Mormon Dilemma 972 Children are Imperfect, not Perfect

Journal of Discourses 3:361; “Owing to the weaknesses of human nature you often see a mother mourn upon the death of her child, the tears of bitterness are found upon her cheeks, he pillow is wet with the dews of sorrow, anguish, and mourning for her child, and she exclaims, “O that my infant were restored to me,” and weeps day and night. To me such conduct is unwise, for until that child returned to its Father, was it worthy of your fullest love? No, for it was imperfect, but now it is secure in the bosom of the Father, to dwell there to all eternity; now it is in a condition where it is worthy of your perfect love, and your anxiety and effort should be that you may enter at the same gate to immortality.” – Brigham Young, Salt Lake City, June 15, 1856

Romans 3:23; “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God”.

Wow this LDS teaching is all over the place with no sure footing.  Ugh. 

1.Mormons have always taught that children are born perfect.  D&C 29:46-47 Why is Brigham contradicting his demigod prophet Joseph?

2.Who is this man to tell a mom how long she should mourn over the loss of her child?

3.By virtue of being born, a child is worthy of a mother’s fullest love all the time, not when ‘its’ good or exceptional. This man is without feelings and this is a result of rejecting God.

4.Anxiety is from Satan. The Bible tells us we can boldly go to the throne of grace with confidence – Hebrews 4:16. Christians need not have anxiety about anything!

5.There is no ‘effort’ on our part to be saved. Salvation is from God, not us – Ephesians 2:8-9.