"When I was in my teens going on splits with the missionaries one of them told me that there is a room in the temple that has no door but that the prophet can go in."
Wow. That one is awesome! I had never heard that. Good thing too. When I was a Loony Bird I would have totally believed it and flogged myself for not having faith enough to manipulate my particles and walk through walls too. Sheesh.
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I had heard about the room, but not the lack of a door. What a yarn...
But this one's true! I swear! My uncle's brother's son got lost in the Salt Lake temple once while chasing after a goat that escaped, and he saw President Benson do this.
I think there is actually a room in the SLC temple that only the prophet or apostles can go in.
But I'm pretty sure it has a door.
So - I guess what I'm saying is, I've heard this rumor - except for the no door part.
I think the story is that there is no [i]doorknob[/i] on the door...it can only be opened from the [i]inside[/i]...BY JESUS!!
But if my belief is true that the Priesthood can give us any power seen in the X-Men movies, then "walking through walls" is definitely on the list, so the other version of the story could also be true.
Actually, that's for real -- it's called the holy of holies, and it's only in the Salt Lake Temple. It sounds like somebody heard wrong, because it does have a door; it just doesn't have a doorKNOB. (Except that really it does; there's a plant in front of it so you can't see it.) My internet is acting funky or I'd post the link to Wikipedia or any other number of web sites, but you can google it.
Yeah, the Holy of Holies. That exists. The "upper room" of the temple where the prophet and quorum of the 12 meet privately to pray and figure out how to stop the gay. But they enter and exit through the human powers of door opening.
I just want to know why I can't go in the Temple! What's up with that? I know you have to be a Mormon, blah blah blah, my mom was a Mormon at one time, is that good enough?
I will give you $25 if you can find me a Mormon without a DSM diagnosis who believes this.
Dot,
It's pretty easy to sneak into the temple. I've read several stories of people who have done it. We should make a field trip of it! I've been in before "on good terms", so I could give you a tour.
I don't know how to post the link because I am computer challenged but if you google this "Eight Hour Lunch Podcasts: Possummomma Goes to the Temple", you can listen to one such story. Pretty funny.
Oh, and the last Anonymous poster, LOTS of Mormons believe these stories. Embarrassingly, I used to as well. Awwww, the good ole days when I had all the answers...
I'm telling you, there is no Mormon on earth who believes that there is a special room in the temple that has no door that the prophet enters by going through the wall. Find one and I will give you $25. (it can not be a certifiably crazy person)
OK, I'll take a stab at this ...
The circumstances predate and otherwise differ from the Mormon urban tale recounted in the post, but I suspect this is the source: the Lorin Woolley story. This story.
Just do a text search for "door" in the above links to find the relevant bits.
For what's it worth, I don't think it's crazy to believe a prophet would/should be capable of walking through walls.
On the contrary, imho, the only certifiable insanity would be to suggest that the true mark of a prophet is to never ever do anything out of the ordinary.
Because, with that suggestion, the obvious question arises: why should a gospel of "normal" ever require my (or anyone else's) devotion?
"Normal" just kinda happens, don't it? Trying to achieve something - anything - beyond "normal" is kinda what life is all about, isn't it?
Anyways ... save your $25. In fact, save 10% of your income.
I mean, if you truly believe that the idea of "prophets walking through walls" is laughable on its face, how exactly do you defend your obvious devotion to an organization that purports to represent a restoration of all that fun stuff?
"Stuff" that could reasonably be understood to include "walking through walls"?
I mean, we're talking about God and His prophets here, right?
Or are we just talking about the USofA and Mormon assimilation?
Frankly, your comment leads me to suspect that what you're really defending is the latter.
If so, I'll rephrase and pose my initial assertion as a question: who's the crazy one here?
Obviously Mormons believe the scriptures, so they believe people can have a prison tumble around them, and stand in fires and not be burned, and see after having Christ spread mud on their eyes, live after they are dead, talk to God face to face (the list goes on). Make fun of them for that, by all means--have yourself a party.
But in my opinion, you loose credibility when you make fun of them for something that they don't teach or believe, but that you think is extra funny. (BTW, Chino, I didn't notice you doing this on your blog) I am specifically referring to people who are making fun of Mormons for "believing" that there is a room in the temple without a door which the prophet enters and exits by going through the walls. Mormons simply do not teach or believe this.
So this room with no door would exist in the same "world" as the belief that if you pull your garments up over your head and tie them in a knot just before the plane crashes, you'll be spared, right?
Hokey smoke, Bullwinkle...I've seen some things that left me speechless (and truly touched in a spiritual way)...but this hocus-pocus stuff really is just amazing!
or not so much...given the source(s)
Love ya' Em...your mamma was here this weekend. I really wanted to meet her for dinner. Alas, work is work and I wanna remain employed...
P in SD
I am just laughing my head off because I have tons of "BS" stories from being mormon for decades! Luckily I am out and your blog makes me roll on the floor in laughter. Keep it up!
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