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Hi everyone,
Those who know me on here know that I came back to church 'full force' last year after being only semi-active for a few years.
I a convert, a college student who converted when I was 13.
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My oldest son's wife was converted at 13, but couldn't be baptized 'til she was 18. She's awesome.
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Originally Posted by fiona84
Yesterday at sacrament meeting we had a high council speaker and he made me really uncomfortable. He kept calling God/Heavenly Father just 'Father' and while that sounded odd to me, what really bothered me what how he kept referencing us becoming gods and goddesses in the afterlife.
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Eeeek!
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I have always had a hard time with this doctrine. When he spoke, I felt awful. I felt uncomortable, like a jolt of annoyance shot through me. I saw a few people give eachother 'looks', as well.
To make it worse I had my nonmember, investigating husband with me who has no idea what any of that means.
I left in a bad mood after Relief Society. That doctrine is really a testimony killer for me. I just cannot believe that we will become gods and goddesses, it seems really blasphemus and counter to what is taught in the scriptures.
I hate having these doubts about god-hood, and I have prayed and prayed but I cannot feel the spirit when praying about this.
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I know what you mean. It's a old Christian doctrine that has been de-empasized by the other churches, if not flat-out denied, for just the same reason. Here's a good article about the LDS view on this:
Deification of man - FAIRMormon
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To make it worse I always think of Pres. Hinkley saying "I don't know that we teach that" when asked about the godhood doctrine on Larry King. It seems like even he was uncomfortable with that!
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The godhead doctrine spoken of in the interview is "As man is now, God once was; As God is now, man may become". President Hinckley's answer was appropriate because 1/2 of that statement is not found in any scripture, and therefore is not taught in the Church as doctrine. Or, shouldn't be!
The idea of men becoming as God is VERY scriptural and doctrinal. OTOH, we have nothing on what God was like before He was God. Here is the official blurb from the Church on what is and what is not doctrine:
Approaching Mormon Doctrine - LDS Newsroom Good stuff.
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I sincerely would like some help with this. What do you guys think? When was this first taught and how can it be compatable with us believing in God and Christ? Maybe some history will make me feel better?  |
As far as I know, Joseph Smith taught this first in his King Follett sermon in 1844. I believe it, though it's hard to know. I dunno. Someday, though, I will know. 'Til then, I'm good. I know Joseph was a prophet.
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