Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Proof of God

A website that might interest you is done by John Pratt. He is an LDS Astronomer and his specialty is Sacred Calendars or Divine Calendars and the Holy Days of the Sacred Calendars. A study of his many articles not only provides convincing proof of God's existence but also provides convincing proof that God is in control of it all and knows exactly what He is doing.

http://www.johnpratt.com/items/docs/index.html

http://www.johnpratt.com/items/docs/article_nums.html

http://www.johnpratt.com/items/docs/lds/dates.html

Particularly useful to lay the foundation:

http://www.johnpratt.com/items/docs/lds/meridian/2004/truths.html

http://www.johnpratt.com/items/docs/lds/meridian/2004/planets.html

Of course, like any proof, you will have to be willing to accept the evidence (or postulates) as true, before it will have any meaning or value to you; and obviously, you will have to be willing to look and see.

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Another helpful link related to this topic:

http://en.fairmormon.org/Mormonism_and_prophets/Revelation_after_Joseph_Smith

I started a thread that may (or may not) prove helpful.  We'll have to see if I get any additional input that is useful.  We can only hope.

http://www.ldsfreedomforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=33533

I also started a thread that has moved into being an "evidence for God" kind of thread; but, you will have to Register on LDS Freedom Forum in order to see this thread.

http://www.ldsfreedomforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=57&t=33514



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I was asked to supply supporting sources for some of my claims.  Of particular interest to me was the fact that the person wanted me to supply instances of LDS prophets after Brigham Young having seen and conversed with our resurrected Lord Jesus Christ.

I responded as follows:

The link given below is excellent. Click it and see. What you are looking for is at the bottom.

http://en.fairmormon.org/Mormonism_and_ ... seph_Smith

Isn't it interesting how it doesn't count unless it happened after Brigham Young? Don't let it bother you, my friend, because I think it is meant to be that way for a reason. I was that way for decades. It didn't count unless it happened after Brigham Young. I believe that many of us have that feeling in order to keep us searching and looking. And, in a sense, we are right. It doesn't count unless it is happening here and now in our time and in our lives.  The revelations and visions given to the dead prophets are often not as useful to us as the revelations and visions given to the Living Prophets.

Also look at:

http://www.ldsfreedomforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=57&t=33514

http://www.ldsfreedomforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=31742



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While searching for evidence of God, I found or was pointed to:

http://ofgodandgoddesses.blogspot.com/

http://www.templestudies.org/home/

The Temple Studies group seems to be an inter-denominational group of theists who start with the assumption that God exists, and then they talk about the consequences or results of that assumption.

The Of God and Goddesses blog is a summary or an introduction to the Temple Studies group.  The approach is something like, "Assuming that God really exists, what does all that mean to you and me?"

The following essays are indirect logic proofs of Gods existence, but as usual require the reader to buy into the initial assumptions.

http://ofgodandgoddesses.blogspot.com/2014/05/of-god-and-goddesses-another-copy-just.html

http://ofgodandgoddesses.blogspot.com/2014/05/of-god-and-goddesses.html

In conclusion, it's impossible to find a convincing proof of God for anyone who as chosen not to believe in God or has chosen not to look and see.  Belief in God takes a leap of faith.



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