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by Glenn Blaylock on November 5th, 2009
The very first Article of Faith for the Church is, "We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost." The very first question that a person is asked as part of the baptismal interview is, "Do you believe that God is our Eternal Father? Do you believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of
God, the Savior and Redeemer of the world?" If a person does not answer this question in the affirmative, then he/she will not be baptized and will not become a Latter-day Saint. This is a question that is part of the interview to receive the priesthood and to receive a temple recommend. One cannot be a good member of the Church if one does not believe in God.
by pinkie lee on November 25th, 2009
you have to believe in many gods,and that you will one day be a god of another planet.
to be a good mormon means to throw out the word of God and make up your own stuff.
by Sandman on November 5th, 2009
You have to believe in Joe Smith, and believe that he was not a fanatic madman.
You also have to believe that an angel brought him a book made of gold, translated the book into English for him, and then took the Golden Book away again.
by Aksafari on November 4th, 2009
I think you have to believe in MONEY to be a good Mormon. : )
by Martureo on November 25th, 2009
No. Appearance is #1.
You can lie and say you do, but really if you believe there is no God then there is no punishment for such lying.
Being a good Mormon means you look clean, act a certain way, talk a certain way and fall in line when told. Good reasons why I like the term Morg (Mormon + the Borg= Morg)
by Joseph Smith was a fraud and Eisegete on November 5th, 2009
God and Jesus, are really irrelevant in Mormonism.
What one needs to believe in (or at least outwardly display belief in) is Joseph Smith.
Joe was never really that big on the details of his religion. He had a hard time nailing down certain things.
This is evidenced by his 7 first visions.
Ranging from seeing lights to seeing angelic beings to seeing Moroni to seeing God to seeing God and Jesus.
You see, Joe is the corner stone of the Mormon cult, not God.
by TenLostTribes on February 16th, 2010
Part of the essential doctrine is that we believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and our Savior--I don't see how you be a Christian and not believe in Christ.
by ScienceSwamy on November 25th, 2009
YES, you really have to believe in God
to be a good, 'above-average' Moron.
by Anonymous on November 25th, 2009
You have to believe joseph smith was not a false prophet. Kind of hard when you do enough research on the subject.
by Anonymous on November 25th, 2009
Why would you even wanna be a mormon if you don't believe in god???
by Anonymous on November 24th, 2009
If you google "mormons and Zeus" there are some interesting similarities between the mormon God and Zeus. After all, does the Bible say there are many Gods and many Lords, but only One Christ. Maybe I'm not remembering my old Bible study lessons well?
by Anonymous on November 5th, 2009
You also have to believe Joseph Smith was "chosen" to bring us "another gospel".
That not only did he find these plates and translated them with a "magic stone" in a hat- but that he also translated a record of Abraham about to sacrifice his son, along with a big story about his time. Just amazing, this guy.
by Emeth on November 4th, 2009
In order to be a Mormon you must not believe in God. If you do not believe in the deity of Jesus Christ then as He says the only way to the Father is through me and that if you have seen me you have also seen the father. Its in the Bible that they gave me, guess they didn't read it?
by Mister IT is trying to Liahona outta here on March 13th, 2011
Well it depends on how you define "good Mormon".
The BEST Mormons that I know are "Sunstone" and "New Order" Mormons many of whom believe that Joseph Smith wasn't what he claimed to be and some of whom are atheists.
However, they remain in the LdS Church due to family or other duties, obligations, and/or pressures.
So to TBMs (True Believing Mormons) they may not be "good Mormons" but, candidly, I can spend hours, days, weeks with Sunstone and New Order Mormons without a problem, enjoy it, and not want to leave.
However, after about 1-minute with a TBM I'm ready to leave for a root canal - because it would be more enjoyable and rewarding than another second in their harsh, judgmental, critical and inflexible TBM presence.
by Joseph Smith was a fraud and Eisegete on August 29th, 2010
by Anonymous on December 1st, 2009
I don't think you can "really" believe in God and even be a mormon. This is because scripture tells us we are supposed to "do justly and love mercy", two things the mormons have NEVER done. They refuse to do "justly" every time they place the interest of their members over others, especially in helping them escape the justice of the law. They can lie and say they don't do this- but it is nothing but that, a lie.
by Jesus is God on November 25th, 2009
by PrestorJohn on March 21st, 2011
Yes.
Why are Mormons so controlling and how is it they really think they will become a GOD? There is but one GOD
by robinbobin53 on December 13th, 2010
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by Mister_Bromide on March 18th, 2011
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what does 5:4 mean?
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Is the internet proof of God's existence?
by Mister_Bromide on December 29th, 2010
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God or Satan?
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What do you have to say to people who believe that being Mormon is a good way of life with a positive outcome the family but don't actually believe in the supernatural? We can use Christmas as an analogy. There are many people who truly have the Christmas Spirit but don't actually believe Santa lives at the North Pole.
by malevolentbutticklis on November 5th, 2009
This is probably the question I should have asked to begin with:
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1796173
by malevolentbutticklis on November 5th, 2009
This question can't be answered any better Glen, good job.
As for your other question Malevolentbutticklis:
If I lost my faith in God I would still live the Mormon lifestyle (with the exception of tithing and perhaps church attendance) Because it really is a great lifestyle. It's just a good way to live. It's healthy, it's friendly, it's happy, and polite.
by John Cox on April 7th, 2010