do mormons believe that god had a wife, if so why?
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Yes, they do.  I asked this question once, too.  Check out my answers.\n***\nWhy is it okay to disrespect the Eternal Father but not the Eternal Mother?
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Maybe what you should ask is "Will a Mormon tell me about Mormons"...sure. Lostinlove's friend's situation was unfortunate.  The church does not teach that you can only have *** when you want a kid, believe me.  But they do teach that *** is only to be had within the bonds of marriage. And also Buckhouse_ryan's point of view is interesting...not really correct though sorry.  We do believe Kolob is where God lives.\nI usually hate it when people cut and paste pages and pages but I want you to see our "Thirteen Articles of Faith", these are our basic beliefs.\nJoseph Smith first wrote them in a letter to John Wentworth, editor of the Chicago Democrat, in answer to his request to know what members of the Church believed. The letter became known as the Wentworth Letter and was first published in the Times and Seasons in March 1842. On 10 October 1880, the Articles of Faith were formally accepted as scripture by the vote of the members of the Church and were included as part of the Pearl of Great Price. \n\n1 We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.\n\n2 We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam’s transgression.\n\n3 We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.\n\n4 We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.\n\n5 We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.\n\n6 We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.\n\n7 We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, and so forth.\n\n8 We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.\n\n9 We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.\n\n10 We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and, that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory.\n\n11 We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.\n\n12 We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.\n\n13 We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.
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I think that Mormons have an amazing life style.  If you look in the bible and seek out the life that Christ had, you will notice that Mormons are Saints that beilive Christ, they believe EVERYTHING he has said, he says and all that he will say.  He speaks to his prophets.  God has called a prophet today to lead His children.  Mormons believe this. They are people that are far from perfect. But that's why they keep going to church, cuz they know that keeping the commandments is showing the Savior that they love him.  Jesus Christ is and always will be at the head of His church.  That's why the mormon church is really called "The Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day saints".  It has this name because when  Christ was on earth he had his church, being the name of Jesus Christ.  But because the people didn't believe him back then and they killed his apostals, his perfect church was lost.  So, that's why God had to call a prophet today to organize and RESTORE his true and living church on the earth today.\n                The Jehova Witnesses are God fearing people.  But we shouldn't fear God so much that we don't love him.  I've met them.  They are children of God as well.  But they change the word of God and they have no prophet and they don't believe in certain scriptures or commandments.  The seventh day adventists are good people as well.  They just have the wrong day.   If you truly know the bible, you'll see that Christ broke bread on the FIRST DAY of the week.  SUNDAY !!!!
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It is a matter of record that some of the OT people had many wives. But what is recorded in the Bible should not be confused with what is approved and commended in the Bible. Polygamy was never God's original intention for man.
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Yes but  They like so many others have other books and other prophets.  Joseph Smith for instance, was not a prophet of God, but they would say yes.  There are many things they do that the Bible says not to do.  Not bashing, just telling the truth and I can back it up with a lot of scriptures and Mormon statements if you would like.
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It is not of God.  They do not believe in the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in ALL Christians.  That is why they need a prophet (singular) to tell them what God's will is.  They are similar to the Catholic Church in that regard with their allegiance to the Pope.  God's Word-the Bible testifies that we can `have all understanding' (Ephesians 1, Colossians 1:9)\n`anyone who lacks wisdom should ask God, who gives generously to all' (James 1:5) \n\nI think Mormons are an outwardly good, moral people.  But so were the Pharisees in Jesus day....and they killed him.  The very meaning of the word `Christ' is the Anointed One'.  Anointed with what? the Holy Spirit.  Christians are likewise anointed with the Holy Spirit- we have the very Spirit of Christ living in us.  I do not need a man made prophet to `reveal' God's will to me.  I do need the confirmation of the Body of Christ, the Church, to act in God's Will.  That is the way of Christ.  \n    Also, if you study the history of the Mormon religion you will find their founder, Joseph Smith was convicted of fraud and had in fact, made a living of fraudulently swindling good people. It seems his legacy continues.
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Because the Mormon perception of what Jesus did, his role in the salvation of man, and his relationship with God the father is different.\n\nAs a Mormon, you believe that Jesus came to the Americas after he had died on the cross. You believe that God had many sons, one of which was Jesus. You believe that God the father and Jesus were not part of the same Godhead.
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Yes, Mormons are Christians.\n\nMormons practiced polygamy until 1890.  It was then abolished.  For more information about the abolishment of polygamy, go here: http://scriptures.lds.org/od/1.\n\nAs far as the Bible, we believe the Bible to believe the word of God as far as it is translated correctly.  There are some mistranslations in the Bible, and as far as the translations are true, the Bible is true in our eyes.\n\nWe do not have our "own Bible".  We do however have the Book of Mormon.  It does not replace the Bible.  To best explain it, it is another set of historical and spiritual documents that were translated into English (just like the Bible was).  For more information about exactly what the Book of Mormon is, go here: http://scriptures.lds.org/bm/intrdctn.\n\nLet me know if you have any further questions.\n\n(Modification:  All scriptures that the Mormons, aka LDS, uses can be found in their entirety here: http://scriptures.lds.org/contents.
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IF Jesus was married, he would have only had one wife.  He was supposed to be Jewish, not Mormon.
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True mormons dont just have one God but everyone who did there study on the early mormon church would find it was and had nothing to do with joseph smith the word mormon came from \nthe Amazonians. Look it up on the net the true nature of the mormon existence was about women it always has been and always well. The men know this who are very high up they just dont care anymore. Some of them do and leave but the mormons dont just have greek mythology in there the dumb butt PUT   Egyptian IDOLS and had no idea what he was getting himself into, but hey everyone knows that is not a mormon brainwashed idiot? That joseph smith had a degree in the craft and was spotted with anne lee who belived to be the christ in recarnation so go figure.
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Latter-day Saints infer from authoritative sources of scripture and modern prophecy that there is a Heavenly Mother as well as a Heavenly Father. Latter-day Saints believe that all the people of the earth who lived or will live are actual spiritual offspring of God the Eternal Father (Num. 16:22; Heb. 12:9). In this perspective, parenthood requires both father and mother, whether for the creation of spirits in the premortal life or of physical tabernacles on earth. A Heavenly Mother shares parenthood with the Heavenly Father. This concept leads Latter-day Saints to believe that she is like him in glory, perfection, compassion, wisdom, and holiness, although very little has yet been revealed concerning her. Belief that there is a Mother in Heaven who is a partner with God in creation and procreation is not the same as the emphasis on Mariology in the Roman tradition since Latter-day Saints do not pray to their Heavenly Mother, not do they believe Mary is the Heavenly Mother.\n\nabstracted from "Mother in Heaven," in Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. Daniel H. Ludlow, 4 vols. (New York: Macmillan, 1992), 2:961.
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my .ex. brother in law was a mormon. yes he was put in prision over hacving. [wifes] dont let them tell you it isnt yet practed in there church well it is as well church dotorine ref.. packman teleport.com.. mormonnomore.com ..........i am not a mormon but my .ex. brother in law was one ?based on fact
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No, the current LDS church does not practice polygamy, nor has it since the practice was officially ended in 1890.\n\nHowever, the church *did* practice polygamy in it's past starting with it's founding prophet Joseph Smith, and many split-off sects, such as the FLDS, still practice it today.
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My brother is a Mormon (LDS). I've heard the strangest things about how they sacrifice animals and they have more than one wife (not true of LDS - only of fundamentalist Mormon denominations, which are few and far between), and they are so annoying and this and that on and on. When I hear people talk about them, I usually just listen and say, "Really?" every now and then until they are finished. Then I tell them that my brother is a Mormon. That usually produces a Kodak moment :) \n\nI don't agree with the Book of Mormon (see link for good reasons why) or some of the doctrines, but neither have I ever met a Mormon that I didn't like. Even Trey Parker and Matt Stone were man enough to portray them as really nice and loving people.
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I don't see how having a wife would make him less perfect. That does not mean he lusted, God created Eve for Adam, so why would he not create someone for Jesus? And remember Eve was created for Adam BEFORE sin existed, so how could having a companion be a sin?
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:}\nI don't think the LDS do any more but it was that way because a male founded the faith and wanted multiple wives\nother sects of mormonism still honor pologamy
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no he isn't... i searched byu... and found nothing... but i did find out that his wife is...\n\n..."Interestingly, he likely would not have signed with BYU had he listened to his LDS wife’s advice... http://byu.scout.com/2/270063.html