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I can agree with the Godhead concept, but I can't see how "Elohim" (God) was a man like us and lived on another planet. I always believed God was just...God.

In researching Mormonism, I've noticed that Mormons believe that God is actually three separate entities under one Godhead - God the Father, God the Son (Jesus), and God the Holy Spirit. The Father is called Elohim, and the Son is Jehovah. According to Mormon theology, God the Father is a physical being of "flesh and bones." Mormons identify him as the Biblical god Elohim. Latter-day Saint leaders have also taught that God the Father was once a mortal man who has completed the process of becoming an exalted being. According to Joseph Smith, God "once was a man like one of us and…once dwelled on an earth the same as Jesus Christ himself did in the flesh and like us." According to Mormon belief, Jesus is identified as the god Jehovah (Yahweh). The pre-mortal Jehovah was born to the Virgin Mary and was named Jesus. Jesus was the Son of God—the literal father of his physical body was God the Father. Because Jesus was the Son of God, he had power to overcome physical death. Because he lived a perfect and sinless life, Jesus could offer himself as an "infinite and eternal" sacrifice that would be required to pay for the sins of all of the other children of God. Mormon cosmology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Bible backs this up by saying that Jesus "sits at the right hand of the Father," and makes numerous references to them being separate entities.

So all this excitement I'm experiencing is the Holy Spirit talking to me? Cool!

Indeed, it seems I have received a calling, but I'm not sure. Whenever I went to the library, I went to the religious section and I would always see The Book of Mormon, and I would pick it up and read it. And then I would search for it on the Net, and I had it saved in bookmarks. Ever since Monday, I have been reading my Bible to prove detractors wrong, and a lot of Mormons practice is found in the Bible. Also, before classes ended at college, I walked out of the classroom for about three weeks and I saw a flyer for a LDS Student community thingy, but now I regret not going.

See, I joined another Christian forum thinking they would help me choose a denomination, but they served no purpose, and so I did some Bible study and looked up Mormonism and found that it is similar to what I believe. But these guys have done nothing but attack Mormons, where I got most of my info from. Are Mormons Christians? - Christian Forums So I was skeptical at first....

Awesome. Thank you all. I am really interested now, have been for a long time. It's just going to be a life change, is all. I never drank coffee until I got into college, and I got addicted to it. I took out soda permanently and candy because of weight-issues, and I can do the same for coffee. Iced tea, now, is another matter. What to drink? Water, apple juice, V8, grape juice, orange juice, milk? I have read the WoW, and it's kind of vague about eating meat all the year round. I LOVE meat. Otherwise, once I get around to it, I'll join an LDS Church.

Thanks for all your help. What constitutes "recreational drugs," because I have allergies, and I need to take Claritin-D to stop sneezing.

I have been intrigued by Mormonism for a while now, and thought about joining the movement (as a lot of my beliefs fit within the guidelines), but naturally, I have heard a lot of anti-Mormon sentiments. "Stay away from Mormons," one says, for as the Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Galatians says, "If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let him be eternally condemned!" (Galatians 1:9, NIV) So, I want to join the LDS Church, but I have a few concerns: *Do you have to have an entire family ancestry of Mormons? I don't think anyone in my family is, or was, a Mormon. *I have a coffee addiction, and I really don't want to give up drinking coffee for the "Word of Wisdom," but if it's necessary, I will. *Many people say that it has been proven that Joseph Smith, Jr. is a fraud. *Many say Mormons are not Christians. *What are the exact dietary restrictions? *Are missions "optional?" I am 22, and I really don't have time to go on a mission across the world for 2 years, but... So, I guess my concerns are legit, I don't know. Anyway, a lot of what LDS teaches is found in the Bible. Thanks in advance!!!

Hello, all. My name is Zachary, which means in Hebrew "God has remembered." I am not a Mormon, but most of my beliefs fall within your belief-system. I joined here to learn more about the faith, the requirements, and hopefully to join an LDS Church in my area. Naturally, I have some concerns. I know a lot of people who don't like Mormons. I hope to enjoy myself here.