I had a friend ask me the following questions so I decided to answer them in the form a blog post.

How does God get his power?

Before I attempt to answer the question, I’d like to review some doctrines (found in scripture) that have served as “building blocks” to me coming to the conclusions that I have. Many of these doctrines can be found in Cleon Skousen’s talk The Meaning of the Atonement.

1. There are things to act, and things to be acted upon

   And now, my sons, I speak unto you these things for your profit and learning; for there is a God, and he hat created all things, both the heavens and the earth, and all things that in them are, both things to act and things to be acted upon.“ (2 Nephi 2:14)

   Father Lehi says that everything in the Universe is made of two things. This is where we get the building blocks concept "Something to act and something to be acted upon.”

2. ...

Have you been feeling tied down lately? Have you recently realized that you’re smarter than most people and, therefore, give little weight to other’s opinions? Are you sick of doing the “right” thing all time and seeing a very little benefit for yourself? If you have said yes to any of these questions, then you might consider joining the small (and progressive) group of people who are deliberately “losing” their testimonies in an effort to “free” themselves from the burden of God, religion, and lofty expectations.

This “new trend” isn’t necessarily “new” or a “trend” to the rest of the world, but for me and my circle of influence, it seems to be more apparent now than it has in the past.

To be clear, it is a natural thing for one’s testimony to ebb and flow through the course of life’s experiences but what I’m referring to is much bigger than that.

This post is an attempt to...