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Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan
As am I and nearly every one of those bullets make me laugh because I've never heard them in a church setting. Ever.
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It was not my intention to be crass, I've keep all the the points on Cheese's list that I can recall being taught by my grandfather, in church, or in church like settings.
- God was once a man like us.
- God has a tangible body of flesh and bone.
- God ("Heavenly Father") has at least one wife, our "Mother in Heaven," but she is so holy that we are not to discuss her nor pray to her.
- Jesus was married.
- We can become like God and rule over our own universe.
- There are many gods, ruling over their own worlds.
- Jesus and Satan ("Lucifer") are brothers, and they are our brothers - we are all spirit children of Heavenly Father
- Before coming to this earth we lived as spirits in a "pre-existence", during which we were tested; our position in this life (whether born to Mormons or savages, or in America or Africa) is our reward or punishment for our obedience in that life.
- Dark skin is a curse from God, the result of our sin, or the sin of our ancestors. If sufficiently righteous, a dark-skinned person will become light-skinned.
- Not only will human beings be resurrected to eternal life, but also all animals - everything that has ever lived on earth - will be resurrected and dwell in heaven.
- Mormons should avoid traveling on water, since Satan rules the waters.
- A righteous Mormon will actually see the face of God in the Mormon temple.
This list does not even mention the practice of baptizing the dead. I have no problems with Mormons, a large portion of my family and friends remain LDS and they're all great people. These, however, are the beliefs that they choose to subscribe to.