May 14, 1961 - Apostle Joseph Fielding Smith announces to stake conference in Honolulu:

"We will never get a man into space. This earth is man's sphere and it was never intended that he should get away from it."

Smith, the Twelve's president and next in succession as LDS President, adds:

"The moon is a superior planet to the earth and it was never intended that man should go there. You can write it down in your books that this will never happen."

This discourse was given while he was the "prophet".

The funny part is that after Apollo 15's journey to the moon, the astronaut team brought JFS a Utah State Flag that they had taken with them to the moon. They gave him the flag in 1971 as a token of his "failed prophecy".

Update: I'm not saying JFS needs to be perfect; I'm saying that the LDS Church claims that "the prophet cannot lead you a stray. God won't permit it". Joseph Smith also said that a prophet is only a prophet when acting as such; when speaking "in the name of the Lord".

Since JFS closed his talk "in the name of Jesus Christ", and since he was a "prophet, seer and revelator"; it would seem to me, then, that according to LDS theology, this statement and prophecy would HAVE to be divinely inspired.

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Beyond all reason don't know how someone can be a Mormon, but I will say that it appears some people don't care about the truth just what it makes them feel. The Bible says nobody knows all the wonderful things God has planned for us who love Him. Being born-again, having eternal life, an ability to have a relationship with Jesus, promise of eternal blessings, and fellowship in the body of Christ is a far better feeling than what Mormons offer.

Grant Palmer says the Mormon Church is redeemable and needs to be Christ centered. No it's not redeemable. The flesh must die. You cannot refine the flesh. They will for eternity reject Jesus is the 2nd Person of the Trinity so they are all going to Hell. Being more centered in a Jesus that was created in an alleged pre-mortal existence is getting away from who Jesus is.

Grant also said not even Jesus was good, only the Father is good. That's not what Jesus said. Jesus was sinless. He is simply pointing to the Father not to Himself even though He was perfect, the fullness of the Godhead bodily. I don't like things Grant says which no Christians should say either.

I think I have figured it out. Mormonism is a Feeling Religion not a Truth Religion. Feelings trumpet facts. Mormons don't appreciate they also have a mind of their soul and a intuitive communing conscience of their spirit. God wants people to walk by the latter if it is regenerated and quickened and indwelt by the Holy Spirit. Then the Feeling will be right and trustworthy by a renewed man as the Holy Spirit works from inner to outer.

Section 9 in the Doctrine & Covenants says you shall feel that it is right rather than test the spirits to know if a thing is right with all your faculties not just your feelings. Or, when you feel something it must be true (Section 45 or 50).

Watchman Nee said something about this that was very memorable (you have to intuit it not just feel it):

The adversary is skillful in imparting all sorts of feelings to men. He may cause them to feel happy or sad; he may induce in them a feeling of guilt or of none whatsoever. But a child of God should understand that his feeling is not necessarily accurate when he thinks he is not wrong, for often he feels right when actually he is wrong. Moreover, he may not be wrong even when so feeling; it may be just his feeling and not be factually grounded at all. Whatever he feels, he must test it out for sure so as to know where he really stands. The child of God should adopt a neutral attitude towards every accusation. He should not take any action before he is assured as to the source of it. He must not be hasty, rather, he should wait quietly for assurance as to whether it is indeed the chiding of the Holy Spirit or but the charge of the evil spirit. If it originates with the Holy Spirit, he will then deal with it honestly. The believer’s present waiting is due to his uncertainty and not to rebellion. Nevertheless, he absolutely must resist making all confessions to men which are motivated by sheer force from outside, for the enemy often tries to compel him to do this.

In heaven our total being, a temple of God, is employed, not just our feelings. These make good friends and develops good friendships. Good friends are not those who live primarily in their feelings. They will go off at any moment.

But in Mormonism they only care as long as you pray, pay and obey that's good enough for them. Pay to play! You go ahead and believe whatever you want. As long as the money flows!

In short Mormonism is just one big expensive club! The problem is, of course, is Mormonism leads to eternal damnation. So Satan wins!

You have to pay $10,000 tithing to see your daughter married in a Mormon temple. This is called "pay to play". You have to have a civil marriage then you go and have a temple marriage. No country in the world recognizes Mormon marriages. No temple ticket if you drink coffee. Coffee is healthy for you. Helps me think clearly. Oh I get it, Mormons don't want me to think clearly.

Mormons are interested in the survival of the organization. They will do almost anything to keep it going. They will morph into anything to keep it going. No lie is too big.