The renting of the veil in the temple was a sign that the Savior of the world had just died. It wasn't meant to mean that temples were never to have a veil in them.
The verse doesn't insinuate what you think since Stephen, at his martyrdom, saw in vision Jesus standing of the right hand of the Father.
Acts 7:
55 But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and
Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
56 And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
The color white has always been associated with purity. This is why the garments of God's angels are white (see Daniel 7:9 and Revelation 15:6). Additionally read "
What Does It Mean to be a White and Delightsome People".
See "
Understanding the Process of Publishing the Book of Mormon". God basically provided a means to translate the ancient record but several mortals were involved in transcribing the revealed translation and were not perfect in their part.
We don't believe the plates were made of solid Gold. They had the appearance of gold but were likely an alloy of gold and other metals. See "
Gold Plates".
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints do not believe that once you die and you are exalted into the kingdom of heaven, that you are a perfected being like God the Father. Becoming a being like the Father would entail much more than simply coming to this mortal life and dying. You may be considered to have the title of god but you are not to the point of being able to take on all the responsibilities that the Father has taken upon Himself without further perfection of the soul.
That question is like asking members of other Christian sects why they are not perfectly obeying every word of God. Although we are taught to using meat sparingly, many have not mastered the teaching.
It is still standing today. How do you know that it will not stand forever and ever? see
Nauvoo House
We know today that artificial insemination is possible with mankind so what makes you think God is not capable of inseminating Mary in any other way than having sex with her personally? It is not a doctrine and never has been that God had sex with Mary. We do not know how God accomplished it but we do know that Jesus was the very Son of the Father. You assume that we believe it was by having sex which is probably a misguided belief on your part.
I think the verse in 2 Nephi is self explanatory:
2 Nephi 5:15-17
15 And I did teach my people to
build buildings, and to work in all manner of wood, and of iron, and of copper, and of brass, and of steel, and of gold, and of silver, and of precious ores, which were in great abundance.
16 And I, Nephi, did build a temple; and I did construct it after the manner of the temple of Solomon save it were not built of so many precious things; for they were not to be found upon the land, wherefore,
it could not be built like unto Solomon’s temple. But the manner of the construction was like unto the temple of Solomon; and the workmanship thereof was exceedingly fine.
17 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did cause my people to be industrious, and to labor with their hands.
Doctrine and Covenants 132 does not preach against polygamy but sets down the rules that God allows for polygamy to be practiced. Try reading it instead of copying and pasting from an anti-mormon site.
Genesis 3:21
21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
Where does it imply that God rejected the aprons made of leaves. God simply made for them a nicer set of clothing and appreciated that Adam and Eve realized that they were naked and clothed themselves with aprons. Appears to be a question that strains to find fault with the LDS people.
