125 years ago today - Oct 9, 1889

[Apostle Heber J. Grant] I find that in reading over what I have written regarding the conference meetings that I have neglected to state that at the Priesthood meeting, Oct 5th, that was held Saturday night that among other things, that Prest. Woodruff spoke of there having been a number of baptisms for the dead in the river and that it was afterwards [sic] revealed to the Prophet that this was not proper and that these would have to be done over in a House of the Lord. He said that there were many things revealed to the Prophet that were not fully understood and that these were changed when there was more light came [sic]. The Prophet had said that little children would grow after the resurrection, this statement was made after he had said that there would be no growth after the resurrection. It was revealed to the Prophet that we would rise as we were laid down. He had seen children on thrones and he had concluded that there would be no growth until it had been revealed to him that this was not the case. I was pleased to have the President make these remarks as there are so many of the people that have felt badly on account of thinking that their little ones would not grow after they had passed away.

[Source: Diary of Heber J. Grant, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]

4 comments:

  1. The Church of Jesus Christ (WHQ: Monongahela, Pennsylvania) believes that the soul or spirit of everyone conceived by a mortal father and a mortal mother is created by God thru his breath or the power of His word in the mother's womb at conception at full growth or stature, i.e., about age 21, and the age of that soul or spirit never changes even when the physical body changes over time. The soul or spirit does not grow physically at all at any time. It does indeed grow spiritually with knowledge - good or evil - depending upon which spirit we choose to listen to.

    There is no physical growth of the soul or spirit. That is false doctrine.

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  2. The soul or spirit can become ugly or beautiful - again depending upon which spirit we choose to obey and follow - whether a good spirit or a bad one (Alma 3:26).

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  3. Alma 3:

    [26] And in one year were thousands and tens of thousands of souls sent to the eternal world, that they might reap their rewards according to their works, whether they were good or whether they were bad, to reap eternal happiness or eternal misery, according to the spirit which they listed to obey, whether it be a good spirit or a bad one.

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  4. "It was revealed to the Prophet that we would rise as we were laid down."

    That is absolutely true, BUT only applies to the soul or spirit, not the physical frame - this tabernacle of clay, this robe of flesh.

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