To SoSick,

Allrighty - had my most indignant woman's exam and am good for a while...

Concerning Mary being a virgin. I have to tell you an experience... While we were visiting my sister-in-law and her family over the Christmas season for my daughter's wedding in Idaho, my husband brought up the absurd things that were going around about Mormons on the radio because of Mitt Romney running for president. Obviously then he was still in the running. It turns out my own SIL actually believes the tripe on that.... I argued vehemently on that point. I believe exactly what the Bible says. I realize that somehow Mary was literally impregnated by God himself - but as I said to her - when people are healed does God literally come down and do surgery on people to make that healing take place? No - He is a God - He has power over the elements....He can cause changes to take place. The same thing holds true in His causing Mary to become pregnant. I do not know how it happened....but Mary was a virgin - it did not take place in a sexual manner. I have actually been searching for evidence to prove that point myself and could not believe members of my church even think that, but apparently, some do. In saying that - my SIL is not nice. She has lied about me, she gossips, and is highly judgmental... That has been my experience with her. (By their fruits...) In all fairness, though, she did not grow up in the church and has issues. Their mother was not loving... But I do not think she is in harmony, right now, with the spirit even in the way she acts is my point. My husband and I came home and read the scriptures on this and - with the spirit - there is no way you can see it as otherwise. I finally today, thanks to you, found something written that validates what the spirit and scriptures testify to me. There is a book called Mormon Doctrine written by Bruce R. McConkie who was a beloved apostle - a member of the Quorum of the 12 Apostles. He states: "Modernistic teachings denying the virgin birth are utterly and completely apostate and false." So I can say with full confidence...no - that is NOT true about what our CHURCH believes or teaches(That God had sex with Mary). I cannot, however, speak for some of the members. If they do think that, though, they are wrong.