Ray

I agree with Spencer. Some people only "believe" the Book of Mormon teaches things that are contrary to teachings in the Bible, but I have found just as much harmony between teachings within the Bible and Book of Mormon as I have found between teachings within the Bible alone. I have tried several times to show people the harmony, but for some reason some people simply can't see what I see. Anyway, let's avoid another red herring, shall we? The main issue on this thread is whether God has a body of flesh and bones. Have you read the 24th chapter of Luke recently? I recently found verse 39 to be particularly interesting. This statement was made by our Lord when He appeared to His disciples after His resurrection. And what did He say? That He had a body of flesh and bones. Do you doubt this? Do you doubt that we will have a body of flesh and bones after we are resurrected? Do you believe our heavenly Father and the Holy Ghost will be the only persons in heaven without a body of flesh and bones?We aren't told everything about the Holy Ghost, but I believe that someday He too will have a body of flesh and bones. We've been told that our heavenly Father already has one, and I don't doubt that for a second.

I’d like to expound upon the subject of resurrection. Our resurrection will be the reuniting of our spirit with our body, and we are told that we will all be resurrected, the just and the unjust. Our Lord is an example of a resurrected being. After His resurrection, He ate and drank with His disciples, His disciples were able to touch His body, walk with Him, and embrace Him. His resurrected body was the same body that He had during His ministry, which was somehow glorified. We don’t know exactly what our bodies will be like after we are resurrected, but we can be assured that they will be something like His. To deny that we will be reunited with our physical bodies is to deny a physical resurrection, but that is the only kind of resurrection the scriptures speak about. Why believe something that is contrary to teachings in the scriptures?