as for baptism of the dead - Ive always wonder then what would be the motivation to live a clean life if you can accept a baptism after the fact.
Im particulary concerned to its effect upon the nature of Christ in that until the baptism is accepted after death, it in effect delays (or circumvents if it is accepted) the fact that Christ will be your arbiter before God.
Know what I mean Vern?
It's an entirely different (and foreign to the Protestant mind) "nature" system than what we're used to. Nothing would please me more, than to engage in an exploratory discussion of what I call the "cosmology" of one particular organization - namely, the nature (and history) of Creation on a Universal scale, the make-up, origins and destinations of the cast of characters that occupy the Heaven(s) and Earth(s) of that particular belief system, and the ultimate nature of the personal relationship between Creator and Creation within that system.
Discussions about the planet [5th Amendment], chronological histories of real people having progressed through "what X was, Y may become", that sort of thing.
Having had the blessing of first-hand access to fifteen+ years of M[5th Amendment] Priesthood study guides, it still confounds me that I've never found an officially sanctioned examination of these topics.
If and when someone wants to start one up, I'm there.