tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post3038338970433643512..comments2024-01-17T03:54:39.225-05:00Comments on Hieing to Kolob: Heavenly Mother and The Secret GardenBored in Vernalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14016611721544251941noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post-85119055412589295532007-04-27T10:49:00.000-04:002007-04-27T10:49:00.000-04:00nita, I'm so glad to have you commenting on my...nita, I'm so glad to have you commenting on my blog! I hope it's interesting to you. I'm sure you realize this is not the place to come for a source of doctrine. It's just me, pouring out my feelings and frustrations! <br><br>Anyway, the Church doesn't seem to have too many "official" doctrines. Those that we do have stay the same: the divinity of Christ, the need of a restoration, latter-day revelation, etc. <br><br>Since our Prophet and Church leaders are not "infallible," there is a possibility that sometimes they are wrong. (Gasp!) It doesn't bother me overly that these leaders can make a mistake. It doesn't happen very often. What does bother me is people who close their eyes to this and try to maintain that a prophet or another leader can never be wrong. Then to make up all kinds of convoluted excuses as to why he said what he said. I have no patience for it.<br><br>Not very many people delve into the deeper doctrines of the Church right away (if at all.) I did, though, and I'm still a faithful member. I think you just have to realize that there are many things you won't completely understand yet, until you get a broader comprehension of everything.<br><br>Pure truth is something that is very elusive... after 28 years in the Church I'm still learning!Bored in Vernalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14016611721544251941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post-44196869161873817992007-04-27T04:48:00.000-04:002007-04-27T04:48:00.000-04:00I just got baptized 2 months ago. already i'm ...I just got baptized 2 months ago. already i'm feeling strange about some things. does the "official" doctrine change with each new President of the Church?? how do we know what's the pure Truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ? i am really a very curious person and like to delve into the deeper doctrines. i am reading "Temple and Cosmos" by Hugh Nibley and just got a book on symbolism, which i find so fascinating. i know the mysteries of the eternities haven't even begun to be revealed, only the surface has been scratched....i have heard in Gospel Doctrine class that we aren't supposed to worry about the "mysteries". well, i'm not "worried" about them..i just want to learn!!Nitanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post-61707589590638344482007-04-26T10:56:00.000-04:002007-04-26T10:56:00.000-04:00nita, most lds agree that adam-god was just Brigha...nita, most lds agree that adam-god was just Brigham Young's mistaken understanding of Adam's exalted role as father of the human race. More recent prophets have clearly stated that Adam is not the same being as our Heavenly Father. <br><br>As for more than one Heavenly Mother--we don't know. Is this why official Church doctrine doesn't tell us much about the Divine Feminine? I wonder.Bored in Vernalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14016611721544251941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post-19858249550806320072007-04-26T07:42:00.000-04:002007-04-26T07:42:00.000-04:00Adam/God theory...didn't Brigham Young speak o...Adam/God theory...didn't Brigham Young speak on this in the JoD?? is is true doctrine or not? i am sooo confused right now!<br><br>since a man can be sealed to more than one wife, wouldn't that mean there would be more than one Heavenly Mother?.....ugh!Nitanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post-59596502934536447702007-04-04T16:37:00.000-04:002007-04-04T16:37:00.000-04:00mark n,I don't believe that Adam-God is so muc...mark n,<br>I don't believe that Adam-God is so much a necessity when discussing Heavenly Mother. Perhaps the greater difficulty is the doctrine of plurality of wives.Bored in Vernalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14016611721544251941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post-53517510531039808612007-04-04T13:58:00.000-04:002007-04-04T13:58:00.000-04:00From what I have read, any serious discussion of H...From what I have read, any serious discussion of Heavenly Mother can't help but also go waltzing into Adam-God territory. You can't pick up one end of the stick without picking up the other, and most people are more than happy to go along with the leadership which has proclaimed Adam-God to be heretical. Oh, well.Mark N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00512559050249961246noreply@blogger.com