Dave,
My ultimate concern is that if you are raising your hands and chanting
words that you do not understand, you may be invoking that which you presume
you are not. That is the key to whom you owe your allegiance. If you are not
sure, or do not know exactly what that means, where it came from, what
language it is in, and to whom you are praying when you do that, then when
you get to the deepest part of your ritual, in the deepest part of your
temple, and perform signs and chant those words, nothing else said or
believed outside of that moment defines your religion. You are invoking who
you invoke.
On the other hand, if you know that you are invoking Satan, or anyone or
anything other than God, and you wish to do that, then I have no argument
with your faith. You are free to do that as long as you know what you are
doing, and choose to continue it. (Actually, you are free to do it blindly,
too, if you wish. But if you are, pleading ignorance at your jusgement will
not be a valid excuse, "...they [men] are without excuse" - Romans 1).
You and millions of other mormons may not really know what is going on at
that moment. You may be doing it just because someone told you that is the
thing to do, or because you think, "If it happens in the temple it can't be
wrong". Think again, Dave. Think about exactly what is it that you are doing
and saying at that moment. If your leaders cannot answer the questions with
certainty and proof of their meaning, rather than with side-steps and cute
answers, then you just may be paying homage to something other than the God
you think you are invoking. Do you know for sure? Your burning bosom can't
answer that question. I will pray for your deliverance, and the deliverance
of your family, and all mormons, that the veil of darkness will be lifted
and the light of Jesus Christ will shine in.
Perry
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