On the Journal of Discourses (pic seen on Facebook)
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_TrashcanMan79
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_Drifting
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Bcspace has just fainted...
“We look to not only the spiritual but also the temporal, and we believe that a person who is impoverished temporally cannot blossom spiritually.”
Keith McMullin - Counsellor in Presiding Bishopric
"One, two, three...let's go shopping!"
Thomas S Monson - Prophet, Seer, Revelator
Keith McMullin - Counsellor in Presiding Bishopric
"One, two, three...let's go shopping!"
Thomas S Monson - Prophet, Seer, Revelator
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Re: On the Journal of Discourses (pic seen on Facebook)
Do we know the source for this document?
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_Doctor Scratch
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Wow, that's incredible. I wonder if the apologists will deal with this in the MI? They could reproduce the text of a fax in order to help counter the claims that the JoD constitutes "officially-recognized" Church teachings.
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_just me
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That letter is from back in the olden days. Doesn't count.
~Those who benefit from the status quo always attribute inequities to the choices of the underdog.~Ann Crittenden
~The Goddess is not separate from the world-She is the world and all things in it.~
~The Goddess is not separate from the world-She is the world and all things in it.~
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just me wrote:That letter is from back in the olden days. Doesn't count.
Wasn't signed by the Prophet, and even if it were, he would have obviously been signing as a man.
David Hume: "---Mistakes in philosophy are merely ridiculous, those in religion are dangerous."
DrW: "Mistakes in science are learning opportunities and are eventually corrected."
DrW: "Mistakes in science are learning opportunities and are eventually corrected."
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_Polygamy-Porter
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Chapel Mormons would proudly hang this on their wall.
Especially the typical chapel Mormons who haven't read much of any literature officially produced by LDS Inc.
Especially the typical chapel Mormons who haven't read much of any literature officially produced by LDS Inc.
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_3sheets2thewind
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I question its authenticity.
First, The color of the paper is too white for being produced in 1963.
Second, the letter has only 1 fold, A letter of this type would have been folded in thirds.
First, The color of the paper is too white for being produced in 1963.
Second, the letter has only 1 fold, A letter of this type would have been folded in thirds.
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“Every Latter-day Saint should take this opportunity of owning the written words of remarkable teachings from the LDS pulpit. To the clear and vigorous exposition of Latter-day Saint doctrine is added the unmistakable authority of divine inspiration” (Advertisement for the Journal of Discourses in the Deseret News, 3/21/1963).
“We look to not only the spiritual but also the temporal, and we believe that a person who is impoverished temporally cannot blossom spiritually.”
Keith McMullin - Counsellor in Presiding Bishopric
"One, two, three...let's go shopping!"
Thomas S Monson - Prophet, Seer, Revelator
Keith McMullin - Counsellor in Presiding Bishopric
"One, two, three...let's go shopping!"
Thomas S Monson - Prophet, Seer, Revelator
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Re: On the Journal of Discourses (pic seen on Facebook)
It is kind of a 3rd party confirmation, if you look at it. It is signed by the manager of Deseret Book. They are saying that they won't distribute anything that isn't approved by the Church.
Also, a couple of things:
1. Approval by the Church for distribution does not necessarily mean doctrine. Now, all official doctrinal materials, such as lesson manuals, etc. are distributed exclusively through the Church Distribution Center. That is different than Deseret Book, which sells fiction, non-fiction, etc.
2. Since this letter was written in 1963, rules and policies have changed.
3. This letter is not signed by a prophet or a member of the Quorum of the 12.
Also, a couple of things:
1. Approval by the Church for distribution does not necessarily mean doctrine. Now, all official doctrinal materials, such as lesson manuals, etc. are distributed exclusively through the Church Distribution Center. That is different than Deseret Book, which sells fiction, non-fiction, etc.
2. Since this letter was written in 1963, rules and policies have changed.
3. This letter is not signed by a prophet or a member of the Quorum of the 12.