One example that we have of spiritual intervention in human insemination
is the conception of Jesus’s body. When Mary was told by the angel Gabriel, “And,
behold, thou shalt conceive in why womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call
his name JESUS,” she responded, “How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?”
(Luke 1:31, 34) Gabriel then explained, “The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee,
and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy
thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God” (Luke 1:35). This
“explanation” has spawned a plethora of theories and debates concerning the
nature and origin of Christ Himself.
Modern fertilization techniques could enlighten us as to how it
occurred. We are now capable of taking physical seed from am an and artificially
implanting it in the ovum of a woman. This should not be too arduous a task for
the Holy Ghost—to take a small seed from Deity and place it in the ovum of a
mortal woman. So doing, all of the known facts regarding the conception of
Christ are undisturbed. Although this conclusion leaves room in the world for
numerous virgin births, there is only one Only Begotten Son of the Father. (James
L. Thompson, Alien Encounters: The Deception Menace [Bountiful, Utah:
Horizon Publishers and Distributors, Incorporated, 1995], 226)
