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Originally Posted by jay santos
Maybe Joseph Smith's vision did NOT bring new evidence to mankind on the nature of God. Maybe it's not so hard to believe that Joseph did not walk away perfectly understanding things. In that context, it might even be easier to understand why he would describe them as one personage.
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Dare I throw the 5th Lecture on Faith into this discussion? Though we don't have firm authority on the exact author, JS without a doubt approved it if not actually wrote it.
While he does detail 2 personages in that lecture, we also have him speaking of the Father as a personage of spirit.
It does seem as though even Joseph's understanding of the Godhead grew over time.
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Last edited by Tex; 01-08-2008 at 08:40 PM.
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