April 29 – Works. Matthew 5:16; “Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”
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Ask your Mormon friends/loved ones –
How are they letting their light shine before men by performing proxy works for the dead in a non-public temple? What dead people are watching them? Who is applauding their efforts? Are the dead able to testify of the great things the Mormon god has provided for them? According to Ecclesiastes 9:5 the dead know nothing at all.
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General Conference, ‘Roots and Branches,’ April 2014; “The leadership of the Church has issued a clarion call to the rising generation to lead the way in the use of technology to experience the spirit of Elijah, to search out their ancestors, and to perform temple ordinances for them. Much of the heavy lifting in hastening the work of salvation for both the living and the dead will be done by you young people.” — Quentin L. Cook
What does the spirit of Elijah have to do with ancestry?
As a Mormon, doing proxy work for the dead is something I have always stayed away from. To me, this is like ancestor worship. Instead of baptizing dead people, the Mormons ought to be out performing good works in the name of Love and not their ulterior motive of creating church investigators. During Elders Quorum, there are often calls for volunteers to help some non-member family move, do yard work, house work, give rides etc. The non-member family then becomes a recruitment project for the missionaries and other church members; love bomb them into joining the church