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Old 12-14-2007, 01:05 AM   #38
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Originally Posted by tooblue View Post
Hearts did not have to be softened, minds had to be prepared. The decision represeted a systematic dismantling of a fundamental component of the church's and many individual ideologies. The very men that were to lead this revolution had to be prepared to move foward without looking back.
So instead of consensus building, you see this as more of say, like a semester long class. THat's how you reconcile your beliefs. Interesting.

Of course there are numerous examples of apostles overtly disagreeing with each other. So I hope you will not say that it is impossible for them to disagree with each other and advocate binary opposites as the Lord's will (yes vs no).

I think if you read (or re-read) the DOM biography you would have a better understanding of how the FP and Q12 operate and build consensus. There is a very, very human element to it.
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