Is God a Mormon?

[_LittleNipper]

I'm not sure that God's religion is recorded in Mormon doctrine anywhere.

As I understand it, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is the name of the group of individuals who believe that they are the only religionists to follow (and be officially authorised to follow) the true and accurate teachings of Jesus Christ on planet Earth. So, according to Mormon doctrine, it would be accurate to state that Mormons (Latter Day Saints) believe that Jesus is currently a Mormon, but necessarily God. When Jesus was first on the earth His organization was not given a specific label, and the Prophet Mormon did not yet exist, and so I think people that followed his teachings were referred to as the Church of Christ - which would make Jesus a Christian!

It may be that God oversee's other planets with other Jesus's and the name for their followers might be Bazooka's after the Prophet Bazooka on the planet Mahumbug. So God would have to be both Mormon and Bazooka and also all the other labels from all the other planets which denote the specific, officially authorised, followers of their Jesus equivalent. The Celestial Kingdom would therefore be a smorgasbord of differing religions, all with the commonality of believing in one God, with lots of different Jesus's. I realise that might cause confusion and contention over who was most right. Because if our Jesus was God's firstborn, then the other world's saviours would have to be the second or third borns etc which doesn't sound as important and would prompt the other worlds to question why they weren't valiant enough to deserve the firstborn and where did the firstborn go etc. Or perhaps it means the one Jesus has been sent to lots of different planets who all nailed Him up, in which case He must be feeling a little disillusioned with His dad.

Earth is the only inhabited planet in the universe. Jesus is the only Christ. There is only one begotten Son of God.

[_Bazooka]

I'm not sure that God's religion is recorded in Mormon doctrine anywhere.

As I understand it, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is the name of the group of individuals who believe that they are the only religionists to follow (and be officially authorised to follow) the true and accurate teachings of Jesus Christ on planet Earth. So, according to Mormon doctrine, it would be accurate to state that Mormons (Latter Day Saints) believe that Jesus is currently a Mormon, but necessarily God. When Jesus was first on the earth His organization was not given a specific label, and the Prophet Mormon did not yet exist, and so I think people that followed his teachings were referred to as the Church of Christ - which would make Jesus a Christian!

It may be that God oversee's other planets with other Jesus's and the name for their followers might be Bazooka's after the Prophet Bazooka on the planet Mahumbug. So God would have to be both Mormon and Bazooka and also all the other labels from all the other planets which denote the specific, officially authorised, followers of their Jesus equivalent. The Celestial Kingdom would therefore be a smorgasbord of differing religions, all with the commonality of believing in one God, with lots of different Jesus's. I realise that might cause confusion and contention over who was most right. Because if our Jesus was God's firstborn, then the other world's saviours would have to be the second or third borns etc which doesn't sound as important and would prompt the other worlds to question why they weren't valiant enough to deserve the firstborn and where did the firstborn go etc. Or perhaps it means the one Jesus has been sent to lots of different planets who all nailed Him up, in which case He must be feeling a little disillusioned with His dad.

Earth is the only inhabited planet in the universe. Jesus is the only Christ. There is only one begotten Son of God.

Not according to Mormonism - which is the premise for the thread.

[_subgenius]

Well, I heard for a fact in my LDS Gospel Doctrine Class that Adam was a Mormon and I assume that somewhere there has been LDS speculation that God and Jesus were also Mormon.

So what is the scoop of this?

Your question seems a little "loaded", and likely needs to clarified by you....however, the absurdity of your premise is quite clear.

if being Mormon is defined as being a member of of the CoJCoLDS then i do not believe He is a Mormon, simply due to lack of records.
Now, if being a Mormon is simply defined as being an adherent to Mormonism, then one has to consider that "being Mormon" is a temporal condition that obviously involves the worship of Heavenly Father...current revelation has not provided any information on whether God worships Himself, etc.

by the way, as Mormons, would the current Church President preside if they were all in a meeting?

If it were a Church meeting, then obviously the head of the church would preside - and as such it would be Christ, as He has always been known as the head of this church...but Heavenly Father would surely be recognized as being present.

Moksha is attained by disidentification with the body and mind

[_beanboots]

i think that in the eyes of elohim, if he exists, everyone is a child of him. not "Mormon" or "jewish" or "hindu."

[_SteelHead]

Bazooka,
The way I learned it was there is only one Jesus and that the atonement was big enough to cover the sins of folks on all the other planets. Ourselves being the only one with folks wicked enough to crucify the son of god.

[_Fence Sitter]

Bazooka,
The way I learned it was there is only one Jesus and that the atonement was big enough to cover the sins of folks on all the other planets. Ourselves being the only one with folks wicked enough to crucify the son of god.

Me too.

This was a lot easier to pass off when the universe was thought to consisted of only one galaxy.

[_moksha]

Well, I heard for a fact in my LDS Gospel Doctrine Class that Adam was a Mormon and I assume that somewhere there has been LDS speculation that God and Jesus were also Mormon.

So what is the scoop of this?

if being Mormon is defined as being a member of of the CoJCoLDS then i do not believe He is a Mormon, simply due to lack of records.
Now, if being a Mormon is simply defined as being an adherent to Mormonism, then one has to consider that "being Mormon" is a temporal condition that obviously involves the worship of Heavenly Father...current revelation has not provided any information on whether God worships Himself, etc.

Hey, thanks for the reply on this. I have never really understood how people before the founding of the Church could be adherents of the Church unless the Church is understood to have come into existence sometime after the big discussion on game plans between the brothers.

Sometimes sibling rivalry can be quite complex. My own sons used to go at it tooth and nail, but after they simmered down they would be best friends again. It takes a father and mother that shows them equal love and respect no matter what, to have the best of outcomes.

Back to the Biblical characters being Mormon, yeah if taken as part of Big Boat Mormonism then I suppose they could all have that designation, even the Celestial management.

If it were a Church meeting, then obviously the head of the church would preside - and as such it would be Christ, as He has always been known as the head of this church...but Heavenly Father would surely be recognized as being present.?

Just as long as we know which name to print on the program and who to send the deacon to first.

[_Bazooka]

Bazooka,
The way I learned it was there is only one Jesus and that the atonement was big enough to cover the sins of folks on all the other planets. Ourselves being the only one with folks wicked enough to crucify the son of god.

Hmmm....so imagine you are on one of these other planets in a Sunday School lesson where the Atonement is being explained to you....would it not be sounding a bit like Scientology?

[_SteelHead]

Does it involve starships that look like dc-3s?

Scientology, giving Mormonism a good run for wolrd's most laughable religion.

[_bcspace]

Well, I heard for a fact in my LDS Gospel Doctrine Class that Adam was a Mormon and I assume that somewhere there has been LDS speculation that God and Jesus were also Mormon.

So what is the scoop of this?

They are all Mormons though of course the Church wasn't necessarily known by that name in the past. The LDS Church is the only true Church according to God (D&C 1:30)