Comments on: “Will Heavenly Father Be Mad if We Go to Another Church?” http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2006/12/will-heavenly-father-be-mad-if-we-go-to-another-church/ Truth Will Prevail Thu, 24 May 2012 18:26:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lizzilu http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2006/12/will-heavenly-father-be-mad-if-we-go-to-another-church/#comment-216092 Lizzilu Thu, 04 Jan 2007 04:22:18 +0000 http://www.timesandseasons.org/?p=3647#comment-216092 Fortunately our ward has a Christmas Eve devotional. This year it was about an hour and a half or so long. There were several hymns, with lovely arrangements by the choir, a few family musical pieces, the congregation sang 4 or 5 hymns and it was all tied to gether with a narration of quotes and scriptures and the story of the art collector who lost his son at war. The scriptures were read by a little boy in our ward who is 4 years old and reads scriptures as well as any adult. It was a very touching evening. Many people were moved to tears. Fortunately our ward has a Christmas Eve devotional. This year it was about an hour and a half or so long. There were several hymns, with lovely arrangements by the choir, a few family musical pieces, the congregation sang 4 or 5 hymns and it was all tied to gether with a narration of quotes and scriptures and the story of the art collector who lost his son at war. The scriptures were read by a little boy in our ward who is 4 years old and reads scriptures as well as any adult.
It was a very touching evening. Many people were moved to tears.

]]> By: RR Millward http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2006/12/will-heavenly-father-be-mad-if-we-go-to-another-church/#comment-215806 RR Millward Wed, 27 Dec 2006 15:04:49 +0000 http://www.timesandseasons.org/?p=3647#comment-215806 Woah, there is a great difference between having corrupt professors and abominable creeds and actually being the whore (deciever) of all the earth. As Mr. Day said (#10), there are some individuals in every church who are actually fighting against Heavenly Father. However, most individuals are simply trying to get themselves from day to day as they defend themselves against the onslaught. RR Millward Woah, there is a great difference between having corrupt professors and abominable creeds and actually being the whore (deciever) of all the earth.

As Mr. Day said (#10), there are some individuals in every church who are actually fighting against Heavenly Father. However, most individuals are simply trying to get themselves from day to day as they defend themselves against the onslaught.
RR Millward

]]> By: h@x0r http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2006/12/will-heavenly-father-be-mad-if-we-go-to-another-church/#comment-215804 h@x0r Wed, 27 Dec 2006 05:46:52 +0000 http://www.timesandseasons.org/?p=3647#comment-215804 Pearl of Great Price:Joseph Smith History: 18 My object in going to ainquire of the Lord was to know which of all the sects was right, that I might know which to join. No sooner, therefore, did I get possession of myself, so as to be able to speak, than I asked the Personages who stood above me in the light, which of all the sects was right (for at this time it had never entered into my heart that all were wrong)—and which I should join. 19 I was answered that I must join none of them, for they were all wrong; and the Personage who addressed me said that <b>all their creeds were an abomination in his sight; that those professors were all corrupt;</b> that: “they draw near to me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me, they teach for doctrines the commandments of men, having a form of godliness, but they deny the power thereof.” Pearl of Great Price:Joseph Smith History:
18 My object in going to ainquire of the Lord was to know which of all the sects was right, that I might know which to join. No sooner, therefore, did I get possession of myself, so as to be able to speak, than I asked the Personages who stood above me in the light, which of all the sects was right (for at this time it had never entered into my heart that all were wrong)—and which I should join.
19 I was answered that I must join none of them, for they were all wrong; and the Personage who addressed me said that all their creeds were an abomination in his sight; that those professors were all corrupt; that: “they draw near to me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me, they teach for doctrines the commandments of men, having a form of godliness, but they deny the power thereof.”

]]> By: JKS http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2006/12/will-heavenly-father-be-mad-if-we-go-to-another-church/#comment-215802 JKS Wed, 27 Dec 2006 00:45:56 +0000 http://www.timesandseasons.org/?p=3647#comment-215802 My kids have gone to a week long (5 day, 4 hrs per day) Bible day camp twice now. If our ward did that, I'd send my kids to that. But they don't. It's fun. I just hope that the church doesn't have any anti-mormon comments. You sometimes have to be careful because some churchs or pastors/preachers can be pretty anti-Mormon and I don't want my children exposed to that really early without me knowing about it. My kids have gone to a week long (5 day, 4 hrs per day) Bible day camp twice now. If our ward did that, I’d send my kids to that. But they don’t. It’s fun. I just hope that the church doesn’t have any anti-mormon comments. You sometimes have to be careful because some churchs or pastors/preachers can be pretty anti-Mormon and I don’t want my children exposed to that really early without me knowing about it.

]]> By: anon http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2006/12/will-heavenly-father-be-mad-if-we-go-to-another-church/#comment-215801 anon Wed, 27 Dec 2006 00:31:12 +0000 http://www.timesandseasons.org/?p=3647#comment-215801 typo... I couldn't wait for Midnight Mass at the local cathedral to feel the spirit! I was a wonderful experience. typo…

I couldn’t wait for Midnight Mass at the local cathedral to feel the spirit! I was a wonderful experience.

]]> By: anon http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2006/12/will-heavenly-father-be-mad-if-we-go-to-another-church/#comment-215800 anon Wed, 27 Dec 2006 00:30:10 +0000 http://www.timesandseasons.org/?p=3647#comment-215800 We had the usual non-Christmas talks Sunday. Spirit present - albeit scant for me. During the talks, I must admit...WAIT FOR MIDNIGHT MASS AT THE LOCAL CATHEDRAL!!!!!! Wonderful spirit. We had the usual non-Christmas talks Sunday. Spirit present – albeit scant for me.

During the talks, I must admit…WAIT FOR MIDNIGHT MASS AT THE LOCAL CATHEDRAL!!!!!!

Wonderful spirit.

]]> By: Jeff Day http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2006/12/will-heavenly-father-be-mad-if-we-go-to-another-church/#comment-215799 Jeff Day Tue, 26 Dec 2006 22:37:32 +0000 http://www.timesandseasons.org/?p=3647#comment-215799 "Then what is “the Great and Abominable Church” of which Nephi rails against so zealously in the Book of Mormon?" That would be referring to the portion people within every church, including (and, perhaps especially) the LDS Church, who are actually working against Heavenly Father. Satan knows that the place he can do the most damage is from within, so that's where he focuses his efforts. “Then what is “the Great and Abominable Church” of which Nephi rails against so zealously in the Book of Mormon?”

That would be referring to the portion people within every church, including (and, perhaps especially) the LDS Church, who are actually working against Heavenly Father. Satan knows that the place he can do the most damage is from within, so that’s where he focuses his efforts.

]]> By: Craig V. http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2006/12/will-heavenly-father-be-mad-if-we-go-to-another-church/#comment-215793 Craig V. Tue, 26 Dec 2006 06:40:16 +0000 http://www.timesandseasons.org/?p=3647#comment-215793 I hope and trust you are warmly welcomed at those Christmas eve services. I am thankful that I have been so warmly welcomed on this blog and hope you all had a merry Christmas. May God grant that we learn from each other in the coming year. I hope and trust you are warmly welcomed at those Christmas eve services. I am thankful that I have been so warmly welcomed on this blog and hope you all had a merry Christmas. May God grant that we learn from each other in the coming year.

]]> By: Jim F. http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2006/12/will-heavenly-father-be-mad-if-we-go-to-another-church/#comment-215789 Jim F. Mon, 25 Dec 2006 21:18:48 +0000 http://www.timesandseasons.org/?p=3647#comment-215789 roland: Your question has been discussed all over the bloggernacle at various times, so let's not let this develop into a threadjack of a very nice post. A search of the archives of several other blogs ought to connect you to a number of the discussions. To my mind 1 Nephi 14:10 answers your question well: "Behold there are save two churches only; the one is the church of the Lamb of God, and the other is the church of the devil; wherefore, whoso belongeth not to the church of the Lamb of God belongeth to that great church, which is the mother of abominations; and she is the whore of all the earth." Though that doesn't make clear just who the two churches are, it makes it impossible simply to identify any particular church with the great and abominable church. roland: Your question has been discussed all over the bloggernacle at various times, so let’s not let this develop into a threadjack of a very nice post. A search of the archives of several other blogs ought to connect you to a number of the discussions.

To my mind 1 Nephi 14:10 answers your question well: “Behold there are save two churches only; the one is the church of the Lamb of God, and the other is the church of the devil; wherefore, whoso belongeth not to the church of the Lamb of God belongeth to that great church, which is the mother of abominations; and she is the whore of all the earth.” Though that doesn’t make clear just who the two churches are, it makes it impossible simply to identify any particular church with the great and abominable church.

]]> By: Kevin Barney http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2006/12/will-heavenly-father-be-mad-if-we-go-to-another-church/#comment-215787 Kevin Barney Mon, 25 Dec 2006 17:34:29 +0000 http://www.timesandseasons.org/?p=3647#comment-215787 An intelligent and thoughtful daughter, no doubt aided and abetted by intelligent and thoughtful parents. I'm all for attending other churches, especially on Christmas Eve, and I think it is great you are exposing your children to that. When I was in high school our English class did a section on debate, and I was paired with this girl. Being the good little Mormon missionary I invited her to church. She said she would be happy to attend my church, if I would also attend hers. I had never been to another church, and the prospect freaked me out, so I declined. It was only later in retrospect when I had gained more experience that I realized there is nothing wrong with attending another church. That's an experience I would like to have to do over again. An intelligent and thoughtful daughter, no doubt aided and abetted by intelligent and thoughtful parents.

I’m all for attending other churches, especially on Christmas Eve, and I think it is great you are exposing your children to that.

When I was in high school our English class did a section on debate, and I was paired with this girl. Being the good little Mormon missionary I invited her to church. She said she would be happy to attend my church, if I would also attend hers. I had never been to another church, and the prospect freaked me out, so I declined. It was only later in retrospect when I had gained more experience that I realized there is nothing wrong with attending another church. That’s an experience I would like to have to do over again.

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