This month’s Visiting Teaching Message was a recipe for confusion. The title for this lesson was ‘Created in the Image of God’, and it looks like their goal was for teachers to promote the idea all of mankind was created in the exact image of the Mormon god.
The article from which this lesson came from, briefly touched upon two other key Mormon doctrinal points, but at least one of them seemed to be totally out of place for the subject matter. Let’s take a look at what they said! This lesson, just as the others this year, is pretty short. Regrettably, it might be short in length, but it’s long on heresy.
Take Heed to Yourselves, pp. 190-191; “Every man that teaches holds a great responsibility, and he that teaches error and leads men from the path of truth is committing one of the greatest crimes that it is possible for man to commit. If he, through his teachings, is presenting false doctrine, and leading men astray from that which is eternal truth, away from the kingdom of God, he is taking upon himself a grave responsibility for which he will have to answer at the judgment seat of God. …
February 29 – Atonement & Repentance. 
In this installment of Polygamy and Mormon Church Leaders, we’re looking at the life of Dominicus Carter (1806-1884).
“What is Truth?” CES Broadcast, January 2013
Key to the Science of Theology, p. 76
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “LESSON 140: Doctrine and Covenants 132:1-2, 34-66,” Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Seminary Teacher Manual, (2013)
General Conference, “Bear Up Their Burdens with Ease,” April 2014
Transcript of Elder M. Russell Ballard’s speech given at Brigham Young University Management Society in Washington, D.C., April 19, 2008
Journal of Discourses 5:331
without a body, whereas our God has a body, parts, and passions. The Devil was cursed and sent down from heaven. He has no body of his own; therefore he is constantly endeavoring to obtain possession of the tabernacles belonging to others…” – Brigham Young, Salt Lake City, October 7, 1857
