“And Christ was born into the world as the literal Son of this Holy Being he was born in the same personal, real, and literal sense that any mortal son is born to a mortal father. “Christ was begotten by an Immortal Father in the same way that mortal men are begotten by mortal fathers,” ( Mormon Doctrine, 1966, p. 19).īruce McConkie, who was a member of the First Council of the Seventy stated, The Book of Mormon teaches no such thing! Neither does the Bible.” ( Doctrines of Salvation, vol. Joseph Fielding Smith said, “They tell us the Book of Mormon states that Jesus was begotten of the Holy Ghost. Box 1884, Salt Lake City, Utah 84110, bookstore at 1358 South West Temple, 1982, p. 44, as cited in the book, Mormonism: Shadow or Reality, by Gerald and Sandra Tanner, Utah Lighthouse Ministry, P.O. “The birth of the Savior was a natural occurrence unattended with any degree of mysticism, and the Father God was the literal parent of Jesus in the flesh as well as in the spirit,” ( Religious Truths Defined, p. The Saviour was begotten by the Father of His spirit, by the same Being who is the Father of our spirits,” ( Journal of Discourses, vol. 51).īrigham Young said, “When the time came that His first-born, the Saviour, should come into the world and take a tabernacle, the Father came Himself and favoured that spirit with a tabernacle instead of letting any other man do it. 115).īrigham Young also said, “Now, remember from this time forth, and for ever, that Jesus Christ was not begotten by the Holy Ghost,” ( Journal of Discourses, vol. He partook of flesh and blood-was begotten of his Father, as we were of our fathers,” ( Journal of Discourses, v.
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“The birth of the Saviour was as natural as are the births of our children it was the result of natural action. Let’s take a look at some of them and see what we find:īrigham Young, second prophet and president of the LDS church said, However, there is quite an array of Mormon authorities who have said some very interesting things about the relationship between God and Mary regarding Jesus’ birth.
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Likewise, the Mormon church also maintains that Jesus was born of the virgin Mary. This means that Mary had no sexual relations with any man prior to the birth of Jesus. The Bible teaches that Jesus was born of the virgin Mary.