Are all Mormons considered saints?

[Towlie]

From the Salt Lake Tribune: Trump taps Latter-day Saint as new national security adviser

O'Brien is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...

The implication seems to be that as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Robert O'Brien is therefore a saint. Is that how it works?

[eShirl]

1. only by other Mormons

[Laffy Kat]

8. And they have to be men, and white, I'm guessing. nt

[Triloon]

2. Yeah, in LDS doctrine any follower of the doctrine is termed a saint.

It has nothing to do with any particularly saintly behavior or piety. Just the term for one baptized in the faith.

[mbusby]

3. Yeah....

...saints who don't know what "No Solicitors" means.

[pangaia]

5. lol olol o l

[Major Nikon]

9. They do in my town

If you have a no soliciting sign it’s illegal for them to knock.

[pangaia]

4. i live not too far from Hill kamorah, or whatever it is..

once on a sunday drive i stopped in with my wife,.. almost nobody there.. we were offered a tour. of the building.. like a museum.... and accepted.. some really old guy in a suit, with a think tie with a gold horizontal tie clasp, as i remember,, who smelled musty... ( I'm almopst 76 so no wisecracks, please...)


i tell you friends, it was beyond the pale...

that's all i can say... we DID manage to keep from laughing...
Now this is not, i guess, to disparage mormons here... well i guess it does, but what can I say... i am just going by that 20 minute experience..

[FreeState]

13. Look up Captain Cook stories from the early 1800s

Moroni and Camorah were both stolen from those stories (it’s an island country off the coast of NE Africa).

[Moostache]

6. Fun anecdote from my childhood...

I once asked my dad "why do they call the people in Utah 'morons' dad?"
He replied, without missing a beat, "Because of their weird church."

I think I was 7 or 8 at the time...so glad to still have my dad with us! Cheers to you old man!

[Wellstone ruled]

7. Those males in good standing

who profess to the Mormon Faith,are generally referred as Saintly thus Saints.

[Major Nikon]

10. Yes. Joeseph Smith received a fax from god that says so

No really, that’s how it works.

[MineralMan]

11. Considered Saints by Whom?

I don't believe that any "saints" exist or have ever existed. So, from my perspective, no.

[FreeState]

14. Mormonism doesn't even believe in Saints

Every member is a “saint”. The LDS Church doesn’t believe in Saints like the Catholic Church does - on any level.

[MineralMan]

15. I believe you misread the original post AND my reply.

There is a conflict in your saying that LDS "doesn't even believe in Saints" but at the same time believes every member is a saint. I didn't define what a saint is, but clearly the LDS church does believe in them, since it's part of the name of the church.

[FreeState]

16. Saint means member in LDS beliefs

Sorry I wasn’t very being clear - I was born and raised in the church. I was trying to distinguish that Mormon term “saints” doean not match what most religions define the word to mean. In fact growing up we were taught Catholics and other faiths that “worship” saints or pray to them is wrong.

Sorry I wasn’t too clear.

[MineralMan]

17. Saint is a word in every English dictionary.

People don't get to redefine it for others who don't follow a particular faith. How LDSers define it is irrelevant to me, since I'm an atheist of 50 years standing. I know a number of definitions of the word "saint," and none of them have anything to do with the LDS church.

[FreeState]

18. Cults redefine terms as much as Trump does

With English it really doesn’t matter what is in the dictionary when it comes to cults.

https://www.deseret.com/1997/10/5/19337527/lds-fit-saint-definition

*edited to add I’m also an atheist.

[edhopper]

12. I heard every cop is a criminal

and all the sinners, saints.