 | Apostasy of the
Latter Days - essay by the late H. Verlan Andersen, general
authority of the LDS Church. |
| Baptism of Fire
and of the Holy Ghost
Resources for understanding this core element of the doctrine of Christ; the
mighty change of heart; being born again. |
| Exotheology
- To pursue a theology that adequately answers the questions that are raised
by the fact of our ET neighbors and their intervention, benign and
malevolent. Seeking a cosmologically consistent religious outlook. |
| LDS-'Apostate'
Reconciliation - Reconciling the whistle-blowing 'apostates' that
have been spurned, and the mainstream that has gone wayward from the
foreordained mission given it by the Lord. To be made possible because
of a miraculous repentance clause being evoked. |
| Three
Pillars of LDS Apostasy - Three major areas in which the LDS Church
needs to return to its moorings: (1) each person a prophet, (2)
responsibility to establish government of freedom, (3) understanding
foundational role of baptism of fire. |
| Agency -- of whom or what are
you an agent? - Agency does not just imply free will, but also
representation and allegiance to a person (e.g. God) or entity (e.g. kingdom
of God). |
| Beholding the Face
of God (Index) - Walking with God face to face is something
anyone can do, if only they seek it with faith. Jesus will introduce you to
the Father, and they will make their abode with you. |
| Isaiah, Prophet of
Prophets (Index)
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| Biblical Scriptures on 'As man
is, God once was; and as God is, man may become.' |
| Temple
Parallels -- Temporal and Spiritual Solutions Found in the LDS Endowment
Ceremony - Endowment's encompassing progressional pattern for life
provides a backdrop for receiving personal revelation regarding whatever is
most pressing at the time. |
| Index of
Studies Regarding Multiple Mortalities and Godhood |
| Joseph
and Brigham on the Fallibility of Infallibility - That God would
not allow the prophet to lead the people astray is not true. |
| Why
Socialism is Satan's Kingdom on Earth - discusses pre-mortal war
and its repeat here. [discussion] |
| Celestial, Terrestrial,
Telestial Commandment Keeping Compared
Three levels of keeping the commandments: (1) rote obedience, (2) inspired
obedience, (3) embodied observance. The setting in order of the spirit and
the law. |
| Blacks
& Priesthood (discussion) - does the gospel favor the emotional
response over the legal? |
| 1921 Priesthood Conferral
Change - succession problems. |
| Index of Studies on Polygamy
@ Greater Things - Stumbling block when made requisite for exaltation. |
| The Snubbing of Ezra Taft
Benson by His Associates of the Brethren -- a few quotes. |
| Index
of Pages Relevant to Heavenly Mother |
| Mormon Goddess
- Heavenly Mother anthology |
| Tender
Branch - prophecy about replacing the metaphoric highest branch with
a tender twig |
| Joseph Smith's Statements on 'Intelligences' |
| Why
wait 1 year for endowment? - patience, policies, and setting in
order. |
| In Defense of the Book of
Abraham -- Amazing Document of Life |
| Mountain
Meadows Massacre -- Reburying the Wounds - Index of investigative
news articles, books, documents, and sites related to this tragic massacre
whose culpability continues to be denied by the Utah power base. |
| Adam-On-Diahman -- the
Pending Pentecost |
| Mormon 8 Conference
Center - Is such extravagance warranted when the poor are so
plentiful? |
| 5-Pointed
Inverted Star Windows in LDS Nauvoo Temple - Is to Satanists what
the Cross is to Christians. Will be used in the fourth floor. Why? |
| 1837 Endowment
Disembowelment Prescription - "Should we do so, we agree that our
bodies be cut asunder in the midst and all our bowels gush out" |
| 'Follow
the scriptures' is no better than 'follow the prophet' -- D&C
132 not evidence enough; all truth needs to stand on own merits, not just
because a "prophet" said so. |
| Excommunication
- Not always sanctioned by God. |
| The Silversmith
- "When I can see my own image in the silver, the refining process is
finished." |
| Christmas
- pagan roots should be discerned, evil turned to good. |
At Greater Things
