Posted on 01/12/2010 5:40:21 AM PST by urroner
That is called priestcraft, not priesthood. Religion for money..
My lynn, thought you were off to make a firing room for nasa. While you are at it, why not comment on all those poor people who gave their gold cavity fillings for a mormon temple that they probably will never be “worthy” enough to enter? Or the lds demads of 10% in order to pay your way to obtain godhood?
You’re not a very good thinker are you, or your brain is a spinning tree.
My comment was specifically, and I might add explicitly targeted at the HEADLINE, not at Oral Roberts, or this authors story about Oral Roberts. I made a point of doing so, because I didn’t want to offend any supporters of Oral Roberts especially as I didn’t know him, but only of him.
The HEADLINE reminded me of the phony, but for awhile revered Reverend Ike whom amassed a fortune before falling from grace. For him it was the wealth he could accumulate quickly that drove him, and apparently a passion for Rolls Royces to drive.
That said I note yours was the only response to my comment at the HEADLINE, therefore I presume the other readers, commentors got it. It was the HEADLINE, NOT the content.
I’m very sick to Godzilla, so I’m home. I’m also going into the hospital tomorrow for a minor operation on my back and might even take a few days of for that. Sorry to disappoint you, but next week, it’s back to the salt mines.
The comical thing about this is that odds are that Oral Roberts has already been baptized and confirmed a member in the mormon church in the mormon temple since his death..
Romney and the very, very wealthy mormon church that is at present building a multibillion-dollar mall and demands 10% of members income before they are considered "worthy" to enter their temple, (worship money much?) must really be getting worried about Romney's chances in 2012 to have called out the troops to FR to battle against the storm that Harry Reid has stirred up with his "negro" remark!
Some FReepers refuse to acknowledge that Romney is persona non grata on FR. I predict they will be reminded of that fact.
***He retired to his 10-storey prayer tower on campus and emerged – on the deadline – to declare that he had raised the sum. As usual, there was only his word for it.***
It was said he had a hot tub and a wet bar in his prayer tower. Many here referred to it as “the sip and dip”!
I am reminded of a painting and poem by Charles M. Russell.
Two cowboys are robbing a preacher. One holds a gun and the other goes through the preacher’s pockets.
The poem reads..
If money’s the root of all evil,
Your Reverence is going to weed!
It’s the duty of a Saint not a sinner,
To shake out your clothes for the seed.
Prayers for your healing, but if it is back surgery, don’t count on work next week either.
... poor, poor mormonisms
it’s tricksy, in its underwears, isn’t it??
Dang!
Sounds like Joseph Smith and his bunch!
What are the MORMONs worth these days?
God speed you in your recovery.
The REASON is to draw attention away from MORMONism and all of it's foibles.
Thanks Godzilla. I have a ruptured disk and the doc has tried a couple of things already, but none of them are working. Tomorrow, I’m going in and he’s going to be poking about eight different needles in between my disks and seeing if that helps. I have had rocks, tiny smooth rocks glued to the bottom of my right foot for almost two years now. Well, that is what it feels like. I can’t remember the name of the procedure, it’s long, but it doesn’t take very long. The anesthesiologist comes in and deadens my lower back and then the pain doctor comes in and inserts drugs and other good stuff in between some disks, then then everybody goes home.
The doc said I should feel better anytime between a couple of hours to a couple of weeks. I really hope the former. If this procedure doesn’t work, they could stick a huge needle in my back and suck some stuff out and then it’s implant a device in my back that counteracts the pain. I really hope that the operation tomorrow works. I had major back surgery years ago and I couldn’t go back to work for almost six months. I don’t want that to happen again.
And Godzilla, honestly, thanks for the prayers.
In conclusion let us summarize this grand key, these “Fourteen Fundamentals in Following the Prophet”, for our salvation depends on them.
1. The prophet is the only man who speaks for the Lord in everything.
2. The living prophet is more vital to us than the standard works.
3. The living prophet is more important to us than a dead prophet.
4. The prophet will never lead the church astray.
5. The prophet is not required to have any particular earthly training or credentials to speak on any subject or act on any matter at any time.
6. The prophet does not have to say “Thus Saith the Lord,” to give us scripture.
7. The prophet tells us what we need to know, not always what we want to know.
8. The prophet is not limited by men’s reasoning.
9. The prophet can receive revelation on any matter, temporal or spiritual.
10. The prophet may advise on civic matters.
11. The two groups who have the greatest difficulty in following the prophet are the proud who are learned and the proud who are rich.
12. The prophet will not necessarily be popular with the world or the worldly.
13. The prophet and his counselors make up the First Presidency—the highest quorum in the Church.
14. The prophet and the presidency—the living prophet and the First Presidency—follow them and be blessed—reject them and suffer.
I testify that these fourteen fundamentals in following the living prophet are true. If we want to know how well we stand with the Lord then let us ask ourselves how well we stand with His mortal captain—how close do our lives harmonize with the Lord’s anointed—the living Prophet—President of the Church, and with the Quorum of the First Presidency.
Ezra Taft Benson
(Address given Tuesday, February 26, 1980 at Brigham Young University)
Thanks ejonesie.
That's going to be REAL tricky: in them AIRPORT SCANNERS!!
LDS, Inc. puts OR to shame in the $$ department.
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