Stockholm Syndrome with God

First off, God is not an arbitrary God that can play by His own rules, He answers to eternal law. "LDS doctrine seems insistent that God is in charge--though Mormons would also argue that the laws by which all things are created and governed are eternal. God did not make them up. He and they operate hand-in-hand: co-eternal, as it were! That might be perceived by some as potentially robbing God of true omnipotence. However, for Mormons this proposition does not. Rather than it being a statement about God"s limited power, members of the LDS Church see it as a statement about God"s nature. The laws by which He operates are eternal, unchanging, as most Christians believe God is. He was not a God who existed outside of eternal law and then invented a law by which He would function. Rather, God is eternal and so is the law which, by nature, is like Him." Catholic and Mormon: A Theological Conversation -By Stephen H. Webb, Alonzo L. Gaskill www.OxfordDictionaries.com define "omnipotence": omnipotence NOUN "The quality of having unlimited or very great power" Your statement: "God the Father, an omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent being, was capable of having physical children with physical bodies. I am really not exagerating when I say that god could have snapped his fingers and made us eternal beings with perfect morality and ability to live the Gospel." is, according to LDS teachings, incorrect. We could not have been spiritually born in Pre-Earth Life into physical bodies as perfected beings. In 3 Nephi 27:19 it states: " 19 And no unclean thing can enter into his kingdom; therefore nothing entereth into his rest save it be those who have washed their garments in my blood, because of their faith, and the repentance of all their sins, and their faithfulness unto the end." Do you think a loving Heavenly Father would arbitrarily make up giant restrictions like that? Of course not, it is an eternal law that Heavenly Father answers to. Heavenly Father enjoys eternal life and exaltation, and He wants us to enjoy the same blessings as He does. It is the ONLY way we can do so. Heavenly Father knows that we are capable, and He sent His firstborn son in the Pre-Earth Life to make it possible for us to overcome the demands of justice due to our imperfect natures. In all mercy Jesus calls to us to accept Him as our Saviour. Loving parents to their infant children are considered captors, according to your definition. "We can not trick a god. We can not run from a god. We can not hide from a god. We can not kill a god." [Infants] can not trick [their parents]. [Infants] can not run from [their parents]. [Infants] can not hide from [their parents]. [Infants] can not kill [their parents]. Think about it. The captor in the Stockholm equation MUST be deliberately abusing the captive's rights in some way or another. Loving parents in a standard family unit simply don't that. I'm glad I was constantly monitored as an infant: I would have died had I been neglected. As infants we are helpless. Heavenly Father functions in the EXACT SAME loving way... "I say unto you that if ye should serve him who has created you from the beginning, and is preserving you from day to day, by lending you breath, that ye may live and move and do according to your own will, and even supporting you from one moment to another..." (Mosiah 2:21) We are as helpless as infants without our Heavenly Father. Jesus said love everyone. Therefore, if done properly, a religious person would harbour no negative feelings towards those "police or other authorities" you speak about. In Matthew 5 it states: 43 "Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. 44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; 45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? 47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so? Yes, Jesus Christ proved himself worthy of Godhood in the Pre-Earth Life. We haven't yet. That's why He was chosen as our Saviour. He didn't suddenly appear out of nowhere as a perfect being, He was trained, tried and proven to be Godhood worthy. We needed a perfect Saviour, and He volunteered for the job, being both qualified and willing to suffer for us all. We were not, He was the obvious choice. How grateful I am for Him! Your quote that you used: "By OBEDIENCE AND DEVOTION TO THE TRUTH he ATTAINED that pinnacle of intelligence which RANKED HIM AS A GOD, as the Lord Omnipotent, while yet in his pre-existent state. " - Bruce R. McConkie, Mormon Doctrine He wasn't created that way, He ATTAINED it. We haven't yet. The Plan of Salvation actually reveals that we have much more say and choosing where we go in the next life, PERFECT choice and PERFECT freedom, actually. You mentioned the Kingdoms of Glory. Here is a rundown of the places we choose to go to: "Celestial Glory The celestial kingdom is the highest of the three kingdoms of glory. Those in this kingdom will dwell forever in the presence of God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ. This should be your goal: to inherit celestial glory and to help others receive that great blessing as well. Such a goal is not achieved in one attempt; it is the result of a lifetime of righteousness and constancy of purpose... Terrestrial Glory Those who inherit terrestrial glory will "receive of the presence of the Son, but not of the fulness of the Father. Wherefore, they are bodies terrestrial, and not bodies celestial, and differ in glory as the moon differs from the sun" (D&C 76:77-78). Generally speaking, individuals in the terrestrial kingdom will be honorable people "who were blinded by the craftiness of men" (D&C 76:75). This group will include members of the Church who were "not valiant in the testimony of Jesus" (D&C 76:79). It will also include those who rejected the opportunity to receive the gospel in mortality but who later received it in the postmortal spirit world (see D&C 76:73-74)... Telestial Glory Telestial glory will be reserved for individuals who "received not the gospel of Christ, neither the testimony of Jesus" (D&C 76:82). These individuals will receive their glory after being redeemed from spirit prison, which is sometimes called hell (see D&C 76:84; D&C 76:106). https://www.lds.org... Speaking of those in the Telestial Kingdom, Joseph F Smith said: "The Lord will do for them the best he can under the circumstances, but since they have denied his power and have dwelt in iniquity, they cannot receive the blessings of the kingdom of God." Wee are told that even the Telestial Kingdom "surpasses understanding" in its glory. (D&C 76:89) There is one other Kingdom, that of Perdition. "Some people will not be worthy to dwell in any kingdom of glory. They will be called "the sons of perdition" and will have to "abide a kingdom which is not a kingdom of glory" (D&C 76:32; 88:24). This will be the state of "those who know [God's] power, and have been made partakers thereof, and suffered themselves through the power of the devil to be overcome, and to deny the truth and defy [God's] power" (D&C 76:31; see also D&C 76:30, 32-49)." https://www.lds.org... Joseph Smith stated "Our heavenly Father is more liberal in His views, and boundless in His mercies and blessings, than we are ready to believe or receive..." https://www.lds.org... I know that this is all true, not by reasoning but by prayer and revelation from God. I praise His name.