Mormons place great emphasis on marriage. It is also the duty of good Mormons to have children, so as to provide bodies for existing spirits, for this earthly sojourn is a necessary stage in the progress towards godhead. One wonders how a religion claiming authority from Jesus Christ Himself could be so far outside the mainstream of Christianity. The fact that the world lay in darkness for so many centuries, providing no opportunity for salvation, inspired the Mormon practice of vicarious baptism for the dead. One of Mormonism's greatest weaknesses lies in the fallibility and contradictions of its gospels.
New revelations can replace, older revelations.
Smith's revelation' on this subject was initially met with such resistance that the practice was kept secret for several years before it was committed to writing in 1843. Mormon doctrine regarding blacks has also undergone revision. In 1978, however, Mormon Church president Spencer Kimball announced that he had received a new revelation, and that the Mormon Church was now free to ordain blacks. These are not the issues and doctrines which Mormons are eager to divulge to prospective converts. Konrad Algermissen, Christian Sects .