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Originally Posted by Tex
As I said: it's a bold allegation to say Elder Eyring's First Presidency message contradicts scripture.
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Somehow I don't think you are going to browbeat SEIQ on this one. Your point is well taken that when we find the brethren not to be in accord with other truth it ought to raise the red flag that we may be wrong. On the other hand, I don't think anything SEIQ has quoted was said with a wink. I think it means just what it says.
I think that Elder Eyring's counsel to stay close to the trunk of the tree so to speak is not new. I also think that there is a real distinction to be made here between teaching and personal study. There is a great deal which I know, thinking about and believe that would not ever come out of my mouth as an instructor. In some ways I feel that I have earned what I know and that something is lost if it is simply given. I don't mean that as arrogant, I just don't know where people are on their journey and don't assume that they can easily assimilate things that have taken me years to assimilate and understand.
I understand Elder Eyring to be saying, stay close to what is known in your teaching and don't go too far into speculation. I think there is plenty that is known that is interesting and that many are not aware of so I don't need to speculate as a teacher. Maybe I misread him, but I don't think he just called for the GD to be tossed and replaced with the Sunbeams manual. I don't think simple in this context means infantile or patronizing. Not saying anyone said that, just my thoughts.