Journal of Discourses 19:269 “Then these Christians—they say he has no form, neither body, parts nor passions. One party says he is a man, and the other says he is a woman. I say he is both. How do you know? I only repeat what he says of himself; that he created man in the image of God, male and female created he them, and he called their name Adam, which signifies in Hebrew, the first man. So that the beings we call Adam and Eve were the first man placed here on this earth, and their name was Adam, and they were the express image of God.” – Erastus Snow, Beaver City, Utah, March 3, 1878 (more…)
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God and Adam are Both Male and Female
Posted in God an Exalted Man?, tagged Erastus Snow, God is male and female, Journal of Discourses on 08/04/2018| Leave a Comment »
The Unforgiving god of Mormonism
Posted in God an Exalted Man?, Mormon god, tagged blood atonement, forgiveness, repentence on 04/27/2011|
When I was a Mormon I heard a lot about a book called The Miracle of Forgiveness by Spencer W. Kimball, who was prophet of the church. As a highly respected church leader, his words carried a lot of weight with the church members, leading many of my fellow Mormons to recommend this book to each other. It wasn’t until recently after I left the Mormon Church that I obtained a copy of the book and began reading over it. The things I read were heart wrenching, the gospel of grace is a wonderful and amazing gift, and unfortunately the Mormons have no understanding if it.
Is God an Exalted Man?
Posted in God an Exalted Man? on 03/31/2011| Leave a Comment »