History of the Church 3:380; “This first Comforter or Holy Ghost has no other effect than pure intelligence. It is more powerful in expanding the mind, enlightening the understanding, and storing the intellect with present knowledge, of a man who is of the literal seed of Abraham, than one that is a Gentile, though it may not have half as much visible effect upon the body; for as the Holy Ghost falls upon one of the literal seed of Abraham, it is calm and serene; and his whole soul and body are only exercised by the pure spirit of intelligence; while the effect of the Holy Ghost upon a Gentile, is to purge out the old blood, and make him actually of the seed of Abraham. That man that has none of the blood of Abraham (naturally) must have a new creation by the Holy Ghost. In such a case, there may be more of a powerful effect upon the body, and visible to the eye, than upon an Israelite, while the Israelite at first might be far before the Gentile in pure intelligence.”
Got all that?
Since when does God purge blood? What purpose does this serve? Is Abraham’s bloodline a blood type and if so then what is it? A+, A- or maybe it’s Ab+? One has to wonder if Smith was smokin’ something funny…
Where did he get those ideas? Not from God. He wad known as a “story teller” and it shows here!
Hey Sue!
I’ve often wondered and asked the same thing many times myself. My heart hurts for the people while at the same time my frustration at the atrocious lies sends me to my knees. I just don’t get it. I guess that’s a good thing eh? 🙂 Our Lord is good to us and I remember all the time…if He can save someone like me God can save anyone! In short there’s not a Mormon alive He couldn’t bring to Himself!
Michelle