Mormon Beliefs: Race, Pre-existence, and Becoming Gods

Mormon Beliefs on Race and Pre-existence

• 💡 Mormons believe in the pre-existence of souls, meaning individuals existed before their conception.
• ⚠️ A core belief is that black skin is a curse resulting from sin in a previous life or from following Lucifer in rebellion.
• 🚀 Those who remained neutral in a cosmic rebellion were cursed to be born with black skin.

Mormon Cosmology and Theology

• 🌌 Mormons believe God the Father was once a man who became God and had spirit children with goddess wives.
• 👽 They believe God the Father is from a planet near a star called Kolob and that this is where the concept of spirit babies originated.
• 🎭 The theology is described as a blend of mysticism, science fiction, and Greek mythology, with a narrative of Lucifer and Jesus vying to be the savior of a new world.

The Book of Mormon and Joseph Smith

• 📜 The Book of Mormon is presented as records written on golden plates, buried by the last Nephite, Moroni, and later uncovered by Joseph Smith.
• 🌟 Joseph Smith is honored as a prophet for claiming to have received visions and organizing the Mormon church.
• 🤫 These core beliefs, particularly those concerning race and cosmology, are often not revealed to new members until later stages of their involvement.

Path to Godhood in Mormonism

• 🏆 Latter-day Saints aim to prove their worthiness through moral requirements and sacred temple rituals to become gods.
• 👑 Those sealed in eternal marriage ceremonies aspire to become polygamous gods, ruling over other planets and spawning new life.
• 🙏 Mormons believe Joseph Smith did more for humanity than Jesus Christ, shedding his blood so that followers may also become gods.