The Purpose and Meaning of Life According to the Mormons

What is the purpose of life? What gives it meaning?

According to the Westminster Confession Larger Catechism, "Man's chief and highest end is to glorify God and to enjoy him forever."

The Psalmist wrote, "Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterwards receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but thee? And there is none on earth that I desire besides thee." (Psa. 73:24-25) Also Jesus in his great high priestly prayer petitioned the Father, "That they all may be one as thou Father art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us." (Jn. 17:21) John the Revelator wrote of the final end of the redeemed in Revelation 21:3, "And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, 'Behold the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself will be with them, and be their God.'" This, then. is the final end of the children of God and should be the conscious goal and central purpose of life--enjoying and glorifying God.

Mormonism teaches something quite different. The true goal of the devout Mormon is to become a God. According to Joseph Smith and his followers man has existed co-eternally with God in the past as unembodied intelligences inhabiting the spirit world. Then man exists as  pre-mortal spirit children and literal offspring of God and one of his goddess wives. After living a mortal life of faithfulness to the LDS church the good Mormon hopes to dwell in Celestial Glory and share heavenly bliss in a state of complete equality with God. In this blissful state the exalted Mormon hopes to have a planet of his own and to rule over this planet with his goddess wife or wives eternally reproducing spirit children. The focus is on human glorification, gratification, and joy.

The Bible teaches that everything that exists does so for the honor and glory of Christ, while Mormonism teaches that everything exists for the honor and glory of man.

The next time a pair of Mormon missionaries comes knocking on your door consider seeing these individuals for what they are--lost souls in  need of a Savior. Lovingly share the good news of Jesus Christ with them!

Come to think of it maybe you could even give them a copy of my book, Mormonism and the Bible!