Bible to back it up? They’re always posting same passages (BOM vs Bible) - to prove a point.