0 Doctrine & Covenants( Section 132) : Absurdity

As pertaining to law of man, whatsoever is more or less than this, cometh of evil. 98:7

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Doctrine & Covenants ( Section 132) : Absurdity (28)

  1. Since you asked me how I, God, justified the many wives and concubines of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, David and Solomon, here is my answer. 132:1
  2. This law was instituted before the foundation of the world. 132:5
  3. The law was instituted for the fulness of my glory. Abide by it or be damned, says the Lord God. 132:6
  4. I've appointed Joseph Smith in the last days to hold power on earth. No one else has this power. 132:7
  5. My Father and I appointed you [Joseph Smith] before the world began. 132:11
  6. Whatever remains is mine; whatever isn't mine will be destroyed. 132:14
  7. So if a man marries a wife in the world and not by me, their marriage no longer exists when they are dead. When they are dead, they are no longer bound by any law. 132:15
  8. Those who are out of the world don't get married, but are appointed to be angels in heaven to serve those who have more glory. 132:16
  9. These angels didn't obey my law, so they can't be enlarged. They are angels, not gods. 132:17
  10. And again, I say to you: If a man marries a wife in the world and not by me and isn't sealed, their marriage no longer exists when they are out of the world.  132:18
  11. But if a man marries a wife by my word and law, and it is sealed by the Holy Spirit, they and their seeds will have a fulness of glory forever. 132:19
  12. Then they will be gods, with everything subject to them. They will hall all power and the angels will be subject to them. 132:20
  13. Those who commit blasphemy against the Holy Ghost or commit murder will be damned. 132:27
  14. God commanded Abraham and Sarah gave him Hagar for a wife. 132:34
  15. Should Abraham be condemned for this? No, I commanded him to do it. 132:35
  16. Abraham had concubines, who bore him children. And he was righteous for that too. 132:37
  17. Isaac and Jacob only did what I told them to do. They are now gods, not angels. 132:37
  18. I gave David his wives and concubines. And he never sinned - except for once, in the matter of Uriah and his wife. But David won't get Uriah's wife when he's out of the world; I'll give her to another man. 132:39
  19. You [Joseph Smith] asked me [God] about adultery. Here is my answer: If a man receives a wife in the new and everlasting covenant, and if she has sex with another man that I haven't appointed to her, then she has committed adultery and must be killed. 132:41
  20. Because I've given you [Joseph Smith] the keys and power of the priesthood, by which I someday will reveal and restore everything. 132:45
  21. Whatever you [Joseph Smith] seal on earth will be eternally sealed in heaven, and whatever sins you remit or retain will be remitted and retained in heaven. 132:46
  22. Whoever you [Joseph Smith] bless I will bless, and whoever you curse I will curse. 132:47
  23. Whatever you, Joseph [Smith], give on earth, and whoever you give it to, will be blessed by me and condemned by no one in heaven or on earth. 132:48
  24. You [Joseph Smith] will be exalted by me.  I've prepared a throne for you in the kingdom of my Father, with Abraham your father. 132:49
  25. I'll forgive you [Joseph Smith] of all your sins. So go, I'll find a way for you to escape, like I accepted Abraham's offering of Isaac. 132:50
  26. If ten virgins are given to him, he can't commit adultery, because they belong to him. So he is justified. 132:62
  27. But if any of these ten virgins after they are married to one man, has sex with another man, she has committed adultery and shall be destroyed. Wives are given to a man to produce children. 132:63
  28. I'll reveal more on this later. But this should satisfy you for now. Amen. 132:66

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