It is a direct response to the accusation that the Prophet and Apostles don't talk to God or Christ directly and haven't had a revelation or issued a prophecy since Joseph Smith.
Is that criticism usually worded, apostle by definition means to have seen Jesus Christ.
And when the confederates saw Jackson standing fearless as a stone wall the army of Northern Virginia took courage and drove the federal army off their land.
What's wrong with consensus best guess? Do you think the Japanese deserve fore warning about Tsunamis and Earthquakes? Do you think the public deserves fore warning about Economic troubles? Do you think Mormon Church companies deserve fore warnings about shaky sub-prime Mortgage loans so they don't have to go out of business?
If so you're a bunch of Momma's boys or Daddy's girls who can't take real life. Pussies!
Aristotle Smith wrote:We as Mormons want to emphatically declare the utter uniqueness of our revelations and how it completely sets us apart from all the rest of the religious world. You want proof? Revelation in the LDS church is utterly indistinguishable from the decision processes at the local big box evangelical mega church. See, isn't it obvious?
I think revelation in the LDS church is nearly indistinguishable from the decision processes of typical corporations.