1 Mormonism Jesus (Jehovah) Lucifer’s Brother Introduction The Mormon view of Jesus is at least startling (if not repulsive) to those whose faith is rooted and grounded in the Bible's teachings. Most Mormons hold the following basic belief's regarding Jesus: He is the God whose name is Jehovah in the Bible He was born as the result of God having sexual relations with Mary He is not the only son of God, in fact, Lucifer is one of His younger brothers Just as God (Elohim), Jesus continues to have a physical body Unlike Elohim, He somehow progressed to Godhood in the “First Estate”

2 Mormonism Jesus (Jehovah) Lucifer’s Brother Lesson Outline Jesus is Jehovah, one of the sons of God Physically fathered by Elohim Jesus inhabits a body of flesh and bones Progressed to Godhood in the First Estate

3 Mormonism Jesus (Jehovah) Lucifer’s Brother Jesus is Jehovah, Older Brother of Lucifer Position documented “The story of Lucifer is the most terrible example of such apostasy.... He pitted his own plan and will against the purposes of God. He strove to gain the birthright of his Elder Brother, Jesus the Christ. When his proposition was rejected, he forsook all that he had gained,.... He was no longer Lucifer, bearer of truth, who walked in light, but Satan, teacher of untruth, who slunk in darkness. He became the enemy of God and of all who try to walk according to the Lord's commandments. One-third of the spirits present in that vast assembly supported Satan and became enemies of the truth that they had formerly cherished. With him these rebellious spirits lost their fellowship with the valiant sons of God.” Bruce McConkie (Apostle), Evidences and Reconciliations, p. 209

4 Mormonism Jesus (Jehovah) Lucifer’s Brother “Similarly Satan had contended for the subservience of Moses. Satan, also a son of God, had rebelled and had been cast out of heaven and not permitted an earthly body as had his brother Jehovah. Much depended upon the outcome of this spectacular duel. Could Lucifer control and dominate this prophet Moses, who had learned so much directly from his Lord?” Spencer W. Kimball (President/Prophet), Faith Precedes the Miracle, p. 87

5 Mormonism Jesus (Jehovah) Lucifer’s Brother Elohim Physically Fathered Him Position documented “And so, in the final analysis it is the faithful saints, those who have testimonies of the truth and divinity of this great latter-day work, who declare our Lord's generation to the world. Their testimony is that Mary's son is God's Son; that he was conceived and begotten in the normal way; that he took upon himself mortality by the natural birth processes; that he inherited the power of mortality from his mother and the power of immortality from his Father—in consequence of all of which he was able to work out the infinite and eternal atonement. Bruce McConkie (Apostle), The Promised Messiah, pp ) “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. The Saviour was begotten by the Father of His spirit, by the same Being who is the Father of our spirits, and that is all the organic difference between Jesus Christ and you and me.” Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, volume 4, p.218

6 Mormonism Jesus (Jehovah) Lucifer’s Brother Jesus Continues to Have a Flesh and Blood Body Position documented “ He was the Son of our Heavenly Father, as we are the sons of our earthly fathers. God is the Father of our spirits, which are clothed upon by fleshly bodies, begotten for us by our earthly fathers. Jesus is our elder brother spirit clothed upon with an earthly body begotten by the Father of our spirits.” -- Brigham Young (President/Prophet), Journal of Discourses, volume 10, p. 2

7 Mormonism Jesus (Jehovah) Lucifer’s Brother Progressed to Godhood in the First Estate Position documented “ During his pre-mortal life Jesus Christ rose to the status of Godhood. At that time he was foreordained to be the Savior of this world. Father Abraham was privileged to see in vision the grand council in heaven that was held prior to the peopling of this earth, and he saw, as the Lord showed him, "many of the noble and great ones." --Milton R. Hunter (Seventy), LDS Conference Report, October 1949, p. 69 Refuted John 1:1-3 Hebrews 13:8