How will we know what in Conference is revelation?

[_Some Schmo]

How will we know what in Conference is revelation?

Same as how we know which brand of cigarettes is good for us, or what church god told Joe was the right one.

Jeopardy answer: What is 'none', Alex.

[_stemelbow]

Know, schmoe...we're living by faith, baby. Ya listen. you seek the Spirit of God and confirmation. you apply the teachings in your life and you see if it turns out to be a good seed.

my goodness, do we really expect some foolproof means of receiving perfect knowledge? I don't think its meant to be that easy.

[_Buffalo]

Incorrect. Everything the Church publishes is official doctrine unless otherwise noted.

Including BY's Adam God doctrine. :)

[_just me]

Shouldn't perfect knowledge be foolproof by design?

[_jon]

Incorrect. Everything the Church publishes is official doctrine unless otherwise noted.

Including BY's Adam God doctrine. :)

What was that stuff the Church published when they thought the Hoffman items were real...doctrine?

[_stemelbow]

Shouldn't perfect knowledge be foolproof by design?

Is this directed at me, Just me? the only way it seems to apply to my comments is by the term foolproof. I don't see why we should expect the means of revelation to be foolproof--its never been expected that all people will accept revelation, recognize it as such, or receive it.

[_Scottie]

Know, schmoe...we're living by faith, baby. Ya listen. you seek the Spirit of God and confirmation. you apply the teachings in your life and you see if it turns out to be a good seed.

my goodness, do we really expect some foolproof means of receiving perfect knowledge? I don't think its meant to be that easy.

When missionaries come into a living room full of eager investigators, and they enthusiastically proclaim the miracle of having a living prophet on the Earth today, just as in days of old, that is in DIRECT communication with God... don't you think we deserve a little more than what I can get from a high school guidance counselor?

[_consiglieri]

When missionaries come into a living room full of eager investigators, and they enthusiastically proclaim the miracle of having a living prophet on the Earth today, just as in days of old, that is in DIRECT communication with God... don't you think we deserve a little more than what I can get from a high school guidance counselor?

This is one of the dichotomies I find troubling in the Church.

On the issue of living prophets, we win hands down on the theoretical arguments based on the Bible.

It is just in the real world where we fall short.

All the Best!

--Consiglieri

[_Some Schmo]

...its never been expected that all people will accept revelation, recognize it as such, or receive it.

Of course not.

I don't think Bernie Madoff ever expected to make his clients money, either. The expectations in both cases are consistent with those perpetrating a scam.

[_Scottie]

It is just in the real world where we fall short.

I can't tell you how many conferences I waited for the prophet to speak, hoping for some kind of earth-shattering revelation that will change humanity! Only to once again be let down with another talk about pornography, or staying out of debt, or the dangers of drugs, or how important the family is...