Posted by
Paleo Pat on Thursday, December 06, 2007 5:12:45 PM
I have been sitting here today, watching the headlines about
Mitt Romney and his Mormonism and his so-called Christianity. I also
see where he gave a speech, that has been compared to John F. Kennedy’s
Speech on his Catholicism. I’ve also watched, as some very well known
Republicans have swooned over his speech. I find this quite disturbing.
Because I am a Born Again Christian, who believes the Bible IS the True
Word of God, Because I reject the Mormon Religion as nothing more than
a dangerous, mind-controlling, cult. I am going to give the Blogging
world, the TRUTH on Mitt Romney and his involvement in the Mormon
Church.
I
will forewarn you, this article is quite long, and is quite in-depth… I
hereby release this information to the public domain, feel free to use
it, as you see fit on your Blog or news service.
I would like to Publically thank Ed Decker, Of Saints Alive in Jesus for his assistance and for providing the information given here.
Here is the Straight Truth about Mitt Romney and his Mormonism:
Looking Back
Almost 30 years ago, the late BYU Professor and LDS author Cleon Skousen founded the Freemen Institute [later to be called The National Center for Constitutional Studies]. The name came from The Book of Mormon.
And those who were desirous that Pahoran should remain chief judge over the land took upon them the name of freemen; and thus was the division among them, for the freemen had sworn or covenanted to maintain their rights and the privileges of their religion by a free government. Alma 51: 6-7
Skousen joined forces with Jerry Falwell’s Moral Majority on some major
political issues late 70s and early 80s and I was prompted to study out
both the public and the LDS insider position on government, the
constitution. [The LDS Church says it is a divine document from the hand of God.] Using that research, I produced a Study called “The Mormon Plan for America”.
When George Romney, Mitt’s father, made his aborted run for
President in 1968, there was a lot in internal LDS talk about the last
days prophecies that the US constitution would hang by a thread to be
saved by the elders of the LDS church. Many felt that the day had
finally arrived for the actual “Kingdom of God” to be established. But
here we are again in 2007 with another Romney who effervesces
conservative family values on the cover of Time Magazine as he begins
his bid for the country’s highest office.
To many Mormons, this is the beginning of the prophetic ‘End Times’
scenario of the last days of America and the Mormon theocracy that
would usher in the millennial reign of Christ. It is in the very blood
stream of Mormonism. It is part of the corporate DNA of a whole people
group and a subject rarely discussed with outsiders.
This pure form of theocratic, prophet-led government would prepare
the way for the ushering in of the millennium, the time when Jesus
would return to earth, sit in his temple in Missouri to reign over the
earth, with the center of His government here in America, operated as
the “Kingdom of God” on earth.
The actual background for all these whispered conversations in Mormon
priesthood meetings and meeting houses come from much of the historical
documents of the church and the speeches of many of the early church
authorities.
It goes something like this. Joseph Smith implemented a program
called the United Order in the church. It was a plan of sharing;
everything in common, all properties and wealth turned over to and
owned by the church and dispersed by the Brethren to the people on an
as needed basis with a requirement for good stewardship or loss of use.
It was called the “Kingdom of God.” It was people living as God ordained under the United Order. However, it failed.
It was later determined that it could only work when both the
secular and ecclesiastic functions operated under one authority. It
required an LDS prophet ruling over a theocratic government where
eternal commandments like the United Order and plural marriage and
blood atonement would function within “The Kingdom of God”
This Theocracy would come into existence when the U.S. Constitution
would hang by a thread and the Mormon elders would be there to save it
and the country and thereby usher in The Kingdom of God, the prophesied
Mormon theocracy.
On December 7, 1968 Elder Hugh B. Brown presided over the groundbreaking of the LDS Washington D.C. Temple. It was dedicated in November 1974 by the prophet, Spencer W. Kimball.
The unique thing about this temple that struck me as singularly important
was the design and furnishing of a large room on the upper floor. A
photograph of this room is in the film, The Godmakers. It was set to
house a presiding governing body.
It is my own personal belief that it was designed as the place where
the theocratic government of God would conduct its business, with the
prophet in His place of authority.
Now we jump ahead 40 years to 2007… and the 2008 Presidential
election. A whole generation has passed and the son of George Romney
has risen to the top of the list of
Mormons who would qualify to take that run at the Oval Office and
perhaps be in the right place as President or Vice President as the
Constitution hangs by that foretold thread… and be there to call upon
the elders, the Brethren to save the nation and soon usher in the
“Kingdom of God.”
Far fetched… I would agree that I sound like a man shouting fire in
a theatre, but, as you will read, I am talking about valid LDS
end-times teachings and events that every Temple Mormon has sworn to
help bring to pass.
You will also see that Mitt Romney has been raised and trained for
this day. His family has been in the church for generations. He is the
great grandson of polygamists Gaskell Romney and Anna Amelia Pratt.1
Mitt Romney is a Temple Mormon, a High Priest, and as such he has
sworn blood oaths of sacrifice, obedience and consecration to the
church and the “Kingdom of God.” His perfect obedience to these laws
will allow him to become a god in the next life, the literal father of
the peoples of a new and different earth.
He is truly a Presidential candidate with an actual, definable god complex.
On February 12, 2007, as Mitt Romney announced that he would run for the office of President, he commented in a USA Today, article, “Will Mormon faith hurt bid for White House?” by Jill Lawrence, that…
… It is not his job as a presidential candidate
to educate people about his church. “I’m running for a secular
position,” he said in an interview. “I subscribe to what Abraham
Lincoln called America’s political religion. The Constitution and the
rule of law are the highest promises I would make in taking the oath of
office.”
Mitt Romney’s understanding of the U.S. Constitution from the LDS
perspective and its divine role in the end times is not that of the
average American.
Mitt Romney is a nice looking man, successful in the business world,
with core values of family, church and faith. He does not smoke, drink
or even touch coffee or tea. He has been married to the same woman for
decades. He seems like the cure for dealing with the corruption of our
national leadership.
What could possibly be wrong in having such a man as our President?
Let’s look at some of the reasons his presidency could be the end of
America as we know it.
I recently searched through my files and have resurrected and
updated the research paper, “The Mormon Plan for America.” That
information is part of what I share below.
Some Extremely Grave Questions
Let me re-introduce you to a portion of one chapter in my book, The God Makers, co-authored with Dave Hunt.2 It is a part of Chapter 16: The Hidden Kingdom. I suggest that you buy the book and read the entire story. It will shock you even more than what I will reveal here.
It is a hidden kingdom that lurks beneath the placid
surface of public Mormonism. It is this LDS “Kingdom of God” that
former Governor, Mitt Romney, in the very sacred act of “taking out His
Endowments” has sworn blood oaths of obedience to in the LDS temple
ritual.
The late Apostle and LDS theologian, elder Bruce R. McConkie described the Mormon temples as:
“Holy sanctuaries wherein sacred ordinances, rites, and ceremonies
are performed which pertain to salvation and exaltation in the kingdom
of God are called temples.”
There are several purposes to be achieved in the temple by worthy
Mormons. First, they learn the secret/sacred signs, tokens, handshakes
necessary to pass by the sentinels and enter the Celestial glory where
they will become gods and goddesses and people new earths like this one.
Second, they receive sacred undergarments with talismanic markings
to wear for their protection while on earth, a secret new name by which
they will be called from the grave. Throughout the temple rituals, they
swear obedience to certain laws that will govern their membership,
obedience to the prophet and their behavior while on earth.
Mitt Romney’s temple experience was no different when he first
received his “endowments” in preparation for his 30 month stint as an
LDS Missionary.
The Law of Sacrifice
One of several temple oaths was his oath of Obedience to the Law of Sacrifice, in which he vowed,
“As Jesus Christ has laid down his life for the redemption of
mankind, so we should covenant to sacrifice all that we [I] possess,
even our [my] own lives [life] if necessary, in sustaining and
defending the Kingdom of God.”3
The “execution of the penalty” for ‘disobedience at the time Mitt Romney took out his “temple Endowments” was demonstrated by
“by placing the thumb under the left ear, the palm of the hand
down, and by drawing the thumb quickly across the throat to the right
ear, and dropping the hand to the side”4.
It is hard to imagine that well-educated Mormon men of such
political stature like former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Utah
Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah or Senator Harry Reid of Nevada could bring
their thumbs to their throats and swear a blood oath that they will
‘suffer’ their throats slit from ear to ear should they not “sacrifice
all that [they] possess, even [their] own lives if necessary, in
sustaining and defending the Kingdom of God, as defined by the Mormon
prophet.
These LDS oaths are taken directly from the rituals of Blue Lodge
Masonry, the source of much of the LDS temple rituals. It is no wonder,
since the first five presidents and prophets of the LDS church were Masons.
These high level Temple Mormons clearly know that this Mormon
“Kingdom of God” is, in reality, a Mormon one-world government, a
theocracy, soon coming to America, that will be run by the strong arm
of the Mormon Brethren, headed up by the only true prophet of God on
earth. However they look at it, it is very certain that they did swear
such an oath.
The Law of Consecration
The other significant oath Mitt Romney has sworn to obey is the Law of Consecration. In the LDS temple ritual, the officiator says to the temple ‘patrons’,
We are instructed to give unto you the Law of Consecration as
contained in the book of Doctrine and Covenants, in connection with the
Law of the Gospel and the Law of Sacrifice which you have already
received. It is that you do consecrate yourselves, your time, talents
and everything which the Lord has blessed you, or with which he may
bless you, to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, for the
building up of the Kingdom of God on the earth and for the establishment of Zion.
All arise. (All patrons stand.) Each of you bring your right arm to the square.
You and each of you covenant and promise before God, angels,
and these witnesses at this altar, that you do accept the Law of
Consecration as contained in the Doctrine and Covenants, in that you do
consecrate yourselves, your time, talents, and
everything with which the Lord has blessed you, or with which he may
bless you, to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for the
building up of the Kingdom of God on the earth and for the establishment of Zion.
Each of you bow your head and say “yes.”
PATRONS: Yes.
Now we can see and understand the spiritual positioning of elder
Mitt Romney beginning on that day he first swore these oaths and
reinforced with every temple visit thereafter. Let’s go back to Chapter
16 of my book, The God Makers.
Secrets of the Hidden Kingdom of God
Mormon leaders call their empire the “Kingdom of God.” However,
their “God” is an extraterrestrial, an exalted man from near the great
star, Kolob and definitely not the God of the Bible.
Further, the “Zion” to which their spirit-brother-of-Lucifer,
Jesus Christ will return to reign is Independence, Missouri, not
Jerusalem.
Most Christians believe, as the Bible declares, that Christ will
return to Jerusalem, Israel, to establish His millennial kingdom,
whereas Mormons believe that they must first establish a worldwide
Mormon kingdom controlled from their Missouri base in order to make it
possible for Christ to return.
Therein lays a great difference, which is why the Mormon
hierarchy, beginning with Joseph Smith himself and continuing down to
the present-day leadership, has always had worldwide influence and
absolute political power as its divine goal.
Mormon historian Klaus J. Hansen has written,
“The idea of a political kingdom of God, promulgated by a
secret Council of Fifty, is by far the most important key to an
understanding of the Mormon past.”5
Mormon writer John J. Stewart has said:
“The Prophet established a confidential Council of Fifty, or
“Ytfif,” (Fifty spelled backwards), comprised of both Mormons and
non-Mormons, to help attend to temporal matters, including the eventual
development of a one-world government, in harmony with preparatory
plans for the second advent of the Saviour”.6
These things are in the very blood stream of the Mormon corporate consciousness.
Some Extremely Grave Questions
Mormonism seems as American as apple pie, and Mormons seem to be
the perfect citizens with their close families, high morals,
patriotism, Boy Scout programs, Tabernacle Choir, and conservative
politics. A Los Angeles Times article implied that Mormons have recently gained the image of “super-Americans . . . [who] appear to many to be ‘more American than the average American.” 7
This may explain why such a high proportion of Mormons find their
way into government. Returned LDS missionaries have “the three
qualities the CIA wants: foreign language ability, training in a
foreign country, and former residence in a foreign country.”8 Utah (and particularly BYU) is one of the prime recruiting areas for the CIA.
According to BYU spokesman Dr. Gary Williams, “We’ve never had any
trouble placing anyone who has applied to the CIA. Every year they take
almost anybody who applies.”9
He also admitted that this has created problems with a number of
foreign countries, who have complained about the “pretty good dose of
[Mormon] missionaries who’ve gone back to the countries they were in as
Central Intelligence agents.”10
This may at least partially explain the reported close tie between the Mormon Church and the CIA.11
A disproportionate number of Mormons arrive at the higher levels of the
CIA, FBI, military intelligence, armed forces, and all levels of city,
state, and federal governments, including the Senate, Congress,
Cabinet, and White House Staff.
Sincere and loyal citizens, most of them may be unaware of the
secret ambition of The Brethren. What could be better than having such
patriots as these serving in strategic areas of government and national
security?
Unfortunately, as we have noticed in every other area of Mormonism,
the real truth lies hidden beneath the seemingly ideal image of
patriotism presented by Mormons in public service. In fact their very
presence in responsible government positions, particularly in agencies
dealing with national security, raises some extremely grave questions
that were expressed in my following letter mailed to the LDS Brethren
in Salt Lake City. I also published it as an open letter in the Salt Lake Tribune.
The Mormon Oath of Vengeance
Against this Nation
An open letter to:
The President, First Presidency and members of the General Authorities of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
August 21, 1980
Gentlemen:
I was recently reflecting that although the actual blood oath and
the oath of vengeance were removed from the Temple ceremonies sometime
after 1930, you gentlemen [listing ten of the above] are of an age to
have received your own endowments prior to their removal, and
therefore, are still under these oaths.
I am particularly interested in your personal position
on your oath of vengeance against the United States of America. As you
recall, the oath was basically as follows:
You and each of you do solemnly promise
and vow that you will pray and never cease to importune high heaven to
AVENGE THE BLOOD OF THE PROPHETS (Joseph and Hiram Smith) ON THIS
NATION, and that you will teach this to your children and your
children’s children unto the third and fourth generation.
Have you officially renounced this oath? Or are you still bound by it?
If you have not renounced it, how can you presume to lead four-and-one-half [now over six and a half million Americans] million people [US citizens]
under item 12 of your Articles of Faith and still be bound to call upon
heaven to heap curses upon our nation? (”We believe in being subject to
Kings, Presidents, Rulers and Magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and
sustaining the law.”)
If you have renounced it, how can you justify having
sworn such an oath in the most holy of holy places on this earth,
before the sacred altar of your omnipotent God, and then renounce it?
Gentlemen, I call upon you to repent of this abomination and proclaim
to both the Mormon people and to the people of the United States of
America that you renounce that oath and all it represents.
I also call upon all members of the Mormon Church who
hold office in our government, serve in the Armed Services, work for
the FBI and CIA who have gone through the Mormon Temple and sworn oaths
of obedience and sacrifice to the church and its leaders (above), to
repent of these oaths in the light of the obvious conflict of interest
between their pledge of allegiance to the USA and their higher loyalty
to a group of men who are sworn to seek vengeance against this great
nation.
Sincerely, (Signed) J. Edward Decker
cc: President J. Carter
Mr. Ronald Reagan
No response was ever received to this letter. The Brethren are so
powerful that they are immune to criticism and feel no need to explain
themselves or account to anyone for these actions. The Mormon Church
already packs a political punch far out of proportion to its size. The Wall Street Journal
explained how, in spite of the Constitution separation between Church
and State, public schools in Utah are used to instill Mormonism in
young minds.
It mentioned political reapportionment, airline deregulation, the
basing of the MX missile and the ERA as political issues affected by
the power of the Church. For example, when the Church opposed the MX
for Utah, those plans were immediately dropped by the federal
government. The same Wall Street Journal article quoted the following statement from J.D. Williams, a University of Utah political science professor:
There is a disquieting statement in Mormonism: “When
the leaders have spoken, the thinking has been done.” To me, democracy
can’t thrive in that climate. They [Mormon politicians] don’t have to
be
called to Church headquarters for political
instruction. They know what they’re supposed to do. That’s why
non-Mormons can only look toward the Mormon Church and wonder: “What is
Big Brother doing to me today?”12
While the election of a Mormon President might seem unlikely, it is
highly probable under the present swing toward conventional morality
and conservatism that a Mormon could become a Republican Presidential
or Vice-Presidential nominee. This is especially true when one
considers the growing cooperation between Mormons and Christian leaders
like (the late) Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson and groups like the Moral
Majority.
With the power, wealth, wide influence, numerous highly-placed
Mormons, and large voting block under their virtual control, The
Brethren have a great deal to offer a Republican Presidential
candidate. Let’s assume that even if the Mormon candidate is not
selected as the Presidential nominee, but because of his clout, takes
he second spot on the ticket. If the Mormon Vice-Presidential candidate
is on the winning ticket, and thereafter the President dies in office
or is assassinated, the Mormon will obviously succeed him as President
of the United States.
There is every reason to believe that a Mormon President would
immediately begin to gather around him increasing numbers of zealous
Temple Mormons in strategic places at the highest levels of government.
A crisis similar to the one which Mormon prophecies “foretold”
occurs, in which millions of Mormons with their year’s supply of food,
guns, and ammunition play a key role. It would be a time of excitement
and zealous effort by the “Saints” to fulfill Joseph Smith’s and
Brigham Young’s “prophecy”:
The time will come when the destiny of the nation
will hang upon a single thread. At that critical juncture, this people
will step forth and save it from the threatened destruction.13
Not only does Mormonism predict the “saving” of America, but the
precedent for an attempted takeover by force or subterfuge through
political means has been set by the founding “Prophet” himself. In 1834
Joseph Smith organized an army and marched toward Independence,
Missouri, to “redeem Zion.” In spite of a humiliating surrender to the
Missouri Militia that proved his bold “Prophecies” false, the “Prophet”
later formed the “Nauvoo Legion” and commissioned himself a
Lieutenant-General to command it. Lyman L. Woods stated:
I have seen him on a white horse wearing the uniform of a
general. . . . He was leading a parade of the Legion and looked like a
god.14
Joseph Smith was not only ordained King on earth, but he ran for
President of the United States just before his death, at which time
Mormon missionaries across the country became “a vast force of
political [power].”15
Today’s Church leaders are urging Mormons to prepare themselves for
the coming crisis in order to succeed where past “Saints” have failed.
A major article in the LDS Ensign magazine about being prepared included this oft-repeated warning reminder:
The commandment to reestablish Zion became for the
Saints of Joseph Smith’s day the central goal of the church. But it was
a goal the Church did not realize because its people were not fully
prepared.16
Going back to our hypothetical crisis, what Mormons unsuccessfully
attempted against impossible odds in the past, they might very well
accomplish with much better odds in this future state of affairs. Under
cover of the national and international crisis, the Mormon President of
the United States acts boldly and decisively to assume dictatorial
powers.
With the help of The Brethren and Mormons everywhere, he appears to
save America and becomes a national hero. At this time he is made
Prophet and President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints and the Mormon Kingdom of God, while still President of the
United States. There is no provision in the Constitution to prevent
this.
With the government largely in the hands of increasing numbers of
Mormon [and Masonic] appointees at all levels throughout the United
States, the Constitutional prohibition against the establishment of a
state church would no longer be enforceable. Mormon prophecies and the
curse upon the United States government in revenge for the blood of
Joseph and Hyrum Smith would seemingly have been fulfilled. In effect,
the United States will have become a theocracy exactly as planned by
The Brethren, completing the first step in the Mormon takeover of the
world. LDS President John Taylor boasted of it 100 years ago:
Let us now notice our political position in the
world. What are we going to do? We are going to possess the earth . . .
and reign over it for ever and ever. Now, ye Kings and Emperors help
yourselves if you can. This is the truth and it may as well be told at
this time as at any other. There’s a good time coming, Saints, a good
time coming!17
While the above presents an extremely disturbing possibility, it
may seem highly speculative and improbable. There is another scenario,
however, which is equally disturbing and much more likely. It arises
from the fact that Mormonism is actual part of something much larger.
We have already noted that the “revelations” that Joseph Smith
received, far from being unique, were in fact very similar to the basic
philosophy underlying many occult groups and secret revolutionary
societies.
Thus far in history, these numerous occult/revolutionary
organizations have remained largely separate and in competition with
one another.
If something should happen to unite them, and at the same time
their beliefs should gain worldwide acceptance, a new and unimaginably
powerful force for world revolution would have come into existence.
There is increasing evidence of a new and growing secular/religious
ecumenism persuasive enough to accomplish this unprecedented and
incalculably powerful coalition.
It could be the means of creating the one-world government that has
not only been the long-standing hope and plan of The Brethren and many
other occult/revolutionary leaders, but is increasingly gaining a wide
acceptance through New Age networks as the only viable option to a
nuclear holocaust and/or ecological collapse. [End of quote from The God Makers, Chapter 16.]
Let’s review this once more from the top before we thread Mitt Romney’s bid for the Presidency into the mix.
Mormonism Teaches That:
The Constitution will hang by a thread, to be saved by the Mormon Church.
Will the Constitution be destroyed? No, it will be held
inviolate by this people; and, as Joseph Smith said, “The time will
come when the destiny of the nation will hang upon a single thread. At
that critical juncture, this people will step forth and save it from
destruction.” It will be so. (Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses
[JOD] Vol. 7, page 150).
…And when the Constitution of the United States hangs, as it
were, upon a single thread, they will have to call for the “Mormon”
Elders to save it from utter destruction; and they will step forth and
do it. (Brigham Young, JOD, Vol. 2, page 317).
…We shall spread abroad, and the day shall will come - and this
is another prediction of Joseph Smith’s - I want to remind you of it,
my brethren and sisters, when good government, constitutional
government, liberty will be found among the Latter-day Saints, and it
will be sought for in vain elsewhere…… The day will come when the
constitution and free government under it will be sustained and
preserved by this people. (George Q. Cannon, JOD, Vol 23, page 104).
The Mormons will usher in a Theocracy, or “The Kingdom of God”, directed by the Lord’s Prophet (LDS).
With the restoration of the gospel and the setting up of the
ecclesiastical Kingdom of God, the restoration of the true government
of God commenced. Through this church and Kingdom, a framework has been
built through which the full government of God will eventually operate.
… The present ecclesiastical kingdom will be expanded into a political
kingdom also, and then both civil and ecclesiastical affairs will be
administered through it. (Bruce R. McConkie, Mormon Doctrine, page 338).
Brigham Young confirmed that when the LDS Kingdom of God was in control, the American flag would fly above us.
When the day comes in which the Kingdom of God will bear rule,
the flag of the United States will proudly flutter unsullied on the
flag staff of liberty and equal rights, without a spot t sully its fair
surface; the glorious flag our fathers have bequeathed to us will then
be unfurled to the breeze by those who have power to hoist it aloft and
defend its sanctity. (Brigham Young JOD, Vol. 2, page 317).
The Mormons will possess the whole earth and reign over it.
As the Civil and Religious laws become one, the “United Order” will
become the “Kingdom of God”.
Verily I say unto you, my friends, I give unto you counsel, and a commandment, concerning all the properties which belong to the order which I commanded to be organized and established, to be a united order, and an everlasting order for the benefit of my church, and for the salvation of men until I come- (D&C 104, verse 1).
The poor will be exalted and the rich made low. All
property, including liquid assets will be deeded to the “kingdom”
(Church), all money turned in. Some property will be conditionally
‘deeded’ back for us to “manage” as is deemed necessary for each man.
This is spelled out in the Doctrine & Covenants 42:
28 Thou knowest my laws concerning these things are given in my scriptures; he that sinneth and repenteth not shall be cast out.
30 And behold, thou wilt remember the poor, and consecrate of thy properties for their support that which thou hast to impart unto them, with a covenant and a deed which cannot be broken.
31 And inasmuch as ye impart of your substance unto the poor, ye will do it unto me; and they shall be laid before the bishop of my church and his counselors, two of the elders, or high priests, such as he shall appoint or has appointed and set apart for that purpose.
32 And it
shall come to pass, that after they are laid before the bishop of my
church, and after that he has received these testimonies concerning the
consecration
of the properties of my church, that they cannot be taken from the
church, agreeable to my commandments, every man shall be made accountable unto me, a steward over his own property, or that which he has received by consecration, as much as is sufficient for himself and family.
33 And again,
if there shall be properties in the hands of the church, or any
individuals of it, more than is necessary for their support after this
first consecration, which is a residue
to be consecrated unto the bishop, it shall be kept to administer to
those who have not, from time to time, that every man who has need may
be amply supplied and receive according to his wants.
34 Therefore, the residue shall be kept in my storehouse, to administer to the poor and the needy, as shall be appointed by the high council of the church, and the bishop and his council;
If a man shall transgress this law, it shall ALL be taken from him,
without recourse. All this is for the benefit of the Church. He who
sins against this shall be cursed and delivered over to Satan. Lands
shall be gotten by purchase or by blood when there is a problem in
obtaining it. Every Mormon in the world swears an oath of obedience to
the Law of Consecration and the Law of Sacrifice… in the Temple rites.
They are bound by blood oath to honor their word.
Let’s look at the portion of the Revelation, Doctrines & Covenants 104, given to Joseph Smith the Prophet, April 23, 1834, concerning the United Order, which set this in its spiritual place.
1 Verily I say unto you, my friends, I give unto you counsel, and a commandment, concerning all the properties which belong to the order which I commanded to be organized and established, to be a united order, and an everlasting order for the benefit of my church, and for the salvation of men until I come-
2 With promise
immutable and unchangeable, that inasmuch as those whom I commanded
were faithful they should be blessed with a multiplicity of blessings;
3 But inasmuch as they were not faithful they were nigh unto cursing.
4 Therefore, inasmuch as some of my servants have not kept the commandment, but have broken the covenant through covetousness, and with feigned words, I have cursed them with a very sore and grievous curse.
5 For I, the
Lord, have decreed in my heart, that inasmuch as any man belonging to
the order shall be found a transgressor, or, in other words, shall
break the covenant with which ye are bound, he shall be cursed in his life, and shall be trodden down by whom I will;
6 For I, the Lord, am not to be mocked in these things-
7 And all this that the innocent among you may not be condemned with the unjust; and that the guilty among you may not escape; because I, the Lord, have promised unto you a crown of glory at my right hand.
8 Therefore, inasmuch as you are found transgressors, you cannot escape my wrath in your lives.
9 Inasmuch as ye are cut off for transgression, ye cannot escape the buffetings of Satan until the day of redemption.
10 And I now
give unto you power from this very hour, that if any man among you, of
the order, is found a transgressor and repenteth not of the evil, that
ye shall deliver him over unto the buffetings of Satan; and he shall not have power to bring evil upon you.
11 It is
wisdom in me; therefore, a commandment I give unto you, that ye shall
organize yourselves and appoint every man his stewardship;
12 That every man may give an account unto me of the stewardship which is appointed unto him.
13 For it is expedient that I, the Lord, should make every man accountable, as a steward over earthly blessings, which I have made and prepared for my creatures.
14 I, the Lord, stretched out the heavens, and built the earth, my very handiwork; and all things therein are mine.
15 And it is my purpose to provide for my saints, for all things are mine.
16 But it must needs be done in mine own way; and behold this is the way that I, the Lord, have decreed to provide for my saints, that the poor shall be exalted, in that the rich are made low.
17 For the earth
is full, and there is enough and to spare; yea, I prepared all things,
and have given unto the children of men to be agents unto themselves.
18 Therefore, if any man shall take of the abundance which I have made, and impart not his portion, according to the law of my gospel, unto the poor and the needy, he shall, with the wicked, lift up his eyes in hell, being in torment.
Is Socialism The United Order?
In a speech by this title, given at the LDS April 1966, General
Conference of the Church, Mormon Elder and one of the governing
Brethren of the church, Marion G. Romney, of the Council of the Twelve
Apostles [and an uncle to Mitt Romney]
had this to say about this United Order that Joseph Smith claimed came
directly from God for the administration of properties and possessions.
Now as to the United Order, and here I will give the words of
the Lord and not my words. The United Order, the Lord’s program for eliminating the inequalities among men,
is based upon the underlying concept that the earth and all things
therein belong to the Lord and that men hold earthly possessions as
stewards accountable to God.
On January 2, 1831, the Lord revealed to the Prophet Joseph Smith that the Church was under obligation to care for the poor. (See D& C 38.) Later he said:
“I, the Lord, stretched out the heavens, and built the earth
…and all things therein are mine. And it is my purpose to provide for
my saints, for all things are mine. But it must needs be done in mine
own way….” (D& C 104:14-16.)
On February 9, 1831, the Lord revealed to the Prophet what his way
was. (See D& C 42.) In his way there were two cardinal principles:
(1) consecration and (2) stewardship.
To enter the United Order, when it was being tried, one consecrated all his possessions to the Church by a “covenant and a deed which” could not “be broken.” (D& C 42:30.) That is, he completely divested himself of all of his property by conveying it to the Church.
Having thus voluntarily divested himself of title to all his
property, the consecrator received from the Church a stewardship by a
like conveyance. This stewardship could be more or less than his
original consecration, the object being to make “every man equal according to his family, according to his circumstances and his wants and needs.” (D& C 51:3.)
This procedure preserved in every man the right to private
ownership and management of his property. At his own option he could
alienate it or keep and operate it and pass it on to his heirs.
The intent was, however, for him to so operate his property as to
produce a living for himself and his dependents. So long as he remained
in the order, he consecrated to the Church the surplus he produced
above the needs and wants of his family. This surplus went into a
storehouse from which stewardship’s were given to others and from which
the needs of the poor were supplied.
These divine principles are very simple and easily understood. A
comparison of them with the underlying principles of socialism reveal
similarities and basic differences.
The following are similarities: Both (1) deal with production and
distribution of goods; (2) aim to promote the well-being of men by
eliminating their economic inequalities; (3) envision the elimination
of the selfish motives in private capitalistic industrial system.
Now the differences: (1) The cornerstone of the United Order is
belief in God and acceptance of him as Lord of the earth and the author
of the United Order. Socialism, wholly materialistic, is founded in the
wisdom of men and not of God. Although all socialists may not be
atheists, none of them in theory or practice seek the Lord to establish
his righteousness. (2) The United Order is implemented by the voluntary
free-will actions of men, evidenced by a consecration of all their
property to the Church of God.
One time the Prophet Joseph Smith asked a question by the brethren
about the inventories they were taking. His answer was to the effect, “You
don’t need to be concerned about the inventories. Unless a man is
willing to consecrate everything he has, he doesn’t come into the
United Order.” (Documentary History of the Church. Vol 7, pp.412-413.) On the other hand, socialism is implemented by external force, the power of the state.
What Have We Learned?
Basically, what we glean from Elder Marion Romney is that the United
Order is a theocratic form of socialism. That, as a system, it can only
operate properly under the Law of Consecration, as a function of the
“Kingdom Of God” as understood in the context of the authority of the
only true church on earth… the Mormon Church.
Mitt Romney understands this as a function of his Mormon upbringing,
training, BYU Education, Temple worthiness and his LDS Priesthood [both
Aaronic and Melchizedek… as an elder and High Priest].
He also is the nephew of the very General Authority and Apostle of
the church, Marion Romney, who taught the doctrine from the pulpit to
the entire church at the General Conference in 1966.
In his defense, I do not believe that Mitt Romney is overtly
plotting such an LDS “New World Order.” I am certain it is not even in
the back of his mind as he runs for office. However, as you have
clearly seen, it is in his spiritual DNA, in his blood, in his roots
and in his temple obligations.
In a TV interview the weekend following his 2007 announcement, he said:
“his Mormon beliefs would not handicap his run for the Republican presidential nomination.
“I’m not running for pastor in chief,” Romney told ABC News’
“This Week with George Stephanopoulos” Sunday. “I’m running for
commander in chief.” The interview with the candidate and his wife Ann
was videotaped earlier.18
In the announcement, itself, Romney stated that the USA needed transformation.
“Mitt Romney wants transformation. How do we know? The former
Massachusetts Republican governor used the word ‘transform’ or a
variant no fewer than 13 times in his presidential announcement
Tuesday…. “So when he said on Tuesday, ‘If there ever was a time when
innovation and transformation were needed in government, it is now,’
Romney was accurately describing the need to overhaul the doddering
status quo in health care, education and homeland security - just for
starters.
“He was also correct when he added, ‘I do not believe Washington can be transformed from within by a lifelong politician.’”19
Remember, Mormonism Teaches That:
When our leaders speak, the thinking has been done. Satan gets a great victory when we disagree or “do our own thinking”.20
The Church Prophet has the right to identify how the Lord would have us vote and who would dare disobey?
When the prophet speaks, the debate is over.21
All LDS administration is done by direct Revelation from God22
When the Mormon leaders speak, we are to obey and believe, even if our scientific knowledge says otherwise.23
God can (and often does) change his mind from revelation to revelation.
“That is modern revelation. May I repeat? Modern revelation is
what President Joseph Smith said, unless [then] President Spencer W.
Kimball says differently”24
If you are told by your leader to do a thing, DO IT! None of your business if it is right or wrong.25
LDS Prophet (from 1985 to 1994), Ezra T. Benson proclaimed:
The Prophet rightly should be in politics… after all, we do
need God in Government. The Prophet is above all humanity, above all
scripture, above all the other prophets, above scientific knowledge and
Must Be Obeyed.
Sometimes, in American politics, we are asked to focus more on the
platform than the candidate, because we can trust the party and the
candidate’s advisors to keep the candidate on the ‘straight and narrow’
as best they can.
In Mitt Romney’s case, his oath of office has already been
sworn in a sacred LDS Temple ceremony. That oath is to the Mormon Plan
for America and it will supersede any oath of office as President.
And it doesn’t really matter in the LDS scheme of things if Mitt
Romney does not make it to the Oval Office, or even the office of Vice
President. This Mormon Plan for America has been in
the shadows for over 160 years. The Brethren believe it is their
birthright, their purpose, their destiny to usher in the purification
of the earth for Christ’s return.
They did not give up on the plan when Joseph Smith failed in his bid
for the Presidency, nor did they give up when George Romney withdrew
his bid. They will rejoice if Mitt makes it, but if not, they will
merely look ahead to the one who will usher in the “Kingdom
of God” in the soon coming future. Meanwhile, they will continue to
prompt their people to file for every level of public office, to be
ready when the wonderful fulfillment of prophecy comes.
Foodnotes
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Romney
[1] Harvest House Publishers; Revised edition, November 15, 1997
[1] http://www.saintsalive.com/mormonism/temple_ritual.htm
[1] ibid
[1] Klaus J. Hansen, Quest for Empire, The Political Kingdom of God and the Council of Fifty in Mormon History, pp. 55-56
[1] John J. Stewart, op. cit., p. 204
[1] 35 Los Angeles Times, Apr. 5, 1980, Part 1:1, p. 1
[1] Kostman et al, op. cit.
[1] Salt Lake Tribune, Oct. 1, 1981
[1] ibid
[1] Kostman et al, op. cit.
[1] The Wall Street Journal, Nov. 9, 1983, p. 16
Having
shared all the above. I will go on public record as saying that I do
not believe, that Mitt Romney is the ideal choice of Candidate for
President of the United States of America.
Please,
keep this information in mind, when you vote for your next President in
the caucuses and in the general election, should he be the choice for
the Republican Party.