Mormons, D&C 130:22 says: "The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s; the Son also" Why does God need or want such a thing? What good are any of these bodily systems to an omnipotent being? (He doesn't need eyes to see, does he?)

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• Could you elaborate a bit further? I'm still hazy.

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  by Mister IT is trying to Liahona outta here on February 27th, 2009

• 1) We receive a perfected body in the Resurrection.
  2) God and Jesus Christ have done that for us to make us more like God.
  3) Since having a body makes us more like God, that implies God has a body.

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  by edndori on February 27th, 2009

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• No not really. In fact, I can honestly say that omnipotence doesn't interest me in the least.
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  Now having all eternity to play bass and Baseball - NOW you're talkin'!
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  ;-)

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  by Mister IT is trying to Liahona outta here on February 24th, 2009

• I know what you mean, but if you play long enough, you completely master them, and after that its just down hill. Try imagining doing everything you love until it bores you.

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  by Zimary on February 24th, 2009

• Well then there's Baseball IN SPACE, in the Earth's core, on the Rings on Saturn, in a black hole - the possibilities are endless!
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  Ditto for Bass. I'll start with a 4-string bass and eventually work my way up to a 4,000 string bass AND played in a nebula man! Played in a frakkin' nebula!
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  ;-)

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  by Mister IT is trying to Liahona outta here on February 24th, 2009

• Whoa, sounds sweet. But you have all of eternity, so you could do absolutely everything, forever.

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  by Zimary on February 24th, 2009

• Well that's probably why Joseph Smith "borrowed" from Emanuel Swedenborg . . . to address that issue.
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  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanuel_Swedenborg

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  by Mister IT is trying to Liahona outta here on February 24th, 2009

• Yup. Heh..."borrowed"

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  by Zimary on February 24th, 2009

• And I would be remiss if I didn't also include these presentations on the linkage between Swedenborgism and Joseph Smith which were both done by faithful, practicing Mormons. They are very interesting!
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  SL02253, Did Swedenborg Influence LDS Doctrine?
  Emanuel Swedenborg, born 1688, taught that the world of spirits is a preparation for heaven, there are three heavens, marriage is necessary to inherit the holiest of the heavens, the celestial kingdom is divided into three heavens, and there is a balance (opposition) in all things. Such unique and unusual similarities in the teachings of Swedenborg and Joseph Smith naturally prompt one to wonder if Swedenborg influenced lds doctrine. This paper will analyze the evidence.
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  https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/audio/SL98221.mp3
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  SL98221, emanuel Swedenborg, A Latter-Day Saint Of The 1700s
  https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/audio/SL02253.mp3

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  by Mister IT is trying to Liahona outta here on February 24th, 2009

• Cool, thanks for the info. Ill read some more.

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  by Zimary on February 24th, 2009

• Be prepared to have your mind blown -- it is REALLY stunning!
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  ;-)

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  by Mister IT is trying to Liahona outta here on February 24th, 2009

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