Is the LDS Prophet Significant - Has he Ever Been?

[_sock puppet]

The continuing revelation claim is probably one that COJCOLDS intentionally does not advertise broadly.

No national TV ads that show Thomas Monson hearing god talk to him, and then closing "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--The Mormons". Why? because reporters would be asking what is god's 2011 message. No answer to the global recession. No stance on capital punishment. No injunctive to for mankind to address global hungerr.

Reporter: "What's the most recent, new information that god gave you to pass on to the world?"

Monson: "Men and boys should not have earrings, and women and girls should only have one per ear."

Reporter: "That's what god wanted people to know?"

Monson: "Yes."

Reporter: "Amazing!"

Of course, Monson would not catch the reporter's sarcasm in uttering the word "Amazing".

It just kind of bowls you over doesn't it?

[_DarkHelmet]

The continuing revelation claim is probably one that COJCOLDS intentionally does not advertise broadly.

No national TV ads that show Thomas Monson hearing god talk to him, and then closing "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--The Mormons". Why? because reporters would be asking what is god's 2011 message. No answer to the global recession. No stance on capital punishment. No injunctive to for mankind to address global hungerr.

Reporter: "What's the most recent, new information that god gave you to pass on to the world?"

Monson: "Men and boys should not have earrings, and women and girls should only have one per ear."

Reporter: "That's what god wanted people to know?"

Monson: "Yes."

Reporter: "Amazing!"

Of course, Monson would not catch the reporter's sarcasm in uttering the word "Amazing".

It just kind of bowls you over doesn't it?

I haven't heard them talk much about the earrings and tattoos lately. I'm not sure it's doctrine anymore. Depends what the apologists say. I'm not sure what the prophet said this conference. A lot of rambling stories about his youth while hamming it up for the cameras. Monson does tell funny stories, and his comedic timing is pretty good. But with the current global financial crisis, a high number of unemployed people, and people facing foreclosure and eviction, the lord was strangely quiet on those issues. It was certainly nice to know that the Lord helped Monson find his $5 bill, and that one guy who spoke said the Lord helped him find a quarter on the road so he had just enough money to buy a chicken dinner (did he pay tithing on that quarter?). Maybe these are prophetic parables that soon money will start appearing for the rest of us too.

[_Joey]

So what is the largest crowd that ANY LDS Prophet has drawn outside of Utah?

(excluding the mob outside of the Nauvoo jail!)

Has any LDS prophet shown any ability to attract any Christian following, outside of Provo, on the merit of their wisdom, knowledge, charisma or respect as recognized leader of Christianity? Ever?

Why would they not even try??

[_jon]

Monson has a direct line into God.

You would have thought Stephen Hawkins etc would have been all over him to get God to confirm their theories about the universe.
Strangely they seem not to be pursuing this obvious line of research...