Mormon Doctrine, p. 46; “When the prophets speak of an infinite atonement, they mean just that. Its effects cover all men, the earth itself and all forms of life thereon, and reach out into the endless expanses of eternity.” – Bruce R. McConkie
[Note: This reference is also found on p. 64 in the non-electronic format.]
Colossians 2:8; “Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.”
Question…
If Jesus’ atonement covers all forms of life on other planets for infinity, does this mean the Mormon Jesus atoned for the sins of the Mormon Heavenly Father?
LDS Apostle, Orson Pratt, taught that God lived on another planet before organizing the elements of this one. He (Pratt) was merely reiterating what all Mormon leaders had always taught, just as they still do today in 2017.
The Seer by Orson Pratt, p. 132; “We were begotten by our Father in heaven; the person of our Father in Heaven was begotten on a previous heavenly world by His Father; and again, He was begotten by still a more ancient Father ….“
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