Is it hard to be a good Mormon?

Post by **_bcspace** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:30 am

Is it hard to be a good Mormon?

It's impossible if you're a Democrat.

Post by **_The Nehor** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:39 am

bcspace wrote:
Is it hard to be a good Mormon?

It's impossible if you're a Democrat.

President Faust might disagree with that.

Post by **_harmony** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:53 am

The Nehor wrote:To ascend the spiritual heights, repent daily, seek not just wisdom from God but greater commandments to obey, get the revelation you need to make yourself more perfect, and surrender yourself enough to let Christ save you....yeah, for me that's hard.

Not at all true. If no repentence was required of Joseph Smith, no repentence can be required of anyone else either. God is no respector of persons. He doesn't play favorites.

Post by **_The Nehor** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:05 am

harmony wrote:
The Nehor wrote:To ascend the spiritual heights, repent daily, seek not just wisdom from God but greater commandments to obey, get the revelation you need to make yourself more perfect, and surrender yourself enough to let Christ save you....yeah, for me that's hard.

Not at all true. If no repentence was required of Joseph Smith, no repentence can be required of anyone else either. God is no respector of persons. He doesn't play favorites.

What makes you think God required no repentance from Joseph? Joseph gets personally rebuked by God more in the LDS canon than any other individual. He had to repent too.

Post by **_Inconceivable** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:01 pm

On the surface it was easy to be a Mormon.

The most difficult part for me was seeing so many puzzle pieces that did not fit the paradigm pile up in a box on a shelf in my mind's closet.

Post by **_The Nehor** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:46 pm

Inconceivable wrote:On the surface it was easy to be a Mormon.

The most difficult part for me was seeing so many puzzle pieces that did not fit the paradigm pile up in a box on a shelf in my mind's closet.

That's the fun part though. You get to experiment a lot and see how it goes.

Post by **_Imwashingmypirate** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:47 pm

I am sure Joseph Smith did have to repent.

Post by **_harmony** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:40 pm

The Nehor wrote:
harmony wrote:
The Nehor wrote:To ascend the spiritual heights, repent daily, seek not just wisdom from God but greater commandments to obey, get the revelation you need to make yourself more perfect, and surrender yourself enough to let Christ save you....yeah, for me that's hard.

Not at all true. If no repentence was required of Joseph Smith, no repentence can be required of anyone else either. God is no respector of persons. He doesn't play favorites.

What makes you think God required no repentance from Joseph? Joseph gets personally rebuked by God more in the LDS canon than any other individual. He had to repent too.

I meant prior to the First Vision. How much higher does a spiritual high go, than a personal visit from God? Yet Joseph had not repented.

Post by **_The Nehor** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:26 pm

harmony wrote:I meant prior to the First Vision. How much higher does a spiritual high go, than a personal visit from God? Yet Joseph had not repented.

Where does this weird idea come from that spiritual experiences somehow create superior beings beyond sin?

How in the world do you know what Joseph did and did not repent of?

Why do you hate him so much?