August 23 – Luke 9:59-60 “And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.”
Posts Tagged ‘Theodore Burton’
Is Your Burden for Jesus, or Dead Relatives?
Posted in August, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged BYU Speeches of the Year, false doctrines of Mormonism, marriage for the dead, necromancy, Theodore Burton on 08/23/2019| 2 Comments »
LDS Heaven Password Protected
Posted in salvation, tagged Brigham Young, false doctrines of Mormonism, General Conference October 1968, password needed for heaven, Theodore Burton on 02/01/2019| 5 Comments »
General Conference, ‘Importance of Records,’ October 1968, 76 “My dear brothers and sisters…If you were to approach a military installation some dark night, you would be immediately challenged by a sentry with the question, “Who goes there?” If you were to answer that challenge with the word “friend,” the sentry would answer, “Advance, friend, and give the password.” If you were neither able to give the password nor to identify yourself, you would be placed in an embarrassing and dangerous position.
Yet millions of those presently living on the earth are totally unprepared for death and to enter through the gates of the celestial kingdom. They know neither the password nor will they be able to identify themselves as a son or a daughter of God. They have never taken upon themselves the name of the Only Begotten Son of God, nor passed the necessary tests of faith, repentance, baptism, and the gift of the Holy Ghost. Nevertheless this identification is needed for the entry into the kingdom of heaven…” — Theodore M. Burton, Assistant to the Twelve Apostles (more…)