Nē, bet Baznīca iedrošina baznīcas locekļus laulāties Baznīcas ietvaros. Tas ir vispārējs ieteikums, jo, kad pārim ir vairāk kopīgu interešu, ir lielāka iespēja uz veiksmīgu laulību. Ja pāra starpā ir nesaprašanās par pamatvērtībām un ticību, tas var novest pie papildus stresa, konfliktiem un vilšanās. Jautājums par to, kā jāaudzina bērni, var būt īpaši problemātisks. Dabiski, Baznīca cer, ka viņi tiks audzināti kā Pēdējo Dienu Svētie. Mēs ticam, ka Tas Kungs vēlas, lai bērni tiktu audzināti un mācīti Evaņģēlija patiesībās.
Vienas no lielākajām Evaņģēlija svētībām ir pieejamas tiem laulātiem pāriem, kur vīrs un sieva dzīvo pēc Evaņģēlija principiem un ir gatavi pieņemt tempļa svētās derības. Tempļa laulības, piemēram, sniedz iespēju paliks laulātiem uz mūžību un baudīt ģimenes dzīves svētības Dieva klātbūtnē. Tādēļ, mēs ceram, ka visi mūsu jaunieši izvēlēsies laulāties templī ar izredzēto dzīves biedru, kurš ir uzticīgs Kristum un gatavs dzīvot pēc Evaņģēlija principiem.
Par un ap to, kam un kā tic Pēdējo Dienu Svēto Jēzus Kristus Baznīcas locekļi.
17 Nov 2011
9 Nov 2011
The Spirit World - The Next Phase of Existence
Joseph Smith
The
righteous and the wicked [upon death] all go to the same world of
spirits until the resurrection. (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith,
p.310)
Brigham Young
•
When you lay down this tabernacle, where are you going? Into the
spiritual world. Are you going into Abraham’s bosom. No, not any where
nigh there, but into the spirit world. Where is the spirit world? It is
right here. Do the good and evil spirits go together? Yes, they do. Do
they both inhabit one kingdom? Yes, they do. Do they go to the sun? No.
Do they go beyond the boundaries of this organized earth? No, they do
not. They are brought forth upon this earth, for the express purpose of
inhabiting it to all eternity. Where else are you going? No where else,
only as you may be permitted. (Journal of Discourses, 3:369)
• Spirits, when they leave their bodies, do not dwell with the Father and the Son, but live in the Spirit world, where there are places prepared for them. Those who do honor to their tabernacles, and love and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, must put off this mortality, or they cannot put on immortality. This body must be changed, else it cannot be prepared to dwell in the glory of the Father. (Discourses of Brigham Young, p.372)
The Spirit World - We Ought To Learn What Has Been Revealed About the Spirit World
Neal A. Maxwell
Of
course, we still lack many details [about the spirit world] and would
like to know more. Even so, we ought to pay closer attention to what has
been given about the spirit world so that we can truly “cite [our]
minds forward” in appropriate ways (Alma 13:1). [The Promise of
Discipleship, p. 105]
The Spirit World - Where is the Spirit World?
Brigham Young
•
Is the spirit world here? It is not beyond the sun, but is on this
earth that was organized for the people that have lived and that do and
will live upon it. No other people can have it, and we can have no other
kingdom until we are prepared to inhabit this eternally. (Journal of
Discourses, 3:372)
• When you lay down
this tabernacle, where are you going? Into the spiritual world. Are you
going into Abraham’s bosom? No, not anywhere nigh there but into the
spirit world. Where is the spirit world? It is right here. Do the good
and evil spirits go together? Yes, they do. Do they both inhabit one
kingdom? Yes, they do. Do they go to the sun? No. Do they go beyond the
boundaries of the organized earth? No, they do not. They are brought
forth upon this earth, for the express purpose of inhabiting it to all
eternity. Where else are you going? Nowhere else, only as you may be
permitted. (Journal of Discourses, 3:369)
The Spirit World - Meaning of the Phrase, “Spirits Return to God who gave it”
Alma 40 :11
Now,
concerning the state of the soul between death and the
resurrection--Behold, it has been made known unto me by an angel, that
the spirits of all men, as soon as they are departed from this mortal
body, yea, the spirits of all men, whether they be good or evil, are
taken home to that God who gave them life.
Harold B. Lee
“Then
shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall
return unto God who gave it” (Ecclesiastes 12:7). What does it mean to
return to that God who gave us life? I had a call from someone who was
disturbed about that question. He said, “Now, does that mean all the
wicked will return back into the presence of God? How shall they be
worthy to stand in the presence of the Lord? Now, how could that be
possible?” Well, that started me on a bit of thinking, and then I found
the prophet Alma explaining to his son Corianton this same matter. You
will find in the fortieth chapter of Alma how Alma explained this matter
to his son Corianton. He said: “Now, concerning the state of the soul
between death and the resurrection—Behold, it has been made known unto
me by an angel, that the spirits of all men, as soon as they are
departed from this mortal body, yea, the spirits of all men, whether
they be good or evil, are taken home to that God who gave them life”
(Alma 40:11). Now you note the difference? In one place it suggests that
we shall enter into the very presence of; In the next place it says
that we shall go home to that God who gave us life.
The Spirit World - Separation of Spirits in Spirit World
Alma 40:12-14
12
And then shall it come to pass, that the spirits of those who are
righteous are received into a state of happiness, which is called
paradise, a state of rest, a state of peace, where they shall rest from
all their troubles and from all care, and sorrow.
13
And then shall it come to pass, that the spirits of the wicked, yea,
who are evil--for behold, they have no part nor portion of the Spirit of
the Lord; for behold, they chose evil works rather than good; therefore
the spirit of the devil did enter into them, and take possession of
their house--and these shall be cast out into outer darkness; there
shall be weeping, and wailing, and gnashing of teeth, and this because
of their own iniquity, being led captive by the will of the devil.
14
Now this is the state of the souls of the wicked, yea, in darkness, and
a state of awful, fearful looking for the fiery indignation of the
wrath of God upon them; thus they remain in this state, as well as the
righteous in paradise, until the time of their resurrection.
The Spirit World - Conditions in the Spirit World
Heber K. Kimball
[From a sermon given at the funeral of Jedediah M. Grant]
I went to see him one day last week, and he reached out his hand and
shook hands with me; he could not speak, but he shook hands warmly with
me. I felt for him, and wanted to raise him up, and to have him stay and
help us whip the devils and bring to pass righteousness. Why? Because
he was valiant, and I loved him. He was a great help to us, and you
would be, if you were as valiant as he was, which you can be through
faithfulness and obedience. I laid my hands upon him and blessed him,
and asked God to strengthen his lungs that he might be easier, and in
two or three minutes he raised himself up and talked for about an hour
as busily as he could, telling me what he had seen and what he
understood, until I was afraid he would weary himself, when I arose and
left him.
The Spirit World - The Veil is Thin Between this World and the Spirit World
Joseph Smith
•
The spirits of the just are exalted to a greater and more glorious
work; hence they are blessed in their departure to the world of spirits.
Enveloped in flaming fire, they are not far from us, and know and
understand our thoughts, feelings, and motions, and are often pained
therewith. (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p.325)
• Words of Benjamin
F. Johnson: Then with a deepdrawn breath, as a sigh of weariness, he
sank down heavily in his chair, and said, “Oh! I am so tired—so tired
that I often feel to long for my day of rest. For what has there been in
this life but tribulation for me? From a boy I have been persecuted by
my enemies, and now even my friends are beginning to join with them, to
hate and persecute me! Why should I not wish for my time of rest?” His
words and tone thrilled and shocked me, and like an arrow pierced my
hopes that he would long remain with us. I said, as with a heart full of
tears, “Oh! Joseph, what could we, as a people, do without you and what
would become of the great latter-day work if you should leave us?” He
was touched by my emotions, and in reply he said, “Benjamin, I would not
be far away from you, and if on the other side of the veil I would
still be working with you, and with a power greatly increased, to roll
on this kingdom.” (The Teachings of Joseph Smith [Larry E. Dahl, Danald
Q. Cannon, eds.], p. 644).
The Spirit World - Former Leaders Still Watch Over the Mortal Church
Wilford Woodruff
I
believe the eyes of the heavenly hosts are over this people; I believe
they are watching the elders of Israel, the prophets and apostles and
men who are called to bear off this kingdom. I believe they watch over
us all with great interest…. I have had many interviews with Brother
Joseph until the last fifteen or twenty years of my life; I have not
seen him for that length of time. But during my travels in the southern
country last winter I had many interviews with President Young, and with
Heber C. Kimball, and George A. Smith, and Jedediah M. Grant, and many
others who are dead. They attended our conference, they attended our
meetings. And on one occasion, I saw Brother Brigham and Brother Heber
ride in carriage ahead of the carriage in which I rode when I was on my
way to attend conference; and they were dressed in the most priestly
robes. When we arrived at our destination I asked President Young if he
would preach to us. He said, “No, I have finished my testimony in the
flesh. I shall not talk to this people any more.” “But, said he, “I have
come to see you; I have come to watch over you, and to see what the
people are doing.” Then, said he, “I want you to teach the people—and I
want you to follow this counsel yourself—that they must labor and so
live as to obtain the Holy Spirit, for without this you cannot build up
the kingdom; without the spirit of God you are in danger of walking in
the dark, and in danger of failing to accomplish your calling as
apostles and as elders in the church and kingdom of God.” And, said he,
“Brother Joseph taught me this principle.” And I will here say, I have
heard him refer to that while he was living. But what I was going to say
is this: the thought came to me that Brother Joseph had left the work
of watching over this Church and kingdom to others, and that he had gone
ahead, and that he had left this work to men who have lived and labored
with us since he left us. This idea manifested itself to me, that such
men advance in the spirit world. And I believe myself that these men who
have died and gone into the spirit world had this mission left with
them; that is, a certain portion of them, to watch over the Latter-day
Saints. (The Discourses of Wilford Woodruff, p.290)
The Spirit World - Work Performed in the Spirit World
All Must Hear the Gospel Before Final Judgment
Joseph Smith
•
The great Jehovah contemplated the whole of the events connected with
the earth, pertaining to the plan of salvation, before it rolled into
existence, or ever “the morning stars sang together” for joy; the past,
the present, and the future were and are, with Him, one eternal “now;”
He knew of the fall of Adam, the iniquities of the antediluvians, of the
depth of iniquity that would be connected with the human family, their
weakness and strength, their power and glory, apostasies, their crimes,
their righteousness and iniquity; He comprehended the fall of man, and
his redemption; He knew the plan of salvation and pointed it out; He was
acquainted with the situation of all nations and with their destiny; He
ordered all things according to the council of His own will; He knows
the situation of both the living and the dead, and has made ample
provision for their redemption, according to their several
circumstances, and the laws of the kingdom of God, whether in this
world, or in the world to come. (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith,
p.220)
The Spirit World - Faithful Called to the Spirit World to Labor
Joseph F. Smith (D&C 138)
57
I beheld that the faithful elders of this dispensation, when they
depart from mortal life, continue their labors in the preaching of the
gospel of repentance and redemption, through the sacrifice of the Only
Begotten Son of God, among those who are in darkness and under the
bondage of sin in the great world of the spirits of the dead.
No Righteous Man is Ever Taken Before his Time
Joseph Fielding Smith
No
righteous man is ever taken before his time. In the case of the
faithful Saints, they are simply transferred to other fields of labor.
The Lord’s work goes on in this life, in the world of spirits, and in
the kingdoms of glory where men go after their resurrection. (The
funeral services of Elder Richard L. Evans, Ensign, Dec. 1971, p. 10)
The Spirit World - Vicarious Ordinances of Salvation for the Dead
Ordinances of Salvation are for Mortals
Joseph Fielding Smith
Joseph Fielding Smith
•
Baptism, confirmation, ordination, endowment, and sealings all pertain
to this mortal life and are ordinances required of those who are in
mortality. Provision has been made for these ordinances to be performed
vicariously for those who are worthy but who died without the
opportunity in this life of receiving these ordinances in person. You
can readily see that it would be inconsistent for a resurrected being to
come and be baptized for the dead. The resurrected person has passed to
another sphere where the laws and blessings do not pertain to this
mortal life. This is equally true of every other ordinance. If it were
permissible for resurrected persons to come and do work in the temples,
then there would be no reason for us in this mortal life to act
vicariously for them, for they would do it for themselves. (Doctrines of
Salvation, 2:178)
The Spirit World - Communication With the Spirit World
Heber C. Kimball
Bless
my soul, look at the unbelieving world, that is a great many of them,
they now believe in spiritual knockings, spiritual communications, and
spiritual rappings, and they will ask the same spirit for this, and for
that; to know this, that, and the other; and, “Won’t you cause that
table to kick up its legs, and that chair to dance, and cause a knocking
here, and a knocking there?” They believe all this, still they do not
believe that God can communicate. And at the same time those that they
communicate with are corrupt spirits, and they might know it, and still
they say they can speak from the heavens, and communicate this, that,
and the other, and tell them where their friends are. If wicked spirits
can do this, I want to know, on the same principle, if the righteous
have not power to communicate to the children of men? And has not God
power to do it? (Journal of Discourses, 2:222-223)
8 Nov 2011
Sava dzimuma orientācija
Sabiedrības nerimstošās debates par sava
dzimuma orientāciju ir rosinājušas daudzus jautājumus ziņu medijos,
sabiedrībā un Baznīcas locekļos par Pēdējo Dienu Jēzus Kristus Baznīcas
nostāju attiecībā par viendzimuma laulību un homoseksuālismu.Zemāk
esošo interviju sniedza Elders Dallins H. Ouks, Baznīcas Divpadsmit
apustuļu kvoruma loceklis, un Elders Lanss B. Vikmans, Septiņdesmito
loceklis. Šie vecākie Baznīcas vadītāji atbildēja uz divu Baznīcas
Sabiedrisko attiecību speciālistu jautājumiem. Zemāk minētā intervijas
stenogramma ļauj noskaidrot Baznīcas nostāju šajos svarīgajos,
sarežģītajos un delikātajos jautājumos.
SABIEDRISKO ATTIECĪBU PĀRSTĀVIS: Iesākumā, vai jūs
varētu paskaidrot, kāpēc visi šie jautājumi par homoseksuālismu un
viena dzimuma laulībām Baznīcai ir tik svarīgi?
7 Nov 2011
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