Book of Mormon Regarding Celestial Marriage

[Grandma]

Celestial marriage is not mentioned in these verses:

“Verily,verily, I say unto you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery; and whoso shall marry her who is divorced committeth adultery.”
3 Nephi 12:31-32

“Pray in your families unto the Father, always in my name, that your wives and your children may be blessed.”
3 Nephi 18:21

Is the word celestial even in the Book of Mormon?

In Christian Love,

Grandma

[Grandma]

I guess the word celestial isn't there or someone would have responded. So the Nephites, like Jesus and the Apostles, didn't practice marriages for time and eternity.

[MickeyS]

I guess the word celestial isn't there or someone would have responded. So the Nephites, like Jesus and the Apostles, didn't practice marriages for time and eternity.

We do know that temple work was performed among the Nephites

"Behold, I give unto you power, that whatsoever ye shall seal on earth shall be sealed in heaven; and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven; and thus shall ye have power among this people". (Hel. 10:7)

[Grandma]

So a word in scripture makes a difference? Well dang, then you obviously must 100% reject the trinity since the word isn't in the Bible anywhere.

Celestial marriage is not mentioned in these verses:

“Verily,verily, I say unto you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery; and whoso shall marry her who is divorced committeth adultery.”
3 Nephi 12:31-32

“Pray in your families unto the Father, always in my name, that your wives and your children may be blessed.”
3 Nephi 18:21

Is the word celestial even in the Book of Mormon?

In Christian Love,

Grandma

So temple marriage doesn't matter?

[MickeyS]

So temple marriage doesn't matter?

Oh yes, temple marriage is very important :)

[Grandma]

Definitely. I love my wife and am grateful having been married and sealed in the temple for eternity.

The Nephites, early Christians of the Old World, and early Mormon converts didn't know of any such doctrine.


Love,

Grandma

[MickeyS]

The Nephites, early Christians of the Old World, and early Mormon converts didn't know of any such doctrine.


Love,

Grandma

I don't see how you could have any way of knowing that with the Nephites. We know they built temples and we know they had the priesthood sealing power. You're really just making an ***umption because you didn't see the word celestial in the Book Of Mormon, but that doesn't mean it didn't exist. Which is odd, because like childofgod said, the word "Trinity" is mentioned nowhere in the Bible, and you still seem to think it's pretty important doctrine.

[theway]

So temple marriage doesn't matter?
First you called it Celestial Marriage and now you call it Temple Marriage when in fact it is called Eternal Marriage.
It has not always been a requirement that an Eternal Marrage be done in a Temple. The first one was not done in a Temple, neither were the first ones that were done by the LDS Church.....

[MickeyS]

The Nephites....didn't know of any such doctrine.


Love,

Grandma

But since you're so certain the Nephites didn't have this information, it looks like you are agreeing that they existed? That's wonderful :)

[Grandma]

And you made this wild guess based on...? The thing about people of your version of Christianity is you're limited to what a text says.

I base my information about ordinances, commandments, and doctrine on the word of God --- the Holy Bible.

Proverbs 30
5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.




If something isn't said then it somehow isn't true. For one, there's not enough room in the scriptures, and this goes for the Bible too, to contain every piece of information. 2, you reject modern revelation, something salvation cannot come without.

When someone brings a modern message, we can compare it to the old message. If it contradicts what God already told us about salvation, we need to reject it.

Ephesians 2
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Love,

Grandma