Quelltext der Seite Frage: Hat Bruce R. McConkie behauptet, dass unsere himmlischen Eltern unsere Geister "durch irgendeine Art von sexueller Vereinigung" erschaffen haben?

==Question: Did Bruce R. McConkie claim that our heavenly parents created our spirits "through some kind of sexual union"?==
===Elder McConkie never talks about a sexual union between our heavenly parents===

It has been claimed that Bruce R. McConkie in his book ''Mormon Doctrine'' talks of a "sexual union" between heavenly parents.<ref>Richard Abanes, ''Becoming Gods'', 154. Abanes uses as his reference {{MD1|start=750}}</ref> However, nothing in Elder McConkie's statements say anything about spirit creation via "some kind of sexual union."

Relevant passages include:

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'''Entry''' '''''Spirit Birth''''': "1. In the literal sense, the expression spirit birth has reference to the birth of the spirit in pre-existence. Spirits are actually born as the offspring of a Heavenly Father, a glorified and exalted Man. They will be born in a future eternity to future exalted beings for whom the family unit continues."

'''Entry''' '''''Spirit Bodies''''': "Our spirit bodies had their beginning in pre-existence when we were born as the spirit children of God our Father. Through that birth process spirit element was organized into intelligent entities. The bodies so created have all the parts of mortal bodies."

'''Entry''' '''''Spirit Children''''':"1. All men in pre-existence were the spirit children of God our Father, an exalted, glorified, and perfected Man. "The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man's" (D. & C. 130:22); the offspring born to him in that primeval sphere had bodies of spirit element....In a future eternity, spirit children will be born to exalted, perfected glorified couples for whom the family unit continues. The very glory of exalted beings is to have "a fulness and a continuation of the seeds forever and ever."
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Elder McConkie emphasizes that spirit children are the literal offspring of God, but the means of their creation is not specified.  The Heavenly Mother is not even mentioned.
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[[de:Frage: Hat Bruce R. McConkie behauptet, dass unsere himmlischen Eltern unsere Geister "durch irgendeine Art von sexueller Vereinigung" erschaffen haben?]]
[[en:Question: Did Bruce R. McConkie claim that our heavenly parents created our spirits "through some kind of sexual union"? ]]
[[es:Pregunta: ¿Bruce R. McConkie afirmó que nuestros padres celestiales crearon nuestros espíritus "a través de algún tipo de unión sexual"?]]
[[pt:Pergunta: Bruce R. McConkie afirmou que nossos pais celestiais criaram nossos espíritos "através de algum tipo de união sexual"?]]

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