I want to share why Greg and
I are happy. This is about our beliefs.
I’m not trying to convert
you. I’m not asking you to change
anything. We love you just the way you
are. I’m just sharing the beliefs that
make us happy. Some of these beliefs may
even seem familiar to you.
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We have always existed as intelligence. God the Father is a glorified human being who
progressed in knowledge and power through countless ages to become omnipotent
God. God loves us.
So ages ago, our Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother became our parents
and we were born to them as spirit children with bodies made of spirit.
These spirit bodies looked like we do now, but they were not
made of matter. We lived with our loving
Heavenly Parents and brothers and sisters.
We had experiences that helped us progress in knowledge.
Eventually we learned all that we could in our limited
spiritual state. Our Father and our
eldest brother, Jesus, created an earth for us.
They created the way for us to be born into the physical bodies we have
now, similar in appearance to the bodies of our Heavenly Father and
Mother.
God has perfect unconditional love for us. So he created commandments that are the plan
of happiness for his children. They are
the blueprint that guides us though this life with the least pain.
But God knew that we would not always follow his plan. We would doubt, and make mistakes. His eldest son, Jesus, volunteered to atone
for our mistakes and pain. Our older
brother, Jesus loved us more than we can imagine.
He would be the first person to be resurrected. After he died, his spirit would return to his
physical body, but that body would be a glorified, immortal body that would
live forever. This would open the way
for all of God’s children to be resurrected.
It would be a free gift to all.
Jesus would have the power to do this, because he would be
born to a mortal woman, but Heavenly Father, would be his father. So he
was born with the power of God. He
could do miracles.
He would also suffer for our sins in the Garden
of Gethsemane so that he could pay
for all our sins, pains, and sicknesses, and so that he would have a perfect
understanding of everything we had ever gone through.
Not all of our brothers and sisters accepted this plan. A third of our brothers and sisters,
including our brother, Satan, viciously fought against the plan and were cast
out of heaven. Now they are bitter
because they can never have a body and progress. They are jealous of us. These spirit demons whisper in our ears,
trying to discourage us and tempt us to fight against God. They lie to us. They whisper that no one, including God, cares
about us. But it is all lies. God loves us unconditionally.
So we were born on earth.
We are here to gain experience, and to learn to control our physical bodies. We are here to learn how to love one another
unconditionally. God, our Father, and
Jesus, our savior, are aware of us, they know us, and love us unconditionally. Their only desire is for our happiness. They want us to love and help one
another.
We can pray for our Heavenly Father for help. He and Jesus will send feelings and ideas to
us to help us. They will inspire other people
to help us. They may send angels or
cause miracles.
We all make mistakes.
But we have a conscience. We feel
sad when we hurt others or hurt ourselves.
But each time, when we repent of what we have done, we can pray for
forgiveness, and if we have faith in Jesus Christ, he will wipe away our sins. Then we can feel good about ourselves again,
and Heavenly Father will not remember the sin.
When we die, our spirit will leave our physical body. But our spirit will not die, and our consciousness
will continue. We will be welcomed back
by Jesus, our parents and others who died before us.
Eventually, we will be judged on how far we have progressed
in conquering ourselves, and learning to love others on earth. We will be assigned to a kingdom of glory to
live forever. There will be many
kingdoms. We will be with people we feel
comfortable with. Those who have lived
exemplary lives will have more glory.
Those who hurt others and did not repent will be in a kingdom of lesser
glory. Those who put their trust in
Heavenly Father and Jesus, and repented of their sins, will return to live with
him forever.
Everyone will have the opportunity for eternal progression
though gaining more knowledge, and experience.
A very few (probably less than 10) people who are truly
monsters will not be in a kingdom of glory, but will exist in “outer darkness”
where Satan and his followers will be consigned. They cannot progress. The only way a person can qualify for this
future is to have a perfect knowledge of God and Jesus Christ and their perfect
love, and then willfully and maliciously fight against them.
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This is a simplified explanation of the God’s Plan of
Salvation. If you have any questions, we
would be happy to answer them. If you
don’t want to talk about any of this, that’s fine too. Mormon.org is another place to ask questions
if you want to.
Now you may be a bit curious about the Book of Mormon. Here is a little bit of it:
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Book of Mormon
Third Nephi Chapter 8….
5 And it came to pass …there
arose a great storm, such an one as never had been known in all the land.
6 And there was also a
great and terrible tempest; and there was terrible thunder, insomuch that it
did shake the whole earth as if it was about to divide asunder.….
11 And there was a great
and terrible destruction in the land southward.
12 But behold, there was a
more great and terrible destruction in the land northward; for behold, the
whole face of the land was changed, because of the tempest and the whirlwinds,
and the thunderings and the lightnings, and the exceedingly great quaking of
the whole earth;
….
14 And many great and
notable cities were sunk, and many were burned, and many were shaken till the
buildings thereof had fallen to the earth, and the inhabitants thereof were
slain, and the places were left desolate.…
19 And it came to pass that
when the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the storm, and the tempest, and
the quakings of the earth did cease—for behold, they did last for about the
space of three hours;…behold, there was darkness upon the face of the land.
20 And it came to pass that
there was thick darkness upon all the face of the land, insomuch that the inhabitants
thereof who had not fallen could feel the vapor of darkness;
21 And there could be no
light, because of the darkness, neither candles, neither torches; neither could
there be fire kindled with their fine and exceedingly dry wood, so that there
could not be any light at all; …
Chapter 9
1 And it came to pass that
there was a voice heard among all the inhabitants of the earth, upon all the
face of this land, crying:
2 Wo, wo, wo unto this
people; wo unto the inhabitants of the whole earth except they shall repent;
for the devil laugheth, and his angels rejoice, because of the slain of the
fair sons and daughters of my people; and it is because of their iniquity and
abominations that they are fallen!….
14 Yea, verily I say unto
you, if ye will come unto me ye shall have eternal life. Behold, mine arm of
mercy is extended towards you, and whosoever will come, him will I receive; and
blessed are those who come unto me.
15 Behold, I am Jesus
Christ the Son of God. I created the heavens and the earth, and all things that
in them are. I was with the Father from the beginning.….
21 Behold, I have come unto
the world to bring redemption unto the world, to save the world from sin.
22 Therefore, whoso
repenteth and cometh unto me as a little child, him will I receive, for of such
is the kingdom of God.
Behold, for such I have laid down my life, and have taken it up again;
therefore repent, and come unto me ye ends of the earth, and be saved.
Chapter 10
1 And now behold, it came
to pass that all the people of the land did hear these sayings, and did witness
of it. And after these sayings there was silence in the land for the space of
many hours;
2 For so great was the
astonishment of the people that they did cease lamenting and howling for the
loss of their kindred which had been slain; therefore there was silence in all
the land for the space of many hours.
….
9 And it came to pass that
thus did the three days pass away. And it was in the morning, and the darkness
dispersed from off the face of the land, and the earth did cease to tremble,
and the rocks did cease to rend, and the dreadful groanings did cease, and all
the tumultuous noises did pass away.….
Chapter 11
1 And now it came to pass
that there were a great multitude gathered together, of the people of Nephi, round
about the temple which was in the land Bountiful; and they were marveling and
wondering one with another, and were showing one to another the great and
marvelous change which had taken place.
2 And they were also
conversing about this Jesus Christ, of whom the sign had been given concerning
his death.
3 And it came to pass that
while they were thus conversing one with another, they heard a voice as if it
came out of heaven; and they cast their eyes round about, for they understood
not the voice which they heard; and it was not a harsh voice, neither was it a
loud voice; nevertheless, and notwithstanding it being a small voice it did
pierce them that did hear to the center, insomuch
that there was no part of their frame that it did not cause to quake; yea, it did pierce them to the very soul, and did cause their hearts to
burn
….
6 And behold, the third
time they did understand the voice which they heard; and it said unto them:
7 Behold my Beloved Son, in
whom I am well pleased, in whom I have glorified my name—hear ye him.
8 And it came to pass, as
they understood they cast their eyes up again towards heaven; and behold, they
saw a Man descending out of heaven; and he was clothed in a white robe; and he
came down and stood in the midst of them; and the eyes of the whole multitude
were turned upon him, and they durst not open their mouths, even one to
another, and wist not what it meant, for they thought it was an angel that had
appeared unto them.
9 And it came to pass that
he stretched forth his hand and spake unto the people, saying:
10 Behold, I am Jesus
Christ, whom the prophets testified shall come into the world.
…
12 And it came to pass that
when Jesus had spoken these words the whole multitude fell to the earth; for
they remembered that it had been prophesied among them that Christ should show
himself unto them after his ascension into heaven.
13 And it came to pass that
the Lord spake unto them saying:
14 Arise and come forth
unto me, that ye may thrust your hands into my side, and also that ye may feel
the prints of the nails in my hands and in my feet, that ye may know that I am
the God of Israel, and the God of the whole earth, and have been slain for the
sins of the world.
….
16 And when they had all
gone forth and had witnessed for themselves, they did cry out with one accord,
saying:
17 Hosanna! Blessed be the
name of the Most High God! And they did fall down at the feet of Jesus, and did
worship him.
….
Chapter 17 ….
6 And he said unto them:
Behold, my bowels are filled with compassion towards you.
7 Have ye any that are sick
among you? Bring them hither. Have ye any that are lame, or blind, or halt, or
maimed, or leprous, or that are withered, or that are deaf, or that are
afflicted in any manner? Bring them hither and I will heal them, for I have
compassion upon you; my bowels are filled with mercy.
8 For I perceive that ye
desire that I should show unto you what I have done unto your brethren at Jerusalem,
for I see that your faith is sufficient that I should heal you.
9 And it came to pass that
when he had thus spoken, all the multitude, with one accord, did go forth with
their sick and their afflicted, and their lame, and with their blind, and with
their dumb, and with all them that were afflicted in any manner; and he did
heal them every one as they were brought forth unto him.
10 And they did all, both
they who had been healed and they who were whole, bow down at his feet, and did
worship him; and as many as could come for the multitude did kiss his feet,
insomuch that they did bathe his feet with their tears.
11 And it came to pass that
he commanded that their little children should be brought.
12 So they brought their
little children and set them down upon the ground round about him, and Jesus
stood in the midst; and the multitude gave way till they had all been brought
unto him.
13 And it came to pass that
when they had all been brought, and Jesus stood in the midst, he commanded the
multitude that they should kneel down upon the ground.
….
17 And no tongue can speak,
neither can there be written by any man, neither can the hearts of men conceive
so great and marvelous things as we both saw and heard Jesus speak; and no one
can conceive of the joy which filled our souls at the time we heard him pray
for us unto the Father.
20 And they arose from the
earth, and he said unto them: Blessed are ye because of your faith. And now
behold, my joy is full.
21 And when he had said
these words, he wept, and the multitude bare record of it, and he took their
little children, one by one, and blessed them, and prayed unto the Father for
them.
….
25 And the multitude did
see and hear and bear record; and they know that their record is true for they
all of them did see and hear, every man for himself; and they were in number
about two thousand and five hundred souls; and they did consist of men, women,
and children.
