McConkie on Peepstones

[_consiglieri]

. . . seers receive revelations from God through a Urim and Thummim, the devil gives his own revelations to some of his followers through peep stones or crystal balls.

So when confronted with "Rough Stone Rolling" would McConkie say that Smith received some translations of the Book of Mormon from the devil or would he change his mind entirely about peepstones?

There were many times reading the book that I couldn't figure out if McConkie was intentionally distorting both the History of the Church and/or the Bible or if he was just woefully ignorant. This one has me really baffled.

If Joseph Smith used rocks to receive revelations, they were the Urim and Thummim to Elder McConkie, or seer stones at a pinch.

If anybody else (e.g., Hyrum Page) used rocks to receive revelations, they were peep stones.

Elder McConkie was an expert at distinguishing objectively identical items or procedures by applying positive labels to those he liked and negative labels to those he didn't, with the expectation that his audience would follow suit.

Religion is what I do. Magic is what you do.


All the Best!

--Consiglieri

[_moksha]

My guess is that Bruce mistook his confidence as some kind of spiritual validation.

But that makes it sound like Elder McConkie was a prideful and stiff-necked man. Is that what you really meant?

[_Drifting]

My guess is that Bruce mistook his confidence as some kind of spiritual validation.

This is a trait typical of TBM's.
I feel good about what I am saying = the spirit is confirming I'm right.